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MEETINGS
September is Basic Education and Literacy Month
| 9/29 |
Dylan Cooper, PrizePicks.com, “PrizePicks: A Business Start-up Story” |
| 10/6 |
Andre Marria, District Governor |
| 10/13 |
Jennie Stipick, The Rotary Foundation |
| 10/20 |
General meeting - Brad Raffensperger, GA Secretary of State |
| 10/27 |
Ahmed Sendze Konde, GRSP Student, Gabon |
| 11/3 |
Nehemiah Lamb, Founder, Unique Individual Ranch |
| 11/10 |
Veteran's Day Program: Major General William B. Dyer III, |
| 12/8 |
General Meeting - Club assembly with Jack Sparks |
BIRTHDAYS
| 10/2 |
Felicia Voloschin |
| 10/7 |
Mike Parks |
| 10/12 |
Sarah Friend |
| 10/24 |
Charlene Hall |
WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES
| 10/6 |
Alison Norris (33) |
| 10/10 |
Lorri Christopher (42) |
| 10/12 |
Gary Lane (20) |
| 10/17 |
Jennifer Shumway (2) |
| 10/25 |
Dottie Toney (9) |
ROTARY ONLINE
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ROTARY CLUB OF DunwoodyFridays, 7:15 am Maggiano's - Perimeter Mall 4400 Ashford Dunwoody Rd, Dunwoody, GA 30338 Atlanta, GA , GA 30338
 
LEADERSHIP
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This Week's Meeting at AC Hotel's Bar PeriRemember we've moved to the AC Hotel's Bar Peri . Set your navigation for AC Hotel by Marriott, Atlanta Perimeter, 40 Perimeter Center Place NE, Atlanta GA 30346.
This Week's Speaker Dylan Cooper, Senior Vice President, Revenue at PrizePicks
Join us this Friday at the AC Hotel's Bar Peri to welcome Dylan
Cooper, Senior Vice President, Revenue at PrizePicks
where he serves as a leader with the responsibility to tie together acquisition
marketing, retention marketing, linesmaking, risk management, and game
operations. Dylan was a part of the founding team of PrizePicks and has helped
build the product for over 4 years. Dylan is also the co-founder of
MomentRanks, an NFT analytics and content site best known for providing its NBA
Top Shot analytics. Dylan graduated from Georgia Tech with a Bachelors of
Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Information
Technology Management.
Thank You for Your Service Thank You from the USO The USO Georgia Team is sincerely thankful for the Dunwoody Rotary Club and for each member who served lunch through our Meet & Treat program on Thursday, September 20, 2023.
It is always a pleasure to watch your group interact with the service members and their families. Everyone always serves with a smile and keeps the USO Atlanta Center a relaxing place to rest while traveling. We also want to thank you, Dunwoody Rotary Club, and the multiple vendors for your generous donations. Service members, including recent graduates, and their families thoroughly enjoyed the snacks, homemade cookies, fresh fruit, hot dogs, and more! [read more] Flashback What Were Dunwody Rotarians Proud of 40 Years Ago?As you probably know, the Rotary Club of Dunwoody will celebrate our 40th anniversary next May. A quick walk through the PAPER bulletins from our first year says a lot about who were are today: - Membership growth: The Club grew from 35 to 51 members that first year - even with some turnover. "Someone offered each of us the opportunity to become a Rotarian - now we must pass on the favor to someone else." President Ernie Davis (1985-86) said "we must build for fellowship, friendliness and contagious enthusiasm."
- Rotary Scholarship Programs: The Club awarded its first scholarships as part of an essay contest - with four-year commitmets to students at Marist and Peachtree High. The Club also welcomed Mary Beth Robertson as a speaker, a 1981 graduate of Oglethorpe who received a Rotary Foundation Fellowship and used it to receive a BA in History and Honors in International Policies at the Victoria University in Wellington, New Zealand. I'm guessing this is the precursor to today's Global Grant Scholarship program, led at the District level by our own Kathy Brandt.
- Creation of the DeKalb Rotary Council: to "substantially increase the profile of Rotary" in the community. It talked about Council projects to honor teachers (then with an apple hand-delivered to each teacher at each school), Skill-a-Rama (where future club presidents Ed Godshall and Gordon Anderson served as judges for this DeKalb County Driver Education day) and Arrive Alive (a program that provided rides to and from prom in six metro Atlanta Counties).
- The first Dozens for Dinner parties held in February 1985: a program President Jack hopes to revive this year.
Interesting note: The bulletin also reported a 1985 tour of the Vogtle nuclear power plant under construction near Augusta - Units 1 and 2 went online in 1987 and 1989, and Unit 3 was activated this August. New Student, Fellowship Opportunity Welcome GRSP Student Ahmed This Sunday at the WoulfinsWelcome Dunwoody's new GRSP student - Ahmed Sendze from Gabon - and enjoy time with your Rotary friends at our welcome party on Sunday, October 1. Bill and Les Woulfin will host this Family of Rotary event from 3-7 pm. Everyone is invited but RSVPs were due by September 14. The Woulfins will provide the entree and the club provides wine, beer and sodas. We are asking that each of you provide an appetizer, salad, side dish or dessert to share (enough to serve 8 people). Please contact Griff if you missed the deadline and want to know if you can attend. In summary What: GRSP Welcome party When: Sunday, October 1, 2023 Time: 3 PM to 7 PM Location: 5013 Forestglade Court Stone Mountain, GA 30087-1316
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