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September 2025 Newsletter
To give aid and encouragement in promoting the education and welfare of at-risk children in the state of Georgia.
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Please help us recruit new members by recommending 5-10 women for
membership by September 15th.
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This is what we need you to do:
1. Email our membership team circle4children.membership@gmail.com your list of recommendations of women you know well who have a heart for helping children.
2. Include the prospective member's name, address, phone, and email. They will receive a printed party invite, follow up phone call from our membership committee, and a post event email asking them to join.
3. Let them know you nominated them and to look for the invitation in September. Tell them a little about The Circle.
The Membership Chair, Martha Altieri, will do the rest with support from Rita Robb Furness who provides inspiration for this recruitment push.
It's ok if your list is less than five or more than ten; any amount helps. It's great to think about groups of women to invite to join together. The more women we invite, the more who will attend. The more who attend, the more who will join!
By growing The Circle we can do more to help children, meet more amazing women, and spread the work of the organization across more hands.
Thanks in advance for your help!
Martha and Rita
| | What an awesome way to kick-off our season! We had a wonderful, sold-out first general meeting at Culinary Dropout in Dunwoody. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed hearing from Kelly Butler, aka "The Points Maven" on travel strategies. Thank you to Kimberly Passarella for planning and running such a great event, to the volunteers that helped and to all of our Circle members for your generous donations to City of Refuge! | | |
September Social
The Martin Luther King, Jr. History Walking Tour
Presented by Unexpected Tours (known for their passionate, well-versed guides who emphasize connecting, laughing and bonding).
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The 2-hour tour (1.9 miles) features these iconic locations:
* Ebenezer Baptist Church
* John Wesley Dobbs Plaza and Artwork
* Madame C.J. Walker Beauty Salon and Prince Hall Grand Lodge
* Homage to King and Jackson Street Bridge
* Dr. King’s Elementary School
* Dr. King’s Birth Home Exterior
* King Center and Dr. King’s Nobel Peace Prize
Followed by lunch (optional) at the famous Paschal’s Restaurant, renowned for its soul food for over 60 years!
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Wednesday, September 24, 2025
10:30 am - 12:30 pm, followed by lunch at 1 pm
$45 (includes tour gratuity)
Lunch is optional and to be paid that day at restaurant
RSVP by Monday, September 22
Raindate TBD
Parking location - 423 John Wesley Dobbs Avenue NE, Atlanta
Meeting location - 412 Auburn Avenue, Atlanta (Behold Monument across the street from Ebenezer Baptist Church at amphitheater)
Lunch at Paschal’s - 180 Northside Drive SW, Atlanta
Wear comfortable walking shoes!
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You won't want to miss the first social of the Circle year...
a bucket list experience for many!
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Fall 2025 General Meeting, Fashion Show
& New Member Recruitment
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Save the date to join us...
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
6:00 pm
Park 82 Restaurant
4403 Northside Pkwy NW
Atlanta, GA 30327
Start thinking of other ladies you would like to invite as your guests who may be interested in learning more about joining the Circle. This is our big new member recruitment party and what a fabulous introduction to the Circle with a fun fashion show!
Don’t forget to email your list with prospective member’s name, address, phone number and email by September 15th to circle4children.membership@gmail.com
| | | Dinner and non-alcoholic beverages are included at $60 per person. Alcoholic drink tickets are available for $13 each and can be pre-purchased when you make your payment through PayPal. While drink tickets will also be sold at the event, purchasing them in advance will help the evening run more smoothly. | | Please contact Sarah Candeto if you are interested in serving on the auction committee. | | |
It’s Time to start Rounding Up our Members from over years past that were a Big Part of our 99 year Circle history! As we count down to our 100 year Jubilee in 2027!
Over the next 2 years we would like to keep our past Circle members in the loop and it would be awesome to add these ladies to our newsletter to keep them in the loop. Let’s create a Big On-going Reunion of Circle ladies past, present and future!
Make a list of your favorites... I need names including cell # and email so we can start lassoing them back into The Circle!! Forward this newsletter and tell them to contact me!! Even if they have moved out of town...
We want these ladies to Circle back and we don’t want to have to send a posse after them!!
Please forward contacts to Jennie Johnson at 678-595-7064 or jjjohnson8090@yahoo.com.
Jennie Johnson & Peggy Fulghum
Centennial History & Outreach Co-Chairs
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First Executive Board meeting of the year!
Busy planning an incredible year of meetings, social events, activities with the children at City of Refuge and the beautiful Gala and fundraising for the children!
Invite your friends to join us as we look forward to our 99th year celebrating our mission!
| | The City of Refuge's 25th NAPA Auto Mechanic Technician Training class graduated this past week! These technicians are now heading into the workforce with the skills, confidence, and tools they need to succeed. | | |
2025-2026 Circle beneficiary:
City of Refuge is a faith-based environment that helps individuals and families transition out of crisis. Here are a few recent happenings...
| On August 1st, the City of Refuge welcomed children from preschool to high school into a new year full of possibility. The Circle for Children will be volunteering several times with these school aged children so be on the look out for sign-ups! | | Please join us at our two upcoming City of Refuge Volunteer Events! The Fall Festival requires a background check so please click below to register and complete that step. For the Trunk or Treat, event please email Jane Johnson with your RSVP and she will add you to the list. Click below to register for both events. | | |
Access the Directory online with new Password! The membership directory of active Circle members can now be viewed on our website. For the privacy of all members, the directory is password protected. You may access the directory under the membership tab on the website. A printed copy of the directory will be available at the February General Meeting.
Directory Password: Circle1927!
| |  | If your birthday is not in the Circle directory, please email Martha Altieri. We would love to acknowledge that special day! | | | |
Circle Celebration Fund
Can't think of a gift for a friend? Consider
donating to the Circle Celebration Fund in
their name. A lovely acknowledgment will be
sent to the honoree informing them of the donation you made in their name. Please
contact thecircle4children@gmail.com
if you would like to donate.
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Circle Correspondence
Please send any Circle Correspondence to thecircle4children@gmail.com for announcements of births, loss of loved ones, outstanding events or illnesses. Please include the individual's address so the corresponding secretary can send the appropriate correspondence. Also, indicate if the information should be posted in the newsletter.
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Kroger Community Rewards will donate a portion of your grocery purchase total to The Circle for Children.Please sign up for a Kroger Card the next time you're grocery shopping and link it to The Circle for Children.
To link your Kroger card go to www.kroger.com and login to access "My Account". Under "Community" select "Community Awards" then click the "link card" button. Then, search for "The Circle for Children" or enter number, CX636. You can also call Kroger at 1-800-562-4438 and they will sign you up over the phone.
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