Projects
"Sound of Hope" movie pre-sreening
"Sound of Hope" is a movie that will hit theaters on July 4. NCRC was invited to attend a pre-screeing. This is a movie about foster children and families. It shows the trauma and pain foster children face and the brave families that love them through it all. EXCELLENT MOVIE!
Acworth Art House Exhibit
North Cobb Rotary Club supports the Acworth Art Alliance and the Acworth Art House. Here several members gathered to bring art to the community.
Aloha to Aging
Purchasing supplies and providing volunteer support for "A Day in the Life" simulation and HeART Strings musical therapy. These programs support the families and elderly who are faced with Alzheimer's and Dementia disease.
April Luncheon and Bingo for Senior Citizens
The North Cobb Rotary served a lovely breakfast-for-lunch meal to 80 Kennesaw senior citizens. Afterward, the seniors enjoyed several rounds of bingo.
BBQ with the Blue
The NCRC partnered with Kennesaw Police to create an end-of-school-year celebration for the kids at Walton at Ridenour. NCRC bbq'd hotdogs and served the kids as they returned from school, and the police played basketball, chatted, joked, and had fun!
BBQ with the Blue
The NCRC partnered with Kennesaw Police to create an end-of-school-year celebration for the kids at Walton at Ridenour. NCRC bbq'd hotdogs and served the kids as they returned from school, and the police played basketball, chatted, joked, and had fun!
Because of Dudley, A Tribute to All Past Presidents
The North Cobb Rotary celebrated founding President Dudley Field and his 50+ years as a Rotarian. The event, titled, "Because of Dudley, A Tribute to the Accomplishments of All Past Presidents" was a reunion of members, widows, and people of the community. We served over 100 people. The tag line was "Scotch, Steak, and Stories." A good time was had by all, and two past members have promised to return to active club membership. This was a big event, but also a great recruiting tool.
Black History Bowl Judges
Kennesaw Parks and Recreation’s Black History Bowl is a fun, competitive and educational event for middle school aged teens Teams from various schools, youth organizations, and churches will compete by answering a variety of black history-related questions in science, the arts, education, sports, entertainment, civil rights, politics and more in a fast-paced game show style format. The Bowl seeks to raise and deepen the awareness, while honoring the vital role played by African Americans in the rich history of our countryBlast-Week of Feb. 25, 2024
Every Monday morning, all members receive a weekly BLAST with all the news of the club for the week! Here is an example:
Cans for KSU CARES
Kennesaw State University has a program to feed students who can't afford to buy groceries. It is called KSU CARES. NCRC Foundation Chair Robert Shippey's wife was devoted to this cause. Today we gathered canned goods for Robert to take to the office that houses this panty.
Clothing for Devereux and the Extensions
North Cobb Rotary Club gathered much-needed clothing for Devereux Behavioral Health Center and the Men's and Women's Extensions. These clothes will allow people to live, learn, and work with dignity.
Crutches4Africa
Marietta Rotarian Richard Cope approached North Cobb Rotary, asking for crutches, walkers, canes, boots, etc p to be sent to Africa via his organization - Crutches$Africa. Oh course, NCRC was happy to assist! The photo os of just one day's gathering. (NCRC members cleaned out their basements!)
Davis Direction Gala
David Direction operates a facility for young people fighting additions. NCRC members support their fund-raising Gala every year.
First Ever NCRC Board Retreat
The North Cobb Rotary Club is doing some big things, and the Board needed a few hours together to discuss and create. We worked on written Job Responsibilities for each Board position. We worked on an update of the by-laws. We discussed Members Options (Active, Sustaining, Young Professional, Law Enforcement, Honorary). We agreed to try a "Soul Jam" event, to help new members get acquainted with long-term members.
Food Delivery to KSU Cares Center
The North Cobb Rotary Club has connected with Midwest Food Bank to deliver a truckload of food to the KSU Cares Center early in every month. NCRC members help unload the truck and stock the shelves.
Forever Fed - August
NCRC partners with Forever Fed to offer a food distribution site in North Cobb County. We do this on the last Sunday of every month, and provide food to approximately 60 families.
Forever Fed - February
North Cobb Rotarians, family, and friends gathered to deliver food orders to the cars of neighbors who needed food. This is a monthly service event.
Forever Fed - January
On a bitterly cold and windy afternoon, the North Cobb Rotary Club distributed food with Forever Fed. We served 54 families. This is a labor of love!
Forever Fed - July
NCRC partners with Forever Fed to offer a food distribution site in North Cobb County. We do this on the last Sunday of every month, and provide food to approximately 60 families.
Forever Fed - November
NCRC helps fight food insecurity by partnering with Forever Fed. We staff their only Cobb County site on the last Sunday of every month. This month, in spite of it being a Holiday Weekend, we had plenty of volunteers, and many families who needed food support.
