Rotary logoRotary logo
LOGIN

About Us

  • Why Join Rotary?
  • Our History
  • Past Presidents
  • Our Community
  • Membership
  • The Rotary Foundation
  • Website Help
  • Club Leadership for 2024-2025
  • Updating Projects

SafeDrive Map for Thomas County

Safe Drive Map for Thomas County "QR" Code

Weekly Meeting

Thursdays | 12:15 pm
Vashti Center
1815 East Clay Street
Thomasville, GA 31792

Please refer to the calendar for special meetings at other locations.

Mailing Address

PO Box 1277
Thomasville, GA 31799

Contact Us


FacebookInstagram

Foundation Giving

Thanks to the generosity of people like you, we are able to make our community and the world a better place to live and work.

Show All Projects

Volunteer Statistics

26,764
Volunteer Hours

$506,390
Value to Georgia communities

Community

  • Essentials/Packbags for Homeless
  • Free Little Lending Libraries for Community
  • Honoring First Responders -- Our Heroes
  • Rotary Big Impact/United Way Golf Classic
  • Rotary Has Heart for Seniors September Luau
  • Second Harvest Pack and Sort Monthly Service
  • September Coat/Blanket Drive
  • Students of the Month Honored

International

  • Olmapinu Comprehensive School Sanitation and Hygiene Project in Kenya

Vocational

  • Be The Voice
  • Interact Club

New Generations

  • Be the Voice campaign
  • Character Counts
  • Character Counts- School Reading Program

Club Fundraiser

  • Rotary Big Impact Auction--first year

Senior

  • Rotary Has Heart for Seniors Valentine's Party
  • Tax Aide Saves Local Retirees Estimated $234,000 this year
  • Touching Base

New or Improved Project

  • Develop future leaders--add deputy directors and advisory boards

Peace Pole Installation

  • Peace Poles in Thomasville & at Olmapinu Comprehensive School in Kenya

World Polio Day

  • 2024 World Polio Day & Related Events

Engagement Event

  • Create Multi-faceted Plan to Engage Members

Impactful Service

  • Vegetable Grow Bags 2x Year at Club's MonthlyFree Fresh Produce Markets

Upcoming Meetings

  • 5/15 : Meet at Second Harvest to Pack & Sort
  • 5/22 : Marrias in India—Administered Polio Vaccine
  • 5/29 : Members’ Talk / Foundation Update
  • 6/5 : Rotary Cub of Thomasville Annual Award Honorees
  • 6/12 : Avoiding Heatstroke by Copper Comita & GRSP Awards by Debbie Goodman

Upcoming Events

  • 5/12 : Board Meeting
  • 5/17 : Produce Distribution at Weston Park
  • 5/21 : Coffee Chat
  • 6/5 : Wine or Whine
  • 6/9 : Board Meeting @ Gentian Creek—the House

May

S M T W T F S
1
  • Workforce & Childcare in Southwest GA
  • Wine or Whine
23
45678
  • Sam McCoy & Britt Shiver from Thomasville Center for the Arts
910
1112
  • Board Meeting
131415
  • Meet at Second Harvest to Pack & Sort
1617
  • Produce Distribution at Weston Park
18192021
  • Coffee Chat
22
  • Marrias in India—Administered Polio Vaccine
2324
2526272829
  • Members’ Talk / Foundation Update
3031

JuneJulyAugust

Get The Thomasville Newsletter

Recent Newsletters

  • May 7, 2025
  • April 30, 2025
  • April 22, 2025
  • April 15, 2025

Latest News

  • May 7: Center for the Arts Update
  • May 7: District Conference Recognition
  • May 7: District Conference Recognition
  • May 7: DECAL: Childcare in Southwest Georgia
  • May 7: Wine or Whine
  • May 7: Mark Your Calendar
  • May 7: Support Ivan's Study Abroad Year
  • April 30: DECAL: Childcare in Southwest Georgia

Connect With Us

We love to share all the good work we do in the community. To stay up to date with what we are doing and make sure you never miss an opportunity to serve with us, connect with us on social media.

