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Lunch Meeting Friday, April 24 Historic DeKalb County Courthouse 101 E. Court Square | 12:15 pm
OUR SPEAKER THIS WEEK
Dr. LaDena Bolton DeKalb County Commissioner
Elected to represent Super District 7 in 2024, DeKalb County Commissioner LaDena Bolton currently serves as the Deputy Presiding Officer for the DeKalb Board of Commissioners, and she chairs the Employee Relations & Public Safety Committee. She holds a Ph.D. in chemistry from Clark Atlanta University and a B.S. from Savannah State University. Her global career as an analytical forensic chemist has advanced national security, energy sustainability, and health equity at the county, state, and international levels.
Weekly luncheon meetings begin at 12:15 pm
on Fridays unless otherwise noted.
Friday
May
1 Meeting Speaker Zoe Seiler
Deputy Editor, Decaturish
Appen Media
Thursday
April
7 Thirsty Thursday
Location TBA
Friday
May
8 Meeting Speaker TBD
Help Celebrate Tucker Day, May 2
On Saturday, May 2, the Mainstreet Tucker Alliance shuts down the streets in downtown Tucker for Tucker Day. The fun starts at 9 am with an opening ceremony, followed by a parade and live music on two stages, plus food trucks and local vendors.
The DeKalb Rotary Council is a bronze sponsor of Tucker Day, and Decatur Rotary members will join other DeKalb clubs at the Rotary booth (near FODAC’s booth). It’s a great opportunity to promote Rotary and to talk to prospective members about what we do and why.
Join us for a fun time! Sign up for a shift at the booth HERE.
. . . . . Decatur Club Wins Public Image Award
Decatur Rotary won the Public Image award for our membership tier (category III), which was presented to President Alison Weissinger at the opening event of the District Conference last week. Way to go, Team Public Image!!! Honestly, it was an honor just to be nominated.
Special thanks to Marcia Lampe, of Lampe-Farley Creative, for her design and layout help with our newsletters, table toppers, and various PR pieces. We couldn’t do it without you!
. . . . . Milestones: April
Club Anniversaries
Bill Mealor, 45 years
Bob Buckner, 40 years
Mac Willett, 39 years
Dan DeWoskin, 14 years
RJ Jawanda, 10 years
Jamaal Ellis, 5 years
Stephen Szeremeta, 1 year
Elizabeth Maloff, 1 year
Pat Walsh, 1 year
Birthdays
Alison Weissinger, April 1
Elliott Augustine, April 2
David Hughes, April 4
Luis Abularach, April 4
Bedros Sharian III, April 5
Dorian DeBarr, April 8
Bob Buckner, April 17
Maria Alvarez, April 22
April 17: Meeting Recap
Last week, Maria Alvarez (left) introduced our speaker, Ilham Askia, president and CEO of the East Lake Foundation. Askia gave a presentation on the progress being made in the East Lake community to close the wealth gap and to provide support for residents through all stages of life.
Several visitors joined us:
Stephanie Olivo, guest of Lawrence Sharp
Sam Han, guest of Dan DeWoskin
Zoe Johnson, guest of TJ Dunnivant
Ellie Benson, RYE student
David Aviles, guest of Maria Alvarez
Lewis Brooks, guest of David Ewing
Andy Anderson, visiting Rotarian from Whiteville, NC
We hope to see you again soon!
Individuals are identified from left to right.
DeAnna Julian gives the invocation
Elizabeth Sullivan takes Alison’s 5-question quiz
Good news! Doug Robinson says business is good
Good news! Doug Tozzi shares that another baby is on the way!
Good news! Willie Acree is embarking on a PhD program
Good news! Gloria and Joe Kusmik are celebrating 43 years of marriage
David Ewing and his guest, Lewis Brooks
Andrea Arnold and Jennifer Topple catch up
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.
Elected to represent Super District 7 in 2024, DeKalb County Commissioner LaDena Bolton currently serves as the Deputy Presiding Officer for the DeKalb Board of Commissioners, and she chairs the Employee Relations & Public Safety Committee. She holds a Ph.D. in chemistry from Clark Atlanta University and a B.S. from Savannah State University. Her global career as an analytical forensic chemist has advanced national security, energy sustainability, and health equity at the county, state, and international levels
