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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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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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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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 substation and this project was one week after the 6th anniversary of that horrible event. Incidentally, The Rotary Club of Dallas marks July 7 every year by sponsoring the lighting up of the Dallas skyline in blue lights.
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Plano West Joins All Plano Rotary Clubs To Bring Back Parades On July 4, Plano West Rotary Club members were honored to work together with members of the other Rotary clubs in Plano, Texas to bring back the city’s beloved holiday parades.
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Lone Star Rotary Leadership Institute Summer Classes
The Lone Star division of Rotary leadership institute announced that they would have a series of virtual training sessions. Below is the schedule. Part one is excellent for new Rotarians. I recommend you consider paying to send them two-part one. Parts two and three are great for leadership development of your emerging leaders. The cost is $50. This is a great investment in your club future! |
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Rare Case of Polio Confirmed in New York
The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) has been informed of a case of paralytic polio in an unvaccinated individual in Rockland County, New York, United States. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are coordinating with New York State health authorities on their investigation. Initial sequencing confirmed by CDC indicates that the case is type 2 VDPV. Any form of poliovirus anywhere is a threat to children everywhere. It is critical that the GPEI Polio Eradication Strategy 2022-2026 is fully resourced and fully implemented everywhere, to ensure a world free of all forms of poliovirus can be achieved. We are calling on every single Rotarian to take action and be a part of the fight to end polio, helping to raise $50 million per year for polio eradication. Mike McGovern Chair, International PolioPlus Committee |
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Rotary Cheers for Football Coaches In a town with five Rotary Clubs and only three Senior High Schools, it made sense for Plano Rotary Club to invite Plano East Rotary Club to join them for Coaches Day. The PISD athletic director along with the three senior high school coaches bragged about how successful they believed their teams would be. The theme word for the teams this year is Believe. |
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5th Annual Back to School Project Rotary Club of North Texas Pioneers, raised funds for Jaxson Turner's Never 2 Young 2 Care Charity - N2Y2C 5th Annual Back to School Project. |
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Rotary Club of Coppell Awards $7500 in Scholarships
 Each year the Rotary Club of Coppell offers 5 - $1,500 scholarships to Coppell High School and New Tech seniors.
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Tour of India Trip Rotarians & friends are invited to a TOUR OF INDIA on Dec. 5, 2022 through Dec. 20th, 2022. See presentation for trip details. Click here to see pricing & trip information. For booking information on this adventure, contact C. C. Theophine Chamakala at 972-877-7279. Deadline to book trip is Aug. 31. Limited to 25 people.
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Rotary New Year Check List Time to get ready for the NEW ROTARY YEAR! Download this NEW YEAR PUBLIC IMAGE CHECK LIST 2022-2023 .. to get you started.
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New Location for District Roundtable Starting this Rotary year, our District Roundtables will be returning to the 2nd Saturday of the month – please mark your calendars. You can also find them on the District Event Calendar. |
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Rockwall Rotary Helps Fight Hunger Through the Summer
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DG Howard Templin's Message for July
I'm so honored and humbled to be your new district governor, because this is my chance to give back the gift of Rotary to others. It is not about the title, it's about an opportunity, to serve the members of our district, and to have you all be a part of the journey. You are all very special people. Your clubs are doing very amazing things thru the work that Rotary has become known for, and as your District Governor I pledge that I will give you the gift of my service and support, to assure this District does everything it can to support your clubs, the lifeblood of Rotary here and around the world. |
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Addison Midday Rotary Club collects Cereal Boxes for Metrocrest Services Metrocrest Services Sack Summer Hunger program and Food Pantry ensures no child in the Metrocrest Services area goes hungry during the summer. Children love cereal and boxes of cereal are always in demand. To minimize this problem, the Addison Midday Rotary Club held a Cereal Drive. |
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Plano West Serves 69,335 Pounds and 1,840 Boxes of Food On May 23 Plano West Rotary Club concluded a year of assisting Plano ISD with drive-through meal distributions to Plano families experiencing food insecurities.
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Plano West Rotary Delivers Furniture Every Month On June 11 Plano West Rotary Club (PWRC) volunteers arrived bright and early at the Bed Start parking lot across from Plano’s Custer Road United Methodist Church to deliver furniture to local families in need.
