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Nationwide Rebuilding Org visits Capital Rotary

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Mar 022016

Our speaker at our meeting on Wednesday, March 2nd was Ms. Michela Schildts from the St. Bernard Project. The St. Bernard Project has been instrumental in rebuilding New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina. They have now brought their efforts to the Midlands and they have partnered with a number of Rotary clubs in the area to help those in South Carolina who were affected by the October floods. Michela was a teacher and trainer with the Peace Corps for several years. Prior to that, Machela attended and graduated from the University of Florida.

For more information about the St. Bernard Project, please visit http://www.stbernardproject.org

Ben Carlton is latest Paul Harris Fellow for Capital Rotary

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Feb 042016

Capital Rotarian Ben Carlton (left) is congratulated by past president Mark Bokesch as the latest member to join the ranks of the club’s Paul Harris Fellows, signifying a $1,000 contribution to the Rotary Foundation. Paul Harris Fellows receive a special pin, a certificate and a medal to honor their donation. Gifts to the Rotary Foundation help fund international programs promoting world understanding and peace. Carlton – a local corporate law attorney – joined Columbia’s Capital club a year ago. Bokesch is the club’s chairman for Foundation giving.

Capital Rotary President David Boucher Joins Bequest Society

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Jan 072016

Capital Rotary president David Boucher (right) receives a diamond circle pin from Mark Bokesch as a new member of the service club’s Bequest Society. The Society is made up of Rotarians who have pledged $10,000 or more for the Rotary Foundation in their estate plans. Funds are used to improve needy families’ living conditions, increase food production and access to fresh water, provide immunization and medical treatment, and support education for international understanding and world peace. Bokesch is Capital Rotary’s director of Foundation giving.

Multiple Paul Harris Donations for Three Capital Rotarians

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Jan 072016

Columbia’s Capital Rotary Club has honored three members for multiple donations to The Rotary Foundation, the international service club’s charitable corporation that funds programs for world understanding and peace. Mark Bokesch (left), the club’s chairman for Foundation giving, congratulates (from right) Mike Montgomery as a Paul Harris Fellow plus-three (representing an initial $1,000 donation, plus three additional gifts of $1,000); Neda Beal, a Paul Harris Fellow plus-one ($1,000 initially with an additional gift of $1,000); and Tommy Gibbons, also a Paul Harris Fellow plus-one.

Business Banker Joins Capital Rotary

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Dec 012015

Matthew Pollard (center) was recently inducted into Columbia’s Capital Rotary Club by president David Boucher (right) and welcomed by his sponsor, Harry Carter. Pollard is a Dallas, TX native who grew up in Beaufort, SC, and began his banking career with Carolina First/TD Bank. He now manages business accounts for First Citizens Bank, working with companies having $1-$10 million in annual revenues. A graduate of the University of South Carolina with a master’s degree from the Darla Moore School of Business, Pollard is a member of Columbia’s 2016 Leadership Class, serves on United Way’s Young Leader Society Steering Committee and is a Ronald McDonald House board member. He’s married to the former Kate Shuler, a local CPA and native of Spartanburg.

Real Estate Professional, Dentist Join Capital Rotary

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Nov 182015

Tennent Manning (left) and Dr. Edgar Peacock (center) are welcomed to Capital Rotary membership by David Boucher, president of the Columbia-area club. Manning, a Columbia native, is an associate at Newmark Grubb Wilson Kibler, with professional interests including commercial real estate land acquisition and development, tenant representation, healthcare, retail, land and lender-owned properties. He previously worked in farming, banking and lumber and plywood sales. His memberships include the state’s Real Estate Commission, the Delta Waterfowl Foundation and the Palmetto Club. Peacock, an oral and maxillofacial surgeon practicing in Columbia since 1974, is an Aiken native. He has degrees from the University of South Carolina and from Emory University’s School of Dentistry. An Air Force veteran, Peacock met his wife, Jennifer, while stationed in England. The couple has two children and seven grandchildren.

Upstate, Midlands Rotarians Contribute to Flood Recovery

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Nov 102015

Members of the Rotary Club of Spartanburg and Columbia’s Capital Rotary Club joined forces to contribute $5,000 toward relief efforts after record rainfall amounts caused catastrophic flooding in the Palmetto State in October. The funds resulted from Spartanburg’s initial gift of $2,500, which was matched dollar for dollar by the Capital Club. The total donation was split between the Columbia chapter of the American Red Cross and Harvest Hope Food Bank – two organizations that have been active in disaster recovery efforts. Capital Rotary president David Boucher made check presentations to Denise Holland, Harvest Hope director, and to Red Cross director Rebecca Jordan on behalf of both the Upstate and Midlands clubs. Support for emergency agencies following natural disasters is common practice for Rotarians worldwide.

Community Relations Exec Welcomed to Capital Rotary

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Nov 092015

Capital Rotary president David Boucher welcomes the club’s newest 2015 member – Allison Atkins, community relations and development director for the Lexington/Richland Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council. A native of Swansea, Atkins worked for the University of South Carolina’s Department of Student Life before joining LRADAC. She’s a summa cum laude Clemson graduate, earned a master’s degree at USC and is immediate past chair of Leadership Lexington County. Atkins also serves as Midlands regional director and board member for the SC Public Relations Society of America.

Two Capital Rotarians Recognized for Paul Harris Giving

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Oct 222015

Two Capital Rotarians Recognized for Paul Harris Giving Capital Rotary president David Boucher (left) and immediate past president Mark Boksech (rear) honor club members Tony Thompson (right) and Ann Elliott for donations to The Rotary Foundation, the international service club’s charitable corporation that funds programs for world understanding and peace. Elliott was recognized as a Paul Harris Fellow plus-two, representing an initial $1,000 donation, plus two additional gifts of $1,000, while Thompson is a Paul Harris Fellow plus-one, ($1,000 with an additional gift in the same amount). Bokesch is the club’s current chairman for Foundation giving.

Minor League Baseball Exec Joins Capital Rotary

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Oct 012015

Capital Rotary President David Boucher welcomes Abby Naas as the club’s newest member. Naas, vice president of marketing and public relations for the new Columbia Fireflies minor league baseball team, is a Florida native who moved to South Carolina in January. A graduate of Florida Gulf Coast University, Naas was the 2010 and 2014 Rawlings Midwest League Female Executive of the Year while working with the Fort Wayne, IN, TinCaps – a San Diego Padres minor league affiliate. She’s a member of the Cayce/West Columbia Chamber of Commerce, the United Way of the Midlands communications committee and the North Columbia Business Association’s board of directors.

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