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Rob Funderburk & Charlene Hall - CART & Alzheimer's


Rod Funderburk is a charter member of the Rotary Club of Lake Murray-Irmo in district 7770. He served as club president in 1991-92, as an Assistant Governor in 2010-2013, as District Governor in 2015-2016. He was honored as Club Rotarian of the Year both in 2007 and in 2010, and District 7770 Rotarian of the Year in 2019. He has served in various capacities in District 7770 including Vice-Governor in 2019-2020. He is currently District 7770 CART Fund Chair and Secretary of the CART Fund. Rod is a Rotary Foundation Major Donor, Paul Harris Society member, a Benefactor, and a Bequest Society member. He is a Ten Star Rotarian, an RLI graduate, RLI facilitator, and RLI Regional Coordinator.

Rod is active in his church and his community. He and his wife, Rowena, have been married 46 years and live near Irmo, South Carolina. They have two children, five grandchildren, and one great-grandson. In his spare time, he works with industrial plants and hospitals as an independent energy consultant. He is a graduate of the University of South Carolina.

Charlene has been both a political volunteer and staff member for various campaigns. Charlene was the campaign manager for the late Senator Paul Coverdell in his last race for the Georgia State Senate. In addition, she has had responsibility for recruiting and organizing volunteer workers in several political campaigns. Charlene has served on the National Platform Committee of the Republican Party, and as a delegate to the Republican National Convention.

She has twice served as president of her local chapter of P.E.O., an international philanthropic educational organization. She designed and has led several Rotary training sessions for spouses. A frequent speaker on Rotary’s Polio Eradication Initiative including awareness and fundraising efforts, Charlene created a presentation designed for elementary school children on the cause and effects of polio and the need for eradication. In 2006 she participated in a polio National Immunization Day (NID) in Uttar Pradesh, India. She serves as a Regional Director for CART (Coins for Alzheimer’s Research Trust). Charlene speaks frequently about the devastation of Alzheimer’s Disease and the need to provide seed money for cutting edge innovative research. She is a 2017 recipient of the Rotary International Spouse/Partner Service Award for Humanitarian Service.

Charlene has been an active leader, volunteer and fundraiser in many community based organizations involving at risk youth. She has been a Sunday school teacher, Cub Scout Leader, and volunteered with Hands on Atlanta, the American Red Cross, First Love Kids, the Atlanta Day Shelter for Women & Children and the Salvation Army.

Posted by Bill White
December 17, 2019

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