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Rotary International Theme
2011-2012
Rotary
International President
Kalyan Banerjee
District 6900 Governor
Margie Kersey
Assistant Governor
Kathy Brandt
Stone Mountain Rotary Club
Officers 2011-2012
President
PDG Al Lipphardt
President Elect
David Champa
President Nominee
Cynthia Edwards
Immediate Past President
Durl Jensen
Secretary
George Miranda
Treasurer
Harry Strack
Sergeant At Arms
Ron Lunsford |
THE ROTARY CLUB OF STONE
MOUNTAIN
Putting "Service Above Self" in Stone Mountain since 1965
100% Paul Harris Fellow Club |
Rotary District 6900
Conference Theme 2011-2012
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An Introduction
to
The Rotary Club of Stone Mountain
Our Club’s History
As with other clubs, the Rotary Club of Stone Mountain is autonomous
while remaining part of District 6900 and Rotary International. There
are two types of membership in a Rotary Club, active and honorary.
Membership is by invitation and not application. The proposal of a new
member by a member is validation that the individual being proposed is
of the highest character. From the very founding our organization was
based on the classification principle. That is, membership in based on
one’s profession or vocation. Eligibility is found in the Manual of
Procedure. Today, classifications are limited to 5 of each in a club of
less than 50 or 10% on clubs of over 50. It bears repeating because of
it’s significance, Rotary membership is by invitation not application.
The Rotary Club of Stone Mountain was chartered on May 12, 1965 as the
Rotary Club of East DeKalb. The name East DeKalb was changed to Stone
Mountain on July 21, 1981. The first officers of the club were President
Frank Merritt, Vice President Ed Friese, Secretary-Treasurer Tom Tidwell
and Sergeant at Arms, Joe Lorenz. The first directors were Clark Brand,
George McGinnis, Blake Perry and Ed Tucker. The Charter was presented on
June 18, 1965 at a meeting held at the Plantation Restaurant on Memorial
Drive in Stone Mountain. At that time there were 29 members in the club.
The official meeting day and time was set as Tuesday, 1215PM at the
Stone Mountain Inn, Stone Mountain Park. The meeting day and time remain
the same.
In accordance with our club constitution and by-laws, each December we
select a President and board of directors to serve one year beginning on
July 1 and terminating on June 30. The president’s term is one year, but
directors are able to serve subsequent years without limitation at the
pleasure of the membership and invitation by the subsequent president
elects.
The names of candidates for president and board are put forth to the
membership
by a nominating board as appointed by the sitting president.
Serving as a President of a Rotary Club is a special honor. Remembering
that Rotary is an organization of business and professional persons
united worldwide who perform humanitarian service, promote high ethical
standards in all vocations and help build goodwill and peace throughout
the world speaks volumes of the confidence members have in your ability
to lead in the accomplishments of Rotary International, the District and
Club goals and objectives when you are elected to this most high office.
Many of our members have served beyond the club level. As of this
writing four of our members have been elected to serve as District
Governor. Members Robert “Bob” Grant served as Governor 1985-1986:
Alfred J. “Al” Lipphardt served as Governor 1999-2000: Casey J. Farmer
served as Governor 2010-2011 and for the first time in the history of
our District a Rotary Club has back to back Governors with Margie Kersey
serving as Governor 2011-2012.
The Rotary Club of Stone Mountain is a leaders’ club.
Revised June 1, 2011
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