Rotary Peacebuilders of Savannah

06/15/2026

🌟 FEATURED SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT 🌟

The Rotary Peacebuilders of Savannah is delighted to welcome Jennifer T. Graham, MBA, Founder and Executive Director of Shelter From the Rain, as our featured speaker at tomorrow's meeting.

Jennifer founded Shelter From the Rain in 2010 with a mission to provide mentorship, support, and essential resources to single mothers and their children. Drawing from her own lived experience as a young mother, she has built an award-winning nonprofit organization that helps families find stability, opportunity, and hope.

Under Jennifer's leadership, Shelter From the Rain has become a trusted community resource, providing mentorship, wraparound services, workforce readiness support, advocacy, and community connections for single-parent families throughout our region.

Jennifer's work reminds us that peacebuilding doesn't only happen on the global stage—it also happens when we strengthen families, empower individuals, and build communities where people can thrive.

🏆 Shelter From the Rain has been recognized with numerous honors, including multiple Best of Georgia awards, the Nexstar Remarkable Women Award, the SCAD Alumni Community Service Award, and the United Way Women Who Rule Award.

📅 Tuesday, June 16, 2026
🕛 12:00 PM ET
📍 Rotary Peacebuilders of Savannah

Guests are always welcome.

Jennifer's story is one of resilience, leadership, and hope—and we can't wait to share it with our members and guests.

06/08/2026

The American Choir for World Peace 🇺🇸🎶🌎☮️

05/31/2026

Joan Wilson and Bill Sexson of our group attended the District Rotary Leadership training event in Dublin Georgia this weekend, and will be bringing back some great ideas for membership, service projects, and district and global level grants to our Rotary Peacebuilders of Savannah club!

05/11/2026

One of the best parts of hosting our Serbian Rotary delegation in Savannah was seeing our own community through their eyes.

A huge thank you to fellow Rotarian Tammie Mosley from the Rotary Club of Savannah, who welcomed us to Chatham County Superior Court and spent so much time walking us through the history of our judicial system, the Constitution, and how our courts function. Honestly, it was one of the clearest and most engaging explanations I’ve ever heard.

Judge Christopher Middleton also graciously welcomed us into his courtroom and allowed our guests to sit at the bench for photos — such a meaningful experience for all of us.

So grateful to Tammie, Judge Middleton, and everyone who helped host our Serbian friends with such generosity and care.

This is Rotary. Relationships, understanding, and Service Above Self. 💙

05/04/2026

We are fortunate to have a Serbian Rotary delegation visiting Savannah area Rotary clubs this week. Today the Rotary Club Of Savannah rotarian Darrell J. Naylor-Johnson provided an amazing tour of The Savannah College of Art and Design.

04/10/2026

Feeling grateful for the opportunity to learn from fellow Rotarians who have carved a unique path in Savannah 💫

On Tuesday, Rotary Peacebuilders member Brittany Curry visited Metropolitan Savannah Rotary to hear former District Governor Gordon Matthews share the story behind the club’s beginnings.

Founded in 2012, Metro Savannah Rotary emerged from a simple but important question: how can Rotary evolve to meet people where they are? By creating flexible pathways for people to be involved, the club has built a thriving model that supports service, connection, and community, while still honoring Rotary’s core values.

From international partnerships to local grantmaking and a strong emphasis on cultivating social relationships, their approach offers an example of how people in Savannah have built a network that strengthens servant leadership and bonds of friendship.

As Rotary Peacebuilders of Savannah continues to take shape, we feel motivated, inspired, and grounded by conversations like this.

04/07/2026

Grateful to see what’s beginning to take shape within Rotary Peacebuilders of Savannah 🌱

At today’s meeting, members heard from Dave Razo, whose Rotary leadership spans from local clubs to district initiatives and global peace efforts. His perspective offered both encouragement and a reminder of what’s possible as a club continues to grow.

There’s something powerful about a group willing to build thoughtfully, listen deeply, and stay open to what’s emerging.

If you’ve ever been curious about Rotary or peacebuilding, conversations like this are where it begins 🌍🤝

03/24/2026

🌍 Global Perspective. Leadership. Peacebuilding in Practice.

This week, Rotary Peacebuilders of Savannah had the honor of welcoming two distinguished Rotarian leaders from District 2485 (Albania & Kosovo): Dafina Turkeshi, Assistant Governor 2026–2027, and Florentina Dushi, District Governor 2026–2027.

We were connected through our club chair, Cathy Girardeau, who partnered with them in Kosovo in 2025 on a Rotary Global Grant project. It’s a meaningful example of how international collaboration brings Rotary’s mission to life.

Dafina brings more than 20 years of experience in human resource management, leadership training, and mentoring, with a focus on developing entrepreneurial capacity and supporting peacebuilding initiatives. Florentina also brings over two decades of experience leading internationally funded projects that advance entrepreneurship, youth empowerment, and community resilience across Kosovo and beyond.

Several themes resonated deeply with our club:

🔹 Peacebuilding requires navigating complex histories, cultures, and languages with intention and care

🔹 Strong leadership begins with self-awareness and a commitment to ongoing reflection

🔹 Entrepreneurship and economic development play an important role in building sustainable peace

🔹 Rotary’s global network connects us in meaningful ways that transcend borders and differences

Their insights were a powerful reminder that peacebuilding happens at both the local and global level.

At Rotary Peacebuilders, we believe that connection and collaboration are at the heart of lasting impact. We are grateful for the time, wisdom, and perspective Dafina and Florentina shared, and we look forward to continued partnership across continents.

03/23/2026

🌍 What does it actually look like to build peace in a part of the world still healing from conflict?

Join us for a powerful and globally connected conversation.

We’re honored to welcome two extraordinary Rotary leaders from Albania & Kosovo:

✨ Florentina Dushi, District Governor 2026–2027
✨ Dafina Turkeshi, Assistant Governor 2026–2027

Both bring over 20 years of experience in leadership development, entrepreneurship, and human resource management — and are deeply engaged in advancing peacebuilding, youth empowerment, and economic resilience in their region.

In places like Kosovo, where history is complex and healing is ongoing, their work goes far beyond programs — it’s about rebuilding trust, strengthening communities, and creating pathways for a more stable and hopeful future. Having had the opportunity to spend time in the region through Rotary, I can say firsthand how meaningful and deeply human this work is.

If you’re curious about how leadership, entrepreneurship, and connection come together to create real impact — this is a conversation worth being part of.

🗓 Tuesday, March 24
🕛 12:00 pm ET (11:45 optional social time)

📍 Join us on Zoom:
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Feel free to bring a friend — we’d love to have you with us.

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