Bell will ring at 7:25 this week – be ready to join the breakfast line!
Even as the Rotary year begins to turn a new chapter (the end of my term…), our Club continues working diligently in our community and behind the scenes. Several of us reported to Lionheart Farms this past Saturday for a fun day of chores such as pulling weeds, spreading mulch and other tasks that filled our lungs with fresh pollen. We actually accomplished a lot with Sandra Kinney, Mary Ulrich, Emily Metallo and daughter, Olga Navaerz and family, and a few “Good Hands” from Nelson Karpeh’s office. The “fun” certainly wasn’t in the work, but in working with fellow Rotarians, and knowing we were contributing to Lionheart’s mission. I tested this theory by putting several more hours of work into my own yard – that wasn’t fun…
Rotary Summer Polo Shirt Orders!
Check your email for Heather Demis’ Memorial Day Polo order form. For those of you who do not have one, or need a new one, plan to order them at Friday’s meeting through Heather. These are the “flag” shirts we all where for Memorial Day, July 4th , etc. I have a couple of them to give away to our new members – if the size fits!
This Week…
Our Speaker this week is our own Kirk Driskell. So many of us are amazed by his life’s work and purpose - leading men through recovery and to new life. Kirk will speak about his organization, Vision Warriors, as well as his new role as Rotary (District 6900) District Governor Elect Designate. As always, I know we will all leave inspired by Kirk’s drive, passion and vision.
We will learn more about John Hipes as he delivers our Vocational Minute!
Joe Wargo and his Mayor’s Corporate Challenge team will give us an update and a tour of the new website – courtesy of Olga Narvaez
Opportunities to Serve - ALL HANDS!
- Rotary storage clean-out – THIS FRIDAY after the meeting we will take a walk across the church property to the “Alpha Trailer” which the church has allowed us to use for storage. The trailer will soon meet the wrecking ball (sounds like fun), so we need to pick what we want to keep and leave the rest. Casey Robinson has generously offered his Envision Office Solutions van as transport, and office space as temporary storage. Please plan to help us pick/choose and load and then unload. Stay for part or all, it won’t take long with enough hands.
- The Alpharetta Rotary Memorial Day Tribute event is May 28th. As always, we will need all Rotarians available to assist with set-up, breakdown and other duties as defined. Event Chair, John Hipes, will provide us with the details. PLEASE invite your friends, neighbors and business associates to this impactful tribute. Thank you, John, for all your hard work!
- We will begin final work on the Gillard Grill pavilion and picnic shelter on June 19th, 21st and 23rd - 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!
- Fresh Market – questions? 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 Rob Johns.
Rob agreed to take-on two tasks this year – the design, development and completion of our Rotary Directory and scheduling our Vocational Minute. As if the Directory design and development part wasn’t enough, consider that he had to wrangle all of us Rotarians into providing information, proofing the information as printed, and then corralling us (with the help of photographer, Clark Savage), into getting a (free) professional headshot. In addition to the Directory, Rob has recruited and scheduled each of our Vocational Minute presenters; and like the Directory, I hope his efforts have helped us to get to know each other better. When you see Rob, please take a moment to thank him for all his hard work, behind the scenes, in service to Alpharetta Rotary. We appreciate you, Rob!
Enjoy your week! See you all Friday!!
Scott Doll
President