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White Rock Rotary Cleans Up! Members of White Rock Rotary, aided by members of Lake Highlands Interact Club, braved triple digit temps to clean up at White Rock Lake. These Rotarians have adopted a section of the shoreline and pick up trash every month, usually on the second Saturday. A small group of determined people can pick up a lot of trash! |
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Grand Prairie Rotarians Keeping Grand Prairie Beautiful! Grand Prairie Metro Rotarians were up early to beat the heat for their most recent Adopt-a-Street project. Club members were joined by Interact students and other volunteers in their commitment to "Keep Grand Prairie Beautiful!"
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DG Max Duplant's June Message
Our Rotary year of Serving to Change Lives is rapidly coming to an end. Our final Roundtable will be held on June 18 and will include discussion of the significant accomplishments we have had as a District this year. For clubs that are interested in providing aide to those impacted by the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, I have received the following information from the District Governor for that area: In response, and in collaboration with the Rotary Club of Uvalde, our Rotary District 5840 has set-up a Uvalde Community Relief Fund within our 501c3 Foundation. The purpose of this fund will be to assist and comfort, where possible, those who are grieving and who are most affected by the shooting as well as to aid in the restoration of the shattered world view of the children, families, educators, and first responders of Uvalde. You may make your tax deductible donation by check payable to “District 5840 Foundation” with a memo line of "Uvalde Community Relief Fund". Send the check to Rotary District 5840 Foundation, P.O. Box 13, Boerne, TX 78006. Or you can donate through Zelle using this email ROTARYUVALDECOMMUNITYFUND@GMAIL.COM. Note - if using Zelle, please add your email address and/or contact information in the comment section if you want a tax receipt. In May the 4-Way speech contest was held in person in Frisco and all 18 students participating were fabulous, ranging from gender issues to moral relativism, the war in Ukraine to challenges immigrants to the U.S. face, and so, SO much more. Many thanks to Jim Bullock for the excellent job done on such a well organized and well run event.The top 6 finalists as follows: 1st place: Madhalassa Iyer of Plano Senior High (sponsored by the Rotary Club of Plano West) 2nd place: Joshua Li of Plano West Senior High (sponsored by the Rotary Club of Plano East) 3rd place: Rudy Lea of Dallas Christian H.S. (sponsored by the Rotary Club of Mesquite) 4th place: Samuel Cavanna, home-schooled (sponsored by the Rotary Club of Irving Sunrise) 5th place: Andie Abell of Plano Senior High (sponsored by the Rotary Club of Plano) 6th place: Hailey Williams, J.J. Pearce H.S. (sponsored by the Rotary Club of Prestonwood) Speaking of youth events, Camp RYLA is also back in person. I had the pleasure of welcoming the 170 campers last week and what an energetic group they are! Many thanks to Dana Makison and Jim Duffy for seeing to it that the participants have the very best experience! The Rotary International Convention is being held in Houston this week. District 5810 is well represented with 118 of our members in attendance. If you have not travelled to Houston, you can still sign up to attend virtually. Finally, be sure to register for the Banquet to be held on June 23 to not only install incoming District Governor Howard Templin as well as the other District and Club leaders for 2022-2023. It has been an absolute pleasure to serve you as District Governor over this past year. I have made so many new friends and am amazed at all the ways that our Clubs continue to Serve to Change Lives. Wishing all of you the very best in the future- Max S Duplant 2021-2022 Governor District 5810 |
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Mesquite Rotary Awards $12,000 in Scholarships to Area Students The Mesquite Rotary Club has awarded scholarships of $1,500 each to students from each of the Mesquite and Sunnyvale area high schools, and to students from the Mesquite Academy and Dallas Christian School. This investment by the club in the future of these deserving area scholars totaled $12,000.
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Carrollton-Farmers Branch Golf Tournament Carrollton-Farmers Banch Rotary invites you to join them at their Annual Golf Tournament on Friday, June 17th at Indian Creek Golf Club! Click here for more details and to register.
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Police Officers Seen as Peace Officers At Book Fair Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Dallas The Rotary Club of Dallas once again showed its commitment to the community by sponsoring the 2nd Scholastic Book Fair, led by Safer Dallas.
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Ribbon Cutting at the Salvation Army After several months of planning and implementation the outdoor recreation area at the Salvation Army‘s Adult Rehabilitation Canter is complete.
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Dallas Backs the Blue on the Green The 7th Annual Charity Golf Tournament, hosted by The Rotary Club of Dallas benefitting Safer Dallas Better Dallas, took place on Monday, May 2, 2022, at the Brookhaven Country Club.
