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2017 Leadership Sandy Springs Class Has Four Rotary Club of Sandy Springs Member

At the Fiesta Kickoff Event of the Leadership Sandy Springs' upcoming 2017 class held on September 8, 2016 at Heritage Hall, many Rotary Club of Sandy Springs member were in attendance. Four members of the the Rotary Club of Sandy Springs are members of the current class: Fred Ferrand, Ashley Garrison, Charles Gardner, and Tom Mahaffey. Mike Lindstrom, also a member of the Rotary Club of Sandy Springs, gave the closing remarks. The event has a fiesta theme as aptly demonstrated by Sandy Springs Rotarian Will MacArthur, President-Elect of the club who is pictured below with District Governor Alec Smythe's wife, Donna Smythe, and also wearing the traditional fiesta head gear.

Below: Mike Lindstrom giving the closing remarks to the new Leadership Sandy Springs Class of 2017

L-R Fred Ferrand, Charles Gardner and Ashley Garrison, all members of the Rotary Club of Sandy Springs and members of the 2017 Class of Leadership Sandy Springs

LAST WEEK'S PROGRAM
Bert Brantley, Commissioner Georgia Driver Services Spoke to Rotary Club of Sandy Springs on August 29, 2016

On August 29, 2016, Bert Brantley, Commissioner, Georgia Department of Driver Services, spoke to the Rotary Club of Sandy Springs. We learned that there is a planned move by the service center in Sandy Springs on Roswell Road and useful information about updating driver's licenses was provided. Bert was joined by Mike Mitchell, Legislative Liaison for the Driver Services Department, and Isaac Brown, District Manager for the Department of Driver Services. Pictured below, l-r Mike Mitchell, Isaac Brown, Bert Brantley.

RECAP ON RECENT ROTARY EVENTS
Members of the Rotary Club of Sandy Springs enjoyed attending the August 27, 2016 Saturday, District 6900 Foundation/Membership/Public Image Conference in Macon, Georgia.

Pictured above l-r, Will MacArthur, Rick Doyle, Sally Wyeth, and District Governor Raymond Ray.

Pictured above l-r Tamara Carrera, Rick Doyle, Sally Wyeth and Will MacArthur

Pictured above is Jim Squire, a member of the Rotary Club of Sandy Springs. Below is District Governor Raymond Ray showing off his All Star Shirt.

CLUB MEMBERSHIP EVENTS
Candace Apple Earns Her Blue Badge

Candace Apple shows her Blue Badge after accomplishing all requirements intended to familiarize new Rotarians about the Rotary Club of Sandy Springs. Joe Jones (pictured here with Candace) presented Candace with her new badge. Congratulations.

UPCOMING PROGRAM
SEPTEMBER 12, 2016 - Lorretta Arrington, Perimeter College, Military Student Advocate

On September 12, 2016, Loretta Arrington, Military Student Advocate for Georgia Perimeter College, will speak to the Rotary Club of Sandy Springs.

Text and Photo taken from April 2015 issue of The Chronicle, the magazine of Georgia Perimeter College, in an article entitled, "Military Advocates Bring An Understanding to Their Role" by Rebecca Rakoczy. L-R, Clarkston military outreach center coordinator John Douglas, Dunwoody/Alpharetta advocate Lorretta Arrington, Director of Military Outreach Mark Eister, Decatur advocate Laura Meyer and Newton/Online advocate Nathan Gholston. (photo by Bill Roa) A link to the full article is found here http://thechronicle.gpc.edu/2015/04/25/military-advocates-bring-understanding-to-their-role/