We hope you’ve had a good Memorial Day and taken time to remember and celebrate those who have fought and died for our country. 
With tomorrow being the first Tuesday of the month, we also don’t want you to forget about the Vinings Business Association Monthly Luncheon tomorrow at Social Vinings.
Lunch is only $15 for members; Non-Members $20.
Hear the latest on Vinings business activities, plans for the future and network with your fellow and future business partners.
The lunch program for tomorrow will be Randy Goruk with Leaders Edge 360. Randy is the mastermind behind Leaders Edge 360 and is a veteran in management and leadership training. With extensive hands-on business experience and over seven years of professional coaching throughout North America, Leaders Edge 360 has a seasoned executive perspective, earned coaching credentials through formal training and has delivered exceptional coaching which has proven results.
Lunch will be held at Social Vinings Restaurant at 3621 Vinings Slope Drive, Atlanta, GA 30339 (next to QuikTrip gas station). If attending lunch, please register in advance.
[where: 30339]
You are invited to the Vinings Business Association Monthly Luncheon
Join us May 4th at Social Vinings!
Lunch is only $15 for members.
Non-Members $20
Hear the latest on Vinings business activities, plans for the future and network with your fellow and future business partners.
May 4th Lunch Program Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal, U.S. Congressman and candidate for governor of Georgia. Nathan Deal was born in Millen, Ga. and grew up in the Middle Georgia town of Sandersville, where his parents were both public school teachers.
He earned his undergraduate and law degrees from Mercer University in Macon. He was a leader in the ROTC program in preparation for his service in the U.S. Army, attaining the rank of Captain.
While at Mercer, he met his future wife, the former Sandra Dunagan of Gainesville. After his military service, they moved to her hometown and he began the practice of law.
He served as an assistant district attorney, county attorney and juvenile court judge before he made his first bid for public office in 1980, when voters in the 49th district elected him to the first of six terms in the Georgia State Senate. As a senator, he served as the chairman of the powerful judiciary committee and in 1990 was elected president pro-tempore of the Senate.
In 1992, he was elected to the first of nine terms in Congress. He rose to become chairman and now ranking member of the House Subcommittee on Health, and is know for his involvement in health care legislation, including a 2005 reform of Medicaid laws.
On May 1, 2009, he announced his bid to become the 82nd governor of the state of Georgia. He and Sandra have four grown children and six grandchildren The Deals are members of the First Baptist Church of Gainesville.