This morning’s guest speaker was a substitute speaker for the regularly scheduled speaker-Mr. Joe Morrison ; his wife, Mrs. Brandy Morrison.
Mrs. Morrison is an architect and volunteer for the proposed Atlanta Beltway, the largest urban redevelopment project currently underway in the United States.
The proposed beltway will ‘create a necklace’ around the center of Atlanta consisting of a 22 mile train loop’ using exiting train track, 1300 acres of new parks, 33 miles of walking and bicycle trails, jobs and economic development in 20 areas around the city, affordable workforce housing, historic preservation of old buildings, streetscapes and public art, and environmentally cleaned up tracts of land for new businesses and houses.
Why is this Beltline important? It’s important to the city because it will improve Atlanta residents’ quality of life by parks and green space, improving transit, and encourage new business opportunities.
It will also help manage transit needs and connect Atlanta’s people to all other communities in the city by this project’s ‘visionary use of rail’.
The month of May is the Club’s supply drive for the Genesis children’s shelter Priority One Children’s Project. Each Club member is required to donate funds or provide baby supplies such as diapers, formula [any type], baby toiletries, bed linen, or other baby care supplies.
This service event is scheduled for June 14th. Please sign up or donate funds for this project.
10 bowlers are needed. The bowlers will raise $50 and the remainder $50 will be donated by the Club foundation
The convention this year is scheduled for Orlando, Florida from June 26th-29th.
Convention will be held August 15, 16, and 17th in Peachtree City. John Nix has volunteered to represent our Club.
This meeting is scheduled at 7:30 AM, JUNE 2ND, at J. Christopher’s restaurant on West Peach tree Street. Free parking beneath the building. All are welcome.
The vivacious Antje Wortman was in town visiting and attended this morning’s meeting. She is a resident of the State of Washington.
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