The Shepherd's Rest Ministries Women's Shelter operates around the clock, 24 hours and 7 days a week to take calls from women and families in dire need. During 2018 over 16,700 calls were answered and 14,892 calls were followed up on. Legal advocacy helped 457 women with temporary restraining orders. The 2 crisis houses that they operate provided shelter for 26 women and 60 children.
Paulding Rotary President Ford Thigpen opened the February 19th club meeting by introducing Seth Bice. Mr. Bice is a Cobb County firefighter and a resident of Paulding County. Last year Mr. Bice founded and coordinated the first Paulding Public Safety Rodeo.
The Paulding Rotary welcomed Taylor Duncan to our February club meeting. Club president Ford Thigpen opened the meeting and Chad Plumley introduce our guest Taylor and Cindy Duncan. After an introduction, Mr. Duncan took the podium and thanked everyone for their hospitality and the opportunity to speak at the meeting. Mr. Duncan began his presentation by explaining what Alternative Baseball is.
Family Alliance of Paulding Executive Director Linda Verscharen Receives Annual $1000.00 Donation from the Paulding Rotary Club The Family Alliance of Paulding provides education, training, and resources for families where addiction, domestic violence, and other behaviors that put children and families in danger. The Family Alliance works in co-operation with the court system to provide supervised visitation for families suffering the legal effects of substance abuse.
