Monday Meeting: Jonathan J. Hunt, Esq., Interim General Manager, MARTA
RSVP Here! RSVP for Monday's Meeting Jonathan J. Hunt, Esq. is proud to serve as Interim General Manager/CEO of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA). Jonathan is a regular rider of MARTA and uses this time to help connect with customers, observe the transit system, and make systemwide improvements.
Prior to serving as Interim GM/CEO, Jonathan was MARTA’s Chief Legal Counsel. He holds several leadership positions within the industry, among them Chair of APTA’s Legal Affairs Committee.
Prior to joining MARTA, Jonathan served as the Assistant City Attorney with the City of Atlanta. While with the City, Jonathan represented, among other concerns, Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport – the world’s busiest airport. Additionally, Jonathan practiced law for six years with the firms of Dentons US, LLP in Atlanta and Baker & Hostetler LLP based in Cleveland, Ohio. Jonathan was also in-house counsel for Limited Brands, Inc., where he served as primary counsel for Victoria’s Secret and Intimate Beauty Corporation advising senior and executive management.
Prior to law school, Jonathan served as a lead Project Engineer for Gilbane, Inc., an international construction management company. Jonathan received an undergraduate degree from Hampton University and a Juris Doctor degree and Certificate in Nonprofit Management from Case Western Reserve University Schools of Law and Management. While at Case Western, Jonathan was named the first Baker & Hostetler Paul D. White Scholar and was the recipient of the Martin Luther King,Jr. Award.
Jonathan is married to Ashanti T. Hunt, Esq. and together they have a son, Jonathan J.Hunt II.
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Invocation: Jared Guyer
Sunshine: Eddie LaRocco / Emily Schickner
Rotary Club of Buckhead Maggiano’s Little Italy 3368 Peachtree Road Atlanta, GA 30326 Last One Best One! Volunteer Opportunity on June 20!This is the last volunteer opportunity on Saturday June 20th at 10:00 am for this Rotary year, and it's a big one. We have more routes and we are looking for Rotarians who can spend 90-minutes taking a route or riding with another Rotarian to deliver pet food to LifeLine clients. We kick off at Open Hand, 1380 West Marietta St NW, Atlanta, GA 30318, with coffee and fresh made sweet bread to fortify us for the deliveries ahead. Click Here to Sign up: VOLUNTEER TODAY! 
End of Year Party!What an amazing end of year party! We enjoyed pizza, gelato, a short sprinkle of rain, and lots of good company. Thank you so much to Cathy LaMon and her husband Bob for hosting the party. What an amazing time to celebrate our member accomplishments and another amazing year of service above self.   
President's Message: Help Us Reach Our GRSP Goal by June 30thSince 1946, the Georgia Rotary Student Program (GRSP) has provided scholarships that promote cultural understanding, lifelong friendships, and the ideals of Rotary worldwide. This year, Buckhead Rotary proudly sponsored Dani Bergamo from Brazil. Our goal is to reach $100 per member in GRSP contributions, which will earn our club a 50% incentive credit toward sponsoring next year’s student. This reduces the club’s sponsorship cost and allows these funds to be reallocated to such things as our signature projects. We have made some progress due to the generosity of Mark Meltzer and Scott Thompson, but we are still approximately $1,400 short of reaching our goal. If you would like to contribute, please do so by June 25th and indicate that your gift is for Buckhead Rotary, so the club receives credit. All payments and inquiries to our treasurer Radu Zernoveanu at raduzer@gmail.com or 919.699.7238. Ways to Give: 1. You can request this donation be added to your account and you will be billed during the next invoice cycle. 2. Pay by credit card at one of our meetings. 3. Zelle payment – pay Buckhead Rotary. Please indicate this is for GRSP. 4. Hand deliver a check at one of our upcoming meetings. Thank you for helping us support GRSP and next year’s international student. Opioid Crisis and the Rotary Action Group for Addiction Prevention: Volunteers Needed The opioid crisis is widely considered one of the most severe public health emergencies in modern history. It has profoundly impacted life expectancy and productivity across the nation, with overdose fatalities serving as a leading cause of preventable deaths. Fentanyl and fentanyl-like drugs now account for up to 79% of overdose deaths in the US. OPVEE is an FDA-approved, prescription nasal spray used for the emergency treatment of opioid overdoses in adults and children aged 12 and older. It is specifically formulated to rapidly reverse the effects of life-threatening respiratory depression caused by synthetic opioids (like fentanyl) and natural opioids (like heroin) and is more effective due to its potency in reversing the symptoms of opioids over the standard doses of NARCAN. The Rotary Action Group for Addiction Prevention (RAG-AP), a global network of Rotarians and addiction specialists, is the distributor of OPVEE to schools and first responders nationwide and promotes awareness, provides training, and helps communities acquire the drug. Buckhead Rotary applied for and received a grant for three OD rescue kits (each kit contains two doses of OPVEE nasal spray). We are working on a partnership with police and firefighters to host free training on how to identify an overdose and properly administer OPVEE with our first school, North Atlanta High School who has requested all three kits! They will receive training for their teachers, coaches, nurses, and students. This training is scheduled for July 30th at which time the boxes will be installed before the start of the school year. We are looking for Buckhead Rotarians who want to help with the onsite training. The first responders will conduct the training piece with Buckhead Rotarians helping to emcee (coordinate, act as host, introduce first responder, etc.) at the train-the-trainer event on Tuesday July 28th. If you are interested in getting involved in this critical, national Rotary initiative, please reach out to Nell Benn nellbenn@agapeatlanta.org and consider attending the train the trainer event on July 28th to get additional information. Member Spotlight A special congratulations to Aadu Allpere and his wife Kristi who celebrated their 59th wedding anniversary on June 10th! Fifty-nine years together is an achievement worthy of applause and admiration. Their enduring partnership is an inspiration to all of us. We wish them continued joy, laughter, and many more happy years ahead. Best regards, Shelley Hammell Happy Juneteenth!
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