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"The Friendly Breakfast Club"
Newsletter


March 22, 2023


Meetings

March is Water and Sanitation Month

3/24 Regular Meeting -Ronald Robbins, Backpack Buddies
3/31 Special Meeting: DeKalb Rotary Council Breakfast

Our Rotary Family
BIRTHDAYS

3/7 Jackie Cuthbert
3/8 Louise Barden
3/8 Ken Levy
3/9 Pat McMahon
3/12 Pavittar Safir
3/20 Anne Glenn
3/22 John Mills

WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES

3/13 Laura Kann (25)
3/19 Jennie Springer (15)

Rotary Online

https://dunwoodyrotary.org
https://rotary6900.org/
https://rotary.org/

ROTARY CLUB OF
Dunwoody

Fridays, 7:15 am
Le Méridien Atlanta Perimeter
111 Perimeter Center West
Atlanta, GA , GA 30346

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LEADERSHIP

Fundraising Bob O'Brien
President Jennifer Shumway
President-Elect Jack Sparks
President Nominee Louise Barden
Immediate PP Carter Stout
Treasurer Cathie Brumfield
Secretary Matthew Johnson
Foundation Jennie Stipick
Membership Dave Burr
Admin Ed Holliday
Sergeant-at-Arms Griff Ransom
Public Image Imani Reynolds
Public Image Imani Reynolds
Community Service Rick Woods

Starting April 7, Friday Meetings Will Be In Person Only

We want everyone back in person. The Board has voted to discontinue the use of FaceBook Live or Zoom after this Friday's meeting (next week is DeKalb Rotary Council breakfast, no online option). We hope this action encourages you to join us in person - and also take this action to help protect our speakers and any business content they present. 

This Week's Speaker
Ronald J. Robbins, Back Pack Buddies

Join us this Friday to welcome Ronald Robbins, founder of Back Pack Buddies. We hope you will join us in person at Le Meridien; you may also join online at https://www.facebook.com/DunwoodyRotary. [more]

Golf Tournament Update
Is Everyone Working on Their Golf Game?

We know our GRSP student - Shashwat Pradhan - is working with the golf team at Oglethorpe University. And pictures from last weekend indicate that our Rotary Youth Exchange student, Camille, was out practicing her game at Top Golf. 

Even if you're not working on your game, we hope you're ready to support Dunwoody's second annual FORE the Memories Golf Tournament on May 15 at the prestigious St. Marlo Country Club in Duluth, GA. We have room for golfers, volunteers and sponsors - check in with Dottie Toney Ransom if you'd like to volunteer, and visit the tournament website or contact Rick Woods if you'd like to be a sponsor.

We can't promise to improve your golf game, but we do know that your support will benefit the Alzheimer's Association and other charities we support in the Dunwoody Community. 

Opportunity to Support
Dunwoody Arts Festival Needs You!


Dunwoody Rotarians have been Community Partners with Splash Festivals (festival organizers) since “DAY 1” (2010) in helping to make the Dunwoody Art Festival an inviting signature event for the Dunwoody community. Please mark your calendar to join the fun to help Dunwoody Art Festival 2023 be a best-ever experience for one and all! 

The festival team appreciates our continued support, "The Dunwoody Rotary Club is once again our loyal friend and partner.  Their community spirit is reflected in everything they do, and we are very proud to have them help present Dunwoody Art Festival 2023.  All we need is YOU!  We are grateful for the help of the wonderful volunteers like you."

In exchange for the amazing volunteer support by Dunwoody Rotary and Atlanta Rotaract members, the Rotary Club of Dunwoody receives a complimentary, well-located exhibit space at the festival.  We are seeking volunteers for the festival and Rotarians to help host the Rotary exhibit and to “Tell the RCD Story”. 

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Thank You for Your Service
Dunwoody Honors the Troops

Last Thursday, we had the extreme honor to welcome the troops and treat them to lunch at the USO at Hartsfield-Jackson Airport. We had eight volunteers on hand and 11 cookie bakers who produced 56 pounds of cookies. Lunch included hot dogs, sauerkraut and potato chips (donated by Boars Head Northside Provisions), baked ziti, meatballs and more from the East 48th Street Market, and snacks from Back Pack Buddies. Thanks to the generosity of East 48th Street customers, we also delivered a Dyson cordless vacuum cleaner ($650) to Mary Lou Austin, President of the USO - an item that has long been on her wish list. [more]

Next Friday
DeKalb Rotary Council Breakfast on March 31

Join your Dunwoody friends and Rotarians from all eight clubs in the DeKalb Rotary Council next Friday - March 31 - to recognize teachers and their role in making a difference in our communities. We will also honor Rotarians from those clubs for their achievements. Thiis meeting replaces our regular Friday meeting, and will be held at Georgia Piedmont Technical College DeKalb Conference Center, 495 N Indian Creek Dr., Clarkston, GA 30021. Festivities begin at 7:00 am. [more]

District Conference Update
Green Acres is the Place to Be ... Sign Up Today!

If a pig roast, cornhole and tug of war contests, Rotary fellowship and just plain FUN - or any combination of that is on your top 10 list, sign up now for District Conference with a Green Acres theme, coming April 27-30 to Sandestin, Florida. Enjoy an update on our youth programs, time at the beach -and more  Take the time right now to follow the link to register and make your hotel reservations
Then take a minute to watch an episode or two of this 1960s TV favorite starring Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor as a couple who move from New York City to a country farm - check out their costumes and get ready to join us in Sandestin! [read more]
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