Irving Sunrise Makes Blankets for Project Linus The Irving Sunrise Club gathered on Saturday, November 18 to make fleece blankets in the 1st Annual Project Linus Blanketeer Day. Project Linus provides handmade blankets to children 0-18 in the United States who are seriously ill, traumatized, or otherwise in need.
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Irving Sunrise Makes Blankets for Project Linus The Irving Sunrise Club gathered on Saturday, November 18 to make fleece blankets in the 1st Annual Project Linus Blanketeer Day.
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Mesquite Retired Educators Book Project 2023 The Mesquite Rotary Club presented a donation of $2,000 to the Mesquite Association of Retired School Employees book project at their meeting on November 28th. In accepting the check from Rotary president Jones Doughton, MARSE president Stephanie Wiley expressed her thanks for Rotary’s financial support and volunteer assistance.
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Save the Date for North Texas Mental Health Forum You are invited to participate in the inaugural North Texas Mental Health Forum for individuals and organizations in Denton, Collin, Grayson, Tarrant, Cooke, Wise and Parker counties to be held on January 31, 2024, from 9am – 3:30pm at the Denton County Courthouse 2020 Room in Denton, Texas.
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Inspiring Updates Ahead - Coppell Rotary Foundation The Coppell Foundation Committee recently hosted Bishop Raymond from the Diocese of Chinhoyi in Zimbabwe, our honored Global Grant recipient.
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Coppell Always Parties with a Purpose! Coppell Rotary knows how to have a great time while making a meaningful impact. During our latest social gathering, we came together and collected over 1,000 lbs of canned goods for Metrocrest Services - just in time to spread Thanksgiving joy!
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Coppell Rotary Honors Veterans Across Coppell Coppell Rotary was very busy during this last flag holiday. Our beautiful flags were all over Coppell during a variety of events honoring our Veterans.
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John Curtis' Message for December
Yuletide Greetings to all Rotarian, families and friends! Together, we can celebrate our time together and what we have accomplished as a District this Rotary year. We have done much. We have volunteered on many service projects with most clubs creating a project during my visitation.
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Park Cities Rotary Invites You to the Tree Lighting The Rotary Club of Park Cities invites you to enjoy the fun at the 17th annual Snider Plaza Tree Lighting on December 3, 2023, from 3:00 to 7:00 pm. Bring your family. Kids of all ages are welcome.
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Plano West Rotary Club Going Strong with 6 Years of Avenue K Clean-ups Plano West Rotary Club has been supporting the city’s Adopt-a-Highway Project for 6 years this December. The project was initiated by Rotarian Glen Thornton in December 2017, and the first clean-up service project was January 2018. The club’s assigned stretch of roadside is Avenue K between Spring Creek Parkway and Parker Road.
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RHS Interact Club highlights service projects at recent Rotary Club meeting Rockwall Rotary Club welcomed the Interact Club at Rockwall High School to their November 16 meeting to share updates club accomplishments and upcoming service projects. Rockwall High School teacher and club sponsor, Cheri Whitelock introduced the Senior officers:
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November Foundation Focus |
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Serving the Veterans The North Texas Pioneers Rotary Club’s service projects for November were raising money to help the veterans in our area. We had a dinner to honor Veterans Day and were honored to have sixteen veterans attend for dinner
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Plano West Rotary Club Helps Provide Student with Custom Wheelchair Bethany Elementary 5th grader Kate Chudy uses a wheelchair. Kate was worried she wouldn’t be able to participate in the upcoming 5th grade camp because of the design of her wheelchair, which isn’t suitable for “off-roading” without a second person to help push.
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Pancake Breakfast Honoring Veterans and First Responders The Addison Rotary Club and Addison Midday Rotary Club united together on Veteran's Day to host a pancake breakfast to honor and thank the men and women who served our nation and serve our community. 100% of proceeds raised from the breakfast support Santa's Heroes, a joint program of the Addison Fire and Police Departments, respectively, to ensure children of families facing financial hardships will have a gift under the tree.
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Monday Night Football event supports Rockwall scholarships Recently, the Rockwall Rotary Club hosted a Monday Night Football party to support the club's community efforts towards student scholarships and our mission of polio eradication. While having a great time, attendees ensured the event was a huge success raising over $5300 in just a few hours!
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Melissa Rotary and Melissa Interact Join Forces for Community Service Melissa Rotary Club and Melissa High School Interact Club have joined forces to serve the community, including Melissa's Fall Fest, Flag installations, and the Veterans' Day Ceremony. These service projects include helping with parking and booth set-up at the local Fall Fest sponsored by Krogers and supported by the local Chamber of Commerce, and Interact is sponsoring the Fall 2023 Food Drive benefitting the First Melissa Christmas Angel Program and the Melissa Community Outreach Food Pantry, which the Melissa Rotary Club also supports.
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33rd Addison Rotary Open On November 10, the Addison Rotary Club presented the Ronald McDonald House of Dallas the net proceeds from the 33rd Addison Rotary Open - $188,000! The Addison Rotary Open, presented by Walker & Dunlop, is the signature fundraiser of the club.
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Grand Prairie Metro Serves Lunch at Veterans Day Celebration The Grand Prairie Metro Rotary Club was honored to cook hot dogs and serve lunch to veterans and guests following the annual Veterans Day Celebration held by the City of Grand Prairie. This yearly event is a highlight for the Grand Prairie community and the Grand Prairie Metro Rotary Club.
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Grand Prairie Metro Donates Pumpkin Run Proceeds to Local Non-Profits Following the Grand Prairie Metro Rotary’s 37th Annual Pumpkin Run, the Club held a celebration to donate $32,000 from this year's run to deserving non-profits in Grand Prairie! Over 75 guests attended the event led by Immediate Past President Debbie Dobbs.
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Register Today for Rotary International Convention
Now is the time to sign up for the Rotary International Convention being held in Singapore. The convention begins on May 24 thru 29. The price will go up in December. |
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White Rock Rotary At Pints For Polio Members of White Rock Rotary, Dallas turned out for PINTS FOR POLIO fundraiser in Lake Highlands at Vector Brewing on October 25
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Rotary Parades of Plano - Holiday Parade Get ready to kick off the holiday season with a BANG! Join the Rotary Clubs of Plano for the most festive event of the year - the Rotary Parades of Plano Holiday Parade!
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Gratitude Abounds: A Heartfelt Thank You for Book Donations to Mexico In the heart of Mexico, the value of education and the hunger for knowledge continue to grow. Every child, regardless of their circumstances, deserves the opportunity to explore the world through the pages of a book. Thanks to the generosity of our Clubs, the students of our school in Mexico have been gifted the treasure of books and school supplies. Our goal is 26,000 books - see the results thus far:
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Supporting Boys & Girls Club Halloween Festival Rotarians from E-Club of North Texas at work supporting the Grand Prairie Boys and Girls Club annual Halloween Festivities with 35 kids participating in activities. No tricks here just all smiles.
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White Rock at Pints for Polio
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District Governor John Curtis' Message for November
November is Foundation Month. It is the time we focus on the value of giving so that we and the world around us may receive, and in so doing, We Create Hope in the World. What an exciting month for us in Rotary. |
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Notice from RI - Disaster response funds in Ukraine
Earlier this year, district governors were notified that we were reviewing concerns raised by leaders in District 2232 (Ukraine) about the Rotary Club of Kyiv International’s use of disaster response grant funds intended to support people affected by the war.
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Serving Together Richardson East rotary enjoyed packing boxes of food for clients at the NETWORK of Community Ministries during our club meeting on October 25th. |
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Addison Midday Holds an Oktoberfest On October 14, 2023, the Addison Midday Rotary Club held its 3rd Oktoberfest for members and guests of the club. Again, this year the event included beer, bratwurst, an accordion, and singing. A good time was had by all in attendance. |
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Park Cities Enjoys a Volunteer Morning at North Texas Food Bank |
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Monday Night Football Event Supports Rockwall Scholarships On October 16, the Rockwall Rotary Club held a special Monday Night Football event to raise money for local student scholarships, one of our designated philanthropic causes.
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Rockwall Rotary Delivers Thanksgiving Basket Donations Each year, Rockwall Helping Hands collects Thanksgiving basket donations from our community to provide their clients.
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Prestonwood Celebrates Law Enforcement Appreciation Day Prestonwood Rotary Club welcomed members of DPD to the Prestonwood Country Club with a buffet lunch and a celebration of their annual Law Enforcement Appreciation Day on Wednesday, October 25, 2023.
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Grand Prairie Metro Hosts 37th Annual Pumpkin Run Runners young and old were up early on a crisp, sunny Saturday morning in October for the Grand Prairie Metro Rotary Club's 37th Annual Pumpkin Run. As a result, approximately $30,000 will be donated by the Club to non-profits that directly serve the Grand Prairie community.
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Foot Care Clinic at Austin Street Fair The Rotary Club of Park Cities held a “FOOT CARE CLINIC” for the HOMELESS at the Austin Street Center. Our Team of Rotarian’s and Volunteer Nurses provided foot baths, a package of new socks, and brand new shoes to over 125 homeless men & women. Written and published by Park Cities People here https://issuu.com/pcpphp/docs/pc_nov2023_final/44
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Mesquite Rotary Inducts 2023-24 Leaders The Mesquite Rotary Club recently hosted Rotary District 5810 Governor John Curtis, who discussed district goals, and also conducted induction ceremonies for the group’s 2023-2024 officers and board members.
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Irving Sunrise Auction Opens The Irving Sunrise Rotary On-Line Auction is now open. The auction will run to October 23rd Central Time 12am - watch the bidding closely!
