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District 6900 News for January, 2018
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From the District Governor
By Alec Smythe Five reasons your club should take a serious look at Rotary Youth Exchange when doing your planning for next year. [more] |
 The late Dr. Otis Smith, and friend of the club, Mary Rose Taylor, both key players in saving the Margaret Mitchell House many years ago |
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Rotary People in Action
By Jackie Cuthbert When Dr. Otis Wesley Smith passed away in 2007, he was a prominent member of the Rotary Club of Atlanta West End. More than that, he was an important part of Civil Rights history here in Atlanta and across the country. [more] |
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Club News
By Dottie Toney As we are in the midst of our first year of Rotary Youth Exchange, Dunwoody High student Henry O'Connell, one of our current outbound students who is studying in Thailand, sent this update to his sponsor club, the Rotary Club of
Dunwoody. [more] |
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The Rotary Foundation
By Margie Kersey Congratulations! You are half-way through this Rotary year!
This is a great time to stop and check your map to see if you are on track.
This year both the Rotary Citation and the District Awards are driven by
reporting in My Rotary. Read about some of the Rotary Citation Foundation goals you
can check. [more] |
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Rotary Youth Exchange
By Mike Parks Six talented high school students from District 6900 were
selected to receive the Rotary Youth Exchange scholarship for the 2018-19 school year, valued at over
$24,000. See who was selected and what they will be doing for the next year. [more] |
 At the North Fulton Rotary Council student weekend in November |
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GRSP Update
By Lynn Clarke As the Christmas holidays ended,
we were all happy to have our students, who had the good fortune to travel,
return to the fold and begin classes. So far, the grades coming in to the
GRSP home office have been good. Encourage your students to keep up that
good work and maintain good grades, as transcripts will be available to them at
the end … [more] |
 People walk through the destruction in Roseau, Domenica on September 20. (photo: CNN) |
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District Disaster Relief Efforts
By Steve Stanfield Rotary Year 2017-2018 didn’t start off right. Natural disasters around the world and close
to home seemed to occur on a daily basis. Read more about how we are helping. [more] |
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Club News
By Rick Barnes The Rotary Club of Fayette Daybreak, in collaboration with
Affinity Computers, made a donation of computers, anti-virus software, and
technical support to AVPRIDE’s After School and Enrichment Program. [more] |
 Emory Druid Hills President Elect Chatur Chhabhaya with Toys for Tots collected. |
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Club News
By Bhairavi Nadgonde Rotary
Club of Emory Druid Hills
ls is pleased to announce the successful completion of
its Toys for Tots drive for the US Marine Corp during the Christmas season and
wish to thank all the children and families who donated so generously. So many
children will be blessed with the gifts sent by you this season! The
community … [more] |
 Photo from the Clayton News Daily.com |
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Club News
By Claudia Mertl Through this Lake Spivey/Clayton County Club program, DFACS children actually get to shop for gifts for others. [more] |
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Club News
By Lizbeth Dison The Rotary Club
of Stone Mountain
has leveraged a
Rotary District grant to gift 1,200 dictionaries to members of the refugee
community recently resettled in Clarkston, Georgia. The club hopes the
dictionaries, designed for third-grade students who already speak English, will
help the new arrivals develop their English language skills and prepare them
for naturalization.
The Rotary Club
of Stone Mountain
has leveraged a
Rotary District grant to gift 1,200 dictionaries to members of the refugee
community recently resettled in Clarkston, Georgia. The club hopes the
dictionaries, designed for third-grade students who already speak English, will
help the new arrivals develop their English language skills and prepare them
for naturalization.
[more] |
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Club News
By Dale Covington When disadvantaged youth arrived at the Marietta Rotary/PAL Christmas party, each received a toiletry bag from the Rotary Club of Marietta. [more] |
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Club News
By Marlene Free he Rotary Club of Bainbridge helps to support its local Friendship House and its programs to make a difference for at-risk children and youth. [more] |
Upcoming Key Dates
| Tuesday, January 9th, 2018 | Carrollton Governor Visit | | Wednesday, January 10th, 2018 | Carrollton Dawnbreakers Governor Visit | | Thursday, January 11th, 2018 | Halftime Atlanta | | Friday, January 12th, 2018 | GRSP Student Leadership Conference | | Friday, January 12th, 2018 | Rotary Youth Exchange Outbound Orientation | | Friday, January 12th, 2018 | Newnan Governor Visit | | Saturday, January 13th, 2018 | GRSP Student Leadership Conference, Atlanta | | Sunday, January 14th, 2018 | International Assembly | | Tuesday, January 16th, 2018 | Barnesville Governor Visit | | Tuesday, January 16th, 2018 | Paulding Event / Wellstar | | Thursday, January 18th, 2018 | Halftime Albany | | Friday, January 19th, 2018 | GRSP Trustees Meeting — Savannah | | Friday, January 19th, 2018 | RLI: Rotary Leadership Institute | | Monday, January 22nd, 2018 | Douglas County Governor Visit | | Tuesday, January 23rd, 2018 | Paulding County Governor Visit | | Tuesday, January 23rd, 2018 | Halftime Columbus | | Thursday, January 25th, 2018 | Rotary Youth Exchange Inbound Trip - SeaCamp | | Thursday, January 25th, 2018 | Dallas-Paulding County Governor Visit | | Thursday, January 25th, 2018 | Bremen Governor Visit | | Thursday, January 25th, 2018 | Halftime Peachtree City | | Wednesday, January 31st, 2018 | 2nd Half District Dues Invoices Must Be Paid | | Monday, February 5th, 2018 | Marietta Metro Governor Visit | | Tuesday, February 6th, 2018 | Smyrna Governor Visit | | Wednesday, February 7th, 2018 | Marietta Governor Visit |
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