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Volume 92 ’S FIRST KIWANIS CLUB Number 14 APRIL 16, 2013 APRIL 23, 2013 CONSULAR CORPS DAY! STEVE LABOVITZ McKenna Long and Aldridge STEPHEN BRERETON Consul General of Canada, S “The Future of Downtown” Stephen Brereton was appointed Consul General of the Steve Labovitz focuses on government affairs at a local, state Consulate General of Canada in Atlanta in September 2009. and federal level. He concentrates on legislative action, eco - nomic development, public finance and privatization and has Brereton is a career diplomat with a distinguished background extensive experience in formulating public/private partner - in international trade policy. He joined the Canadian Foreign ships for companies that have business issues with the govern - Service in 1979 following graduation from Queen’s University ment sector and governments that are interested in privatiza - with an Honors BA in Economics. His foreign service career tion or outsourcing governmental tasks. has included assignments at the Canadian Mission to the In addition, Labovitz has worked in the area of economic European Union based in Brussels (1992-96) and diplomatic development and has been instrumental in working with gov - responsibilities at the Canadian Embassies in , ernments and developers in creating tax incentives for large (1984-87) and , Cuba (1980-82). Most recently he development projects including establishing tax allocation dis - served as Consul General at the Canadian Consulate General tricts in order to create and implement public private partner - in Buffalo, New York (2005-2009). ships. He was also counsel and architect for the tax allocation district and the public financing utilized for the Atlantic Brereton’s appointment as Consul General in Atlanta also fol - Station project. lows extensive periods of service at the departmental head - quarters in . Prior to joining McKenna Long & Aldridge, Labovitz served as Chief of Staff for the City of Atlanta from 1994 to 1997. The Consulate General of Canada in Atlanta administers con - Most recently, he was named to the transition team of sular, trade, investment, public affairs and advocacy programs Attorney General of the State of Georgia, Sam Olens. Men throughout a six-state territory in the southeastern United Looking Ahead Magazine selected him as one of "Georgia's States -- Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, Most Powerful and Influential Lawyers". He is recognized as South Carolina, and Tennessee. a "Georgia Super Lawyer" in the area of Government Law by Atlanta Magazine and in 2009 he was named to Georgia Introduction – Susan Anderson Trend's Legal Elite in the area of Governmental Affairs. Invocation –Tom Mason Introduction – Bo Spalding Invocation – John Hancock UPCOMING PROGRAMS MARK YOUR CALENDARS! APRIL 30 Robert Watts, Interim President, Georgia Perimeter K-Kids Project with Hillside is Saturday, April 13th, 10 am – 12 College Noon. Assist the students with a special art project. Contact MAY Carol Wesley @ wesleycarol@.net 7 Law Day, Attorney General Sam Olens 14 Tom Gallagher, CEO, Genuine Parts Company Tour the Oakland Cemetery on Saturday, April 20th. Starts at 21 Ralitsa Vassileva, CNN International Anchor 11:00 am with picnic & tour of the fantastic Victorian era memorial garden, and spend time with Bobby Jones, Margaret Do you play the Piano??? If so, we are looking for a couple Mitchell, Maynard Jackson and many others. Family & Friends of back up pianists to play when John Hemby is out of town. invited. Only $30 per person. Contact Gloria Tippin @ gtip - Please contact [email protected]. [email protected].

INTERCLUBS Friday, April 19, Northside, 12:15 pm at First Presbyterian Church. Mike Halpin, 678-686-0360 or [email protected]. Monday, April 29, Druid Hills, 12:00 noon at Petite Auberge Restaurant. Jack McFarland, [email protected] Tuesday, May 7, Peachtree, 7:30 am at Landmark Diner, 3652 Roswell Road. Bob Wiggins, 404-522-1701.