Forever Fed - October
North Cobb Rotary volunteered at the Forever Fed food distribution. This is always done on the last Sunday of the month.Forever Fed - September
Forever Fed provides the food and truck. NCRC provides the labor, by members, their familiy, neighbors, and friends.
Forever Fed, March
The North Cobb Rotary Club distributed food to families through the organization called Forever Fed. They provide the truk full of food, and we take grocery orders and fill them.
Gift Bags for Incarcerated Juveniles
North Cobb Rotary partnered with Midtown Rotary to provide gift bags of personal hygiene products and notes of encouragement to inmates of the Fulton County Juvenile Detention Center. This was made possible through cooperation with the Power of Peace Project, whose founder, Kit Cummings, is a North Cobb Rotarian. We gifted 100 boys and 20 girls.
Gift of Music
A member of the North Cobb Civitan visited North Cobb Rotary, asking for donations of used musical instruments to be donated to a program called the "Gift of Music" which offers free lessons and access to donated musical instruments. Three NCRC members had used instruments to donate. Also donated were lesson books, a practice CD, hammers and a drum stand.
Gift Wrapping at Devereux
North Cobb Rotarians helped wrap gifts for the 108 children (ages 9-21) living at Devereux, a facility offering advanced behavioral health care. They provided the supplies, we provided the hands and smiles!
Golden Ticket Raffle for Mountain Top Boys Home
North Cobb Rotary offered a Golden Ticket Raffle to benefit Mountain Top Boys Home. One hundred tickets for $100 each were available. The winner got a trip to any of four locations. We raised $5900.
Horizon Baseball
Horizon Baseball League in Acworth offers the fun and fellowship of baseball for people with special needs. NCRC are buddies for these athletes as they compete.
Horizon Baseball
NCRC plays softball with Acworth athletes with special needs. This is a league offered at Horizon Park, Acworth. Each athlete has a buddy, and we help bat, run the bases, and field the ball. There are three games each Thursday in the fall and spring.
Interact - Forever Fed
The North Cobb Rotary Club's Interact - Kennesaw Mountain helped with Forever Fed. Four students and their faculty advisor were on hand to assist with this food distribution events.
Interact - Kennesaw Mountain High School
The North Cobb Rotary Club's Interact Club at Kennesaw Mountain High met yesterday to elect officers and do a Halloween service project.
The students discovered that the local Live Safe shelter for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault is currently housing 30 children. It is unlikely that these kids will be able to go out for traditional Trick-or-Treating, so the Interact students decided to take Trick-or-Treating to them!
July Social - Huey Luey's
Fifty+ members, partners, and guests gathered at Huey Luey's for food and fun! A good time was had by all!
Kennesaw Seniors Lunch & Bingo
The City of Kennesaw offers a Seniors' Lunch and Bingo for three First Wednesdays in the Fall and Spring. NCRC provides the labor and has fun!
Kids & Cops Cornhole
The Power of Peace Project held it annual cornhole tournament and BBQ to gather teen boys and police officers. The event is designed to be fun and promote friendships, understanding, and peace.
KSU Cares Receives Food
The North Cobb Rotary Club brokered an agreement between the Midwest Food Bank (Peachtree City, GA) and Kennesaw State University CARES Center, which provides food and other support to needy students. KSU will receive a truck load of food on the first Thursday of every month. The first load came on March 7,2024. North Cobb Rotarians unloaded the truck and placed the food on shelves in the store.
KSU Day of Service
KSU Day of Service brings 600 students into service opportunities in the community. Faculty, staff, and community members also participate. This year the event last the whole week, but the big day was Saturday, April 6.
Ladies' Luncheon
Two members invited 10 new female members, to get acquainted over a lovely ladies' luncheon at one's home. It was a beautiful meal and a good time! - This is how North Cobb Rotary creates strong bonds!
Men's Extension - November
North Cob Rotary provides supper every second month for the Men's Extension. This relationship has continued for many years.
Men's Extension Supper - May
The NCRC feeds the Men's and Women's Extension every-other month. May was the men's month, so a group of NCRC people gathered to offer great food and great fellowship.
Mental Health First Aid Course
President Nancy Prochaska attended the Mental Health First Aid course, offered at Kennesaw State University. She will receive a certificate that declares her to be "certified."
Midwest Food Bank Food for KSU CARE
The Midwest Food Bank, second largest food distribution organization in the world, has agreed to provide food to the Kennesaw State University CARE Center (Campus Awareness, Resource, & Empowerment) beginning March 2024. This initiative will provide monthly food delivery to needy students enrolled at KSU.
