Mylle Swatko of Myrtle Beach, a long-time board member and volunteer with the local Red Cross, was named an honorary life member of the Coastal South Carolina Chapter Board of Directors April 24 at the 2008 Volunteer Recognition and Annual Meeting. The honor is presented to a board member whose term has ended and who has provided exemplary service to the Chapter.
About 140 people gathered for the membership meeting and dinner at Horry-Georgetown Technical College’s Conference Center. The donated dinner was catered through the HGTC Culinary Program and Chef Eric Wagner.
Swatko, a senior associate with Coldwell Banker, is one of 10 board members whose terms end June 30. Others include Ethel Brown and Victor Rowell from Williamsburg County; John Kiesling and Helen Rudolph from Georgetown County; Beverly Jones, Bill McKown, Steve Talton, Jackie Welker, and John Trudeau from Horry County.
Trudeau of Conway, who has served as chair of the board of directors for the last four years, leading the chapter through a merger as well as regional and national transitions, was recognized with the Clara Barton Volunteer Leadership Honor Award.
Three new board members—Susan Mungo, safety specialist at Santee Cooper in Conway; Michael Caplan, vice president and general manager of WBTW-TV 13 in Myrtle Beach; and Neal Anderson, executive vice president of Anderson Brothers Bank in Hemingway, were elected for three-year terms.
Other awards and recognitions include the following:
The Byron Finch Memorial Award in honor of an outstanding board member:
Jackie Welker of Myrtle Beach
The Ron M. Ward Award for outstanding health and safety instructor:
Mark Horton of North Myrtle Beach
The Erma L. Rosen Award for outstanding volunteerism:
Marcia Nellos of Georgetown
The Tillar Award for Outstanding Public Relations:
Barbara Nuding of Georgetown
The Arthur P. Roehrl Lifetime Disaster Services Award:
Jo Hester of Surfside Beach
Mylie Swatko - Life Member Award
John Trudeau - Clara Barton Award
Barbard Nuding - Tillar Award
Mark Horton - Ron M. Ward Award
Jo Hester - Arthur P. Roehrl Award
Marcia Nellos - Erma L. Rosen Award
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Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans of Murrells Inlet hosts a Join Hands Day each year. This year the volunteers joined forces with the local American Red Cross. The volunteers spent a total of 41 hours weeding, replacing soil in the flower beds, planting red and white flowers in the beds, feeding them plant food, watering, and covering with pine straw. The yard was mowed and the yard waste was taken to the dump.
Home Depot donated several broken bags of soil plus some perennial flowers. Two flower baskets were placed by the main doorway and a hanging basket was placed in the yard under the tree. The group stopped long enough to take a quick snapshot. Pictured are: (front row from left) Jo Ann Cobb, Daisy Boyd, Marlin Cobb, Ricky Boyd, Haly Boyd, Jennifer Boyd; (back row) Kelly Howell, Bettye Bunker, Vern Leskovar and Joyce
Leskovar.
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Office-workers - Volunteers to greet our visitors with a smile, answer our phones, schedule lifesaving skills courses and assist staff as needed. Basic office and computer skills are a plus.
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Thrivent Financial for Lutherans of Murrells Inlet hosts a Join Hands Day each year. This year the volunteers joined forces with the local American Red Cross. The volunteers spent a total of 41 hours weeding, replacing soil in the flower beds, planting red and white flowers in the beds, feeding them plant food, watering, and covering with pine straw. The yard was mowed and the yard waste was taken to the dump.
Office-workers - Volunteers to greet our visitors with a smile, answer our phones, schedule lifesaving skills courses and assist staff as needed. Basic office and computer skills are a plus. 
