The Rotary Club of
Savannah East
 
Chartered 1983
January 10, 2025
Details for the January 10th 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 the meeting this week is our very own Tonya Hillis, VP of Client Experience and Community Engagement at Coastal Care Partners.  No one wants to think about their mortality, but a critical care plan can ensure you are in charge of your health care even when you can’t speak for yourself. Join us as Tonya will present about Advance Care Planning and POLST forms.
 
RCSE looks forward to seeing all members and guests on Friday!  
NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Read United - January Service Project
Our January Service Project is Read United which will take place on Friday, January 24th!  Read United Day is sponsored by the United Way of the Coastal Empire and is a day dedicated to help promote early childhood literacy.  This is their LARGEST single-day volunteer opportunity!  Please join your fellow Rotarians for this special day to read to students for 30 minutes.  They will provide everything you need.  All they ask is for you sign up, show up, and read to a pre-K through 2nd-grade classroom.  

Spots fill up fast so be sure to sign up sooner rather than later by clicking on the following link: https://uwce.org/read-united/day/ 
January 3, 2025 - Meeting Recap
It was a great Friday for our first meeting of 2025!  President Mark Sprosty reminded everyone of our January Service Project which is Read United on Friday, January 24th.  Once all Rotary business items were discussed, Kim Campbell introduced our speaker, Stephanie Kaple, from the Interagency Council on Homelessness (ICH), an organization that serves as the convener and coordinator of homelessness services in our community.  Stephanie presented the Five Year Strategic Plan to address homelessness in our community.
 
As entertaining as she was informative, Stephanie shared with us details from the Plan - including recommendations to increase the number of emergency beds, improve access and awareness of available services, expand encampment services, add additional low-barrier entry facilities, and develop an approach to assist unsheltered people during weather emergencies.
 
She shared that the assessment showed that our emergency shelters currently don’t have enough beds for families or couples. Stephanie also spoke about the need for more permanent supportive housing with comprehensive support services, homelessness prevention programs, and comprehensive policy reform.
It was a very engaging and insightful presentation. Thank you, Stephanie, for kicking off 2025 with such a important topic!
Meeting Responsibilities
Weekly Duties - January 10
 
Invocation
Herring, Wade
 
Raffle
Boyd, Luke
 
Greeter
Ganem-Poppell, Marianne
 
Greeter
Marwitz, Toni
 
Weekly Duties - January 24
 
Invocation
Bryant, Bernadette
 
Raffle
Smith, Gordon
 
Greeter
Brown, Krista
 
Greeter
Duffy, Kirk
 
Weekly Duties - January 31
 
Invocation
Reynolds, Conni
 
Raffle
Graham, Jennifer
 
Greeter
Godchaux, Justin
 
Greeter
Hollis, Thomas
 
Speakers
Jan 10, 2025
Advanced Healthcare Directives
Jan 17, 2025
Martin Luther King, Jr. Weekend
Jan 24, 2025
The Great Savannah Game Show
Jan 31, 2025
Tharros Place
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Upcoming Events
Read United - January Service Project
Jan 24, 2025
 
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Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Luke Boyd
January 21
 
Tom Owens
January 22
 
Barrett Benton
January 24
 
Jennifer Graham
January 29
 
Join Date
Barrett Benton
January 1, 1995
30 years
 
Thomas Hollis
January 1, 1989
36 years
 
Cindy Kelley
January 4, 2013
12 years
 
Terry Enoch
January 5, 2018
7 years
 
Katie Gingrich
January 7, 2022
3 years
 
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