Events

Ciarra McClinton is the Community Engagement Fellow at the Savannah Coastal Refuges Complex. She interacts with the community, participates in outreach events, environmental education and more! 

At our meeting Ciarra will be discussing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife's mission of conserving, protecting, and enhancing fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. She'll discuss the Savannah Coastal Refuge Complex, what they do, their management, habitat, and threatened and endangered species.

Come join Pooler's finest Metro Rotarian members in a relaxed atmosphere at Pooler's favorite wine bar (possibly one of the only ones) Noble Roots. Once known as a railroading town, it's now home to the young and young at heart with quick access to Savannah.

Drop in and join us, in pure munch fashion, no need to RSVP.

This is a club event that will earn you attendance credit. 

Contact Will Gruver or Emerson Ingram with any questions. 

Join us for Metro Monday at Emmaus House!

Our recurring monthly service project to assist with the soup kitchen at Emmaus House every 2nd Monday of each month.  This service project is for adult volunteers. Minors 13 and up can volunteer accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.

Volunteer guidelines: https://unitedministriessavannah.org/volunteer-guidelines 

Happy Holidays, y'all!

Join us for some food and drinks at BowTie Barbeque to celebrate the holiday season together. 

BowTie BBQ has an indoor/outdoor patio where we can hang out and enjoy the season. Members and one guest are welcome to attend. Please register for this event.

TEDxSavannah's New Theme and Speaker Call

Karla Jennings is a senior lecturer and one of two full-time professors for the communication studies major at the Armstrong Campus of Georgia Southern University. In the more than 18 years she has been teaching at both Armstrong and the College of Coastal Georgia, she has taught public speaking to thousands of students and has listened to (and graded!) hundreds and hundreds of speeches.

 She studied communication and public relations as an undergraduate at Florida State University and then went to rival University of Florida for her master’s degree. She has worked in public relations and marketing for the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, Unison Industries – an aircraft ignition systems manufacturer, and for the Coastal Georgia Center for Continuing Education.

 In 2018, Professor Jennings was the opening speaker for TEDxSavannah, with a talk about fear of public speaking. She has been a board member of TEDxSavannah since 2022, and has served as a speaker coach for TEDxSavannah since 2017. She is passionate about “ideas worth spreading” through TED Talks and truly believes that “ideas change everything.” 

Join your fellow Metrotarians in some holiday cheer aboard the Old Town Trolley, Holiday Sights Tour! The Trolley can accommodate up to 38 guests -- and if we book 34 we will have it all to ourselves! Family and guests are welcome!

Please register below by November 27th. After that, any remaining seats will be opened to the public. 

The tour begins and ends at the Old Town Trolley Depot and lasts 2 hours. Plenty of parking is available in the lot. 

Adults (13YO+): $33.17 | Children (4-12YO): $19.26

NOTE: If you'd like to book a child please add a note in your booking and Venmo @jasmine-mills-1223 to secure the ticket. It's beyond Club Runner's capacity to have two prices! 

Metro will be packing food for the community at Second Harvest. More details to follow.

**This service project is part of Metro's district grant to support relief efforts from Hurricane Helene in our community.***

Topic: The brand new Savannah Music Collective (Re-scheduled from 10/1)

Mary Dugas is a seasoned music industry executive with a distinguished career in artist management that began in 1993 in Athens, GA. She has worked in artist management for notable Georgia artists Widespread Panic and Gregg Allman. Currently, she continues to work on music legacy projects with the Gregg Allman Estate and provides management and marketing consulting for various music and community initiatives.

Savannah Music Collective represents a shift in non-profit leadership experience for Mary from governance to management. Since 2018, Mary has been on the Board of Directors for the Savannah Music Festival, where she currently serves as Board Chair. Her prior board experience includes serving on the board of the March of Dimes from 2014 to 2020, where she held the position of Executive Board Chair for Southeast Georgia. She also served as Committee Chair in Marketing and PR for The Savannah Scottish Games from 2010 to 2019.

Mary has a deep-seated passion for music and her hometown of Savannah. She believes in the power of collaboration within the music community. "The concept of uniting the entire Savannah music community for collaboration, professional development, and artist support is fantastic. I’m excited to create an environment where everyone is welcome and we can unlock the full potential of local talent and create a thriving, music scene for all of Savannah to enjoy."

Join us once again this year for our joint service project with the Interact Clubs at St. Andrews School. 

Together we will support Children Inspiring Hope with their Empty Bowl fundraiser on January 16. Metro will work with the Interact students to prepare and serve dinner, and with general set up / breakdown for the event.

There are 3 ways to support:

- 5 volunteers from 4:00- 6:00 PM to help supervise and assist students with food preparation and cooking (some acumen in the kitchen is helpful here)

- 5 volunteers from 6:00- 8:00 PM to help supervise and assist students with serving and cleaning up

- $25+ gift cards to Publix to buy ingredients for the meal.  Last year, the total costs for ingredients for the dinner was around $400 to make about 200 meals, so any help towards that allows for more proceeds to go to fundraiser.  

Please "sign up" if you are providing a gift card so we can keep track.  $25 for 1 service credit. Max 3 credits. Gift cards can be brought to the 12/3 meeting and given directly to Kelley Waldron, or sent or dropped off at St. Andrews School by January 10th to Kelley's attention.  

Details coming soon! 

Join us on a field trip to the Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum on a guided tour with Vaughnette Goode-Walker! 

Note: Registration and ticket purchase ($11.63) required. There will be no lunch provided on our field trip. 

Details coming soon! 

Details coming soon! 

Details coming soon!