More Pressure Washing at Pine Mountain Middle School
North Cobb Rotary continues to improve the Memorial Garden at Pine Mountain Middle School, by cleaning the algae from the concrete areas.
Mountain Top Boys Home BBQ
For the 36th year in a row, North Cobb Rotary hosted a BBQ for Mountain Top Boys Home. On a beautiful fall day, we gathered for cook BBQ, socialize, and enjoy the successes of this remarkable program!
NCRC President Speaks at Webinar
North Cobb Rotary Club President Nancy Prochaska was one of two featured presenters at the MAP webinar. The focus was "Creating an Irresistible Club."
Nancy focused on "The Member Experience" and "On-Boarding." It was well-received, and Nancy was subsequently invited to speak at an international zoom program for St. Martin Sunset Club, Caribean, regarding the same topic.
NCRC Sponsors Veterans' Lunch
The North Cobb Rotary Club sponsored and served the Kennesaw Veteran's Luncheon for 200 guests. The featured speaker was NCRC member Brian Moore, PhD.
NCRC Supports RTCC
North Cobb Rotary toured the Cobb County Real Time Crime Center, and learned how they can support Law Enforcement. The Cobb County Real Time Crime Center is a state-of-the-art technology hub that gathers information from video (residences, neighborhoods, businesses, intersections, police cars, and body cams.) This gives Law Enforcement a significant advantage when seeking criminals. NCRC is committed to helping by promoting these connections and extending them to the City of Kennesaw and the City of Acworth.
New Member Orientation
Four or five times each year, the North Cobb Rotary offers a New Member Orientation, where New Members and their partners gather to enjoy a good meal, and get acquainted. They learn about each other and about Rotary. We offer a document called "News for New Members" which is a summary of many of the things New Members need to know.
New Member Orientation - April
NCRC prides itself in preparing our New Members on the details of Rotary membership. We begin with a Happy Hour and meal, and then discuss what Rotary is, what we do, and talk about what they are looking for.
Packing 200 summer lunches for children
The NCRC purchased and packed the assigned items for 200 lunches, to be distributed by MUST Ministry to local children who are out of school for the summer, and thus not able to get free school lunches.
We did this immediately after our meeting, so many people were able to help. It was fun to work together!
Pad a Girl Project - Year 2
The Rotary Club of North Cobb has partnered with the Rotary Club of Umudike Central (Nigeria) to do a second year of the Pad a Girl Project. We are providing reusable sanitary products for 400 school girls, so that they can stay in school all month, every month. These reusable products will be explained by health professionals and an educational program has been developed so that the girls have a clearer understanding of their bodies.
Pad a Girl to Keep Girls in School
PB&J for Mountain Top Boys Home
Member Michael Pagan challenged his co-workers and customers to bring in jars of peanut butter and of jelly, to donate to the Mountain Top Boys Home, a place hwere boys live when their families can't care for them.
Pigs & Peaches Festival
NCRC was invited to help the City of Kennesaw during the Pigs & Peaches Festival. We staffed the booth and sold "mocktails" for the City.
Pine Mountain Middle School Garden
The North Cobb Rotary Club has adopted the Pine Mountain Middle School Memorial Garden. We refreshed it just before classes resumed on Aug. 1.
Pressure Wash Memorial Garden
The Rotary Club of North Cobb has adopted the Memorial Garden of Pine Mountain Middle School. We have cleaned it up, planted fresh plants, and now have pressure washed the concrete.
Project Mail Call
On February 17, volunteers from the Rotary Club of North Cobb packed 18 care-boxes weighing a total of 252 pounds for 189 deployed Army and Navy personnel in Djibouti, Iraq, Poland, Slovakia, and South Korea. This was the first time the group has packed with Project Mail Call, but you would never know it, considering how efficient and proficient they were. NCRC will be back for a second packing day on March 16.
Project Mail Call, Visit #2
Project Mail Call is an organization in Marietta that send customized "care packages" to military who are deployed all over the world.
North Cobb Rotary stuffed boxes last month and delivered a check to financially support this work. Our members were so excited by the service work, we did it again, but with different members.
Public Safety Appreciation Week
NCRC sponsored breakfast for both our local Fire Department and Police Precinct. Our public safety officers make our community great!!!
Refresh of LiveSafe - sexual assault refuge
NCRC assisted other community volunteers in doing a "refresh" of the LifeSafe sexual assault facility that houses survivors and their children. We painted.
Road Trip Home Animal Transport
Road Trip Home gathers dogs and cats from high euthanasia shelters and fosters them until a transport can be arranged. The transports go to the northeast US, where dogs and cats are in demand. NCRC members helped prepare the animals for transport.
