The Rotary Club of
Savannah East
 
Chartered 1983
May 3, 2019
NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
April 26, 2019 - Meeting Recap
It has been a busy month at RCSE with two new member inductions!  This past Friday, the club inducted Dylan Anderson - welcome Dylan!  President Cindy Kelley asked for members to mark their calendar for Friday, May 10 for moving the refrigerators into the Tiny Houses.  This service project will replace our normal Friday meeting and will be held from 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM.  A boxed lunch will be served.  After all business items were discussed, Laura Lane McKinnon introduced our speaker for the day - Heather Merbs with Oatland Island Wildlife Center.  
 
Heather began by giving a brief history of the building at Oatland Island.  It was built in 1926 as a retirement home for railroad conductors.  In the late 30's, it became a hospital and place for research.  The research arm ended up moving to Atlanta in the 1970's and is now known as the CDC.  After they vacated the building, the Savannah Chatham School System purchased the building in 1974 and the building as well as the whole facility is still apart of the school system.  They are opened 361 days a year and have 100 acres with animals that are native to Georgia and a mile long nature trail.  
 
There are over 40 programs available ranging in age from toddlers to adults.  All students in the public school system are able to go to Oatland Island for free once a year on school field trips.  Starting in the Fall of 2019, there will be a pre-k program on site with 22 students.  During 2017, students from over 40 schools visited the site, over 28,000 students participated in programs, there were almost 70,000 visitors and special events drew 6,000 people.  In 2018, a tornado hit Oatland Island causing extensive damage.  They had to close for six months in order to make repairs.  There is a Friends of Oatland support group which is a 501c3 organization that helps raise funds for Oatland Island as well as helps manage the gift shop, birthday parties, memberships and provides lecture series.  
We Missed You on April 26 -
 Acuff, Belford, da Cruz, Enoch, Ferencsik, Gillette, Godchaux, Hartz, Hollis, Jones, Kelso, Lingle, Matthews, Meyerhoff, Silbermann, Thornton, Wellen, and White.   55% Attendance!
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April 26, 2019 Meeting
April 12, 2019 Meeting
Meeting Responsibilities
Weekly Duties - May 3
 
Invocation
Hissam, Ed
 
Greeter
Gillette, Philip
 
Greeter
McKinnon, Laura Lane
 
Raffle
Brewer, Ben
 
Fines
Acuff, Steve
 
Visitors
Mrochinski, Mel
 
Weekly Duties - May 17
 
Invocation
Ferencsik, Beth
 
Greeter
Wellen, Jim
 
Greeter
Matthews, Gordon
 
Raffle
Donoghue, Ed
 
Fines
Paolucci, Peter
 
Visitors
Mrochinski, Mel
 
Weekly Duties - May 31
 
Invocation
Jones, Jason
 
Greeter
Godchaux, Justin
 
Greeter
Hartz, Sr., Jon
 
Raffle
Sprosty, Mark
 
Fines
da Cruz, Jose
 
Visitors
Mrochinski, Mel
 
Speakers
May 03, 2019
Patriot's Point
May 10, 2019
Tiny House Project - Refrigerators
May 17, 2019
Garrison Commander - Hunter Army Airfield
May 24, 2019
Memorial Day Weekend
May 31, 2019
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Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Justin Godchaux
April 6
 
Anniversaries
Dylan Anderson
April 21
 
Join Date
Ben Lingle
April 13, 2018
1 year
 
Gena Taylor
April 17, 2009
10 years
 
Russell Hampton
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