Hello fellow Civitans! I can't believe our year is almost over...time really does fly when you're having fun :) And I truly have had so much fun and pleasure serving as your Governor.

Speaking of fun, I hope you all enjoy the pictures of the Interna-

tional Convention in St. Louis...we had a blast! Next year's convention should be just as much fun in Norfolk, Virginia. The kid's program was such a success that they are planning to have it again next year! This is won-derful way for your kids to interact with other "Civitots" and enjoy con-vention as well. It also a way for Civi-tan to ensure that the needs of its mem-bers are met. We can't recruit and re-tain members (especially young ones) if we are not aware of the needs of their younger family members.

I hope you all are planning to attend this year's convention in Rock Hill. We have been working hard to ensure that those who attend will have a blast!!! This is a wonderful way to end our year by recognizing the hard work of our clubs and members. Please mark your calendars and plan to attend...Elvis will be

in the building while we "Viva Rock Vegas"!!! Lastly, I want to thank you all for a phenome-

nal year! If all goes well we will finish the year with an increase in membership and one new club!!! This is huge! We are currently working

on building a club in Hilton Head and will have our first exploratory meeting August 3rd! None of this would be possible without the

hard work and dedication of our District lead-ers and you - the members. I can't thank you all enough for your support and dedication to the

success of this District. I was al-ways beaming

with pride to rep-resent you all at the functions I at-

tended. This year was successful and that's all because of each of you :)

Governor’s Message 1

SC District Convention 2-4

Rock Hill Welcomes District 5

MUSC Needs Volunteers 6

VJ Day– 70 Yrs Later 7

Where Hope Grows– a movie 7

Governor-Elect Notes 8

Greenville Gives a Hand 9

Civitan Int’l Convention 10

Region 2 Director Notes 11

SC District Mtg on 5/30 12

T-off 4 Disabled 13

Editor’s Notes 14

Useful Web Links 14

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Volume 3, Issue 4

August 12, 2015

SC District Gov. Misty [l] receives Gover-nor’s Award from CI Pres. Jay Albertia at

CI Convention

Place: Holiday Inn

503 Galleria Boulevard

Rock Hill, SC 29730

Room Reservations:

@ 803-323-1900

Ask for CIVITAN INTERNATIONAL ROOM BLOCK

Room Cost $115.95 + 12% tax

DISTRICT CONVENTION AGENDA SUMMARY

Friday, September 11

1:00 pm 2014-2015 Board of Directors Meeting

3:00-6:00 pm First Business Meeting

Welcome from Mayor Pro Tem of Rock Hill

International Update- Civitan Executive V. P.

Nominating Committee Report

Fruit Cake Report

District International Awards

7:30 pm Civitan Casino Night

Saturday, September 12

8:00 am – 1:30 pm Awards Breakfast & Second Business Meeting

Special Olympics Presentation

SC Junior Civitan Report

Election of 2015-2016 Officers and other Business

Candy Box, Club Building & Social Media Reports

Civitan International Research Center Video

5:45 pm-10:00 pm Reception and Awards & Installation Banquet

Sunday, September 13

7:30 am P.I.G.’s Breakfast

9:00 am Devotional Time

10:00 am 2015-2016 Board of Directors Meeting

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SC District Convention: 9/11-13

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SOUTH CAROLINA DISTRICT CIVITAN

DISTRICT CONVENTION REGISTRATION FORM

DATE: SEPTEMBER 11 -13, 2015

DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 5, 2015

NAME _____________________________ CIVITAN CLUB ___________________

ADDRESS___________________________________________________________

CITY/STATE/ZIP ______________________________________________________

REGISTRATION FEE: $70.00

MAIL WITH CHECK TO: SOUTH CAROLINA DISTRICT CIVITAN

P. O. BOX 27319

GREENVILLE, SC 29616

___________ ENCLOSED IS MY PERSONAL CHECK

___________ MY CLUB WILL PAY MY REGISTRATION FEE

IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO HAVE AN ACCURATE COUNT OF THOSE ATTENDFING THE CONVEN-TION. PLEASE REGISTER AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE.

SC District Convention: Registration Form

CLUB PRESIDENTS: Each Club is asked to bring one gift basket to be par t of the raffle to raise money for the District. Please participate and ask members to bring some ‘gambling’ money to participate in the drawing.

