President Kristin Keller called the meeting to order
Kevin Courtney offered the prayer and led the pledge to the flag
 
Announcements:
VLR will be the recipient of the Legacy Award which is presented by The First Tee of the LowCountry. It is an award honoring individuals, families, organization and companies who have made significant contributions to First Tee. The club will receive this at their banquet in April.
 
Piggly Wiggly is now doing Round up for Rotary. This will be a great supplement to our fundraising each year. We will officially kick off the program soon, however Piggly Wiggly is currently promoting at their registers.
 
Greg Wynn, Foundation Chair, presented a PHF +1 pin to Ray Warco.  Ray is a past club president and a super bicyclist, who pedals many miles in support of Polio Plus..  Congratulations, Ray!  Thank you for your support of The Rotary Foundation.
 
Speaker:
Galen Miller, Chairman of the Board of the Hilton Head MLK Committee for Social Justice was our speaker.
He is a busy man, as the IT director of the Cypress, owner of his own IT company, as well as involved with Deep Well, VIM, The Greater Island Committee, and VIM in addition to his position with MLK Committee.  One of the reasons he volunteers so much is because someone volunteered and mentored him as he was growing up.  It made a difference in his life and he gives back to the community in many ways.  The Committee strengthens the community by promoting MLK's legacy of love, equality, peace, and civil rights.  They perform service projects, for example, an annual Children's Center deep clean.  They have a facebook page, website and are always interested in partnering with others to do community projects.  The MLK month of events includes a January 12 Ecumenical Interfaith Service, January 13 Shabbat Service, January 14 Service project, and MLK tribute, , January 15 MLK Tribute, MLK March, Program, Luncheon on January 16. On Saturday January 21 from 12 pm to 4 pm they are holding a career information day at Hilton Head High School.  High school students and their parents are invited to attend to meet with representatives who will give them information about two and four year colleges, first responders, public service agencies and different branches of the armed forces.  Career planning, and other important information will be presented..  The calendar is rounded out with a Children's Fund day on January 28 with games, prizes, food and music at the HH Boys and Girls Club. To keep up to date with what is happening with this organization, follow them on facebook and check out their website - www.hiltonheadmlk.com