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Tuesday, October 15, 2019
Social time NOON
Meeting start 12:15 p.m.
Ted Terry
Mayor, Clarkston GA
Ted Terry currently serves as mayor of Clarkston, Georgia, the most ethnically diverse square mile in America.Terry is the youngest mayor in Clarkston's 135-year history. With more than seventeen years of experience in public service, Terry is leading Clarkston's vision to become a more welcoming and compassionate community.
As mayor of Clarkston, Terry has successfully overseen the implementation of a bold, progressive agenda including a $15 minimum wage for city employees, the decriminalization of simple marijuana possession, an expansion of after school programs, and a commitment for Clarkston to utilize 100 percent clean energy by 2050. Tery has also represented Clarkston at a United Nations meeting on refugee resettlement and at the German Marshall Fund's Young Policy Network Conference on Migration.
As part of this month's series on Economic and New Community Development, Terry comes to RCSM to talk about Clarkston's burgeoning economy and the contributions of its ethnically diverse population.
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"Once I thought to write a history of the immigrants in America. Then I discovered that the immigrants were American history."
Oscar Handlin, (1915-2011), American historian. As a professor of history at Harvard University for over 50 years, he helped promote social and ethnic history, virtually inventing the field of immigration history in the 1950s. Handlin won the 1952 Pulitzer Prize for History for The Uprooted.
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RCSM Tuesday Lunches are online!
Can't make it to the weekly lunches in person? Grab your sandwich and log-in to a live webcast!
Dial in using your phone.
United States: 1.571.317.3122
Access Code: 386-992-461
Meeting runs from NOON to 1.30 p.m.
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Last week with RCSM...
In addition to helped garner sponsors for the event, RCSM members helped as volunteers for FODAC's 22nd Annual Golf Classic on Thursday.
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Suzanne Sykes (right) helped FODAC staff members Ron Hess and Peggy
Luukkonen with registration.
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Anresa Davis also helped out with registration by directing players to fill out their player forms.
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Carol Philips (left) joined in to man the registration desk with FODAC staff member Suzanne Girone.
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Rotary Club of Tucker's Bill Rosenfeld led a foursome which included retired RCSM member Ron Lunsford.
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ADG Jim Coyle led a foursome from the Roswell Club.
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New member nomination
Leslyn Weekes
Member classification: Technology (Software)
Sponsor: Irvine Weekes
Leslyn has been a part of the Rotary Club of Stone Mountain since her father Irvine joined in 2009. This year, she decided to formalize her association with the club and responded "yes" to her father's invitation to join.
Leslyn has worked as business analyst and project manager at several Fortune 100 companies including Coca-Cola, AT&T and IBM.
She helped launch 4G LTE networks and developed the cloud infrastructure at AT&T and IBM and significantly upgraded the network architecture for clients. in 2014, she launched with her father
a management consultancy, Duncan Young Consulting, Inc., where she is using her MBA and specialty in technology and cloud management to supply software and cloud services from Microsoft.
She has worked also in the non-profit world serving as an assistant development director at FODAC and most recently as parish administrator for St. Michael and All Angels Episcopalian Church, where she has also served as senior warden and treasurer.
Her volunteer work includes serving as treasurer for the Queens High Alumnae, Atlanta Chapter, her former high school in Kingston, Jamaica. Recently she joined the board of the fledgling Jamaican Museum and Cultural Center with the goal of developing it into a thriving cultural hub.
Born in New York and raised in Jamaica, Leslyn comes from a close-knit family. She enjoys spending time with her parents, Irvine and Vilma, as well as her brother and sister, and two nieces and nephew.
This is the second of two required notices of a new member nomination. Please direct questions and comments to President Lizbeth at 678.372.8164 or ldison@shinycomm.com.
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DeKalb Rotary Council
Monday, October 14, 2019
11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.
Petite Violette
2948 Clairmont Rd, Atlanta
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Rotary Means Business
Tuesday, October 15, 2019
6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Hudson Grill (Brookhaven)
4046 Peachtree Road NE, Atlanta
Rotary Means Business encourages Rotarians to support the success of their fellow Rotarians by doing business with them, and by referring others to them. This networking event happens the third Tuesday of each month, and is a Fellowship of Rotary International.
Bring promotional materials for your business and your business cards - plan to network in a friendly social environment.
While there is no charge to attend this fellowship meeting, please RSVP so the venue has a headcount.
Questions? Contact johnathan.clark@edwardjones.com or 770.462.9653.
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Rotary Club of Tucker Annual Pancake Breakfast
Saturday, October 19
8:00 to 10:00 a.m.
Applebee's
4367 Lawrenceville Highway, Tucker
$6 per person includes pancakes and beverage.
Come out for breakfast and support RCT's Tucker Student Scholarship Fund.
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World Polio Day
Thursday, October 24, 2019
5:00 to 7:15 p.m.
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta
In anticipation of World Polio Day and the achievements towards the eradication of polio, Rotary International, CDC and Rotary District 6900 invite you to:
* Hear a welcome message from Dr. Robert Redfield, CDC Director
* Hear from experts at the CDC who have been on the ground working to eradicate polio on the progress made and challenges they have encountered
* Reception with Rotary members
Limited space available: RSVP by October 15 (US citizens); September 27 (Non-US citizens). You will receive follow-up communications with additional details prior to the event.
Please provide the following information in your response:
1. Name exactly as it appears on Driver's License or Federal/State documents
2. Daytime phone number
3. Email address
4. Indicate if US or Non-US Citizen*
5. Organization (Rotary club, or other)
Non-US Citizens will receive direct communication from the CDC requesting additional information to be completed within 5 days in order to access the CDC campus.
