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FRIDAY APRIL 5 Meeting/
Speaker:
Brad Raffensperger
GA Secretary
of State
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FRIDAY APRIL 12 Meeting/
Speaker:
Sara Butler
Author, Fortune and Folly
Get a sneak peek at upcoming speakers on the website HERE.
MEETING NOTES | MARCH 8
Club Announcements
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Fundraiser Kickoff: It’s Your Turn, Decatur Rotary
We need 100% Decatur Rotary participation to make this event a success. Here's what to do NOW!
Everyone: Join the sponsor team and get 1 sponsor! Auction Team: Help build a great auction
Sponsor Team
Chair: Kris Webb | kris@scienceoffun.com
Co-Chair: Rick Garnitz
Members: Luis Abularach, Dudley Larus, Lawrence Sharp
All Rotarians can help secure sponsors using the sponsor flyer. Printed copy and PDF available.
Auction Team
Chair: David Hughes | david@h3-law.com
Co-Chair: Art Rosser | art@arfsg.com
Members: Jason Conn, Doug Robinson
Ideas: Art Rosser has challenged Rotarians to come up with "auction experience" concepts like massage, wine tasting, cooking, etc.
Publicity Team
Chairs: Dudley Larus | dudleylarus@gmail.com, Doug Robinson, John Bennett
Channels: Website, social media, announcements, tickets
Art Rosser explains what an "experience" auction item is, and how Rotary members can create them.
PROGRAM RECAP
Decatur Rotary Homecoming: A Special Historic Day at the Club
Rev. Dr. Todd Speed recognized the history and wonderful people involved in Rotary over the years in his invocation.
Decatur Rotary Celebrates Its Tradition of Leadership and Innovation at the Homecoming
It was quite a day at Decatur Rotary with a full and enjoyable meeting:
A distinguished panel of Decatur Rotarians
A talk from President-Elect Dudley Larus on the Rotary International and Decatur Rotary Foundations
From our unofficial-official historian, Walt Drake filled us in on key dates and happenings in the club starting in the 1930s and bringing us up to present day
A panel discussion answering David Ewing's questions including: Most Memorable Decatur Rotary Program, Favorite Memory, How Decatur Rotary survived the Pandemic, Funny Stories, Challenges, and much more.
Jason Conn, our master of ceremonies, reminded all how the club has remained strong over the years . . . through WWII, many other conflicts, the Pandemic and challenging economic times. We have prospered due to the members of the past and members here today.
Jason Conn, the inspiration for the Homecoming Day, began the historic meeting and welcomed past Rotarians several who were past presidents.
Walt Drake started the meeting with many historical facts tracing the club’s origins back to the earliest club meeting locations, club firsts, first female members, first female president, first African American members and president.
Panelists: John Bennett, J. Tom Morgan, Ash Gupta, Tom Adams, Linda Harris, Lyn Menne. Panelist moderator David Ewing prepares the room for Q&A with our distinguished panelists.
Tom Adams responding to his most memorable Rotary moment by recounting a story of visiting a club as a guest in Germany.
Former President Ash Gupta, talked about the difficulty of keeping the club moving forward during the pandemic.
J.T. Morgan tells a story from his time at Rotary.
President Tozzi closed the meeting reminding all to work on the Bright Futures fundraiser and to stay committed to Decatur Rotary!
This n' That
Scenes from around the room at our most recent meeting. Individuals are identified from left to right.
Lee Conn (Jason’s Dad) and Joe Kusmik.
Rhonda Davidson and Elliott Augustine
Charles Lutin and Ash Gupta
Julian Fitts with Marion Curry
Sergeant at Arms, Luis Abularach, prepares the club’s technology for the meeting.
Bedros Sharian Jr. and Art Vinson
Walt and Tricia Drake
Tom Adams and Lawrence Sharp
Thirsty Thursday Recap
There was a hint of spring in the pleasant evening air as 17 Rotary members and their guests gathered on the rooftop at Grindhouse Killer Burgers for drinks and snacks on March 7. (That's why we live in the south, right?) Enjoy these great snaps (thanks, Gloria!) and make plans to join us April 4. Location TBD, but you can be sure it will make the most of an early April evening in Decatur!
Note: Individuals are identified from left to right
Now, that's a good-looking bunch!
Lawrence Sharp and Gyimah Whitaker
Maria Alvarez, Maryanne Adams, Charlotte Pfeiffer and Ana Abularach
Art and Robin Rosser
Herb McCoy, Todd Speed, Jason Conn
Thank You to Our Club Sponsors
We are grateful for the support of our local sponsors, and we encourage our members to support them in return.
Art and Robin Rosser
Herb McCoy, Todd Speed, Jason Conn
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