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 Rev. Father Guillermo Arboleda. He will talk about Justice Unites Savannah Together, an interfaith community and organizing coalition working on addressing community problems like the lack of affordable housing, poor literacy rates in Chatham County public schools, and excessive pretrial detention. He also works for the Episcopal Diocese of Georgia as a trainer in antiracism, multiculturalism, inclusion, and belonging. Most people want a fairer, more just society, but ordinary people can only achieve our goals by working together across differences of race, ethnicity, class, gender, sex, sexuality, and more.
As a reminder, RCSE is still accepting donations to help defray the cost of sponsoring a GRSP student for the 2024-2025 school year. The sponsorship would be split three ways between Richmond Hill and Metro Rotary bringing RCSE's responsibility to approximately $4000. If you feel so inclined to donate, please make a check payable to RCSE and write GRSP in the memo line. You can bring a check to the meetings or mail it to PO Box 60822, Savannah, GA 31420. If you have any questions about donations and/or the GRSP program, please reach out to Bill Von Alt, Toni Marwitz or Kerri.
RCSE looks forward to seeing all members and guests this Friday!
RCSE Night Out at Savannah Ghost Pirates
Thursday, January 25th
There are still 20 tickets left for the RCSE Night Out at the Savannah Ghost Pirates! If you would like to purchase a ticket ($25 per ticket), please see Bill or Kerri. All money raised from this event will benefit RCSE Youth Outreach Programs.
RCSE Oyster Roast
Saturday, February 24th
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. More details about price will be forthcoming! RCSE looks forward to seeing everyone at this event!
It was nice to see so many RCSE members at our first meeting of 2024! Past President Laura Lane McKinnon presided over the meeting and reminded everyone of RCSE Night Out at the Savannah Ghost Pirates on Thursday, January 25. There are still some seats available! This fundraiser helps support the Youth Programs at Savannah East. She then mentioned that you still have time to help the club sponsor a GRSP student for the 2024-2025 school year! Also at the meeting, we had Rotarian José Boccagni from Rotary Club de Colonia in Colonia, Uruguay pop in to say hello! Once all Rotary Business items were discussed, Kim Campbell introduced our speaker for the day, Elyse Butler, who is Manager of Programs & Special Events at Georgia Historical Society.
Georgia Historical Society (GHS) was founded in 1839 and is a research and education institution with a non circulating library filled with thousands of books and maps. The public has access to Hodgson Hall (the library) through a membership with the GHS or by paying an entry fee of $5 per day. Elyse recommends making an appointment.
GHS does a lot of programming throughout the state. Elyse spoke about the Dooley Distinguished Fellows, a history and race initiative with teachers, and educational programs for grades K-12. One of the public programming initiatives that everyone would be familiar with would be the Georgia Historical Marker Program. There are over 2200 markers throughout the state! Elyse ended her presentation by informing everyone of Super Museum Sunday which will be held on Sunday, February 11. Admissions to certain museums are free on that day from 12-4. To learn more about GHS, please visit https://georgiahistory.com/
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