Convention Hotel: Holiday Inn

503 Galleria Boulevard

Rock Hill, SC 2973

Book at 1-800-315-2621

Front Desk: 1-803-323-1900

Located right off of I-77 and Dave Lyle Boulevard. It is a full-service hotel, & 100% Non- Smoking. Travelers enjoy convenient location near Manchester Meadows, Winthrop Universi-

ty, and local attractions such as a variety of delicious dining options and shopping facilities. Whether taking a stroll over to Rock Hill Galleria Mall, or

taking a trip back in time by exploring his-toric landmarks such

as Historic Brat-tonsville, or the Muse-um of York County,

this hotel is efficiently located near any at-tractions you would

desire to visit!

John Rynearson, Executive Vice President of Civitan In-ternational, will be our honored guest at our SC District Civi-tan Convention in Rock Hill September 11 – 13. Mr. Rynear-son has served Civitan International for more than 30 years. He is the son of a Civitan official with the Defense Department and grew up in Europe. He is fluent in French and German. He has been a valuable part of our International staff with our Civitan work abroad.

As Executive V. P. for Civitan International, he organiz-es, directs and coordinates the staff, programs and activities of our organization. He is a member of the International Board of Directors, Secretary-Treasurer of the Civitan International Foundation and actively serves on Civitan’s Strategic Plan-ning, Convention and Finance committees.

John lives in Birmingham, Alabama, with his wife Justine. They have three grown daughters and several grandchildren. He is an active member of the Birmingham Civitan Club, the first chartered club in Civitan International and enjoys taking part in club meet-ings and projects.

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Rynearson at SC Convention

Rock Hill Welcomes the SC District Convention

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Things To Do Around Rock Hill- from Ella Messer

For the Thrill-Seekers If you are adventurous, you might enjoy visiting Carowinds: The Thrill Capital of the Southeast. They recently opened the new Fury 325, the world's fastest and tallest giga-coaster. Address: 14523 Carowinds Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28273 Webpage: https://www.carowinds.com/

For the Families Rock Hill is home to many family-friendly activities. If you have a young family, here are some activities you could look into.

Main Street Children's Museum, 133 E. Main St. Rock Hill, SC Webpage: http://chmuseumsens.org/childr/ Museum of York County, 4621 Mt. Gallant Rd. Rock Hill, SC Webpage: http://chmuseums.org/myco Cherry Park, 1466 Cherry Road, Rock Hill. Walking trails. Playground for children. Picnic area.

For the Nature Lovers If you love being outside, I suggest you take a day trip to the US National Whitewater Center. There are many water and land activities. Address: 5000 Whitewater Center Parkway, Char-lotte, NC 28214 Webpage: http://usnwc.org/play/

Catawba River Expeditions: This is a large outfit with three entry points on the Catawba River. Check website for all information. Reservations must be made in advance. They have kayaks, ca-noes, and tubing available for renting. You can participate in guided tours or just be dropped off and picked back up. Really knowledgeable people about the Catawba River and the many things that goes on. Definitely an awesome summer activity for everyone!!! Website: www.catawba-river-expeditions.com

For the History Buffs Experience living history, including the African American story, at the 775-acre Revolutionary War Site. Explore the Bratton Plantation, owned and lived on by three generations of the Bratton family. Address: 1444 Brattonsville Road, McConnells, SC 29726 Webpage: http://chmuseums.org/brattonsville/

The Catawba Cultural Center provides an overview of the rich culture and history of the Catawba Indian Nation. There are exhibits that can be seen at no charge and a member of the staff will be happy to an-swer any questions that you have. There is also a craft store in the center that features crafts from many of our native artisans. Address: Hours of Operation: 1536 Tom Steven Road Monday through Saturday 8-5 Closed Sunday Rock Hill, SC 29730

US National Whitewater Center

Carowinds

Historic Brattonsville

https://www.carowinds.com/http://chmuseums.org/mycohttp://usnwc.org/play/http://www.catawba-river-expeditions.comhttp://chmuseums.org/brattonsville/

Healthy Men & Women:

Normal Swallow Study: If you are at least 60 years old, you may be qualified for a research study for normal swallow-ing. You will drink liquid and eat food while we record x-rays on video. Study is a 1 time visit lasting about 30 minutes. Com-pensation for time and travel may be provided.

