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Subject: Learn more about the Computer Museum from Rena Youngblood

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March 22, 2022


Meetings

March is Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Month

3/24 Computer Museum Of America
3/31 State of the City with Mayor Wilson
4/7 Forestry In Georgia
4/14 Interact Students

Events

3/26 Chattahoochee River Keepers “Sweep the Hooch”
4/13 Hump Day at 1920 on Canton St.
4/19 Roswell Rotary After Hours Meeting
4/21 Alive in Roswell

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BIRTHDAYS

3/3 Jeff Kramer
3/3 Don Horton
3/4 Tillie O'Neal
3/7 Nancy Alterman
3/7 Thomas Orr
3/9 Doug Smith
3/11 Jon-Paul Croom
3/12 Kevin Benscoter
3/13 Amanda Verdin
3/15 Rich Austin
3/16 Mickey Deaton
3/19 Karen Ewing
3/21 Amy Brannen
3/25 Matthew Millard
3/26 Robert Fezza
3/27 Hal Schlenger
3/30 Darrell Bartlett

YEARS OF SERVICE

3/2 Gene Beckham, III (22)
3/3 Ridge Cannon (2)
3/4 Ken Briggs (40)
3/5 Mike Prewett (7)
16 years in Rotary
3/7 Amy Brannen (9)
3/7 Terry Taylor (9)
3/7 Bruce Peoples (9)
3/8 John Michael Brunetti (0)
3/9 Jacque Digieso (16)
29 years in Rotary
3/9 Todd Byars (16)
3/9 Syd Mostajabi (13)
3/10 Angela Medley (0)
3/10 Will Colley (0)
3/10 Jeff McCoy (17)
3/10 Mickey Deaton (17)
3/10 Vivian Bankston (17)
3/11 Lynne Lindsay (12)
3/11 Michael Gould (12)
3/11 Lisa Carlisle (12)
3/12 Gordon Owens (11)
3/14 William May (9)
3/14 Jerry Orlans (20)
31 years in Rotary
3/14 Walt Burnotes (2)
3/16 Tori Nielsen (0)
3/16 Alicia Hughes (0)
3/16 Scott Morchower (6)
3/17 John Albers (11)
3/17 Brooke Foxman (0)
3/17 Leigh Brown (0)
3/17 Charlie Brown (0)
3/17 John Connell (0)
3/17 Evan Coyle (0)
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3/17 Amanda Verdin (0)
3/17 Tori Alterman (0)
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3/17 Lee Hollingsworth (13)
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3/18 Becky Nelson (8)
3/21 Aliza Gevirtz (0)
3/21 Jim Broadway (37)
3/22 Ron Redner (38)
3/25 David Wash (13)
3/28 Leonard Greski (3)
3/28 Bob Clarkson (3)
3/29 Jonathan Crooks (1)
3/29 Alesia Booth (1)
3/30 James Savage (1)
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3/30 Rudy Lind (22)

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President Terry Taylor
President-Elect John Carruth
Immediate PP Lynne Lindsay
Treasurer Nancy Alterman
Secretary Alex Kaufman
Past President Becky Stone

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  • Cheryl Greenway 2012-13
  • Bob Hagan 2015-16

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Our membership cares deeply about the needs and concerns of our members. We don’t want to miss an opportunity to reach out in friendship when such concerns arise. The chairperson of this committee is Lynn Dunn and all news should be directed to her at lynn.dunn@rmcpa.com

Huge Success
Thank you volunteers who helped Sweep the Hooch






President's Message

Roswell Rotary After Hours Satellite Club

Upon the approval by the board of directors, Roswell Rotary now has 13 new members with more to follow!  Thanks to the hard work of many members, we have established the new satellite club.   This new branch of our club will meet twice a month on Tuesdays at Gate City's Artillery Room and participate side by side with our members in many future service projects and social activities.  

We had a busy week this past week hosting 60 future leaders from Roswell High School as we rekindled Leadership 20/20 after a two year postponement.  These young leaders participated in various leadership activities including a disc assessment getting a better understanding of who they are and how they can better interact with others.  Thank you to Jeff Bridges and Becky Nelson for a great job of organizing this event!  

Both the After Hours Club and our guests at Leadership 20/20 are the future of our club and the future looks bright!

Speaker for Thursday March 24
Rena Youngblood- Exec Director Computer Museum of America


Welcome Rena Youngblood, Executive Director Computer Museum of America


In the past half century, computing has grown from a few gadgets to an almost universal extension of human life. Yet while computing has become commonplace, the history of its innovation is being lost every day, as ‘old’ technology is discarded, recycled or consigned to the landfill. The Computer Museum of America (CMoA), located in a suburb of Atlanta, GA, was created to preserve this history, and educate visitors on the past and future of computing, empowering the innovators of tomorrow. 

PRESERVE, EDUCATE, EMPOWER

 About Our Speaker

Rena Youngblood is the first Executive Director of the Computer Museum of America (CMoA) located in Roswell, Georgia.  The museum opened to the public in July 2019.

