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Rotary marks 9/11 Retired NYPD policeman describes ground zero By AMBER PERRY amber@appenmedia.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — More than 100 people listened to Kenneth Marchello, retired police officer with the New York Police Department, share his experience at ground zero during 9/11. “It seems like it was yesterday,” Marchello said, at the Patriot Day program Sept. 11. The early morning program,
hosted by the rotary clubs of Johns Creek and Johns Creek North Fulton, took place at the Mark Burkhalter Amphitheater at Newtown Park. Rotary club presidents Rory Robichaux and Arthur Holst as well as Johns Creek Mayor John Bradberry welcomed guests. Behind the speakers, a screen showed the names of the 2,977 people who died from the terrorist attacks. At the event, the Johns Creek Veterans Association Color Guard
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At top: Kenneth Marchello, who served in the New
York Police Department, describes his experience at ground zero during the 9/11 attacks at the Patriot Day program held at Newtown Park Sept. 11. Award-winning journalist Donna Lowry, at left, interviewed Marchello about his experience. Above:
The Johns Creek Veterans Association Color
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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — For most industries, it is important to learn from seasoned field experts. In the hopes of providing knowledgeable insights and financial education for aspiring students, the Junior Economic Club of Atlanta continues meeting with financial investment professionals while leading economics education initiatives of their own at local elementary and middle schools. “Economics and finance are the driving force of the decisions people make every day,” said Anant Verma, the club’s Assistant Chief Marketing Officer and a sophomore at Lambert High School in Suwanee. “Everybody, including students, can make better decisions when educated in the fields of economics and finance.” This past summer, the club met with the City of Atlanta's Treasurer Courtney Knight along with Invesco's Head of Global Equity Syndicate Trading Linda Allen and Portfolio Manager James Nelson at the firm’s corporate headquarters. The event included a tour of the new building before participants engaged in a panel discussion centered around the current environment in fixed-income,
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