For more information call 843.792.6953 or email focht@musc.edu

IRB Number: Pro0001156 We are seeking volunteers as one of 280 participants for a research study conducted at the Medical

University of South Carolina (MUSC). We are seeking relatively healthy males over the age of 40 and fe-males over the age of 60. This research is sponsored by the MUSC Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (IRB Pro00011566). The purpose of this study is to establish how normal swallowing measures differ by age, gender and/or race-ethnicity.

Previous research has shown changes in structures related to swallowing occur in the normal aging population, which can affect swallowing function. Men and women also have differences in their swallow function in addition to normal age-related changes. Understanding how swallow-ing function changes over the adult lifespan is beneficial in predicting factors that may place an individual at increased risk for swallowing problems, particularly after ill-ness, disease and/or trauma.

Participants in this study will under-go a videofluoroscopic (radiographic imag-ing) study of their swallowing function. This is a way of looking at the structures involved in swallowing using a continuous X-ray that records the swallow. The exami-nation is conducted by an experienced clinical speech-language pathologist. During this examination, you will be asked to swallow a variety of volumes and textures. We record this study digitally, which will be reviewed in greater detail by the research team at a later time.

Additionally, you will be asked to fill out 2 short questionnaires related to your overall health and current swallowing function. Volunteer subjects will be tested during "non-patient times" (e.g., lunch hour, 12-1, or “after hours,” after 4:30 pm). We have the ability to run subjects every day; it is by appoint-ment only. Typically a subject is scheduled every 30 minutes; subjects can be run in 10 minute increments. Principal Investigator in charge of this study is Kendrea L. Focht, PhD, CScD, CCC-SLP, CBIS.

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MUSC Research Seeks Your Help

Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.

callto:843.792.6953http://www.musc.edu/

A Movie Made for Civitans!

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VJ Day & Purple Hearts

For many of us, the history of VJ Day is almost unknown or at least unfamiliar. At the same time, there is a refrain bemoaning the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Na-gasaki– certainly horrific events. Yet the context of this history is important to learn. Approxi-mately 500,000– yes, half a million– purple hearts were produced in anticipation of the launch of ground attacks on the Japanese homeland to end WWII. Japan refused to surrender and inva-sion was seen as the only way to end the war. On August 6th of 1945, the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. The city and harbor were totally destroyed and over 105,000 people were killed. However this was not very different from the damage to Tokyo in the ‘conventional’ fire-bombing in March of 1945 that cost 80-130,000 lives. Because Japan would still not surrender, another atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki on August 9th with an additional loss of 70,000 civilians. On August 14th, Emperor Hirohito accepted surrender and Victory in Japan [VJ] Day was established by President Truman as the anniversary of the final end of hostilities in WWII. Formal surrender took place aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay with great ceremony on September 2.

While some 70 years later we may debate the humanity of dropping the atomic bombs, almost any WWII veteran who was faced with preparation for the invasion of Japan will tell you they said a prayer of thanks when that was done and the war was ended. Testimony to their reason to be afraid is the rap-id manufacture of the 500,000 purple hearts in preparation of the casualties expected from the first ground troops entering Japan until the expected end of the hostilities in 1947. Horrible as the use of the atomic bombs was, keep in mind that both Germany and Japan were working feverishly on atomic bombs with full intention to use them against the Allies. This year will mark the 70th anniversary of VJ Day coming upon us, please balance the tragedy of use of atomic weapons with the devastation that would have occurred with conven-tional fire bombing and ground war with over half a million allied casualties and millions of expected Japanese deaths.

Today we still have over 120,000 Purple Hearts from this stock pro-duced in 1945 for the invasion of Japan! These medals, even after disposing of many due to aging, have been used for every conflict since WWII and continue

to be a silent reminder of the terrible cost of war & the sacrifices of our military.

If you haven’t heard already, there is a movie just perfect for Civitans who are interested in the intellectually disa-bled…..and that’s all of us! The new release, Where Hope Grows, is about a football player with a myriad of per-sonal problems and his somewhat reluctant involvement with a dynamic young fellow with Downs Syndrome. The story is an excellent attempt to introduce the population at large with the issues facing the intellectually disabled and their talents. Try visiting the preview site on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WhereHopeGrows. This is a great movie to see and show at a club meeting when available on DVD!

