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• Cheryl Greenway 2012-13
• Bob Hagan 2015-16

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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's Message

This last week I hope you enjoyed hearing of the great work our Roswell Fire Department is doing for our community to make Roswell a great place to live work and play. Thanks to John Carruth for ringing the bell in my absence and showing off his wardrobe. From the pictures of the meeting, I definitely have suit envy!

While away I made sure I registered a make up by visiting some fellow Rotarians in Santorini Greece. Although our cultures are different and they speak a different language, all Rotarians share in our motto of “service above self” and strive to make their communities and the world a better place. Our discussion made me appreciate living in a country in which we are free to give back unencumbered by political or religious challenges.

You won’t want to miss this week’s meeting where we will hear from Roswell’s very own Gia Pergolini. Gia is a world class blind swimmer and will compete for the first time in the Paralympic games in Tokyo this summer!

This Week's Speaker
Paralympic Swimmer Gia Pergolini Speaks This Week

Gia Pergolini began swimming in 2008 at age four and started competing competitively at age five. Growing up, she played lacrosse, soccer and gymnastics, but swimming was her passion. When she was diagnosed Stargardt’s disease, she decided to drop the other sports and focus on swimming. In 2017, Pergolini set multiple records, including the American and Pan Am record in the S13 100-meter backstroke at the 2017 U.S. Paralympics Swimming World Championships Trials in Colorado Springs, Colorado....Daughter of Bill and Alice Pergolini…Has two brothers, Matthew and David…Hobbies include hanging out with her friends, baking and listening to Ariana Grande

World Championship Experience •

Most recent: 2019 – silver (100m back), 5th (100m fly) • Years of Participation: 2017, 2019 • Medals: 2 (2 silver) • Silver – 2019 (100m back), 2017 (100m back)

Other Career Highlights • 2017 World Para Swimming World Series, Berlin, gold (50m back) • 2017 Can Am Para-swimming Championships, gold (50m free, 200m free)

Hump Day Social This Wednesday at Lola's on Canton

Hump Day This Wednesday, August 4th 5pm

Lolas Burger and Tequila bar 944 Canton St. Roswell http://lolasburgerbar.com/

2021 Golf & Tennis Tournament Latest News
Sponsors

Click Here for Video-What Does the Mission Statement "Like Minded, Same Passion, One Goal" mean to our you?

As our 2021 Golf Chair Tim McFarlin reminds us with this mission statement....whether you are a golfer or a tennis player or a volunteer....a sponsor or a donor...we all have ONE GOAL and that goal is to raise as much money as we can to support our charity organizations. More even more so than in other years, this support is so badly needed.

Listen here to a few words from Jim Coyle discussing how behind they are due to Covid-19.

We need everyone to be a part of this tournament. You are reason why this tournament creates miracles, and we need YOU now. 

This is our ONE big fundraiser...listen here for some history behind that...

So every Roswell Rotarian is part of the golf and tennis tournament! 

So how can you help? Listen to a message from 2021 Sponsorship Committee Chair John Reddick.

We need YOU and your network of friends, neighbors, business associates. We need YOU to share social media posts...One post on the Roswell Rotary Facebook site shared by each member of this club who is on Facebook could reach hundreds of thousands of people!  YOU are the secret sauce that makes this tournament a success!

Call to Action this week's meeting: 1. Complete the Commitment form for YOUR commitment for the tournament 2. Hand out or email asks to your network for sponsorship, for players, for donors...give them a chance to join in this amazing event!

Links to important pages on the site:   Golf    Tennis    Commitment Form 

Volunteer NOW
Golf Volunteers Needed

We need your help for our upcoming Aubrey Greenway Golf Tournament. If you would like to have fun and be a volunteer for our Sept. 13th golf tournament we have an easy volunteer signup process here.  All you have to do is Click Here and then sign up on the red check box next to the time slots you wish to work. Volunteers need only check the boxes for the times you want to serve then just submit it. When you do sign up we ask that you put in your email and cell phone information on the form.  We'll plan to contact you in advance of the tournament on the roles and responsibilities the day of the tournament. Plus we'll continue to have a table at our weekly meetings leading up to the tournament to answer any questions you might have or to give you more opportunities to serve.  For more information on volunteering please contact James Stone or Darrell Bartlett.  Please consider being a part of this by volunteering today!

Join the Rotary Team. Get the App.
Roswell Rotary Blood Drive at Gate City

I bet you didn't know that Roswell Rotary has its own Blood Donor Team? 

Yes, it's true!  When you roll up your sleeve on August 27th and give blood you'll be able to track your blood donations and you'll be a part of the larger community of blood donors that are "Team Roswell Rotary".  We have already impacted 300 lives as a team so download the American Red Cross Mobile App today, join the Roswell Rotary Team and schedule your appointment for August 27th.

Click here to reserve your time on Aug 27 to donate. It takes about 60 minutes for you to save a life. For more information, contact Darrell Bartlett or Hal Schlenger.   Our thanks to Pat Rains and Michael Curling for their current and past help saving lives in our community.

Charity Spotlight
Huskies Helping Huskies

Why do we as a club work so hard to make the Golf & Tennis Tournament a huge success? So we can raise money to make a difference for the charities we support! 

Watch this video to hear from Becky Nelson about the impact that Roswell Rotary has had on families at Crabapple Middle School. We DO make a real difference. 

Making the Most of your Membership
Save the Dates: Roswell Rotary events

This is what make earns Roswell Roswell such a great reputation

....and "Club of the Year" recognition. 

Plan to attend.....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 share it with others!