Jun 262019
At Capital Rotary’s June 26 club assembly, outgoing president Philip Flynn reviewed the record of accomplishments for the 2018-2019 Rotary year, including:
- A fund-raising gala that resulted in nearly $20,000 for the CART (Coins for Alzheimer’s Research Trust) fund.
- An annual Red Cross Blood Drive that collected 58 units of blood.
- A literacy project that donated 741 dictionaries to third-graders in 16 Richland District One elementary schools.
- Serving two families in need – one in the Christmas season and another this spring (displaced by public housing gas leaks).
- A morning of volunteer community service at Harvest Hope Food Bank and weekly delivery for Meals On Wheels.
- A Rotary Global Grant Project to build a new elementary school in Ghana.
- An increase in college scholarship awards from four to six.
- Becoming host club for the student Rotaract Club at the University of South Carolina.
- Spontaneous fundraisers for Pawmetto Lifeline and for the local Ronald McDonald House.
- District 7770 recognitions for ranking fourth among clubs in CART fundraising and in the top five in Rotary Foundation giving; receiving a Club Leadership Citation; and being named a Club of the Year award winner.
- Publicizing club activities with 78 website and social media posts; reaching almost 5,300 people through social media; 4,432 website visitors; 75 news items on District 7770’s website and in newsletters; 107 press releases posted in local media; and six monthly club activity recaps e-mailed to members.
