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Ross Oakley – Newest Paul Harris Fellow for Capital Rotary

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May 112015

Ross Oakley (left) is congratulated by Capital Rotary past president Scott Wallinger upon becoming the Columbia club’s latest Paul Harris Fellow in acknowledgement of a $1,000 contribution to the Rotary Foundation. Oakley, a Beaufort native and project manager for Thomas & Hutton Civil Engineering, is a graduate of the University of South Carolina. He’s also a member of the S.C. Economic Developers Association, the Urban Land Institute and the Building Industry Association of Central South Carolina. Donations to the Rotary Foundation help fund international programs that promote world understanding and peace.

Helping Hands for Harvest Hope

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Feb 262015

Helping Hands for Harvest Hope

Columbia’s Capital Rotary Club members showed they “have a heart” in February by volunteering at Harvest Hope Food Bank. Nearly 20 Rotarians from Capital Rotary Club helped pack groceries for distribution to the needy and elderly in lieu of a weekly club meeting. Harvest Hope is headquartered in Columbia but works to meet the needs of hungry people in the Midlands, Pee Dee and Greater Greenville regions of the state. It feeds more than 35,000 people weekly.

In the first picture below, bagging donated drinks are (in background from left) Blake DuBose, Jay von Kolnitz, Mark Bokesch, Trey Boone, John Guignard and Ann Elliott, along with (foreground left) Ione Cockrell and Denise Holland (foreground right).

Leeza Gibbons speaks to Capital Rotary

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Feb 112015

South Carolina native Leeza Gibbons is one of the most well‐known pop‐culture icons on the air. In addition to her impressive background in the field of entertainment and news media, Leeza is an instrumental advocate for healthcare, wellness, and caregiving.

After caring for her mother who battled Alzheimer’s disease, Leeza created what she wished she and her family had. She opened Leeza’s Care Connection (http://www.leezascareconnection.org), a community support center offering free programs, services and resources for family caregivers encouraging them to call on their courage and summon their strength for the long caregiving journey ahead. Recently, she joined the cast of NBC’s Celebrity Apprentice in order to raise funds and awareness for Leeza’s Care Connection, winning as project manager multiple times. Because of her winning streak on the show, Leeza recently announced that she will be opening a new caregiver support center this year in her hometown.

New Paul Harris Fellow for Capital Rotary

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Dec 172014

Scott Wallinger (left), immediate past president of Columbia’s Capital Rotary, congratulates Dr. Tommy Gibbons, the club’s most recent member to be named a Paul Harris Fellow in acknowledgement of a $1,000 contribution to the Rotary Foundation. Gibbons, a native of Clarendon County’s Turbeville community, is President of Doctors Care and Chief Medical Officer at UCI Medical Affiliates, Inc. and Doctors Care, PA in Columbia. He has degrees from the College of Charleston, the Medical University of South Carolina and earned an MBA from the Darla Moore School of Business. A member of numerous medical professional organizations, he’s also been a volunteer for The Children’s Trust SAFEKIDS South Carolina, the DHEC Disease Prevention Committee and the Pandemic Influenza Task Force. He and his wife, Lorri, have two grown children.

Capital Rotary Adds New Member

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Oct 092014

Denise Holland, CEO of Harvest Hope Food Bank, is welcomed as the newest member of Columbia’s Capital Rotary Club by president Mark Bokesch (right) and by Chip Hardy, her sponsor for induction. Denise is a past board chair of the South Carolina Association for Non-Profits and worked for the American Red Cross for 16 years. A Palmetto State native and University of South Carolina graduate, Denise also has been a volunteer for the Souper Bowl of Caring and for Airport High’s School Improvement Council.

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