This is a Virtual Club Meeting. CLICK HERE to Register.
Keisha Lance Bottoms is the 60thMayor of Atlanta. A daughter of Atlanta, Mayor Bottoms is committed to realizing her vision of One Atlanta – an affordable, resilient and equitable Atlanta – which stands as a model city for both commerce and compassion.
A lifelong public servant, Mayor Bottoms is the only Mayor in Atlanta’s history to have served in all three branches of government, serving as a judge and City Councilmember before being sworn in as Mayor. Leading with a progressive agenda focused on equity and affordable housing, Mayor Bottoms serves as Chair of the Community Development and Housing Committee and the Census Task Force for the United States Conference of Mayors.
Georgia Trend magazine named Mayor Bottoms the 2020 Georgian of the Year. Among Mayor Bottoms’ notable accomplishments to date include the establishment of the City’s first fully-staffed Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, the appointments of a LGBTQ Affairs Coordinator and a Human Trafficking Fellow, the citywide elimination of cash bail bond, the closure of the Atlanta City Detention Center to ICE detainees, and the rollout of the most far-reaching financial transparency platform in the City’s history – Atlanta’s Open Checkbook.
In 2020, the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights (LCCR) Under Law awarded Mayor Bottoms the Distinguished Civil Rights Advocate Award in recognition of her equity-driven leadership to help guide and protect marginalized communities.
Under Mayor Bottoms’ leadership, the City of Atlanta led the historically successful staging of Super Bowl LIII, which included unprecedented community benefits – a $2.4 million renovation of John F. Kennedy Park on Atlanta’s Westside, more than 20,000 trees planted throughout the community and the seamless coordination of 40 federal, state and local public safety agencies.
A product of Atlanta Public Schools, Mayor Bottoms graduated from Frederick Douglass High School and received her undergraduate degree from Florida A&M University. She earned her Juris Doctorate from Georgia State University College of Law.
An active member of the community, Mayor Bottoms is a member of the State Bar of Georgia, Jack and Jill of America, The Links, Incorporated, and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. She has also served on the board of Families First and shares her personal story of adoption and advocates on behalf of adoption and foster care. She resides in historic Southwest Atlanta with her husband, Derek, their four children- Lance, Langston, Lennox and Lincoln, and their family dogs Ace and Zeus.
This year, the Kiwanis Club of Atlanta will feature its annual holiday meeting virtually through Zoom! And you don't want to miss this - full of music, history and a special feature of our grant recipients! CLICK HERE to register for this meeting which is one of the club's annual fan favorites!
We have had great speakers during our Kiwanis Club of Atlanta Zoom meetings! If you couldn't participate, we have saved all of them to Dropbox, but the most recent ones are available through the live link of the speaker name listed below! Click more to see the list of the most recent speakers and send an email to KiwanisClubAtlanta@gmail.com to let us know which meetings you would like to have. Remember, you can always check out past speakers by viewing the past bulletins archived on our web site.
The Kiwanis Club of Atlanta needs to find a new office next spring! Our sublease is up in April, so we need to find a new office space. If you, or someone you know, has about 150 - 200 sf of office space that we can use or get for a great price please let us know. We need to make arrangements in the next few months to coordinate our move. Email Karen at KiwanisClubAtlanta@gmail.com.
Have you missed your Kiwanis friends at our regular Tuesday meetings? If so, you can join them on our Zoom Virtual Meetings, each Tuesday at 11:45 am - Just bring your own sack lunch!
Welcome to Jennifer Pearson, our newest member and Social Media Guru! Jennifer, along with our Public Relations team chaired by Thornton Kennedy wants you to connect, friend and like the Kiwanis Club of Atlanta on all of our social media!
Are you having trouble receiving the KCA Bulletins and other email communications? It appears that computer systems/servers who use Symantec are having trouble getting communications from our ClubRunner system delivered to their inboxes. While we work on this issue with ClubRunner, I have an email list serve set up through Outlook to send the bulletins out each week to those who need it. And if you are having trouble receiving your quarterly bills, I can send them to you through QuickBooks. Just email me at KiwanisClubAtlanta@gmail.com and I will add you to the list!
Member Birthdays
Member Birthdays
Paul Marston
December 2
John Barge
December 4
Zoe Nieminen
December 4
JaLonda Woodyard
December 7
George Brandon
December 12
Hank Fellows
December 17
Rob Varn
December 17
Sandy Welfare
December 17
Steve Hayden
December 17
Tom Adams
December 17
Chuck Graham
December 19
Kimberly Baker
December 19
Reynolds Couch
December 19
Stan Bokoski
December 22
Veronica Squires
December 24
Jonathan Blackledge
December 25
Lisa Wise
December 25
Judith Wold
December 26
Kim Nolte
December 29
Hal Barrett
December 31
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