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UPCOMING SPEAKERS
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July
6 – 12:15 pm
Meeting at Agnes Scott College
Susan Kidd, Director of Sustainability
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Meeting
at Agnes Scott College July 6 at 12:15 pm
Meet in the Fireplace Lounge, just inside
the Alston Student Center next to the chapel.
Setting Goals with Moving Targets:
Behind the Scenes with Agnes Scott College’s
Sustainability Program
We see lots of reports in the media on sustainability,
and related subjects such as offshore drilling
and coal mining. And increasingly we see
lots of ads for “green” products
and services. Where can you find detailed
information on this ever-changing movement?
How can you assess the advertising claims?
Join Susan Kidd, the Director of Sustainability
at Agnes Scott College, as she tells us
about the college’s beginning steps
along a path to sustainability, and as she
reflects on how the college’s experience
might help your efforts in environmental
sustainability as individuals and as business
people.
Susan Constantine will lead a short campus
tour following the program. For more information
go to: www.agnesscott.edu
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SPEAKER
INFORMATION |
If
you are bringing a speaker to Rotary,
please send me some credentials or their
place of employment so I can include that
information in the Messenger.
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UPCOMING
EVENTS |
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Midtown
Atlanta Rotary Club’s
Summer Party - July 28, 2010
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MARC’s
2010 Summer Party has been scheduled for
Wednesday, July 28th at Ansley Golf Club.
Come celebrate summer at Ansley playing
golf, tennis, or just relaxing by the pool
with fellow Rotarians. This event will have
something for everyone to enjoy! The afternoon’s
events will be followed by a casual buffet
in the Racquet Room and patio deck over
looking the tennis courts.
Golf: Afternoon tee times (12 players)
are available beginning at 1:00 p.m.
Tennis: Will begin at 2:30 – 5:30
p.m.
Pool: available from 1:00 – 5:30 p.m.
Racquet Room with Casual Buffet and Cash
Bar 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.
The price for the activities and evening
buffet dinner will be listed in next week’s
Midtown Messenger, along with reservation
details. We will NOT meet on Tuesday, July
27th. |
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Grady
High School
Summer Literacy Enhancement Program |
Midtown Rotarians
are invited to volunteer with this year’s
Grady
High School Summer Literacy Enhancement
Program. This year the students will
meet from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. every
week day from Monday, June 7 through Friday,
July 2. (The last two days will include
a trip to Sapelo Island off the Georgia
coast.)
Each day from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon,
students will work on their reading and
vocabulary skills. That’s when they
need tutors to work with them one-on-one.
From noon until 2:00 p.m., they eat lunch
and do outside exercises that focus on
teamwork and relationship building. They
don’t need us then.
Jacob Hackett, the Grady faculty person
who designed and continues to coordinate
the program, has scheduled a volunteer
training day for Wednesday, June 2, 9:00
– 10:00 a.m., at Grady High School.
If you have questions, please contact
Jerry
Gardner.
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CAREER
NETWORKING RESOURCES |
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District 6900 is sponsoring career networking
resources led by Sam Ainsworth, a member
of the Rotary Club of Marietta Metro. For
information, go to our district’s
web site, www.rotarydistrict6900.org,
and click on “Career Networking.”
It is an opportunity for Rotarians who are
looking for a job to network with Rotarians
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| HAITI
NEEDS YOUR HELP! |
Thanks
to Dave Zimmerman and Bryan Long
for suggestions on how each of us
can contribute to the people of
Haiti. Suggestions include MedShare
International, Rotary District 6900
Charitable Fund, and Pure Water
for the World. If you would like
a copy of their suggestions, your
Messenger editor will be glad to
send them to you (acestes@mindspring.com).
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Ferst
Foundation Receives Donation |
On
June 15, our meeting began with
a moment for the literacy initiative
of our Club.
Robin Ferst was on hand to receive
a check from President Dave to continue
our support of the Ferst
Foundation.
Currently, the Foundation sends
books to 37,000 children each month.
We have raised $32,000 for their
efforts. With 204 Rotary Clubs in
Georgia, 106 are currently involved
with the literacy initiative. The
goal is for the remaining clubs
to become involved. |
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| MEETING
DUTIES
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PLEDGE
and INVOCATION |
GUESTS |
7/6 |
David
O’Brien |
Guy
Palmer |
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Bill
Parker |
Scott
Perry |
Officers
Elected for 2010-2011 |
Officers for the next Rotary year are already
hard at work and will officially take office
on July 1. They are President, Robert Walker;
President-Elect, Michael Davis; Past President,
Dave Zimmerman; Club Administration/Vice
President, Michael Davis; Secretary, David
Moreland; Treasurer, Charlie Meyer; Sergeant
at Arms, Myron Martin; President Nominee,
Celeste Cook; Membership, Ashley Carson;
Service Projects, Janet Cagnazzo; Programs,
Sophie Mason and David Shepherd; Rotary
Foundation, James Buck; Public Relations,
Bryan Long; Director at Large, Bill Parker.
If you would like to serve on a committee,
please see the chair of the committee in
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Last week, Susan Kanellos was inducted
as a new member into our Club. Originally
from Detroit, Susan is a graduate of the
University of Michigan and after a number
of years pursuing TV production work for
several non-profits, she started her own
business. She is the owner of Blue Moon
Productions, Ltd., a film and video production
company. She is active in the Piedmont
Heights Civic Association and enjoys community
service, along with French language and
culture. She met Rotarians working on
the fiftieth anniversary of Fire Station
29.
Dave
Zimmerman sponsored Susan for membership.
Her email is skanellos@aol.com
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CONTACT INFORMATION |
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David
Moreland has joined the Alston
and Bird law firm. His new email is david.moreland@alston.com
and his new office telephone is 404.881.4375.
Mike
York’s cell
phone is 404 630 7256;
E mail is cmikeyork@aol.com.
He doesn’t have a fax.
Bill
Parker’s
office location and contact information
have changed, effective March 1.
ABG Financial Services, Inc., is now located
at
3043 Riverstone Trail, Suite 100, Atlanta,
GA 30339.
Bill can be reached at 770.395.3737 and
770.850.0808.
The fax number is 770.850.0307.
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Last week we heard Shannon
Powell and Wayne Mock of
the Midtown Alliance.
Ms. Powell discussed the
programs offered by the
Alliance such as the streetscapes
initiative for the Peachtree/West
Peachtree intersection,
transportation options (including
carpools, vanpools, zip
cars, walking, bicycling,
and employer benefits),
and the Summer Lunch Box
series at the Arts District
Plaza (Wednesdays, May-July).
Wayne
Mock focused on security
and quality of life issues.
Most visible is Midtown
Blue, the 24/7 public safety
force of off-duty police
officers patrolling Midtown
streets and sidewalks and
augmenting Atlanta Police
Department services in order
to make Midtown safer. (Midtown
Blue: 404.817.0500). For
more information on the
Alliance, go to www.midtownalliance.org.
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