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How to stay in touch

The Club website provides contact information for Club members that allows us to stay in touch with one another. If you log in the Club's website at www.alpharettarotary.org, go to the Admin tab/page of the website, and in the "My ClubRunner" box on the Admin page, click on "View Club Directory" or "View Club Photo Directory", you will find a list of all the members in the Club. Click on a Club member's name and you'll find addresses, phone numbers, email addresses and more.

If you want to update the information or photo on your profile, go to the Admin page, and in the "My ClubRunner" box, click on "Edit My Profile" or "Upload My Photo" and fill in the information (where do you think we get the birthday information for the bulletin?). Check out your profile when you have a chance and make sure your information is complete and up to date so that Club members can stay in touch with you.

If you have any stories, calendar items, club projects, announcements, photographs or other items of interest that you would like have appear in the bulletin or website, please submit your requests to John Hipes at jhipes@bdhlawfirm.com

Have fun, do some good, make a difference!

Terrell L. Slayton, Jr., sharing with the Alpharetta Rotary Club

On August 8 Terrell L. Slayton, Jr., President & Chairman of 100 Black Men of Atlanta, Inc. spoke to the Alpharetta Rotary Club.

2008 Old Soliders Day Parade

The City of Alpharetta and the American Legion Post 201 will held the 56th Annual Old Soldiers Day Parade on August 2. The parade is just one way that our country’s war veterans are recognized for the service. The Old Soldiers Day Parade began years ago as a tribute to veterans of the war between the states, but was discontinued after a few years. Twenty–eight years later, in 1952,
a small group of men in Alpharetta re-dedicated Old Soldiers Day Parade in Alpharetta and started having a parade through downtown Alpharetta. Thanks to these few men and their belief in keeping this memorable tradition alive, this parade has become an annual celebration.

The Alpharetta Rotary Club had a double decker bus and a hay filled trailer for our club members and their families. I grew up going to the parade every year. Now I take my children and stand in the same spot waiting for the floats to come by throwing candy. This in one of the best family events that occurs in Alpharetta every year.

David Belle Isle throwing out some candy...



After the parade we gathered for a picnic at Wills Park.
The food was great thanks Mike and Steve...

Our GRSP Student - Heidi Virtanen

GRSP Student Heidi Virtanen

The Georgia Rotary Student Program ("GRSP") and participating Rotary Clubs bring college students from around the world to study in Georgia. Each year, the Alpharetta Rotary Club and and the Sandy Springs Rotary Club co-host a student. Heidi Virtanen is our GRSP Student for 2008 / 2009. Heidi comes to us from Vammala, Finland. She is an International Business student at Rovaniemi University of Applied Sciences in Rovaniemi, Finland. Heidi will be arriving in Alpharetta on August 11 and she will be attending North Georgia State College in Dahlonega. Steve and Pat Gillard will be Heidi's host family from our Club.

Ron Clark, yes he is on top of the table

Ron Clark has been called "America's Educator." In 2000, he was named Disney's American Teacher of the Year. He is a New York Times Best Selling author, and his classes have been honored at the White House on three separate occasions. He has been featured on The Today Show, CNN, and Oprah, and Ms. Winfrey has even named him as her first "Phenomenal Man." Ron's teaching experiences in New York City are the subject of the uplifting film, The Ron Clark Story, starring Matthew Perry, better known as Chandler from Friends.

Ron Clark brings charisma, energy and devotion to the education profession. His first teaching job was in rural North Carolina working with minority students in a low wealth area where he conducted innovative projects with his students that garnered worldwide attention. His programs were so effective that his classes were invited to the White House to be honored by the President.

When Ron saw a TV show about low test scores and the lack of teachers in inner-city New York, he packed his car and headed to Harlem. After being warned by the principal that the class was the worst she had seen in terms of discipline, Ron prepared himself by visiting the home of each student before the first day of school. Ron Clark involved his students in projects around the city and state, and his "low achievers" soon began to excel; and by the end of the year, their scores were higher than the “gifted” classes in his district.

As Ron speaks to groups around the country, he tells of the uncanny adventures he has had in the classroom and of his experiences teaching in Harlem. Within his humorous and heartwarming stories, he delivers a message that pertains to all of us. It is a message of hope, dedication and the will to never let anything stand in the way of your goals or dreams.
In 2003, Ron Clark released the New York Times Bestselling book "The Essential 55" which includes the 55 expectations he has of his students, as well as all individuals, young and old. Ron's second book, "The Excellent 11," released in August 2004, is a "Must Read" for teachers, parents and everyone who wants the children in their lives to find happiness and achieve success!

Most recently, Mr. Clark has founded The Ron Clark Academy, a new school serving students from inner-city Atlanta. The privately-funded institution will truly be unique for its innovative teaching methods and curriculum based on worldwide travel. Each year the students, grades 5 through 8, will apply what they've learned in class during international adventures, and by the time they graduate each child will have visited six of the seven continents. Teachers from around the
world are invited to visit the Academy to learn more about the innovative and "out-of-the-box" methods for achieving student success

Ron spoke at the Alpharetta Rotary Clubs meeting August 1. It was a meeting that most will not forget as Ron delivered a part of his message with a chain saw in hand. As soon as he put the chain saw down he jumped on top of the table in the center of the room to continue to deliver his message.

Shelter Box CEO Interview

Dear ShelterBox Friends,

Below you will find a link to an interview from Rotary International featuring ShelterBox Founder and CEO Tom Henderson and Response Team member David Eby. This interview was filmed at the Rotary International Convention in LA and contains up-to-date information and footage of our deployment to Myanmar.

http://www.rotary.org/en/MediaAndNews/News/Pages/convention08_shelterbox.aspx

For more information you can contact Wayne Robinson at 770-998-4899 or at wayne@homeofficeamercia.com

August 8 Speaker

Terrell L. Slayton, Jr., President & Chairman
100 Black Men of Atlanta, Inc.

http://www.100blackmen-atlanta.org


On December 31, 2006, Terrell L. Slayton, Jr. retired from Georgia state government after 30 years of dedicated service. During his last twelve years, he worked closely with Secretary of State Cathy Cox and served with distinction as Georgia’s Assistant Secretary of State.

Upon retiring, he founded The Slayton Group, LLC a lobbying, public affairs, organizational development and training firm. During his career, Terrell held several executive level positions in state government. He served as assistant commissioner in the Georgia Department of Human Resources and was the first African American male deputy commissioner in the Department of Corrections. In both agencies, he initiated successful leadership development programs and led several organizational development, training and facilitation initiatives.

Terrell has been actively involved in several community organizations including the United Way of Metropolitan of Atlanta; and a board member of The Georgia Legislative Black Caucus Advisory Board (past Chairperson), Leadership Atlanta, Georgia Communities in Schools, Inc., Morehouse Research Institute, and the Minority Advisory Board for the American Red Cross. Currently he serves as President and Chairman of 100 Black Men of Atlanta, Inc.

Mr. Slayton is a native of Troy, Alabama and holds an undergraduate and Masters Degree from Alabama A&M University in Huntsville, Alabama. He was awarded the Outstanding Alumnus Citation by his Alma Mater and also received the University’s Distinguished Service Award. Over the years, Mr. Slayton has received numerous meritorious awards.