CharteredFebruary27,1939Club6187—District7750Volume49,Number35

Editor:CatieRabun-catie.rabun@gmail.comPhotographer:CatieRabun

CLUB SERVICE

4-WayTest—thisweek–JohnLindsay 4-WayTest—nextmeeting–BrianBernardProgram—BillTaylorApr.Invocation—LizNealApr.Greeters—BarbaraNelson&SusanYarboroughApr.Students–MaxCarroll(SAHS),HollyFulmer(AHS),MelanieHowe(SABCS)Apr.StudentHosts–BillTucker(SAHS),RalphCourtney(AHS),BobNewburn(SABCS)

GUESTS

MikePereyo SpeakerMaxwellCarroll StudentguestHollyFulmer StudentguestMelanieHowe StudentguestRobKent guestofJoeShieldsRev.PaulBush guestofJohnLindsayBrianOwens guestofRakeshJasani

MAKE-UPS

WilliamRussell eClubOne(4/11)

PROGRAM LAST WEEK byDanBrown(aspublishedintheAikenStandard)RotarianMikePereyoreturnedtoAikenRotaryClubonMonday,seekingthehelpoffellowRotarians.Helptheyhavegivenwillinglysomanytimesbefore.PereyopraisedtheAikenRotaryClubforitseffortsinthe2015-16WaterFiltrationprojectinthetownofAlotenango,Guatemala,about20milessouthofAntigua,theoldcapitalcityofGuatemala.“Theprojectobjectivewastoprovideawaterpurificationsystemforthehandicappedchildren’sschoolinthetownofAlotenango,whichisrunandadministeredbyvolunteersfromthecommunityandassistedbyRotaryClubsofArea8whichincludesAiken,AikenSunrise,TwinCityandNorthAugusta,”PereyosaidMonday.“Wealsowantedtoprovidecleanwaterforthechildren,pregnantwomenandtheelderly.”Theprojectaffectedapproximately280peopleinthevillage.“Anyextrawaterproducedwillbeprovidedtomembersofthecommunityforadonationtotheschool,”hesaid.

WaterpurificationprojectAikenRotariansfundedtheinstallationofawatercollectiontankontopoftherebuiltschool.ThesystemwaspurchasedlocallyandinstalledwiththehelpofGuatemalanRotariansandlocalcontractors,butfundswereprovidedbytheAikenRotaryClubandaDistrictgrantrequest.“Youhelpedpayforprocessingequipment,andnowthewaterisprocessedandfilteredandchemicals,filtersandeverythingtheyneedforayear.Now,theyareabletosellthebottledwaterandearnmoney.Thiswasaveryhumanitarianproject,andIsaythankyoufromthemtoallofyou.”CONT.ONBACKPAGE

Club of Aiken

TH E G E A R APRIL25,2016

RotaryClubofAikenPOBox685

Aiken,SC29802(803)648-5676

Monday,12:30PMNewberryHall

117NewberryStreet,SWwww.aikenrotary.org

R.I.PresidentK.R.“Ravi”RavindranDistrictGovernorTerryWeaverClubPresident

JoeLewisPresidentElectJasonStewartVicePresidentJohnMcMichaelPastPresidentBarbaraMorgan

Secretary/TreasurerStanleySmith

Sergeant-at-ArmsBrendaStein

AssistantGovernorDanRickabaugh

BoardofDirectorsColletteBall (2016)LizNeal (2016)WillWilliams (2016)PaulDusenbury (2017)GrantWiseman(2017)JohnLindsay (2018)RickMcLeod (2018)CatieRabun (2018)

Sergeants-at-ArmsChair:BrendaStein

RobertStackRichardHerringRichardHolleyJohnMcMichael

PROGRAMLASTWEEKCONT.FROMFRONTPAGE

ChildrenofthegarbagedumpNextyear’sprojectfocusesonthechildrenofthegarbagedumpinGuatemalaCity.ThisisanewprojectforGuatemalatoincludealloftheArea8Rotaryclubs.“Thisprojectistocollectclothingforchildrenagesfromnewborntoabout12yearsofage.ThechildrennowliveinshacksatagarbagedumpsiteinGuatemalaCity,”Pereyosaid.“Thereisanassociationformedbyvolunteersofhotelsintheareathatprovideassistancemainlyinleftoverfoodsothatthechildrencanbefedabreakfastandalunchbeforebeingreturnedtothegarbagedumpsitetotheirfamilies.“Thesechildrenhavenothing,”hesaid.“Theyneedshoes,clothes,anythingyoucanspare.”Pereyochannelshiseffortsonchildrenages2to12,andexplainedtoRotarymemberswhy.“Byage13,thechildrendisappearandareswallowedbythestreets,”hesaid.PereyoisanativeofPuertoRico,marriedtohiswifeYvonne,withthreechildrenandsevengrandchildren.Pereyospeaksmultiplelanguages,includingEnglish,SpanishandPortuguese.HecanalsoreadFrenchandItalian.PereyoconcludedbythankinghisfellowRotariansfortheircommitment,hardworkanddedicationtotheseongoingprojectsinGuatemala.“Youhaveprovidedhelptopeoplewhoneeditsotheycantakebettercareofthemselves,andIreallyIappreciatethat.”

