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WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES
Rotary Onlinehttps://dunwoodyrotary.org
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| President | Rick Otness |
| President-Elect | Rick Woods |
| Secretary | Mike Parks |
| Treasurer | Lawrence Domenico |
MEETING THIS WEEK
Topic: ATLANTA MISSION
SPEAKER THIS WEEK: James H. Reese
Jim is President and CEO of Atlanta Mission, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. He joined the organization in August 2008. His primary focus is to ensure that Atlanta Mission achieves its mission to: Transform, through Christ, the lives of those facing homelessness.
Before joining Atlanta Mission, Reese held the following key business leadership positions:
He was an Executive Board member of Netherlands-based Randstad Holding NV, and the Chief Executive Officer of Randstad North America with oversight for Randstad United Kingdom. As CEO of Randstad North America, Reese had responsibility for more than 500 offices and 2,300 staff members, who together put more than 53,000 individuals to work each week across the United States and Canada. Other positions held at Randstad were Chief Operating Officer of Randstad North America and Managing Director of Operations for Randstad North America's Southeast Division, the company's largest operating division.
Prior to joining Randstad, Reese was Chief Operating Officer for the HoneyBaked Ham Company; Division Vice President of Operations for Frito-Lay, the Snack Food Division of PepsiCo, and spent sixteen years at General Foods.
In 1980, Reese earned his B.B.A. in Marketing and Business from Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Recognized in 2015 – 2017 in Atlanta Business Chronicle’s Top 50 Influential Non-profit Leaders, Reese has addressed audiences at Yale University, Western Michigan University, and at various business conferences.
Reese serves on several Boards, including Chick-fil-a Foundation, Mid Oaks Investments, and was the 2017 Board Chair of the Association of Gospel Rescue Missions. Reese lives in North Atlanta with his wife, Dina.
International Happenings
Our Global Grant for C - arm imaging equipment for Les Cayes Hospital is in final technical review by RI. Our contribution of $5000 as international sponsor has grown to over $209,000 thanks to the many supporters and matching funds. Drs Louise Barden and Jessie Legros will be visiting With the Rotary Club of Les Cayes and the hospital in June. (They are traveling at their own expense). A club presentation on our efforts in Haiti will be scheduled this summer.
YEAR-END CELEBRATION
Mark your calendar and join fellow Dunwoody Rotarians for a Thursday night cocktail party/reception at the Dunwoody Country Club!
The party begins at 7:00 pm and will include hors d’oeuvres with the first drink on the Club. Come on your own or bring your spouse/partner to celebrate this year under President RickOtness, enjoy fellowship with the Dunwoody Family of Rotary, and talk about opportunities to serve/have fun in the 2018-19 year with Rick Woods as our president.
The event is designed to be informal – with plenty of time to mingle with friends. You’ll also have an opportunity to visit tables/displays for each of our major focus areas. Directors and committee chairs will be on hand to hear your ideas and share some of the good things we have planned for the coming Rotary year. It’s a great opportunity for you to see what’s planned, get your questions answered, and express your ideas about the types of service the Rotary Club of Dunwoody should be considering for the future.
We’ll take a few minutes at the end of the event to honor this year’s Rotary Foundation donors and Club “All Stars,” and plan to have you on your way by 8:30 pm or so.
There will be no regular meeting on Friday, June 15.
RCD is looking for host families
Hosting an exchange student can be incredibly rewarding for your family, bringing an international experience directly into your home. Host families provide room and board and share their lives with exchange students, involving them in family, community, and cultural activities. The RCD is looking for host families for our inbound student for next year, Mink from Thailand.
If you’re willing to experience one of the largest programs in Rotary by sharing your home and learning about a new culture, or you know a family that would be interested, contact Mike Parks, Dottie Toney-Ransom, Tania Lopez, or Jennie Stipick.
What are the responsibilities of a host family?
To accept the exchange student as a new member of your family. The student will be governed not only by the rules of the program but by the rules of your household. You are responsible for the safety of the exchange student the same as for your own children. Although you might become a bit more of the soccer mom or dad for normal everyday activities, it is not your responsibility to act as a taxi service or a tour guide. Rotarians for the hosting club will be helping in these areas.
You can find more information about being a host family in http://www.ryeflorida.org/host-family
FROM THE DESK OF THE NEWSLETTER EDITOR
Send your Newsletter submission to:
Our Club's Weekly Newsletter typically consists of:
·Speaker bio
·New Member Name(s)
·Featured article(s) (regarding events, service projects, or on-going topics general club administrative items, etc..).
·Foundation initiatives or other topics of interest to Members and with value for our Club archives.
·Announcements (seeking volunteers, advertising service projects, etc.)
·For Your Calendar (Club and other activities we encourage members and/or their spouses to attend, including Family of Rotary events
·Member News (birthdays, anniversaries, accomplishments, Caring Hands)
Please keep in mind key components to include with your submission:
·Title of your article
·Description of the activity
·Dates, Time, Location, deadline, etc... (especially for upcoming events)
·Key Points of Contact Information and/or a link to reference website for details
·Names and/or headcount of Rotarians (and others) participating,
·The reaction of those benefiting and the numbers of those benefiting.
·Picture(s)
Please also tell me the number of weeks would you like the article published.
Finally, the deadline for articles to run in the current week are Mondays by 5 p.m.
If you have any questions feel free to ask me!
Thank you!
Tania López
rotary_tls@outlook.com