President's Message - June 13, 2018

Bell will ring at 7:25 this week – be ready to join the breakfast line!

It was great to hear from our GRSP student, Emily May Roberts, last week and her reflections on her year here with us. We were blessed to have hosted a student who truly appreciates this wonderful opportunity and the objectives of the program. As her time with us comes to a close, we will begin preparing for our next student. We look forward to introducing them as soon as we receive final word – but I would encourage you to give serious consideration to joining our Club families like the Weeks’, Norton’s, Perkins’, Hipes’ and Mitchell’s (to name a few), that have opened their homes and to these wonderful students. Ask them about their experiences and speak to President Elect Robin McIntire for more detail.

This Week…

Our speaker this week will be Stephanie Fiber-Sutton, CEO of Senior Advisory Services. Stephanie guides families and seniors through the assessment and selection of senior living and care options based on their unique criteria including their budget, care needs and desired location. This service is complimentary to families, as the communities pay for the cost. In addition, SAS specializes in performing market feasibility studies for senior housing developers. Through a combination of serving families and performing market studies, Stephanie has personally toured over one thousand properties nationally. She is dedicated to increasing awareness about long-term care options and preparing others for senior care emotionally and financially.

Stephanie is an experienced senior living executive who has held leadership roles with multiple national senior housing organizations to include Atria Senior Living, Merrill Gardens and Emeritus Senior Living.  Stephanie currently serves as Chair of the Board for Senior Services North Fulton. Stephanie also serves on the Advisory Board for the Alzheimer's Association, Atlanta, Georgia Chapter. 

We will learn more about Lizann Gibson, as she will deliver our Vocational Minute this week.

Honduras Project Update – Paul Ray, John and Karen Hipes, Jack Hausmann and Steve Beecham (all or in part) will share their experiences working in Honduras earlier this year. Alpharetta Rotary has been involved, along with other Clubs in our District, in this international work for many years. This opportunity is open to any of our members – why not you?  Certainly something to consider!

Club Fellowship – Summer Lake Party!

June 30^th 12 – 4pm– SAVE THE DATE!

Our Annual Lake Party will be hosted, once again, at the home of Bill and Cyndi Weeks from 12pm – 4pm.  We ALWAYS have a great time – drop-in as you are able and enjoy a Chef Doug catered lunch, drinks, fellowship and time on Lake Lanier.  The Weeks’ home is located at 4166 Cumberland Point Dr.

Gainesville, GA 30504.

Directory Updates

Rob Johns will be working on any updates required to your directory page.  Please help him out by responding promptly to his request.  There are also sponsorship opportunities available.  Questions – contact Rob at 678-451-0092 or rob.johns1957@gmail.com.

Opportunities to Serve -

• Adopt-a-Mile – Meet Chris Weeber and other Rotarians at Chick-Fil-A (Avalon) at 8:00am this Saturday, June 16^th for breakfast and then road clean-up until10am.  This project is family friendly, and many hands make for lighter work – and lighter bags!
• Wills Park Gillard Grill pavilion and picnic shelter  - work will begin on June 19^th, 21^st and 23^rd  - each day beginning at 8am.  Mickey Rogers will provide further details, but please plan to spend what time you can set aside to help us complete this great project!
• YMCA Summer Lunch program at Aspen Pointe – every Wednesday of the summer, 11:45 – 1pm.  Help YMCA coordinators distribute lunches and engage in fun activities with the kids. See Mickey Rodgers to sign-up!
• I Can Bike – July 30^th – August 3^rd. Help teach children with special needs how to ride a bike! This is a highly impactful program facilitated by Alpharetta Public Safety, held at the Cooler Family Skate Center. You can find more details and register to volunteer at: http://bit.ly/icanvolunteer.
• Fresh Market –If you’ve not participated before, catch the sign-up sheet that’s 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 678-773-1039

Rotary Leadership Opportunities

• Contact Steve Corder (stevecorder1@gmail.com 770-855-5225) for more information

Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI)  - Rotary Leadership Institute will be held in Griffin, GA on June 16th at Southern Crescent Technical College. Parts 1, 2, 3 and a graduate course on Membership will be offered. There will also be a Discussion Leader Course by invention. Go to www.rlitraining.org to register and more RLI information on courses.

The Spotlight this week is on Club Secretary, Karen Hipes.

I remember what it was like when I realized that being Club Secretary was actually more than just taking Minutes at the board meeting. Well, I’m sure Karen Hipes remembers that, too.  There is a lot that goes into this position, and Karen has fully embraced it and done an excellent job. Everything having to do with new members, changes in member information, the occasional resignation, reports to run, deadlines to meet, badges to be ordered and a sundry of “other” duties fall into this role – and THEN there are the board meeting Minutes.  Karen has been a dedicated steward of our member data base and so much more. Karen – we couldn’t do it without you! When you see Karen, please take a moment to thank her for all her hard work, behind the scenes, in service to Alpharetta Rotary.  We appreciate you, Karen!

President Elect Robin will be in-charge this Friday.

Enjoy your week! 

Scott Doll