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ROTARY CLUB OF
Sandy Springs

ROTARY CLUB OF Sandy Springs

PRESIDENT'S CORNER
President Fred Ferrand'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!

Upcoming Program
Rosemarie "Rosie" Henson, SVP of American Cancer Society to present next week

Rosemarie "Rosie" Henson MSSW, MPH is senior vice president for prevention and early detection, a member of the Society's Cancer Control team headed by Richard Wender, M.D. chief cancer control officer. She brings more than 20 years of public health leadership experience to this position with major contributions in cancer control, tobacco control, childhood obesity, viral hepatitis, health disparities and global health.

Previously, Henson served as senior advisor to the assistant secretary for health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Howard Koh. There, she was responsible for key national and global policy issues, strategic initiatives, and collaborations with external organizations. She directed department-wide efforts to develop HHS strategic action plans on several priority public health issues, including tobacco control, viral hepatitis, health disparities, and colorectal cancer. Henson co-led the department's year-long activities and strategy to prepare for the 2011 United Nations High-Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases. She led the HHS team that published and released the 50th Anniversary Surgeon General's report: The Health Consequences of Smoking-50 Years of Progress. In May 2014, the team received the Secretary's Award for Meritorious Service for this significant accomplishment.

Henson also worked at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), where she held a variety of leadership positions. She is the former deputy director of the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion with the mission of advancing the prevention and control of chronic diseases. In partnership with the center director, Henson directed the Center's 10 scientific divisions with 1,400 employees and an annual budget of almost $1 billion. She is credited with strengthening the Center's portfolio of prevention programs through enhanced collaborations with state health agencies and national partners.

In addition, Henson served as the director of CDC's Office on Smoking and Health from 2001 to 2004 and directed CDC's National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program that has screened millions of underserved women across the nation.

Henson holds a master's degree in public health and a Master of Science in Social Work from Columbia University. She has been the recipient of several prestigious awards, including the Presidential Rank Award for Meritorious Service in 2007; the Surgeon General's Certificate of Appreciation for Exemplary Efforts for the landmark Surgeon General's Report on the Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke in 2006; and the Jeffrey P. Koplan Award for outstanding leadership in global tobacco surveillance.

Last Week at Rotary
Bob Ellis Fulton County Commissioner for district 2

Bob filled us in on many of the "Behind the Scenes" decisions made in Fulton County. He spoke about new tax rules designed to keep our property tax under control. He went on to speak about about a dozen other topics including Opioid abuse and the new DDS center - Department of Driver Services. It is all new, and very high tech. Our closest location, YES they have moved, is considerably farther away. Located in Alpharetta at 11575 Maxwell Road, 30009, it is very easy to find however. Having just renewed my license last week, I can attest to the fact that the new systems are streamlined and efficient and that it took me less than 10 minutes from start to finish.

More information about Bob Ellis can be found here.

All photos taken from this event (and many others) are available here.

Save the date
District Governor, Court Dowis to visit July 29th and 30th

Court Dowis, our 6900 District Governor will be visiting Sandy Springs on the afternoon of July 29th and then will be speaking in our Monday, July 30th lunch.

Keep your eyes and ears open for the exact time and place of Court's Welcoming party. Here is what the Rotary web site has to say about Court:

Court joined the Rotary Club of Harris County in the fall of 2000, serving in almost every club position before becoming President for 2007-2008. He was presented the Sheffield Award for Leadership as Club President. He is also a Paul Harris Fellow, a Paul Harris Society member, a Benefactor and a level 3 Bequest Society member. His proudest accomplishment to date is a continuing service project that builds handicap ramps for those in need.

His service doesn’t stop at the club level. Court has served his district as an Assistant Governor (3 years), District Vocational Chair (2 years), PETS facilitator (4 years), Foundation Annual Giving Co-Chair and member of the District Training committee. Court is more than just a Rotarian. He has served his community as the Chairman of the Harris County Chamber of Commerce, the Chairman of FOCUS, He is a Boy Scout Aviation Eagle instructor and a SCCA competition driving instructor.

Court and his wife Annette live on site at their family-owned resort, Pine Mountain Club Chalets, located near Callaway Gardens in Pine Mountain, Georgia.

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Greeters and Invocation Leader

Rotary Club of Sandy Springs Greeters & Invocation leader for upcoming week.

Invocator's, as per the "Make it fun and they will come." theme, have a joke ready!