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1815 East Clay Street
Thomasville, GA 31792

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Thomasville, GA 31799

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  • 5/22 : Marrias in India—Administered Polio Vaccine
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  • 5/17 : Produce Distribution at Weston Park
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Subject: This Week's Speaker - Maurice Smith Jr. of the USDA

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August 29, 2023


Meetings

August is Membership and New Club Development Month

8/31 Maurice Smith - USDA / Foster Care
9/7 SC House Rep Brandon Guffey - Gavin's Law
9/14 no meeting
9/21 State Rep. Scott Hilton - Fall Legislative Preview

Events

8/31 Christmas decorating at Bulloch Hall Meeting
8/31 Christmas decorating at Bulloch Hall Meeting
9/6 Hump Day at Variant Brewery
9/9 Walk with a Doc: Taking Back Control of Healthcare Costs

LEADERSHIP

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

PAST DISTRICT GOVERNORS

Cheryl Greenway 2012-13
Bob Hagan 2015-16

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Roswell Area Park
Bill Johnson Community Activity Building
10495 Woodstock Road
Roswell, GA 30075

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Our Rotary Family
BIRTHDAYS

8/2 Gene Beckham, III
8/5 Charlie Cameron
8/7 Ryan Gehricke
8/9 Jennifer Briggs
8/10 Kathryn Igou
8/12 Rick Dreger
8/13 Ross Patton
8/13 Lori Allen
8/15 Betty Price
8/17 Jacque Digieso
8/18 John Albers
8/19 Susan Rumble
8/20 Debbie Cwalina
8/22 Becki Campolito
8/26 Jim Swain
8/26 Grant Miller
8/27 Lori Kirn
8/28 Richard Spencer
8/30 Ted Lescher, Jr.
8/31 Steve Stroud

YEARS OF SERVICE

8/1 William Brooks (0)
8/1 Steven Palmer (7)
7 years in Rotary
8/2 Chris Webb (1)
8/3 John Carruth (28)
8/4 David Young (35)
8/6 Elwyn Gaissert, II (42)
8/12 Robert McIntyre (0)
8/12 FJ Levy II (0)
8/12 Priya Crumpton (0)
8/13 Rick Meer (31)
8/20 Trummie Patrick, III (8)
8/20 John Wolfe (31)
8/23 Jay Pickett, III (5)
8/25 Lynn Dunn (7)
8/28 Lori Kirn (9)
8/29 Lucy Hall (4)
8/29 Katie Anderson (4)

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 are in the final push to get golfers, tennis players, pickle ballers, and sponsors (as well as raffling off our golf cart). Please help out!

Speaking of our 9/11 Aubrey Greenway/Hagan Cup Fundraiser, many Rotarians were present at the August 28th City Council Meeting in order to present the city with the First Responders’ Cup. We were honored to be joined by the Mayor, Council, and many of Roswell’s Finest as we have inaugurated what will undoubtedly be a great Roswell Rotary Tradition.

As for business - the Board, in conjunction with the Meetings Committee, have decided to terminate the contract with Wah’Lah - our current caterer. Both our Board and Wah’Lah believed that this was best for all concerned. Please bear with us as we transition to our new caterer which will be unveiled shortly. We will keep the same setup as our last meeting - i.e. with a buffet and having beverages and desserts on the table with our new place settings.

USDA's Maurice Smith to Speak



Mr. Maurice Smith, Middle Georgia USDA Farm Loan Manager, was placed in the State of Georgia Foster Care System at age 3 with his sisters in Crisp County (Cordele).  He aged out of the system having never been adopted but being fully loved by his caregiver(s).  This is the magic, he shared.  He was parented as a fully loved child of the house.

Finding resources and opportunities, Maurice, at age 18, signed himself back into the system and the State of Georgia paid for his undergraduate degree through Ft Valley University.  He then pursued post-graduate studies at Michigan State University where he met his wife and they now live in Putnam County raising their 2 children.

Buy Now! Raffle Tickets for Golf Cart & Ball Drop

Golf Cart: You could be the lucky owner of this golf cart generously donated by Roswell General. Buy your ticket NOW!

Ball Drop: Or you could be the winner of the ball drop! Contact Nancy Alterman nhalterman8@gmail.com or click link 

Proceeds go to Roswell Rotary Golf & Tennis Tournament honoring First Responders on 9-11-23. 

The Roswell Rotary's Bloodsuckers are back!


After a long run at Gate City, who we are forever grateful for providing use of their Backhouse, we relocated to Houck's Grille (soon to be Coastal Grille) on Wed, Aug 23.

Rotarians, and our friends, family and employees, generated 36 pints, which could save 100+ lives because of the way the blood can be used.  Remember that there is no substitute for human blood, so we must continue to collect to keep the Roswell community, and our hospitals including WellStar N Fulton, strong.

Whether it was the video message from Hal Coleman, or stories by Jonathan Crooks, Greg Roth and Darrell Bartlett, the call for donors got to many wonderful people,.

Thanks to Michael Curling at Variant, Jeff Fischer at Houck's Grille for making Pint for a Pint drive a success.

NOTE:  We'll be back on Wed, Nov. 15 at Coastal / Houck's.  Please start talking with your colleagues and friends.

RRAH Hosts Sunday Funday Social at Fetch

Roswell Rotary After Hours beat the "Sunday scaries" by hosting a Sunday Funday social at Fetch Park Alpharetta--the coolest dog park and bar in town! Members let their pups run free while they enjoyed laughs and cold beverages. It was a great "paw-ty" to end the summer!

GRSP Student

"My name is Julia and I’m from Finland. I am currently attending Kennesaw State University where I’m studying Italian and psychology among other interesting courses. I have a BBA degree from Finland specializing in event management. So, in the future I hope to work in the event industry or perhaps with the ministry of foreign affairs. I am looking forward to having an amazing year in Georgia!" 

To make it easy for our club members to invite Julia to a fun event or fun place you are visiting, Tori Nielson at admin@roswellrotary.com has set up a calendar so you can see when she is open. It means a lot to these students when they are included in many different activities with different Rotarians!

Volunteer Opportunity
Interact clubs Starting Soon

Interact Clubs Starting Soon!

We still need Rotarian liaisons from our club for some of the schools.

Commitment: Liaisons attend Interact Club meetings once or twice per month.

Small commitment from us – Huge Impact on the kids

Reach out to Bill Hoban billh@c21connectrealty.com 404-867-3312 if interested in learning more about it.

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