Japanese foreign affairs minister Mamoru Shigemitsu signs the Jap-anese Instrument of Surrender on board USS Missouri as General

Richard K. Sutherland watches on September 2, 1945

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_for_Foreign_Affairs_(Japan)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamoru_Shigemitsuhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_Instrument_of_Surrenderhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_Instrument_of_Surrenderhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Missouri_(BB-63)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_K._Sutherland

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Notes from Gov. Elect– Bill Tolleson

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Hello! from ‘Just West’ of the Capitol City. The St. Louis Interna-tional Convention was pleasurable and educational. Below are three Convention take-aways. I also brought back Power Point Presentations on Social Media, Club Growth, New Club Build-ing, and Project Mgt. to share with you. Will bring projector or TV as needed. 1. Importance of Social Media. To attract Younger Members, and keep our Clubs and District informed, we must be as up to date as possible. Available Apps enable ‘mixing’ different media for simultaneous communication. Goal: Effective communication improves morale. Improved morale will grow your club. Sevi Rindaris, Myrtle Beach Club, is our very first District Social Media Director. In June, Sevi begun updating Email addresses, Cell Phone numbers, Twitter, Facebook. 2. Chartering New Clubs and Growing Your Present Club with Leaders. Goals; 1. Char ter a new club before the 2015 Holidays. Evaluate Set 2nd qtr. goal(s) & 2. All Clubs Make Honor Club in 2015-16 aided by 6 Scheduled Recruiting Mtgs. Four ---clubs have selected a New Club Area. Two are seeking key Charter Members Proposal was brought before the International Delegation to change the wording in Interna-tional by-laws concerning election of Area Directors. Proposed change was that Area Directors be elected by vote of the entire International Delegation rather than their respective Area Delegates. Motion did not pass. Wording will remain as is. It was a privilege to install our South Carolina 2015-16 Junior Civitan officers on May 2nd and to attend July 21st Board Planning Mtg. at Hickory Knob. Do watch YouTube video on the SC Junior Civi-tan Facebook Page. At least 20 International Awards were presented to Individual Juniors, Clubs,

or District during 2015 Orlando Convention. Outstanding! (Awards at 5 min. into vid-eo). I have recently visited most of your Clubs. Thank YOU for making me a welcome part of your meetings. Hopeful-ly, I left you some encouragement or useful information with you. I intend to visit other clubs very soon. Thank YOU for your gener-osity and hospitality! You’ve had life ex-periences. You have professional exper tise to share; so invite someone to your next meeting. Tell them what your club does. Ask them to join your club. Walterboro is leading South Carolina with 9 new mem-bers so far this year . Walterboro should have no trouble becoming an Honor Club of Excellence. See you at our District Convention, Holi-day Inn Express, September 11-13, Rock Hill, SC!

Bill Tolleson, Governor-elect 803-413-6812 civitansc@gmaill.com

SC District Attendees at CI Convention in St. Louis. Outgoing Gov. Misty Konow and incoming Gov.

Bill Tolleson in center [r&l] while past Gov. David Simpson is far right

Bill Tolleson & wife, Nina, at CI Conven-tion dinner in St. Louis

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The Greenville Civitan Club takes pleasure in do-nating to local organizations whose existence is to enhance the lives of others in our community. During the April 20 Civitan meeting, the beneficiaries were the Judson YMCA and the Mauldin Miracle League.The Judson YMCA ad-ministers the Judson Community Center programs in West Greenville. Five hundred families are served each year said Tiffany Massey, the Judson Y’s Development Specialist. Tiffany was accompanied by Adrian Duckett. The Judson Y offers a Preschool and After School programs for under resourced families. They also sponsor a summer Day Camp and an independent team program with focus on life skills and topics to help adolescents meet their full potential. The $5,000 contribution will provide for eight families’ partici-pation in the Elementary After-School program. The stu-dents will receive homework assistance and computer skills development in addition to exposure to crafts and other ac-

