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June 7, 2021 Andy Gaines General Manager The Strand

Volunteer work: Chairman’s Club, Cobb Chamber; Vice Chair, Marietta Arts Council; Former Board Member, Kiwanis Club of Marietta; Board Member, Marietta Welcome Center; Board Member, The Walker School Patrons of The Arts; Board Member, Marietta International Film Festival; Member, Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation Audience Building Roundtable; Member, Cobb NAACP; Member, Georgia Arts Network; Member, Georgia Presenters; Member, Leadership Cobb 2020; Alumni Member, Arts Leaders of Metro Atlanta 2019; School Governance Team + K Kids Advisor + Head of Drama Club, West Side Elementary; Awards and honors: NAACP Oscar R Freeman Community Achievement Award in 2018, Outstanding Kiwanian numerous times in the past few years.

Posted by Bill White
June 8, 2021

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This Year’s Posts:

• Jun 29: June 28, 2021 Installation of Officers and Board of Directors
• Jun 22: June 21, 2021 Peter Stoddard
• Jun 15: June 14, 2021 Will MacArthur Assistant District Governor - Rotary Foundation
• Jun 8: June 7, 2021 Andy Gaines General Manager The Strand
• Jun 4: Remembering Past District Governor Bill Mulkey 1
• Jun 4: Dunwoody Supports ROTEX India Drive to Buy Oxygen Concentrators
• Jun 4: Midtown Atlanta Rotary Takes Diversity, Equity & Inclusion to Heart
• Jun 4: Commemorating 100 Years of Service Above Self in Thomasville 1
• Jun 3: Roswell Partners to Build Wells in Panama
• Jun 3: Columbus Speakers Transcend Time and Travel Limitations
• Jun 3: Clubs Join Together to Distribute USDA Food Boxes
• Jun 3: Americus Recognizes Top Public Servants
• Jun 3: Networking Ahead for Career Success
• Jun 3: A Closing Thought ...
• Jun 3: Georgia Laws of Life Essay Contest Announces Teachers of Distinction
• Jun 3: Americus Honors 2019-20 Sheffield Award Winners
• Jun 3: Introducing Global Grant Scholar Gloria Andia
• Jun 3: Enjoying the Fellowship of Rotary
• Jun 1: May 31, 20201 - No Meeting Memorial Day
• May 25: May 24, 2021 Chris Ragsdale Cobb School Superintendent
• May 19: Give Us 15 Minutes; We'll Give You an Awesome Rotary Service Opportunity
• May 18: May 17, 2021 - Golf Tournament
• May 11: May 10, 2021 - Golf Tournament Planning
• May 10: Alpharetta Honors Hometown Heroes
• May 10: May 15 Deadline for District Grant Applications Fast Approaching
• May 10: Americus Rotarians Serve at Vaccination Site
• May 10: Moultrie Feeds Local Community
• May 10: Moultrie Hosts First Annual "Salute to Service"
• May 10: Americus and GSW Students Pack 10,000 Meals
• May 10: Lake Spivey/Clayton County Delivers Meals with a Serving of Gratitude
• May 10: Planning Underway for GRSP 75th Anniversary Celebration
• May 10: Join Roswell Remembers Memorial Day on YouTube
• May 10: Calling All Former Host Families, Trustees
• May 10: Celebrating April ... and Looking Forward to August
• May 10: Get Onboard the Peace Train ... Sign Up for May 11-13 YPA Informational Sessions
• May 10: Rotary Opens Opportunities - Still Time to Register for 2021 Virtual Convention
• May 4: Learn More About Rotary ... Online or in Person
• May 4: Attention: District 6900 Global Grants Meeting 1
• May 4: Recruiting for 2022-23 Students Begins Soon
• May 4: May 3, 2021: Dr. Donald Green, President Georgia Highlands College
• Apr 27: April 26, 2021: Bert Reeves Georgia Legislative Update
• Apr 20: April 19, 2021 Cobb County Sheriff Craig Owens
• Apr 13: April 12, 2021 Rita Norris Carelink of NW Georgia
• Apr 6: Raising Money to Serve Communities
• Apr 6: Making a Difference in Our Schools
• Apr 6: Joining Together ... for Action and for Reflection
• Apr 6: April 5, 2021 No Meeting
• Apr 5: Peachtree City Partners with Wellspring
• Apr 5: Moultrie Distributes Masks and Sanitizer to Local Nonprofits
• Apr 5: Interact… Persevering in a Pandemic
• Apr 5: Midtown Atlanta Supports Kindezi School
• Apr 5: Americus Sends Message About Ending Human Trafficking
• Apr 5: Patsy Wolff Becomes Arch Klumph Society Member
• Apr 5: Roswell Sponsors High School Relay Event
• Apr 5: Americus Honors Georgia Southern Technical College GOAL Winner
• Apr 5: Lake Spivey/Clayton County Welcomes Middle School Science Fair Competitors
• Apr 5: Douglas County Gathers Spring Break Supplies
• Apr 5: Douglas County Adds StoryWalk® at Hunter and Deer Lick
• Apr 5: Newnan Needs Assistance after Catastrophic Tornado 1
• Apr 3: North Fulton Invites You to Virtual National Day of Prayer ... May 6, 2021
• Apr 2: Smyrna Partners to Beautify Campbell Middle School
• Apr 2: Georgia Laws of Life Essay Contest Announces School Winners
• Apr 2: New Direct College Selection Program
• Apr 2: A Closing Thought ...