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Foundation Focus1st quarter Foundation Focus Video |
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District 4-Way Speech Contest Four Way Test Speech Contest: May 4, 2024 For many years, Rotary clubs around the world have held 4 Way Speech competitions. The contest is open to all students in grades 9 -12. The object is to give a 5 - 7 minute inspirational presentation about the Rotary 4 Way Test. |
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Polio Events Around the District Help support our fight to eradicate Polio and attend one of these Pints for Polio Events happening this month in North Texas.
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Self-Care for Rotarians
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Honoring Those Who Lead! |
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DG John Curtis' October Message
As our 100 degree temps finally fade away and Autumn becomes a welcome reality, We think of things to come. First on my list is that October is Polio Eradication Month. This is the time when clubs celebrate the enjoyment of a Pint or a Pinot, or something else, to help fight the curse of Polio.
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PCR Connect Is Back and YOU Are Invited! The Rotary Club of Park Cities has started their monthly networking and social happy hour this year.
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Go for the Membership Gold We are excited to announce the rollout of the Membership Olympic Games - a fantastic opportunity for your club to not only strengthen your bond with existing members but also attract new ones! |
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Take Action on World Polio Day - Oct. 24 Every year, Rotary members around the world mobilize for World Polio Day. We raise awareness of polio and gather support for our global effort to make sure that every child is protected from it. By staying tenacious, hopeful, and committed, we will make history by making polio the second human disease ever to be eradicated.
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Coppell is Always Having Fun!
 Coppell Rotary, known as the "Fun Club" decided to spice up our usual Thursday night meetings, and boy, did we have a blast! After our meeting we enjoyed a classy evening filled with Vino and Quesadillas at Landon Winery in The Sound.
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Grand Prairie Metro Teams up for Fall Sweep The Grand Prairie Metro Rotary Club teamed up with the South Grand Prairie High School Interact Club to "Keep Grand Prairie Beautiful" as part of the City of Grand Prairie's Clean Prairie Fall Sweep.
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Kids Libraries PRESTON HOLLOW Rotary Club has been providing little libraries for 3 years in the Bachman Lake area because learning to read is essential!
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Greenville Daybreak Participates In Greenville Service Club Week Greenville Daybreak Rotary worked with the Golden K Kiwanis and the Greenville Lions club to celebrate Community Week. On Saturday, September 9th, they built 17 modules of various sizes and cut over 250 2X4 stanchions that will be used to build 2 ramps next week during an initial effort to establish a Service Club week for 5 of 7 service clubs in Greenville.
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Neighbors Nourishing Neighbors (N3) Service Project Prosper Rotary Club put together 200 bags of snacks and treats for the client kids of its club supported non-profit Neighbors Nourishing Neighbors (N3). It was a fun hands-on experience where everyone in attendance was able to contribute something of value for N3. Member, Harlan delivered the 200 bags to N3 Friday.
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Literacy Night Project Sherman Rotary Club at Sory Elementary school kicking off the Literary Night project – books the kids can take home and read. |
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Packing Gifts for Mexico In celebration of International Literacy Day (September 8th), District 5810 hosted a Packing Party. 30 Rotarians stayed an hour after the September 9th Roundtable to pack 380 individual bags of school supplies (each contains a book, pencil pouch, colored pencils/markers, crayons, glue sticks, pencils, pens, stickers and 2 small toys) and 12 boxes of general school supplies for a total of 32 boxes weighing 853.7 pounds including 751 books.
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Back to School Members of the Richardson East Rotary Club volunteered at NETWORK of Community Ministries on August 30th to load backpacks with essential school supplies. The backpacks will be distributed to students in need on September 8th.
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District Award Winners for 2022-2023 |
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North Texas Giving Day Just Around the Corner We have a committee hard at work to make the most of North Texas Giving Day (NTXGD), coming up on September 21st. NTXGD is a massive regional campaign to raise funds for hundreds of local non-profits, and for the last several years, RYLA 5810 has participated to raise funds to help continue all the on-going district RYLA programs that extend beyond camp and throughout the year.
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The Service Companion Club: A Membership Boost for Your Rotary Club!
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DG John Curtis' September Message
My goodness, how time does fly! With my wife Janie, we have visited 40 clubs in just under 2 months of leading and learning about the great qualities of our District. We have had the pleasure of meeting and serving with a wonderful bunch of Rotarians during our visits. They are doing the good works of service to their communities. |
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White Rock Rotary Volunteers at Senior Health Fair On Thursday, July 20th, members of Whie Rock rotary volunteered at St. Pius X Catholic Church in Dallas in collaboration with the Northeast Neighborhood Patrol Division of Dallas Police Department as they held their annual Senior Health and Safety Brunch.
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Dallas' Annual Salute to America’s Veterans We are pleased to announce that Dr. J.D. Crouch II, CEO & President of USO Global is the keynote speaker for the 19th Annual Salute to America’s Veterans (SAV) event. The event is on November 8th at the Frontiers of Flight Museum and is hosted by the Rotary Club of Dallas, the 1st in Texas. Sponsors wanted!
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Rotary Youth Exchange Students Arrive in Texas Rotary Youth Exchange is alive and well in District 5810. After 8 monthly orientations our outbound long-term students are leaving. Zaley is going to Japan on August 18 and her sister Sydney is leaving on August 5 for Switzerland. |
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Coppell Throws a Wedding Party It's not everyday we get to throw a wedding shower. We celebrated the wedding of Rotarian Brandon and Milly at our last club meeting. It's fun to have young Rotarians and to surprise our members with an impromptu party!❤️
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Snacks for Coppell's Learners Suddenly your hungry and you need a snack...you know that feeling. Many Coppell learners experience short term hunger but for some reason they are not able to bring snacks to school. That's where Coppell Rotary steps in! Many times a year we provide snack packs with encouraging notes ( we call them "Notes & Nibbles") for students in need of snacks for that short term hunger gap. We enjoy this project and so do our schools. They keep us busy all school year!
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Prestonwood Provides School Supplies Prestonwood Rotary began their Back-To-School program by providing The ROC (Metro Ministries) with various school supplies for over 330 school children that are served by The ROC in Garland.
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Suicide Intervention Training - Sept. 13 & 14 The Suicide Prevention and Brain Health (SPBH) Rotary eClub invites you and your networks to attend the “gold standard” of suicide intervention skills training, ASIST, on September 13-14 in Addison.
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September - Suicide Prevention Awareness Month September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, providing us with the opportunity to learn about and recognize risk factors and warning signs of suicide, support and refer those that struggle and save lives.
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Easily Create Your Club Public Image Strategy Jump Start Your Club's Public Image! Complete this short survey to create your Club's Public Image Strategy for Rotary Year 2023-24.
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Walk With Us to Prevent Suicide - Oct. 21 Join the Suicide Prevention and Brain Health E-Club at the OUT OF THE DARKNESS WALK on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023, at the Levitt Pavilion. They are walking to raise awareness and protect mental health and lives. To register or donate.
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World Suicide Prevention Webinar - Sept 9 |
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The Rotary Club of McKinney Continues to PROSPER! 8.25.23 McKinney Rotary Club Weekly Friday Meeting 12-1pm @ Rick’s Chophouse 🙌 JOIN US 🤝 A Full House For Full Presentations & Entertainment 📺
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Rotaract School Supply Drive to Support Teachers in Oak Cliff As members of the Plano Community Rotaract Club, our commitment to local community service projects in the Dallas area drives us forward. We're excited to introduce an ongoing project that requires your support: a school supply drive aimed at assisting educators in our community.
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Get Ready for World Polio Day World Polio Day, 24 October, is right around the corner. Help us keep up the momentum on our top priority of ending polio by planning an event in your community and by continuing to raise funds for PolioPlus. Every dollar raised will be matched 2 to 1 up to $150 million. Click here for resources to promote your event.
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Veteran Comfort Bags At the Melissa Rotary's Aug 10th meeting with District Governor, John Curtis and his wife, Janie, we presented a $250 check to Polio Plus in Janie’s name. We also worked as a group to assemble 60 Veteran Comfort bags which we plan to deliver to the VA home up in Bonham later this month. |
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Supporting Celina Youth Programs The Preston Trails Rotary Club recently donated $150 to support the Celina Las Gatitas program. Celina High School's Las Gatitas drill team delivers high-energy performances at football games and events all across Celina. Last year, they contributed to the Toys for Tots event by putting on a fantastic show for everyone who attended. We greatly appreciate the dedication and enthusiasm these young ladies bring, and we are delighted to offer our support. |
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Helping to Shape the Future Preston Trails Rotary President, KJ Clark, presented a $5000.00 check to Celina ISD Superintendent, Dr. Tom, in support of the Celina Education Foundation. The foundation provides scholarships for students and grants for teachers within Celina ISD. Our club is dedicated to assisting students and teachers in realizing their aspirations, and we are thrilled to make a contribution to this outstanding organization. |
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Youth Leadership Award Camp Share Their Camp Experience Rockwall, TX (August 14, 2023) - The Rockwall Rotary Club organization proudly provides a variety of scholarships and opportunities to Rockwall area students. Last week, the Rockwall Rotary welcomed two scholarship recipients to this year’s Rotary Youth Leadership Award (RYLA) Camp, Nhira Iverson and Evan Miller.
