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GEORGIA'S FIRST and LARGEST KIWANIS CLUB

Membership Newsletter
Feb 15, 2022

Cookout for the Kids at Hillside
Kiwanis Club of Atlanta first annual  meeting in 1919
Camp Kiwanis in Danielsville, GA
Upcoming Speakers
Feb 15, 2022 11:45 AM
"Atlanta and the Civil Rights Movement, 1944-1968"
"Atlanta and the Civil Rights Movement, 1944-1968"

THIS IS A KCA HYBRID MEETING.  Our Speaker will be joining us IN PERSON!

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER TO ATTEND IN PERSON.  Registration closes on Feb 11 at Noon.

To View on Zoom:  Click Here.

Dr. Karcheik Sims-Alvarado has studied the history and culture of African Americans throughout the Black Atlantic World for nearly 20 years. Whether in the classroom, museum, or in the field, she has sought to document and teach the African-American odyssey through various mediums.

As the CEO of Preserve Black Atlanta, a non profit 501(c)(3) dedicated to identifying, recording, and preserving African-American history and culture, Dr. Sims-Alvarado has developed a model for utilizing historical and cultural assets as a catalyst for economic and community development. She has worked with some of Atlanta’s leading institutions: the National Center for Civil and Human Rights,  Atlanta History Center adn more.

Dr. Sims-Alvarado received a B.A. in Mass Media Arts and an M.A. in African and African-American Studies from Clark Atlanta University and a Ph.D. in History from Georgia State University. She is currently pursuing a M.A. degree in Museum Studies from Harvard University. As well, she is a multi-recipient of the prestigious National Endowment for Humanities Summer Institute Fellowship with the Georgia Historical Society and the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute at Harvard University.  

Dr. Sims-Alvarado served as the Founding Director of the John Lewis Fellowship with the National Center for Civil and Human Rights. She is a leading authority on Alonzo Herndon, Atlanta’s first black millionaire, as well as the Nineteenth-Century Back-to-Africa Movement in GA. She has served as the civil rights historian and exhibition consultant of “A Right to Freedom: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr” with the Nobel Prize Museum in Stockholm, Sweden and is a creator and co-writer of “Lifting the Veiling,” based upon W.E.B. Du Bois’s first tenured at Atlanta University.

Dr. Sims-Alvarado is the author of Atlanta and the Civil Rights Movement, 1944-1968 and the curator of the world’s longest outdoor photography exhibition documenting the long civil rights movement. Currently, she is the Historical Advisor for the immersive exhibition, The March, presented by TIME magazine, and serves as Assistant Professor of Africana Studies at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia.

INTRODUCTION: Kim Nolte
INVOCATION: Andrew Rothschild
Feb 22, 2022 11:45 AM
“The Georgia Traverse: Experiencing the State through Overland Travel”
Mar 01, 2022 11:45 AM
"How I pretended to be an entrepreneur until I eventually became one"
Mar 08, 2022 11:45 AM
Fulton County
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Club Information
Learn. Serve. Connect.
Tuesdays at 12:00 PM
The Loudermilk Center
40 Courtland St. NE
Atlanta, GA 30303
United States of America
Phone:
(404) 521-1443
Hybrid Meetings Have Begun! We currently have spaces for up to 40 members - email the office for more information or register in the events section on our website at www.kiwanisatlanta.org! You can still attend via Zoom!
VenueMap
Venue Map
Breakfast Satellite Location
When we resume in person meetings:
1st and 3rd Tuesdays, 7:30 am
Landmark Diner
3652 Roswell Rd. NW
Atlanta, GA  30352
Club Officers
President
 
President Elect
 
Vice President
 
Past President
 
Treasurer
 
Secretary
 
Upcoming Events
USO Airport Greeting
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Feb 12, 2022
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
 
Feb 15-Dr. Karcheik Sims-Alvarado-In Person Attend
2nd Floor, Loudermilk Conference Center
Feb 15, 2022
11:45 AM – 1:15 PM
 
Feb 22 - David Giguere - In Person Attendance
2nd Floor, Loudermilk Conference Center
Feb 22, 2022
11:45 AM – 1:15 PM
 
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Stories
Kiwanis Club of Atlanta New Member Orientation is Feb 24th
Are you a new member to the Kiwanis Club of Atlanta?  Then come to our next new member orientation to learn more about the club and how to make the most of your membership.  We will go over the activities of the club so you can find a way to get more involved … plus learn a bit about the history of Kiwanis and how our club fits into the international organization!
 
The next Orientation is Thursday, February 24th, 3:30 pm via Zoom!
 
Just click on the registration link to sign up!
 
And by the way … this is a great way for you veteran members to get re-energized!  There is always something new to learn!
Georgia District of Kiwanis Mid-Year Training
The Georgia District of Kiwanis Mid-Year Training will be Saturday, Mar 12, 9 am - 3 pm at the Macon Centroplex.  This is a perfect opportunity for club members to learn more about Kiwanis and the Georgia District, as well as for those who are thinking about serving in future leadership positions with the club.
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Automatic In Person Attendance Registration Available!
Are you attending the KCA weekly meetings in person all the time and want to skip the registration process?  Just email Karen at KiwanisClubAtlanta@gmail.com and have your name added to the automatic attendance list.  Easy Peasy.  All we ask is that you let us know when you ARE NOT going to be there so we don't have extra food ordered.  Add your name to the list today and we will see you on Tuesday, Jan 4th!
Past KCA  Zoom! Virtual Club Meetings for You to Watch!
We have had great speakers during our Kiwanis Club of Atlanta Zoom meetings!  If you couldn't participate, we have saved all of them to Dropbox, but the most recent ones are available through the live link of the speaker name listed below!  Click more to see the list of the most recent speakers and send an email to KiwanisClubAtlanta@gmail.com to let us know which meetings you would like to have. laugh  Remember, you can always check out past speakers by viewing the past bulletins archived on our web site.
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Join the KCA Hospitality Committee!
Would you like to get to know our club members better and help greet them as well as our guests at our weekly in person meetings?  If so, then join the Hospitality Committee ... all it takes is a smile!
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