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ROTARY CLUB OF
Sandy Springs

LEADERSHIP

PRESIDENT'S CORNER
President Lisa Stueve's Welcome Message

Rotary International is an organization of business and professional leaders united worldwide who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world.

The Rotary Club of Sandy Springs meets most Mondays at the Hilton Atlanta Perimeter Suites at 12:15 PM. The lunch program includes club business and also hosts guest speakers - business professionals, elected officials, non-profit leaders and others from the Sandy Springs area.

We’re always looking for ways to make an impact in the community; our club members are actively engaged with senior and youth programs that support leadership development and student scholarship. While our motto and most important feature of Rotary International is “Service Above Self,” we also work together in fellowship as we enjoy great camaraderie. Like us on Facebook Sandy Springs' Facebook Page to keep up to date on our club's activities!

I hope you will enjoy our weekly newsletter and I invite you to join us for lunch soon!

Lisa Stueve, President, Rotary Club of Sandy Springs, 2016-17

UPCOMING PROGRAM
May 1., 2017 Laws Of Life Presentation, Including North Springs Charter High School Entrants

On May 1, 2017, the Laws of Life Program will be featured. Students from North Springs Charter High School who were recognized for their entries will attend.

LAST WEEK'S PROGRAM
Austin Jackson - Young AA Pilot & Role Model

On April 17, 2017, Austin Jackson spoke to the Rotary Club of Sandy Springs.

Here is an excerpt from a recent AJC article on Austin Jackson by Ann Hardie: "Austin Jackson set his sights on becoming a pilot when he was a kid. What he didn’t count on was becoming an author, motivational speaker, entrepreneur and philanthropist along the way. But that’s what has been happening since Jackson published his first novel, “Takeoff: Seeing Beyond the Clouds,” when he was a junior in high school as a way to pay for flight school. Three years later, the 19-year-old Fairburn resident talks to church, student and other groups about how to soar. He and some friends recently started an online company that sells clothing and other inspirational items with a takeoff theme. Meanwhile, Jackson is working on his second book. Oh yeah. He’s also going to flight school. Jackson’s book is available on Amazon."

The full article may be read at http://www.ajc.com/news/local/sunday-conversation-...

DISTRICT GOVERNOR NEWS
It's Official! Jim Squire To Be District Governor 2019-20 for District 6900 Rotary Clubs!

It's now official. At the 2017 District 6900 Conference, Jim Squire was approved to become the 2019-20 District Governor. See Jim Squire with his wife, Donna, and the Ship Captain during the district conference cruise.

Past District Governors, the current District Governor, and future District Governors of Rotary International's District 6900 met together at the Rotary Club of Sandy Springs on 2-6-2017 to make an important announcement that the District 6900 selection committee has recommended Jim Squire, a member of the Rotary Club of Sandy Springs, to be the District Governor for 2019-20. Congratulations, Jim. Present were PDGs Claudia Mertl, Margie Kersey, Ralph Thurmond, Bob Hagan (Skyping from India), Blake McBurney, DG Raymond Ray, and DG-Elect Alec Smythe, DG-Nominee Court Dowis, Jr. For more photos, go to http://www.zenfolio.com/rotaryclubofsandysprings/p1029290527

Rotary Leadership Institute in Sandy Springs
May 20, 2017 RLI in Sandy Springs

Register Today at Registration Link for RLI in Sandy Springs. The Rotary Club of Sandy Springs will pay for its club members to attend.

"RLI for new club presidents, officers, board members and all Rotarians who just want more Rotary knowledge and know how.

The Rotary Leadership Institute will hold courses on Saturday, May 20th in Sandy Springs,GA. Check the RLI website at rlitraining.org for meeting location and to register for the event. Parts 1, 2 and 3 will be offered. If you have already completed all 3 parts there will be a Grad Course in Public Speaking. Registration closes at midnight on May 9th. Don't delay!"

