Volume 59 Issue 01

Issue Date: July 04, 2013

Next Meeting: July 09, 2013

January 09, 2014 June 05, 2014 July 03, 2014

INVITE A FUTURE ROTARIAN AS A GUEST -- $20 Includes the program, meal, and parking

Preregister your guest to save time at check-in

February 04, 2016

JOIN US AT THE WESTIN POINSETT HOTEL TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2016 AT NOON

LAW ENFORCEMENT RECOGNITION DAY AS WE WELCOME

ALAN WILSON

South Carolina Attorney General

Alan Wilson was elected South Carolina’s 51st Attorney General on November 2, 2010, and took office on January

12, 2011, becoming the nation’s youngest Attorney General.

As South Carolina’s Attorney General, Wilson is the state’s chief prosecutor, chief securities officer, and the state’s

chief legal counsel. The office is comprised of more than 200 employees and nearly 75 attorneys who manage nearly

8,000 active case files.

During his first term, Wilson has focused on keeping South Carolina’s families safe, defending their freedom and

protecting their futures.

Prior to his election, Wilson served as an Assistant Solicitor and as an Assistant Attorney General before entering

private

practice with the Columbia firm of Willoughby & Hoefer, P.A.

Wilson joined the National Guard immediately after graduating from college. He continues his military service today

by providing legal support for soldiers and assisting in the prosecution of military crimes as a Lt. Colonel in the

Judge Advocate General Corps.

He is a graduate of Francis Marion University and the University of South Carolina School of Law. Wilson and his

wife, Jennifer, have two young children, Michael and Anna Grace.

Register Your Guests NOW for Rotary Club of Greenville Meeting-February 9, 2016--Pre-Registration Highly Encouraged

Message from the President

We Honor the Men and Women of Law Enforcement

Today, in the United States, more than 900,000 law enforcement officers put their lives on the line for the safety

and protection of others. They serve with valor and distinction – and with great success. Federal statistics show that

violent and property crime rates in the United States are at historic lows, thanks in large measure to the dedicated

service of the men and women of law enforcement. In Greenville, we live in a relatively safe and welcoming

community due to the tireless efforts of our law enforcement officers. We live and do business each day with the

confidence that we are protected.

That protection comes at a price, however. Each year, there are approximately 60,000 assaults on law enforcement

officers, nationally, resulting in nearly 16,000 injuries. Sadly, over the last decade, an average of 146 officers a year

have been killed in the line of duty. And throughout U.S. history, more than 20,000 law enforcement officers have

made the ultimate sacrifice.

In 1976, Greenville Rotarians, Jack Ward, a Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Hank

Simpson, District Manager of Southern Bell Telephone Company, conceived the idea to recognize and honor the

outstanding work of law enforcement officers in the Greenville area. Then Greenville police chief, Harold

Jennings, agreed to honor an “Officer of the Year,” from within the ranks of the city police department. It was

enthusiastically approved by the board of the Rotary Club of Greenville and the Rotary Officer of the Year Award

was born. The Rotary club agreed to designate one luncheon meeting per year to honor this outstanding officer.

The program was further expanded in 1988, when Rotarian and then Greenville County Sheriff, Johnny Mack

Brown, asked to also have a deputy from the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office recognized. In 2001, at the request

of Greenville Rotarian, Carol Allison, Supervisory Senior Resident Agent of the FBI, the club added a third award

to honor the work of an outstanding Federal law enforcement officer in Greenville County.

The Rotary Club of Greenville is proud to partner with law enforcement agencies in the Greenville area to honor

the dedicated work of officers in the field who ensure the safety, security and prosperity for all citizens in our

community. We sincerely thank all of them for what they do for us.

Don Koonce

President

Link to conference webpage

Welcome New Members

Picture From Last Meeting

Speaker Rick Reames, Director, SC Dept. of Revenue

New Member, Alex Zuendt New Member, William Timmons IV

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.

Member News

Habitat for Humanity of Greenville County has

built over 330 homes, transforming the lives of

families with low income. At its annual volunteer

appreciation breakfast on Tuesday, January 26,

Habitat Greenville honored those volunteers who

have made exemplary contributions to help fulfill

its mission.

Among the honorees was Ruud Veltman, recipient

of the Lifetime Achievement Award. Veltman

joined Habitat as a volunteer in 2007 and has

contributed over 1000 volunteer hours helping

refine home construction plans, adding

construction details to ensure consistency and

quality.

Catherine Hayes, Executive Director of the SC

Automotive Council, will be one of three panelists

at the SC Business 2016 Power Event Series

“Automotive Innovation in the Upstate” on

February 24th at the TD Convention Center.

Office Hours Monday - Thursday - 8:30 am to 3:00 pm

Friday - Closed

RI President

District Governor

President

President-Elect

Secretary

Treasurer

Bulletin Editor

Ravi Ravindran

Terry Weaver

Don Koonce

Stephanie Lewis

Scott Stephens

David Karr

Tim Nanney

The Greenville Rotarian Newsletter of the Rotary Club of Greenville

Organized January 7, 1916

Volume 61, No. 14

February 04, 2016

Rotary Club of Greenville

728 N. Pleasantburg Drive

Greenville, SC 29607

Office: 864-235-2293

Fax: 864-235-3328

Member Calendar

Proposed New Members

Saturday February 06th 08:30AM - 12:30PM Holiday Lights Tear Down

Tuesday February 9th 12:00 Noon Rotary Club of Greenville meeting, Westin Poinsett

Hotel, Law Enforcement Appreciation Day, SC

Attorney General, Alan Wilson-Speaker--Guest

Pre-registration highly encouraged

Sunday, February 14th 1:00pm - 5:00pm Holiday Lights Tear Down,

Monday, February 15th 5:30pm Health and Happiness Hour, , Rick Erwin's Nantucket

Seafood

Saturday, February 20th 8:30am - 12:30pm Roper Mountain Holiday Lights Tear down

Catriona Carlisle

Executive Director

Meals on Wheels

Sponsors: Delisa English and Russ Miller

Mary Grimes-McGreer

Campus Director

Webster University

Sponsors: Judith Prince and Elizabeth Lyons

Leslie Kelly

Managing Partner

McGregor and Company, LLP

Sponsors: Ryan Thackray and David Carfolite

Jaclyn Lanier

Industrial Organizational Psychologist

Lanier Leadership Consulting

Sponsors: Neerja Bhardwaj and Jerry Lanier

Keith Maurer

Project Management Professional

Sponsors: Jack Rogers and David Carfolite