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Jim Squire
&
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Frank Bentley,
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ROTARY CLUB OF
Sandy Springs

LEADERSHIP

PRESIDENT'S CORNER
President Nancy Schroeder's Welcome Message

On behalf of the Rotary Club of Sandy Springs, I welcome you to visit our club and experience the Rotary Club of Sandy Springs' hospitality and energy. We meet on Monday for lunch at 12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. at the Hilton Perimeter Suites, 6120 Peachtree Dunwoody Road, Sandy Springs, GA 30328. You can reserve a spot by going to our website at www.sandyspringsrotary.org. Join your fellow professionals, and community and business leaders, and learn how Rotary can fit in your future. Experience Rotary Making A Difference!

Past Program
Kathy Reed - Valuing Precious Resources

This past Monday, Sept. 13, we listened to a presentation from Kathy Reed who is the Executive Director of Keep North Fulton Beautiful.

Keep North Fulton Beautiful is an environmental non-profit organization that provides education and conservation programs to the communities of Johns Creek and Sandy Springs. Their mission is to educate and activate our community in the in the beautification and conservation of our environment.

The Sandy Springs Recycling Center processes over 2.5 million pounds of recycled and reused items annually.

They have served our community since its formation as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in 1984. As an affiliate of Keep America Beautiful they share the vision of making our communities cleaner and more beautiful places to live, work and play. Their primary focus areas are litter prevention, beautification, waste reduction, water conservation and environmental education.

Their annual impact is enormous. Each year they engage 24 thousand volunteer hours. They process 2.5 million pounds of recycled and reused items. They also collect 162 thousand pounds of litter and debris.

In the photo from left to right: Nancy Schroeder - President of the Rotary Club of Sandy Springs, Kathy Reed - Executive Director of Keep North Fulton Beautiful

Donations support their programming. The programs include environmental education, Adopt-A-Road and Adopt-A-Stream projects and recycling events.

The Rotary Club of Sandy Springs applauds Kathy Reed for her dedication and perseverance in the ever-growing challenge of keeping North Fulton Beautiful.

These images and more can be found for free in their original resolution at this link: https://rotaryclubofsandysprings.zenfolio.com/p12488829

Upcoming Program
William McArthur - Rotary Foundation News

Join us Monday, September 20th, to hear William MacArthur tell of news from the Rotary Foundations latest endeavors.

The mission of the Rotary Foundation is to help Rotarians advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace by improving health, providing quality education, improving the environment, and alleviating poverty.

Formed at the 1917 Rotary International Convention held in Atlanta, the Rotary Foundation funds a significant portion of the projects of Rotary clubs around the world. It is most known for funding the Global Polio Virus Eradication Program begun in 1985. There are only just a few cases left in Pakistan/Afghanistan.

TRF funds more than $4 billion on life-changing, sustainable projects around the world. It is responsible for many water quality projects and educational programs in developing countries.

The Rotary Foundation transforms your gifts into service projects that change lives both close to home and around the world.

This meeting can be attended in-person at the Hilton Suites.
6120 Peachtree Dunwoody Road, NE Sandy Springs Georgia
The meeting begins at 12:15pm and ends at 1:15pm

This meeting can also be attended via Zoom:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83053297439
Meeting ID: 830 5329 7439

More information about the Rotary Foundation can be found here: https://www.rotary.org/en/about-rotary/rotary-foundation

A Look Ahead
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