The Rotary Club of
Savannah East
 
Chartered 1983
September 7, 2018
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August 24, 2018 Meeting Recap
It was wonderful seeing so many faces at the meeting this past Friday!  President Cindy Kelley read a thank you note from GRSP student Brendan Mungwena.  Brendan thanked RCSE for all of the support the club has given and continues to give him.  Cindy then asked everyone to save the date for Wednesday, October 10, 2018 for the Golfing for Goodness' Sake fundraiser with South and West.   Once all business items were discussed, Jason Jones introduced Tony Bagnulo with Bulrush Gin.  
 
Tony began his presentation by discussing the craft spirits industry which started taking off 5-6 years ago.  Craft spirits is defined as anything not owned by a large producer.  In 2017, there were around 1600 craft spirits in the USA with the industry employing 20,000 people and generating $3 billion in retail sales. Georgia has 20 distilleries.  Currently, bourbon is the hottest spirit on the market.  
 
In order for a spirit to be gin, it has to have juniper berries which are grown in Eastern Europe.  Gin originated from a drink called Genever from the Netherlands in the 15th century.  It was popular in the UK and started growing in popularity in the US when soldiers came home after WWI. Bulrush Gin was launched 3 years ago.  Tony decided on the name "bulrush" because it means marsh grass which is reflective of the heritage of the lowcountry.  It is a 3 day distilling process and 500 bottles are produced at a time making it a small batch.  Bulrush Gin uses 13 different botanical's in its gin.  In addition to owning Bulrush Gin, Tony also owns a marketing agency that specializes in marketing for craft spirits.  To end the presentation, Tony offered a tasting of his product.  
We Missed you on August 24 - 
Barroll, Belford, Benton, Butler, da Cruz, Enoch, Friday, heeder, hissam, Hubbard, Kelso, McKinnon, Neely, Robertson, Sprosty, Stewart, Taylor, Todaro, and White.  50 % Attendance
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Meeting Responsibilities
Weekly Duties - September 7
 
Invocation
Hissam, Ed
 
Greeter
Acuff, Steve
 
Greeter
Lingle, Ben
 
Raffle
Smith, Gordon
 
Fines
Benton, Barrett
 
Visitors
Mrochinski, Mel
 
Weekly Duties - September 14
 
Invocation
Buck, Joe
 
Greeter
Heeder, Jeff
 
Greeter
Enoch, Terry
 
Raffle
Friday, Marc
 
Fines
Taylor, Gena
 
Visitors
Mrochinski, Mel
 
Weekly Duties - September 21
 
Invocation
Belford, Lee
 
Greeter
Brewer, Ben
 
Greeter
Todaro, Catie
 
Raffle
Godchaux, Justin
 
Fines
Neely, John
 
Visitors
Mrochinski, Mel
 
Speakers
Sep 07, 2018
USCG Air Station
Sep 14, 2018
New York Life Savannah
Sep 21, 2018
Civil War Diary of Leroy Gresham
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Board Meeting
Sep 21, 2018
1:30 PM – 2:30 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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