Areas of Service Membership – Sigurd Hoyer , Director Attendance – Nancy Pate & Sabrina Watson District Conference – Jim Boone Fellowship – Reynold Jennings & Rene Lanier Membership – Mike White Rotary Information – Rosemary Martin & Ted Hayes Club Administration – Tim Bailey , Director Chaplain – Bob Wall Programs – Bill White Sergeant at Arms – Floyd Hale Family of Rotary – Roel Fung-A-Wing & Phil Medlin Bulletins – David Beam Communications/Internet – Bill White, Shelley Callico & Mitch Simmons Public Relations – Bev Collins , Director Distribution & Local News Articles – Johnny Fulmer Historian – Michael Crace Photography – Bennett Frye Yearbook – Shelley Callico, Sarabeth Huntley & Nancy Edwards Community Service Becky Cameron & Michelle Miller , Directors AIDS/Drug Awareness – John Brookes Bring One for the Chipper – Daniel Owen British Car Show – Hubie Prescod CART – Sarabeth Huntley & Marc Kornfield Cavalry Children’s Home – Shelley Callico Center for Children & Young Adults – Tripp Boyer Clean Water Concerns – Daryle Higginbotham Cobb Christmas – John Elliott & Roel Fung-A-Wing Diaper Day – Sandy Woltering Golf Tournament – Pat McBride, Jim Boone & Bob Thomas Community Health – Becky Cameron & Michelle Miller Emergency Community Needs – Sandy Woltering Vocational Service – Bill Kelly , Director Dictionary Projects – K.C. Kadow Ethics & Four Way Test Emphasis – Reynold Jennings Employee Appreciation Luncheon – Daniel Stout Hometown Heroes – Norm Finley Tommy Nobis Center Awards – Jim Boone Vocational Excellence Award – Al Cass & Phil Medlin New Generations – Ron Lunk , Director Carithers Free Enterprise Scholarship – David Hunter GRSP Raffle – Bob Wall Lassiter Interact/RYLA – Ron Lunk Marietta Interact/RYLA – Katie Gunn Pope Interact/RYLA – Katie Gunn Southern Polytechnic Rotoract – Ron Lunk Foundation Service – Barbara Woodhouse , Director Ambassadorial Scholars – Dale Jones & Dayton Hibbs Grants for University Teachers – Dale Jones & Dayton Hibbs Group Study Exchange – Rene Lanier & Roger Rozen PolioPlus – Keith Funderburk & Paul Stewart Rotary Foundation – Robert Donovan/Barbara Woodhouse World Community Service Projects – Mary Smith Area Make-Ups Make-ups must be completed within 14 days before or after the missed meeting and reported to the Club Secretary by the end of the month. Monday Atlanta – 12:15 p.m. – Loudermilk Conference Center Buckhead – 12:15 p.m. – Maggiano’s Restaurant Douglas County – 11:45 a.m. - Douglasville Conf. Ctr Fayetteville – 12:15 p.m. – Frank’s at the Old Mill Henry County – 12:00 p.m. - PJ’s Sidewalk Cafe Sandy Springs – 12:15 p.m. – Hammond Glen Tuesday Midtown Atlanta – 12:30 p.m. - Ansley Golf Club Paulding County –Noon – Family Savings Credit Union Smyrna – 12:15 p.m. – Taylor Brawner Hall Stone Mtn – 12:00 p.m. – Smoke Rise Country Club Wednesday Brookhaven – 12: 00 p.m. – Capital City Club East Cobb – 7:00 a.m. – Indian Hills Country Club Marietta – 12:30 p.m. – Marietta Conference Center Vinings – 12:00 p.m. – The Vinings Club, Overlook III Thursday Dallas – 7:4 0 am – Audrey’s Neighborhood Cafe North Atlanta – 12:15 p.m. – The Ravinia Club North Cobb – 7:30 a.m. – Pinetree County Club Northlake – 12:15 p.m. - Northlake Doubletree Roswell – 12:15 p.m. – Roswell Area Park South Cobb – Noon – Presbyterian Village South DeKalb – Noon - Amerisuites at Stonecrest Friday Atlanta Airport – 11:45 a.m. – Feed Store Restaurant Atlanta W . End – 12:15 p.m. – GA Tech Conf. Hotel Dunwoody – 7:15 a.m. – Ravinia Club Online & Other Make-Up Opportunities Rotary E-Club One District 6900 Locations Worldwide Locations Metroliner Rotary Club of Marietta Metro District – 6900 Monday at 12:15 p.m. Hilton Atlanta/Marietta Hotel & Conference Center President – Bill Callaway President-Elect – Jim Boone Past President – Earl Stine Secretary – Charles Lassiter Treasurer – Larry Landes Rotary International President – Sakuji Tanaka District Governor – Cheryl Greenway Assistant District Governor – Elwyn Gaissert Click HERE for District 6900 Calendar
