Rotary Club of Hampton County

Due to inclement weather expected tomorrow, we are postponing the oyster roast. The new date will be Saturday February 18th. Please see your local Rotarian for more information. We hope to see everyone then. 

The annual Boston Butt Cooking will be this weekend. If you haven’t gotten your tickets yet, see your local Rotarian to get one. 

All the proceeds go towards our projects to support Hampton County. 

Yesterday we had the pleasure of hearing from Ms. Emily Hiers, a longtime library board member, about the new Hampton Library. This project has been underway for over 14 years and on Saturday, September 10, they had their grand opening. 

The library has all the new technology that will help our community move into the 21st century and beyond. There are different areas for each age group. There is a room for the young children, a room for teenagers and an adult area. 

The most interesting part is probably the meeting and event space that was added. It can be used by anyone to hold a meeting or small gathering. This is something that willl help draw attention to the library and all the great things that are available to the community. 

Today we had the pleasure of hearing from Mike Meyer. He is our foundation chair for the Rotary year. He gave us updates on the importance of supporting the foundation and the work they are doing. 

The number one mission is the eradication of polio around the globe and we are almost complete. 

Please see the link below for more information. 

https://www.rotary.org/myrotary/en/rotary-foundation

See your favorite Rotarian for your chance at 1 of 31 guns being raffled off by the National Wildlife Turkey Federation. 

Each ticket is $10 and the drawings are during the month of December. 

2016-2017 Officers

Betty Ruth Ayer Crews, Outstanding Citizen of the Year Awarded presented by Debbie Bishop-Phillips, President Elect

Mike Meyer, Program of the Year

Kathleen Barnes, Rotarian of the Year Presented by President, Kevin Braddock

The Rotary Club of Hampton Annual Meeting was held Monday night at 6:00 PM.  The new officers were inducted for the 2016-2017 year and the Rotarian of the Year, the Outstanding Citizen of the Year and the Program of the Year were awarded.

Betty Ruth Ayer Crews, Outstanding Citizen of the Year Award

Kathleen Barnes, Rotarian of the Year

Mike Myer accepting the award for Program of the Year – Margaret Rountree – “Displaced” her life and move from the area now known as the Savannah River Site.

2016-2017 Board 7/1/2016-6/30/2017

President – Debbie Bishop-Phillips

President Elect- Kathleen Barnes

Secretary – Sarah Lyn Tuten

Treasurer – Mary Ann Watson

Sergeant at Arms – Josh Barnes

IPast President – Kevin Braddock

Ms. Margaret Rountree, also known as Aunt Maude, shared her personal experience with being “Displaced” when SRS came to Ellington/ Dunbarton area.  Many of us will never face what her family and many others did 64 years ago.

Josh Oldfield, Chaplain and Patricia Connors, Community Relations Liason spoke at our meeting today.   Care from the heart for not just terminally ill residents but Comfort Care for those with Life Limiting Illnesses.    “I Wish We Had Known About You Sooner” is the comment they here most.