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President's Message
It's All Because of YOU!

It has been my pleasure to serve as your President in 2020-21. Truly it has been one of the most rewarding years in my life.

You should all be proud of our many accomplishments. It is that “nothing’s going to stop us ” attitude that makes Roswell Rotary one of the leading Rotary clubs in the world.

In the second half of the year, we continued to rock and roll. We:

1. Continued to host blood drives. Four for the year.

2. Helped seniors with landscaping needs

3. Provided valentines to seniors at Roswell Nursing Home

4. Hosted the 24th Roswell Relays

5. Were awarded a $64,000 Global Grant for two freshwater wells in Panama

6. Delivered 25 Spring Cleaning Baskets for seniors

7. Swept the Hooch

8. Raised $4,400 in donations and participated in the Polar Plunge with Roswell Police Department to support Special Olympics.

9. Packed 100 backpacks with lunch for Blessings in a Backpack

10. Distributed Moderna vaccines for members 65 plus

11. Laws of Life award winners were selected and recognized at a meeting

12. Awarded Tom Zachary, Power of One and new this year, the Stan Moses scholarships in May

13. Presented Amy Brannen with the Elwyn Gaissert Sr. Service Above Self Award

14. Celebrated our 70th Anniversary with Guest Speaker, RI VP Anne Matthews

15. Hosted the first Drake House Easter Egg Hunt

16. Produced a Memorial Day Ceremony virtual video

17. Participated in the Farmers to Food program distributing 550 food boxes to Roswell residents

18. Hosted EHT/GBI training for local law enforcement

19. Supported local teachers at 4 title one schools with a free King of Pops

20. Painted 10 picnic tables for local nonprofits and restaurants increasing our visibility

21. Awarded $140,000 to local charities

22. Sent 7 students to eRYLA

23. Continued to host Hump Days

24. Danced the night away at our Holiday/Anniversary Party “Fish Fry” in May

25. Continued to raise awareness with coverage in local newspapers (The Neighbor and Herald) published an article of every issue of the District Newsletter and continued coverage on Facebook. Our first TV coverage aired June 7th on Fox 5 supporting the  EHT/GBI training.

26. Mentored Drake House Resident twice a month with a financial planning program

27. Honored members with the Gear shifter Award

28. Introduced new members in the Rotascope

29. Highlighted charities partners in the Rotascope

30. Continued to support 5 Interact Clubs

31. Raised $336,000 for RI Foundation. A club record.

32. Donated $9,800 to Polio Plus

33. 1 new Major Donor, 1 Benefactor and 1 Major Donor Level 2

34. 1 new Arch Klumph Society Member

35. Inducted 9 new members

JOB WELL DONE!

Posted by Lynne Lindsay
June 15, 2021

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