Service Above Self

North Charleston Rotary

Serving the North Charleston, SC community and beyond to promote literacy, better health and greater understanding.

Welcome to North Charleston Rotary

Neighbors, friends, and problem-solvers sharing ideas and taking action to create lasting change.

News

Hurricane Helene Relief Fund

Hurricane Helene – Immediate Response How can we help during this initial phase of Helene disaster recovery?  The most urgent need is to assist the impacted areas through cash donations. Clubs or individuals are being asked to send contributions to:Rotary District 7770, ATTN: Paul Walter, Rotary

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Rotary volunteers for Charleston County Parks Foundation

Members of the North Charleston Rotary Club recently lent helping hands at a special event. The Charleston County Parks Foundation is a recipient of the Club’s grant program and Club members volunteered to help at a fundraising event at the historic Mcleod Plantation. McLeod is

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Photo of Ryan Padgett leading the North Charleston Rotary Club meeting

New Board and Officers for 2024-2025

The North Charleston Rotary Club recently installed the board and officers for 2024-2025. Ryan Padgett is the new Club President, and is joined by others to grow the membership. Click here for the full leadership roster.

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Consider Rotary

Lunch meetings are every Monday at the Hilton Garden Inn Express, 5265 International Blvd, North Charleston. Doors open at 12pm noon. The meetings begin at 12:30pm and end by 1:30pm.

Promoting Peace

Be a part of an international organization dedicated to bringing peace and understanding throughout the world.

Fighting Disease

We have a mission to eradicate the once incurable disease, polio. We’re almost there.

Providing Clean Water

Through our global network of Rotarians, we work to provide life sustaining clean water.

Saving Mothers and Children

Pre-natal and post-natal health care is critical. Rotarians support programs that provide safe environments. 

Literacy

Supporting Education

We value a well-educated community and our club provides college scholarships to deserving students.

Growing Local Economies

As mentors, we share our expertise through involvement in literacy and other community service projects.

Covid-19 Awareness

We are having hybrid meetings to provide options for our members and guests. During our lunch meetings, we acknowledge recommended distancing and other protective measures.
Please join us for in-person meetings at the Hilton Garden Inn – Airport or Zoom with us.
Contact us for details.

Upcoming Events

Oct
21
Mon
MEETING – Trident United Way, Katie Reams & Joey Current @ Hilton Garden Inn, Airport
Oct 21 @ 12:15 pm – 1:30 pm
Photo of Katie Reams, Statewide Director, ALICE Initiative
Katie Reams, Statewide Director, ALICE Initiative

Katie Reams became the Statewide Director of the ALICE Initiative at Trident United Way in August 2023. Reams has worked with United Way over the last five years. Previously, she worked as the Director of the United Way Association of South Carolina’s 211 Services.

Reams’ primary focus is to develop statewide partnerships and identify opportunities and strategies that work to improve the financial stability of our communities.

Before joining United Way, Reams was in the Upstate as a Houseparent at Collins Children’s Home working directly with children and families in crisis. Reams serves as the Vice-Chair on the Fact Forward Board and is a member of the Lowcountry Continuum of Care Governing Council.

Reams has a B.A. in Communication Studies from Clemson University and lives in Charleston with her family.

Oct
28
Mon
MEETING – Matthew Gilbert, Ph.D., The Citadel (Dept of Intelligence and Security Studies) @ Hilton Garden Inn, Airport
Oct 28 @ 12:15 pm – 1:30 pm
Matthew R. Gilbert, Ph.D. Adjunct Instructor Department of Intelligence & Security Studies
The Citadel

Dr. Gilbert is currently an Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at Charleston Southern University, an Adjunct Professor of Intelligence and Security Studies at The Citadel.

Dr. Gilbert is a 30-year veteran of law enforcement in which he started his career with the Warren County (NY) Sheriff’s Office, serving 3-years as a Seasonal Special-Patrol Officer. He then served 22 years with the New York State Police and was a First Responder during the 9/11 attacks in lower Manhattan in 2001, while he was employed as New York State Police Trooper from 1997 – 2003. From 2003 – 2018, Dr. Gilbert was assigned to the New York State Police’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation, Counter-Terrorism Office working in a variety of investigative and intelligence functions as an Investigator and from 2012 – 2018, he was assigned to the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force, as a Task Force Officer, actively investigating national and international terrorism cases.

Dr. Gilbert has also served 2 years as a New York State Correctional Officer at Sing Sing Correctional Facility and at Taconic Correctional Facility. Currently, Dr. Gilbert is a Commander in the U.S. Coast Guard Reserves, serving as the Senior Reserve Officer at the U.S.C.G. Maritime Intelligence Fusion Center, located in Dam Neck, VA.  He has been deployed to numerous areas around the country over his 18 years of military service, often assisting those in great need impacted by hurricanes, and other environmental disasters.

His academic accomplishes include being a 2018 graduate of Nova Southeastern University, with a PhD in Criminal Justice/Organizational Leadership; a master’s in strategic Intelligence from National Intelligence University and a master’s in leadership and administration from the State University of New York at Plattsburgh.

Dr. Gilbert and his wife have three children and two dogs.  He is an avid sports fan of the New York Yankees and New York Giants. Dr. Gilbert is an active member of Seacoast Church in Mount Pleasant, SC.

Nov
4
Mon
MEETING – Chispa Project, Sara @ Hilton Garden Inn, Summerville
Nov 4 @ 12:15 pm – 1:30 pm
Nov
18
Mon
MEETING – Pat Black, Jr., The History of the Clemson-Carolina Series @ Hilton Garden Inn, Airport
Nov 18 @ 12:15 pm – 1:30 pm
Nov
25
Mon
NO MEETING – Thanksgiving Week
Nov 25 all-day
Nov
28
Thu
Thanksgiving
Nov 28 all-day
Dec
2
Mon
MEETING – Michael Saia, Charleston Water System @ Hilton Garden Inn, Airport
Dec 2 @ 12:15 pm – 1:30 pm
Photo - Michael Sais, Charleston Water System
Michael Sais, Charleston Water System
Dec
9
Mon
MEETING – Sean P. McDonell, PE, Executive Director, Charleston Naval Complex Redevelopment Authority @ Hilton Garden Inn, Airport
Dec 9 @ 12:15 pm – 1:30 pm

End Polio Now

We’ve has been working to eradicate polio and our goal of ridding the earth of this disease is within sight. We started in 1979 with vaccinations for 6 million children in the Philippines. Today, Afghanistan, Nigeria, and Pakistan are the only countries where polio remains endemic.

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