Sonny Huntley welcomed members and guests to the meeting on March 12
Guests: visiting from the lunch club, Michael Murphy; proposed new members- Lee Carulli, Corey Smith, Jesse Baker, and Eric Smith (transferring from the Upper Arlington Rotary Club in Ohio.
Kevin Courtney offered the prayer and led the pledge to the flag
Announcements:
Social will be held March 28 - location to be determined. Raffle tickets will be drawn that night so turn yours in asap.
Heritage - volunteers needed - still some shifts to fill:
Contact Joe Rowey to sign up to work in the food tent
Contact John Farrenkopf to sign up to work in the Popcorn Wagon
Night at the Races will be held May 1
March 23 - volunteer opportunity to work at Wing Fest. If you wish to participate, contact Kristin Keller.
President Jacob Hunt attended PETS - (President Elect Training) - he is ready for the 2024 - 25 Rotary year!!
March 22 - 24 District Conference is in Charleston. Contact Sonny or Greg if you want more information
Speaker -
Dale Douthat, President and CEO of the United Way
We learned that every United Way is different based on community needs. The mission of our United way is to mobilize resources to solve human problems. It creates opportunities to become self sufficient. In Hilton Head Island there ate 5,610 households below ALICE (Asset Limited Income Constrained, Employed) - 32%. In Beaufort County there are 76,249 households below ALICE - 38%, 11% of that is in poverty. United Way has a staff of eleven and has over 300 volunteers. Giving to the UW is a community investment. - What is the ROI?