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Support for Maui August 9, 2023 was a tragic day for our Rotarians, families and friends on the Island of Maui. The fires across the island have changed lives forever. Truly devastating. Our sympathy, thoughts and prayers are with everyone impacted. As people of action, we can take immediate action. As we come together to recover and rebuild, we need to support each other. The District is collecting funds to be donated to Shelter Box or an equivalent charity to help the residents of Maui. If would like to donate, send a check to Rotary Dist 5810, c/o Conway CPAs, 603 South Goliad, Rockwall TX 75087. Memo line - Maui Fire Relief. |
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Helping a Celina Resident in Need A long-time resident of Celina found themselves in need of assistance to bring their yard's trees and debris up to code. Facing limitations in carrying out the work themselves, these residents were in urgent need of help.
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Rotarians Help A Family Move The Preston Trail Rotary Club teamed up with Helping Hands of Celina to assist a disabled mother in relocating her family.
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Celebration of Life - Tom Riordan
Tom Riordan, a founding member of the Addison Rotary Club, passed away peacefully on July 26, 2023. Tom became a Rotarian in 1984 (40 years) and understood the value of service above self. Tom was always mindful of the needs of others and thankful for all the friendships Rotary had given him. A celebration of life will be held at All Saints Catholic Church (5231 Meadowcreek Dr., Dallas TX 75248) on Tuesday August 8, 2023, at 1:00 pm. A visitation will be held at Canyon Creek Country Club (625 Lookout Dr., Richardson, TX 75080) on Monday August 7, 2023, from 5-7 pm. |
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Let’s Talk Series #1: Mental Health is Brain Health…and We ALL Have a Brain
Mental Health is Brain Health which is Physical Health. We ALL have a brain. Therefore, we all have mental health. Our mental or brain health is affected by the chemistry in our body which is affected by our diet, sleep, exercise, stress, life situations, age, brain development, genetics, etc.
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Monthly “Let’s Talk Mental/Brain Health Series”
In coordination with the goals of Rotary International President Gordon McInally, the Suicide Prevention and Brain Health Rotary eClub members will be sharing articles and service project ideas each month about topics related to mental/brain health and how we as Rotarians can make a difference in the lives of those around us as well as in our personal lives.
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Attend Applied Suicide Intervention and Skills Training - Aug 10 & 11 The Suicide Prevention and Brain Health (SPBH) Rotary eClub invites you and your networks to attend the “gold standard” of suicide intervention skills training, ASIST, on August 10-11 in Addison.
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Register Today for District Awards Banquet Join us on Saturday, August 26, 2023 to for some good Rotary fun at our District Awards Banquet to celebrate the 2022-23 Award Winners! The event will be held at the Haggard Party Barn, 5948 McKamy Trail, Plano, Texas 75024 from 6PM to 8PM. Attire: Business Casual |
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DG John Curtis' August Message It has been a joy to visit clubs and work with the club members on service projects of their choosing. These projects, which have been organized by club members to do during my visit, are either continuations of outreach the club does regularly, or new programs set up to perform at the visitation meeting.
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Park Cities Enjoyed a GREAT Parade! It was the best Fourth of July Parade since before COVID. Thousands of people lined the parade route, and hundreds joined us for the Party in the Park following the Parade.
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Plano Rotary Clubs and City of Plano July 4th Parade We have joined forces to bring back the longstanding tradition of parades to the City of Plano. In the spirit of collaboration, the Rotary Clubs of Plano, which include all 6 Plano Rotary Clubs, North Texas Pioneers, Plano East, Plano West, Plano, Plano Metro and Plano Sunrise, in addition to the Plano Rotaract Club, joined forces to bring back the longstanding tradition of parades to the City of Plano! |
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Celebrate Community Service Week - Sept. 11, 2023 Rotary, Kiwanis, Lions, and Optimist clubs will cooperate in community service projects the week of September 11th – 17th. Plan now for your Rotary and Rotaract clubs to build on existing relationships with other like-minded services or develop new ones to impact your communities.
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Public Image Games 2023-2024 We are excited to announce the rollout of our new PUBLIC IMAGE CHAMPION GAMES! The Public Image Champion Games was designed to help Clubs increase their public image skill set. The more you promote your Club, the better the odds are at increasing your membership. It is a win-win all around! Each level game introduces you to tools and resources to promote your Club to your members, around the District, your community and Rotary International.
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Rotary Means Business Social - August 8th Rotary Means Business Social is set! Tuesday, August 8th, 2023 Time: 5:00pm – 7:30pm. Location: 12 Cuts Brazilian Steakhouse 18010 Dallas Pkwy, Dallas, TX 75287 Dress: Business Casual |
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Rotary's Mental Health Initiative Rotary has long been involved in mental health and wellness initiatives. Our culture of Service Above Self builds community and promotes acts of kindness, two proven methods to build and maintain mental wellness.
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Serving Together Richardson East Rotary Club members had fun volunteering together on July 21st at Feed My Starving Children in Richardson. We helped pack 104 boxes of food (a total of 3,744 meals) to be delivered to families in need in Honduras. |
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Welcome New President, Ofilia Barrera
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Rotary Enjoys a Noble Experiment in Wylie At a recent meeting, Rotary Wylie East Fork took a field trip all the way across the street to Noble Experiment, the first zero-proof speakeasy in the Dallas Metroplex.
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Carrollton-Farmers Branch Rotary Service Project The Carrollton-Farmers Branch Rotary members completed the first service project of the year Thursday, July 13th.
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Rockwall Rotarians Serve Community On the first Friday of each month, the North Texas Food Bank (NTFB) arrives to Our Savior Lutheran Church in Rockwall to provide food for those in need. Each month, the church and the NTFB can count on Rockwall Rotarians to give their time and energy!
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Plano West Hosts 2023 Adoption Awareness Fair On Saturday, March 25, Rotary clubs from the Plano community came together to support children who have been placed in foster care by hosting an Adoption Awareness Fair that allowed the kids to meet potential adoptive parents in a fun setting. The event was held at a Plano church and coordinated by Plano West Rotary Club members Michelle and Glen Thornton, who oversaw all 55 volunteers that contributed to the event. |
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RYLA 2023 Camp RYLA 2023, by all accounts, was a raving success! Even though it has only been 1 month since we closed out the in-person camp program there is always lots going on for the students to continue the engagements from camp. Cabin groups are still making sure they keep in touch with each other through out the summer months. |
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Coppell Celebrates 40th Anniversary with a Coppell City Proclamation Happy 40th Anniversary to the Rotary Club of Coppell! During a Tuesday night city council meeting, Coppell Rotarians were honored with a city Proclamation.
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Coppell Issues "Citations of Appreciation" to Coppell Cops Rotary Club of Coppell passed out “Citations of Appreciation” to Coppell Police during “Coffee with a Cop” on warm Saturday in June at Coppell ER. Each citation had a gift card for $10 to Firehouse Subs! This was to thank Coppell Police for their dedication and service to Coppell Residents.
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Submit Your Rotary Landmark Has your Club completed a project and left behind a Rotary Wheel? Or a Plaque? The District is building a Google Map with Rotary Landmarks from across the District!
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New District Roundtable Location The location for District Roundtable has changed!! The new location is: Scottish Rite Hospital in Frisco, 5700 Dallas Pkwy, Frisco, TX 75034. Join us on Saturday, July 8th at 9:30AM for Networking 10:00AM for Meeting. Rotary Club of Dallas is our host!
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DG John Curtis' July Message
I am so honored to be your District Governor for our Rotary Year 2023-2024. I am filled with feelings of gratitude and excitement. Together we have an opportunity to make a difference and to create hope in the world. |
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District Awards Deadline - July 15 Visit the District Awards page for nomination forms, District History and District Awards List. The Star Award is an award that each club can bestow on a club member who has shown exemplary leadership and accomplishment this year. Your club or your board may select your club’s Star Award recipient. Club size descriptions: 1 to 29 for small clubs; 30 to 49 medium size clubs; and 50 and up for large size clubs. 1) All nominations for District 5810 Awards 2022-2023 are due July 15, by midnight. YOUR ENTRY MUST BE EMAILED TO: Diana Kolb-Torres at mdakolb@gmail.com |
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Richardson 150th Anniversary On June 20, 2023, the Richardson Rotary sponsored a City of Richardson 150th Anniversary history event at The Eisemann Center. This was open to the public. A panel of current and former city managers, long time mayor, and an education leader discussed the colorful history of Richardson, Texas.
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Plano West Donates $10,000 to Plano Nonprofits Plano West Rotary is committed to serving the Plano community. The club holds pecan sales and funnel cake sales as fundraisers throughout the year that allow Plano West to donate some of these funds towards student scholarships, while other funds are distributed as grants to nonprofits working within Plano to enrich the lives of citizens
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Rotarian Shares Experiences From Motorcycle Ride While riding a motorcycle for charity, a member of the Rotary Club of Wylie East Fork forged connections with other Rotarians around the world. Speaking during the club’s Thursday, June 1, meeting at Landon Winery, Charlie Waller told members about traveling across India by motorcycle from Jan. 13-28. The ride, in its fifth year, is a way to raise money for The Rotary Foundation, which provides scholarships and other funding opportunities to Rotary clubs around the world.
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Remarkable Scholarship Winners The Rotary Club of Park Cities awards two $2,000 scholarships to seniors at Hillcrest H.S. They were introduced to the club at our meeting on May 26. The scholarship recipients are selected through an application and interview process at Hillcrest H.S. Both girls were highly recommended by their teachers.
