The Friendly Breakfast Club

No Meeting This Friday or Next
Join Us for Thirsty Thursday Tomorrow

This week, we're trying somewhere new for Thirsty Thursday - Politan Row - located at 4550 Olde Perimeter Way, Dunwoody, GA 30346. Join us for fun and fellowship tomorrow, March 14, from 5:30 to 8:00 pm. Then sleep in a little on Friday morning! And if you can't make it Thursday, check out the next article.

Next Friday there's no meeting because many of us will be at District Conference in Jekyll Island. 

Fellowship Opportunity
Wine Tasting Fellowship Meets March 15

Join the Dunwoody Wine Tasting Fellowship at Ed and Judy Holliday's home on Friday, March 15 ... the price of entry is a bottle of wine and an appetizer to share. You'll find Ed and Judy at 315 Cannady Ct, Atlanta, GA 30350. Start time is 6:00 pm.

Golf Tournament Update
2024 FORE the Memories Golf Tournament Tees Off Monday, May 13 - Be A Sponsor

This week, we'd like to recognize our hole sponsors for the 2024 tournament - each contributing $1,000 to support our causes - the Alzheimer's Association and the Dunwoody Rotary Charitable Fund that makes so much of our work in the community possible.

• AHI Corporate Housing
• Blaska Holm
• Edwards Jones
• First Citizens Bank
• O'Brien Agency
• Georgia Rotary Student Program (Jackie Cuthbert)
• Irvin Financial Planning
• Magnolia Financial Management Services
• Mosquito Joe
• Mozely Finlayson Loggins
• Nova Cucina
• Piedmont Bank
• Stout Kaiser Attorneys at Law
• Lorri Christopher
• Brian and Tamara Jenkins
• Fred and Kathy Brandt
• Ken and Sherry Levy
• Rick and Marilyn Woods

We are looking for a Gold Sponsor at the $5,000 level, and sponsors for the Putting Contest and Hole-in-One Competition - at $2,500 each. And of course we wouldn't say no to additional Platinum, Gold or Silver Sponsors. You can also sign up as a Supporter at the $250 or $100 ... or in another dollar amount named by YOU! Anyone interested can visit FORE! The Memories – Rotary Club of Dunwoody Charity Golf Tournament (rcdgolftournament.com)

Orientation Welcomes New Members

On Tuesday, March 12, the club hosted an orientation breakfast at J. Christopher's for our newest members, Denise Brodsky, Mike Kenig, John Vinyard, and Channing Brand. Everyone is excited to be part of the Rotary Club of Dunwoody and looking forward to getting involved.

Vote, Vote, Vote!
Recognize Our Rotarians as Best of Perimeter - Vote Ends This Friday

It's time to select the Best of Perimeter businesses and several Dunwoody Rotarians (and spouses) are up for selection. The Best of Perimeter is sponsored by Appen Media (owner of the Dunwoody Crier). In addition to club members' businesses, the nominees include other businesses that are friends of RCD.  You may vote once each day per email address from now until March 15 - so please vote early and often! You may vote  here:  https://www.appenmedia.com/best_of_perimeter_2024/#//.  Thank you for voting!   The nomination and selection as Best of Perimeter means a lot to all of the local businesses involved.

Here are nominated businesses owned/managed by Dunwoody Rotarians (with apologies to anyone we missed!).  Next year, we will have a campaign to put RCD on the ballot!

Food & Beverage

• E. 48th Street Market (Charlie Augello):  Best All Around Restaurant, Best Italian Food, Best Lunch Spot, Best Takeout Food

 People and Community

• Best Non-profit Organization:  The Sandwich Project (run by Michael Kenig’s wife, Marcy Louza)

 Services

• Best Catering:  E. 48th Street Market
• Best Information Services:  Discover Dunwoody (Mark Galvin)
• Best Insurance Agency:  O’Brien Insurance Agency, LLC (Bob O’Brien)
• Best Law Firm:  Mozley, Finlayson & Loggins LLP (Deb Cameron, Larry Domenico)
• Best Living Trust Service:  Bafas Law, P.C. (Eleni Bafas)
• Best Personal Injury Attorney:  Law Offices of Villard Bastien, LLC (Ardy Bastien)

Fellowship Opportunity
Join Carter for a Hockey Game!

The Atlanta Gladiators are hosting Rotary Club Night on March 23. It is a night to come together and mingle with other clubs and enjoy being out in the community while getting to watch a professional hockey game. The event will take place in the Ice Boxes, which are right on the glass, so everyone will be in on the action during the game. If you NOT going to District Conference and you'd like to attend this Atlanta Gladiators' special event, contact Carter Stout and he will get the link for discounted tickets.