December 17, 2018 Weekly Update Tucker Rotary              6900

Calendar of Upcoming Events  Please note: Club Meetings held at First Christian Church of Atlanta 12/13/18 - Club Meeting 12:15 12/25/18 - Merry Christmas 01/10/19 - Club Meeting 12:15 Club Assembly 01/24/19 - Club Meeting 12:15 02/14/19 - Club Meeting 12:15 02/28/19 - Club Meeting 12:15

Tucker Rotary Holiday Dinner Lots of pictures are loaded in Facebook. Check it out Thank you Ben Camp, for organizing a great event!

Golf Fundraiser April 29 This is Tucker Rotary's biggest fundraiser to fund our community projects including scholarships. Get your teams of four together and promote! Held at Summit Chase Country Club, 3197 Classic Dr., Snellville, GA 30078 Summit Chase County Club

Get signed up - Discount Rate Ends This Month! District 6900 Conference San Destin April 25-28, 2019 Registration is open. On the District 6900 website you will see a photo of the DG with buttons below the photo. It is a simple click on the registration button for the registration page to open. DO REMEMBER that you must register for both the hotel and conference. Discounted rate for Conference registration through December 31st. Rotarian and Guest pricing is $240 each with the Thursday night dinner $65 each. Each Club is on its own for dinner Saturday night. Last year found a great restaurant just outside the resort. We will need to make reservations early. Need body count! District 6900 Website

2021-2022 District Governor Nominated Congratulations to  Mary Ligon  on being nominated as DGND for the year 2021-22 for District 6900. Mary Ligon is from the Rotary Club of Dougherty County. Pictured with current 6900 District Governor Court Dowis.

Get To Know Rotary at RLI - Rotary Learning Institute RLI is a great place for newly inducted Rotarians to quickly learn about the “Object of Rotary”. Club Officers can build on their Rotary Knowledge to enhance their club experience. Club Presidents can expand on the skills gained at their President Elect Training Seminar. Long time Rotarians can re-kindle the old Rotary flame, and at the same time share their experiences with the other participants. Thomasville - January 19, 2019 Savannah - February 16, 2019 Gainesville - March 30, 2019 Link to RLI

Public Image - ARE YOU ON TRACK FOR 2018-19? The article focuses on Facebook and Instagram to get our club's information out into the public. Tucker Rotary has a Facebook page. To get information out into the public of what we as club members do, go to Tucker Rotary's Facebook page; scroll through the pictures, scroll through the posts. Most importantly, click on SHARE with the curved arrow; Facebook takes that article or picture to your page and asks if you would like to add a comment. Then click POST and your friends and family will see it. The is the easiest way to actively participate and share to the public what we as Rotarians do! Read short article

Hurricane Michael Relief The communities in the Florida panhandle and South Georgia were hard hit by Hurricane Michael. Use the links below to contribute online, contribute by check or apply for relief. Tucker Rotary Club is contributing. Contribute or Send checks to: District 6900 Charity Fund c/o James Marosek 2810 Premier Parkway Suite 200  Duluth, GA 30097

Rotary Foundation Received Highest Ranking - Again! For the 11th consecutive year, The Rotary Foundation has received the highest rating — four stars — from  Charity Navigator , an independent evaluator of charities in the U.S. The  Foundation  earned the recognition for demonstrating both strong financial health and commitment to accountability and transparency. Read full article

COUNCIL ON LEGISLATION TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON POSSIBLE WORLDWIDE ROTARY RULE CHANGES Every three years one representative from every district in the world comes together in Chicago for one week at the end of April to review, debate and vote on proposed changes to the Manual of Procedure, Club & District Constitutions, RI Constitution and other Rotary governing documents. This is where the rules are made, changed and deleted. This year Margie Kersey is the Council representative. Will be looking at 116 proposed changes.   Read more...

R OTARY M EANS B USINESS - Newest Rotary Fellowship will not meet in Dec Business to business networking fellowship is a monthly event held the last Tuesday, at 6:30 pm at Oglethorpe University Weltner Library, second floor. Plenty of parking behind the library.  Check out this monthly gathering for cross-club Rotarians and potential Rotarian guests.   For more info Contact host organizer Russ Hiner <russ@ibuyga.com> and Ally Wingate <allywingate3@gmail.com>

Play Golf with Jack Nicklaus Generous supporters of Rotary's polio eradication efforts will have the opportunity to play golf with legend Jack Nicklaus, a Rotary ambassador for polio eradication. Opportunity is available to the first qualified twelve applications. Full Article link

Meeting Notes Remember Alzheimer's Cart Fund Bucket Polio Plus to reach our annual goal Please get with Kristen to give Birthdate and Annivarsary dates. Thank you

Rotary Club of Tucker Leadership Team 2018 ~ 2019  President:  Onuzulike “Nat” Nwizu President- Elect:   Secretary:  Marc Lisenby Treasurer:  Wayne Gresham/Lee Jordan Immediate Past President: Edward “Rusty” Warner Sergeant At Arms: Renie Hallford Senior Advisors:  Renie Hallford, Wayne Rush Club Administration / Programs:  Wayne Rush Community Services:  Wayne Gresham Vocational Services:  Norman Burkett International Services: Clairmont Austin Literacy / Youth Services:   Penny Stovall Membership:  Bob Wallace Membership Retention:  Graham Stovall Fund Raising:  Graham Stovall GRSP: Jim Granade GRSP Host:   Brad Bryant GRSP Student: Adaobi Nwofor Rotary Foundation:  Bill Rosenfeld Newsletter:  Kristen Kametches Webmaster/ Photographer:  Kristen Kametches Public Image/Branding: Lauren Rodeheaver             District Conference:  Edward “Rusty” Warner Rotary Youth Exchange: Kristen Kametches, Johnathan Clark

Luncheon meetings held 2nd and 4th Thursdays 12:15 - 1:15 First Christian Church of Atlanta 4532 Lavista Rd., Tucker, GA 30084

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