• Mar 30: March 29, 2021 Debbie Baker Cwalina - Be The Voice
• Mar 23: March 22, 2021 Flynn Broady Cobb District Attorney
• Mar 17: Making a Difference in Our Community
• Mar 16: March 15, 2021: Golf Tournament Update
• Mar 10: What is Your Why?
• Mar 9: March 8, 2021 Brad Quinlin - New Developments Marietta National Cemestery
• Mar 3: As We Head About Our Lives ...
• Mar 3: Thanks to New Ronnie Waller Fellows 1
• Mar 3: Roswell Takes Plunge for Special Olympics
• Mar 3: Roswell Packs Blessings in a Backpack
• Mar 3: Thomasville and Its 20-Year Rotary Driver Safety Awareness Initiative
• Mar 3: Marietta Delivers Chick-fil-A Dinner, Valentines and Chocolates to Assisted Living Facilities
• Mar 3: Global Grant to Harvest Rainwater
• Mar 3: Rotary Club of Tucker Celebrates Tucker Restaurant Week
• Mar 3: Americus Distributes Food
• Mar 3: Moultrie Shows Rotary Has Heart
• Mar 3: What's a Lead Anyway?
• Mar 3: RYLA 2021 is Off
• Mar 3: Continuing to Adapt – District Training Assembly is Virtual and Free!
• Mar 2: From TV Producer to Educator
• Mar 2: March 1, 2021 Sally Platt Rotary Foundation
• Mar 1: Join Ambassador Andrew Young and the Rotary Club of Atlanta
• Feb 23: February 22, 2021 Kit Cummings The Peace Project
• Feb 16: February 15, 2021 - No Meeting
• Feb 9: February 8, 2021: Phil Kent Insider Advantage - Status of Major Legislation in the General Assembly
• Feb 5: Our Own PDG Margie Kersey Named to New RLI Board
• Feb 5: District Grant Supports Jacobs Ladder Taste of Love Kitchen
• Feb 5: Celebrate 75 Years of GRSP This August in Thomasville
• Feb 5: Rotary International Convention Goes Virtual; District Conference Cancelled
• Feb 5: Open Letter to District 6900 Rotarians from GRSP Class of 1996-97
• Feb 5: Americus Delivers Protective Equipment
• Feb 5: Graduate Student Focuses on Assisting Seniors; Preventing Suicides
• Feb 5: It Starts with Thinking for Ourselves ...
• Feb 2: Columbus Shares Lunches with Hospital Workers
• Feb 2: Vinings Down Hill 5K Run for the Kids Sets Records During Pandemic
• Feb 2: District Clubs Join to Distribute Masks and Sanitizer
• Feb 2: February 1, 2021: Jim Galloway Former AJC Political Insider
• Feb 1: Facing Challenges; Adapting to Change; Delivering Hope
• Feb 1: 2020-2021 District Grants Upcoming Deadline
• Jan 31: Making a Difference in Our Communities
• Jan 31: Serving Up Thanks to First Responders and Health Workers
• Jan 31: Making a Difference in Our Education; Inspiring Youth for the Future
• Jan 28: For Club's 100th Birthday, the Gift is Trees ... to the City
• Jan 26: January 25, 2021: Grant Rivera Marietta City School Superintendent
• Jan 19: January 18, 2021 - No Meeting
• Jan 13: Katheryne Fields Named GRSP Marketing and Development Director
• Jan 12: January 11, 2021: Sally McCaulay Exec Director Cobb Museum of Art
• Jan 11: District Conference Registration Open 2
• Jan 11: Join Atlanta Rotary Online for "2021: Economic Outlook" - January 11 from 12-1pm
• Jan 10: Clubs Making a Difference in Their Communities
• Jan 10: Honoring Our Veterans and First Responders
• Jan 10: Join Alpharetta for the Polar Plunge!
