The Walterboro Civitan Club held its December 14th meeting at Dukes Barbecue. The meeting was called to order by the ringing of the bell. After recitation of the Civitan Creed, the Pledge of Allegiance, and the Invocation, Civitan President, Kimber Santorella introduced the Civitans of the Month for October and November. The October Civitan of the Month was Erik Lindstom for his work with Empty Bowls. The November Civitan of the Month is Tom Whitacre the Music Director with Bethel United Methodist Church in Walterboro for his work with the Chancel Choir Christmas Concert on December 17th.
The Civitans had a presentation from In His Name Colleton’s Executive Director, Amanda Herndon. She spoke about the numerous programs going on at In His Name and projects in the future to combat homelessness in the community.
With more than 30,000 members worldwide, Civitan International is a global organization dedicated to serving the local communities of its members. Using the structure of building local clubs, Civitan equips its members to address local needs with local solutions.
Civitan is the only service organization dedicated to serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). This long-standing focus began as a local project in Baltimore in the 1940s when Civitan began funding specialized teachers in schools. In 1956, Civitan membership unanimously adopted service to I/DD as the major project focus of the international organization. Today, Civitan supports the Civitan International Research Center in Birmingham, Alabama where more than 100 researchers work on diseases that impact the lives of 1 in 6 people worldwide.
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