President's Message
Expanding Our Reach
Congratulations to Madelyn and the Grimes family for being awarded the Rotary Youth Exchange scholarship to study in Italy for the next school year. Wether it's beer on Delta Airlines, feeding students in Honduras or getting involved in Rotary Youth Exchange we continue to expand our club's reach around the world.
This Week's Speaker
Chris Nelson - CNC
Chris Nelson is the Executive Director of the Chattahoochee Nature Center and an active member of our club. CNC has a master plan for enhancing their facilities including a bridge to make accessing the river front easier for the tons of students that come through the center each year. Chris will give us the inside scoop on all the cool things happening at CNC.
In Case You Missed It
We Made The Rotarian Magazine
This month's Rotarian has an article featuring Pat Rains talking about Gate City Brewing Company and Freedom Fighter IPA. Be sure to check out page 13.
Order By March 1, 2020
Order Our New Parrot Shirts
We have created our very own parrot shirt design that is unique to Roswell Rotary. It comes in two colors options and we have both men's and women's sizes/styles available. Order yours before March 1, 2020 to ensure you have a comfortable and stylish new shirt to wear at district conference. (You must be logged in to order shirts)
Thursday, January 30 | 6PM-9PM
Art Show Benefiting End Human Trafficking Now
With January being National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, it is the perfect time of year to raise community awareness of this issue and art is the perfect medium. The mission of our Phoenix Rising art exhibit is to create an environment that fosters community dialogue about the current reality of Human Trafficking & Modern Slavery and how we can put an end to it.
February 18-29, 2020
Help Host Our Teacher From Argentina
Dante Olivia is an English teacher in Argentina and will be in Roswell on February 18-29 as part of our teacher exchange program. If you would like to help host, entertain or drive Dante to/from school each day contact Lee Hollingsworth.
August 30 - September 12
Travel To Turkey This Fall
Join friends and fellow Rotarians this fall for a unique opportunity to travel through Turkey with a native family. Ipek, the mother of our 2018-19 GRSP student Alara has put together an amazing trip that includes many of Turkey's most popular destinations.The price ranges from $2500-$3000 per person for double occupancy plus airfare. For more information, contact Gordon Owens at 404-597-5434
March 25-28, 2020
Join Our Team In Honduras
Want to see the great work our club is doing to change the cycle of poverty in Honduras? Our next trip is scheduled in March and you are welcome to join our team as they tour schools and work on the next water project. Contact Kay Love for more info.
Rotary Last Week
