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Thirsty Thursday, Feb. 5
Mellow Mushroom 340 W. Ponce de Leon Ave.
5:30 to 7 pm
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Lunch Meeting Friday, Feb. 6 Historic DeKalb County Courthouse 101 E. Court Square
Meeting begins at 12:15 pm
THURSDAY, APRIL 2
Past Presidents Celebration
The Lost Druid | 2866 Washington St., Avondale Estates, GA
GREETERS THIS WEEK
Nick Villaume and Jamaal Ellis
Weekly luncheon meetings begin at 12:15 pm
on Fridays unless otherwise noted.
. . . . . SPECIAL FUNDRAISING EVENT: Buy Your Tickets Now!
Lucky you! You’ve been invited to the Dunn Speakeasy for the wedding of the year! In this “married to the mob” event, you’ll never know who to trust. With the two families merging together, someone is bound to lose power, which means someone else will lose their life! Get on the trolley and solve this case with your fellow detectives.
Dress like the cat’s meow for this mafia wedding! Flapper dresses, zoot suits, feather boas and headbands, pinstriped suits, and fedoras are all appropriate. Traditional wedding attire is nifty too!
Dinner and a show for one price. Lots of fun for everyone, and everyone is a suspect! Invite all your family, friends, and other Rotarians.
When: Friday, February 27 at 7 pm (no meeting that day)
Where: Decatur Historic Courthouse
Good cause: Fundraiser for the Decatur Rotary Foundation, which supports community grants, youth programs, service projects, and more
Tickets: Early bird price until 1/31. Click HERE to purchase.
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. . . . . ANNOUNCEMENT:
Visit or Do a Make-Up Meeting at One of Our DeKalb County Rotary Neighbor Clubs
Visiting one of our DeKalb County Rotary neighbors is interesting and a fun way to make up a meeting. You are welcome at all Rotary clubs. Details about attending the meetings of some of our DeKalb Rotary neighbors:
North Atlanta President Catherine Bernard | catherine@justice.law
Rotary Club of North Atlanta meets on the second, fourth and fifth Thursdays of each month for 12:15 pm lunch at the 57th Fighter Group Restaurant.
The speaker lineup:
Feb. 12 | Scott Kimbler, I Heart Radio - Radio and the Atlanta Media World
Feb. 26 | Christopher Drew, Galapagos Islands visit
March 12 | Jennifer Owens, Brookhaven City Council, District 2
March 26 | Richard Lorenc, Lexandria.org - "Cooling Political Tempers"
Brookhaven President Jennifer Yanulavich | Jennifer.Yanulavich@gmail.com
Regular meetings: 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month, 12:15-1:15 pm at Brookhaven City Centre, 4001 Peachtree Rd NE. Check with front desk for room. Members gather between noon and 12:15 pm.
Social meetings: Held on the 4th Thursday evening at various spots within Brookhaven. Third Saturday morning walks are planned, weather permitting.
Tucker President Jonathan Clark | johnathanmclark@gmail.com
Rotary Club of Tucker meets once per month for luncheon and programs on the First Thursday of the month at The Magnolia Room in Tucker.
Social events are held on the third Thursday of the month for happy hour in partnership with the Tucker Business Association. Locations change to highlight various local businesses in Tucker.
. . . . . PROGRAM UPDATE:
Rotary Youth Exchange, Inbound Students
In January, a group of Rotary exchange students from abroad visited Disney World in Orlando, including Max, our Decatur-hosted student from Taiwan. District governor Steve Ivory accompanied them. Be sure to ask Max about the trip!
. . . . . Milestones: February
Anniversaries Harl Pike, 40 years
Art Rosser, 19 years
Stacey Stevens, 12 years
Tim Moore, 10 years
Julian Fitts, 3 years
Luis Abularach, 3 years
Shara Sanders, 2 years
Andrea Arnold, 2 years
Birthdays
Stephen Szeremeta, Feb. 2
RJ Jawanda, Feb. 6
Danielle Jones, Feb. 12
Laura Brookshire, Feb. 15
Brenda Leder, Feb. 24
Meeting recap: Jan. 30
Last week, Jason Conn introduced our speaker and fellow Rotarian Andrea Arnold, Decatur city manager. Andrea spoke about Decatur WatchFest '26, taking place in June and July: pubs, restaurants, and other venues around the Decatur Square will show FIFA World Cup matches. Live music performances will also take place on the square. See the WatchFest website for more info.
New leadership and board members were announced: congratulations to Lawrence Sharp, who will become president-elect after Eric Lucas assumes the role of president in July.
We loved having so many visitors:
• Irene Vander Els, guest of Bryan Downs
• Ellie Benson and Riley Paré, guests of John Bennett
• Wes Brasher, guest of Lawrence Sharp
• Meredith Roark, guest of Andrea Arnold
• Tonya Veal, guest of Pete Pfeiffer
• Helen Randall, guest of Harl Pike
• Tyna Wallace, guest of Nedra White-Shaw
• Philip Reed, visiting Rotarian from Hickory, NC
We look forward to seeing you again soon!
Scenes from around the room at our most recent meeting. Individuals are identified from left to right.
Lawrence Sharp gave the invocation
Todd Speed announced new slate of board members
Adam Laverack took Alison’s quiz
Genevieve (center) brought daughter Grace
John Bennett, with past and present exchange students Riley and Ellie
Harl and Bryan with their guests, Helen and Irene
Congrats to Bob, winner of this week’s raffle!
Thank You to Our Club Sponsors
We are grateful for the support of our local sponsors, and we encourage our members to support them in return.
