SBI Rotary Plus

Rick Hairston, President and CEO of Carolina Canines for Service, Inc., a non-profit corporation providing specially trained dogs for people with disabilities visited with the South Brunswick Islands Rotary Club.

Terri Durham, the Director of the North Carolina Southeast Welcome Center, spoke to the South Brunswick Islands Rotarians about the services offered by the Welcome Center, as well as a little history regarding the location of the Center and some of the more humorous questions asked by travelers.

The Peer Court program receives a check for $6,250 from the South Brunswick Islands Rotary Club. The Peer Court at Shallotte Middle School is a pilot program approved and partially funded by the Governor's Crime Commission. Peer Court is an alternative system of justice, which offers first-time offenders between the ages of 11 and 16 an opportunity to admit responsibility for their offenses and receive constructive sentencing from their peers. Student volunteers serve as Prosecuting and Defense Attorneys, Jurors, Bailiffs and Clerk of Court. The only adult actively involved in the court process is the Judge. The Peer Court is beginning its second year of the two-year pilot state program and has far exceeded the expectations of Brunswick County and the State. Peer Court Coordinator Adith Shaw, accompanied by District Attorney Rex Gore, receives the check from SBI President Denny Jordan. Peer Court is administered by the Office of the District Attorney and the Communities In Schools program. The South Brunswick Islands Rotary Club and the Shallotte Rotary Club provide matching funds to the State's grant for the pilot program.

South Brunswick Islands Rotary Club president Denny Jordan (right) presents a check for $1,650 to Joe Cannon, the Executive Director of Brunswick Family Assistance.

The South Brunswick Islands Rotarians enjoyed hearing about new ATMC plans from Jennifer Marlowe. Jennifer recently joined ATMC as Programming/Video Production Manager of the ATMC Community Channel. ATMC is expanding the public service announcements currently heard on Channel 3.

The National Sojourners, Masons who have served as members of the United States Armed Services, "presented the colors" to the South Brunswick Islands Rotary Club