Oh What A Night! The Rotary Club of the Lowcountry held their year end annual Change of Watch celebration on June 27th with a great crowd of members and friends. We had a cocktail reception followed by a delicious buffet provided by Jim & Nick’s BarBQ.
Our program followed with much fanfare, led by President, Pinky Harriott:
Katz ( Katsuhiro Fujino)
was honored as Rotarian of the Year - a much deserved award as he has exemplified Service Above Self - being involved with almost every volunteer opportunity available.
Kerry Bunton, Foundation Director and Assistant District Governor, presented Kathy Crowley with her 5th Paul Harris recognition; her husband, Doug, pinned her with her new PH pin.
Kathy is a true mentor, serving as Club Service Chair, and a member of the Paul Harris Society.
Scott Shipsey (with his wife, Dawn, by his side)
was sworn in as the new President by Kerry Bunton - Pinky was all smiles as she passed the gavel to Scott! 
Scott presented the Rotary International Theme for 2025-26: " Unite for Good.” He also highlighted his “wish list” for the club for the upcoming year; and he praised Dawn for always being a great assistant/helper with so many of our functions and activities. 
We closed out our evening with the Four Way Test. Another fantastic year has come to a close, and a new one begins!
Our program followed with much fanfare, led by President, Pinky Harriott:
Katz ( Katsuhiro Fujino)
was honored as Rotarian of the Year - a much deserved award as he has exemplified Service Above Self - being involved with almost every volunteer opportunity available.Kerry Bunton, Foundation Director and Assistant District Governor, presented Kathy Crowley with her 5th Paul Harris recognition; her husband, Doug, pinned her with her new PH pin.
Kathy is a true mentor, serving as Club Service Chair, and a member of the Paul Harris Society. Scott Shipsey (with his wife, Dawn, by his side)
was sworn in as the new President by Kerry Bunton - Pinky was all smiles as she passed the gavel to Scott! Scott presented the Rotary International Theme for 2025-26: " Unite for Good.” He also highlighted his “wish list” for the club for the upcoming year; and he praised Dawn for always being a great assistant/helper with so many of our functions and activities. We closed out our evening with the Four Way Test. Another fantastic year has come to a close, and a new one begins!
The tournament was made possible through our generous sponsors and donors, and our club volunteers.
13 teams had the opportunity to select a golf package for future play on various courses in Beaufort County.
Beautiful prize baskets were created for Closest to the Pin and Longest Drive.
They are here, pictured with their sponsors and spouses along with club President, Pinky Harriott.
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It is a great custom to do a flag exchange between Clubs. 
recognized Randy Otto with a Paul Harris pin/designation.
Any and all are welcome to join in - March had a small but hardy crew!
We have partnered with The Beaufort Charities for many years, and look forward to the first weekend in March for the annual Oyster Roast.
With five different shifts of volunteers from 12 noon to 10 pm on March 1st, we manned one of the beer tents to keep the thirsty crowd happy. 
It was a beautiful day with great music, oysters, and your favorite beverage. 
The weather was perfect for steaming/eating oysters, having a bowl of chili and enjoying great desserts.
About 30 people participated in a lowcountry tradition of Southern hospitality 
better known as eating, sipping and talking around a fire.
To top it off, a beautiful Southern Gates necklace was raffled off to raise funds for the CART fund.
First time honorees include Kay Keeler, Jean and Richard Norris( a Rotarian in the Sea Island Club); Doug Crowley with his 7th Paul Harris and Bob Bible with his 5th. It’s in this spirit that you may want to donate points to a deserving recipient…for more information, see Kerry Bunton our Foundation Director. As Pastor Steve Keeler says, you never know who’s watching what good deeds you are doing. 
Peggy is a fairly new member who has immediately gotten involved.
Happy Trails to Bob and Cheers to Pinky!!
“It is one of the earliest US national cemeteries designated by President Abraham Lincoln who authorized establishment in a letter dated February 10, 1863.”
Kudos to Doug Crowley for inviting Lewis and for Kathy Crowley for filling in as president for our meeting.
The officers were engaged and dependable, active in our community and their school. Bob Bible, President, presented the annual Scholarship winner to Annabelle Nelson - a big congratulations to Annabelle!
(Pictured Susan and Daniel Thomas, President Bob Bible and Membership Chair, Neil Lipsitz). Welcome Daniel!! 
(Pictured Dana, Lori and Bob)
(pictured Kerry Bunton, Foundation Chair and Scott Klumb, Secretary)
The good news is she writes a column for Island News and has written a book entitled Lowcountry Gardening for Newcomers. Also, you might see her often at the Clemson Ext booth at the Port Royal Farmers Market. Thanks to Terri Stokes for inviting Wendy!
We're #1, we're #1. 
Thanks to Jeff Althoff for inviting Rebecca to share this valuable information.
Welcome to our newest member, Peggy Bartz - she was a member of a Rotary Club in Clarkston, Michigan for 16 years (they also met in the morning). 
We are so fortunate to live, work and play in a beautiful location!
, and two members (Andy and Doug) were recognized with Paul Harris pins.
Congratulations to all and thank you for your service to our community.
Many of the Rotarians in our Club are graduates. We are proud that Connie is a Honorary Member of the Lowcountry Rotary Club. Thanks for the meeting introduction Bill Gossett. #leadershipbeaufort 
