Service-Minded Rotarians
President's Message
Last Thursday we resumed our new member social, at Dave and Rena Schmit's beautiful home with 14 new members and their guests including some of our newest members of our Satellite club. It's great to socialize again after a long hiatus due to Covid.
This last weekend Roswell Rotarians were spread out over the city and beyond, participating with other non profit organizations doing good for our community and making Roswell a great place to work, live and play. Cottage School hosted their Glitter 80's party in which Rotarians raised money for students tuition. Shamrockin was back again and Rotarians were there raising money to help fight Cystic Fibrosis. Many Rotarians including members of the Roswell Rotary After Hours club helped pick up trash with Chattahoochee River Keepers. And a group of Roswell Rotarians made the long trip down to District Assembly in Columbus to learn all about how to better manage our club. WOW!
You don't want to miss this weeks meeting as Steve Stroud and our new mayor Kurt Wilson will report about the hard work our new leadership has been working on for the first 100 days this year, and their plans to make our city THE best city to live work and play in the country.
Speaker March 31
Roswell Mayor Kurt Wilson will be our guest speaker
Roswell Mayor Kurt Wilson to speak at Roswell Rotary Club March 31
His discussion will center around the State of this wonderful City of Roswell
About Mayor Wilson
Growing up in Alabama, Kurt Wilson was raised in the church
and developed a strong sense of faith and family at a young age. In school, he honed his skills as a boxer,
and was ranked in the state for his weight class. After graduation, he enlisted in the United
States Army where he earned the Soldier of the Year accolade.
Military Influences
Following his service to the nation, Kurt began a new
professional journey in the corporate world.
Starting as a second shift worker, he quickly worked up the ranks using
the leadership skills he learned in the military. His ability to connect with all types of
people, along with an unmatched work ethic, helped Kurt excel in a rigorous
environment and take on additional leadership responsibilities to grow the
company and improve its operations.
American Dream
A bold risk-taker, Kurt left the comfort and success of
working in corporate America to build small businesses. As a job creator, mentor, and leader, Kurt
has achieved the American Dream through multiple successful business ventures
and cultivating strong relationships with employees, business partners,
executives, and fellow entrepreneurs.
Family Influences
Kurt is a proud husband to Stacey and father of four daughters who each keep him grounded in their own unique way. Through his family and life experiences, Kurt is committed to helping others aspire to achieve their own American Dream through a solid foundation on God’s gifts to him of vision, acumen, reason, kindness, tenacity, ability to execute, and love and service to his fellow man which propelled him to be elected Mayor of Roswell, Georgia, in November 2021.
Join your fellow Rotarians on March 31st to welcome Mayor Wilson to our club!
After Hour Club is on Fire!
What's Happening with Roswell Rotary After Hours Club?
After Hours is off to a roaring start- Thank you Amanda Verdin for the Update!
NEW
MEMBER SOCIAL:
On Thursday, Past President Dave Schmit invited all new members to his house for a new member celebration. It was so nice getting to know both seasoned Rotarians and new members over wine and a cozy fire. Thanks for hosting, Dave!
SWEEP
THE HOOCH:
Bottles, cigarette butts and food wrappers—OH MY! No
trash was left along Riverside Rd as several After Hours members teamed up with
Rotary to “Sweep the Hooch.” It was a wonderful morning cleaning up a
small part of our beautiful city.
Next MEETING April 5th:
Meets every First and Third Tuesday at Artillery Room @Gate City 6:30pm
Ukraine Needs Our Help
Roswell Rotary Rally to Ukraine
Rotary District 6900 is proud to support a coalition of Rotarians in and surrounding Ukraine for humanitarian aid. Rotary Districts 2241 (Romania/Moldova) and 2232 (Ukraine/Belarus) have been creating crucial supply chain logistics and awareness of what is needed on the ground at this time.
Our district leadership and Rotarians from RC Buckhead and RC Stone Mountain have worked to air ship 10 pallets of needed items already. Effort are still underway to acquire needed medicines, medical supplies, orthotics and many other items that we are planning to ship via air in the upcoming 2-3 weeks.
Ways Roswell Rotary Can Help:
Pack Donations: Volunteers needed to pack medical supply donations Friday, April 1 from 9am to 1pm at 4900 Lewis Road, Stone Mountain GA 30083 You can e-mail or call David Carroll davidcarroll@fodac.org or 770 491-9014 ext. 124 to check available time slots.
Donate Funds in one of two ways:
- You can donate funds to Rotary District 6900 Charitable Fund which will be transferred to the Rotary District 2241 (Romania/Moldova). Donations to this fund will be used for Ukraine Humanitarian Aid.
- You can donate to the Rotary Foundation Disaster Response Fund*. The Rotary Disaster Response Fund can accept cash donations from individuals and clubs, as well as DDF contributions. It is a general disaster-related reserve, and contributions cannot be designated for specific events.
*If you donate to the Rotary Foundation's Disaster Response Fund, this counts toward EREY and Paul Harris and donations between now and April 30 go toward direct humanitarian aid in Ukraine. From Rotary Foundation website: Although it is separate from the >Annual Fund, contributions to the Disaster Response Fund count toward Every Rotarian, Every Year; Rotary Foundation Sustaining Member; Paul Harris Fellow; Paul Harris Society; Major Donor; and Arch Klumph Society recognition. They also count toward club recognition opportunities. For donations questions see a club officer, Leslie Bassett, Danny Tompkins, or Elwyn Gaissert.
For general info about the Ukraine Project: Matt Millard mmillard@millardinc.net or 678-414-6564