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Park Cities Announces 2023 Fourth of July Parade Details! This is the twentieth anniversary of the Rotary Club of Park Cities’ sponsorship of the Park Cities Fourth of July Parade and Celebration. Based on suggestions by club members, the theme this year is “Freedom to Serve.” Our Grand Marshal this year is Jan Langbein, CEO of Genesis Women’s Shelter and activist in efforts to end violence against women. The Parade beneficiary is the North Texas Food Bank. Come join the fun! Watch the Parade and celebrate in Goar Park following the Parade. It is all free and family-friendly!
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White Rock Commemorating History in Highland Lakes WRR Members {front Row: Helen Stettler, Win Evans, Enid Jones, Ed Schaefer, Walt McCool. {Back row}: Gene McFarland and Roger Pryor. The mission of Rotary International includes providing service to others, promoting integrity, and advancing world understanding, good will and peace through fellowship of community leaders.
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Public Image Champion Raffle Winners On Saturday, June 10th at the June Roundtable, winners of the Public Image Champion Games received their certificates and were entered into a raffle for a cash prize. Raffle winners are: $250 for RC of Coppell, $150 for RC of McKinney and $100 for RC of Plano West!
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Register Today for RLI Summer Courses Registration is now open for the Lone Star Division Rotary Leadership Institute Parts I, II and III (July/Aug 2023) Part I July 10 and 12, 2023 Part II July 24 and 26, 2023 Part III July 31 and Aug 2, 2023 Graduate Course - Motivating Volunteers June 17, 2023 REGISTER: www.LoneStarRLI.org
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DG Howard Templin's June Message
June is Rotary Fellowship Month. This is a great time to have a club social event to celebrate your club’s accomplishments of this Rotary year and your incoming officers. |
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Rotary Parades of Plano 4th of July Parade The 4th OF JULY PARADE IN PLANO will be held during PLANO'S ALL AMERICAN 4TH on Tuesday, July 4th. Located at Collin College, Spring Creek Pkwy between Jupiter Rd and Parker Rd. The festival opens at 6 p.m., the parade starts at 7:30 p.m., and fireworks begin at 9:30 p.m. The festival ends at 10 p.m.
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2023-2024 Global Grant Scholar Kyle Kass is a 2023-2024 Global Grant for Rotary District 5810 sponsored by the Rotary Club of Coppell. This is his story as reported in the Coppell Gazette:
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Plano West Supports Plano’s 150th Birthday Celebration On June 3, 2023 the City of Plano celebrated its 150th birthday in Haggard Park with a free celebration for the entire community. Guests could enjoy live entertainment, cupcakes, family activities and booths with all sorts of information on the offerings from city departments. Heritage organizations were set up around the park to educate guests on various aspects of the city’s history.
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New Public Image Tools! The District Public Image Team has created some new PUBLIC IMAGE TOOLS for Clubs! These tools are located on the Public Image Resources Page. 1. Canva Tool Kit - step-by-step instructions on how to create a tool kit 2. Pre-Event Checklist - use this checklist as a guideline for public relations for when you hold your next fundraiser
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Take Me Out To The Ballgame Yes, come join with your Rotarian friends and families on July 22 at the ballpark (Globe Life Field) and cheer the home team on as they play those dastardly Dodgers from Los Angeles.
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Grand Prairie Metro Serves at Memorial Day Celebration Grand Prairie Metro was honored to once again serve hotdogs, chips, etc. at this year's Memorial Day Celebration hosted by Grand Prairie Parks, Arts & Recreation.
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Four-Way Speech Contest Sponsored by Addison Midday Rotary Club On May 16, the George H. W. Bush Elementary School in Addison held a Four-Way Test Contest for students in the third, fourth and fifth grades. The contest was sponsored by the Addison Midday Rotary Club (AMRC).
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Rotarians volunteer for Celina Cajun Fest! On May 13th, the Rotarians from the Preston Trail Rotary Club enthusiastically assisted the City of Celina with their annual Celina Cajun Fest!
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Thanking our First Responders On Thursday, May 25th, the Preston Trail Rotary Club celebrated our local First Responders by preparing a delicious lunch for them.
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Awards for Long-Time Rotarian Two awards were presented to Dr. Chris Parr by Randy Wright, fellow Rotarian and long-time friend: one was for journalism and the second was for science. |
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Coppell Rotary & Interact Hosts Rise Against Hunger Coppell Rotary and CHS Interact groups brought RISE AGAINST HUNGER to Coppell on Mya 21st. The group raised over $4,000 which provided the funds to make 10,000 meals.
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Providing Dignity and Support In an effort to serve the homeless in our community, we decided to volunteer with Streetside Showers. This remarkable organization provides hot showers, hygiene, and clothing to the homeless and those in need. We volunteered at their Plano location as shower valets on Saturday, May 6th.
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2023 4-Way Speech Contest Winners Saturday's finalists are (in order): 1st place - Joshua Li (Plano West Sr. High School), 2nd place - Lina Nguyen (McKinney High School), 3rd place - Carlen Cannon (J.J. Pearce High School), 4th place (1st runner up) - Jade Young (Midlothian High School), 5th place (2nd runner up) - Milan McKnight (Frisco Reedy High School)and 6th place (3rd runner up) - Francisco Lopez (Prairie East Advantage Academy) |
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Service Above Self in Cozumel Day 5 of the District Service Cruise was in the port of Cozumel, Mexico where Rotarians carried ashore 40+ backpacks containing assorted school supplies and musical instruments weighing approximately 160 pounds. All year long, District 5810 has been collecting and delivering school supplies, children's shoes, and children's books to Cozumel with the help of Carnival Breeze Cruise line. A total of 260 boxes of supplies and books and 125 pairs of shoes were delivered.
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Impacting Children's Lives in Roatan First stop on the District Service Cruise was in Roatan, where we delivered 209 boxes and 71 backpacks with 14,433 books and school supplies for the children. Also delivered were 160 feminine hygiene kits for empowering girls. Our work tour in Roatan, included painting a kindergarten and playground.
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Tanzania Children's Choir Coming to the Dallas Area! The Tanzania Children’s Choir (TCC) will be in Dallas Friday June 16th, then any day from June 19 through June 23rd. They are looking help finding a venue to give performance and if possible for a few Rotary (or partner with another Rotary Club) to host them while in Dallas.
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Prestonwood Rotary Providing Clean Water for School in Roatan Vickie Campbell, President Elect, delivered a $3000 donation in February 2023 to Dr Charles Parchment, Christtel Caceres, Mike Wittry and Ana Flores, President of the Rotary Club of Roatan, for the installation of a catchment water system at C.E.B. Guaymuras school in Roatan.
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DG Howard Templin's Message for May May is Youth Services Month! Did you know that Rotaract is 60 years old? Yes, it started in 1962. Quite an evolution! 19,000 Rotaract clubs and 437,000 members!
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Congratulations to our Public Image Champions! Congratulations to the following Clubs for winning our PUBLIC IMAGE CHAMPION GAMES: RC of Coppell, RC of Dallas, RC of Dallas-Uptown, RC of McKinney, RC of Melissa, RC of Plano, RC of Park Cities, RC of Plano West, RC of Rockwall and RC of White Rock! THANK YOU for being a Public Image Champion! Shout out to McKinney Rotary Club, Rockwall Rotary and Rotary Club of Coppell for also completing the bonus rounds ... PUBLIC IMAGE SUPERSTARS!!!
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Together We Are Stronger Plano is fortunate to have five thriving Rotary clubs, each with its own personality. Together We Are Stronger - Multiple Clubs in One City Are Partners Instead of Competitors. Plano Rotary Club is the oldest club going back almost 77 years.
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Mesquite Rotary’s 26th Rodeo Road Rally Coming Up on June 3rd
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Camp RYLA 2023 Set to Kick-Off “We couldn’t do it without you”
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Join Us at the DG, District & Club President Installation Come join us on Thursday, June 29 at 5PM for the DG John Curtis, District Leadership and Club President Installation at the Park City Club, 5956 Sherry Lane, Ste 1700 in Dallas. Tickets are $70/person. Reserved seating opportunities available. Click to buy tickets.
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Call to Action! Copyright Trolls Pursuing Rotary Clubs Clubs continue to post images and other media (cartoons, songs, etc) online in disregard of copyright laws, resulting in a considerable increase in claims activity under the U.S. Rotary Club & District Liability Insurance Program ("Program"). |
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Dallas Annual Bike Rodeo Promotes Child Safety The Rotary Club of Dallas, in partnership with Texas Scottish Rite Hospital, and Dallas Fire & Rescue, held the Annual Rotary Club of Dallas Bike Rodeo and Child Safety Day as an educational and entertaining morning for families on Saturday, April 1, 2023 at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital.
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Park Cities Volunteer Day at North Texas Food Bank Rotarians from the Park Cities Rotary Club came together on Saturday morning, April 22nd, with INTERACT Members and Students from Hillcrest High School for RCPC / NTFB VOLUNTEER DAY! We packed the equivalent of 14,500 meals on Saturday morning for their “School Pantry” program ~ bringing nutritious food to children impacted by food insecurity! |
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Mesquite Holds Annual “Four Way Test” Speech Contest
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Mesquite Rotary Assists Retired Educators' Book Project A team of Mesquite Rotary Club members worked side-by-side with retired Mesquite teachers on April 19th to sort and label books to be delivered to all Mesquite ISD first graders, and also assisted the retired teachers in delivering the books to the schools on April 21st.
