Thank you to the many Rotarian women and clubs across our District who participated in the Women in Rotary in Action campaign throughout the month of March. The campaign invited Rotarian women to share photos proudly wearing their Rotary shirts as a way to celebrate International Women’s Day and the incredible women who serve through Rotary.

The Rotary Club of Dallas helped a Texas Veteran obtain a new service dog to preserve mobility. The Veteran, who retired medically from the Texas Army National Guard due to a physical syndrome, needed support after the first service dog aged out and could no longer meet mobility needs.

In February, White Rock Rotary Club stepped up to provide a small grant to the Rotary Club of New Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies in support of their hurricane relief efforts. While recognizing that we were working with limited funds, we decided to contribute anyway because every little bit helps.

We were honored to welcome Hannah Bradford from Streetside Showers to Rotary.

 

Streetside Showers is doing incredible work to offer hope and restore human dignity to our homeless community by providing access to hot showers and personal hygiene care, something many of us take for granted every day.

 

We were proud to present a $500 donation to help support their mission and the lives they are changing.

When the sun warmed the playground at Highland Elementary this week, a small crowd gathered around the new red bench in the playground.  Melissa Rotary members had arrived with big boxes and tools, laughter and purpose, and coffee and donuts to build another Buddy Bench — a simple seat meant to turn lonely moments into invitations. Teachers, counselors, and the principal applauded when the bench was placed in its new home, then enjoyed the coffee and donuts with Rotary members.

The Rotary Club of Rowlett recently rolled up their sleeves for a day of hands-on service during the Rowlett Area Chamber Garden Workday, partnering with Keep Rowlett Beautiful, the North Texas Master Naturalists, and students from the Rowlett High School Interact Club.

Feed My Starving Children held on February 28th at Stonebriar Community Church to hand pack rice, soy, dried vegetables and nutritional blend of vitamins into bags that are sealed and boxed.  These boxes are shipped to partners that distribute food to children in need around the world.  Rotary Club of Frisco volunteered for 2 hours along with other volunteers. Impact in 2 hours: 490 boxes, 105,840 meals.

Members of the Rotary Club of Park Cities recently spent time volunteering at Crossroads Community Services, lending a helping hand to support families in need across the Dallas community.

In a continued show of support for the mission of Feed My Starving Children, Rockwall Noon Rotary Club and RHS Interact Club showed up to serve.

It may have seemed like a typical Saturday, but the speakers at our 3rd Annual Four-Way Test Speech Contest delivered truly riveting performances. The scores were incredibly close—and while there was a first-place winner, everyone walked away a winner!

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A big shoutout to Rotarian Kris Hayden for bringing this month’s Rotary theme—Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene—to life in a meaningful way. Kris stepped up to support our local firefighters by providing water and snacks, ensuring they stay hydrated and energized while serving our community.

North Texas Pioneers presented Easter candy and eggs to Emily‘s Place to help the children have a good Easter. Emily‘s Place is a safe place for women and their children to come to get away from violence in their homes. 

The sun was just coming up when the Preston Trail Rotary Club got to work. Out on their adopted street, they spent the morning picking up, cleaning up, and taking pride in the place we all call home. It’s how we keep Celina beautiful together.

Rockwall Noon Rotary is so proud of local students who participated in this year's Four Way Test Competition! With passion and dedication, these Rockwall students are speaking up for good and the principles of citizenship in their lives. Congratulations to our participants and award winners!

Today we’d like to introduce you to David Heimer from the Rotary Club of Addison. Hi David, thanks for sharing your story with us. To start, maybe you can tell our readers some of your backstory. My parents were missionaries, so I spent quite a bit of my childhood in Africa. That experience caused me to be drawn to organizations that bring people together around something larger than themselves.

Coppell Rotarian Rob Raroque recently visited our grant partner, the Rotary Club of Cebu Fuente. Though a smaller club, Cebu Fuente is making a meaningful impact in their community—and the Rotary Club of Coppell is proud to partner with them.