November 19, 2024 Committee Updates:
SERVICE: Ro Patrick
- See Calendar for all service opportunities (Dec. 9 Emmaus House & Dec. 28 Second Harvest)
UPCOMING EVENTS: Holiday events coming up! See the calendar listings on the side for the most current updates.
GRSP and Rotary Youth Exchange: Aaron Miller
- Our GRSP student Sonali is running the Disney Princess 10K & Half Marathon Feb. 22nd & 23rd for American Cancer Society! Donate to support her here: https://d6920.online/run-sonali-run
- Metro will be sponsoring a Rotary Youth Exchange outbound student which means we need to find a school and host families for the inbound high school student.
- Interact Club: January 16th Inspiring Hope/Empty Bowl fundraiser - Publix and Kroger $25 gift cards & volunteers needed! Register here.
FINANCE: Jasmine Mills
- 100% response rate on dues - great work Jasmine!
FOUNDATION: Bret Bell
- EREY (Every Rotarian Every Year): Bret shared the steps on how to give to the Annual Fund. Donate here: https://my.rotary.org/en/donate
- Paul Harris Fellows 5+: Robert McCorkle, Whitney Shephard, Darron Alvord, Josh Yates, Jeff Brady
CLASSIFICATION TALKS/MEMBER INDUCTIONS:
Jay Gallagher thanked our club for making his transition here so wonderful. His work at EnMarket Arena (Oak View Group) includes premium seating, boxes, and suites. He grew up in Boston- sports were a huge part of his life with his brothers. He shared that his gap year was the best decision he has ever made, and he went on to play college hockey and golf. After school he fell in love with the sports entertainment and management industry. Two years later he ended up with the Oak View Group and is loving the southern hospitality experience!Kyle Reese has served in Baptist congregations for 30 years. He became the ED of an interfaith organization in Florida, which took him to St. Simons and then to Savannah at First Baptist. He was surprised (and grateful!) to be asked to stay permanently as the Senior Minister. His wife Carla is a clinical psychologist with a practice in Jacksonville but has started assisting with patients at Gateway. They have five children in their blended family. He’s been a Rotarian since 2008 and loves the service focus. His favorite conversation about Metro happened in Macon the other day, where he ran into a mutual friend of Zerik Samples! Random small world fact: Ruth Hutson’s parents were his teachers in high school in Texas!
COMMUNICATIONS/PUBLIC IMAGE: Jamie Arkins
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