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Shaakira Silvera
& Michelle Kuperman The Global Village Project
As a nonprofit middle school, Global Village Project’s full-day, tuition-free academic program serves refugee girls from all over the world. They provide a three-year program, focused on English language literacy, core academic subjects, and the arts, in the context of a compassionate community and a STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics) framework. This innovative educational model was designed specifically for refugee girls who have had their education interrupted and have recently been resettled in the United States.
GREETERS THIS WEEK
Jason Conn and John Bennett
Weekly luncheon meetings begin at 12:15 pm
on Fridays unless otherwise noted.
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FRIDAY
FEBRUARY 21
SPEAKER: Gretchen Hiley CISO Data Security
Randstad
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FRIDAY
FEBRUARY 28
SPEAKERS: Frances Holt & Duane Sprull Be THE Voice Implementation
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THURSDAY
MARCH 6
THIRSTY THURSDAY Location TBA
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FRIDAY
MARCH 7
SPEAKER: Wendy Battaglia Trellis
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FRIDAY
MARCH 14
SPEAKER: Ray James The Ansley School
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FRIDAY
MARCH 21
SPEAKER: Sara Junkin Woodard Jubilee House Community, Inc.
Rotary Swag Available
Art is modeling the cool-blue Rotary polo, which gets two thumbs up from Maria.
Need some Rotary-branded clothing items to show off around town? If you would like to get your hands on a Rotary polo shirt or Rotary hat, contact Art Rosser.
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Bring Canned Goods to Rotary on Friday
Please bring canned food to our meeting this week to support our canned food drive. Other non-perishable food items are also welcome. Contact Maria Alvarez or Bob Ettensohn with any questions. Thank you!
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Milestones
Club Anniversaries
Harl Pike, 39 years
Art Rosser, 18 years
Stacey Stevens, 11 years
Alan Yorker, 9 years
Tim Moore, 9 years
February Birthdays
Julian Fitts, 2 years
Luis Abularach, 2 years
Shara Sanders, 1 year
Andrea Arnold, 1 year
TES Stewart, February 1
RJ Jawanda, February 6
Danielle Jones, February 12
Laura Brookshire, February 15
Brenda Leder, February 24
FRIDAY | APRIL 18, 2025
Dud Larus, Steve Szeremeta and Jason Conn
Tom Adams gave the invocation. Dud Larus shared the positive news that our club has been noticed at the district for being active and having a growing, thriving membership. Dud also thanked Charles Lutin for creating the greeter program this year, and noted that managing the greeters would be a great job for a newer club member when Charles rolls off in July.
Jason Conn inducted a new member, Steve Szeremeta (pronounced SHUR-meta), who is a retired attorney.
Maria Alvarez introduced our speaker, Emily Holden. Emily is a stand-up comedian from Decatur who mines the rich field of motherhood and family life for her comedy. She entertained the club members with parenting jokes and referred to herself as the “poor man’s Reese Witherspoon.”
Visitors included Kurt Blumthal, guest of Jason Conn; Nancy Lucas, guest (and wife) of Eric Lucas; Holly Bennett, guest (and wife) of John Bennett; and Rachel Cogburn, current host mom to our Rotary exchange student and also a guest of John Bennett.
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