Our speaker on Wednesday morning, August 5th was District Governor Rod Funderburk. Other than the incredibly busy schedule of being District 7770 Governor, Rod has served as Vice President at Resource Supply Management for the past 9+ years and prior to that he served as Global Energy Manager for Honeywell International.
Mr. Funderburk earned his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the prestigious University of South Carolina. Of course, he has been a long-term Rotarian as well.
Rotary District 7770 Governor Rod Funderburk presents Capital Rotary president David Boucher (left) with a t-shirt inscribed with the international 2016 theme, “Be a gift to the world.” In a speech to the local group, Funderburk urged continued support of Rotarian efforts to cure polio worldwide and to fund Alzheimer’s disease research.
He also lauded the Capital club for having a positive impact on the Columbia, SC community through its various charitable projects, and he said sharing the gift of membership in Rotary is important because “we are the premier service organization in the world.”
Columbia Capital Rotary member Ione Cockrell was among the donors who gave 67 units of blood at the club’s annual summer blood drive in Columbia. The Red Cross estimates these donations will help to save up to 201 lives as the club achieved 110 percent of its goal.
Capital Rotary 2014-2015 president Mark Bokesch thanks club member Jimmy Gibbs (right) for two years of service as an assistant governor for Rotary District 7770. In this capacity, Gibbs worked not only with his home club, but also with five others in the area including Columbia, Columbia East, Five Points, Vista Nights and the Main Street club. This earned him Capital Rotary’s Leadership Award for the past year. Gibbs is a past president of the Capital Club and was named its Rotarian of the Year in 2000.
Capital Rotary’s Bryan Goodyear (right) receives the 2015 Rotarian of the Year award from president Mark Bokesch in honor of outstanding service as membership chairman. Under Goodyear’s guidance, the club admitted nine new members for 2014-15, one of its best years on record.
Columbia’s Capital Rotary Club has sworn-in new officers and board members for 20015-16. They are (from right) Mark Bokesch, past president and Rotary Foundation chair; David Boucher, 2015-16 club president; Dr. Tommy Gibbons, president-elect; Craig Lemrow, treasurer; Ross Oakley, sergeant at arms; Blake DuBose, secretary; Ione Cockrell, board member; Neda Beal, board member; and Bryan Goodyear, membership chairman. The club, one of 14 Rotary clubs in the Columbia area, currently has 54 members.
Jay von Kolnitz (left), a member of Columbia’s Capital Rotary Club for over 25 years, is congratulated by president Mark Bokesch for 18 years of service as sergeant at arms, a job that entails making preparations for weekly club breakfast meetings. Von Kolnitz, a retired executive for an asphalt manufacturer, also has hosted the club’s annual Christmas celebration for a number of years.
David Boucher (left), incoming president for Capital Rotary Club in Columbia, presents a gavel and plaque to outgoing president Mark Bokesch. Under Bokesch’s leadership in 2014-15, the club was able to award $13,000 in college scholarships and made significant charitable contributions to Harvest Hope food bank, to the worldwide Polio Plus disease eradication effort, to a water mission project in Ecuador and to grants that support Alzheimer’s research.
Columbia Capital Rotary Club BLOOD DRIVE
When: Wednesday, July 29, 2015 10 am – 4 pm
Where: Richard Ellis Building, 1333 Main Street, Columbia, SC (Conference Room – 1st Floor)
How you can help: Schedule your appointment at www.redcrossblood.org and enter sponsor code: caprotary
Download a Blood Drive PDF Flyer
All presenting donors will receive a FREE ticket to Carowinds and a box of Girl Scout Cookies! (while supplies last)
Walk-ins Welcome! ALL Blood Types Needed! Please bring Photo ID!
Our speaker on Wednesday morning, June 24th was Mr. Steve Wilmot, Tournament Director of the RBC Heritage golf event in Hilton Head, South Carolina. Steve just conducted his 18th event as Tournament Director this year. Steve comes by his interest in sports and marketing naturally. He was an multi-sport athlete at Moorestown, NJ High School and Guilford College in Greensboro, NC. He holds a degree in Sports Management from Guilford College as well as a Master’s Degree from St. Thomas University in Miami, FL.
Besides serving as Tournament Director, Steve sat on the Board of Directors of the PGA Tour Tournament Advisory Committee for 12 years. Steve is married to Dene and has two children, Charlie and Ashley.
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