Veterans Day Program - "To Honor, Educate and Commemorate"
Tom Jackson has served as executive director of the Georgia World War I Centennial Commission since 2015.His appointment came with his position as Heritage Communications Executive within the chancellor’s office at the University System of Georgia, a position from which he retired at the end of 2017.
Prior to joining the central University System office, Tom spent 27 years in the senior administration of UGA, the last nine of those years as Vice President for Public Affairs.He was responsible for institutional public relations strategies and served as UGA’s institutional spokesperson.His national leadership in the field includes service on the executive committee of the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities Council on Strategic Communications.
Tom previously was a news reporter for WXIA-TV, the NBC affiliate in Atlanta, serving eight years as Athens Bureau Chief.He was a correspondent for the Atlanta Constitution; and served as general manager, news director and program director of radio stations in Athens and LaGrange, where he received the state Associated Press Pacemaker Award three times.
Tom has been elected to four terms representing North Georgia in the General Conference of the United Methodist Church, the denomination's worldwide governing body.He is an active lay member of Athens First United Methodist Church, for which he has served as a delegate to the North Georgia Annual Conference for more than 30 years.
Despite these accomplishments, he might best be recognized as the “Voice of the Redcoats” – since 1974 he has been stadium public address announcer for the University of Georgia Redcoat Band.
Tom holds an associate's degree in history from Oxford College of Emory University, and three UGA degrees:a bachelor's in history, a master's in public administration, and a Ph.D. in higher education administration.He and his wife, Sherry, live in Oconee County and have two grown sons and five grandchildren.
LEGION OF HONOR 2018 - In 1945, Joe Shaw, a past president of our club, created the Legion of Honor program, which is now International in scope and recognizes individuals who have been part of Kiwanis for at least 25 years.
Congratulations to the following individuals who have achieved another year of Legion of Honor: *Symbolizes those that are new or who have added 5 more years to their membership.
The Kiwanis Club of Atlanta would like to congratulate all the members who achieved or added another year to their perfect attendance records!
Perfect attendance is earned when members attend 48 or more qualifying meetings in a Kiwanis club year. Qualifying meetings include luncheon meetings, interclubs, attendance at committee or board meetings and attendance at service projects and special events. Below is our list of members with perfect attendance. Those in bold face earned perfect attendance for the first time, or added another year this past year. Congratulations!
Do you want to let the members of our club know more about you and your business? Do you want to network and cultivate more business contacts? If you answered yes, then you need to sign up to do a "Member Spotlight" at one of our club meetings!
Spotlights are done every 2nd and 4th Tuesday luncheon meeting (and the occasional 5th) each month. You have two minutes to showcase your business and tell the other members how you can benefit them! To get on the schedule, just email Karen at KiwanisClubAtlanta@gmail.com.
Our club is looking for about 6 individuals who are willing to become part of the "Lunch Bunch" team! Team members will help the lunch meetings operate smoothly by working the a/v board and sounds system in the back, ensuring that any a/v the speakers use are properly set up, and working the microphones during the Q&A sessions!
While no technical experience is necessary, volunteers should feel comfortable and confident adjusting sound levels and setting up the computer for power point and video presentations. And the benefit is a dedicated comfy seat at the a/v table during lunch!
Don't get the BOOT! Be sure your car has a Kiwanis Club of Atlanta car decal properly displayed on your vehicle.
The security company contracted by Lanier Parking will be booting all cars that are parked in the reserved parking places and that do not have a valid decal on their car identifying them as attending the Kiwanis Club of Atlanta luncheon. So if you arrive prior to 11:45 am on Tuesday, please make sure you have a parking decal on your car. You can get a decal from Karen at the luncheon meeting, and then place it on the right back window (passenger side) from inside your car. They are static cling, so easy to put on and take off!