• Jan 10: Here's to All the Opportunities!
• Jan 10: It's Time to Start Planning!
• Jan 10: Fayetteville Supports Shop with a Cop
• Jan 10: Thomasville Celebrates District 6900's Newest Future District Governor Selection
• Jan 10: Smyrna Spruces Up Campbell Middle School Courtyard
• Jan 10: Roswell Continues Adopt a Platoon Tradition
• Jan 10: Lake Spivey/Clayton County Celebrates The Giving Side of Christmas
• Jan 10: Douglas County Shares Shop with a Cop Photos
• Jan 10: Paulding County Grant Funds Fishing and Mentoring Opportunities
• Jan 10: Rotary Clubs of Stone Mountain and Tucker Collect Five Tons of E-Waste in Recent Recycling Event
• Jan 10: Sandy Springs Supports Distance Learning
• Jan 10: Resolve to Consider Others and Let Our Hearts Guide Us
• Jan 6: Atlanta Southern Crescent Spreads Holiday Cheer
• Jan 6: Thomasville Proud Home of 2023-24 District Governor
• Jan 5: January 4, 2021: Honoring Hometown Heroes - Marietta Police and Marietta Fire Department
• Dec 29: No meetings December 21 or Decmember 28, 2020
• Dec 15: December 14, 2020 - Holiday Meeting
• Dec 9: Join The Fight Against Human Trafficking 1
• Dec 8: December 7, 2020 Lisa Crossman, Deputy Director Cobb & Douglas Public Health
• Dec 6: Greetings from
• Dec 6: Check Out Your RLI Learning Opportunities for December
• Dec 4: Join Us for District Conference ... April 29 - May 2, 2021
• Dec 3: Thomasville Rotary Ignites A Spark
• Dec 3: Douglas County Helps Support Shop with a Cop
• Dec 3: Roswell Golf and Tennis Tournament Raises $140,000
• Dec 3: Fayette Daybreak Partners with Real Life Center
• Dec 3: Columbus Area Rotarians Finding Ways To Meet Today’s Challenges
• Dec 2: A Traditional Russian New Year
• Dec 2: Words of Inspiration This Holiday Season
• Dec 2: Celebrating Rotary's Commitment to a Healthier World
• Dec 1: November 30, 2020 - Kay Jennifer Nelson Chattahoochee Tech
• Nov 24: No Meeting November 23, 2020
• Nov 17: November 16, 2020 Ray McKemie Rotary Foundation
• Nov 10: You are Invited to the Rotary Club of Atlanta ...
• Nov 10: Giving Thanks ... for Our Families, Our Foundation and the Difference We Make
• Nov 10: November 9, 2020 Donna Rowe, Captain, US Army Nurse Corps 1964-1969
• Nov 8: Honoring our Soldiers and First Responders
• Nov 8: Making a Difference in Our Communities ... From Arts and Health to Education, Fundraising and Teddy Bears
• Nov 8: Clubs Recognize Excellence
• Nov 8: Here's to Fellowship!
• Nov 8: Together We Fight Hunger
• Nov 8: World Polio Day in Photos
• Nov 8: Tucker Welcomes New Members
• Nov 8: Tucker Welcomes New Members
• Nov 8: Introducing a New Monthly Feature ... "Through Rotary's International Window"
• Nov 8: Our Rotary Foundation ... Helping Us Make a Difference
• Nov 8: Thomasville Dedicates Memorial to GRSP Founder
• Nov 8: Dr. Palamalai Mahizhnan, Rotary Club of Lake Spivey/Clayton County
• Nov 8: RLI Sunshine Training Sessions Are Now Live Online!
• Nov 8: Planning for 2020-21
• Nov 8: Emory Clifton Hosts Third Annual Health Symposium
• Nov 8: Atlanta Virtual Fundraising Brings in Over $130,000 for Honduras Schools
• Nov 8: Rotary Makes the Billboard!