Douglas County – 11:45 a.m. - Douglasville Conf. Ctr Fayetteville – 12:15 p.m. – Frank’s at the Old Mill Henry County – 12:00 p.m. - PJ’s Sidewalk CafeSandy Springs – 12:15 p.m. – Hammond Glen
Tuesday
Midtown Atlanta – 12:30 p.m. - Ansley Golf Club Paulding County –Noon – Family Savings Credit Union
Smyrna – 12:15 p.m. – Taylor Brawner Hall Stone Mtn – 12:00 p.m. – Smoke Rise Country Club
Wednesday
Brookhaven – 12: 00 p.m. – Capital City Club East Cobb – 7:00 a.m. – Indian Hills Country Club
Marietta – 12:30 p.m. – Marietta Conference CenterVinings – 12:00 p.m. – The Vinings Club, Overlook III
Thursday
Dallas – 7:4 0 am – Audrey’s Neighborhood Cafe North Atlanta – 12:15 p.m. – The Ravinia Club
North Cobb – 7:30 a.m. – Pinetree County ClubNorthlake – 12:15 p.m. - Northlake Doubletree
Roswell – 12:15 p.m. – Roswell Area Park South Cobb – Noon – Presbyterian Village
South DeKalb – Noon - Amerisuites at Stonecrest
Friday
Atlanta Airport – 11:45 a.m. – Feed Store Restaurant Atlanta W . End – 12:15 p.m. – GA Tech Conf. Hotel
Join the Rotary Club of Marietta Metro for a White Elephant gift exchange during our annual holiday program. Bring a new gift valued at about $10, a re-gift item or something from around the house. Just make sure the gift is wrapped.
Game Rules On the first turn, person #1 chooses a gift, opens it, and it is admired by all...you hope! On the second turn, person #2 gets the choice of "stealing" any unwrapped gift (#1's) or choosing a wrapped one. On the third turn, person #3 gets the choice of "stealing" any unwrapped gift (#1's or #2's) or choosing a wrapped one. Game continues based on the following:
Calendar of Events Dec 16 17 24 31
Family of Rotary Month Holiday Party @ Kennestone Hospital Christmas Program at United Methodist No Meeting – Christmas No Meeting – New Years
Game Rules Continued……. 1. - If a gift is stolen from you, you can steal a gift from someone else (see #3 and #4 below), or open a new one. 2. - Turns proceed until everyone has a gift. A turn is ended when a gift is opened and (hopefully) admired by everyone. 3. - A gift cannot be stolen more than once in a turn. 4. - The third "owner" of a gift gets to keep it - it is unavailable to be stolen again. At the end of the last turn, the first person (who had no choice at the beginning) can choose to put back his or her gift and steal any gift that is still available - see #4 above. Then the gift "exchange" is started again (see #3 and #4 above) and ended when someone either chooses or is forced to take the gift given up by person #1. Inside Today:
Last Meeting
Robert Donovan in the Member Spotlight
ROTARY INTERNATIONAL WEBSITE: WWW.ROTARY.ORG
ROTARY DISTRICT WEBSITE: WWW.ROTARYDISTRICT6900.ORG Birthdays Dec 21st – Sally Platt Dec 27th – Stewart Carlin Dec 28th – Becky Cameron Dec 27th – Barbara Woodhouse Anniversaries Dec 21st – Hubert & Joan Prescod Dec 23rd – Bob & Sue Thomas Dec 30th – Keith & Gail Funderburk Dec 31st – Bennett & Karen Frye Duties for December 17th Raffle: Robert Donovan Invocation: Shelley Schumaker-Callico Duties for January 7th Raffle: Kim Gresh Invocation: John Brookes Duties for January 14th Raffle: Katie Gunn Invocation: Tripp Boyer
Important Annual Rotary Events • Dec 16 Club Holiday Party • Feb 23 Rotary’s 108th Birthday • March 16-17 PETS Seminar • March 3 Interact Spring Conf. • March 30 District Assembly • May 20 Golf Tournament • Apr 25-28 District Conference • June 23-26 R.I. Conference - Lisbon
December 10th Meeting Report by David Beam Photos by Bennett Frye
President Bill Callaway presided over the meeting.
