Projects
Fighting Polio on our 25th Anniversary
North Fulton Rotary celebrated its 25th Year Anniversary this year. Roswell Rotary lended us Bob Hagan's Mouth, which you will see in the video. For each person that made a bean bag in Bob Hagan's Mouth, North Fulton Rotary made a donation to Polio.
First Thursday Social - Head Cam Video
Our Socials in the past were not well attended. One of the reasons why - there was no consistency on when we would get together. My Tina came up with the idea of "First Thursday Social". This way everyone would remember the Day.
Greenway Mural Project
This has become a signature project that our club started last year. We have expanded it this year with the support not only from The City of Alpharetta, but Fulton County as well.
The impact is enormous. Every person that walks on this trail enjoys the experience of the beautification of this trail and the theme of "clean water".
North Fulton Garden
This Peace Pole is at Alpharetta North Park. Our club installed this Peace Pole several years ago. This area has been visited by a number of people each day, but that daily number is continuing to grow.
Our club made the decision to make this are a Reflection Garden for anyone who wants to stop and read, sit in peace overlooking the water feature, or check out our Peace Pole in the middle of a lovely garden that Alpharetta Maintenance has agreed to keep up.
Polar Plunge
Our club had members that jumped at Wills Park Pool on February 1st. Donations were given to each jumper. Those funds went toward Community Service Projects.
Rotary Club of North Fulton
Our club has maintained a Facebook page under the name of "Rotary Club of North Fulton".
Our projects, meetings, and socials are uploaded and documented.
CDA Treasure Hunt
The CDA is a non-profit preschool providing high-quality learning programs to children whose families otherwise couldn't afford it.
Our Club did a Treasure Hunt for the Kids.
Please see the video for a detailed description of this event that we presented at our Club Meeting.
First Responders Lunch in the AM & CDA Literacy in the PM
My apologies in submitting these projects this way. It was the first time our club had ever done two projects in one day. I presented the video below at our meeting that including both projects.
In the AM - The First Responders Lunch started at Alpharetta High School. Chris Weber is the Culinary Chef, who teaches over 200 students. Our Club provided the funds to the High School Culinary Program, the students prepared 125 lunches, and our Rotary Club paired up in teams to deliver to Firefighters, Police, The Police Administration building, and 911 Dispatch.
CPR/AED Training in North Fulton
On May 17, 2024, one of our club's founding members suffered a cardiac arrest while enjoying a spirited game of pickleball. Fortunately, a nearby pickleball-playing and trained civilian along with a fast responding Fire Department were able to administer CPR and apply an AED (automated external defibrillator). This quick response, combined with proper training and equipment, saved his life; fortunately, the vital AED was only 45 yards away.
Happy Dollars
When Gordon spoke at PETS last year, his constant theme was change. This crazy idea popped in my head of doing a video for Happy Dollars for our meetings. I approached Gordon with this idea at a cocktail function at PETS and asked if he would do this video with Richard Matherly for me. I had not met him before and thought maybe it was best for him to have a couple of beers first before I proposed my idea. His response was, "You just saw me posing next to a Porta John - what do you think - YES!" The rest was history.
Miss Mary's Ice Cream in Support of Drake House
Our Club made ice cream for Miss Mary's - Drake House. People would buy tickets and sample ice cream. All of the money received from ticket sales went to The Drake House. In addition to making Ice Cream, ou club donated money and bought tickets. Below is an explanation about The Drake House.
North Fulton Interfaith Prayer Breakfast
Our Club has put on this Interfaith Breakfast event for 23 years. It is International because we invite guest speakers from faiths that were founded and are predominately overseas such as Hindu, Muslim, Jewish, etc.
We have a key note speaker in addition to the Interfaith speakers. The constant themes that is preached each year are love, peace, and the power of prayer.
Rise Against Hunger
Our club joined up with the Interact Club at Cambridge High School with this yearly Rise Against Hunger Campaign. We had volunteers that joins forces with Interact in putting together meals that are shipped primarily overseas to families in need.
Santa's Workshop
Rotary members went to the Children's Development Academy to put bikes together for CDA Kids for Christmas. Our club donates money throughout the year for multiple functions for the CDA and this is one of the areas that we focus on for the families.