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District 6900 News for March, 2019
 DG Court with RI President Barry Rassin and RC of North Fulton President Cliff Wilcox |
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From the District Governor
By Court Dowis The second half of our Rotary Year offers many opportunities for celebrating Rotary - an RI President's visit to our district, PETS and our District Training Assembly, and a variety of club socials and fundraisers. And, of course, the much anticipated celebration with Smokey and the Bandit at our district conference in Sandestin this April!
A Special Presidential Visit: In February, we were honored to welcome RI President Barry Rassin to District 6900 - with a wonderful Interact Conference, a special Saturday meeting of the Rotary Club of Roswell, and a reception hosted by PDG Bob Hagan. Thanks to Roswell Rotary Club's President Becky Nelson and District Interact Chair Barbara Henigin for all their efforts with the Interact Conference - and to all the Rotarians who came out on a Saturday to welcome RIP Barry to our district. You can read more about this later in the newsletter. [more] |
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District Training Assembly
By Jim Squire As we prepare to continue our work of connecting the world in the 2019-20 Rotary Year, District Training Assembly provides a great opportunity to connect with the people of District 6900 and learn about a variety of topics. All over the world, this kind of major leadership training event will be held in each Rotary District. I encourage you to join your fellow District 6900 Rotarians on Saturday, March 30 from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm in Columbus, Georgia! [more] |
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RI President Visit
By Karen Schwank While traveling, have you ever attended a local Rotary Club
meeting? If you haven’t, we suggest you
take the opportunity. Not only will you
be able to learn what other clubs are doing around the world, but be able to
share what your club is doing.AND…you
just don’t know who you might meet! That
was the case in 1999 when Past District Governor Bob Hagan was in the Bahamas
and attended a local Rotary meeting. Who
knew that one of the people he met would end up being the 2018-19 Rotary
International President! It was that
story PDG Bob told a well-attended event on Saturday, February 16 when RI
President Barry visited Roswell.
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 Janine Stange - national anthem girl |
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District Conference 2019 Update
By Bill Woulfin
Tired of the rain and cold here in Atlanta? Ready to enjoy the sun, beach and time with fellow Rotarians? Looking for a chance encounter with Smokey and the Rotary Bandit, inspiring speakers and entertainers, and a lot of FUN! If your answer is YES, it's time to sign up now … [more] |
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GRSP Update
By Lynn Clarke Learn more about the important role our GRSP host families play, what's coming out of the GRSP strategic planning initiative, and who will be going to Norway on a full-ride scholarship for six weeks this summer after being selected as District 6900's Oslo Scholarship winner. [more] |
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GRSP Alumni Perspective
By Lynn Clarke My year in Georgia on the GRSP
scholarship was greater than I could have ever imagined. I made some
of the greatest friendships of my life. I had the chance to study at an
American university (and yes it was just like the movies!) and I have adopted four American families! What more could you want? [more] |
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RYLA
By Jaclyn Donovan RYLA 2019 is getting closer!! The dates for this year are June 15 – 19, 2019. If you go to our new RYLA website at www.RYLA6900.com
you will find everything you need to get started. Meet our staff and get details on the 2019
edition of RYLA – we’re trying to make the process as easy as possible. Clubs can RSVP to sponsor students using the
online form. And your students (once you
decide who they will be) also have the option to sign up online and download
the appropriate forms. No more faxes and
emails! Unless you like faxes and emails,
in which case we will still accept those too!
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Club News
By Tom Mertl We trust that by now you
have heard about District 6900’s Family of Rotary Event, the Kentucky Derby
Gala, hosted by the
Rotary Club of Lake Spivey/Clayton County! We would love to have you
join us at this “fun”-raising event.
We invite you and your
entire Rotary Club to join us on Saturday, May 4, 2019, at the Atlanta Motor
Speedway in Hampton, GA. The Gala will have an atmosphere of Southern charm,
including mint juleps, ladies in fashionable Derby hats and gents in
appropriate dapper attire. The event is in One Tower
overlooking the Atlanta Motor Speedway. Doors open at 4 pm. [more] |
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Club News
By Barb Henigin The Rotary Club of Lagrange celebrated Rotary International's 114th Birthday in style. Members donned party hats for this group photo. The Rotary Club of Lagrange will celebrate its 96th birthday this year - chartered on September 27, 1923. |
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Club News
By Ross Henderson Beginning in 1990, the Vinings
Cumberland Rotary Club
has put on a 5K race every year to benefit
a number of charities in the Cobb and Fulton County area. The club has so far
paid out over $1 million dollars to charities such as the Calvary Children's
Home, The Good Samaritan Health Center, Angel Flight Soars, Atlanta Area Boy
Scouts, Atlanta Union Mission, Bankhead Boys Association, Breakthrough Atlanta,
Campbell High School Educational Foundation, HERO Atlanta, Kate's Club,
Lekotek, MUST Ministries, Sweetwater Mission, and many more.
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Club News
By Andre' Marria With the support of the Rotary Club of Thomasville, Thomas County Middle School recently kicked off its "Be The Voice" (BTV) program. on the campaign. The BTV group welcomed students to school at the bus line and car drop off with "Be The Voice" stickers. These were shown in every classroom … [more] |
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Club News
By Andre' Marria
Recently the Rotary Club of Thomasville had a special program highlighting Black History Month. DG Court Dowis was on hand for the occasion and the club's speaker was Stephen Ferguson, who is employed by the National Park Service at the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic … [more] |
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By Jessica Patterson
The Rotary Club of North Cobb celebrated Valentine’s Day by welcoming District 37 Senator Lindsey Tippins as its speaker. Senator Tippins updated the club on his policies regarding education, health care, and other issues facing the state of Georgia. The … [more] |
Upcoming Key Dates
| Tuesday, March 12th, 2019 | North Fulton 2017-2018 Foundation Awards Presentation | | Tuesday, March 12th, 2019 | District webinar - Responsibilities and expectations for Presidents-Elect - including goal-setting | | Wednesday, March 13th, 2019 | Carrollton Dawnbreakers 2017-2018 Foundation Awards Presentation | | Thursday, March 14th, 2019 | Bremen 2017-2018 Foundation Awards Presentation | | Saturday, March 16th, 2019 | Dunwoody 2019 Governors Ball - A Celebration of Peace and Love | | Monday, March 18th, 2019 | Milton 2018-2019 Foundation Awards Presentation | | Saturday, March 23rd, 2019 | Paulding County 50 Year Anniversary | | Thursday, March 28th, 2019 | Tucker Charter Night Celebration | | Thursday, March 28th, 2019 | North Atlanta 2017-2018 Foundation Awards Presentation | | Saturday, March 30th, 2019 | District Advisory & Committee/Charitable Fund Meeting | | Saturday, March 30th, 2019 | Thomasville District Training | | Saturday, March 30th, 2019 | District Training Assembly | | Saturday, March 30th, 2019 | Buckhead Buckhead Rotary Foundation Ball | | Thursday, April 4th, 2019 | Muscogee-Columbus 2017-2018 Foundation Awards Presentation |
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