“Rotary summons people to respond to their best impulses…their best selves…to lift-up their heads in every land. The best things in us are not confined by national boundaries.”
― The Rotarian 1934
― The Rotarian 1934
This Week's Speaker: District Governor Jim Squire
Jim’s Rotary service and recognitions include Assistant Governor and the Follow Me Assistant Governor of the Year Award, Rotary Foundation Bequest Society and Benefactor, Paul Harris Society and Paul Harris Fellow +8, 2017 Rotary International Convention HOC Executive Committee, RLI Graduate + 3 Graduate Courses, Georgia Rotary Student Program Will Watt Fellow, District Youth Services Chair, and Georgia Rotary Laws of Life Board member. He is Past President of the Rotary Club of Sandy Springs and recipient of the District 6900 Sheffield Leadership Award, Club Rotarian of the Year, two Service Above Self Awards, and sponsor of twelve Rotary Club members.
A Certified Franchise Executive, Jim is Executive Vice President and Chief Development Officer at Firestorm, overseeing franchise development and alternative channel expansion for the brand. Firestorm is a national franchise company specializing in crisis management, vulnerability analysis/threat assessment, and business continuity. Jim is founding chairman of the International Franchise Association’s Institute of Certified Franchise Executives, and a former member of the IFA Board of Directors and the Board of Trustees of the IFA Franchise Research and Education Foundation, where he received the Foundation’s highest honor, the William Rosenberg Leadership Award. On the local level he serves as Chairman Emeritus of the Southeast Franchise Forum, and a member of the Georgia State University Franchise Entrepreneurship Advisory Board.
Jim also maintains a high profile in the foodservice industry as Chairman Emeritus of the Georgia Restaurant Association, and a member of Georgia State University’s School of Hospitality Industry Advisory Board. He is past president of the restaurant division of the Georgia Hospitality and Travel Association, which presented him with the Chairman’s Award in 2003 and designated him Food Service Industry Leader of the Year in 1990.
Jim lives in Sandy Springs, Georgia, and is a member of the City of Sandy Springs Development Authority and American Legion Post 201. He and his wife Donna are active members of Dunwoody United Methodist Church, and they have a son and a daughter who have blessed them with three grandsons and two granddaughters.
WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES
- Sept. 17th – Katie and Andrew Rocco - 20 Years
- Sept. 19th – Heather and Mark Demis – 27 Years
- Sept. 20th – Michelle and Michael Miralles – 33 Years
Financial Literacy Course – September 15th, 2-4pm @ YMCA, September 18th, 6:30-8:30am APC
Dinner with DG Jim Squire – September 19th, 6:00 @ Marybeth Daniel’s House, 75 Arabian Ave. Milton, GA. Jim will also be joining us for breakfast on Friday, Sept. 20th.
Warm Coat Drive – Now through Oct. 21st. Please bring in your new and gently used winter coats which will be distributed by North Fulton Community Charities and The Place of Forsyth. Look for a collection bin in Fellowship Hall.
USO Volunteering – October 3rd, @ Hartsfield/Jackson (See Chris Weeber, William Perkins)
GRSP Weekend – November 1-3, Need host family volunteers to house students Fri. & Sat. night.
2020 District conference – Jekyll island – April 30 – May 3, 2020
Opportunities for Service -
- Financial Literacy Course – September 15th, 2-4pm @ YMCA, September 18th, 6:30-8:30am APC
- Dinner with DG Jim Squire – September 19th, 6:00 @ Marybeth Daniel’s House, 75 Arabian Ave. Milton, GA. Jim will also be joining us for breakfast on Friday, Sept. 20th.
- Warm Coat Drive – Now through Oct. 21st, Alpharetta Presbyterian Church
- USO Volunteering – October 3rd, @ Hartsfield/Jackson (See Chris Weeber, William Perkins)
- Rotary Tanzania Trip - September 25-October 7th - See Bob Koncerak for details
- GRSP Weekend – November 1-3, Need host family volunteers to house students Fri. & Sat. night.
- Fresh Market –If you’ve not participated before, the sign-up sheet is passed around each meeting. This is an easy way to serve those in need by taking breads and other items from Fresh Market to NFCC to be given to those in need. Contact Lee Doernberg.
See You Friday Morning!
Will Daniel, President 2019-2020
Rotary Club of Alpharetta
Rotary Club of Alpharetta