ROTARY CLUB

SMOKE ON THE LAKE BBQ FESTIVAL

Smoke on the Lake BBQ Festival provides the funds that make our support of local charities possible. In twelve years, “Smoke” has become a very special Cobb County / Acworth event. In past years, several thousand visitors came and had fun each day. They visited with local companies and organizations who had displays on site. They talked BBQ with Cook Team members. They tasted and judged the “People’s Choice” wings and BBQ. They enjoyed fireworks, friends and family.

ROTARY CLUB OF NORTH COBB

Rotary Club of North Cobb unites local leaders from all walks of life, amplifying their individual contributions to make North Cobb, Greater Atlanta, and the world a better place to live and work. With over 110 members, the North Cobb Rotary Club is privileged to serve our hometown and beyond. We meet weekly on Thursdays from 7:15 AM – 8:30 AM at Copeland’s of New Orleans Restaurant on Barrett Parkway in Kennesaw. We welcome visitors and aim to grow our membership with like-minded individuals who will embrace the values of Rotary and share our passion for service.

Rotary Club of North Cobb makes grants to local charities and community organizations. Many of these projects involve personal on-site work by our Rotary members:

• 10 Women of Hope

• Acworth Art House

• Acworth Community Garden

• Acworth Expanding Horizons Program

• Acworth Police Community Foundation

• Boy Scouts of America (BSA) in Marietta

• Center for Children & Young Adults (CCYA)

• City of Acworth Senior Holiday Lunch

• City of Kennesaw Senior Lunches

• Cobb County Schools Foundation

• Cobb County Senior Services

• Cobb County Veteran’s Memorial

• Cobb County Veterans Treatment and Accountability Court

• Cobb Sheriff’s Foundation

• Cobb Thanks You for Your Service Veterans Program

• Davis Direction & Zone

• Devereux Behavioral Health Georgia

• Dignity Project to Keep Girls in School

• Forever Fed

• Georgia Vietnam Veterans Alliance (GVVA) Holiday Food Program

• Hook’d On the Blue

• Horizon Special Needs Field

• Kennesaw Public Safety Foundation

• LiveSafe Resources

• Mountain Top Boys Home

• MUST Ministries Lunch Program

• Northwest YMCA Summer Feeding Program

• Pine Mountain Middle School

• Power of Peace Leadership Program

• Rescuing Hope

• Rotary Interact Clubs at North Cobb High School, Kennesaw Mountain High School and other local high schools

• S. H. A. R. E. Military Initiative

• ServeComm

• The Men’s and Women’s Extension

• Veteran’s Luncheon

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL

North Cobb Rotary is part of Rotary International. RI’s motto is “Service Above Self”, and our club lives that motto. Through the Rotary Foundation, North Cobb Rotary members support a vast number of worldwide education, health, and economic stimulus projects. North Cobb Rotary continues to be recognized by Rotary International because every member makes at least one personal contribution to the Rotary Foundation every year.

The Rotary Foundation is best known for playing a major role in eradicating Polio by vaccinating millions of children worldwide. We are down to three countries where wild Polio still exists. This major effort must succeed because the Polio virus is only an airplane ride away from the rest of the world. Through the Foundation Rotarians support critical improvement efforts throughout the world. It is good to know that there is a Rotarian on the other end of our donations making sure the money is used efficiently.