MEETING 2/14
Members and guests were welcomed by Club President Kristin Keller
Ray Warco offered the prayer and led the pledge to the flag
Announcements:
Welcome Eric Smith - Upper Arlington Ohio and Chris Epps - Bluffton RC
March 11 will be our official kick off for "Round up for Rotary" at Piggly Wiggly. There will be two shifts of 4 to 6 members. Shift times are 1 to 4 and 4 to 8
Wing Fest - volunteers are needed to fill two shifts. There are no limits to how many members. We will get paid $150 per shift which goes to our commitment for the rec center
Scholarship application is now available. $10,000 over 4 years for a graduating high school student from Hilton Head Island
Trash pickup at the Hilton Head High School will be scheduled soon. Watch for information about this.
Auction committee has met with the people that possibly will help with an online auction fundraiser.
Sergeant at Arms, Suzi Oliver collected Happy $$
Speaker:
Scott Entrup updated us on the Hilton Head Wine and Food Festival which is held in March.
The Festival was started 38 years ago and has grown to a multi day event. Over the years it has raised over $125,000 for the community. There are six events which are held over the course of a week
March 15 it begins with "Uncorked", and event where you can share your favorite bottle of wine with others. March 19 is "Craft Beers at the Beach" 2-3PM, at the Westin. "Sip and Stroll" will be held March 22 at Shops at Sea Pines Center from 4 to 7pm. Gold and double gold wines will be featured at The Sonesta on March 23. March 24 is the Grand tasting at the Country Club of Hilton Head. On March 25 is the "Public Tasting" at Celebration Park from 12 to 3pm where the top wines from judging can be purchased for a reduced price - food is also available for purchase. Some of the events are already sold out but check online to purchase tickets for events that are still open.
MEETING 2/7
Club President Kristin Keller called the meeting to order
Kevin Courtney offered the prayer and led the pledge to the flag
Announcements:
Welcome Ray Enstine and Eric Smith
We will be ordering T-shirts for the service that we will be doing in March - See above for info on the Round Up for Rotary kickoff and Wing Fest.
Speaker:
Shavonne Vasquez presented information about Circles Hilton Head
She recently relocated here from New York to be the Manager of Deep Well's Circle Chapter. Circles, an international program, is a "Poverty reduction initiative".
Many of the clients are regular Deep Well clients and the program helps them to get economic stability. Their goal is to inspire and equip the Hilton Head community to resolve poverty and thrive. In Hilton Head 6.9% are considered in poverty and 27% the "working poor". Currently there are 18 participants in the program Every week they meet from 6 to 8 at the Children's Center, share a meal (food is donated by Restaurants, businesses and individuals). There is 12 weeks of training for which attendance is mandatory and after that there is 18 months of meetings, which is the average time for a family to achieve financial stability. Circle Leaders are trained "graduates" of the program who help others to achieve the same success. The Hilton Head Chapter is doing better than most other chapters. You can learn more at the Deep Well website: www.deepwellproject.org.