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“The Friendly Breakfast Club”
Newsletter


June 18, 2025


Meetings

June is Rotary Fellowships Month

6/27 General Meeting - NB. NEW LOCATION! Rosemary Watts, Create Dunwoody
7/11 General Meeting - Maggianos, Speaker TBD
7/18 General Meeting - Tony Barnhart, College Football Preview 2025
7/25 General Meeting - Meet at Maggianos. Speaker TBD

Our Rotary Family
BIRTHDAYS

6/2 Gary Lane
6/4 Michael Kenig
6/9 Helen Sempira
6/25 Hoshi Daruwalla
6/27 Lang Wooddy
6/30 Deb Cameron

WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES

6/7 George Stewart, Jr. (56)
6/15 Chris Gutschenritter (51)
6/17 Carter Stout (30)
6/22 Steve Dolinger (40)
6/23 Dr. John Carr (52)
6/24 Charlie Augello (64)
6/24 Ardy Bastien (21)
6/27 Kathy Brandt (17)
6/27 Fred Brandt (17)

Rotary Online

https://dunwoodyrotary.org
https://rotary6900.org/
https://rotary.org/

ROTARY CLUB OF
Dunwoody

Fridays, 7:15 am
Embassy Suites - Atlanta Perimeter Center
1030 Crown Pointe Pkwy
Atlanta, GA , GA 30338

LEADERSHIP

President Louise Barden
President Nominee David Burr
Immediate PP Jack Sparks, Jr.
Vice President Matthew Johnson
Treasurer Carter Stout
Secretary Alison Norris

June 19 Special Event
Don’t Miss Our End of Year Celebration!!!

We hope you are planning to join us Thursday, June 19 at 5:30pm for our end of the Rotary year celebration at the Dunwoody Country Club. The Rotary Club of Dunwoody will celebrate our recent Club of the Year award and all we have accomplished during Louise Barden’s year as President. 

You and a guest are invited for this gala dinner event tomorrow night, but please reach out today to Dave Burr (dave@mailcenteretc.com) to confirm your reservation.

Anchor Place Respite Celebrates First Birthday!

Dunwoody Rotarians joined Anchor Place Respite Care last Saturday to celebrate a major milestone - the one-year anniversary of Anchor Place! What an incredible celebration at St. Patrick's Episcopal Church in Dunwoody, GA. Huge congratulations to Mary Cohen, the program’s dedicated leader, who has guided this vital community resource from its early days to the thriving success it is today.
A special shoutout to our very own Charlie Augello, of E. 48 Street Market, for his unwavering support of this program.
During today’s celebration, Mary took time to recognize all the amazing supporters who made this first year possible, including our own Louise and Ron Barden, Jackie Cuthbert, Fred Bounds, Tina and David Philpot, Les Woulfin and Anne Glenn.

It truly takes a village of volunteers to make programs like this work! And we're proud to have been part of the start of this fine program and an integral part of its future!
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Service and Fellowship
It's Bounds Garden Saturday!

Ready to play in the dirt with your friends from the Rotary Club of Dunwoody? Then this is your lucky Saturday! Join Ranger Fred Bounds as he continues this week's celebration of the green at Bounds Gardens, the traffic island across from the Dunwoody Library! We'll be there - with gloves and our favorite garden tools - at 9 am. this Saturday, June 21. Hope you can join us!

Attention Parade Enthusiasts! July 4 is coming!

Have you watched a parade and thought, “I wonder who builds the floats?” or “How could I be part of that?” NOW is your opportunity – you can help build the float AND/or march in the Dunwoody Fourth of July parade, as part of your Rotary Club of Dunwoody! You will be helping carry out a fun-filled 30+ year RCD tradition:

  • Float building will take place Sunday, June 29 at Alison North’s home – under the direction of RCD parade chairs Alison North and Jennie Stipick. Come for a late afternoon of float-building, fun, fellowship and food as everyone brings a food item and beverage to share. Festivities start at [time?]
  • The parade starts on July 4 at 9:00 AM from the corner of Jett Ferry and Mt. Vernon Highway. We’ll provide more information next week on exactly where our walkers will gather and what time they need to arrive.

If parading isn't your idea of fun, think about the July 4 hot dog booth. Jay Brackman can use your help there!

Rotary International News
RI Names New President for 2025-26

You may remember Matthew mentioning last Friday that the RI President-Elect had announced he was stepping down from his presidency that would have started July 1. This past Saturday, Rotary International announced a new President for 2025-26 - Francesco Arezzo of the Rotary Club of Ragusa, Italy.

Current RI President Stephanie Urchik said, "Francesco Arezzo has been a member of Rotary for more than 30 years and is a Benefactor of The Rotary Foundation. His dedication to Rotary values and vision for a better world make him a remarkable choice to lead us forward. This transition reminds us that Rotary is more than any one individual—it is a global movement, deeply rooted in fellowship and service, capable of adapting and thriving no matter the challenge. Now is the time to Unite for Good under Francesco’s leadership, and together we will propel Rotary into a future defined by hope, action, and community."
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