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Dave Burr ... in for the Long Run


Our president nominee, Dave Burr, has only been in Rotary a short time but he's been involved in nearly everything the club has going. Most recently, he coordinated our efforts with the DeKalb Rotary Council to collect used medical equipment for FODAC, and soon he'll be encouraging our participation in the Club's third annual Whiskey Raffle. And we can look forward to his leadership as our president in 2025-26.

Dave owns a small chain of retail shipping stores, including the Mail Center Etc location in the Mellow Mushroom plaza of Dunwoody. Before buying his first store, Dave was a management and technology consultant and worked in the brokerage, banking, and healthcare fields. He traveled regularly - for client engagements in NYC, Charlotte, and Denver - and vacationing in Colorado, California, and New York.

Dave lived in Florida for half his life and moved to the Atlanta area in 2009 when he went to work for e*Trade. When he first moved here, he'd planned to join a Rotary club and visited several of them but quickly realized his travel schedule would limit his attendance and decided he couldn't make the commitment. After changing careers and hiring more staff to work at his stores, he had more control of his schedule and approached the Rotary Club of Dunwoody during a Thirsty Thursday event. He joined the club shortly afterwards. Dave enjoys our club's excellent speakers, the regular volunteer and fundraising efforts, and connecting with the local community.

Dave lives with his two dogs downtown Roswell where he regularly visits with them. He recently gutted the master bathroom in his house and is currently renovating it. In his spare time, he manages to run a few races every year, including a 50k trail race last month in Stowe, Vermont.

Editor's Note: Dave is on a mission to help us all get to know each other better by sharing profiles like this. If you'd like to write a profile on someone in the club, please send your article to Jackie Cuthbert at cuthbert@mindspring.com.

Posted by Jackie Cuthbert
August 14, 2024

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