The Rotary Club of
Savannah East
 
Chartered 1983
June 8, 2018
NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
June 1, 2018 - Meeting Recap
The meeting this past Friday was especially good because there was a new member induction.  RCSE welcomes Jim Thornton to the club!  After Jim's initiation, Charles "Bo" Bowen, an attorney who specializes in entertainment law, talked about the film industry in Savannah.  
 
Bo began by giving the club some statistics about filming in Georgia:
2015 - Georgia was #6 in the country for number of productions 
2016 - Georgia was #3 in the country for number of productions
2017 - Georgia was #1 in the world for number of productions
There are a few reasons that can be attributed to the increase in productions.  One of them is the entertainment incentive offered by the state which is a 30% tax credit.  
 
How does this relate to Savannah?  In 2014, 1% of the money being spent on productions was being spent in Savannah.  In 2017, 3% of the money being spent ($60 million) was spent in Savannah.  SEDA gets a lot of credit for the increase in productions in Savannah due to the 10% rebate they offer for money spent in Chatham county as well as paying for moving expenses for experienced workers (7 years minimum) in the industry.  
 
What is holding Savannah back from getting a larger piece of the pie? It is the lack of infrastructure specifically the lack of a sound stage.  Atlanta has 50 sound stages and receives 90% of the money being spent in the state.  When films come to Savannah, the only option for filming is to film on location.  Bo has been working with a group to purchase 14 acres of the Coastal Empire Fairgrounds.  The fairgrounds is 70 acres and was recently purchase by the city for $2.9 million.  They had an industry consultant come and look at the location and was told the quonset hut on the grounds is a perfect place for a sound stage.  They offered the city $1.1 million.  The city turned them down saying the property was worth more and they weren't interested in selling at this time. 
 
Bo concluded his talk with 2 final thoughts: 1. He encouraged members to register their business at savfilm.org.  A list of businesses is given to productions companies when they decide to film in the area.  2. He asked that everyone realize that the benefits of filming in Savannah far outweighs the negative.         
We Missed You on June 1 
Belford, Benton, Bohnstedt, Brewer, Butler, da Cruz, Donoghue, Ferencsik, Godchaux, Hancock, Hissam, Kelso, McKinnon, Reyes, Robertson, Silbermann, Sprosty, Stewart, Tatum, Taylor, Todaro, Trainor, and White.  48% Attendance!
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June 1, 2018 Meeting
May 11, 2018 Meeting
Meeting Responsibilities
Weekly Duties - June 8
 
Invocation
Buck, Joe
 
Greeter
Lingle, Ben
 
Greeter
Robertson, Padraic
 
Raffle
da Cruz, Jose
 
Fines
Neely, John
 
Visitors
Mrochinski, Mel
 
Weekly Duties - June 15
 
Invocation
Acuff, Steve
 
Greeter
Donoghue, Ed
 
Greeter
Todaro, Catie
 
Raffle
Matthews, Gordon
 
Fines
Fleming, Alan
 
Visitors
Mrochinski, Mel
 
Weekly Duties - June 22
 
Invocation
Belford, Lee
 
Greeter
Smith, Gordon
 
Greeter
Stewart, Elizabeth
 
Raffle
Hissam, Ed
 
Fines
Kelley, Cindy
 
Visitors
Mrochinski, Mel
 
Speakers
Jun 08, 2018
Savannah Chatham Counter Narcotics Team
Jun 15, 2018
Ogeechee River Keeper
Jun 22, 2018
Overview of Skidaway Institute
Jun 29, 2018
Incoming President Talk
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Upcoming Events
Board Meeting
Jun 15, 2018
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
 
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Mel Mrochinski
June 18
 
Catie Todaro
June 19
 
Spouse Birthdays
Anne Fleming
June 30
 
Anniversaries
Steve Acuff
Montie
June 6
 
Cindy Kelley
Kenneth Zapp
June 9
 
Karl Bohnstedt
Wanda
June 9
 
Ed Donoghue
Judy Crowley
June 23
 
Ben Lingle
June 28
 
Alan Fleming
Anne Fleming
June 30
 
Join Date
Beth Hancock
June 1, 2012
6 years
 
Mason White
June 1, 1990
28 years
 
Christopher Butler
June 2, 2017
1 year
 
Herb Hubbard
June 2, 2017
1 year
 
Bart Turner
June 30, 1999
19 years
 
Peter Paolucci
June 30, 1999
19 years
 
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