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Lunch Meeting Friday, Jan. 30 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.
Thursday
February
5
Thirsty Thursday Mellow Mushroom
340 W. Ponce de Leon Ave.
. . . . . SPECIAL FUNDRAISING EVENT: Buy Your Tickets Now!
Early Bird Prices End 1/31!
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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. . . . . Milestones: January
Anniversaries David Ewing, 30 years
Doug Robinson, 13 years
Bryan Markowitz, 11 years
Charles Lutin, 4 years
James Herndon, 2 years
Nichole Simms, 1 year
Elizabeth Sullivan, 1 year
Danielle Jones, 1 year
Birthdays Pete Pfeiffer, January 1
Bill Mealor, January 4
Alan Dishman, January 19
Lawrence Sharp, January 23
Doug Robinson, January 27
Meeting recap: Jan. 23
We had a full house last week! Bob Wilson (left) introduced our speaker and fellow Rotarian, Dr. Gymiah Whitaker, the superintendent for City Schools of Decatur. Gymiah discussed the forward progress on the district's five-year strategic plan, "All In Decatur," and shared success stories about our students, staff, and teachers. She also mentioned that CSD has had “clean” audits since her tenure began, and that there is an increased emphasis on student mental health and psychological safety.
Doug Robinson (left) and Bob Ettensohn gave a special shout-out of appreciation for all the Rotarians (and non-Rotarians) who helped with the MLK service project. So much work got done on our house – thanks again to all, including Adam Laverack’s Ballast Design employees, who lent their professional expertise on-site.
Scenes from around the room at our most recent meeting. Individuals are identified from left to right.
President-elect Eric Lucas takes Alison’s 5-question quiz
Several CSD administrators joined us to hear Gymiah speak
Exchange student Max, from Taiwan, joined us
Lawrence and Nedra look for the healthy lunch options
Gloria and Pete talk finance . . .
We had a full house!
Lawrence celebrated his birthday at the meeting
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.
Several CSD administrators joined us to hear Gymiah speak
Exchange student Max, from Taiwan, joined us
Lawrence and Nedra look for the healthy lunch options
Gloria and Pete talk finance . . . 
We had a full house!
Lawrence celebrated his birthday at the meeting