Elwyn Gaissert

District 6900 RLI Director

CLUB NEWS
2017 District Conference Recognition

Congratulations RCSS Members!

The RCSS Club Cruisers: John, Rick, Fran, Phil, Jim, Kelly, Nancy and myself had a wonderful time - look at the District Fb page to catch a glimpse of the conference experience. The Majesty of the Seas, Nassau and Coco Cay were delightful - even in the rain.

As a club, we continue to do amazing things and this year, particularly in the area of foundation giving, we truly dared to be better! Thank you Rick Doyle for your work as this year's Club Foundation Director!

Club Awards:

• Governor’s Centennial Circle Club
• Governor’s Citation
• Best Foundation Per Capita Giving Cat II
• Best Vocational Service Project Cat II
• Best District Conference Attendance Runner-up Cat II

Club Builder:

Will MacArthur

Thank you all for your time, treasure, talents and thoughts for an outstanding 2016-17 Rotary year!

YIRS,

Lisa

COMMUNITY EVENTS
Rotary Club of Sandy Springs Members to Volunteer during "Volunteer For A Better Sandy Springs"

For those not going on the District 6900 Conference Cruise, volunteering at VBSS was a great opportunity to have fun with your fellow Rotarians. Everyone met up at North Springs High School for breakfast and opening remarks, then on the sites. See more photos at VBSS 2017 Photos

Coordinated by Leadership Sandy Springs, Volunteer For A Better Sandy Springs Day (VBSS) is the flagship community-wide service day for Sandy Springs! Through the work of 500+ community volunteers, we partner with 20+ parks, schools and nonprofit organizations to landscape, plant, paint and do light cleanup of their grounds and facilities. In its 15th year, VBSS has provided materials and volunteer hours worth more than $600,000 in citywide improvements.

VBSS Sites 2017

• Abernathy Arts Center
• Big Trees
• Community Assistance Center
• Crooked Creek Park
• Dorothy Benson Center
• Dunwoody Springs Elementary
• Hammond Park
• Heards Ferry Elementary
• Heritage Sandy Springs
• High Point Elementary
• Island Ford
• Keep Sandy Springs Beautiful
• Lake Forest Elementary
• Lost Corner
• North Springs High School
• Ridgeview Middle School
• Sandy Springs Library
• Sandy Springs Middle School
• Sandy Springs Tennis Center
• Watershed Alliance
• Woodland Elementary

For more information, please contact vbss@leadershipsandysprings.org.

Date: Saturday, April 22, 2017
Time: 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM Meet up at 8AM at the North Springs High School for breakfast and opening remarks.
VBSS takes place rain or shine!

COMMUNITY EVENTS
May 7 Concert Five Seasons Brewing at The Prado 3-7PM

Sandy Springs Education Force is proud to be the beneficiary of a family-friendly benefit program organized and run by Sandy Springs Music!

5 Seasons Brewing Company, Prado, 5600 Roswell Rd, Sandy Springs, 30342.

Kids 17 and under are free. Proceeds benefit SSEF.

CLUB ESSENTIALS

GREETERS/INVOCATION

Next Week's Greeters and Invocation

May 1, 2017

GREETER A: Julia Bernath

GREETER B: Phil Leek

INVOCATION: Bill Cole

If you are unable to serve as a greeter or give the invocation, please be responsible for finding a replacement.

ROTARY MONTHLY THEME - APRIL - MATERNAL & CHILD HEALTH

- See more at: http://rotary5730.org/Stories/april-is-maternal-an...

At least 7 million children under the age of five die each year due to malnutrition, poor health care, and inadequate sanitation. To help reduce this rate, rotary international provide immunizations and antibiotics to babies, improve access to essential medical services, and support trained health care providers for mothers and their children. Their projects ensure sustainability by empowering the local community to take ownership of health care training programs.

Watch a video of the 1917 Rotary Convention in Atlanta at 1917 Rotary Convention in Atlanta

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