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Lunch Meeting Friday, Oct. 3 Historic DeKalb County Courthouse 101 E. Court Square
Thursday, October 2 Thirsty Thursday at Twain's
211 E. Trinity Pl. Decatur 30030
5:30-7 pm
Weekly luncheon meetings begin at 12:15 pm
on Fridays unless otherwise noted.
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FRIDAY
OCTOBER 10 Meeting Speaker Salomé Baslandze
Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank
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FRIDAY
OCTOBER 17 Meeting Speaker Leocadia I. Zak
President, Agnes Scott College
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FRIDAY
OCTOBER 24 WORLD POLIO DAY Meeting Speaker
Tanjuria Willis
Sustainable Fashion Week Atlanta
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Your Club Needs You!
Check out these opportunities for club service:
Treasurer-in-Training | Pete plans to step down from this role next summer, and we need someone to shadow him now and be ready to take over for the 2026-27 year. The treasurer processes funds collected, provides financial reports to the Board, and works closely with the President, Board, and membership. Duties include invoicing members, depositing checks, working with the accounting firm, and approving invoices. This is a big club
commitment!
Greeter Scheduler | We need someone to handle scheduling our weekly meeting greeters from October through next June. Duties are to secure volunteers, send weekly reminders, and communicate about such logistics as where to place our meeting sign, etc.
. . . . . Volunteer for Be THE Voice Program at DHS
Our club is scheduled to participate in Be THE Voice, an anti-bullying program, again this year at Decatur High School. We need volunteers to help out on Thursday, October 9 to hand out swag during the DHS lunch periods.
You can volunteer from 11:30 am -12:30 pm, 12:30 pm -1:30 pm or 11:30 am-1:30 pm. We would like to have at least 4 Rotarians at all times. Please email Alison Weissinger and Marion Curry to let them know what time you can commit to. There will also be a sign-up sheet at this Friday's meeting.
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Register Now for 2026 District Conference
Join us for an unforgettable 2026 District Conference as we celebrate the incredible 2025-2026 Rotary Year under District Governor Steve! We’re excited to announce that we’re moving the conference to the beautiful Lake Lanier Islands Resort this year — offering a fresh, fun setting for fellowship, inspiration, and celebration. We can’t wait to see everyone there! We have made special arrangements for some fun outings Friday morning, including a scenic boat cruise, pickleball, nature walk, golf, and more.
Details: 2026 District Conference
April 16-19, 2026
Lake Lanier Islands, GA
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PROGRAM:
Did you know Rotary supports character education in schools? The Georgia Laws of Life Essay Contest asks students to select their own “Law of Life” and write about how it has applied to their lives. In doing so, students reflect deeply and write from the heart about what they think matters most. The contest celebrates the students’ stories and their often profound reflections, and offers significant cash awards to students and teachers.
Want to get involved? We need:
A CLUB COORDINATOR to be the point person with Decatur High School. Duties involve communicating with a DHS teacher about the program and deadlines.
ESSAY JUDGES to read and score essays in February 2026. Teams of 3 are assigned approximately 48 essays to read and score. Scoring takes approximately 5 to 7 hours; judges have a week to read and score. A virtual team meeting is held to discuss and select School-Level winners and Honorable Mentions.
As a judge, you will see how core values – such as generosity, courage, compassion, perseverance and grit – are experienced by a younger generation.
Linton Broome, 55 years
Lawrence Sharp, 32 years
Brenda Leder, 28 years
Delores Crowell, 21 years
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Todd Speed, 18 years
Tim Martin, 18 years
Maria Alvarez, 3 years
Doug Park, October 4
Nedra White-Shaw, October 6
Jennifer Topple, October 10
Judy Turner, October 28
Rick Garnitz, October 29
Doug Tozzi, October 29
Friday | September 26
Jihoon talks RYLA
At last week’s meeting, Decatur High School student Jihoon Park gave a presentation about his participation in the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) program. District 6900 sponsors the annual summer-camp program, which is held in Americus on the campus of Georgia Southwestern State University. Students get the opportunity to develop character and leadership skills, and of course, learn about Rotary. Jihoon mentioned his favorite RYLA activity – a service project with Rise Against Hunger.
Panel of new members discusses their classification areas
Afterward, President Alison Weissinger moderated a “classification” panel of four new members: Jack Kirivong, Elizabeth Sullivan, Nick VIllaume, and Candiace Williams. She asked them about their current professional roles, their career paths, what a typical day looks like, and much more. We learned we have very interesting people in our club!
Visitors included:
• Genevieve Hampton, guest of the club
• Duane Sprull, guest of Danielle Jones
• Jihoon Park, guest of Danielle Jones
• Andy Rhodenbaugh, guest of Kelly Caudle
We hope to see you again soon!
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Individuals are identified from left to right.
DeAnna Julian gave the invocation
Danielle Jones with her guests: DHS student Jihoon and DHS principal, Duane Sprull
Dan DeWoskin is greeted by Lawrence Sharp
Guest Andy Rhodenbaugh, Todd Speed, and Kelly Caudle talk about our great lunches
DeAnna takes the 5 Questions quiz!
Lawrence Sharp and Elizabeth Sullivan catch up on the week
Soon-to-be-member Genevieve Hampton. Welcome!
Board members tackle the monthly agenda
Nick Villaume shows good form with a bottle of vodka that resembles a baseball bat. Congrats on winning the raffle!
OVERVIEW
Did you know Rotary supports character education in schools? The Georgia Laws of Life Essay Contest asks students to select their own “Law of Life” and write about how it has applied to their lives. In doing so, students reflect deeply and write from the heart about what they think matters most. The contest celebrates the students’ stories and their often profound reflections, and offers significant cash awards to students and teachers.
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Danielle Jones with her guests: DHS student Jihoon and DHS principal, Duane Sprull
Dan DeWoskin is greeted by Lawrence Sharp
Guest Andy Rhodenbaugh, Todd Speed, and Kelly Caudle talk about our great lunches
DeAnna takes the 5 Questions quiz!
Lawrence Sharp and Elizabeth Sullivan catch up on the week
Soon-to-be-member Genevieve Hampton. Welcome!
Board members tackle the monthly agenda
Nick Villaume shows good form with a bottle of vodka that resembles a baseball bat. Congrats on winning the raffle!