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Annual Garden Project On April 3 members of White Rock Rotary Club and John Curtis, District Governor Elect, came together to work on a garden project for the Sisters of the Missionary of Charity in south Dallas. (Left to right: Blanca Ferro, WRR members, John Curtis)
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USOPA Awards Banquet The Rowlett Rotary Club participated in the DFW USOPA awards banquet. It was great to meet so many Olympic and Para Olympic Athletes. The stories that everyone told were incredible thanks to Sammy Walker, President of DFW USOPA for honoring local Olympic Athletes. |
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Melissa Rotary Club hosts Community Stroke Program The Melissa Community was invited to a free luncheon hosted by the Melissa Rotary Club April 13, 2023. Robert Palmer, BSN, RN, CEN, the Stroke Coordinator at Texas Health Allen, spoke to around 20 members and leaders of Rotary and the Melissa Community.
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Rotary Xperience For info on how to attend, purchase conference tickets, visit www.earthx.org
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Take Me Out To The Ballgame
Yes, come join with your Rotarian friends and families on July 22 at the ballpark and cheer the home team on as they play those dastardly Dodgers from Los Angeles. We want to begin the new Rotary year with some fun and fellowship. We are inviting our Rotarian friends in our neighboring District 5790 (Fort Worth and beyond) to join us , too. |
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Mesquite Rotary Donates to Scouts BSA’s Circle Ten Council and NMHS Baseball
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District Four-Way Speech Contest - May 6th Join us for the District Four-Way Speech Contest on May 6th, 2023 at 9:30AM at the The Westwood School's Black Box Theater, 14240 Midway Road, Dallas, Texas 75244. Contestants will need to arrive no later than 9:15 a.m. on May 6, 2023 to check in. Deadline for registration AND payment: May 3, 2023. Entry fee is $95.00 and must be paid by May 3 or the contestant will not be allowed to participate. All registrations and payments must be made online. |
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City Park Cleanup The Rowlett Rotary Club and Rowlett High School Interact Club had a great cleanup of Kenwood Heights Park on Saturday April 1st. Rowlett held a citywide cleanup. Thanks to everyone for a successful community cleanup. |
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World Immunization Week: Vaccines Save Lives During World Immunization Week, 24-30 April, join us in advocating for polio eradication and the importance of vaccines. As one of the greatest advances of modern medicine, vaccines are safe, effective, and save millions of lives each year. Our progress in the fight to end polio is proof that vaccines work.
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Howard Templin's April Message
Please note that there is no round table this month! I don't know about you, but it is amazing to me that we are starting the last quarter of the Rotary year, and the velocity will increase going towards June 30th! Paul Harris's birthday is April 19th, and he would have been 155 this year. Wish him a Happy Birthday at you're next event or club meeting! Also, this month is Environmental Month. |
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Rotary Reaches Out at Texas Forever Fest This past Saturday, Plano Rotary Club was well represented at the downtown Plano Texas Forever Fest. A troupe of heros showed up to support Rotary and raise money to support our commitment to Plano ISD Education Foundation. |
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Suicide Prevention & Brain Health Rotary eClub Advocates for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention at Texas Capitol Members of the Suicide Prevention and Brain Health Rotary eClub are continuing to be “people of action” during this Texas Legislative Session, collaborating with MOAA (Military Officers Association of America), NAMI (Nat’l Alliance on Mental Illness), AFSP (American Foundation for Suicide Prevention) and MHA (Mental Health America) to “advocate” (part of our “CAUSE” or purpose) for legislation related to mental health and suicide prevention.
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Park Cities Rotary Creates a New Club Award The Rotary Club of Park Cities has created a new club award for the first time since 2014. It is the Stan Wright Community Service Award. It memorializes the community service of our late member, Stan Wright.
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How to Create a People Of Action Campaign Promote your Club and inspire your Community easily by using the "People Of Action" Campaign developed by Rotary International. It is not difficult - only takes 2 steps:
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Grand Prairie Metro New Members In March, Grand Prairie Metro Rotary Club President Debbie Dobbs handed out red badges to new members and blue badges to those members who have completed their new member requirements. |
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Coppell Rotary Funds the Bethel School Steps Flower Garden Coppell Rotary was happy to provide funding to the Coppell Historical Society for the development of the Bethel School Steps Flower Garden located in Heritage Park in Old Town Coppell. |
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Rotaract Friendship Exchange Last month, Plano Community Rotaract welcomed Barbara, David, Memo, Omar, and Rodrigo from the Rotaract Club San Nicolás de Los Garza Bicentenario. They drove all the way from Monterrey, Mexico to Dallas to visit our club. By creating this Rotaract Friendship Exchange, we shared our time, homes, and culture and established new friendships.
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Rotaract Park Cleanup Who: Plano Community Rotaract members; What: Park Clean up; Where: Bob Woodruff Park, Plano, TX; When: March 11th: Why: We decided to create a challenge and invite Rotaractors, Rotarians, Interactors, and friends to work on one of Rotary’s seven areas of focus: Protecting the Environment. |
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Richardson Rotary Blood Drive On March 4th the Richardson Rotary Club sponsored a Carter Blood Drive. Our volunteers staffed the welcome table all day in three shifts. Donations of food and clothing items were also collected for The Network of Community Ministries.
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Prosper Rotary Club Featured in Prosper Living Magazine March/April 2023 Edition The March/April 2023 edition of the Prosper Living Magazine carries an article written by Harlan Jefferson. Harlan is the current Chapter President of the Prosper Rotary Club. Harland does an excellent job describing the Rotary Club and the local non-profit organizations supported by our club.
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Rotary Club of Dallas Back the Blue Charity Golf Tournament You are invited by the Rotary Club of Dallas to participate in our 8th Annual Charity Golf Tournament held at Brookhaven Country Club on May 1st, 2023.
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20th Annual Bike Rodeo and Child Safety Day The Rotary Club of Dallas, in partnership with Texas Scottish Rite Hospital, and Dallas Fire & Rescue, will hold the 20th Annual Bike Rodeo and Child Safety Day as an educational and entertaining morning on Saturday, April 1, 2023 from 10am – 1pm. The event will be held at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital.
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Rotary Club of Dallas and Safer Dallas Honor and Support Unsung Public Servants for Years of Selfless Service Making Dallas a Safer Place February 23rd the Dallas Rotary Club and Safer Dallas Better Dallas hosted the 14th Annual Dallas Police Department Distinguished Service Award and Public Safety Leader Award Luncheon.
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Backpacks for Roatan Assistant Governor’s packed up 5,600 books, 164 hygiene kits and assorted supplies into 120 backpacks for children in Roatan. The backpacks will be delivered on the stopover in Roatan on the District Conference Service Cruise.
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Lunch & Learn Meeting The Rowlett Rotary Club has added a new monthly Lunch & Learn meeting every second Tuesday 12:00-1:00 at the Rowlett Chamber of Commerce building. Guest speakers share news about the city, local community, statewide updated, and informative information for personal welfare.
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RHS INTERACT CLUB 2023 Rowlett High School teacher Mr. Craig Vitosh has taken the RHS INTERACT CLUB to a new level of growth within the school and involved community projects. The club currently has 30 members and enthusiasm is growing.
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District Flag Summit Recap We had a very successful gathering of approximately 35 attendees representing over 20 clubs in our district. We had a couple of clubs that do not currently have flag programs, but attended as they consider adding a flag program. Betsy Ross Flag Girl, a flag supplier to several of our clubs, sponsored the refreshments and came offering a 25% discount on flag orders. |
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Celebrating Int'l Women's Day - In the News Last Thursday, Plano Rotary Club recognized members Peggy Fenwick, Nancy Humphrey and Mary Jo Dean for their outstanding leadership and volunteerism. March 8 is International Women's Day and this was an excellent opportunity to feature some of the things they do that no everyone sees.
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McKinney Rotary Promotes "Peace!" The McKinney Rotary Club had a presentation by Patriot PAWS Service Dogs on March 3. Speakers were Ambassador Sharon Scott (also a member of this Rotary) and Trainer Lauren Villanueva.
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DG Howard Templin's March Message
Rotary is busy this month! This is Water and Sanitation Month. International Women's Day is March 8th. I hope you are planning something special for this week's club meeting! World Rotaract week is March 13-19. Plan an event with your Rotaract Clubs. Read more in the Rotary Magazine. Here’s the link (note you need to log in at MyRotary 1st, then click the link to Magazines | My Rotary |
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One Year In: RC of Dallas Supports ShelterBox’s Continued Aid to Ukraine During the President Elect Training Seminar, Hubert Zajicek, President Elect of the Rotary Club of Dallas presented over $15,000 to ShelterBox representatives who were on site demonstrating how ShelterBox is providing relief to families in crisis because of the invasion of Ukraine.
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Public Image Champion Games - Opportunity to Win a Cash Prize Did you hear the news? There is now an opportunity to win a cash prize for completing the Public Image Champion Games! There are only five tasks. We KNOW you can get them all done before the May 1 deadline.
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Join the SPBH Rotary on April 29 for Suicide Prevention Awareness Walk The Suicide Prevention and Brain Health (SPBH) Rotary eClub and UTDallas invite you to participate in the upcoming Suicide Prevention Awareness Walk and Resource Fair on the UT Dallas campus on Saturday morning, April 29, in conjunction with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) North Texas Chapter.
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SPBH Rotary Joins TAMUC in Planning Rural Mental Health Forum March 21 in Greenville Suicide Prevention and Brain Health Rotary eClub members have joined with the Texas A&M Commerce Counseling Center and Department of Health and Human Performance team to plan and support the first Rural Mental Health Forum for surrounding counties to be held at the Fletcher Warren Civic Center in Greenville, Texas, on Tuesday, March 21 from 830am-4pm.
