Board Meeting: One Hour Before

This is a new group project event similar to our traditional Apple Polishing.  We will assemble wellness kits for distribution to homeless families and women/children victims of human trafficking.  Family and friends are welcome to come and help.  Dinner, soft drinks, and adult beverages will help make this as festive as our Apple Polishing event.  The event will be outdoors in a covered area, so wear clothing appropriate for the time of year.  Thanks to the Atlanta International School (2890 N Fulton Drive NE, 30305) for providing the space and the meal.

Cash gifts to help in procuring the wellness items needed would be much appreciated.  Deliver checks to Allie Damico at club meetings or send them to her:

Check Information: Payable to: Allison Damico For: AIS Night Address (if you would like to mail): 476 Wilmer Street NE, Apt 1514, Atlanta GA, 30308

Electronic Payment Information: Zelle: Allison Damico, 412-913-8033 Venmo: @allie-damico1

Board Meeting: One Hour Before

Houston 2022 Room Block

Come join us for Hump Day at "the Vick" located at 1180 Canton St in downtown Roswell.   Its a new place that has great food, wine, beer and cocktails. Awesome place to hang out with your fellow Rotarians!

Community Incident Response Foundation

In September 2018 with Hurricane Florence approaching The United States, the start of the foundation began. The founder Michael O’Brien, who is a Police Officer for The City of Kennesaw located in Georgia, was sharing his concerns with neighbor and future board member Danyale Kelley. She suggested Mike contact The Cajun Navy to see if he could help in any way. Mike responded to Lumberton NC and other affected areas over the next week. As Mike was on his first mission he took notes of lessons he learned to figure out what his role would be in future disaster responses.

Community Incident Response Foundation was incorporated as a nonprofit Corporation in October 2018. The Board of Directors began discussions about how to organize the foundation.

In March 2019 deadly tornadoes hit Alabama and Georgia. Mike felt a need to deploy for this mission. Mike was joined by Joe “Chef” Kelley on the trip to Talbot County GA. After a very successful weekend of feeding, bringing clothes, blankets and compassion to the City of Talbotton. The vision for the foundation became clear as Mike and Chef were on this mission. We will focus on feeding first responders and Volunteers along with the people living in the effected communities.

Board Meeting: One Hour Before

Calling all Buckhead Rotarians - we need at least 10 of you to sign up to volunteer at the November 5th Breakfast with the Bravest which is the annual fundraiser for our awesome partners at the Atlanta Fire Rescue Foundation.  You need to at the GA Aquarium at 6:30am to help check people in and then will be able to stay to enjoy the event which should be around 9:15am.   

Board Meeting: One Hour Before

Please help us plan the number of tables and meals that will be needed for this meeting by indicating your intention of attending in person. Members are now charged in advance for meals, so registration costs nothing - you have already paid for your meal. There will be a charge of $30 for guests. Meals Exempt Rotarians need not register unless they are planning on participating in the meal service.

Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84569742341?pwd=RFBXS1VkT1QxakJhbzBzUEg2SzFwdz09 Meeting ID: 845 6974 2341 Passcode: 442352

We will be collecting cans of Spam to send to the Philippines for Christmas meals

Fireside Chat for all new Rotary Members and and Officers & Directors. . The Fireside Chat is planned for Tuesday, November 9, 2021, beginning at 5:30pm at Harry Tomlinson’s Fish Camp. Cocktails will be available, and a BBQ dinner will be served at approximately 6:15pm. The business meeting will begin at 6:45pm. 

If anyone has questions or suggestions, please contact Jeff Zoller or Bill Dickey

Board Meeting: Immediately After

Meet in the pavillion at St Patrick’s Episcopal Church, 4755 N Peachtree Rd, Dunwoody 30338 (pavillion is behind the church). Sunset happens at 6:03 pm.

Bring bottle of wine to share or a snack/ appetizer to share.

Board Meeting: Immediately After

Mary Ligon joined the Rotary Club of Dougherty County (Albany, GA) in 2002 serving in several capacities before becoming President in 2009-2010. At the district level, Mary has served as an Assistant Governor, AG Trainer/Coordinator, multi-district PETS facilitator and District Grants chair. She has been recognized as District Rotarian of the Year in 2017, with the Rotary Foundation Citation for Meritorious Service in 2018 and is a Rotary Foundation major donor. Having served on numerous community boards and with over 20 years of experience participating in, volunteering in, and leading community leadership programs, Mary understands the opportunity and benefits of focus and scale in achieving impactful results. She is an alumnus of several community and regional leadership programs and served as the director of Leadership Albany for 17 years. In 2016 the national Association of Leadership Programs recognized Mary with their Preceptor Award and she is currently serving as Resources Director for the organization. Mary has a BBA degree from Georgia Southern University in Management/Information Systems and began her career with IBM. Established in 1994, she maintains a consulting business - Mary Ligon, etc. Mary and her husband Jim have two grown daughters.

Please join us for another cookout to show our Buckhead Battalion just how much we appreciate them!   

