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Lunch Meeting Friday, Oct. 17 Historic DeKalb County Courthouse 101 E. Court Square
Thanks to all who showed up to promote the Be THE Voice, a peer-to-peer anti-bullying program. Volunteers talked with students during lunch time and handed out materials. Fun time and a great cause!
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COMMUNITY INVITATION: Socialize with DHS PTSA at The Imperial on Friday
Decatur Rotarians are invited to head over to The Imperial, 726 W. College Ave. on October 17, 5-7 pm for a social time hosted by Decatur High School’s PTSA.
Thanks to club member and PTSA co-president Jack Kirivong for sharing the notice.
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Your Club Needs You!
Check out these opportunities for club service:
Treasurer-in-Training | Pete plans to step down from this role next summer, and we need someone to shadow him now and be ready to take over for the 2026-27 year. The treasurer processes funds collected, provides financial reports to the Board, and works closely with the President, Board, and membership. Duties include invoicing members, depositing checks, working with the accounting firm, and approving invoices. This is a big club commitment!
Greeter Scheduler | We need someone to handle scheduling our weekly meeting greeters from October through next June. Duties are to secure volunteers, send weekly reminders, and communicate about such logistics as where to place our meeting sign, etc.
Did you know Rotary supports character education in schools? The Georgia Laws of Life Essay Contest asks students to select their own “Law of Life” and write about how it has applied to their lives. In doing so, students reflect deeply and write from the heart about what they think matters most. The contest celebrates the students’ stories and their often profound reflections, and offers significant cash awards to students and teachers.
Want to get involved? We need:
A CLUB COORDINATOR to be the point person with Decatur High School. Duties involve communicating with a DHS teacher about the program and deadlines.
ESSAY JUDGES to read and score essays in February 2026. Teams of 3 are assigned approximately 48 essays to read and score. Scoring takes approximately 5 to 7 hours; judges have a week to read and score. A virtual team meeting is held to discuss and select School-Level winners and Honorable Mentions.
As a judge, you will see how core values – such as generosity, courage, compassion, perseverance and grit – are experienced by a younger generation.
All are welcome to join Dudley Larus and Bob Ettensohn to discuss fundraising ideas. They will meet in the courthouse board room at 11:45 am and wrap up in time for the regular weekly meeting.
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Save the Date: MLK Jr. Service Project
Doug Robinson announced the dates for our annual MLK service project: January 17-19, 2026. Everyone is invited to participate. We will team up to do home repairs and painting for some elderly residents in the Decatur community. Stay tuned for more info!
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Rotarians in theWILD!
From left: Andrea Arnold & Kelly Caudle; John Bennett & Alan Dishman with the Reebs band; Alison Weissinger & Dudley Larus
Rotarians at Oakhurst Porchfest!
. . . . . Milestones | October
Club Anniversaries
Linton Broome, 55 years
Lawrence Sharp, 32 years
Brenda Leder, 28 years
Delores Crowell, 21 years
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Todd Speed, 18 years
Tim Martin, 18 years
Maria Alvarez, 3 years
Doug Park, October 4
Nedra White-Shaw, October 6
Jennifer Topple, October 10
Judy Turner, October 28
Rick Garnitz, October 29
Doug Tozzi, October 29
Friday | October 10
Carl Seville (left), and speaker Salomé Baslandze
Last week, Carl Seville gave the invocation (in rhyming verse written by Dan DeWoskin). John Bennett introduced our speaker, Salomé Baslandze, a research economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.
Salomé gave us an overview of how the Federal Reserve does their work and shared the data they are currently observing in the areas of economic growth, inflation, labor markets, and monetary policy.
Visitors included:
• Holly Bennett, wife of John Bennett
• Jason Whitaker, husband of Dr. Gyimah Whitaker
• Michelle Johnson, guest of Lawrence Sharp
We hope to see you again soon!
Individuals are identified from left to right.
Bob Ettensohn shares a few tips with Herb McCoy
From left: Elizabeth Maloff and Willie Acree catch up; Doug Park and Lawrence Sharp share a laugh
Luis Abularach and Eric Lucas share a moment
Jack Kirivong with his son at DHS
Harl Pike and Doug Robinson enjoy a conversation before the meeting
Dudley congratulates Elizabeth Maloff for winning the raffle!
OVERVIEW
From left: Elizabeth Maloff and Willie Acree catch up; Doug Park and Lawrence Sharp share a laugh 