• Nov 8: RI Membership Minute - Engage Alumni to Strengthen Rotary
• Nov 6: District Grants Support Remote Learning and Our Veterans
• Nov 6: Douglas County Rotary Donates Technology Fees for 400 Students
• Nov 5: Words of Inspiration
• Nov 3: November 2, 2020 Jason Grimes - Cobb County Planning and Economic Development Division Manager
• Nov 1: Roswell Joins in Park Cleanup
• Nov 1: Henry County Hosts Big Blue Thank You!
• Nov 1: Roswell Treats First Responders to Drive Thru Cookout
• Nov 1: Come One, Come All!! Come Virtually!
• Nov 1: Farmers-to-Families Food Box Project
• Nov 1: Rotary Partners in Farmers-to-Families Food Box Program
• Oct 29: October 29, 2020 Wednesday Evening Meeting - Tyler Boyd
• Oct 28: Jasmine Burton Named One of Georgia Tech's Top 40 under 40
• Oct 20: October 19, 2020 Cobb County Fire Chief William Johnson
• Oct 13: Volunteer Opportunities with DeKalb County Students
• Oct 13: October 12, 2020 No meeting
• Oct 8: On the Road with DG Kirk
• Oct 8: Join the District on LinkedIn
• Oct 8: Douglas County Delivers Book Bags to A Gift of Love
• Oct 8: Thomasville Teaches That Character Counts
• Oct 8: A Shout-Out to Our Partners who are Making a Difference
• Oct 8: In Support of Peace ... What Two Clubs Are Doing
• Oct 8: Practicing Positive Peace Together; Voting to Make a Difference
• Oct 8: Making a Difference in Local Communities
• Oct 8: Alpharetta Adds to School's Educational Garden
• Oct 8: The Fundraisers May Be Virtual; the Money and Causes are Real
• Oct 8: Multi-Club District Grant Helps Victims of Domestic Violence
• Oct 8: New Global Grant Scholar Begins Journey
• Oct 8: District Grant Teaches Local Students About Rotary
• Oct 8: World Polio Day - October 24
• Oct 8: Keeping Up with GRSP's Impact; Planning for 2020-21
• Oct 8: Let My Rotary Help You Grow
• Oct 6: October 5, 2020: C-Span behind the scenes
• Sep 29: No Meeting September 28, 2020
• Sep 22: September 21, 2020 Bill Bruton Marietta City Manager
• Sep 15: September 14, 2020 David Jones 4 Way Test
• Sep 7: Happy Labor Day!
• Sep 3: Celebrating New Members
• Sep 3: Making a Difference
• Sep 3: Making a Difference
• Sep 3: Making a Difference
• Sep 3: Making a Difference
• Sep 3: Share Your Story of Making a Difference on Facebook and in the Newsletter
• Sep 3: Atlanta West End Partners for Change
• Sep 3: Celebrating the Work We Do
• Sep 3: Striving to Do Better - Living the Four-Way Test
• Sep 3: Vinings Cumberland and Smyrna Join Forces for Schools
• Sep 3: Tablets for Nursing and Rehab Center Patients
• Sep 3: District 6900 Scholarship Team Needs Your Help
• Sep 3: Atlanta Rotary Reports on Its Anti-human Trafficking Task Force's Work
• Sep 3: LAWS of Life Essay Contest Offers Valuable Tool to Schools
• Sep 3: Creating Rotary Reads ... A Story of the Lake Spivey/Clayton County Book Club
• Sep 3: Play Bingo with Stone Mountain and the Community Wins!
