In January, DG Jim joined the Rotary Club of Vinings Cumberland as they presented $84,000 in grants to 17 local non-profits involved in helping children. The money was raised in their Vinings Downhill Race for Kids.

In February, DG Jim and AG Fred Ferrand (pictured with the club president) joined East Cobb for the Dog Days Giveback “Fat Tuesday” celebration!!! East Cobb distributed the $84,000 raised in its Dog Days Race last summer to 23 charitable organizations and to recognize the generous sponsors that helped make that possible!

During the first half of this Rotary year, First Lady Donna and I had an opportunity to visit all of your clubs. We were able to observe and enjoy the uniqueness of each club - from your personalities to your plans for fundraising, connecting with the community and having fun. In 2020, we have had the privilege of coming back to your clubs - often to help you celebrate your history, your fundraising successes, and the projects and contributions you are making to do good in the community and world.

This spring, we all have some special opportunities to celebrate:

• RI First Lady Gay Maloney and RI President Mark Maloney will be joining us for a special dinner and reception at Agnes Scott College on April 14 to celebrate the positive impact of Rotary and Agnes Scott College on the world we live in. It is open to all Rotarians in the district, along with friends of Rotary and Rotaractors. You can read more about that event in this newsletter and we'll be opening registration for it soon.
• Our Interactors will be holding their leadership conference on March 28, having fun, sharing ideas for membership and service, and participating in a service project!
• Of course, we'll celebrate all that we do and our connections with each other at the District Conference in Jekyll Island from April 30-May 3. We hope that you will join us.

Thanks for all that you do.