The Rotary Club of
Savannah East
 
Chartered 1983
September 14, 2018
NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
This Week at RCSE - A Walk to Remember
Judy Blackston and Rich Schwartz of New York Life Savannah will talk to the club about their inaugural A Walk to Remember fundraising event in order to raise funds to provide scholarships to area high school students who have suffered the tragic loss of a parent or guardian.  A Walk to Remember is derived from the nationwide effort, the Coalition to Support Grieving Students,  convened in 2013 by the New York Life Foundation. This Coalition is a unique collaboration of the leading professional organizations representing classroom educators and school professionals who have come together with a common conviction: grieving students need the support and care of the school community. The purpose is to create and share a set of industry-endorsed resources that will empower school communities across America in the ongoing support of their grieving students.
September 7, 2018 Meeting Recap
Past President Ben Brewer stepped in for Cindy Kelley this past week to lead our meeting.  Ben asked for members to mark their calendars for Thursday, October 4 for RCSE Cocktail Hour at The Pirates House and Wednesday, October 10 for the Golfing for Goodness' Sake golfing fundraiser hosted by South, West and RCSE!  After all Rotary business items were discussed, Ed Hissam introduced Commander Drew Benke of the Coast Guard Air Station at Hunter Army Airfield.  
 
Commander Benke kept everyone on their toes and engaged throughout his presentation!  He began by stating most Coast Guard Air Stations are located on Navy bases or property owned by the DOD.  The Coast Guard was formed in 1790 and has had numerous different names since its beginning.  They are federal law enforcement  and are currently underneath the Department of Homeland Security.  Their job is to cover 95,000 miles of shoreline.  An aircraft can go 250 nautical miles (this is round trip!).  Most helicopters have 4 crew members on board at a time: 2 pilots, 1 rescue swimmer, and 1 operational man.  The whole Coast Guard force is smaller than the NYC police force.  Due to this, they rely heavily on volunteers.  They have around 29,000 auxiliaries who are compensated for their gas but not their time.  
 
Drew is in charge of all pilots in Savannah and Charleston and began his career in the Coast Guard by being on boats before becoming a helicopter pilot.  The territory he covers stretches from North Carolina all the way down to Melbourne, Florida.  There are a total of 5 aircraft between the two bases and 95 personnel.  The primary mission is to do marine search and rescue along with homeland security.  In FY17, they went on 254 missions.  
We Missed you on September 7 - 
Belford, Benton, Bohnstedt, Butler, da Cruz, Donoghue, Ferencsik, Fleming, Hollis, Jones, Kelley, Kelso, Mrochinski, Neely, Robertson, Silbermann, Smith, Stewart, Thornton, Todaro, and White.  44 % Attendance
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September 7, 2018 Meeting
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Meeting Responsibilities
Weekly Duties - September 14
 
Invocation
Buck, Joe
 
Greeter
Heeder, Jeff
 
Greeter
Enoch, Terry
 
Raffle
Friday, Marc
 
Fines
Taylor, Gena
 
Visitors
Donoghue, Ed
 
Weekly Duties - September 21
 
Invocation
Belford, Lee
 
Greeter
Smith, Gordon
 
Greeter
Todaro, Catie
 
Raffle
Godchaux, Justin
 
Fines
Neely, John
 
Visitors
Mrochinski, Mel
 
Weekly Duties - September 28
 
Invocation
da Cruz, Jose
 
Greeter
Hubbard, Herb
 
Greeter
Stewart, Betsy
 
Raffle
Bohnstedt, Karl
 
Fines
Montgomery, Bruce
 
Visitors
Mrochinski, Mel
 
Speakers
Sep 14, 2018
New York Life Savannah
Sep 21, 2018
Civil War Diary of Leroy Gresham
Sep 28, 2018
Family Promise
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Upcoming Events
Board Meeting
Sep 21, 2018
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
 
Rotary Cocktail Hour - The Pirates House
Oct 04, 2018 5:30 PM
 
Golfing for Goodness' Sake
Oct 10, 2018 1:00 PM
 
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Ben Lingle
September 6
 
Betsy Stewart
September 6
 
Steve Acuff
September 7
 
Lee Belford
September 18
 
Anniversaries
Barrett Benton
Pamela
September 7
 
Eric Meyerhoff
Harriet
September 9
 
Peter Paolucci
Barbara
September 12
 
Join Date
Gordon Matthews
September 1, 1986
32 years
 
Joe Buck
September 1, 1986
32 years
 
Kirk Duffy
September 1, 1986
32 years
 
Laura Lane McKinnon
September 1, 2016
2 years
 
Bill Kelso
September 13, 2013
5 years
 
Jeff Heeder
September 17, 2004
14 years
 
Larry Silbermann
September 17, 2004
14 years
 
Judith Strong
September 24, 2004
14 years
 
Mel Mrochinski
September 30, 2011
7 years
 
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