Road Trip Home Transport
Road Trip Home is an organization that rescues dogs and cats from high-kill shelters and then fosters them until the next transport, which happens every 14 days. NCRC volunteers cuddle and calm the animals before they are placed into crates for transport to the Northeast.
Rotary Sign Installed
The North Cobb Rotary Club is delighted to have their new sign installed on busy Barrett Parkway, in front of Copeland's, the location of our weekly meetings.
Soul Jam
NCRC member Deborah Beroset offers a special get-acquainted exercise called "Soul Jam." We tried it on Aug. 15. It was so successful we immediately scheduled another session for September and for October!
Special District Grant
The Rotary Club of Marietta and the Rotary Club of North Cobb have teamed up, and partnered with "Aloha to Aging, Inc." to provide educational and program resources to our area of 13 counties!
District 6900 offered a Special District Grant to address mental health needs of our aging population. "Aloha to Aging,, Inc." established in 2009, provides music and art therapy, day respite, caregiver support, and educational programming for those facing dementia, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and general aging issues. The District Grant money is being used to purchase supplies and equipment so that "Aloha to Aging, Inc." can continue this important work.
Spring Clean Up at School
NCRC did a spring clean up at the Pine Mountain Middle School garden and entry-way. Two years ago this garden was overgrown and unkept. Today is is flourishing and beautiful. Now we maintain the beauty!
Suitcases for Devereux
We gathered suitcases for the Devereux children, who often arrive with their belongings in trash bags. These suitcases give them a little more dignity. Approximately 75 suitcases were donated.
Supper at Men's Extension
The Men's Extension is a rehabilitation residence for men recovering from drug and alcohol abuse. North Cobb Rotary provides supper and conversation every other month. (On the opposite months, we do the same for the Women's Extension.)
Supper at Men's Extension-Janurary
North Cobb Rotary provides a home-cooked meal once per month at the MEn's Extension. This month, Chef Keith had the heat too high for his grioled cheese sandwiches. But he made many more, and everyone had a great hot supper!
Supper at Women's Extension-February
Every second month the North Cobb Rotary provides a supper for the Women's Extension. This time, they had COVID, so NCRC could not enter. We cooked the food, and dropped it off. The ladies inside then brought it inside and fed one another.
Supper with DG Marria
President Nancy hosted the NCRC Board for supper and fellowship with visiting DG Andre and her husband. We enjoyed a Happy Hour, had supper, and then reported to DG Andre all the wonderful things NCRC is doing for our community!
Toilet Paper from Cherokee Co. VFW
A member of the NCRC heard that the Cherokee County VFW had 4 tractor-trailer trucks filled with toilet paper, hygiene wipes, and paper towels. They needed someone to take these. So we put out the alert to members of the NCRC to distribute to the various organizations they support.
Venezuela Now - Baby Formula
NCRC member Hicks Malonson championed a fund-raising drive to send a container of baby formula to Venezuela.
We did a raffle, raising $2300. Hicks applied for a grant for $2000. Marietta Metro gave $1000. Hicks Facebook fund-raiser gained $2000.
Veterans Accountability Court
North Cobb Rotary Club provided Gift Cards to the Cobb County Veterans Accountability Court, to serve as rewards and incentives. Judge Rob Leonard spoke highly of the value of this support from the NCRC.
Week of Every Week of the Year
The NCRC Preisdent send a newsletter BLAST to all members an PNM on the Monday of every week. This provides all the details for upcoming events: service, social, meetings, and misc.
Women's Extension - December
Dinner provided to the Woman’s Extension. Smothered grilled chicken with sweet pepper and onions. Chickens thighs on steroids made it possible to cut them in half .
Women's Extension Supper
NCRC provides supper for the Women's Extension every other month. This time it was chicken divan, potatoes, beans, salad, and a lovely dessert.
Women's Extension Wish List
When a Christmas Eve freeze burst the water pipes at the Women's Extension, the 20 residents had to relocate while repairs were made. It took over 8 months to finish the work! In the process, many items were damaged. So the Women's Extension made a "Wish List" which was sent to all NCRC members. They were invited to send whatever they wished. Many items were sent.
Young Professionals Visit House Rabbitage
The North Cobb Rotary Young Professionals volunteered at the Kennesaw House Rabbitage. They cleaned and fed the rabbits and played with their new furry friends! This is a facility that houses and re-homes rabbits.
Zoom Meeting with St. Martin's Sunset, Jamaica
St. Martin's Sunset AG Elisia Lake invited President Nancy Prochaska to be the speaker on zoom for their Aug. 28 meeting. We had 23 St. Martin members on, plus 6 North Cobb members on the zoom call.
All members chatted for the 30 minute social portion of the evening. Then, after a brief meeting, President Nancy spoke on "Making Your Club Irresistible: Simple But Not Easy."