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Plano West Rotary Offers Scholarships for Plano Students Plano West Rotary Club (PWRC) members believe in investing in the development of local youth and the advancement of community members, as well as supporting education, which is one of Rotary’s Areas of Focus. |
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Park Cities Serves at Ronald McDonald House As COVID has subsided, members of the Rotary Club of Park Cities have been able to resume their regular monthly service, preparing and serving dinner for the families staying at Ronald McDonald House.
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Dallas Rotarians Pitching-in to Cultivate Hope On February 18, the Rotary Club of Dallas took action with teens from Interact and Dream Team processing clothing and food donations at the White Rock Center of Hope for distribution to families in crisis. We broke into teams to stock pantry shelves, fill up racks of clothing and do general maintenance around the center whose mission is to “Cultivate hope through basic needs and personalized empowerment.” |
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Brining Smiles to Seniors North Texas Pioneers Rotary gave a Valentines Party to the residents of The Parks nursing home in Plano. They so enjoyed decorating cookies, playing chair volley ball and especially singing love songs.
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Prestonwood's Annual Clink & Drink Prestonwood Rotary Club invites you to their Annual Click & Drink event on April 1st at Starpower. Tickets include entrance to event, wine, and food pairings. Tickets are $35/per person. Buy Tickets. |
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McKinney Rotary Making a Difference! The McKinney Rotary Club Foundation started the new year making a difference by financially supporting three (3) local nonprofit organizations. Members of the Rotary Foundation Board presented to The McKinney Education Foundation, Hope Clinic and the Community Health Clinic funds raised through the McKinney Rotary Club Flag Program.
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Valentine's Project The Greenville Texas Rotary Club were honored to be able to make over 350 personal valentines for seniors in nursing homes, complete with a handwritten card and sweet treat as our February Service Project.
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Identify Rotary Peace Fellowship Candidates
Applications are now open for the 2024 Rotary Peace Fellowship! Help us promote it and find the next cohort of global peacebuilders.
If you know any peace and development leaders in your community, encourage them to apply for a fully funded master’s degree or professional development certificate at one of our Rotary Peace Centers around the world. You can also use the referral form to tell us about potential candidates. |
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Foundation Team Meeting
Please join us in person at the Keller Williams Building 3rd Floor, 18333 Preston RD or Zoom Thursday, February 16th at 4:00PM. In person we will have pizza, soft drinks, beer and wine. The location is 18333 Preston Road at the Keller Williams Building, 3rd floor conference room. Zoom link is: https://raymondjames.zoom.us/j/94741994558?pwd=Z0NFTWZ6L2hMcHI5MnhCQWZlWmRaQT09
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Club Leadership Training Assembly - Registration Open Registration is open for the Club Leadership Training Assembly on Saturday, March 25 at the Collin County - Plano Campus, 2800 E Spring Creek Pkwy from 8:00AM to 12PM. The cost is $20. Training for all Rotarians including officers, directors and Club members. Click to Register.
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 3-day eviction notices were issued, and court date set until the Dallas Rotary Club Foundation "Kidwell/Cooper Grant" provided emergency assistance and stopped the evictions for two families!
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RC of Dallas Centennial Project Continues to Deliver to the Community During recent renovations at Klyde Warren Park, this sign was placed at the base of the Learning Tree. Since opening in 2012, it has become the city's beloved town square, welcoming more than one million visitors each year and nationally acclaimed.
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5th Monday Volunteering Fifteen of our Richardson Rotary Club members met at The Network of Community Ministries Volunteer area at Noon on January 30th. We spent the next hour boxing up food to be provided to Network’s clients. Another 5th Monday opportunity to volunteer and socialize for a great cause.
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Public Image Champion Games - Cash Prizes We KNOW you’re excellent at what you do. Because of YOU, District 5810 was awarded a "2021-2022 PUBLIC IMAGE CITATION" for Zone 25B. Give yourself a round of applause for a job well done - promoting yourself in the community, at District and Rotary International! And we KNOW you’ll do it again this year. |
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New Opportunities for Rotary to Support Communities in Need As a global humanitarian organization, Rotary continually takes action to help communities in need. The Rotary Foundation has established two temporary funds to support immediate relief efforts in Pakistan and Ukraine.
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DG Howard Templin's February Message
As many of you know, February’s is Peacebuilding and Conflict Prevention Month. Rotary has been dedicated to peace building since the early days of Rotary and Paul Harris was a major leader for this. Check out the articles in this month’s Rotary Magazine. A subscription is included in your RI dues. You have an option of having it mailed to you, or you can download the magazine from the website or read it on line, if you wish. Here’s the link (note you may have to log in 1st, thin click the link(: Magazines | My Rotary |
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Promote Your Club, Inspire Your Community Visit the District's Public Image Resource page to access resources, templates and media contacts to share your club’s stories of impact and show your community we are #PeopleOfAction! You'll find training videos, templates, tools, a direct link to RI's NEW and improved Brand Center and MORE. Click Here.
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District Flag Summit - March 4 Mark your calendars for Saturday, March 4th, for the 3RD FLAG SUMMIT at the Dallas College Brookhaven Campus 9:30AM-12PM. Topics - BEST PRACTICES & MARKETING STRATEGY. This is a free event, must RSVP.
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Meet Us In Melbourne! At the upcoming 2023 Rotary International Convention in Melbourne, Australia not only will you have the opportunity to meet and network with thousands of servant leaders from around the globe, but you'll also enjoy one of the world's most vibrant cities. |
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Rotary Theme 2023-24 Revealed Rotary International President-elect R. Gordon R. McInally announced his theme for the 2023-24 Rotary year, “Create Hope in the World”. He explained that the goal is to restore hope to help the world heal from destructive conflicts and to help achieve lasting change. He emphasized the need for peace and continuity, including work to empower women and work toward diversity, equity, and inclusion, while not neglecting our mission to end polio.
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Books Collected by Duncanville Interact The Duncanville Interact Club collected and donated 1,633 books weighing 506 pounds for the District Conference Service Cruise. The K-5 books will be delivered to Cozumel, Mexico and the 6-12th grade books will be delivered to Roatan, Honduras at the District Conference Service Cruise in April.
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Youth Service The North Texas Pioneers Rotary Club is proud to Charter 7 of the Units in BSA Chisholm Trail District. Three of our members are Scout leaders in the District. COR/Cub-Master, Daniel Long, Sargent at Arms Ed Rys, and Scout Master Jim Wright. |
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White Rock Rotary Assists Local Resource Center White Rock Rotary members and friends assisted with a mailing for White Rock Rock Center of Hope, an amazing non profit that aids the needy in northeast Dallas with clothing, food, and rent assistance. It was a 'sit down' job that needed to be done at short notice. White Rock Rotary was glad to help. The group of volunteers was treated to a tour of the updated facility after helping. |
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Visiting DGE from Tasmania We had the DGE from Tasmania District 9830 spend a few days with us (Rotary 5810) in early January. Many thanks to Glen and Debbie McCrary for hosting and entertaining DGE Mike Patten. Photo from his trip to AT&T stadium
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Feeding Refugees at St. Patrick's White Rock Rotary had a blast serving over 100 refugees at St. Patrick's. The refugees were from several different countries. They really enjoyed their lunch!
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Ride for Rotary in India - 2023 Wylie East Fork Rotarian Charlie Waller is participating in the "Ride for Rotary in India" which is a fundraiser to raise money for polio! Charlie has sent photos of his fellow Rotarians and friends he's made on his journey through India on his motorcycle. According to Ride for Rotary, he will finish his adventure this weekend in Mangalore.
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Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) Training - March 2023 Take your leadership skills to the next level with Rotary Leadership Institute Training! There are 3 separate training sessions (3 hours each) held on Zoom. Cost is $50 per session. Must take the sessions in order. Session 1 training begins March 2023. Learn more.
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Coppell Rotary ls Listed Among Some Big Players With The WHO One of Coppell Rotary's Global Grants is to end the devastating global crisis of micronutrient malnutrition.
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We Love Our Foundation Valentine's Dinner Join us for an evening of connection, relationship building and fun as we celebrate our support of The Rotary Foundation on Thursday, February 9th at 6PM at Maggiano's Willow Bend, 6001 W. Park Blvd., Plano, TX 75093. Open to all Rotarians! Cost is $68 per person.
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Memorial Service Project Daybreak Greenville packaging hygiene kits. These kits will be utilized for the homeless who visit the weekly mobile shower provided by United Way of Hunt County. |
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Foundation Focus - December 2022 Foundation Chair PDG Bill Dendy provides and update on Foundation. Click to see video.
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Austrian Gluhwein Event Benefits Shelterbox Aid To Ukraine The Opa's Gluehwein fundraiser was started in December 2020 by Drs. Beth & Hubert Zajicek, as a fun and safe way to enjoy the Christmas lights in a time when it seemed like fun was "outlawed".
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RYLA Roundup for all clubs to kick-off the 2023 RYLA Year
The RYLA Information Roundup/Kick-Off for the District 5810 Camp RYLA Program will be held Saturday, January 28, 2023 at Dallas College/Brookhaven Campus. Located at 3939 Valley View Ln, Farmers Branch, TX 75244. |
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DG Howard Templin's January Message
Happy New Year! I hope your holiday season was fulfilling and joyful. It is hard to believe that we are already at the halfway point in the Rotary Year. For me and I am sure for many of you, it has flown by. I encourage you to stop and take stock of what you and your club has accomplished measured against the clubs’ goals and update them as needed. |
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2022-23 Public Image Champion Games We KNOW you’re excellent at what you do. Because of YOU, District 5810 was awarded a "2021-2022 PUBLIC IMAGE CITATION" for Zone 25B. Give yourself a round of applause for a job well done - promoting yourself in the community, at District and Rotary International! And we KNOW you’ll do it again this year. 2022-2023 Public Image Champion Games. |
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Rotary Youth Exchange 2022-23 Update This team interviewed 10 students for the Rotary Youth Exchange Program. We will have 5 long term and 5 short term exchange students next year (2023-2024). Wow, what a change from this year when we had two students.
