Since 2010: 451 volunteer blood donations, potentially saving 1,353 hospital patients’ lives.
Matthew Pollard (left) and Harry Carter welcome a donor for Capital Rotary’s 2016 blood drive. The annual summertime event collected 61 pints, each helping to save the lives of up to three people. Over the past six years, the Columbia-area club has supported the American Red Cross with a total of 451 volunteer blood donations, potentially saving 1,353 hospital patients’ lives.
Columbia’s Capital Rotary Club has sworn-in new officers and board members for 2016-2017. They include (from left) directors Phillip Flynn and Gloria Saeed; president-elect Blake DuBose; secretary Katherine Anderson; sergeant at arms Ross Oakley; president Dr. Tommy Gibbons; director Ione Cockrell; and vice president/membership chair Ben Carlton. Not pictured are director Neda Beal, treasurer Craig Lemrow and past president David Boucher.
Dr. Tommy Gibbons (left), 2016-17 Capital Rotary president, presents a plaque to David Boucher to recognize his leadership of the Columbia-area club in 2015-16. As past president, Boucher now will be in charge of club donations to the Rotary Foundation that funds international programs promoting education, peace and world understanding.
We invite everyone to join the Columbia Capital Rotary Club for our annual blood drive.
Download Blood Drive Flyer Here
Time: Wednesday, July 27th, 10am-4pm
Location: CBRE Building, 1st Floor, 1333 Main Street, Columbia, SC
Instructions to sign up are on the flyer (see link above) and listed below. If anyone has any problems signing up online.
Capital Rotary Club president David Boucher (left) has been presented a Service Above Self Award by Rod Funderburk, District 7770 Governor for 2015-2016, in appreciation for outstanding and dedicated support of the international service club’s ideals. “Service above self” is Rotary’s principal motto because it best conveys the philosophy of volunteering without expectations of personal reward, thanks or praise.
Capital Rotary was honored twice at the recent 2016 conference for Rotary District 7770. The district includes 80 clubs and about 5,000 Rotarians in 25 eastern counties of the state. Capital Rotary was named first runner-up for Club of the Year in the “medium sized” category, based on a listing of programs and accomplishments.
A past president of the club – Ione Cockrell – was presented a plaque by District Governor Rod Funderburk to recognize her selection as 2015-2016 District Rotarian of the Year. This award is given to one individual each year who has demonstrated exemplary humanitarian service and personal volunteer efforts. Cockrell was cited for playing a key role in relief efforts after many parts of District 7770 suffered significant devastation from rainfall and floods in October 2015.
Cockrell, a financial planner, joined Capital Rotary in 1993 and was its 2000-2001 president. She has been a significant donor to the Rotary Foundation, a not-for-profit corporation that supports humanitarian, educational and cultural exchange programs worldwide.
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 (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.
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.
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.
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