Our lunch meeting was full of energy and excitement as we welcomed District Governor Steve Ivory on August 26th! In addition to DG Steve and his lovely wife, Anna, we had several other important visitors, including our Area Governor, Butch Carter, and PDG, and friend of our club, Bob Hagan.  We were happy to see Josh Mason (invited by Cliff Wilcox) visit our club again, and Captain Andy Wheeler, from Alpharetta Fire, received a special invitation to join us. 

Richard brought the energy to Happy Dollars (as always) and we raised $180 for Polio Plus. Several members donated $$ in honor of DG Steve's visit to our club and Steve Cory donated to celebrate the good news that his brother-in-law received a new liver! 

After some club announcements and updates, Mike Mudd introduced a video commemorating the completion of our Lusito Mechanic School Global Grant at Heart for Africa in eSwatini. The video featured Past President John Bach as a narrator and really brought to life the difference our global grants have made at Heart for Africa over the past ten years. Mike Mudd presented David Bryant (Executive Director at Heart for Africa) with a plaque that will be installed at the Lusito Mechanic School to recognize the contributions Rotary has made to the success of this program. 

Next up, DG Steve Ivory shared the importance of growing Rotary membership (grow more, do more!) and the importance of the The Rotary Foundation. After seeing the video on our global grants at Heart for Africa, DG Steve immediately recognized how our work with Heart for Africa touches on many of the seven areas of focus for Rotary, including economic development, maternal and child health, basic education and literacy, water and sanitation. DG Steve also shared eight benefits of joining Rotary, including leadership development, personal fulfillment, networking & connections, social events & fellowship, community engagement, making a difference, supporting various causes, and professional growth. 

DG Steve officially inducted three new members as part of his visit - welcome to Rotary Club of North Fulton, Sandy Holiday, Stacie Martin (companion club) and Dillon Thomas! We look forward to getting to know you and serving alongside you! Thanks to our members Rick Clark and Joseph Powell for sponsoring these new members.

DG Steve has a mission to recognize as many community heroes as he can this Rotary year. We were honored to have him recognize Captain Andy Wheeler of Alpharetta Fire. Captain Wheeler has been a huge help with our CPR/AED Training project for the past 11 months. We appreciate his contributions and look forward to continued service together. 

What a great meeting we shared with our District Governor, Steve Ivory!