The Walterboro Civitan Club held its June 27th 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, Donald Davis led the meeting.
Dean April Cone of USC Salkehatchie spoke to the group about the University. She took questions about its programs and scholarships. Davis announced an increase to the amounts of 3 scholarships the Civitans will distribute this year. The Al Weisenstein Scholarship will be $1000 this year, this scholarship will go to a disabled student. The Murray Bishop Scholarship will be $2000 dollars and a newly named David Williamson Memorial Scholarship will the presented for $2500. Dr. Cone was presented with a resolution presenting scholarships to the University.
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.
