Weekly Meetings & Fellowship
Community Service
Duck Race Support
About Us
The Rotary Club of Daniel Island (RCDI) is a vibrant service organization of 100 people with a common interest and passion for giving to the surrounding community and fostering goodwill through fundraising, volunteerism, fellowship, and learning. Club members hail from diverse backgrounds and geographies. They are young men and women starting careers, people who are new to Daniel Island looking for friendship, and former business leaders wanting to use their expertise, talent, and time to give to others.
Rotary supports causes in seven important areas to maximize the organization’s impact in our communities and around the world:
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Promoting peace
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Fighting disease
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Providing clean water
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Saving mothers and children
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Supporting education
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Growing local economies
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Supporting the environment
Club members can choose from a number of committees, many aligned with the above service areas, providing opportunities for giving to causes that resonate with personal interests and passions.
A key way Rotary invests in our future is by empowering young leaders, helping them learn leadership skills, and giving them opportunities to have cross-cultural experiences. Rotary offers youth exchanges, scholarship programs, and Rotary Youth Leadership Awards to demonstrate a commitment to our youth. Many young students have benefitted from the scholarship program of the RCDI.
The Charleston Duck Race is the annual signature fundraising event of the RCDI in collaboration with other local Rotary Clubs. Each year, 30,000+ rubber ducks race to win, with the winning duck paying out $22,000 in prize money to the ‘duck adopters’ while providing needed funds for local charities. Since its inception, the race has raised $2 million for charities serving low country families in need.
RCDI meets weekly on Wednesdays at 7:30 am via Zoom, with a hybrid in-person and Zoom meeting every other week at the Daniel Island Club and Blackbaud Headquarters. Breakfast is provided. Each week, a guest expert from the surrounding area speaks about a relevant and timely topic of interest to members.
Meeting Info
The Rotary Club of Daniel Island meets on Wednesday at 7:30 AM, with breakfast beginning at 7:15. Our meeting ends promptly at 8:30.
In person meetings are held at the Daniel Island Club (generally 1st and 3rd Wednesdays) or at Blackbaud (generally 2nd and 5th Wednesday), but please check the calendar above to confirm. All in-person meetings are generally also carried on Zoom in real time You can also join us at one of our Fellowship events, generally on the 4th week of the month.
We'd love to have you join us. Guests, please email Mary Jo Romeo; maryjo.rotary@gmail.com if you'd like to join one of our meetings.
Our 2024-2025 President is Chip Law
Meeting Recap
2/11/20254
Jenny Thompson, MD, Olympian
On Tuesday evening Jenny Thompson, 8 time Olympic gold medalist in women's swimming, spoke to a sell-out crowd at the Daniel Island Speaker’s Series. She told the audience how her mother was her biggest supporter and gave her confidence in her swimming abilities so she was able to live out her dreams. She also shared that she loved swimming the anchor leg in a relay because it inspired her to do her best and win the race for the team. Finally, Jenny said that while winning a gold medal was exhilarating , the true joy was winning for her country and her team.
Meeting Recap
2/12/2025
Greg Brainard, Rotarian, Mountain Climber
This week we heard from our own Greg Brainard, Rotarian and now world adventurer. His most recent trip was with his son Grant to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, near the Kenyan border in East Africa!
Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa and one of the highest free-standing mountains above sea level in the world, rising to 19,341 feet. It is a stratovolcano, composed of three principal extinct volcanic cones: Kibo (center), Mawenzi (east), and Shira (west). Climbing Kilimanjaro offers a unique experience, often described as "walking from the Equator to the North Pole in a week".
Greg had to do some physical training in advance to make this trek up to the top due to extremes in terrain, temperatures, and altitude which can lead to sickness. But they did reach the top with the help of the entire team consisting of a lead guide, assistant guide, porters, and cooks. Scaling the mountain was a challenge but coming back down the mountain was as much a challenge after the wear on the body from the ascent.
A great story and experience that Greg and Grant will remember forever! And some amazing photographs the entire Club enjoyed along with the narrative to provide context. Congratulations Greg and Grant!
Rotary Club of Daniel Island
295 Seven Farms Drive, Suite C
P.M.B. 149
Charleston, South Carolina 29492
email: dirotary1@gmail.com
