The Walterboro Civitan Club held its May 9 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 led the meeting.
Sue Keith from the legislative delegation office gave an update on the upcoming delegation meeting and the need to fill a number of board seats.
House District Representative Robby Robbins spoke to the group about changes in his district lines. He also spoke about Gas Power Plant proposed for the old Canady’s Power Plant site, giving an update on the progress from the state level.
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.
