First and foremost, I would like to formally welcome our
newest Club members. If you haven’t met them yet, please do. These wonderful
individuals are: Evelyn Abernathy, Lamees Abourahma Abuneel, Rosemary Bryant, Jordan Ellis, Marissa
Evans, Rich Harrill, Sally Langer,
Valerie Russell and Philip Simoneaux.
To some of you October means it’s football season, while for
others, it’s fair time (again) but whether you’re a Gamecock or a Tiger (or even something else), for members of
the Richland Sertoma Club it also means another month with activities and
events you will not want to miss. Here’s what you can expect to come your way
this month:
Lunch meeting: Thursday,
October 2nd at 11:45am in the Summit
Club: Thanks to Chris Weston, Jarrod Haning, principal violist, South Carolina
Philharmonic will tell us “What Musicians Know about Getting Breakthrough
Results.”
Fall District
Conference: Saturday, October 4th at 8:30am: If you’re able,
plan to attend the Fall District
Conference on Saturday, October 4, 2008 at the Woodside Plantation Country
Club in Aiken. It’s a great way to get the inside word first about what’s
happening in our Wade Hampton District!
Lunch meeting: Thursday,
October 16th at 11:45am in the Summit
Club: Dan Felker, Wade Hampton District Governor, will give us the latest
information on the new “corporate” structure of Sertoma International after
combining with the Sertoma Foundation and the new awards program. The 2008 Mr.
and Ms. Sportsarama candidates from the eight participating schools along with their
chaperones will also join us at this meeting. Unlike our usual delicious buffet
luncheons, at this meeting we’ll enjoy a sit down lunch with our Sportsarama celebrities before
Dan’s update.
Wednesday, October 22nd
at 6:00pm (until 8:00pm) in the Summit
Club: Make plans now to invite your friends and colleagues to our annual Club fall member rally! Our
celebrated speaker Charlotte Berry, and spouse of former Club President, Joe
will speak on the importance of giving back to one’s community. It’s a great
opportunity to show others just how wonderful our Club (and our members) are
and give others an opportunity to become a member, too. Speaking of our
wonderful members, a huge thank you to Scott DeRidder, President of Columbia
Printing and Graphics for the beautiful invitations!
Thursday, October
31st at the Fort Jackson Golf Club at 9:00am: Whether
you play golf or not, come support our Club at our 8th Annual Sertoma Golf Tournament
Supporting Camp Sertoma and Palmetto Base Camp, Inc Veterans Homes on Halloween. Rates are: individuals
$75; foursomes $300; hole sponsorships $100; four-person team and a tee-box sponsorships
$500. Please contact Jack Sterne for more details about this special event at: jkslks@sc.rr.com
or by telephone at 419.8558.
November’s meetings are equally enlightening. While marking
your calendar for what’s coming in October (as noted above), mark your calendar
for these, too. Here’s what you can look forward to next month:
Lunch meeting: Thursday,
November 6th at 11:45am in the Summit
Club: Colonel Kevin Shwedo, Deputy Commander - United
States Army Training Center,
Fort Jackson will update us on what’s
happening at the Fort these days – and it’s just before Veteran's Day, too!
Lunch meeting: Thursday,
November 20th at 11:45am in the Summit
Club: One of our newest Club members, Dr. Rich Harrill, will share his
expertise on tourism as an international
economic development tool with some comments on the China tourism factor.
Ann Pauley and her dedicated committee are cranking up for
the Mardi Gras Auction and Party and
need your help! PLEASE start getting donations for this major fundraiser. The
February 21st event will be here soon and WE ALL need to lend a
hand. Please contact Ann at ahpauley@mindspring.com
or by telephone at 920.7258, and see what you can do to help. During the fourth
quarter many organizations are setting up those non-profits to which they’ll
donate in the coming year. Therefore, this is a great time to request
donations!
In this difficult times many people are hurting and we make a difference. As our Club continues to grow, we continue to expand our
reach in serving those among us who are most in need. We continue to live our
lives in keeping with the most noble of ideals. Those ideals are the basis of
what Sertoma is – and you are as a Sertoman. Thank you for all you do in
SERvice TO MAnkind.
Have a cool October and I’ll see you soon.
Steven Langer
