The Walterboro Civilian Club installed its new officers 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. The officers for this year are President, Kimber Santorella Vice President Paul Capers, Secretary Donald Davis, Treasurer Paul Walker and the four new board members for this year are Tom Whitacre, Frank Santorella, Edward Bryant, and Gary Finch.
The City Council of Walterboro also proclaimed Thursday, October 26, 2023 as International Civitan Club Day as the Walterboro Chapter Celebrates its 67th anniversary.
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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