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Meeting Friday, July 10
Historic DeKalb County Courthouse
101 E. Court Square | 12:15 pm
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OUR SPEAKER THIS WEEK
Candace Bazemore Do What You Love: Building a Career Through Storytelling, Creativity, and Community
Candace Bazemore is an award-winning digital strategist, entrepreneur, author, humanitarian, and storyteller whose career spans higher education, media, technology, entrepreneurship, and the arts.
She serves as Director of Digital Strategy & Transformation at Morehouse College and is the Founder and CEO of Profit Scholars, a media and education company dedicated to helping people turn their knowledge and expertise into opportunity and impact.
Candace is the co-author of the award-winning children's book Shabbat and Sunday Dinner and author of From Side Hustle to Millionaire: 10 Steps to Unlock Riches Through Your Expertise, Assets, and AI-Powered Systems. A lifelong advocate for service, she has spent more than a decade supporting educational and humanitarian initiatives throughout Africa and was granted Honorary Liberian Citizenship in 2018 in recognition of her contributions.
A graduate of Clark Atlanta University, Leadership DeKalb, and the American Jewish Committee's Project Understanding program, Candace is passionate about helping others discover the power of storytelling, creativity, community, and purpose.
Weekly luncheon meetings begin at 12:15 pm
on Fridays unless otherwise noted.
Friday
July
17 MEETING SPEAKER Linda Gail
Fashion Designer
Friday
July
24 MEETING SPEAKER Louie Northern
Ascend Aerials
Friday
July
31 MEETING SPEAKER Jim Logan
Author, Just Keep Tri-ing
SAVE THE DATE: FODAC Service Project Is August 8
Be sure to save Saturday, August 8, 2026, as the date to participate in the FODAC home medical equipment drive. Join Decatur Rotary Club members, along with other clubs in DeKalb County, in picking up donated equipment and organizing donations.
The event begins with breakfast and networking at 8:30 am on the back patio of the 57th Fighter Group Restaurant. Volunteers will leave in their groups to collect equipment and return to the 57th to unload the collected medical equipment. Volunteers should be finished between 1-2 pm.
This event is being sponsored by the North Atlanta Rotary Club along with the DeKalb Rotary Council. Please contact Ralph Sims of the North Atlanta Rotary Club at 770-778-1907 or ralphdsims@gmail.com if you have questions or would like to volunteer.
Details:
📍 57th Fighter Group Restaurant, 3829 Clairmont Rd.
Chamblee, GA 30341
📅 Saturday, August 8, 8:30 am-2 pm
. . . . . SAVE THE DATE!
Fall Fundraiser Set for Thursday, Oct. 22
Mark your calendar and stay tuned for more details about what is certain to be a fun event!
. . . . . Milestones: July
Birthdays
James Herndon, July 2
Harl Pike, July 4
Linton Broome, July 6
Leo Ladefian, July 7
Tim Moore, July 8
Walt Drake, July 10
Barbara Tedrow, July 17
Joe Kusmik, July 17
Jack Kirivong, July 19
John Bennett, July 21
Bryan Markowitz, July 22
Marion Curry, July 27
Al Adams, July 30
Club Anniversaries
James Smith, 43 years
Carl Seville, 17 years
John Drake, 17 years
Alison Weissinger, 13 years
Douglas Tozzi,12 years
Gyimah Whitaker, 3 years
Willie Acree, 1 year
Jack Kirivong, 1 year
Friday, July 2: No Meeting Recap
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.
OUR SPEAKER THIS WEEK
