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February 6, 2024


Meetings

February is Peace and Conflict Prevention/Resolution Month

2/8 Lunches 4 Learning - Phil Dodson
2/15 Celia Cortes - GAI Cares
2/22 Ted Jenkin
2/29 Leadership 2020

Events

2/7 Hump Day at Gate City Artillery Room
2/15 Roswell High School Career Day
2/17 Walk with a Doc February
2/27 Rotary Means Business (district networking event)

LEADERSHIP

President Alex Kaufman
President-Elect Nancy Alterman
Treasurer Leslie Bassett
Secretary Trummie Patrick, III
Membership Bob Clarkson
Public Image Becky Nelson

PAST DISTRICT GOVERNORS

Cheryl Greenway 2012-13
Bob Hagan 2015-16

ROTARY CLUB OF
Roswell

Thursdays, 12:15 pm
Roswell Area Park
Bill Johnson Community Activity Building
10495 Woodstock Road
Roswell, GA 30075

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Our Rotary Family
BIRTHDAYS

2/2 Joe Piontek, Sr.
2/10 Richard Meer
2/14 MICHAEL Gould
2/14 Gabriel Kelly
2/15 Grace Peoples
2/16 Lafayette McKinney, III
2/18 Gordon Owens
2/22 Becky Stone
2/22 Bill Wolff
2/24 Holland Earle
2/27 Bruce Smith
2/27 Leonard Greski
2/27 Justice Brakache
2/28 Alexandria Shuval Weiner

YEARS OF SERVICE

2/1 David Bourne (51)
2/2 Lee Dodson (10)
46 years in Rotary
2/8 Holland Earle (17)
26 years in Rotary
2/11 Alex Kaufman (14)
2/11 Langdon Hollingsworth (3)
2/13 Kevin Benscoter (4)
2/15 James Lambert (1)
2/17 Roger Wise, Jr. (13)
2/18 Mary Robichaux (5)
2/22 Nancy Tolbert-Yilmaz (23)
2/22 Lee Jenkins, Jr. (6)
2/23 Richard Stilley (7)
9 years in Rotary
2/27 Stephen Clausen (1)

FAMILY OF ROTARY

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 Lynne Lindsey and all news should be directed to her at lynnehlindsay@outlook.com

President Alex's Message


Fellow Rotarians-

We had an amazing Saturday partnering with Alpharetta Rotary for the Polar Plunge. We as a club raised in excess of $7,500 and the event as a whole raised over $150,000! Special thanks to Rotarian and Mayor Kurt Wilson for jumping off the high dive and for John Michael for leading the charge. This year has been a year of planting seeds to grow partnerships and economic opportunities to raise funds in addition to our Golf Tournament. The Mayor has already agreed to challenge Alpharetta's Mayor next year and we expect to raise much more money in the years to come!

Special thanks to all who jumped into the cold water.

See you Thursday!

- Alex


Lunches for Learning: Phil Dodson to Speak

Lunches for Learning exists to break the cycle of poverty in rural southern Honduras by providing a healthy lunch to school children every school day; thereby allowing these children to remain in school so they can complete their education and become employable in the Honduran economy.  Phil joined the Lunches for Learning team as Executive Director in 2016 after having spent the previous 10 years with the North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church. His earlier career included 11 years in Higher Education administration and 8 years in the Credit and Financial Services industry. He is a 1982 graduate of Roswell High School and a 1986 graduate of LaGrange College.  Phil lives in the north Georgia city of Cleveland with Tracy, his wife of 36 years. Phil and Tracy have three adult children between the ages of 23 and 28.

Hump Day on Wednesday


New Member Spotlight
Welcome Steven Malone

We are so happy to welcome Steven Malone to Roswell Rotary Club. Please take a moment to introduce yourself to him and make sure to make him feel welcome. 

Education: Harrison High School in West Cobb and Kennesaw State University (2002) with degree in Recreation Management.

Where I’m from:My family and I have lived in Roswell since 2015, prior we were residents of Woodstock since 1999.

Spouse:Lindsey Malone (married 22 years)

Children: Hadley Malone (Daughter – 15 years old @ Roswell High), Savannah Malone (Daughter – 11 years old @ Crabapple Middle).

My passions: I am heavily involved in the recreation and parks throughout the City and local government. 

Work: City of Roswell-Director of the Roswell Recreation, Parks, Historic & Cultural Affairs Department.

Why I joined Roswell Rotary: I want to ensure I am engaged with members of the community in order to foster positive relationships between the members and the City. 

Where I would fit with projects and committees: I have acted as liaison with the Veteran’s Day event and other youth based activities within the community.


Tonight: After Hours Welcomes GT's Director of HS Relations

After Hours is thrilled to welcome Tim McFarlin as the guest speaker for their next meeting tonight at 6:30 at The Artillery Room @ Gate City. Tim, who also happens to be the father of Rotarians Will McFarlin and Courtney Lott, serves as Georgia Tech Football's director of high school relations. You may know him as the state championship-winning head football coach at Roswell High School who is considered one of the most successful football coaches in Georgia history. He will speak to the club on leadership, how to build a high-functioning team, and what really motivates people to perform their best. Everyone is welcome!

Laws of Life Essay Contest Needs Judges

If you wish to be an essay judge, please click here to fill in a Volunteer Sign Up form.  Deadline is approaching and 25 additional judges are still needed!  On the Sign Up form, you will indicate your training option.  If you cannot attend a training session, it will be recorded and sent out to Essay Judges in addition to the Essay Judge Training manual.  Select one or more Teams on the Essay Judge Team Meeting Signup Genius.  Questions?  Contact Elizabeth Kuka-Dos Santos: elizabeth@georgialawsoflife.org

As a Rotary Club Contest Sponsor, your club members are invited to participate in the judging process which will kick off with the essay due date of February 12, 2024. This year, Georgia Laws of Life Essay Contest is introducing a new submission and judging platform hosted by Award Force. While the Contest and its judging process remain the same, it will look and feel a little different from last year. School-Level Essay Judge overview:

  • February 12th - Essay Judges begin receiving a notification from Award Force to create their account.
  • February 19th - Essay Judges will begin to receive their essay assignments and Google Calendar invites with their team information. Teams of 2 essay judges and one team lead receive 30-48 essays that they will read and score independently using Award Force. We estimate that it should take approx. 3 hours to read and score all the essays.  Two days before the Team Meeting judges are asked to complete scoring.
  • February 26 - Team meetings begin. On the day of your Team Meeting, teams use GoTo to meet with a volunteer team lead to discuss and select school-level winners and Honorable Mentions.

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Join Us in March-District Conference

Register HERE  before early bird price is gone!

WHY should I go to District conference this year? CLICK HERE [read more]

Polar Plunge - Alpharetta & Roswell Clubs Get Wet for a Great Cause


Coming Up at RRC
Save the Date: Making Roswell Rotary's Magic Happen


Events Chair 2023-24 Katie Tucker

Hump Day at Gate City Artillery Room

Tuesday Feb 6, 6:00pm - 8:00pm  Add To Calendar

February Walk with a Doc 

Saturday Feb 17, 9:00am   Add To Calendar

Feb Rotary Means Business 

Tuesday Feb 27, 6:00pm - 8:00pm  Add To Calendar

2024 District Conference Jekyll Island

Thursday - Sunday, March 21-24  Add To Calendar

Rotary Last Week


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