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Rotary Club of Dallas’s 18th Annual Salute to America's Veterans On November 9th, The Rotary Club of Dallas hosted the 18th annual Salute to America’s Veterans, benefiting the USO DFW and the George W. Bush Institute’s Military Service Initiative.
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Field Trip to the Historic Brown House The Rotary Club of Wylie East Fork had a field trip early in December to the historic Brown House in downtown Wylie. The home is full of history, a gift shop and even a ghost resides upstairs. Club members learned about Wylie's history, viewed antique maps and treasures. When near Wylie, drop by this home for a tour! |
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Mesquite Rotary Donates $10,000 to Mesquite ISD Education Foundation
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Serving Our National Guard Unit The Rotary Club of Wylie East Fork was invited to assist the non-profit His Gracious Hands in serving lunch to the troops at the Wylie National Guard Armory. The day was their monthly guard training for December. Lunch by Napoli's Wylie was served along with homemade desserts, lots of gifts for the service men and women's children and a full stocking of their no questions asked food pantry. It was an honor to serve these 130 men and women! |
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November RMB Social Networking Event |
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Celebrating the Warmth of Old and New Friends in Plano The five Plano Rotary Clubs celebrated the holidays together with great food, ugly sweaters an a coat drive for Plano Christmas Cops. It was a quick count that revealed a collection of 75-80 new coats for kids of all ages in Plano. This effort has become a tradition for Rotary Clubs in Plano. |
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Mesquite Rotary Donates $3,000 to Mesquite Retired Educators Book Project
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Park Cities’ Foot Care Clinic for the Homeless On Saturday, November. 12, from 9 to Noon, Park Cities Rotary held a Foot Care Clinic at the Salvation Army’s Austin Street Center. Organized by member Holly Hollenbeck, club members with the assistance of Nursing student volunteers from Texas Woman’s University, Scheels Sporting Goods, and Soles for Souls, served almost 150 homeless people. They had their feet washed and were provided foot and diabetes health checks, a foot care kit and new socks and shoes. |
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Earn an Entry for District Cruise Raffle in December! Win an entry for the District 5810 Cruise Raffle!! The District is giving away one room for the cruise on April 23 – 30, 2022. Winner will be announced in January. Each month (Oct-Dec), Clubs will have an opportunity to earn an entry to the raffle. To earn a raffle ticket in December, Clubs and individuals must make a donation to the Rotary Foundation.
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DG Howard Templin's December Message
I am pleased to announce that the Selection Committee picked Mary Bedosky, Richardson East Rotary Club, as the District Governor Nominee Designate. There were no subsequent challenges. She will be District Governor in Rotary Year 2025-26. |
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Wylie's Flag Program Gift Package Angel Wygant from the Wylie East Rotary Club wanted to raise money to buy new equipment for the Wylie Police Department's youth enrichment program. Now this is thinking outside the box! Check out this fundraising idea she developed:
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Reasons to Attend the 2023 RI Convention - Melbourne Here are a few reasons why you should attend the 2023 Rotary International Convention in Melbourne, Australia.
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Mary Bedosky Selected DG 2025-2026 District Governor Howard Templin and the District 5810 Nominating Committee are pleased to announce the selection of Mary Bedosky of the Rotary Club of Richardson East as the District Governor for the Rotary year beginning July 1, 2025. Congratulations Mary! Read her bio. |
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Rotary Club of Dallas Raises Funds to End Polio at 4th Annual Pints October 24th the Rotary Club of Dallas hosted their Pints for Polio event at the Manhattan Project Beer Co. that attracted 30 members and nonmembers from 5 different countries to raise funds for the Rotary International End Polio Fund. The donations of the attendees combined with the generosity of a dozen sponsors to generate funds that will be matched 2:1 by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
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Outdoor Sharing Library Installation
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Plano Holiday Parade Returns in 2022 with “March of the Toys” Theme The Plano holiday parade is back! On hiatus since 2020, the parade will take place on Saturday, December 10, and will be returning to its former home of Downtown Plano where many longtime Planoites remember watching the parade as children.
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September 2022 Financial Statement
The September 2022 Financial Statement has been posted to the District Website. Click the About Us tab on the navigation for the link. You must be logged into to access the file.
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EndCAN Supported Across Multiple States by Suicide Prevention & Brain Health Rotary eClub Suicide Prevention and Brain Health Rotary eClub members from Texas, Colorado and Ohio supported efforts of EndCAN to End Child Abuse and Neglect at recent Walks in Dallas, Denver and Columbus (https://endcan.org/walktogether/ ).
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DG Howard Templin's November Message
November is Rotary International Foundation month, and it is a great time for you to check in to your Rotary donations account to see where you stand in contributions to the Foundation. It is also a good time for you to do your tax planning for charitable gifts for the end of the year. |
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Selection of COL Representative Per Code of Policies & District MOP
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EndCAN Supported Across Multiple States by Suicide Prevention & Brain Health Rotary eClub Suicide Prevention and Brain Health Rotary eClub members from Texas, Colorado and Ohio supported efforts of EndCAN to End Child Abuse and Neglect at recent Walks in Dallas, Denver and Columbus (https://endcan.org/walktogether/).
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Earn an Entry for District Cruise Raffle! Win an entry for the District 5810 Cruise Raffle!! The District is giving away one room for the cruise on April 23 – 30, 2022. Winner will be announced in January. Each month (Oct-Dec), Clubs will have an opportunity to earn an entry to the raffle. To earn a raffle ticket in November, Clubs must submit a story on why the Rotary Foundation is good for humanity. Submit story
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Stepping Up is What We Do It's been a long-held characteristic of Rotarians to see a problem and step up to help, just like these three Rotarians did when a session at the RI Convention in Houston was canceled at the last minute. Read how Shirley from the Suicide Prevention and Brain Health Rotary e-Club and two other Rotarians stepped up to lead a fantastic session on Storytelling.
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Rotary Clubs of Plano Holiday Parade Save the Date for the Holiday Parade “March of the Toys” – December 10, 2022. The Parade will begin at 9:30 a.m. from a brand-new downtown location. A festival in Toyland will be held in the North parking lot of the Plano Municipal Building immediately following the parade. Stop by to see the winning floats, Santa and Ms. Claus, enjoy Holiday music, crafts, food trucks, vendors and a winter kid zone! Toyland will be open until 1:30 p.m.
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It Takes a Community! It takes a Community to “Fight Hunger”! Food insecurity is a growing problem across our country.
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Helping Defeat Hunger at the North Texas Food Bank With the price of groceries going up, Park Cities Rotary members were especially grateful to be able to volunteer at the North Texas Food Bank. Under the leadership of Susan Glen, thirty-eight RCPC members spent Saturday morning, October 15, packing food to feed the hungry. They were joined by Interact students from Hillcrest H.S., as well as Honorary Member and the 2022 Fourth of July Parade Grand Marshal, Donna Pierce. The Team packed 21,600 pounds of food, equaling 18,000 meals. What a day! |
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Rockwall Rotary Invents a Fun New Tradition to Help Eradicate Polio Rockwall Rotary joined the districtwide competition to raise funds to combat polio this year. Their new event, Pints and Pies for Polio was a huge success.
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Sleigh Bells Arrive Early Around Here Wylie East Fork Rotarians pack twenty boxes to support Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas. Sleigh bells ring early around here where each member grabs items to pack into age and gender specific boxes.
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Collin County Rotary Club Distributes Funds to Area Non-Profit Organizations
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White Rock Lake White Rock Rotary enjoyed the great weather while cleaning up the shoreline. The club has adopted a section of the lake for regular trash pick up.
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Polio Fundraisers Around the District Oct. 24 - Pints for Polio hosted by the Rotary Club of Dallas at Manhattan Project Beer Company 5:30PM Reminder - Clubs that hold a Pints for Polio or a Pies for Polio Event (polio fundraiser) will be entered into the raffle for the District Service Cruise (win a free room). |
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Men* Who Cook Bigger and Better Than Ever! Don't miss this year's Men* Who Cook event on November 5. We will have bigger and better auction items that include unique experiences and merchandise. In addition to the delicious food we also will have a live band, live auction, wine pull, and a new gift card pull. Get tickets on EventBrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/men-who-cook-2022-tickets-367743399407
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4 Day Balloon Festival Plano Rotary Club served as volunteers in the Information Booth at the recent 4-day Plano Balloon Festival. |
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Positive Inter"Action" With Police and Community The Rotary Club of Dallas responded to a request from the Dallas Police Department to participate in the DPD National Night Out block party, October 4, with the objective of minimizing conflict, and building trust and rapport between citizenry and the police department.
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Cookies for Cops Rotary Club of Dallas Made the Fifth Round of ‘Cookies for Cops’ to Remind Dallas Police Department That Rotary Appreciates and Supports Them
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District Governor Letter re amendment for MOP
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People of Action - Melissa Rotary Club Stirs Up Community Parks Project The Melissa Rotary Club and volunteers supported the community and City Parks Department by spreading huge piles of new mulch under playgrounds and trees on Saturday, October 1st, 2022.
