Spring is here! As we enter April and some are thinking we are in the downhill slide of the Rotary year, I challenge you to instead think of it as the last lap in the mile race. You have completed 3/4ths and now is your time to finish the race strong. Don’t let your previous months of work slip away when you are on the last lap, and you are leading the pack.
Who won the membership drive this month? Last update was as of February 16, 2025 when we were at 2,436 members and as of March 29, 2025 we are up 9 to 2,445 members which is +40 for the year. The big Membership Drive winners for February were Sherman and Royse City which each grew by 2 net members and Sherman won the % category at 4.54% growth. Congrats!!! Remember the District goal is to end the year over 2,500. Will your club net 1 or more this year? That is the goal for all clubs. Keep inviting…. Club presidents and membership chairs don’t forget to turn in your visitor and new member excel form each month to Reyna Castillo by the 7th for your raffle tickets for our Membership Drive and Raffle. https://rotary5810.org/sitepage/membership-drive If you miss a month, you can still catch up. We are gathering hotel and restaurant gift certificates as prizes besides the Alaskan cruise on Princess for 2 oceanview in Summer, 2026.
Last month we introduced a new District-wide Shoe Collection Service Project. We will reach our goal of 2,000+ pairs if everyone just donates 1 pair. Contact me for a flyer or make your own to promote this at your club please.
District Events coming up:
Saturday April 5th-Plan to attend Club Leadership Training Assembly, which will be an excellent morning from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm at Red River Hall, Dallas College- Richland Campus at 12800 Abrams Road in Dallas (northeast of the intersection of 75 and 635).
https://rotary5810.org/events/2025-club-leadership-training-assembly/
Please register all of your club leaders to attend so they may receive training for their year of service 2025-2026. Foundation grant training will be offered so your club can qualify for your District Designated Funds (DDF) funds. Bring your shoes donations too!
Saturday April 12th--We will replace April Roundtable with the 2025 Interact Spring Fling from 9 am to 1 pm. Registration has been lowered to $5 per student and $15 per adult. Event location is Dallas College - Brookhaven Campus, Building H Room 125, 3939 Valley View Lane, Farmers Branch, TX 75244.
Please let your Interact sponsor know and help them pay the small registration fee that will help cover the lunch. The schedule will be posted soon on the District website; there will be fun and educational opportunities for both the students and the advisors.
Attendees are to bring in gently used and new shoes that they have collected at their school for the shoe drive. We will have a $150 prize for the Interact Club that brings the most shoes to Spring Fling!
Saturday April 19th—District 4-Way Speech Contest 9 am to 12:30 pm with refreshment served at North Texas Performing Arts Center (top floor next to Dillard’s) in the Shops at Willow Bend Mall in west Plano. Please register for $50 at https://www.rotary5810.org/page/four-way-test Last year only 13 clubs participated. Let’s double that this year! 1st prize is $500.
Tuesday April 22nd—Rotary Showcase at EarthX conference at the Dallas Hilton Anatole featuring 10 Interact projects, 10 Rotaract projects, and 10 Rotary projects –Contact me if you would like to be featured on stage for a presentation regarding your earth-friendly project. We have lots of spots still available.
Saturday May 10th Roundtable- Dallas College - Brookhaven Campus, Building H Room 125, 3939 Valley View Lane, Farmers Branch, TX 75244. Last chance to bring in your shoes that your club has collected. After our hour program, we will pack them for local charities and send some of the athletic shoes abroad for international service.
After the May 10th Roundtable concludes at noon those 40+ of us who are going to Calgary for Rotary International Convention in June are invited to stay and enjoy pizza together.
Thank you so much for continuing to work hard each week to improve your communities and the world. I am so very proud and honored to serve this great District.
DG Regina
reginaedwardsdg2425@gmail.com