This week's speaker is Presdelane (Pres) Harris, Organizing Director of Alabama Arise. Presdelane (Pres) Harris is Arise's organizing director. She has worked for Arise since 1994 and has a B.S. in justice and public safety from Auburn University at Montgomery and an M.S. in management from Troy University. She has lived in Montgomery her entire [...]
This week's speaker is retired SEC Head Football Official Dick Burleson, Major General, U.S. Army, and Licensed Professional Engineer. Drawing on his 25 years as a head football official in the Southeastern Conference, as well as a distinguished career in the U.S. Army, he offers a cavalcade of anecdotes, stories, and lessons designed to not [...]
Funded by a Title III “Strengthening Institutions” grant by the Department of Education, The Experiential Education and Engagement Center (EEEC) is an on-campus resource with a mission to increase student retention, persistence, and graduation rates through early engagement. They connect students to campus and the community through high-impact practices including peer mentoring, undergraduate research, internships, [...]
The speaker for this week is Melisa Miller Mote, Co-Chair of River Region Walk to End Alzheimer's. Rotary is a Gold National Team, and we encourage our club members to participate this year. You can sign up at this link.
The speaker for this week is Theo M. Moore II, Founder and Executive Director for Hiztorical Vision Productions (HVP). HVP educates the public on the untold, inspiring history of African Americans in the South. For more information, visit their website here: https://hiztoricalvp.org/about/
Lunches for Learning exists to break the cycle of poverty in rural Honduras by providing a healthy lunch to school children every school day at their school; thereby allowing these children to stay in school so they can complete their education and enter the workforce as literate individuals. More info at lunchesforlearning.org.
No speaker this week as we will be holding a club assembly.
This week's speaker is Adeyela Bennett with Women in Training. Their mission: "Our mission is simple: End Poverty. PERIOD! In a world overflowing with resources, we believe every human being can have plenty of nutritious and delicious food, secure and spacious housing, excellent healthcare, global education ... and a bounty of menstrual products and education, [...]
This week's speaker is Malinda W. Swoope, Ph.D., Vice President of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management at Alabama State University. She came to ASU from Edward Waters University where she served as associate provost of Academic Affairs. She is a chemist by profession with a Ph.D. in Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry from the University of [...]
This week's guest speaker is Varina Mead, Director of Marketing at Easterseals Central Alabama. Learn more about her here.
This week's guest speaker is Chip Hill, Chief of Staff for Montgomery's Mayor. Learn more about him here.