Volume 59 Issue 01 Issue Date: July 04, 2013

Next Meeting: July 09, 2013

January 09, 2014 April 17, 2014

JOIN US AT THE WESTIN POINSETT HOTEL TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 2014 AT NOON FEATURING OUR SPEAKER FREDERICK M. CARTWRIGHT, JR. Executive Director Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR) CU-ICAR: From Idea to International Model Fred M. Cartwright, Jr. is Executive Director of Clemson University’s International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR). Prior to joining CU-ICAR in 2013, he spent 32+ years at General Motors, including assignments in manufacturing, engineering, planning, corporate development and M&A. Most recently, he served as Director of Corporate Development, at GM’s headquarters in Detroit, developing and negotiating partnerships in areas of new tech-nology and products. Prior to that Mr. Cartwright led a "new business development” function in General Motors, with responsibility for monetizing intellectual property and developing strategic alliances, which resulted in a year in Europe as Vice President for Alliances and New Business Development, focused on the European market. He had previously served as Direc-tor of Technology Planning for GM Powertrain, which included the negotiation of a success-ful partnership between GM, BMW, Daimler and Chrysler for strong hybrid powertrains. Mr. Cartwright holds a Bachelors of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and an MBA from Butler University, Indianapolis.

President’s Message

Dear Rotarians:

A very special thank you to all Rotary Club of Greenville Charity Golf Tournament Committee members, sponsors, and players who contributed to the success of our first charity golf tournament! Jeff Fuller provided leadership for the tournament, and we will thank him and members of committee at our next meeting. Funds were raised for Alzheimer’s research (C.A.R.T), End Polio Now, and Rotary Charities! Yes, I was really excited because of my personal experience with Alzheimer’s and polio! I was a witness at the Hole in One, and I enjoyed greeting each team. Despite a short but torren-tial downpour, we had a lot of fun! At each of the remaining programs for this Rotary year, you will hear a presentation on one of our service projects, including international service, the character education program- EarlyAct FirstKnight, tutoring at the Greenville Literacy Association, youth services, Rotary

grants, and the Rotary “Service Above Self” Scholarship. Sarah Beattie reported on the Read-to-Me special project--Josh the Otter Literacy and Water Safety Program--at our last meeting. The theme for Rotary this year is “Engage Rotary, Change Lives,” and Rotarians have been sharing their time, talents, skills, and expertise to change lives through our service projects! This is an excellent time to invite a prospective member to visit our club not only to hear a great speaker but also to learn about our service projects. We need to bring in 8 new members by June 30th, 2014. If you know a prospective member, please be sure that he/she has an application. We are close to achieving our goal of 35 new members this year, and with your help, we will reach that goal. If you are not engaged with a service project, we will inform you during these presentations about how to become involved! Judith S. Prince, President Rotary Club of Greenville  

Brock Koonce won a new golf bag at the Rotary Club of Greenville Charity Golf Tournament!

Jeff Fuller, Chair of the Inaugural Rotary Club of Greenville Charity Golf Tournament

Recent purchase of resource materials both in print and electronic on-line seats through a Rotary District Grant are getting rave reviews from Rotarian tutors and students alike. Math, reading, writing, social studies and science study materials were purchased, complemented by 25 on-line study seats that allow students the opportunity to do independent study in preparation for the new 2014 GED test. Because the GED test encompassed significant changes in content and delivery (on-line testing only), it required all new training materials and made computer literacy training a necessity.

Greenville Literacy will serve over 1,400 students in 2014 so books are purchased as “classroom sets”. This allows the resources to be used by multiple tutors and classes. To make classroom sets more effective, four small camera/projectors were purchased that allow tutors to project a single page onto a white board for all to see easily. The tutor can then write on the whiteboard over what is projected to facilitate learning. Feedback about the effectiveness of this new technology in the classroom has been swift and positive. Several Rotarian tutor have tested the camera/projector and found it to be extremely helpful. Also included in the materials purchased were advanced English language workbooks and teacher study guides for ESL classes. These materials are targeted at students who have become proficient enough in English to begin

transitioning into the ABE classes, studying for their GED test. GLA works in concert with the Department of Adult Education to transition ESL students into ABE classes. Their goals are either job attainment or acceptance into higher education. Greenille Literacy is thrilled with these new resources and places a high value on the on-going partnership with Rotary Clubs in Greenville. Rotarians who tutor students one-on-one or teach classes, frequently share their success stories and talk enthusiastically about benefits they receive personally from the connections made with GLA students.

Rotary District Grant 2013-2014 Rotary District Grant Enables Adult Learners

Rotarian Carol Simpson with Greenville Literacy Students

Register Today for District Conference - April 25, 2014 or send your regrets that you cannot attend by clicking here.

Registration Fee increases to $250 after March 17

Don't forget to make your reservation at Dillard House 706-746-5348

Stanton Horne's team (pictured far right) won the tournament with a score of 59!

