President's Message
Thank you!
Thank you, Roswell Rotary Club!
This week we auctioned off a concert by The Mike Veal Band, and the opportunity to play golf with some big-name professional baseball and football players in this year’s golf and tennis tournament. Our guest Kurt Wilson was the high bidder of the Mike Veal band. Robert Fezza gets first dibs on which team he gets paired up with to play a round of golf followed by Kurt Hilbert and yours truly.
The big winners however are the 30 some charities in which Roswell Rotary supports each year. Because of the generosity of our great club and guests, we will help some folks get their life back on track at Homestretch, feed some hungry kids in Honduras, and provide education and medical support to our local community through WellStar. The generosity of every member in our club with gifts, time and money is overwhelming.
We look forward to seeing everyone this week, have some good ole fried chicken prepared once again by Juan and his crew and listen to the great things WellStar is doing to help combat the growing problem with mental health.
This Week's Speaker
Wellstar On Mental Health
Jon-Paul Croom is the President of Wellstar North Fulton Hospital, a 202-bed facility located in Roswell, GA. Croom joined Wellstar in April of 2017. Wellstar North Fulton Hospital is one of Georgia's only Level Il Trauma Centers and delivers services including cardiovascular services, women's services, Pain & Spine Center, Wound Care & Hyperbarics, and inpatient rehabilitation. North Fulton Hospital is a Primary Stroke Center and an accredited Chest Pain Center. Most recently, Croom developed and opened one of Georgia’s only Comprehensive Stroke Centers.
Wellstar Health System, the largest health system in Georgia, is known nationally for its innovative care models, focused on improving quality and access to healthcare, WellStar consists of WellStar Medical Group, 250 medical office locations, outpatient centers, health parks, a pediatric center, nursing centers, hospice, homecare, as well as 11 hospitals.
Croom received his bachelor's degree from Mercer University, in Macon, Ga. and a master’s degree in both business administration and health administration from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Croom has family in the Roswell area and lives with his wife and three kids.
Dr. Ryan Breshears is a board-certified clinical health psychologist, the Chief Behavioral Health Officer for Wellstar Health System, and the Director of Psychology and Psychiatry for the WellStar Medical Group. He earned his doctorate from the University of Georgia and completed a clinical psychology internship/residency at the Denver VA Medical Center and a fellowship at the VISN 19 Mental Illness Research, Education Clinical Center in Denver. With a specialization in psychological assessment and testing, Dr. Breshears conducts psychological evaluations and provides treatment for patients with complex neurological and other medical conditions.
Golf & Tennis Tournament Updates
Live auction winners! Volunteers Needed! Looking ahead to Silent Auction!
We Need YOU!!!!
Live Auction Winners Raised $$$ for our Charities!!!!
Many thanks and congratulations to Robert Fezza, Kurt Hilbert, & Terry Taylor for their successful bids for the celebrity golf foursomes! And thanks Kurt Hilbert for bringing guest Kurt Wilson who won the rockin' Mike Veal Band!
Need Volunteers for Day of Golf Tournament: September 13 Please sign up!
Click HERE to Volunteer!
Looking Ahead to Silent Auction at Golf & Tennis Tournament September 13
Who will have the winning bid?
Featured items
1. Jersey personalized to you and autographed by Chipper Jones
2. Jersey personalized to you and autographed by Andruw Jones
Important Links
Golf
Tennis
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27 Pints Donated at Roswell Rotary Blood Drive
A sincere thank you to all who came out to donate blood at the Gate City Brewery "Pint for a Pint" American Red Cross blood drive. We collected 27 pints of blood for those in need and had fun and fellowship doing it!
Special thanks to Darrell Bartlett and Hal Schlenger for organizing this effort and to Pat Rains and Michael Curling for their current and past help saving lives in our community.