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Join SPBH Rotary eClub for PINOT for POLIO During Entire Month of October Please join the Suicide Prevention and Brain Health Rotary eClub in raising funds to End Polio by dining in or ordering take out at Cremona’s (www.cremonabistro.org) at 2704 Worthington Street, Dallas, TX 75204 (Phone 214-871-1115) any time during the month of October.
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District Cruise Raffle Win an entry for the District 5810 Cruise Raffle!! The District is giving away one room for the cruise on April 23 – 30, 2022. Winner will be announced in January. Each month (Oct-Dec), Clubs will have an opportunity to earn an entry to the raffle. To earn a raffle ticket in October, 1. Particiapte in the Pies for Polio Challenge* or 2. Host a Polio Fundraiser*. These events need to be submitted for District newsletter/social media promotion. |
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Girl Possible is Coming! District 5810 is on the hunt for 6th-8th grade girls who are making strides to change the world around them. United Nations declared October 11 International Day of the Girl. To celebrate, District 5810 is launching Girl Possible. We will identify young girls who can be the voice or role model for other young girls in our district. |
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District Governor Howard Templin's October Message
As of the end of September I visited 58 clubs. Most have come out of the COVID malaise, are gaining members and are trying new things; like doing hands-on community projects and having social events as an alternative to only club meetings. These projects are great because these Rotarians are doing what they joined to do, make a difference. I believe these projects inspire and energize our members.
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Join Us Honoring Veterans and First Responders Visit the PLANO FLAGS OF HONOR at Red Tail Pavilion (formerly Oak Point Park) for a week-long, full of events on Nov. 5- 12 honoring our Veterans and First Responders. Each flag on display has a dedication card that tells the story of a hero whose life is or was devoted in service to their fellow man.
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Park Cities Volunteers at 9/11 Heroes Run Under the leadership of Evan Altemus, head of the Rotary Club of Park Cities’ Veteran Support Team, members volunteered at the Travis Manion Foundations’ Run on Saturday, Sept. 17, to support the 8/11 Heroes Run.
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BBQ Luncheon for Rotary Veterans Rotary Club of Plano East is holding their Annual Rotary Veterans Luncheon Event on Friday, November 11th, Veteran's Day at the Plano Flags of Honor at noon at the Oak Point Park. There is no cost to attend this event, however you must register by Nov. 7th to receive a meal. To register: https://bit.ly/RotaryVETS.
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Addison Midday Donates To WOVEN At our September 20 meeting, after Lisa Rigby, Executive Director of Woven Health Clinic made her presentation, the Addison Midday Rotary Club made a $1,000 donation to WOVEN Health Clinic. The donation will be used to provide 50 flu shots to those who can not afford the cost of the shot. Over 85% of the patients at WOVEN Health Clinic are uninsured and 100% of the patients are below 250% of the poverty level.
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Rotary Means Business! District 5810’s first Rotary Means Business (RMB) social event was a GREAT success! With 50 plus Rotarians and guests in attendance, there was an overall GOOD feeling, knowing that everyone was sharing their business expertise with “Rotarians”. Due to positive feedback, our next RMB will be November 8th 2022. Location: 12 Cuts Brazilian Steakhouse 18010 Dallas Pkwy, Dallas, TX. (more information to follow). |
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Donations for Annual Conference Cruise In August and September the Newman Smith Interact Club, Carrollton-Farmers Branch Rotary Club and the Plano Community Rotaract Club have collected and packed 260 boxes weighing 5,504.5 pounds with 14,202 books and lots of school supplies.
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PDG Bill Dendy Gets Pie In the Face In demonstrating how PIES FOR POLIO might work as a fundraiser and raise awareness of Rotary's key involvement in the eradication of Polio, Roundtable attendees put up $141 to see DG Howard to take a pie for polio.
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Pinot for Polio Plans! Coppell Rotarians met at Landon Winery at The Sound to make plans for our October event, Pinot for Polio. Landon is donating 10% of the evening's proceeds to Rotary International Polio Plus.
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36th Annual Pumpkin Run On Saturday, October 8, the Grand Prairie Metro Rotary Club will host its 36th Annual Pumpkin Run at Joe Pool Lake.
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District 5810 Wins Awards at Zone Rotary District 5810 was awared 3 Membership awards and a Public Image Citation at Zone this past week in Minnesota - highest growth rate in Zone 25B, highest number of new Rotary clubs chartered and highest number of new Rotaract clubs chartered. Congratulations to PDG Max Duplant for her leadership!
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Royce City Brings Back Golf Tournament After two years of not being able to hold a golf tournament due to Covid, Royse city rotary foundation, inc. is bringing back its annual golf tournament and renaming it the mike gilbert rotary classic after one of their own. mike gilbert is a strong believer, happily married to his wife Jackie of 55 years and counting, father of 4, grandfather of 5, and an avid golf player who worked for many years as a registered architect in the city of Dallas and the city of Plano.
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Rotary Means Business Our 1st Rotary Means Business Social is set! Tuesday, September 20th, 2022 - Time: 5:00pm – 7:30pm. Location: 12 Cuts Brazilian Steakhouse, 18010 Dallas Pkwy, Dallas, TX 75287 , Dress: Business Casual |
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5th Monday Becomes Volunteering Day Our club traditionally uses the 5th Monday of the month to host an evening social for members and spouses rather than our normal meeting. We continued this tradition August 29th with an ice cream social.
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DG Howard Templin's September Message
This month is Basic Education & Literacy month. I encourage clubs to emphasize this in three ways.
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Take Action on World Polio Day - Oct 24 Every year, Rotarians and Rotaractors across the globe mobilize for WORLD POLIO DAY to raise awareness about eradicating polio for good. If we stay committed, polio will be the second human disease ever to be eradicated.
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North Texas Giving Day Just Around the Corner !! We have a committee hard at work to make the most of North Texas Giving Day (NTGD), coming up on September 22nd. NTGD is a massive regional campaign to raise funds for hundreds of local non-profits, and for the last several years, RYLA 5810 has participated to raise funds to help continue all the on-going district RYLA programs that extend beyond camp and throughout the year.
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Greenville Collects Peanut Butter and Jelly for MARK For our August Service Project, the Greenville Rotary Club is partnering with Prestige Benefits Group - Integra Insurance Services by collecting Peanut Butter and Jelly for the MARK (Meals for At Risk Kids) Program of Hunt County Shared Ministries.
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Rotary Club of Dallas Honors Three DISD Teachers Three teachers in the Dallas Independent School District were honored as Teacher of the Year for elementary, middle and high schools, by the Rotary Club of Dallas at ceremonies on August 10.
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Addison Midday Rotary Club Rolled for Metrocrest Services At our August 2,2022, meeting, we brought packaged rolls of Toilet Paper for Metrocrest Services’ Food Pantry. Toilet paper is one of the most expensive items for the pantry to purchase, and with the Food Pantry serving over 900 families each week, they distribute lots of tissue! AMRC Service Project #1 for 2022-2023.
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Stephanie A. Urchick selected to be the 2024-25 president of Rotary International
Stephanie A. Urchick, of the Rotary Club of McMurray, Pennsylvania, USA, is the selection of the Nominating Committee for President of Rotary International for 2024-25, a decision that would make her only the second woman to hold that position. She will be declared the president-nominee on 1 October if no challenging candidates have been suggested.
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Public Image Champion Games 2022-2023 We are excited to announce the rollout of our new PUBLIC IMAGE CHAMPION GAMES! The Public Image Champion Games was designed to help Clubs increase their public image skill set. The more you promote your Club, the better the odds are at increasing your membership. It is a win-win all around! Each level game introduces you to tools and resources to promote your Club to your members, around the District, your community and Rotary International. |
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Foundation Focus July-August |
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DALLAS COWBOYS VIP DINNER & TOUR Please sign up today to come with your family and friends for this amazing event! Cowboys VIP Tour & Dinner: Sunday, Sept. 25, 5 PM to 8:30 PM
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Member Spotlight Promotion We are excited to announce a new District Public Tool the "MEMBER SPOTLIGHT" template that will help Clubs promote current members! Submit your member's photo and we will send you back the graphic, then you post on your website and/or social media. Don't forget to tag the District (@RotaryDistrict5810) and use hashtags #District5810Proud #WeAreRotary and (include your Club Hashtag).
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Club Public Image Resources Time to get ready for the NEW ROTARY YEAR! Check out the PUBLIC IMAGE RESOURCES page for logos, templates and training materials!
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RYLA 2022 Update "Comeback Camp," as some of our staff excitedly referred to Camp RYLA 2022, was a raving success! Even though it has been also most 2 months since we closed out the in-person camp program. Cabin groups are still making sure they keep in touch with each other through out the summer months. |
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DG Howard Templin's August Message
August is Membership and new Club Development month. Do you want to grow your club and bring in new Rotarians? Plan and take action on one or more of the following things during August. |
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Service Project Was a Way To Connect with Other Rotarians While Rotary Club of Dallas Rotarians were packing cookies for our Cookies for Cops project, we were joined by a Rotarian family from the Poona India club. Narendra and Inderpal Bakshi were in town with their son, Harshpreet, for his graduation and wanted to visit Rotary Clubs while here. We had a great time together sharing our Rotarian experiences, swapping flags, and doing what we do best: Service!
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"Cookies for Cops" Project This fourth round of Cookies for Cops was delivered to the southwest substation of the Dallas Police Department. This delivery was special as some of the officers who died in a tragic ambush on July 7, 2016, were from this s |