Jeff Rhine, Rotarian, had the longest drive at the Rotary Charity Golf Tournament

Meet Our New Members

Delisa English Delisa English is President and CEO of the Blood Connection in Greenville, a position she recently assumed. Prior to this role, Delisa was Chief Executive Officer of Carolina’s Region Blood Services in Charlotte, N.C. and Chief Executive Officer of the South Carolina Region Blood Services headquartered in Columbia, SC. She was Chief Executive Officer of Southwest Blood Services in Tulsa, Oklahoma. When she led the Carolina Blood Region, the largest Red Cross blood collection region in the United States, she directed a team of 950 staff throughout the state of North Carolina in the collection, manufacturing, and distribution of blood and blood production to over 120 hospitals. Delisa is a veteran having served with the North Atlantic Treaty Association/US Army in Oerias, Portugal and on fulltime active duty with the Alabama Air National Guard. She has an MBA from the University of Tennessee and degree in business with high honors from Auburn University. She teaches business courses part-time for Southern Wesleyan University. She was past chair of the membership committee of Women in Philanthropy in Columbia, South Carolina. Other affiliations include Leadership Columbia and Leadership Tulsa. Delisa is already a Rotarian as she was a member of the Rotary Club of Tulsa and the Rotary Club of Columbia.

Mark Webber Mark Webber has had many years of leadership experience in human resources, operations management, and compensation and benefits. From 2004 to 2013, Mark was COO/Head of HR/CFO at Super Duper Publications, Inc. in Greenville during which he directed daily operations of a $28 million specialty publishing and distribution company. Prior to that, he was Senior Vice President of Human Resources at US Health Works during which he managed a human resources department of a $230 million healthcare management company with 3,200 employees and 130 clinics. He served as Vice President of Human Resources and Information Technology at Dornier MedTech in Georgia as well as in other human resources positions. Mark earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Notre Dame. He is a member of the Society of Human Resource Management and a Certified Compensation Professional. Mark is a GED tutor at the Greenville Literacy Association, which is one of our service projects in the Rotary Club of Greenville.

Andre Jamar is a long time member of our club (1983) and lives permanently in Belgium and makes up there, but retains membership here. He visits us once or twice a year. He broke his hip last year and just had an operation on his other leg. He was moving very slowly, but determined to come to our club meeting today. That is dedication!

The Rotary Club take the Swimmers Pledge with Josh the Otter

Rotarian Wade Kolb and Dr. Harris Pastides

The Object of Rotary The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster:

FIRST. The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service;

SECOND. High ethical standards in business and professions; the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations; and the dignifying of each Rotarian's occupation as an opportunity to serve society;

THIRD. The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian's personal, business, and community life;

FOURTH. The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.

CLUB PROTOCOL: GUIDELINES FOR NOTIFICATION OF DEATHS IN THE ROTARY CLUB OF GREENVILLE FAMILY

1. As members of the “Rotary Family,” all members of the Rotary Club of Greenville should, as soon as possible, be apprised of the death of a member of any club member’s immediate family. “Immediate family” is defined as spouse, parent, or child. 2. An initial death notice should be sent to Rotary members even if service arrangements are incomplete or unknown at the time. A follow-up notice should be sent as soon as those arrangements are available. 3. All Rotary members are encouraged to notify by email both Mandy Dutton, Club Administrator (clubadmin@greenvillerotary.org) and Bert Strange, Rotary Chaplain (bertstrange@yahoo.com) if they become aware of a death covered in this protocol. Rotary members should never assume that everyone has seen an obituary or has knowledge from another source. 4. The Chaplain will prepare the formal notice and send it to the Club Administrator to be sent by Pmail to the membership. Bert Strange, Chaplain

Proposed New Member

Member Calendar

Tuesday, April 22nd, Rotary Club of Greenville Meeting, 12:00 Noon, Westin Poinsett Hotel, Speaker Fred Cartwright CU ICAR Tuesday, May 6th, New Member Orientation, 5:00 pm, Atrium of DataWorks Building Tuesday, May 6th, Leadership Connections, 6:00pm to 8:00pm, Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Space limited to 50 members Wednesday, May 7th, Discover Rotary 7:30 am, Board Room of USC Upstate, McAlister Square Tuesday, May 13th, Rotary Club of Greenville Meeting, 12:00 Noon Westin Poinsett, Tim Reed, Greenville Chamber of Commerce Monday, May 19th, Health and Happiness Hour, 5:30 pm, Nantucket Seafood Grill Tuesday, May 27th, Rotary Club of Greenville Meeting, 12:00 Noon Westin Poinsett, Senator Lindsey Graham

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Friday - 9:00 am to 12:00 pm

RI President District Governor President President-Elect Secretary Treasurer Bulletin Editor

Ron Burton Lorraine Angelino Judith Prince Russell Stall Elizabeth Lyons Jill Kintigh Tim Nanney

The Greenville Rotarian Newsletter of the Rotary Club of Greenville

Organized January 7, 1916 Volume 59, No. 19

April 17, 2014

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Courtney Wininger from Caine Halter YMCA who helped teach water safety and Sarah Beattie who chairs the Rotary Read to Me Committee

with Josh the Otter!

Sally Armstrong Owner Armstrong Event Services, LLC Sponsors: Carol Browning and Jeff Bullock