Brian Cunningham is the Chief Instructor for the Porsche Experience Center – Atlanta, which opened in May 2015 at the One Porsche Drive headquarters for Porsche in North America. Brian has been a racing and performance driving instructor for over 20 years, having joined the staff of the Road Atlanta Driver Training Center and the Panoz Racing School in 1996. Previously, he worked for the Porsche Sport Driving School – USA beginning with its inception in 1999. As well, he has been involved with training programs and marketing events for many major automotive manufacturers, including Michelin, Pirelli, Audi, Volkswagen, Maserati, GM, Ford, Subaru and, of course, Porsche.
Prior to what he considers now to be his dream occupation, Brian worked for many years in the technology industry. Brian implemented advanced computer software systems with Teknetics and Equifax. He served in technical sales, consulting, and management roles at Versant Corporation, and was later involved in two technology startups.
Brian graduated from Georgia Tech with a BS in Information and Computer Science, including specializations in database technology and artificial intelligence.
LEGION OF HONOR 2017 - In 1945, Joe Shaw, a past president of our club, created the Legion of Honor program, which is now International in scope and recognizes individuals who have been part of Kiwanis for at least 25 years.
Congratulations to the following individuals who have achieved another year of Legion of Honor: *Symbolizes those that are new or who have added 5 more years to their membership.
National Philanthropy Day 2017 is Thursday, November 9th and the Kiwanis Club of Atlanta is proud to be the Philanthropy in the Classroom Presenting Sponsor! We have 40 reserved seats for Kiwanis Atlanta members. There is no charge for regular members, and Associate/Satellite/Emeritus/Honorary members may attend for the regular $15 luncheon charge. Member guests may attend if seats are available for the guest charge of $35. Please email KiwanisClubAtlanta@gmail.com by October 31st to put your name on the RSVP list. Parking is available in the Aquarium lot for $7. Remember, there is no luncheon meeting on Tuesday, November 7th.
If you don't have a Kiwanis Club of Atlanta club polo shirt, be sure to order yours today!
Be sure to get your KCA Club Polo Shirt and wear your shirt at all of our club events such as reading to the Dean Rusk head start kids, greeting the troops at the airport with the USO, volunteering with Philanthropy in the Classroom, and more! Cost is only $21.40 for shirt sizes Small - Extra Large. An Additional charge for shirts XXL and XXXL. The shirts fit pretty true to size and have a good quality brushed cotton feel. Please email KiwanisClubAtlanta@gmail.com with your order by Monday, November 13th and shirts should arrive in early December!
We hope you are enjoying your new Kiwanis Club of Atlanta name badges! If you would prefer to have your full name or nickname on your badge, or if your membership year is wrong, please contact the office so we can update your badge.
Also, we know several of you were president of another Kiwanis Club before joining the Atlanta club. If you would like to have this recognition on your badge, let us know the name of the club you served as president.
Blake Young, 2017-18 President of the Kiwanis Club of Atlanta, welcomes you to our website and invites you to celebrate our club's Centennial Year!
Welcome to the Kiwanis Club of Atlanta, now proud to be celebrating its 100th year of serving the diverse needs of the children of Atlanta and the region.
We are first and foremost a highly respected service organization, providing many meaningful opportunities for our members to make a difference in our community.
Our weekly lunch meetings provide opportunities to learn something new about a wide range of subjects focusing on such things as local, national and international issues in business, government, education, health, technology and sports among others.
Kiwanis also provides our members the opportunity through networking to develop professional and personal relationships with fellow leaders in business, government, education, military and not-for-profit organizations.
If you are interested in becoming associated with a dynamic service organization, we would welcome you as our guest at a future meeting. Simply call the Kiwanis office at 404 521-1443, or send an email to KiwanisClubAtlanta@gmail.com and we will look forward to meeting you and telling you more about our Club and the opportunities it has to offer.
Just in case you missed the last couple Member Spotlights at the Kiwanis Club of Atlanta luncheon meeting, we have listed the last few below. The next time you need someone with their expertise, please, "Do Business with a Kiwanian!"
"Do Business" with these Kiwanians!
Kelley Bowden is a Catering Sales Manager at Bold Events, a Catering and Design company located at King Plow Arts Center. Bold is a part of Fifth Group Restaurants. For more information on the company and how we can help make your next event a success, please visit www.bold-events.com. Kelley can be reached at kbowden@bold-events.com or 678-302-3213.
John Fenton, is founder/CEO of JFHealthyLiving, executive coach and Vistage Chair. He helps CEOs and leaders achieve greater success with fewer hours and improved relationships through 1-to-1 coaching, private advisory boards, seminars and workshops. If you want to think differently, make better decisions, take bold action and create meaningful results, contact John at jfenton@jfhealthyliving.com.
Elizabeth Fullerton is the Communications Specialist for the Georgia Center for Oncology Research and Education (CORE), public private nonprofit that promotes higher quality, better organized and more cost effective cancer care for Georgians. Among its many initiatives are the online resource, GeorgiaCancerInfo.org and the Cancer Survivorship Connection (www.GeorgiaCancerInfo.org/survivorship). Elizabeth can be reached at efullerton@georgiacore.org or 404-273-6297.
Do you want to let the members of our club know more about you and your business? Do you want to network and cultivate more business contacts? If you answered yes, then you need to sign up to do a "Member Spotlight" at one of our club meetings!
Spotlights are done every 2nd and 4th Tuesday luncheon meeting (and the occasional 5th) each month. You have two minutes to showcase your business and tell the other members how you can benefit them! To get on the schedule, just email Karen at KiwanisClubAtlanta@gmail.com.
Don't get the BOOT! Be sure your car has a Kiwanis Club of Atlanta car decal properly displayed on your vehicle.
The security company contracted by Lanier Parking will be booting all cars that are parked in the reserved parking places and that do not have a valid decal on their car identifying them as attending the Kiwanis Club of Atlanta luncheon. So if you arrive prior to 11:45 am on Tuesday, please make sure you have a parking decal on your car. You can get a decal from Karen at the luncheon meeting, and then place it on the right back window (passenger side) from inside your car. They are static cling, so easy to put on and take off!