Rena leads and directs all aspects of the organization, including finances and fundraising; communications and marketing; education and programming; stewardship and management of facilities and collections; and building positive working relationships with the Board of Directors, community, external partners, stakeholders, visitors to the museum and donors. 

Before joining CMoA, Rena served as Senior Director of Charter School Services for the Association of American Educators and as Director of Member Services at the Georgia Charter Schools Association.  She is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte with a bachelor’s degree in English Literature and a minor in Communication Studies.  

Join us at Rotary on Thursday




Leadership 20/20
Huge Success Roswell High School Leaders Visit Rotary!





Leadership 20/20 Returned 2022!!

After COVID-required year break, Leadership 20/20 returned with 60+ Roswell High School students who had been nominated by a teacher.  The day started with Dr Shaw congratulating the students on their nomination and then a little about his pathway to leadership including his newly announced transition to Cherokee County Schools this coming July.  Leadership 20/20 RHS Teacher coordinator, Katherine Knowles, then talked to the students while they loaded busses to get to Roswell Area Park for the day.  They each did their DISC profile test …. most for the first time… and learned what kind of leader they are as well as that there are actual leadership profiles and definitions!  The most important “aha” moment?  They also learned what leadership styles complement their style.  

Fried Chicken and Leadership Lessons

Juan and Roswell Rotary did not disappoint with an abundant lunch while we listened to Tino Mantilla, President of Turknett Leadership Group.  They returned for the afternoon to engage in some Hot Topics and the amazing story of resilience of our own Zach Fields.

Roswell Rotary plus Roswell High School = Success

The collaboration between Roswell Rotary, Roswell High School leadership and the Roswell PTSA (especially Lynn Unglo & Lee Hills) was paramount to getting this Leadership 20/20 completed.  

Special Thanks

Additional Roswell Rotarians who need to be publicly thanked:  Jeff Bridges, Becky Nelson, Katha Stuart and Lisa Smith, Kathy Igou, Debbie Cwalina, Michael Curling and Bob Clarkston.  

Leadership Lesson Video
Video from Last Week's Meeting


Success Through Failure

One lesson we all learned from last Thursday's message for Leadership 20/20 was that everything is not always perfect.  Life is full of twists and turns and it's how we handle them that makes the difference. Tino Mantella spoke to Leadership 20/20 about Success Through Failure. We can all relate to life not being a straight path!

This is the video that we missed last week. Tim Huff, Sr Consultant TLG, was in Patagonia a few weeks ago and had a great learning experience on his way to the top of the mountain. Tim is a former Army Ranger and a tough guy and had a great aha moment on this trip! Enjoy!

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Roswell Relays Great Success
Roswell Rotarians Show Up & Support 25th Roswell Relay Event

Well Done Roswell Rotary Volunteers!

Another Roswell Relays in the books!  Saturday, March 19th, 2022, was a great day for the 25th hosting of the Roswell Rotary Relays for the Roswell High School Track & Field team.

The weather was Chamber of Commerce perfect while the event boasted 30 teams, hosted 3,000+ in attendance and elite competition.  The Roswell Rotary Club showed up and the support was palatable.  

In the words of RHS Athletic Director, Mr Ben Sutter, “Been a long day. A great day. Thanks for everything!”

Sole Fundraiser for Roswell High School Track & Field Team

The Roswell Relays is a the only fundraiser for the Roswell High School Track & Field team which, with 170+ athletes, is the largest athletic team at the school. Therefore, this one event allows the fees to stay low for participants yet continue to fund updated equipment and coaches too!  

A grateful Booster Club President, Susan Dempsey, expressed her appreciation, "Thank you Roswell Rotary for your continued support even through the COVID years and shifts in policy. Yesterday’s event felt almost normal.  Without you, we could not support such a crowd."

RRC Showed Up & Performed!

The Roswell Rotary staffed and sponsored the Hospitality Suite which gave out 100% of all food to over 200 coaches, RRC volunteers and RHS staff.  Then, when done, Shawn & Joe Mazzeo wheeled the RR grill over to help the Booster Club sponsored concession stand sell 100% of the hamburgers, hot dogs and the rest of the food!    The team work and collaboration showed partnership through and including the RHS Interact Club!

Special Thanks

Thank you to Bruce Smith, Mindy Jones and Becky Nelson as they enjoy a well-earned nap today.  

Rotary International Project
Bringing Water to Remote Panama


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What an Adventure! And What a Testament to What Rotarians Can do!

You heard President Terry and Lee Hollingsworth last week as they talked about the experience of traveling miles downriver to a very remote village in Panama. The story of how welcoming the people were when Rotarians arrived was impactful. How important clean water is to the health and life of the children in these remote areas who cannot easily receive medical treatment when they are ill. It was amazing to hear how much cheaper rotary can supply clean water than the government contractors. 

Please take a moment to view the video of the trip to see more about this service above self mission. 



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