North Charleston, SC – October 31, 2018
The North Charleston Rotary Club Awards Elizabeth Goodman of Kotori Technologies, LLC the Rosser Thrash Community Service Award
Rosser Thrash Award
The North Charleston Rotary established this service award only a few years ago to honor the late Rosser Thrash. He was a well-respected local businessman and community leader. He was known for his charitable contributions throughout South Carolina for over 50 years.
Thrash is best known for his genius development of the Rotary Roundball Classic. He introduced it in 1993, and it has since become a nationally revered local/invitational high school holiday basketball tournament. The event benefits communities in schools in the Charleston area.
In 1994, Rosser Thrash received recognition from the American Red Cross as The Rotarian of the Year. Today, his fellow North Charleston Club Rotarians offer this award in his honor. It is given to a member who reflects his love for community service and dedication to the local club.
Award Recipient: Elizabeth Goodman
As expected, Elizabeth Goodman received this honor. Her selfless giving to the club exemplifies the motto “Service Above Self.”
In fact, her first year of membership, she was voted Rotarian of the Year for 2014–15. Since then, her contributions have continued to exceed expectations. She led her local club in the Charleston Duck Race and restructured the club’s grant request and approval processes.
In 2016 & 2017
Furthermore, Elizabeth led the Rotary Roundball Classic volunteers. An anonymous member nominated her, and the board approved her by majority vote.
Moreover, she completed all three parts of the Rotary Leadership Institute in 2017–18. In 2018, she also received the Paul Harris Fellow Award. Elizabeth serves as a director and is the upcoming President-Nominee for the North Charleston Rotary Club.
Rotary Roundball Classic
“Besides providing an exciting high school basketball tournament, the Rotary Roundball Classic is held yearly to raise money for the Scholarship Fund of the Rotary Club of North Charleston and selected charities.
Since 1962, the Rotary Club of North Charleston has awarded 264 scholarships totaling $430,000. Multiple four-year scholarships are awarded yearly to deserving local students attending colleges and universities in South Carolina.”
About Rotary International
Rotary International is made up of Rotary clubs worldwide. Its purpose is to encourage, promote, extend, and supervise Rotary globally. It also coordinates and directs its activities.
Guiding Principles:
- First: The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service.
- Second: High ethical standards in business and professions; the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations; and the dignifying of each Rotarian’s occupation as an opportunity to serve society.
- Third: The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian’s personal, business, and community life.
- Fourth: The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.
A Message from Neadom Tucker, Owner of Kotori Technologies
“To say I’m proud of Elizabeth would be an understatement. She is an integral part of Kotori Technologies and has been with us for over nine years. Undoubtedly, our business would not be as successful as it is today without her countless hours of hard work and dedication.
Indeed, Elizabeth deserves to be celebrated for the many hats she wears inside our business and the local community. We admire her loyalty and commitment to the North Charleston Rotary Club.”
About Kotori Technologies, LLC
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