Mark Goddard, Charles Lassiter and Sabrina Watson greeted Rotarians and guests.
Past President Phil Medlin conducted the invocation and led the club in the Pledge of Allegiance and Four-Way Test.
Mark Goddard introduced guests and visiting Rotarians while conducting the GRSP raffle.
Chief Dan Flynnr selected the winning raffle ticket.
Past President Earl Stine won a Publix gift card and a flashlight in the GRSP raffle.
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Past President Sally Platt gave sunshine in honor of club member Marc Kornfield who is in a Rotary vocational team going to Ecuador to provide rehab training to peers.
Bev Collins gave sunshine for a great retirement party for her husband Pat Head.
Mary Smith gave sunshine for her oldest daughter (Georgia Tech student) who just returned safely from six months in Geneva, Switzerland.
John Brookes gave sunshine for Jim Johnson’s 38 years of perfect attendance.
Visiting Rotarian Jim Johnson of the Rotary Club of Vinings has 38 years of perfect attendance.
Beth Kornegay-Tyler gave a vocational talk.
Reynold Jennings reminded members about the December 16th holiday party.
Tripp Boyer stated that the Center for Children and Young Adults service project was a huge success.
Past President John Elliott thanked everyone for their toy donations for Cobb Christmas.
Daniel Owen solicited volunteers for the January 5th Bring One for the Chipper project.
Past President Kay Anderson asked for nominations for the board of the Marietta Metro Foundation. Dale Jones was nominated.
Past President Sam Ainsworth inquired if the Marietta Police would be at the holiday party for crowd control.
Past President David Beam introduced the day’s speaker.
Chief Dan Flynn of the Marietta Police Department provided the day’s program.
The Marietta Police CopCab was on display at the meeting.
Marietta Metro’s own Kim Gresh is starring in Steel Magnolias at the Strand Theatre January 17-20, 2013.
Robert I. Donovan, an attorney admitted to the Georgia Bar in 1980, has been involved in general litigation since becoming an attorney. In 1986 Robert was appointed to the position of Prosecuting Attorney of the Municipal Court in Marietta and has been reappointed five additional times under six separate mayors at that position. The Municipal Court primarily is a city traffic court but is also charged with the hearing of zoning violations that occur within the city limits. He has had the distinction of prosecuting one local citizen who could not keep up with her twenty six cats which terrorized the neighborhood with their roaming. At the other end of the spectrum he has
Member Spotlight
Robert I. Donovan defended a person charged with multiple murder counts. At present a great portion of his time is spent in Divorce and domestic relations litigation along with wills and trust preparation. Robert also continues to defend criminal cases as well. Robert attended Marietta High and upon graduating went to North Georgia College ultimately finishing his undergraduate degree at Kennesaw State University. After KSU he
graduated from Woodrow Wilson College of Law. Prior to becoming an attorney he worked as a Deputy Clerk for the State Court of Cobb County. Robert is involved in his community having graduated from Leadership Cobb in 1999 and Honorary Commanders in 2010. As for his affiliation with the Marietta Metro Rotary Club he became a member on October 4th, 1993 and he has held several board of director positions. He served as President of the Club during 2002-2003 when it achieved the distinction of being declared Best Club for its size in the District. Robert is married to Lori Donovan and he has two children, Erin and Alan, and two grandchildren, Max and Gabby.
