NEWSLETTER | APRIL 12, 2023

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Join Us Friday, April 14

Historic DeKalb Co. Courthouse
101 E. Court Sq. | 12:15 pm
 
Speaker:
Chad Parker | President and GM, East Lake Golf Club
Parker, a 22-year veteran of East Lake Golf Club was named president and general manager in 2018. Before that he became general manager / COO of the club in 2015. Parker played an instrumental role in leading modifications to the club’s golf course in 2016, which resulted in the nines being reversed.

 


 
Upcoming Meetings and Events
Mark those calendars!
 

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FRIDAY
APRIL

21
MEETING

Speaker:
Patti Garrett
Mayor of
Decatur

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FRIDAY
APRIL

28
MEETING

Speaker:
Judge Dan Coursey
(Retired)

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THURSDAY
MAY

4
THIRSTY
THURSDAY

Location: TBA

Thirsty Thursday: A Little Blue Truck with a Big Green Box
 
 
Thirsty Thursday was a huge success at Twain's with more than 25 members and friends gathering for fun and fellowship. The guest of honor, Don Crost, who hails from the Bonita Naples Rotary Club, drove up in his "little blue truck with the big green box" to join us. He received a warm Decatur Rotary welcome and received many generous donations to Shelterbox. According to Don, "Among all the clubs I've visited on my journey, the Decatur club is one that I would definitely love to come back to and visit."
 
You can still donate here.
 
 
From left: Jason Conn, Dan and Vonnie DeWoskin
 
 
Fron left: Stacey Stevens, Susie Simmons and guest
 
 
From left: Dan DeWoskin, Alan Yorker and Doug Robinson
 
 
Gloria and Joe Kusmik
 
 

Rotary Meeting Recap: April 7
 
. . . . .
This 'n' That
 
 
Doug Robinson (left) and Harl Pike
 

 
Lawrence Sharp (left) and Harold Kelman
 

 
Charles Lutin (left) and Pete Pfeiffer
 
 
The club stands for the Pledge of Allegiance
 
 
Pete Pfeiffer gave the invocation and talked about the meaning behind the Rotary Imagine logo.
. . . . .
Keynote Speaker:
Kate Golebiowski, Fulbright Scholar at Emory University
 
 
Maria Alverez shares a laugh before introducing our speaker, Kate Golebiowski
 
Kate Golebiowsky, a native of Australia and a Fulbright Scholar at Emory University, spoke about how Australia uses a variety of visas to control immigration, with different types of visas available for different purposes and circumstances.

One of the most common types is the skilled worker visa intended for people who have skills or qualifications that are in high demand in Australia, such as doctors, engineers, or IT professionals.
 
 
Applicants are assigned points based on factors such as their age, education level, work experience, and language proficiency. 

Motivations to stay include good pay, social connections, quality of life, health care, political stability and public safety

Motivations to leave include visa conditions met, extreme climate, high cost of living, housing, remoteness

Overall, Australia uses its visa system to carefully manage immigration and ensure that those who enter the country have the skills and qualifications needed to contribute to the country's growth and development.
 
 
President Yorker thanks Kate for her talk.

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