Date:  November 11

Time:  10am - 2pm

Location:  Station 3 at Phipps Plaza parking in adjacent Phipps deck (800 Longleaf Drive)

If you can only come for a few hours rather than the whole time, that is fine!

Join us to serve lunch to those who served our country!

See the SignUp Genius HERE for volunteer opportunities and time slots

The North Cobb Rotary Club would like to sponsor a table at this event, and need 4 or more volunteers to attend the table and promote Rotary.

Please see the volunteer opportunities and time slots HERE.

The newest installment of the Buckhead Parks Initiative - Bulb Planting on PATH400.  Come out to play in the dirt, plant a bunch of daffodil bulbs and azaleas and afterwards share some sangria and tapas with your fellow Rotarians and Livable Buckhead members!

Newnan High School Interact Club Annual T-Shirt.  Proceeds from the sale of this t-shirt goes to supporting a local child/family for Christmas and other service projects that the club conducts.

T-Shirts are by Gildan.  They are black with white lettering and are 100% pre-shrunk cotton.

Sales will end on December 1st at 5:00 PM.

Sizes available: 

Adult Short and Long Sleeve - Small, Medium, Large, X-Large, 2X-Large, 3X-Large, 4X-Large and 5X-Large.

Short Sleeve - Small - X-Large are $15 each with 2X-Large - 5X-Large being $18 each.  Long Sleeve- Small - X-Large are $20 each with 2X-Large - 5X-Large being $23 each.

Youth Short and Long Sleeve - X-Small, Small, Medium, Large and X-Large.  

Short Sleeve - $12 each and Long Sleeve are $15 each.

Board Meeting: One Hour Before

Buckhead Rotary is hosting dinner for the students of the Agape Youth & Family Center. 

We need two volunteers to PICK-UP the purchased meals from a local restaurant and deliver them to the Agape Youth & Family Center located at:
 2210 Marietta Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA  30318

CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTIONS

Once a month, Buckhead Rotary is hosting dinner for the students of the Agape Youth & Family Center.  We need four volunteers to distribute food to the students and assist with clean-up.

The Agape Youth & Family Center is located at 2210 Marietta Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA  30318

CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTIONS

Rotary Means Business - Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant - Perimeter

Board Meeting: One Hour Before

Belisa M. Urbina – Bio 2021 Mrs. Urbina was born and raised in Puerto Rico. She studied Business Administration at the University of Puerto Rico and graduated Valedictorian of her class. In 2001, along with her husband Miguel, she co-founded Ser Familia, Inc. which is the leading program in Georgia providing coordinated multi-disciplinary family, social and mental health services to Latinos. Among many organizations she is involved in, she is a member of Cobb County’s 2020 Steering Committee and Kennestone Hospital’s Regional Board of Directors past chairperson. She is also a member of the Prevent Child Abuse Georgia Advisory Board and Georgia’s Child Protective Services Advisory Council. She has been a part of Georgia’s Department of Public Health COVID- 19 Health Equity Council. In 2014, she was chosen as one of the 11WhoCare®by Atlanta’s 11 Alive Channel. In 2017 she was honored by the Georgia Women’s Legislative Caucus with the Nikki T Randall Servant Leadership Award and recognized with the NFL Hispanic Heritage Leadership Award by the Atlanta Falcons. In 2018, the Atlanta Braves chose her along with her husband Miguel as Braves’ Community Heroes. She has also been named as one of Georgia’s 50 Most Influential Latinos in 2018, 2019 and 2020. In 2021, Mrs. Urbina and her husband were inducted to the Georgia Latinos’ Hall of Fame. She is a graduate of Leadership Atlanta (2017) and the Regional Leadership Institute (2019). Ms. Urbina has been married to Miguel for 36 years and is the mother of 5 adult children and grandmother of 7.

Board Meeting: One Hour Before

Tour of Agape 5:30 - 6:15pm; Social at The Woodall 6:30 - 9:00pm

Thirsty Thursday at Porters. 

Gabo will be rolling cigars.  Our friends from Short Barrel will be joining us.

The Membership Committee of Buckhead Rotary is hosting a "Prospective Member Coffee Social". Please bring a prospective member to the event. Please register you and your guest so we know how many to expect. This is open to Rotarians who are bringing a prospective member.

We will have a silent cake auction to raise monies for projects we do locally, nationally and internationally.

members bake cakes to be auctioned as our fundraiser for our local projects.

Venue: Impact Hall, Global Mall , 5675 Jimmy Carter Blvd, Norcross GA 30071

Speaker: Speaker to be arranged, welcomed and introduced by Dr. Upendra Bhatt

Lunch: following meeting will be provided.

Meeting hall arrangements/Audio Visual/ Memento for the Speaker: Sergeant at Arm Mustafa Ajmeri

Meeting Pictures: Manoj/Kris/Mustafa

Meeting via Zoom.  Agenda emailed to committee members.

Board Meeting: One Hour Before

This annual community project provides free photos with Santa for families in our community. Families are invited to the lobby of the Windsor Hotel in downtown Americus.