NEWSLETTER | MARCH 28, 2024

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OUR SPEAKERS:
Rick Garnitz and Cindy Lundquist 
"The Future of Social Security"
 
• • • NEXT WEEK • • •
Thirsty Thursday | April 4 | 5:30-7 pm

 
Upcoming Meetings and Events
Mark those calendars!
 
Weekly luncheon meetings begin
at 12:15 pm on Fridays unless
otherwise noted.
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FRIDAY
APRIL

5
Meeting/
Speaker:

Hilbert Margo
WWII Veteran
. . . . .
FRIDAY
APRIL

12
Meeting/
Speaker:
Sara Butler

Author
. . . . .
FRIDAY
APRIL

19
Meeting/
Speaker:
Patrick O'Carroll

The Task Force for Global Health
. . . . .
FRIDAY
APRIL

26
Meeting/
Speaker:

Lorraine Cochran-Johnson
DeKalb County Super District 
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THURSDAY
MAY

2
Thirsty Thursday
Location:
TBA
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FRIDAY
APRIL

3
Meeting/
Speaker:
TBA
Get a sneak peek at upcoming speakers on the website HERE.

IT BEARS REPEATING:
It’s Your Turn, Decatur Rotary!
Brighter Futures Fundraiser Kickoff
 
We need 100% Decatur Rotary participation to make this event a success. Here's what to do NOW!
 
Everyone: Join the Sponsor Team: Get 1 sponsor!
And the Auction Team: Help Build a Great Auction
 
Sponsor Team 
Chair:
Kris Webb, Co-Chair: Rick Garnitz
Contact Kris: kris@scienceoffun.com
Addt’l Members: Luis Abularach, Dudley, Lawrence
All Rotarians help secure sponsors.
Tools: Sponsor Flyer: Hard copy and PDF
 
Auction Team 
Chair: David Hughes, david@h3-law.com; Co-Chair: Art Rosser art@arfsg.com
Addt’l Members:  Jason Conn, Doug Robinson
Ideas: Art Rosser has challenged Rotarians to come up with Auction Experience concepts: Massage, Wine Tasting, Cooking, etc. 
 
Publicity Team
Chair: Dudley Larus, dudleylarus@gmail.com; Doug Robinson, John Bennett
Methods: Website, Social Media, Announcements, Tickets 
 

Art Rosser energized the club and talked about creating "experiences" such as a Braves Experience, White Water Rafting Experience, etc. . . . all to auction off as part of our Brighter Futures Fundraising Event.  
 

Chair of the Sponsor Initiative, Rick Garnitz, asked each Rotarian to fill out a 3x5 index card and write down five sponsor targets that he or she would go and talk to. 
 
Sponsor Sign-Ups (To date):
 
 

MEETING NOTES | MARCH 22
 

Alan Yorker delivered the invocation.
 
Maria Alverez invited several women from the Decatur Business Association who attended Friday’s Rotary Meeting. Later that evening, Maria and Kris Webb hosted a Women's Rotary Social with past, present, and prospective members. "We had a nice turnout of 12 to 15 guests and we hope to do it again quarterly," Maria reports.

SPEAKER RECAP
Dorian DeBarr 
President, Decide DeKalb
 

 
 
Dorian DeBarr, president of Decide DeKalb Development Authority, spoke to Rotary members about economic development activity in DeKalb County.
 
Lawrence Sharp, Dorian DeBarr and Alison Weissinger.

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.

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Sincerely,
The Bulletin Committee
Decatur Rotary Club

 
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