Happy Summer Y'all (unofficially)!

Memorial day has come and gone; the summer season upon us. I hope that you enjoyed your time with family and friends but also took time to honor the military personnel who have died while serving in the United States Armed Forces.

Art Wallace delivered an outstanding Memorial day program last week. His life experiences and military service were manifest. Thank you for the compliments received regarding the program as well. It's always good to hear feedback, but particularly nice when you feel we've done something well.

Congratulations to Gary Younts, our 100 club winner last week. We're looking forward to seeing his nice hair cut this week.

This week we will be recognizing our scholarship winners and students of the month (March- May). Please read on to learn more about them and be prepared to engage them, Friday.

I know it is late notice, but the school confirmed today that our T-shirt distribution is tomorrow. If you're interested in passing out shirt to WBHS Seniors that distribution is at the school from 9am - 4pm. Please read on for more details.

Lastly, our May Board of Directors meeting is scheduled for Monday, June 1. All are welcome to attend.

Yours In Rotary Service,

David

Anyone is welcomed to come help out.

The table will be set up near the theatre room.

The best place to park is in the bus parking lot between the school and the baseball field.

Check-in at the front office and school staff can point you in the right direction. TJ will be there in the morning and afternoon representation would be helpful.

Be sure to wear your Rotary shirts and take pictures.

South Brunswick Island Rotary Club Scholarship Committee is pleased to announce the following 2020 Scholarship Recipients:

$1000 scholarship awardees:

• Olivia Fish
• James Caleb Hughes
• Kayla Ward

$500 scholarship awardees:

• Rylee Cooper
• James Erwin
• Jay Fletcher
• Joseph Reid Miller

Interact scholarship awardees:

• Leianna Austin High $1000
• Zion Smith $1000
• Mason Hon $500

Richard Lancaster Band Service Awardee:

• Lilly Gilliland $500

Plans to attend UNC Chapel Hill with a major in clinical lab science. Her future plan is to become a pathologist. During the spring Rylee was a Novant Hospital Volunteer. She loves learning new things and challenging herself.



Jaymes Erwin

Plans to attend UNC Wilmington upon completing an Associate Degree in Science at Brunswick Community College. His future plans include using what he learns in college business classes to someday have his own business. Jaymes enjoys golfing and credits a lot of what he has learned and become from participation in the First Tee program.



Olivia Fish

Olivia will be attending Brigham Young University this fall with a major in biology. She aspires to use her studies to become a dentist. In 2017 she founded Home Again, Dog Rescue which to date has rescued more than 50 dogs.



Jay Fletcher

Jay will attend Wingate University and hopes to continue participating in football while enrolled there. Jay, a past SBI Rotary SOM, hopes to one day be a football coach, but is pursing studies in history with the goal of becoming a teacher. He enjoys the ‘storytelling’ aspect of history. Jay believes in “not letting what other people think about you affect you”.



James Caleb Hughes

Caleb has been accepted into the Virginia Military Institute and happily accepted this appointment. He hopes to become a military officer/leader with a mechanical engineering degree. Throughout his high school years he has been actively involved with the ROTC and credits Retired Col. Joseph Calisto, his ROTC instructor, with his desire to serve in the military.



Joseph Reid Miller

Reid will be attending East Carolina University in the fall and majoring in Mechanical Engineering. Reid says I “strive to make the Rotary Club motto of Service Above Self a guiding force in my everyday life”.

Upon completion of his schooling, Reid plans to become a part of his father’s business ‘Jim’s Car Care’.



Kayla Nichole Ward

Kayla will be attending NC State University this fall with a major in bio science. Her future goal is to work with children in the health field either in pediatrics or pediatric oncology. During high school she was a volunteer for Special Olympics and the Multiple Sclerosis Marathon. She was also actively involved in student government and during her senior year was editor-in-chief of the school newspaper.

Leianna Austin High

Austin is no stranger to our Rotary Club. We have seen her many times volunteering or participating in our activities (golf tournament, Wilmington Down Syndrome Walk, Foundation Luncheon). While attending Brunswick Community College during her senior year (Career and College Promise Applied Science Candidate), Austin still found time to be actively involved in WBHS Interact Club. According to Austin Interact has assisted her in public speaking comfort and leadership growth. Austin will attend Liberty University with a major in forensic science.



Mason Hon

Mason will attend NC State with a major in chemical engineering. He has been a member of the Interact Club for the last three years and held the Co-President position during his senior year. His participation includes the Science Olympiad, Student Government Association, Relay for Life and initiating a Trojan Tutor program. This past October Mason participated in our club’s Rise Against Hunger food packaging at St. James to assist those devastated by the hurricane in the Bahamas.

Zion Smith

Zion will be attending UNC Charlotte with a career goal of business / communication journalism. Zion has 7 older siblings none of whom pursued a higher education; Zion hopes to be the first to achieve his academic goal of a college education. He was recognized as a Rotary SOM during this school year and believes in ‘giving back’ to those less fortunate than himself. His volunteering activities include tutoring at Waccamaw and Jessie Mae and donating items needed by the homeless.

"Lilly has spent countless hours over the last 4 years helping students with music, marching, and helping the band during the summer, after school and weekends working in the concession stand, building and painting painting props for our show and numerous other activities. She has given many hours of service to the band." - Jason Seip, WBHS Band Director

Isabelle James-Hutson

During her freshman year at Carolina State University, Isabelle achieved a 3.58 grade point average. Prior to the abrupt closure of school this spring, Isabelle participated in volunteer activities in her university community. These include NCSU Turtle Rescue Team, Women in Science and Engineering, Christmas cards for children at St. Jude’s Hospital, STEM Night at a local elementary and “Feed the Pack” a food drive run by the NCSU Rugby team. Isabelle says she “joined organizations that had volunteerism as part of their core values.”

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South Brunswick Islands Rotary 2020

NEW DATE BECAUSE OF COVID-19 - OCTOBER 10, 2020

OCTOBER 10, 2020 SHOTGUN START at 9:00 AM REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. AWARDS CEREMONY At conclusion of Tournament
34 Teams Maximum - First Come, First Served - 4 Players Per Team Captain’s Choice Format

Rotary around Brunswick County

Leland Area Rotary Club
Meetings: Thursday, 7:30 AM
Meeting Location: Brunswick Center at Leland
121 Town Hall Drive
Leland, NC 28451

Shallotte Rotary Club
Meetings: Thursday, 12:30 PM
Planet Fun/Starz Grille
349 Whiteville Rd. (Rt. 130)
Shallotte, NC 28470

Southport Rotary Club
Meetings: Wednesday, 12:30 PM
Meeting Location: Southport-Oak Island Chamber of Commerce
4433 Long Beach Road
Southport, NC 28461

Southport Evening Rotary Club
Meetings: First 4 Tuesdays, 5:30 PM
Cafe Koa, Downtown Southport
304 North Howe Street
Southport, NC

Rotary just over the State Line

Little River Rotary Club
Meetings: Wednesday 12:00 noon, except the first Wednesday of the Month
C.B. Berry Community Center
2250 SC 179
Little River SC