January with DI Rotary

The Rotary Club of Daniel Island celebrated January with a lineup of interesting guest speakers at its weekly meetings. 

 

The first meeting began with guest speaker Micah Mallace, senior vice president of marketing and sales for the South Carolina Ports Authority. Mallace is in charge of all sales and marketing efforts to help the ports authority grow a diverse cargo base while increasing retail cargo volumes. He joined the ports authority in 2011 as the director of national accounts.

 

On Jan. 12, the Rotary Club announced that the Duck Race will kick off “Quackapalooza – a Yellow Affair” on March 24. The featured speaker was Dr. Heather Boger from the Medical University of South Carolina. Boger spoke about their Senior Mentor Program, which enables medical students to learn more about geriatric care. This program is for 65-plus aged adults willing to work with students over four years to document their progress. The seniors teach the students a lot about geriatrics, building invaluable skills for the medical students. The program has 325 volunteers for roughly 800 medical students.

 

On Jan. 19, the guest of honor was Colby Hollifield, co-owner of Daniel Island Ferry. Hollifield grew up in the Charleston area, sailing and boating. During college, he taught sailing and spent time in California while doing rescue operations in the Pacific. He started in real estate development and moved back to Daniel Island in 2006 with his wife, Heather, and sons, Jack and William. He’s one of the first DI resident board members. Hollifield believes in high-level service and hospitality versus just strictly a transportation business. They are currently discussing routes to Sullivan’s Island, Isle of Palms, North Charleston and James Island.

 

 — Compiled by Zach Giroux, zach@thedanielislandnews.com