President John's Message
This past week, Roswell Rotary completed its fourth American Red Cross Blood Drive this Rotary year. We have a dedicated group who have spearheaded this great service project for our club and community for several years. Led by Hal Schlenger and Darrell Bartlett, they have added Jim Savage and Jonathan Crooks this year to the planning team.
We had three blood drives at Gate City Brewing, which continued its “Pint for a Pint” offer again this year. For each pint of donated blood received, Gate City gives a coupon for one free pint of beer. Thank you Pat Rains for your generous support of this program.
One drive was held at the Computer Museum of America and honored Michael Curling for his donation of 100 pints of blood. Variant Brewing brewed a special Blood Orange Cashmere beer for the occasion.
As the guys have told us before, not everyone can give blood. Several new members stepped up this year to give. All total, Rotarians and others from the public donated about 193 pints of blood which helped treat about 290 individuals. Roswell Rotary Rocks!!
Program Speaker Thursday
Veterans Benefits- Jim Swain
Looking forward to Jim Swain J.D., MBA of Swain Law Firm in Roswell. He will speak on benefits for veterans.
Jim Swain earned his JD of law from the University of Memphis. He is an accredited Attorney with the Veteran Administration. He is licensed to practice law in Georgia and Tennessee. Jim also has an MBA. He is a member of ElderCounsel and co-founder of ElderCounsel's VA Pension Planning course .He is also a members of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA), Wealth Counsel, a national association of wealth preservation attorneys, the American Legion and Former Post Commander of VFW, and is Retired Navy Reserve. And most importantly, he is a Roswell Rotarian. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and expertise with our club on Thursday, Jim!
Past President Moment
Lisa Carlisle- 2017 - 2018
Storms were brewing during Lisa Carlisle’s year as President of Roswell Rotary. Hurricanes, snowstorms and ice storms wreaked havoc on some of our best laid plans. But those couldn’t stop Roswell Rotary from another great year. Rotary was Making a Difference and Roswell Rotary continued to play its role. Come refresh your memory and hear from Past President Lisa Carlisle about the Rotary year 2017-2018.
Learn About Community-Supported Agriculture
RRAH meets tonight!
After Hours is meeting tonight! The club will be going off-site to Moss Hill Farm in Alpharetta to learn about community-supported agriculture with farmer Floyd Keisler. All Rotarians are invited to join on this lovely spring evening. The farm is located at 13230 Freemanville Road, Alpharetta, GA, 30004.
April 27 - 30
District Conference -Sandestin, Florida
After an evening in the best hospitality suite…what to do? The Beach…Did someone say the Beach ??
Yes that’s right…free time on Friday and Saturday can be spent at the beach, playing golf, playing tennis, or just plain relaxing. Soon you will have the chance to signup for a beach chair and join the fun in the sun.
Join us April 27-30 for District Conference 2023. Make your reservations today! Registration and Accommodations Link
Welcome New Member
New Member Spotlight: Stephen Clausen
Education: Valdosta State & Kennesaw State -Finance Major
Where He is From: Stephen has lived his entire life in Roswell, GA. And also visited over 40 countries.
Spouse: Emily Clausen, they are High School sweet-hearts. Been together 20 years and married for 12
Kids: 2.5 Children, Adaline – 4 and Sutton 2 and one on the way (Emily is 11 weeks pregnant)
Other involvement in community:
- Small group leader with North Point Church for about 12 years.
- Currently leading a Men’s group that has been together for 5 years.
- Volunteers at Homestretch and North Fulton Charities
- Mentors young men/women getting ready to leave college and enter their career.
Career:
- Kimberly Clark for the past 10 years in Strategy, Pricing, Global Finance and Global Sales.
- Slide Co. LLC about 1.5 years ago manufacturing and selling American made goods online, mostly on Amazon US and Canada, Walmart and Wayfair employing people in the community who need a “chance” or a “second-chance”
Interesting Things about Stephen: Passions are gardening (has a half acre vegetable garden), tennis and hanging with his girls
Why he joined Rotary: "I joined Rotary to meet other business leaders in Roswell as well as to make a difference in the community I grew up in".
