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October 3, 2023


Meetings

October is Economic and Community Development Month

10/5 Andy Robinson - The Jeremy Williams Story
10/12 Youth Day Meeting - Elaine & Judy Meer - GRSP Intro
10/19 DG Visit
10/19 Kwame Johnson

Events

10/4 Drake House Food Pantry Set Up
10/4 Hump Day- The Vick
10/14 Youth Day Parade
10/15 Farm Day at Gary Garrett's Farm

LEADERSHIP

President Alex Kaufman
President-Elect Nancy Alterman
Treasurer Matthew Millard
Secretary Trummie Patrick, III
Foundation James Stone
Membership Bob Clarkson
Public Image Becky Nelson

PAST DISTRICT GOVERNORS

Cheryl Greenway 2012-13
Bob Hagan 2015-16

ROTARY CLUB OF
Roswell

Thursdays, 12:15 pm
Roswell Area Park
Bill Johnson Community Activity Building
10495 Woodstock Road
Roswell, GA 30075

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Our Rotary Family
BIRTHDAYS

10/1 Ralph Rowland, Jr.
10/2 Cheryl Greenway
10/2 Sandy Buhler
10/4 Ronald Cowan
10/4 Lucy Hall
10/7 Steve Bragg
10/7 Lynne Lindsay
10/10 Jeffrey Meyers
10/11 Charlie Brown
10/11 William Albers
10/12 Jeff McCoy
10/12 SaraBeth Huntley
10/13 Kyle Woods
10/15 Tori Nielsen
10/16 David Wash
10/16 Natalie Cook
10/17 Jim Byrd
10/18 A.D. Dalton
10/19 Jack Stephens
10/23 Lisa Smith
10/23 Mindy Jones
10/26 Katie Anderson
10/30 William Brooks
10/31 Virginia Martz

YEARS OF SERVICE

10/1 Lafayette McKinney, III (22)
29 years in Rotary
10/4 Shields Blankenship, III (1)
7 years in Rotary
10/6 Chuck Savage (7)
15 years in Rotary
10/7 Jim Coyle, Jr. (14)
10/7 Matthew Millard (14)
10/10 Mike McRay (21)
10/11 Ted Lescher, Jr. (4)
10 years in Rotary
10/11 Samuel Pittman (4)
10/11 William Lindsey (4)
10/11 Darrell Bartlett (4)
10/12 Tom Rowsey (17)
19 years in Rotary
10/13 Jennifer Briggs (12)
10/16 Lou Tabickman (15)
10/19 Kurt Hilbert (6)
6 years in Rotary
10/19 Timothy Klatt (6)
10/23 Steve Stroud (37)
10/25 Dazia Fumbah (5)
10/28 Ryan Gehricke (2)
10/28 Bill Hoban (2)
10/29 Hal Coleman (25)

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 Lynne Lindsey and all news should be directed to her at lynnehlindsay@outlook.com

President Alex's Message

Fellow Rotarians-

I hope that everyone enjoyed the State of City last week as well as our well attended lunch. I hate that I missed it!

Please stay focused on supporting our many upcoming service projects. If you would like to help out on our Veterans initiatives (adopt a platoon, Basketball fundraiser, and Honor Bus) please let Alicia, Gene, Roger or me know! We have opportunities galore and we need veterans to join our Honor Bus. Despite the beautiful warm weather, we are working hard on our Christmas Market Fundraiser and please remember that Youth Day is rapidly approaching!

See you Thursday for our exciting speaker and thank you for all that you do.

Alex


The Story of Coach Jeremy Williams
Andy Robinson to Speak


Andy Robinson is joining us to speak about the book TENACIOUS, the story of legendary Georgia High School Football Coach Jeremy Williams, who courageously battled ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease), while coaching and mentoring in the small town of Greenville GA.  Andy is a life-long resident of Columbus GA.  He retired from AFLAC as a Manager after a 27 year corporate career.  He has been a member of St. Luke Church his entire life.  Andy enjoys volunteering and giving back to the community in many ways.  He previously served as a Board Member of The Valley Rescue Mission.  Andy played on a Georgia High School State Championship Golf team, and later competed at the collegiate level. He is a Certified U.S.KIDS Golf Coach. He devotes his spare time to promoting the game of golf, teaching children, and beginners the basics of the sport.

After Hours Meets TONIGHT!

Most people don’t know what a doctor’s visit or an urgent visit cost. Some don’t know the cost of medications in spite of the popularity of GoodRx.com. And worse, is a hospital stay $5,000, $50,000 or $500,000?

Health insurance has gotten more complicated every year in spite of efforts by the Affordable Care Act (aka ‘the Marketplace’ or Obamacare). So how do you stay your healthiest, recalling that the phrase “without your health, you have nothing” was said by Mary J Blige, Bernie Mac, NFL Coach Chuck Pagano and even in Princess Bride (https://youtu.be/fUKO_Y6RqEk)?

The October 3rd Roswell Rotary After Hours meeting will be a conversation with Rotarian Hal Schlenger, a health insurance / employee benefits broker, and Dr. Brian Sanders, a primary care physician with About You Family Medicine on Alpharetta St across from Lucky’s. They will share how to prevent little things from becoming big things, what’s the role of an advocate, and should you ever pay the first bill. See you at The Artillery Room!


