The Rotary Club of
Savannah East
 
Chartered 1983
January 27, 2023
Details for the January 27th Meeting
 
We will be meeting at The Pirates House this Friday in our normal meeting room - Captain Flints Hall.  The side door to the room will be unlocked if you would prefer to use that entrance.
 
Our speaker for this week is Roger Moss. Mr. Moss is the current Savannah-Chatham County school board president.  He is the co-founder of Savannah Classical Academy and founder of Savannah Exploratory Charter School.  He will be talking about putting our students first.  
 
RCSE looks forward to seeing all members and guests this Friday!
RCSE Oyster Roast
Saturday, February 18th
4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
 
Please mark your calendars for the annual RCSE Oyster Roast.  There will be a sign up for this event at the meetings or you can RSVP to Kerri at rotarysavananheast@gmail.com. This social is free for all members!  There will be a guest fee which will be determined once the caterer provides final numbers.  Gordon Matthews has graciously offered his home on Tybee for this event (121 Eagle's Nest Drive).  RCSE looks forward to seeing everyone at the Oyster Roast!
NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Read United 2023

What is Read United? Read United is United Way of the Coastal Empire's programmatic response to the promotion of Early Childhood Literacy in our region. Read United will be on February 24th and is replacing Rotary Read In.  

Read United Day is the hallmark event, an initiative that seeks to place books in the home of every child in Pre-K through second grade in our region. The program focuses on children in these lower grade levels because we recognize that an early response to the literacy gap that exists in homes of many low-income households can enable children in these homes to succeed.

Read United Day will occur across our region on a single day, February 24th.  This kick-off event will place community leaders and volunteers in classrooms to read to over 19,000 children across our four-county footprint in Pre-K through 2nd Grades. Students will also receive their own books to take home with them during this event to promote literacy nutrition in the home.  Although you can sign up to read at any of the schools, Haven Elementary is RCSE's partner school.  If you would like to sign up, please visit https://www.unitedwayvolunteers.org/aem/general/event/?doc_id=6381.

January 20, 2023 - Meeting Recap
This past Friday, RCSE had a packed house!  At the beginning of the meeting, President Jason Jones presented a $1,000 check to The Dive who was our charity partner for funds raised from Happy, Raffle and Fines.  The Dive works tirelessly to serve our veteran and homeless community and RCSE is happy to help with this donation to help them in their work.  After the check was presented, a new charity was drawn.  The recipient of our next $1,000 will be Blessings in a Bookbag!  After all Rotary business items were discussed, Laura Lane introduced our speaker for the day who was Matt Seale who talked about his Small Town Podcast.  
 
Matt began his presentation with a little background about himself and how he became mayor of Ocilla, GA which is a town with a population of 3500.  He said most mayors in small communities become mayors for community service and not for political gain.  Ocilla was the setting for a podcast called Up and Vanished about the disappearance of Tara Grinstead who was a local high school teacher.  Due to Up and Vanished, Matt wanted to highlight the good things happening in small towns and not all the bad things and that was when Small Town Podcast was born.  He wants to enhance the brand of small towns and talk about the great quality of life people have living there.  Small Town Podcast is now in its 6th season and has interviewed people in small towns in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Georgia.  Matt then shared some heartwarming stories about people who have been featured on his podcast.  To learn more about Small Town Podcast, please visit https://smalltownpodcast.com/
Meeting Responsibilities
Weekly Duties - January 27
 
Invocation
Kelley, Cindy
 
Raffle
Zalinsky, Larry
 
Greeter
Turner, III, Te
 
Greeter
Von Alt, II, William
 
Weekly Duties - February 3
 
Invocation
Tanner, Kim
 
Raffle
Friday, Marc
 
Greeter
Matthews, Gordon
 
Greeter
Duffy, Kirk
 
Weekly Duties - February 10
 
Invocation
Hollis, Thomas
 
Raffle
Wellen, Jim
 
Greeter
Barroll, Larry
 
Greeter
Bryant, Bernadette
 
Speakers
Jan 27, 2023 12:00 PM
Putting Our Students First
Feb 03, 2023 12:00 PM
Libraries For Kids, International
Feb 17, 2023 12:00 PM
Feb 24, 2023 12:00 PM
The City of Savannah's Sustainability Efforts & Programs
Mar 10, 2023 12:00 PM
Common Orthopaedic Conditions and Treatments
Mar 17, 2023 12:00 PM
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Upcoming Events
February Social: Oyster Roast
Gordon Matthew's Home
Feb 18, 2023
4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
 
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Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Te Turner
January 18
 
Tom Owens
January 22
 
Barrett Benton
January 24
 
Jennifer Graham
January 29
 
Anniversaries
Jose da Cruz
Becky Kohler da Cruz
January 20
 
Join Date
Barrett Benton
January 1, 1995
28 years
 
Thomas Hollis
January 1, 1989
34 years
 
Cindy Kelley
January 4, 2013
10 years
 
Terry Enoch
January 5, 2018
5 years
 
Katie Gingrich
January 7, 2022
1 year
 
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