Rotaract Luncheon with Rich Bielen

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Birmingham’s Premier Civic Club

Rotaract mobilizes its members to foster responsible citizenship and catalyze positive change by offering unparalleled opportunities to learn from diverse leaders, build relationships with committed young professionals, and serve the Birmingham community and beyond.

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Rotaract is the premier young professional organization in Birmingham, AL where civic leaders gather and work together to fulfill the club’s motto of learn, socialize and serve. If you are a young professional in Birmingham seeking leadership, community and relationship development, we invite you to apply for membership.
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Rotaract mobilizes its members to foster responsible citizenship and catalyze positive change by offering unparalleled opportunities to learn from diverse leaders, bond with committed young professionals, and serve the Birmingham community and beyond.

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Event Schedule

The Rotaract Club of Birmingham meets on the first and third Thursdays each month at the Harbert Center in downtown Birmingham to hear from community and business leaders.

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- Serve
  
  16
  
  Nov
  
  Woodlawn Adopt-an-Area Cleanup
  
  Woodlawn Cycle Cafe
  5530 1st Ave S
  Birmingham, AL 35212
  
  Details
- Learn
  
  19
  
  Nov
  
  Rotary Roundtable
  
  Jemison Gallery
  1814 1st Ave N
  Birmingham, AL 35203
  
  Details
- Serve
  
  20
  
  Nov
  
  Game Night at St. Martin’s in the Pines
  
  St. Martin's in the Pines
  100 Woodside Dr
  Birmingham, AL 35210
  
  Details
- Learn
  
  21
  
  Nov
  
  Rotaract Luncheon with James Spann
  
  The Harbert Center
  2019 4th Ave N
  Birmingham, AL 35203
  
  Details
- Socialize
  
  5
  
  Dec
  
  Christmas Cocktail
  
  The Jemison Gallery
  1914 1st Ave North
  Birmingham, AL 35203
  
  Details
- Socialize
  
  13
  
  Dec
  
  Tacky Christmas Bar Crawl
  
  Brown Derby
  
  Details
- Serve
  
  18
  
  Dec
  
  Game Night at St. Martin’s in the Pines
  
  St. Martin's in the Pines
  100 Woodside Dr
  Birmingham, AL 35210
  
  Details
- Socialize
  
  1
  
  Feb
  
  Foundation Ball 2020
  
  Sloss Furnace
  
  Details

Learn

: Harbert Center

2019 4th Ave N
Birmingham, AL 35203
: 17 October 2019

11:45AM – 1:00PM

Richard J. Bielen (Rich) will be speaking at 10/17 luncheon. He is current President and CEO of Protective Life Insurance. He joined Protective in 1991 managing Protective’s Securities Portfolio and has held the previous positions of CIO, CFO, COO. Originally from New York, attended NYU undergrad and MBA as well. https://investor.protective.com/leadership/executive-leadership/richard-j-bielen