End Human Trafficking

After Bill Riley of the Roswell Rotary Club offered a moving presentation in May 2012 regarding preliminary efforts to combat the commercial sexual exploitation of children, East Cobb Rotary entered an immediate commitment to financial support and attendance at awareness meetings. One club member continued through a process of speakers bureau training, commitment to the work, and so far this Rotary year contributed 44 volunteer hours toward ending Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking (DMST) through work with the Georgia Cares speakers bureau. Another club member has joined the same speakers bureau this year. These two club members plus two others who have significant interest in this issue stay in communication with Cokkie Eaker as the club's connection resource to the District 6900 work for ending human trafficking.

Multiple announcements were made at weekly club meetings regarding the Safe Harbor amendment vote on the November 2016 ballot, and its safe to say that almost 100% of club members voted "Yes" to provide funds from perpetrator fines for recovery treatment of Georgia children who have been rescued from sex trafficking. Announcements about the January 12, 2017 event sponsored by the Rotary Clubs of Brookhaven, Dunwoody, North Atlanta and Sandy Springs for screening the movie "8 DAYS" elicited the attendance of two East Cobb Rotary Club members.

As further commitment to end human trafficking, the club will present $5,600 at its March 8th Dog Days Give Back Breakfast program to Georgia Cares to cover costs of one month's residential care for a child rescued from sex trafficking in Georgia. East Cobb Rotarians are serious about this issue.