Co-President Greg Wynn called the February 13 meeting to order
Kevin Courtney offered the prayer and led the pledge to the flag
Welcome to Eric Smith, Corey Smith, Jesse Baker, Lee C, and Tricia Lynch. Tricia, from the Rotary Club of Hilton Head Island - the lunch club - made an announcement that they are looking for participants in Youth Exchange. They need both hosts for In-bound students as well as out-bound students.
Announcements
Raffle - each member is receiving 15 tickets. The tickets are $20 and members are required to sell/purchase 12. If you need more than 15 tickets, let Kristin Keller know.
District 7770 Conference is March 22 - 24 at the Francis Marion Hotel, Charleston
The next social - mark your calendars - Happy Hour - February 29 at 4:30 Location to be announced.
Speaker:
Jodie Randisi, Toastmaster, spoke about Toastmaster meetings in prison and how it helps the prisoners.
There are 15,000 in prison in South Carolina. There are several reasons that some choose criminal actions - poverty, divorce, addiction, abandonment, bullying, neglect, anxiety, stress, boredom, no father in the home, etc. Toastmasters, an international nonprofit educational organization that teaches public speaking and leadership skills has been a help to many in prison. One of the challenges is to break the sadness and despair of the inmates so the meeting starts with a Jokemaster to lighten the mood. Jodie also teaches other classes, holds a faith based book club, Best Self program, "Why Try" are examples. She has a waiting list for her classes since she can only take 12 to 16 at a time. A great example of making a difference in the world.