The Walterboro Civitan Club held its February 13th meeting at Dukes Barbecue. The meeting was called to order by the ringing of the bell by Civitan President, Paul M. Capers.
This month’s meeting honored local clergy. It began with the reading of last year’s proclamation declaring “Local Clergy Week” from the City of Walterboro, signed by Mayor Bill Young. Members then read the story of the 4 Chaplin’s who died during the sinking of the USAT Dorchester on February 3, 1943. Pastor Naveen Balakrishnan of Hopewell Baptist Church spoke about Love and history of St. Valentine.
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.
