• Installation Ceremony

    Newberry Hall 117 Newberry St SW, Aiken, SC, United States

    We will take the opportunity to reactivate the ceremony to install our new president, officers, and board members at the June 30 meeting. Long-term members will recall the ceremony in which all past presidents participated. An invitation has already been sent to our past presidents requesting their participation if available. In addition, incoming District Governor […]

  • Gary Bunker, Aiken County Council Chair, with an Aiken County Council Update

    Newberry Hall 117 Newberry St SW, Aiken, SC, United States

    Gary has been appointed to several committees. He served on the Mattie C. Hall Healthcare Commission (appointed by Councilman Rick Osbon) from 1997 through 2002, and served as chairman during the last year. He was on the Aiken County Board of Appeals (appointed by Osbon) in 2003 and the Aiken County Transportation Committee (appointed by […]

  • Superintendent of Education: Ellen Weaver

    Newberry Hall 117 Newberry St SW, Aiken, SC, United States

    Ellen Weaver was elected as South Carolina's 19th State Superintendent of Education on November 9th, 2022. Born in Greenville, Ellen has spent her career as a passionate advocate for educational excellence and opportunity for every student in her beloved home state, because she knows first-hand that a great education is the front door of the […]

  • Western Golf Assn / Evans Scholars Foundation

    Newberry Hall 117 Newberry St SW, Aiken, SC, United States

    The Western Golf Association conducts championships for professional and amateur golfers, promotes the use of youth caddies and supports the Evans Scholars Foundation's efforts to award full tuition and housing college scholarships to high-achieving caddies with limited financial means CONTACT US

  • Rotary Readers Update, Melanie Starks and Lisa Fallaw

    Newberry Hall 117 Newberry St SW, Aiken, SC, United States

    Started in 2013, Rotary Readers is a signature program and joint literacy project between Aiken Rotary Club and East Aiken School of the Arts. Rotarians and other volunteers work with small groups of students to improve reading skills. Volunteers are assigned to groups of four, and at least one member of each group works with […]

  • Mark Ward, the Walk to End Alzheimer’s Walk Organizer

    Newberry Hall 117 Newberry St SW, Aiken, SC, United States

    Held annually in more than 600 communities nationwide, the Alzheimer's Association Walk to End Alzheimer's® is the world's largest fundraiser for Alzheimer's care, support and research. This inspiring event calls on participants of all ages and abilities to join the fight against the disease. Since 1989, the Alzheimer’s Association mobilized millions of Americans in the […]

  • USC Aiken Chancellor Dr. Heimmermann with an USC Aiken Update

    Newberry Hall 117 Newberry St SW, Aiken, SC, United States

    USC Aiken Chancellor Dr. Heimmermann will give a USCA Update, including Advanced Manufacturing Center. The facility will provide accessible, modern and flexible laboratory space for EM’s SRNL and its collaboration partners. Dr. Daniel J. Heimmermann became the fifth Chancellor of the University of South Carolina Aiken on July 1, 2021. Originally from Wisconsin, Chancellor Heimmermann […]

  • Dominique Bunton of Bridge 2 Home

    Newberry Hall 117 Newberry St SW, Aiken, SC, United States

    The mission of The Bridge 2 Home (The Bridge) is to provide a safe and loving home for girls who have experienced child sex trafficking, where they can find healing and growth and can experience the love of a perfect Heavenly Father who pursues them. This means that they will experience love and acceptance at […]

  • Scott Weiss, Music Director and Conductor of the Aiken Symphony Orchestra

    Newberry Hall 117 Newberry St SW, Aiken, SC, United States

    Scott Weiss is the Music Director and Conductor of the Aiken Symphony Orchestra and the Director of Orchestras at the University of South Carolina School of Music. In demand internationally as a guest conductor, Scott has conducted recent performances with the orchestras of Shenzhen, Tianjin, Hunan, Inner Mongolia, Shandong, and Nanchang and at major international […]

  • Laura Warren, Community Development Regional Manager for Meta

    Newberry Hall 117 Newberry St SW, Aiken, SC, United States

    Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and other social media platforms, is building an $800 million data center in the Sage Mill Industrial Park. Laura Warren, Meta’s Community Development Regional Manager, brought the importance of data centers to the personal level. She explained that everything an individual does on their computer or smartphone […]

  • Senator Katrina Shealy, Andrea Gregory. Mental Health

    Newberry Hall 117 Newberry St SW, Aiken, SC, United States

    Shealy, who served as a South Carolina State Senator for 12 years and as a licensed insurance agent for 40, is a powerhouse advocate for people with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. She has worked closely with doctors and researchers, advocated for funding and tackled the stigma surrounding Alzheimer’s head-on. I became deeply involved with […]