Tuesday, April 16, 2013
While savings and productivity is good in the long run, the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta vice president says those aren't good in the short run.
Members of the Windward Rotary Club got a bit of an economics lesson and update from an economist with the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta this week. Tom Cunningham, vice president, senior economist and regional executive for the Federal Reserve Bank said "the Southeast generally looks an awful lot like the rest of the country." Over the last three decades, until 2007, the Southeast and Atlanta in particular has been growing a lot faster than the rest of the economy. Even the jobless rate isn't quite as full of doom and gloom as is being stated in the media, Cunningham said at the Rotary's meeting at the Atlanta Marriott Alpharetta. Of the 550,000 people said to have just left the work force, approximately 200,000 are doing so naturally, …
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Atlanta Marriott Alpharetta
5750 Windward Pky, Alpharetta, GA
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Sunday, February 3, 2013
Members of the Rotary Club of Alpharetta will join fellow Rotarians from Roswell on a Vision Project trip later this month.
The Rotary Club of Alpharetta presented 2,200 pairs reading eyeglasses and other vision items to the Rotary Club of Roswell to help support their upcoming Vision Projects in Honduras. The Alpharetta Rotary Club received the eyeglasses as a donation from a private citizen. Although these were new eyeglasses, they had been stored in open boxes in a warehouse and needed cleaning, polishing, categorizing and packaging. Thirteen new member Rotarians from the Alpharetta Rotary Club volunteered for the task. The team-building event was a great opportunity for the new members to meet, build relationships and have fun while working on this project . Members from the Rotary Clubs of Alpharetta and Roswell will travel to Honduras in late February …
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
The service organization donated money and computers to North Fulton Community Charities for its GED Scholarship fund and for its Education Center.
The Rotary Club of Alpharetta donated $800, computers to North Fulton Community Charities for their GED Scholarship fund, which will provide scholarships for five students to take the test. NFCC serves almost 5,000 low-income families in the communities of Alpharetta, Roswell, Johns Creek, Mountain Park and Milton and recently expanded their services with the opening of an Education Center. All classes are free and are taught by volunteer instructors who are experts in their subject areas. The donation given by the Alpharetta Rotary will provide five scholarships to students who take classes at the NFCC Education Center to prepare for the GED, but cannot afford the $160 fee to take the test. The Alpharetta Rotary also donated 6 computer …
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Dem. State Rep. Stacey Abrams gives a counterpoint, but agrees changes to entitlements must be made.
Healthcare was the topic of Georgia Congressman Tom Price's talk Monday at a Sandy Springs Perimeter Chamber Breakfast. “Unless we address the issues of Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security, we cannot - we will not – grow this economy,” the Roswell resident said to a crowded room at the Westin Hotel. Price told the crowd that $2.5 trillion of $3.5 trillion in federal government spending is on entitlements. “You can’t balance the budget without changes to Medicare…Which is why I can’t tell you how excited I am that my party selected Paul Ryan [as the vice presidential pick],” he said. Whatever side of the health care debate folks fall on, Price said one thing in which most people would agree, there will be a lot of harsh banter slung …
Monday, July 30, 2012
The service organization gave checks that will help Alpharetta K-9 units, Milton's large animal emergency rescue program and the Alpharetta Fire Safety House.
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Monday, July 30, 2012
Rotary District 6900 Gov. Cheryl Greenway spoke to the Alpharetta Rotary Club recently about the Rotary International’s Theme for this fiscal year, “Peace Through Service.” She asked the club members to talk to people in the community to find out where the real needs are and where work needs to be done and then go out and help others find peace. Greenway selected a theme for her district as well as the international theme for this year which is “The Treasures of Rotary.” She is asking all the clubs in her district to share their treasures. She wants them to communicate and educate the community about what it means to be a Rotarian, what projects are being done in the community, and who the members are that have a passion to place service …
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Alpharetta Presbyterian Church
180 Academy St, Alpharetta, GA
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Saturday, April 21, 2012
The North Fulton club's project funds construction of a dam in Swaziland.
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Saturday, April 21, 2012
The Rotary Club of North Fulton won approval for a $200,000 grant to help build a dam in Africa. The Rotary Foundation approved the international matching grant to support the construction of a third water retention dam on Heart for Africa’s Project Canaan site in Swaziland, Africa. The North Fulton Club, in efforts let by led by President-Elect Ben Hunter, has partnered with multiple Rotary clubs in metro Atlanta, the central U.S. and Canada to achieve the needed momentum for approval. This grant, with total budget of $200,000, marks the second successful international grant in recent years for the North Fulton club, and it represents the largest international grant in the history of Rotary District 6900, which comprises approximately …
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Milton High graduate tells Alpharetta club about the Roswell-based agency's work.
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Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Habitat for Humanity North Georgia's Colleen Fogarty visited the Rotary Club of North Fulton and left with a $1,000 donation from the club to assist in its efforts to build houses in the local community and worldwide. Fogarty grew up in Alpharetta and is a Milton High graduate. She attended the University of Georgia, where she first become involved with Habitat for Humanity. Upon graduation, that college avocation turned into a job as she was hired by Habitat for Humanity-North Central Georgia. She has been working with the local Habitat office for six years. In addition to her work locally, she also leads Habitat for Humanity Global Village trips to various locations abroad. Last year she led a trip to Portugal, and this year she will …
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The Diner at North Point
2355 Mansell Rd, Alpharetta, GA
Rotary Cub of North Fulton meets here Tuesdays at 12:15 p.m.
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Saturday, November 26, 2011
District grants will help fund projects by the two organizations.
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Saturday, November 26, 2011
The Alpharetta Rotary Club presented grants to two non-profit organizations that provide aid to families in crisis, but in much different situations. HomeStretch, a Roswell-based organization helps families from across North Fulton, and has board members from across the area. HomeStretch gives homeless parents and their children a safe and comfortable place to live while simultaneously helping them address the root causes of their situation and return to a life of self-reliance and stability. ShelterBox responds instantly following natural and other disasters by delivering boxes of aid to those who need it most. Each ShelterBox supplies an extended family with a tent and essential equipment to use while they are displaced or homeless. …
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Alpharetta Presbyterian Church
180 Academy St, Alpharetta, GA
The Rotary Club meets at the church on Friday mornings for breakfast.
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Thursday, October 6, 2011
The Alpharetta club raised almost $2,000 to provide supplies to kids at four schools.
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Thursday, October 6, 2011
When local school children need help with school supplies, the Rotary Club of North Fulton responds with enthusiasm. The club kicked off its new Rotary year with the tradition of a service project that is a great support to the local North Fulton community, according to Todd Bellocchio, public relations chair for the club. Children benefiting attend North Fulton public schools that have a diversified population, with about 65 percent being of international backgrounds. Rotary Club Member Cliff Wilcox coordinated the gathering and delivery of school supplies, including notebooks, pens, pencils, bags, and bag tags with the Rotary “4 Way Test” to four schools in the local area: The Rotary Club of North Fulton raised more than $1,900 to put …
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Ten years after the tragedies of terrorist attacks, local residents honor the fallen first responders.
Alpharetta and Milton residents, police, firefighters, EMS, dispatchers and elected officials gathered at Alpharetta's Public Safety Department to honor the memory of 9/11 victims.
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City of Alpharetta Department of Public Safety
2565 Old Milton Pky, Alpharetta, GA
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Donald Mitchell
6:42 am on Monday, September 12, 2011
I would just like to say thanks to Gary George and the entire staff of the City of Alpharetta and the City of Milton. This memorial service was a very tasteful and touching reminder of 9/11 and all the public servants who put their lives on the line for us on a daily basis. more ›