FacebookInstagram

Our Club

  • Roster
  • Leadership
  • Thomasville Classifications
  • Pro Classification Search
  • District-wide Classifications
  • Club Award Recipients
  • District Award Recipients

Resources & Training

  • Rotary Learning Center
  • Document Library
  • District Seminars
  • How To Use This Site

District 6900

  • District Website
  • District Governor
  • District Leadership
  • GRSP
  • Rotary Youth Exchange

Club Finder

  • List
  • Map

Rotary International

  • Rotary.org
  • EndPolio.org
  • Foundation
  • Leadership
Rotary theme

General Ledger

  • Balance Sheet
  • Income Statement
  • P&L Detail
  • Program Expense
  • Purchases
  • Journals
  • Transactions
  • Import Transactions
  • Reconciliations
  • Income vs. Budget
  • Cash Flow
  • Fixed Assets
  • Accounts
  • Budgets
  • Entities
  • Checking
Subject: This Week's Speaker - Steve Stroud & Roswell Business

Having trouble reading this email? Click here for the web version.

Rotascope

May 30, 2023


Meetings

May is Youth Service Month

6/1 Steve Stroud - Business Climate in Roswell
6/8 Drug Companies and PBMs - Alan Greensmith
6/15 Wondering What's Up Down Under
6/22 Roswell Rotary Year End Recognitions

Events

6/6 RR After Hours Club
6/10 Homestretch Run the River 5K & 10K Race
6/10 Magnolia Ball
6/20 Alive in Roswell

Our Rotary Family
BIRTHDAYS

5/1 Bill Kolbrener
5/3 Danny Broadway, II
5/4 Frank Brown
5/4 Jerry Orlans
5/7 Chandler White
5/7 Tom Rowsey
5/11 Ed Klaas, II
5/14 Don Howard
5/15 Michele Johnson
5/16 Dennis Canata
5/16 Belle Prothero
5/17 Leslie Bassett
5/18 Lindsay Davies
5/19 Lee Dodson
5/20 John Gordon
5/21 Pat Rains
5/22 Gabriel Prado
5/24 John Carruth
5/24 Elwyn Gaissert, II

YEARS OF SERVICE

5/3 John Davies (1)
5/3 Rett Gunn (0)
2 years in Rotary
5/4 George Polatty, Jr. (45)
5/4 Mary Trapp (3)
9 years in Rotary
5/8 Michael Schoppenhorst (9)
5/11 Natalie Cook (1)
5/11 Grace Peoples (1)
5/12 Ralph Rowland, Jr. (12)
5/20 Peter Korman (0)
5/23 Bruce Smith (27)
5/30 Lauren Darby (0)
5/31 Anita Farley (5)
5/31 Michael Curling (5)

Rotary Online

https://roswellrotary.club
https://rotary6900.org/
https://rotary.org/

ROTARY CLUB OF
Roswell

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


CONNECT WITH US


LEADERSHIP

President John Carruth
President-Elect Alex Kaufman
Immediate PP Terry Taylor
Treasurer Trummie Patrick, III
Secretary Nancy Alterman
Public Image Michael Gould

PAST DISTRICT GOVERNORS

  • Cheryl Greenway 2012-13
  • Bob Hagan 2015-16

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 Lynn Dunn and all news should be directed to her at lynn.dunn@rmcpa.com

President John’s Message

With Memorial Day yesterday, I am so thankful for the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice to defend our country and our freedom.  I applaud and thank our Memorial Day committee for hosting with the City of Roswell another great ceremony remembering those who gave all.  And thanks to all our Rotary volunteers that gave their time to bring this great tribute to our community. 