tivities. The Mauldin Miracle League received $4,000 from Greenville Civ-itan Charities. The check was presented to League Director, Jeff Powers. There are 140-150 children in the program which serves all five counties in the Upstate. The League, located at Mauldin’s Sunset Park, has two divi-sions; the All Star division for children 3 and older, and the All American league for those 8 and older. A buddy system is used to assist the All Star players in navigating the bases. Jeff stated the League looks for ways to serve the community and asked Civitan members to tell their relatives and friends about the program. The League’s motto being “Every Child de-serves a chance to play Baseball” will use the donation to offset registration fees and allow more children the enjoyment of playing baseball. “Building a better world through good citizenship” was the theme

of the Greenville Civitan Club’s annual Ralph W. Drake Citizenship

Awards Banquet, held May 4 at the Poinsett Club. Of the 13 public Green-

ville County High Schools participating, they honored 26 students [1 senior

female and 1 senior male from each], based on their record of Good Citizenship during high school, along with

their school principal or counselor. Each student received a Civitan International citizenship pin and award certifi-

cate. Each honoree’s name is engraved on a plaque kept at their respective schools. The Debbie Hiller Scholarship

was awarded to Allison Madeline, Junior Civitan President of Wade Hampton High School. The $1,000.00 is based

on academic merit, Junior Civitan service to the community, and the potential to succeed in their chosen education

field. Allison is an

active volunteer

who takes honors

and advance place-

ment courses, and is

also a Junior Marshal

and figure skater.

Allison will be at-

tending Clemson

University and will

major in Biology.

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Greenville Gives a Hand!

[l to r]: Jeff Powers (Mauldin Miracle League Director), Sam Bennett (Greenville Civitan Club President), and Anna Smith

Left to Right: Adrian Duckett, Tiffany Massey, Sam Bennett (President, Greenville Civitan Club)

and Anna Smith (President, Greenville Civitan Charities)

2015 Ralph Drake Citizenship Awards

Allison Madeline [l] with Debbie Hiller [r]

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Civitan International Convention: St.Louis

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The South Carolina District was proud to receive some international focus with awards for club website and district newsletter. The outstanding Greenville Club website was given a First Place Award for club website– quite an achievement and well deserved. If you haven’t looked at their site, you should check it out for yourself at http://www.greenvillecivitan.org. In addition this newsletter, the Civigram, received a 3rd place award for District Newsletters at the convention; it was really nice to be recognized so we’ll keep up the improve-ments to keep all of our District Civitans informed and active. In addition the Columbia Club received an award for their work in the Candy Box program. A very impressive young man with Down’s Syndrome,

Tim Harris, was awarded the Civitan International world Citizenship Award for his success in building an independent restaurant in Albuquerque, NM, & his community contributions in Civitan. This award is not given lightly and only awarded 3 other times in the past. So kudos to Tim and many more years of suc-cess to his good works!

The CIRC has raised over $400,000 this year and the golf tournament at the convention raised over $200,000! The McNulty Foundation (from the Chesapeake District), renamed the Foundation for Children with Intellectual and Devel-opmental Disabilities (FCIDD), has earmarked $100,000 for matching funds next year ($75,000 for existing clubs and $25,000 for new clubs) the same goes for individuals. They are also giving a $50,000 McNulty Senior Scientist Scholarship for CIRC.

Of interest to many of us, the proposal to change the By-Laws to allow all Civitans at the Convention to vote for all regional director positions has been de-feated. Thanks to the efforts of majority of Civitans and with support from our Governor, Misty Konow, and Region 2 Director, Lura Boggs, voting for each re-gion will remain in the hands of only those Civitans from that region at the CI Convention. We are grateful to see that the voice of each

region will remain strongly representative of the Civitans in that region.

If you like to make plans in advance, now is the time to set aside time for the next few conven-tions. From July 13-16 in 2016, the CI Convention will be held in Norfolk, VA so it is “next door” to SC. So plan to turn out and let’s try to have a big representation at the meeting next year. While you’re at it, the meeting in 2017 will celebrate the 100th anniversary of Civitan and will be located in Birmingham, AL, the site of its birth and of the Civ-itan International Research Center [CIRC] at Univ. Alabama [a major research center funded through Civitan initiatives].

Tim Harris [l] shows his CI World Citizenship Award to our Gov.