This Wednesday!
Hump Day at The Vick Oct. 4th


Service Projects
Drake House Pantry Move October 4th



The Drake House is opening a Food Pantry! Come help us move, label, &  arrange the new market on October 4th from 10am-1pm.  Meet us in the parking lot at 1050 Clara Drive @10am.  Please park across the street at Synovus Bank. If you have any questions please email Lisa Carlisle @ lisacarlisle05@comcast.net

Youth Day Parade!


Join us for the 73rd Youth Day Celebration! This year's celebration will include the Frances McGahee Parade, Art Block, Fall Farm Days, Touch-A-Truck, and Food Truck Alley. Free and open to the public. Oct 14, 2023 at 10:00 am - 02:00 pm (Sat).

Rotarians! Please bring non-chocolate bags of candy to our regular meetings for distribution at the Parade.

Sunday Oct. 15th
Farm Day at Gary Garrett's Farm


One of the most fun events of the year is coming up- Farm Day at the Garrett farm. A Sunday afternoon of fellowship, ATV's, great home cooking, some adult beverages, something for everyone, and a great way for newer members to get to know other members on a different and deeper level. It's not Fall Ya'll until you've been to Gary's Farm! Any questions contact Katie Tucker Anderson ktucker@ehla.com  A sign up genius is coming soon. Be thinking about the dish you want to bring! It's an awesome spread of home cooked goodness!

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Rotary Youth Exchange
Application Period Now Open Thru 10/15


The application period for Rotary Youth Exchange is now open!

Additional info found on http://www.ryese.org

Questions? Contact Alesia Booth  alesiagbooth@att.net


Bulloch Hall Decorates in Preparation for Christmas Market


Come Join Us October 30th & October 31st at Bulloch Hall in preparation for this year's Christmas Market. We need you on our Decoration Committee. If you are interested, please email Courtney Lott to receive the list of decorations we are looking for- courtney.lott@kw.com

Bring your items to Rotary!
Adopt A Platoon


Veteran's Event


Roswell Rotary will be honoring veterans from all branches of service with a trip to Fort Moore and the Military Museum on November 10th.  We will depart from the American Legion Post 201 in Alpharetta at 6:30 am to arrive at Fort Moore by 9:30. We will attend Ranger Graduation and Demonstration at 10:00, followed by a VIP tour and lunch at the Military Museum.  We will depart Columbus at 1500 to head back to the American Legion for dinner at 1800.  All Veterans and dignitaries will be the guest of RRC and all other guests will be assessed a $30 per person fee.  RRC has reserved three buses, so seating is limited to approximately 150 participants. For any questions, please contact Alicia Hughes ahughes@wsnielsen.com

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Save the date for... Christkindlmarket


November 24th-December 24th, Open Daily. Free Admission!
Pet Friendly! Enjoy Homemade mulled wine, Food, Over 70 Vendors, Giftshops, Pictures with Santa, Trees
Located at Bulloch Hall in Roswell
Vendors welcome! More information here or Follow on Facebook!

Roaving Photographers
Roswell Rotary Paparazzi needed

When you attend a Roswell Rotary event, please share your pictures with Kathy Igou kligou@gmail.com or text 404-408-4188 or Becky Nelson bnelson@cchl.com or text 404-406-6121 We need an army of RRC members sending pictures to us to post! Remember, it didn't really happen if people don't see it! Let's show the world what Roswell rotarians are doing to make the world a better place!

Not Getting Rotoscope?
Where is my rotoscope?????

Have you been missing your Rotoscope? We have several members who used to receive the newsletter weekly and are no longer getting it in their email box. what's going on? It could be it's going to spam, could be an error with your email address, could be security software on the receiving end, OR IT COULD BE a MYSTERY!

We have the experts working on solving the mystery for our Roswell Rotarians who are not getting their newsletter. in the meantime, do this:

1. Report it to Tori Neilson at admin@roswellrotary.com

2. Check Roswell Rotary's Facebook page on Tuesdays. The Rotoscope link is posted there weekly.

3. Grab a paper copy at the Thursday meeting.

4. Watch the rolling powerpoint at the front of the meeting room on Thursdays.

5. Ask a friend to text you the link.

The Club is aware there is an issue for some and we are working on the answer. Thanks for your patience and make sure you have let Tori know!

Coming Up at RRC
Save the Date: Making Roswell Rotary's Magic Happen


This is what earns Rotary such a great reputation...Service Above Self. Plan to attend many of these events...and think about bringing a friend or prospective new member. If you believe in Rotary's mission and recognize the value our club brings to our community and our world, then participate -- and share it with others!    

Events Chair 2023-24 Katie Tucker

Hump Day at The Vick October 4th 5:30pm-8:00pm

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Youth Day Parade October 14th 10am

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Farm Day at Gary Garrett's Farm Sunday, October 15th (Note Change!) Details TBA

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Rotary Means Business Tuesday, October 17th Time TBA

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Roswell Rotary After Hours Unity Garden Service Project October 23, 9am - 12pm

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Veterans Day Trip to Ft. Moore (Formerly Ft Benning) November 10, 2023 6am - 6pm

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Adopt a Platoon Packing Event Nov. 16

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Roswell Rotary Veterans Appreciation Basketball Invitational

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RRC Holiday Party Friday December 8, 6pm - 10pm Details TBA

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