Welcome to the Rotary Club of Atlanta West End

President Kimberly Weaver presented Mr. Chris Hempfling, who joined Rotary of Atlanta West End last year, for his Classification Talk. Chris began by emphasizing The Four Way Test, which he learned from Rotary and believes descriptive of what he works on everyday – and that he’s totally in alignment with it in his complicated … [more]

On the evening of July 16, Rotary of Atlanta West End celebrated at their annual Installation Banquet, online. Twenty-seven club members gathered for a "virtual potluck," and several brought out their coats and ties and fine china to make the Zoom call as elegant as our typical in-person event.

President Paige McKay Kubik led a fully … [more]

President Kimberly Weaver presided over her first meeting as the official leader of our club, even though the ceremonial passing of the gavel comes next week at our annual Installation Dinner. She began by introducing three members: Sumeyra Ozturk, Kevin Wilson, and Richard Gerakitis, who journeyed to Columbus for the … [more]

Rose Caplan, AWER Program Leader for June, presented Mr. Dez Thornton, as our speaker. Dez fills many roles including a coach on leadership and organizational development and in public speaking. He grew up in Norfolk, VA and has been in the ATL for 16 years. One of the many sensible things he shares with others is the importance of Listening and … [more]

President Paige introduced Mr. Uku Urb, a member of the Georgia Rotary Student Program–GRSP RY19-20, as our speaker. Uku has attended many meetings during his GRSP time in the USA while a student at Clayton State University. He said this year in the USA, studying and through his participation in GRSP, made 2019-20 the best year of his life. … [more]