FOR THE FIRST TIME AT AN OLYMPICS, ROTARIANS, AND THEIR FRIENDS FROM AROUND THE WORLD, WILL BE ABLE TO MEET AT A “HOUSE OF FRIENDSHIP” AT THIS SUMMER GAMES ON THE 28TH FLOOR OF THE ONE PARK TOWER BUILDING AT 34 PEACHTREE ST.
WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF 4,500 ROTARIANS IN ATLANTA EACH DAY OF THE OLYMPICS, BASED ON ESTIMATES FROM THE BARCELONA GAMES, THE NEED FOR A LOCATION WHERE ROTARIANS COULD MEET AND HAVE ACCESS TO TELEPHONE, FAX AND E-MAIL SERVICES WAS EVIDENT TO BILL STUBBS, A FORMER GOVERNOR OF ONE OF GEORGIA’S THREE ROTARY DISTRICTS.
HOSPITALITY VENUES HAVE BEEN COMMON AT ROTARY INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS AROUND THE WORLD, AND MR. STUBBS’S IDEA WAS READILY ACCEPTED BY THE 150 OR SO CLUBS IN THE STATE.
THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION’S NETWORKING CAPABILITIES AND DONATIONS FROM MEMBERS, THE ATLANTA VENUE INCLUDES A 300 DEGREE PANORAMIC VIEW OF THE CITY’S DOWNTOWN, MORE THAN 5,000 SQUARE FEET OF SPACE, COMFORTABLE FURNITURE, FREE COKES AND A VIEW OF THE GAMES ON A 60-INCH TELEVISION SCREEN.
OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, THE GEORGIA ROTARY’S HOSPITALITY PLANS ALSO GREW TO INCLUDE “SUNSET BARBECUES” AND HOME STAYS.
THE SUNSET BARBECUES WILL TAKE PLACE FROM 6:00 P.M. TO 8:30 P.M. THURSDAY, JULY 18, ON THE LAWN OF THE DEKALB COUNTY COURTHOUSE, WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, AT FORT MCPHERSON AND MONDAY, JULY 29, AT THE ROSWELL CITY HALL COMPLEX.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL (404) 572-6105; FAX, (770) 952-7007.