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YEARS OF SERVICE
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ROTARY CLUB OFThursdays, 12:15 pm |
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| President | John Carruth |
| President-Elect | Alex Kaufman |
| Immediate PP | Terry Taylor |
| Treasurer | Trummie Patrick, III |
| Secretary | Nancy Alterman |
| Public Image | Michael Gould |
PAST DISTRICT GOVERNORS
- Cheryl Greenway 2012-13
- Bob Hagan 2015-16
FAMILY OF ROTARY
Our membership cares deeply about the needs and concerns of our members. We don’t want to miss an opportunity to reach out in friendship when such concerns arise. The chairperson of this committee is Lynn Dunn and all news should be directed to her at lynn.dunn@rmcpa.com
President John’s Message
This week we have the special privilege to hear from Past Rotary
International President John Germ about The Rotary Foundation and Rotary’s
campaign to end Polio throughout the world. The Rotary Foundation was
founded over 100 years ago at the RI Convention in Atlanta in 1917. Since
it was founded, the Foundation has spent more than $4 billion on life-changing,
sustainable projects.
The Rotary Foundation’s mission is to help Rotary members
advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace by improving health, providing
quality education, improving the environment, and alleviating poverty.
What impact do our donations have?
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For as little
as 60 cents, a child can be protected from polio.
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$50 can
provide clean water to help fight waterborne illness.
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$500 can
launch an anti-bullying campaign and create a safe environment for children.
This week, we will recognize Rotarians who have reached their first Paul Harris Fellow giving level and others who reach a Paul Harris+ level. We still have a special matching opportunity for a one for one match of your donations to the Rotary Foundation through December. If you have questions about the matching funds or how to get to your first or next level of giving, contact our Foundation Chair, Leslie Bassett.
John Germ
Speaker for Thursday, Nov. 10: John Germ Rotary Chair End Polio Now
Join us Thursday to welcome John Germ to our club. He will bring us up to date on Rotary's efforts to End Polio NOW. In his role as Rotary's Chair of the End Polio Now Committee, John is on the front lines of Rotary's key mission...ending polio forever. Don't miss this chance to hear from John in person and to thank him for his leadership and to support our club in this important fight!
Germ joined Rotary in 1976 and has served RI as president in 2016-17, vice president, director, Foundation trustee, and vice chair, aide to the Foundation trustee chair, chair of Rotary’s $200 Million Challenge, RI Board Executive Committee member, chair of numerous committees, area coordinator, and RI training leader. In 2013, the White House recognized him as a Champion of Change.
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New Member Call to Action
We have some wonderful service opportunities to finish out the year for Roswell Rotary Club. Jump on in!!
Message for Our Newer Members:
Getting involved has never been more fun or more important. No matter your interest, there is something for you!
Love veterans? Then the Honor Air Basketball Tournament is the event you want to be part of. There are opportunities to man the ticket desk or to help serve food for the coaches and the officials. The money raised goes to fund a trip for veterans-always an emotional and super rewarding event for all involved.Join us by clicking here
Another veteran Opportunity: Veteran's Day Volunteers needed Friday November 11th at Roswell Area Park.Events include:Veterans Breakfast: 8 AM - 9:30 AM Honor walk at 9:30AM to pond Volunteers Must sign up by November 9th https://www.roswellgov.com/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/14921/18
Want to inspire youth? Be a speaker for Career Day at Roswell High School. Remember when you were in high school? Wouldn't you have loved to hear about opportunities and lessons learned? Here's a chance to pour into these young people. Be a speaker by clicking here
Want to help youth in crisis? Help us to share the Roswell Teen Talk podcast series with schools and churches and clubs and neighborhoods. Getting the word out is so important! Sign up to share Podcasts, Listen on Spotify Amazon Pod Bean, other resources Talking Points Email template to share with others Posters to print and post
Message for Our Longer Term Members:
Pick up the phone, shoot an email, send a text, reach out at lunch, attend an After Hours Meeting and connect, but somehow reach out to a new member to invite them to join you in any or all of these projects. Everyone wants to help, but everyone does not always know how to plug in best. Let's make the ask.
Hump Days are Back!
Hump Day Wed Nov. 9 at Lucky's Burger & Brew
Veterans Breakfast, Honor Walk & Ceremony
Veterans Day
The City of Roswell is honoring and celebrating our Veterans on Friday, November 11 at Roswell Area Park. Events include:
Rotary Club of Sandy Springs
Wine Tasting supporting Vision To Learn
Please join us Sunday, November 13 from 3-5 PM for the Rotary Club of Sandy Springs wine
tasting event at the Brooklyn Café. The event will raise funds to support an important Rotary
Vision To Learn project for our community.
Did you know… about one in five kids will naturally need glasses to see the board, read a book,
or participate in class. Unfortunately, in underserved communities across the country, 95% of
kids who need glasses, about 2,000,000 in total, do not have them. What chance does each of
these children have to succeed in school, let alone break free from poverty? Vision To Learn
was founded to make sure every child has the glasses he or she needs to succeed in school and
in life. Its mobile clinics solve the problem by bringing eye exams and glasses, free of charge, to
children at schools in underserved communities.
For info and to register by email: Rollin Richmond at rollinr2@gmail.com [read more]
Join us Tues Nov. 15 for Talk Saves Lives
RRAH is having a special virtual meeting on Tuesday, November 15th. Join us as we dive deeper into suicide prevention with a virtual course: Talk Saves Lives: An Introduction to Suicide Prevention. Sponsored by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, the community-based presentation will cover the general scope of suicide, the research on prevention and what people can do to fight suicide. All Rotarians are invited. The link to access the course will be shared soon.
After Hours Learns about Be THE Voice
It's cool to be kind! Roswell Rotary's own Debbie Cwalina and Executive Director of Be THE Voice was the RRAH guest speaker last week! The club loved hearing about her organization's mission and watching a few videos from the Be THE Voice program. After Hours' two main focus areas are veterans and mental health, so it was informative to learn about an initiative that addresses students' mental health struggles.
Wine Tasting Sun Nov 13
Support for Roswell Club of Sandy Springs: Project Vision to Learn
Opportunity to Support Project
Please join us Sunday, November 13 from 3-5 PM for the Rotary Club of Sandy Springs wine tasting event at the Brooklyn Café. The event will raise funds to support an important Rotary Vision To Learn project for our community. [read more]
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