SPEAKER THIS WEEK: Vanessa Carey.
Vanessa currently serves as Vice President of Women’s Services for Atlanta Mission. The Women’s’ Services facilities include The Atlanta Day Shelter and My Sister’s House and feed and house over 250 women and children daily.
Vanessa has a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Masters of Education in Counseling. Her early career was in adult and adolescent mental health, substance abuse, as well as individual and group therapy. She has spent the past twenty years in corporate America with Companies such as Cox Communications in the areas of training and development, leadership development, succession planning, and organizational development. Her experience in counseling and corporate America along with her passion for missions, ministry, and desire to serve have perfectly prepared her to serve at Atlanta Mission.
Donation form for Gov Ball 2019
"Wine Toss" to the Governors Ball
In the spirit of Peace and Love, we are reintroducing the "Wine Toss" to the Governors Ball. Here's how it works...
Now remember, this is a fund raiser. So, President Rick is asking that each member bring a bottle of wine, minimum $10 in value, to contribute to the pool. Start bringing your bottles now and we'll collect them.
Rotarians Needed as Volunteers
LAWS OF LIFE ESSAY CONTEST
Essay Judging Sign Up
As a judge, you will see how core values – such as generosity, courage, compassion, perseverance and grit – are experienced by a younger generation. Sign up today!
Essay Readers & School Judges First Review Sessions – Individual Readings
Wednesday, February 13 10:15-2:15 Vinings Library, 4290 Paces Ferry
Thursday, February 14 12:30-4:30 Sharon Forks Library, 2820 Old Atlanta Road
Saturday, February 16 10:15-2:15 Fulton Co Library, Northside Branch, 3295 Northside Pkwy
Tuesday, February 19 9:30-1:30 Phoenix & Dragon Bookstore, 5505 Roswell Road NE
Tuesday, February 26 12:30 - 4:30 Dawson County Library, 342 Allen Street
Monday, February 25 12:30-4:30 Athens Library, 2025 Baxter Street
Thursday, February 21 9:30-1:30 Columbus, GA, Location TBD
Wednesday, February 27 12:30 - 4:30 Forest Park Library, 4812 West Street
Essay Readers & School Judges Second Review Sessions – Group Reviews
Monday, March 4 10:00 - 1:00 Carol Gray's home, West Buckhead
Tuesday, March 10:00 - 1:00 Carol Gray's home, West Buckhead
Wednesday, March 6 10:00 - 1:00 Carol Gray's home, West Buckhead
Friday, March 8 (if needed) 10:00 - 1:00 Carol Gray's home, West Buckhead
State Judge Via Email: Email received on or about March 18 rankings due March 22. 15 essays to read and return rankings. Most judges take 2 to 3 hours of at-home reading to complete the assignment
To participate simply fill out the sign-up form here: http://georgialawsoflife.org/volunteer/. Please sign up by February 8th.
For additional information on Rotary’s Laws of Life Essay Contest or to read last year’s winning essays, visit www.georgialawsoflife.org.
FROM THE DESK OF THE NEWSLETTER EDITOR
Send your Newsletter submission to:
Our Club's Weekly Newsletter typically consists of:
·Speaker bio
·New Member Name(s)
·Featured article(s) (regarding events, service projects, or on-going topics general club administrative items, etc..).
·Foundation initiatives or other topics of interest to Members and with value for our Club archives.
·Announcements (seeking volunteers, advertising service projects, etc.)
·For Your Calendar (Club and other activities we encourage members and/or their spouses to attend, including Family of Rotary events
·Member News (birthdays, anniversaries, accomplishments, Caring Hands)
Please keep in mind key components to include with your submission:
·Title of your article
·Description of the activity
·Dates, Time, Location, deadline, etc... (especially for upcoming events)
·Key Points of Contact Information and/or a link to reference website for details
·Names and/or headcount of Rotarians (and others) participating,
·The reaction of those benefiting and the numbers of those benefiting.
·Picture(s)
Please also tell me the number of weeks would you like the article published.
Finally, the deadline for articles to run in the current week are Mondays by 5 p.m.
If you have any questions feel free to ask me!
Thank you!
Tania López
rotary_tls@outlook.com