• Sep 3: New GRSP District Officers and New Opportunities for GRSP
• Sep 3: Engaging Members
• Sep 3: Rotary Club of Emory-Clifton Invites You to Join the Third Annual Polio and Health Symposium
• Sep 3: Paulding County Feeds Hungry Children
• Sep 3: Starfish Ministries Project Serves India's Differently Disabled
• Sep 3: A Community Partnership to Engage Employers with Job Seekers
• Aug 28: ​Important Changes to Global Grant Funding from The Rotary Foundation Effective July 1, 2020
• Aug 25: August 24, 2020 - Renee McCormick The Extension
• Aug 18: August 17, 2020 Mary Waters, Deputy Commissioner, International Trade, Georgia Department of Economic Trade
• Aug 11: August 10, 2020 - Membership with Buck Buchanan and Chris Stokes
• Aug 10: ‘Clubbing’ in the age of COVID
• Aug 10: Thomasville Supports Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program
• Aug 10: Join the Check Up On Them Challenge 1
• Aug 5: Competitive District Grants Support Children and Seniors
• Aug 4: South DeKalb Presents a Focus on Clean Water Issues ... Join On Zoom
• Aug 4: Smyrna Global Grant Approved for Pediatric Nephrology Center Project in Jamaica
• Aug 4: Join the Infinite Possibilities: Women in Rotary Membership Series
• Aug 4: Bremen Helps Scout Install Exercise Equipment for Community
• Aug 4: Staying Connected 1
• Aug 4: Atlanta Metro Rotary Club Featured in Rotarian Magazine
• Aug 4: Atlanta West End Uses Facebook for Public Service
• Aug 4: Rotarians Feed Local Communities
• Aug 4: Celebrating Rotarians and Rotary Years Making a Difference
• Aug 4: Entrants Run the Vinings Downhill From As Far Away as Norway
• Aug 4: Sandy Springs Supports Community Assistance Center
• Aug 4: District Grant Creates Rotary Learning Lab in North Fulton
• Aug 4: Peachtree City Involves Community in 47th Annual Smart Directory
• Aug 4: Paulding County Donates Life-Saving Equipment
• Aug 4: August 1, 2020 - District Governor Kirk Driskell
• Aug 3: Marietta Metro Awards Three Interact Scholarships
• Aug 3: Pine Mountain Fire Department Receives Grant Through Rotary Club of Harris County
• Aug 3: Carrollton Clubs Make a Difference in Their Community
• Aug 3: Let's Get Social
• Aug 3: DeKalb Rotary Council Thanks Ceasar Gaiters for His Leadership
• Aug 3: Join the Rotary Club of Atlanta in Honduras - March 6-13
• Aug 3: Americus Awards Lifelong Learning Grant to Local Law Enforcement Professional
• Aug 3: Lake Spivey/Clayton County Brags on Its Rotarian of the Year
• Aug 3: Moultrie Promotes Literacy Through Little Free Libraries
• Aug 3: Offering Support in a Back Pack
• Jul 28: July 27, 2020 - Bert Reeves State Legislator - Legislative Update
• Jul 21: July 20, 2020 - Mark Bradley AJC Sports Columnist
• Jul 15: Congratulations to Sheffield Award Winners, Clubs of Year, Clubs of Decade
• Jul 14: Thanks to Some Amazing District 6900 Rotarians
• Jul 14: Clubs Recognized for Membership, Projects, Fund-Raising and Operations
• Jul 14: DG Bestows Special District Service Above Self Awards
• Jul 14: July 13, 2020 - Meeting at Hilton Conference Center - Buck Buchanan - The Game of Sales
• Jul 13: New District GRSP Leaders, Awards, Thanks and Thoughts from an Alumnus
• Jul 13: Congratulations to Kathy Brandt!
• Jul 13: Americus Year-End Party Supports Local Businesses
• Jul 13: Awards for 2019-20 Rotary Foundation Giving
• Jul 13: Congratulations PDG Bob Hagan, RI Service Above Self Award Recipient
• Jul 13: Recognition for Rotarians and Community Leaders
• Jul 10: Atlanta Rotary Reaches Out to Community for Positive Change
• Jul 7: Thomasville Creates a Video Message, "Rotary People of Action"
• Jul 7: Changing of the Guard - Photos 7-14
• Jul 7: Changing of the Guard - Photos 1-6
• Jul 7: Happy 60th Birthday to Lake Spivey/Clayton County Rotary
• Jul 7: District Targets $500,000 Contribution to Feed Hungry During Pandemic 1
• Jul 6: Rotary Opens Opportunities
• Jul 6: Rotary and Rotaract Join in Atlanta Metro and Columbus Changing of Guard
• Jul 6: Celebrating a Changing of the Guard
• Jul 6: Happy Rotary New Year!
• Jul 6: Serving Before and During the Pandemic
• Jul 6: Clubs Honor First Responders and Health Workers
• Jul 6: Keeping Families Connected
• Jul 6: Rotary Clubs Make a Difference in Their Communities
• Jul 6: No Meeting July 6
• Jul 1: Serving Our Public Servants and Preventing Human Trafficking