PROGRAM TODAY

DR.JIMCLEMENTSCLEMSONPRESIDENT

FUTURE PROGRAMS

MAY MONTHYTHEME:ServiceAboveSelf

May2 TaraBostwick:PayingitForward—Bruce’sFieldandAiken

May9 JuliaWalker,FraudTriangleMay16 BettyRyberg;Scholarship

PresentationsBIRTHDAYS

4/27 BrianCoulter4/27 AlSorensen4/28 CatieRabun4/30 KeithWoodCLUB ANNIVERSARIES

4/25 GregRoberts(2011)5years4/27 BillTaylor(2009)7years4/30 JasonStewart(2012)4years5/1 BillHowell(1990)26years5/1 BarbaraStrack(1996)20years

HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

ByOwenClary

ThelastcoupleofweekswementionedalltheministersmembersinourClubwhoholdtheclassificationofReligion-Protestantism.Therearenine.WeomittedDavidPhelpswhoisaministeratSalvationArmy.However,wehaveaseparateclassification(andalwayshavehad)listedas,SalvationArmy,andasfarasonecanremember,wehavealwayshadtheCaptainofthelocalSalvationArmyunitinourClub.Andspeakingofministers,inApril1986weusedministersmembersfortheinvocationsandtheygaveecumenicalprayers.(WouldthatbeanideaforthefuturesincewenumbertenpresentlyinourClub)?Ministersmemberslistedin1986(30yearsago)werePaulPridgen,HenryRussell,BillJohnston,andJimRivers.(Anyoneremembertheseclerics)?

Kalmiatime!Throughoutourwoodsandyards,thepinkKalmiaLatifoliaisinallitsglory.WehaveanunusualspeciesofKalmiaintheAikenarea.Takeawalkoradiveandviewit.ThereisaKalmiaTrailinHitchcockWoodswhereyearsagoErnestineLaw(McDonaldLaw'smother)discoveredapristinewhiteonewhichWoodlandsNurserypropagatedanddistributedandnamed"Ernestine".WilliamGreggin1850builthiselegantplantationhouseatopKalmiaHill(wherethosetrafficlightsarelocated)andnameditKalmia.AndoneofourmemberslivesonKalmiaHill,onKalmiaCircle,behindKalmiaPlaza,andhasKalmiagrowinginabundanceinhisbackyard(#144KalmiaCircle,andinvitesalltotakealook).(Well,well,wenevergetenoughofKalmia,eah)?

APRIL’S STUDENTS OF THE MONTH

BillTuckerintroducedMaxCarroll,ourstudentfromSouthAikenHighSchool,oncemorelastweek.WelearnedthatMaxplanstoattendtheUniversityofSouthCarolina.HeisontheSAHSTennisTeam,participatesontheDECAClub(heisinNashvillethisweekforaDECACompetition),hewasamemberoftheSt.Thaddeusvestry,andheisonStudentCouncilatSAHS.BobNewburnintroducedourSouthAikenBaptiststudent,MelanieHowetotheclubagainlastweek.WefoundoutthatMelaniewasaChancellor’sScholarshiprecipientattheUniversityofSouthCarolinaAikenandplanstoattendthereasshehasalreadytakenseveralcourses.Shehasreceivedatotalof$13,700peryearinscholarships($7000fortheChancellor’sScholarship).MelanieplanstodoublemajorinEngineeringandChemistry.Sheplaystheviolin,isthepresidentofBetaClub,andvolunteersatschoolasalibraryassistantandmusicclassassistant.RalphCourtneyintroducedHollyFulmer,asenioratAikenHighSchool,tothecluboncemorelastweek.HollyplanstoattendClemsonUniversityandwillbepartoftheHonorsProgram.Hollywouldliketostudytobecomeanorthopedicsurgeon.ShehasvolunteeredintheEmergencyRoomatAikenRegional,sheisamemberofStudentCouncil,andshedoespeertutoringto9thgraderseveryday.

ROTARY SOCIAL: DINNER WITH FRIENDS EN BLANC

ThankyoutothoseRotariansthathavesignedupfortheDinnerwithFriendsenBlanceventtobeheldonMay1at6p(locationwillbewithhelduntil30minutesbeforetheevent).Theeventisofficiallysoldout!WelookforwardtoawonderfuleveningwithRotarianFriendsenBlanc!NEW MEMBER INDUCTED

LastweekCoreyFeraldiwasinductedintotheRotaryClubofAiken.AhmedSamahasponsoredCorey.Coreyisa

facultymemberofUSCAiken.