Message from the District Governor

A trip to Haiti, GSE teams to Australia and British Columbia, a polio event, membership training..... There's a lot going on in the district.

Traveling with the Governor

(via the blogging route)

Tony Gilreath and Larry Higgins, two people making a difference in Lancaster. Adjacent to the Union County Historical Museum's main entrance is a storefront museum annex containing the examination room of "The Good Doctor" of Union, Paul M. Swtzer. Find out more about these three people by following the travels of DG George through his blog. There you will find short stories of ordinary Rotarians doing extraordinary things...

You can go to the blog directly, or just look on the left side of the home page of the website.

Calendar Events

September 15: New Deadline for Canada GSE Team Applications

September 19: Rotary Leadership Insitute, Morgantown, WV

September 30: District Simplified Grant Applications due to Craig White

Oct. 26: Foundation Seminar Wofford College. Our keynote speaker will be Phil Lader, the Rotary’s 2007 Global Service to Humanity Award winner. Phil is a former Ambassadorial Scholar and is a great speaker. Signups can be made on the District website.

Go to the online calendar.

Literacy

District Literacy Chair Sara Mansbach offers a tool to check the impact of drop-outs on your county. Read about it.

Changes from the Foundation

The Club Recognition Summary (CRS), EREY eligibility report, and Monthly Contribution Report (MCR) are useful tools for verifying contributions to the Foundation. Recently, the Foundation extended access to these reports to club Foundation Chairs and club Treasurers.

To provide access, the club President or Secretary should go to www.rotary.org and click on Member Access in the upper right-hand corner, then enter the name and e-mail address of the club Foundation Chair and club Treasurer. There have been other changes at the Foundation, including the fact that you now have to pay for a Paul Harris Fellow Medallion. Read more from Rich.

A Chocolate Affair in Greer

The Rotary Club of Greater Greer will hold its third annual A Chocolate Affair Saturday, Sept. 19, from 7:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. at the Greer City Hall complex located at 301 East Poinsett Street.

Chefs from local restaurants and area caterers will create an assortment of beautiful, decadent chocolate desserts in mini-sizes for all to enjoy. Gourmet coffee, wine and other beverages will be served. Chamber music will be presented by local high school students.

Monies raised from ticket sales will be used toward funding of academic scholarships that will be awarded in the spring to a student from each of the area high schools.

Food vendors currently scheduled to participate include: Perks Café Catering and Coffee, Café Paulista Grill, Iced, J. Harley Bonds Culinary Arts, Ellen’s Delicatessen and Catering, Culinary Comforts, Rivera, The Melting Pot, Fuddruckers, Good Life Catering, Janet’s Eatery.

Presenting sponsor is Showcase Marketing.

Simpsonville raises $8,500 through golf tournament

The First Annual Simpsonville Rotary Club Golf tournament netted more than $8,300, well exceeding the goal of $5,000.

"The success of this event in our first attempt is in direct relation to the effort club members put into the event by their personal participation, their event day volunteering and most particularly their selling of hole sponsorships," said Foundation chair Rick Moore.

The club will donate $1,500 to the Center for Community Services and will set up a regular quarterly donation to that group.