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WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES
Rotary Onlinehttps://dunwoodyrotary.org
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| President | Tina Philpot |
| President-Elect | Rick Otness |
| Treasurer | Lawrence Domenico |
| Treasurer | Patti Bunker |
| Secretary | Cathie Brumfield |
| Public Image | Dottie Toney |
This Week's Speaker: Abdülhamit Bilici
Abdülhamit Bilici is a Turkish newspaper executive in exile following recent political turmoil and government oppression of the media in Turkey. Before leaving the country, Bilici served as editor-in-chief of the newspaper Zaman Daily, the largest daily newspaper in Turkey. He also was Chief Executive Officer of its English-language version, Today’s Zaman. Bilici also served as general director of Cihan News Agency and as editor of Aksiyon Weekly Magazine.
Starting his career at the Zaman Daily as a correspondent, Bilici worked as an editor at Aksiyon Magazine between 1995-1997, as foreign news editor at Zaman Daily between 1998-2001, as general editor at Zaman Daily between 2002-2008 and as general director of Cihan News Agency and as the editor-in-chief of the Zaman Newspaper and is a columnist for Zaman and Today’s Zaman dailies.
Bilici is an expert on Turkish politics and is widely sought as a speaker on the ongoing political crisis. He is editor of the book Why Turkey? which combines different perspectives on Turkey-EU relations.
Fifteenth Annual North Atlanta Interfaith Prayer Breakfast
Are you interested in the Fifteenth Annual North Atlanta Interfaith Prayer Breakfast hosted by the Rotary Club of North Fulton?
A friend has bought a table and has 3-5 open seats – free to you. Here are the details:
Thursday, May 4th - 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
The Metropolitan Club – 5895 Windward Parkway, Alpharetta
Keynote address given by Kenneth DeSimone, Chief of Police, Sandy Springs
Contact Jennie Stipick at <jstipick@att.net> if you would like to attend this special event with musical performances and inspiration from spiritual leaders of diverse faiths.
USO
The Rotary Club of Dunwoody served lunch to 150 soldiers and their families at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Friday, April 7, 2017. In additional to serving lunch two times a year at the airport USO, the Dunwoody club also contributes financially to the operations of the USO. Rotary club members who volunteered at this service project included project chair Larry Domenico, Rick Otness, Rick Woods, and Carol Gage. In addition, club members Charlie Augello and Mike Shortal were instrumental in procuring food and bottled water donations for the project.
Call for Fundraising Support
Please consider supporting The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke by participating in the Angels Among Us 5K and Family Fun Walk on April 29, 2017 through making a donation to Patty Adcox's Page Linked HERE.
Your tax-deductible gift will make a difference in the lives of many! It is faster and easier than ever to support this great cause - you can make your donation online by simply clicking on the link at the bottom of this message. If you would prefer, you can also send your tax-deductible contribution to the following address: Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke, DUMC Box 3624, Durham, NC 27710.