Misty Konow [r]

Misty Konow [c] presents a $1,500 check for the CIRC from the SC District to CI President Jay Albertia [l]

and incoming Pres. Debbie Bruce-Juhlke

Gov. misty Konow [r] accepts CandyBox Award for Columbia Club from Past Pres., Bob Rob-

inson

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Greetings Fellow S.C. Civitans,

Much has happened in the last few months. We had a wonderful International Convention in St. Louis. We had 15 Civitans from South Carolina attend. We installed our new President Debbie Bruce-Juhlke and our new President Elect, Duane Capps along with 4 new Board Members. We had several contests to raise money for the Civitan International Research Center. Last I heard one contest raised over $12,000. The Restoration Fund for refurbishing our Headquarters building got started with a bang. Our new President, the Past Presidents and various Civitans pledged to raise $85,000 of the $345,000 needed to do the pro-ject. It is hoped the work can be completed before our Convention in Birmingham in 2017. A committee has been formed and is working on the celebration of Civ-itan’s 100th Birthday in 2017. The Board of Directors suggested amendment change announced in the Civi-tan Magazine was defeated at our business meeting. We enjoyed a Roaring 20’s party with many different costumes and the President’s Council party was reminiscent of the 1904 World’s Fair held in St. Louis. There were some International Awards presented to South Carolina clubs. They will be presented at our Saturday night Banquet at our Convention in September.

At the Convention much was talked about Club Building, retaining club members and getting new members. Every District needs some of each of these. It is great to hear that South Carolina is working on building clubs. The hope is to have one built by September 30 this year. We have had an 8 year drought without a new club in South Carolina. Please be an encouragement to those folks working on this. Also be looking for new members for your club everywhere you go. It would be wonderful if each South Carolina club could be plus 5 in membership at year end. Let’s all be Civitan Happy and work on getting those new members.

Planning ahead you might want to mark you calendar for the International Conven-tion next year. The date is set for July 13-16,2016. The Sheraton Norfolk Waterside Hotel is the headquarters hotel in Norfolk, VA. The accommodations rate will by $114.00 for sin-gle/double. Just a heads up.

Yours in Civitan,

Lura Boggs

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Region 2 Director Notes– Lura Boggs

Region 2 Dir. Lura Boggs [l] accepts

Director Award from CI Pres. Albertia

at the CI Convention in St. Louis

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SC District Meeting from 5/30

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The South Caroli-na District Meeting on May 30th in Columbia was a huge success and another excellent meet-ing to attend. It is hoped that the quality & content of District Meetings will continue to attract more and more attendees from around the state to partic-ipate and share their ide-as, successes, & even failures so we can all learn & make rapid strides. Gov. Misty Konow organized this meet-ing around a few cornerstones: Leadership Training, updates from the J. Civitans of SC, presentation of awards from 2013-4, & loads of fun [food, raffles, laughs, & comradery]. Thanks to Jennifer Walker from the Rock Hill Club, each speaker in the Leadership workshop had a slide shop and the computer connections went with-

out a hitch. The workshop sessions were split among presentations by Lura Boggs, Bill Tolleson, Bill Rentz, Jim Seeley, & Misty…..sort of a District tag team match.

Awards from the 2013-4 Civitan Year were distributed including Honor Club Awards and Paast Gov. David Simpson handed out Honor Club Awards to the Rock Hill, Greenville, & Sunrise Clubs, with the Dutch Fork Club receiving the only Honor Club with Distinction Award! In addition the Civitans at the Helm Awards for 2013-4 were handed out: Dutch Fork and Columbia Clubs received Admiral of the Fleet Patches, Florence was given an Admiral Patch, Greenville received a Commodore Patch, Greater Charleston received a Captain’s Patch, and Helmsman Patches went to Chester, Rock Hill, & Sunrise Clubs. In addition patches for assisting with contributions to the Candybox Program for 2013-4 were dis-tributed at the Gold Level to Columbia & Greenville Clubs, the Silver Level to Rock Hill & Spartanburg Clubs, and the Bronze Level to Chester, Florence & Greater Charles-ton Clubs.

The SC District awarded scholarships to 2 outstand-ing college students: Zach Catoe [attending USC] and Ashley McJunkins [not in at-tendance but attending Lander Univ.]. The SC District also presented a check for $500 to the SC Jr. Civitans to assist them in costs attendant with travel to their con-vention this year. Many SC Clubs followed suit by presenting the Jrs with checks to help out as well.

