Rotary Club Of Canton Celebrates Veterans

CANTON, GA — The Rotary Club of Canton this week celebrated Veterans Day with a program focused on how to help those who served our country and now are in great need.

Michael Satterly, deputy director of the American Legion’s Cherokee County Homeless Veterans Program, spoke to the club about the plight of the veterans it serves and efforts underway to assist them in their recovery.

The nonprofit organization raises funds through activities including an annual golf tournament, supports homeless veterans with various forms of assistance, and plans to construct a homeless veterans shelter in the county.

For information about volunteering or donating, contact Director Jim Lindemayer at Jlindenmayer80@gmail.com or 678-983-7590.

Anyone interested in joining the Rotary Club is welcome to attend a weekly lunch meeting at noon on Tuesdays at the Northside Hospital Cherokee Conference Center (1130 Bluffs Parkway, Canton 30114). Upcoming programs include:

• Dec. 10 – Christmas party
• Dec. 17 – Concert by the Hasty Singers of Hasty Elementary School Fine Arts Academy

The club will not meet Dec. 24 or 30.

The club will bring back its popular community prayer breakfast event at 7 a.m. on Nov. 19 at the conference center, with guest speaker Dr. Dwight “Ike” Reighard, President and CEO of MUST Ministries and senior pastor of Piedmont Church.

The club is seeking business and community sponsors for the event, with giving levels ranging from $250 to $2,500 with numerous associated benefits; individual tickets also are for sale for $25 each (with a discounted rate of $20 per ticket for clergy). Jennifer Stanley of Northside Hospital Cherokee is in charge of sponsorships; for more information, email her at jennifer.stanley@northside.com or call 770-224-2424.