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.
Time is ticking, but there's still an opportunity to showcase your creativity and win big in the Public Image Champion Games With the deadline fast approaching on May 1st, it's essential to gear up and finalize your submissions. Don't let this chance slip away! There is an opportunity to earn a cash prize!
Join us for Club Leadership Training, an essential event designed to equip you and your club for the upcoming Rotary year. Whether you're stepping into a new role or seeking to deepen your understanding, this orientation will empower you to create a vibrant and engaged experience for your members. Cost is $15 - Click to Register
Clean out your closets & donate your used and new shoes! Shoes can be dropped off at Club Leadership Training - April 5th, Spring Fling - April 12th or May Roundtable - May 10th.
2025 Annual Interact Spring Fling on Saturday, April 12th 9am-1pm at the Dallas College - Brookhaven Campus, Building H Room 125, 3939 Valley View Lane, Farmers Branch, TX 75244. Open to all Interact Sponsors and Students! Cost is $15/adults, $5/students. Register.
Mesquite Rotary Club president Brad Davis presented a $5,000 donation check to the Mesquite ISD Education Foundation at their meeting on February 18th. Foundation executive director Randy Lewallyn accepted the check.
Members of White Rock Rotary and Rotary Club of Dallas assisted White Rock Center of Hope with food distribution to the needy last Saturday. Volunteer jobs included bagging fruit, making food packages, loading and directing traffic. It was a record breaking food distribution day. The work really honored the meaning of 4 way test principles.
The Rockwall Rotary Club partnered in service with Rockwall High School Interact Club at Feed My Starving Children. The large group of students and Rotarians packed boxes totaling over 30,000 meals! This resulted in feeding over 80 children in Haiti for one year!
North Texas Pioneers Rotary had a very rewarding blood drive at St Elizabeth Seton Church this past month. With the help of the Plano Sunrise Rotary members were able to collect 51 units of blood which will help save 153 lives. It’s always fulfilling to volunteer with other Rotary clubs to help the community.
The Waxahachie Rotary Club hosted an unforgettable 1st Annual Distinguished Officers Awards – Honor Our Heroes event on Thursday, March 13, during our noon meeting. The room was filled with energy, gratitude, and a shared commitment to Service Above Self as we recognized some of Waxahachie’s finest public servants.
On Saturday, March 22, under the leadership of Leon McCowan, the DeSoto Rotary Club teamed up with Concerned DeSoto Citizens (CDC) and DeSoto ISD for the Annual Bowling for Scholars event, raising funds for the DeSoto ISD Senior Class of 2025. The event saw incredible community participation, with over 65 teams from local businesses, organizations, and schools coming together in support of DeSoto’s graduating seniors.
Thirty-three years ago, as a high school student at R.M. Bailey Senior High School in The Bahamas, I joined the Interact Club. Little did I know, that decision would shape the course of my life. Rotary’s guiding principle of “Service Above Self” became the catalyst for my lifelong commitment to serving humanity.
Hats off to the Rotary Club of Duncanville for completing their beloved service project “Blessing the Teachers Lounges”! Over the past 2 years, Duncanville Rotarians renovated and refreshed the teachers lounges on all 19 campuses.
Entering 2025, the Richardson East Rotary Club continues to build a strong foundation of service, driven by determined optimism. Our shared mission is evident in ongoing commitment to hands-on projects and fundraising for community initiatives, including our annual Games and Giving event, as well as leadership within the district Rotary organization.
North Texas Pioneers Rotary members had the pleasure of a visit from Triton the AKC Golden Retriever. Manny thanks to the Messiah Lutheran Church in Plano for their work with the K-9 comfort dog missionary.
In late 2022, I discovered an interesting international project called The Cambodia Academy, a rural school providing hope and education to over 350 students in the Banteay Meanchey province of Cambodia. Aside from the great work that this charity performs in a very underserved part of Asia, I learned that this school was founded, funded and often led by Rotarians from all over the world.
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