Past Gov. David Simpson presents Honor Club of Distinction to the

Dutch Fork Club

Gov. Misty Konow presents a check for $500 to SC Jr. Civitans to help

with their convention costs.

Club Representatives pose with Civi-

tans at the Helm Patches

Jim Seeley leads a section of the Leader-ship Workshop

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The Greater Charleston Civitan Club is hosting its 4th Annual T-off 4 the Disabled Golf Tournament on Columbus Day, Monday, October 12th. This holiday will allow many more to play than before and the club expects a record in players and returns for the Disabil-ity Boards of the Lowcountry. The tee off time will be 10 am at the newly upgraded & refin-ished Crowfield Golf Course in Goose Creek, SC [a Golf Digest 4 star venue]. If past per-formance is any indicator, everyone will have a blast with coffee and practice balls before teeing off on a challenging & high quality course. The end of play will be marked by a lunch with silent auction & 50:50 drawings. So if you have some time and like to golf, join them for a day of play, fun, food, & even a few laughs…...all for a great cause!

Sign up by August 30th and get a real deal on registration. It is hard to beat this much golf fun for such a low fee! See us at: https://www.facebook.com/events/361191477423534/

Cost: $65 per player [$55 up to August 30th]

(please provide payment with registration)... Arrive Early for Practice, Coffee

Prizes worth $400 per team for 1st place, $300 for 2nd, $200 for 3rd, & 4 rounds of golf at Crowfield Plantation for 4th place. Also each Closest to the Pin (at each Par 3) winner will receive a $50 pro-

shop gift certificate or Dixon Golf Package.

Send registration form & payment to:

T-Off for Disabled

Greater Charleston Civitan Club

PO Box 31062

Charleston, SC 29417-1062

For information contact Frank DeLustro at

803-492-9509, or e-mail us at civitan@embarqmail.com

Player Please Print Clearly

Player Name

Telephone #

e-mail address

Name of Team Captain

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Greater Charleston “T-Off 4 Disabled”

mailto:civitan@embarqmail.com

It is a pleasure to see this newsletter, the Pal-metto Civigram, receive recognition by Civi-tan International at the recent convention– 3rd place award for District Newsletters! Let’s keep up the good work by communicating all the great projects and exciting events going on in the Palmetto District. I hope that you will take a few minutes and send me the news from your club [pictures always make it come alive] so I can inform the whole District about what is up. Kudos to the Greenville Civitan Club for making a big effort to communicate their activities to all of us! Civitans around SC want to know what is

up in other clubs for inspiration, moti-vation, education, & electrifica-tion….so help them out by passing on your achievements.

This will be the last issue of the Civigram with Misty Konow as Governor and I want to thank her for her support and contributions to the Civigram for the last year. Now it is Bill

Tolleson’s turn to take the lead in the SC District and I will make every effort to provide a medium for his message and a communication tool for the SC District that is effective and fun.

Frank DeLustro, editor

civitan@embarqmail.com

Frank DeLustro, Ph.D. Editor

Contact Information:

Misty Konow, Governor

302 Kirkston Lane

Rock Hill, SC 29732-8454

(803) 524-8072

somethingaboutmisty@gmail.com

http://www.civitansc.org/

WHAT IS CIVITAN?

Civitan is a worldwide, all volunteer service organiza-tion where men and women have an organized way of approaching local communi-ty problems through service and fund raising.

We emphasize serving peo-ple with developmental disa-bilities. Local clubs are sup-ported by Civitan Internation-al, which was organized in 1917 and spans over 24 countries. The word CIVI-TAN is a coined word that comes from the Latin word “CIVITAS”, which means CITIZENSHIP.

Useful Web Site Links

Civitan International: http://www.civitan.org/

SC District: http://www.civitansc.org/

Civitan International Research Center: http://www.uab.edu/medicine/circ/

Jr. Civitan: http://juniorcivitan.org/

Jr. Civitan SC District: https://www.facebook.com/pages/South-Carolina-Junior-Civitan-District/135016586535381

Special Olympics of South Carolina: http://so-sc.org/

Editor’s Notes

"No arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is so formidable as the will and moral

courage of free men and women.” - Ronald Reagan

London, England

http://scdistrict.civitan.net/