A little lesson about Glen Jackson
Jackson Spalding has enjoyed a good run lately. We were named to the AJC’s Top Work Places in Atlanta and then the Holmes Report named us Best Small Agency to work for. (If you want to find out for yourself, we have nine jobs posted right now — send me your resume). Needless to say […]
Midtown Rotary honors AID Atlanta, Volunteer of the Year
Midtown Atlanta Rotary Club honored Walter Bradley yesterday as the 2011 Barbara B. Rose Volunteer of the Year. This is the fifth year Midtown Atlanta Rotary Club has honored a local volunteer with a ceremony and donations to the volunteer’s nominating organization. Walter was selected from 18 nominations, the most ever received by Midtown Atlanta […]
Rotary District 6900
I enjoyed spending this morning with fellow Rotarians from Rotary International District 6900. My morning was filled learning how to apply for District matching grants. I’m excited about putting this knowledge to work. Also, Midtown Rotary will look for college students this year who need a scholarship to study abroad. I’ll provide more details on […]
Giving back to those who give back
Yesterday, I attended the annual awards lunch to honor Midtown’s most dedicated and hard working volunteers. The program was filled with quotes — some popular, some obscure — about volunteering and community service. My favorite is from Tom Brokaw who said, “It’s easy to make a buck. It’s a lot harder to make a difference.” […]
Looking behind vitriolic speech and soundbites
I’ll have to be honest, until yesterday I didn’t put a lot of energy into thinking about the U.S. detention camp at Guantanamo Bay. My feelings could be summed up in one word: bad. Bad people, bad policy. And then Rear Admiral Jim McGarrah spoke to Midtown Atlanta Rotary Club and implored each of us […]