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Halloweenie
Tuesday, October 29, 2019
6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Stillwell House
992 Ridge Avenue, Stone Mountain
Our next Fifth Tuesday Social happens to coincide with Halloween, and we are planning another Halloweenie celebration at the Stillwell House in Stone Mountain Village. Start planning your attire now because we are going to judge for best costume! Guests need to bring an hors d'oeuvre, side dish or dessert - the club supplies beer, wine and soft drinks, and of course, hot dogs!
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Stone Mountain Elementary School: Career Day
Wednesday, October 30, 2019
8:30 to noon
720 James B Rivers Memorial Dr, Stone Mountain
The primary objectives of Career Day are:
1) to expose the students to different professions so that they will begin formulating concepts about the world of work, and
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If you are interested in volunteering or have questions, please email
Please include your
- Name
- Occupation
- Company
- Contact Number
- Email Address
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Electronics and HME Recycling
Saturday, November 9, 2019
9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Ace Hardware Tucker (Handy Hardware), 3969 Lawrenceville Highway (Tucker Square Center)
Tucker
The Rotary Clubs of Tucker and Stone Mountain will host an Electronics and Home Medical Equipment (HME) Recycling Day to benefit
Friends of Disabled Adults and Children (FODAC).
Working and non-working electronics (with the exception of CRT monitors and televisions) and HME will be accepted for recycling at no charge, but participants are encouraged to make a donation to FODAC.
Event will be held rain or shine.
We are looking for volunteers to help unload cars collect donations. Please let President Lizbeth LDISON@SHINYCOMM.COM know if you are planning to attend - or just show up the day of the event!
Some equipment that is needed:
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Adaptive strollers
Air cast boots
Bathing aids
Braces (knee or ankle)
Canes
Crutches and forearm crutches
Corner chairs
Gait trainers
Hospital beds
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Hospital mattresses
Manual and electric wheelchairs
Rollators
Shower supports
Scooters
Standers
Toilet supports
Walkers
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GFWC Stone Mountain Women's Club: Home for the Holidays Christmas Home Tour
Saturday, December 14, 2019, 10am-4pm
Lunch 11am-2pm
RCSM members are invited to participate in this year's Stone Mountain Women's Club Christmas Homes Tour. You will be enthralled with this tour of four homes and the Train Depot exquisitely
decorated for Christmas. Included in the ticket price -the tour's legendary lunch served at Stone Mountain First United Methodist Church, 5312 West Mountain Street from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Many of the Stone Mountain Village Vendors will also be open from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m with specials for the holiday shoppers.
Tickets are $25.00 each person, and go on sale in September. We will take RSVPs for a group outing, so you will pay RCSM and we will purchase the tickets in bulk.
We will all meet at 11:00 a.m. for lunch, then tour the houses together.
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Rotary District 6900 Conference 2020- Jekyll Island
April 30-May 3, 2020
Join us for a celebration of our Rotary District and the clubs that make it so special.
- Thursday night - Taste of the District, featuring the hometown specialties of many of the D6900 clubs
- Friday night - Jimmy's Fish Camp, featuring Coastal Georgia native DG Jim's local seafood selection
- Saturday night - Kentucky Derby celebration and welcome for 2020-21 Governor Kirk Driskell
The hotels at Jekyll Island are just a click away waiting for you to make your reservations for the 2020 District Conference. The hotels are all ready and waiting to welcome District 6900 Rotarians!
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Upcoming meetings
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SET UP/BREAK DOWN* |
| Oct 15 |
Ted Terry
City of Clarkston Mayor |
Margie Kersey
Al Lipphardt |
| Oct 22 |
Joseph Simba
The Rosekern Foundation |
Carol Lipphardt
Bob Maxfield |
| Oct 29 |
No Noon Meeting today
Halloweenie 6:30 - 9:30 pm
Stillwell House Stone Mountain
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Please RSVP to President Lizbeth at
ldison@shinycomm.com
Guests are to bring a side dish, let President Lizbeth know what you're bringing
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*Members selected for set up/breakdown are asked to find a substitute if you can't fulfill your weekly assignment.
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Set up/breakdown members are kindly asked to assist with overseeing the Webcast: Relaying online questions, ensuring video and sound are functioning, etc. |
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Dates to note
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Birthday
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Anniversary
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| 22 Oct |
DeNorris Heard
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| 26 Oct |
Michele Weston |
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Volunteers needed for the weekly meetings
- Set up the computer
- Serve as greeters
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Provide sunshine moments
- Lead the Pledge of Allegiance
- Lead the Four-Way Test
- Man the video cam
- Suggest and secure speakers
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Croaking when it comes to recruiting new members?
Just remember F.R.O.G.S
F - Friends
R - Relatives
O - Organizations
G - Geographical
S - Social Media
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Miss a meeting? Although there are no longer attendance requirements for RCSM members, you can make up meetings in two ways.
You can attend our weekly meetings online through our webcast. (See above instructions.)
Use the online
Club Finder
to locate a club near you to attend another club's meeting.
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The Rotary Club of Stone Mountain meets every Tuesday for noon lunch at Village Corner German Restaurant and Bakery, 6655 James B. Rivers Memorial Drive, Stone Mountain, Georgia 30083; visitors and those interested in learning more about Rotary are welcome to attend. To learn more about the club and its upcoming programs, go to
www.stonemountainrotary.org.
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