Roswell Rotary has for years sought to honor our veterans and remember those who died in service to our great nation.  When we started this Rotary year in July, we decided to make a concerted effort to revive the Honor Air Flight tradition and take a group of veterans to Washington, DC to visit the Vietnam, Korea and World War II memorials as we did many times for over 10 years. Unfortunately, we regretfully announce to the club that we will not be making the trip this year.  Here is more information regarding this decision.

[read more]

Program This Week
Steve Stroud - The Business Climate in Roswell

Steve Stroud is the Executive Director of Roswell Inc, a 501c6 nonprofit that promotes economic development through a public-private partnership with the City of Roswell. Since the organization’s inception in 2012, Stroud has held this position. Under his leadership, Roswell Inc has developed networking, educational and support programs for small businesses, and worked one-on-one with business owners, entrepreneurs and state project managers to retain, expand and recruit businesses to Roswell. Additionally, in 2021, Roswell Inc became an accredited economic development organization (AEDO) through the International Economic Development Council. 


Over the last 5 years Roswell Inc has worked on more than 550 recruitment, retention and expansion projects, creating or retaining more than 6,200 jobs. Notable projects include GM Innovation Center, Grey Orange, Southern Post mixed-use development, West Alley mixed-use development, Enterprise Super Center, Brixmor Property Group, PGA Superstore, Delta Dental, McKesson, SpringHill Suites and Home2 Suites. Stroud and his team continue to position Roswell as one of the premier cities in the region for innovative, community-minded businesses and entrepreneurs. 


[read more]

Past President Lynne Lindsay - 2020 - 2021


Anybody remember what happened in 2020?  Well…Past President Lynne Lindsay certainly does!  It was the year we had to Shift.  Shift where we could meet.  Shift what we could wear.  Shift how we could perform service projects.  Shift happens!  We were Lucky we could gather at all. This week we unmask the Rotary year 2020-2021.  Come hear Lynne tell us about her year as President of Roswell Rotary.


The Lee Hollingsworth Interview with PDG Kirk Driscoll

Past District Governor Kirk Driscoll interviews our own Lee Hollingsworth on his new show.  


Many of us know of PDG Kirk's tireless efforts to help people achieve better lives, particularly those affected by emotional and mental issues. From depression and anxiety to addiction and suicide, these affect us all. Kirk established the men's recovery residence, Vision Warriors, just over the county line in Canton.  


This is a very frank discussion of critical  issues, from actual life experiences, that in some way touch us all.


Click Here to Listen to the Interview



RRAH Meets Next Week to Discuss Core Values

After Hours will welcome Courtney Rodebaugh, Chief Programming Officer for LeadAbroad, to speak on Identifying Your Core Values at the June 6th meeting. Courtney develops and operates all logistics for LeadAbroad programs around the world, with their main focus currently in Europe, Central America and South Africa.  She is also responsible for recruitment, training and management of their international staff, vendor relations, LeadAbroad curriculum, risk management and new program development. 

Courtney is a UGA graduate, mother of three, and sister to RRAH member, Ashley Doran. LeadAbroad is an innovative, purpose-driven organization focused on leading transformative experiences at home and abroad, serving students from 70+ universities. Learn more at www.leadabroad.com

Comedy for a Cause, Coming Soon!

Save the date for the biggest event of the summer! Roswell Rotary After Hours' signature event is coming on June 22nd!

Grab your family and friends for burgers, brews and belly laughs at the 1st Annual Comedy For a Cause, presented by Roswell Rotary After Hours. Get ready to chuckle, howl and giggle at this special fundraiser benefiting the Roswell community. The event is $30 and will feature several knee-slapping local comedians. What are you waiting for? Save your spot today and we will see you on June 22 on the lawn of Lucky's Burger & Brew Roswell. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show starts at 8 p.m. Food and beverages will be available for purchase. 

Buy tickets here.

Rotary Last Week


{{footer}}
FacebookInstagram

Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Contact Webmaster

Copyright © 2025 by Rotary Club of Thomasville. All Rights Reserved.