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Ways To Support the Uvalde Community The horror of the May 24 shooting at Robb Elementary School in the community of Uvalde has been felt around the world, and Rotarians everywhere have reached out to the Rotary Club of Uvalde and District 5840 asking where they can send donations which will go towards healing. In response, and in collaboration with the Rotary Club of Uvalde, our Rotary District 5840 has set-up a Uvalde Community Relief Fund within our 501c3 Foundation. The purpose of this fund will be to assist and comfort, where possible, those who are grieving and who are most affected by the shooting as well as to aid in the restoration of the shattered world view of the children, families, educators, and first responders of Uvalde. |
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Wined Up with Rotary |
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Rotary Club of Dallas Bike Rodeo Is Back It looked like the 25th Bike Rodeo was going to be cancelled this year due to Covid restrictions at the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children who has hosted it in the past. But Faith Family Academy stepped forward in a huge way by combining it with the District 5810 Interact Spring Fling.
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Congratulations Public Image Champions!! Congratulations to the following Clubs for winning our PUBLIC IMAGE CHAMPION GAMES: Plano West Rotary, McKinney Rotary Club, McKinney Sunrise Rotary Club, Grand Prairie Metro Rotary Club, Rotary Club of Park Cities, Rotary Club of Coppell, DeSoto Rotary Club, Prestonwood Rotary Club, Melissa Rotary and Rotary Club of Dallas! THANK YOU for being a Public Image Champion!
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Fun Events at RI Convention
Please Join Us: Sunday June 5th: contact DG Max at mduplant@gmail.com to attend the 1:00 pm Shen Yun dance performance at Jones Hall and/or drinks afterwards. Monday June 6th: join the Greenville Rotary Club for a cocktail party at either 6:00-7:00 pm, 7:30-8:30 pm or 9:00-10:00 pm to meet members from the Rotary Club of Cozumel, Mexico to discuss upcoming projects for the Day of Service in Cozumel on April 28, 2023. Katy Ridge of the Greenville club will be there to discuss past successful projects in Cozumel and what you can do next year. Contact Katy at 903-456-3514 or k.ridge@whycornerstone.com to sign up for a party. Tuesday June 7th: join the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Rotary Club for a cocktail party at either 6:00-7:00 pm, 7:30-8:30 pm or 9:00-10:00 pm to meet members of the Rotary Club of Roatan, Honduras and myself to discuss how clubs can support projects in Honduras in 2022-2023 and plan for the Day of Service in Roatan on April 26, 2023. Contact Regina at 972-955-9997 or regina.edwards888888@gmail.com to sign up for a party. |
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Mesquite Rotary's Rodeo Road Rally Bike Ride Register now for the Mesquite Rotary Club’s 25th annual Rodeo Road Rally, presented by ASI Gymnastics. It will be held on June 11th, 2022.
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Kentwood Park Cleanup The Rowlett Rotary Club & RHS Interact Club cleaned up Kentwood City Park, Canal, & adjacent city lot on May 14 in Rowlett, Texas. Over 20 bags of debris were collected. An awesome turnout of Rotarians and 18 Interact students. Extra note: the donuts went by by very quickly.
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Rotary District 5810 Four-Way Test speech contest finalists Extraordinarily bright and articulate students participated in Saturday’s district-wide 4-Way Test speech contest with impressive speeches ranging from gender issues to moral relativism, the war in Ukraine to challenges immigrants to the U.S. face, and so, SO much more. The top 6 finalists are as follows:
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Collin County Rotary Has a Busy Month of May! Pictured: Walker Students Crape Myrtle Project 2022 The month of May is a busy month for Collin County Rotarians! Collin County Rotary Club Crape Myrtle Trails, Online Auction, Rotary Youth Exchange, Flag Project and more!
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Star Award Winners
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Rotary International Convention - Virtual Option Can’t make the #Rotary22 convention in person? Join virtually for $50 when you register and pay by 10 May, or $75 from 11 May (12:00 a.m. Chicago time) through 31 August 2022. Register now at https://on.rotary.org/38XbelV |
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Prestonwood Honors Fire-Rescue - NBC NEWS To quote Rotary International President, Shekhar Mehta, "The biggest gift we are given is the power to touch a life, to change, to make a difference in the circle of life..."
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DG Max Duplant's May Message
This is the time of year that many of the projects and plans we have been working on all year finally come to fruition. We had a terrific conference in April. Everyone had a great time bowling! Mark Neace of Park Cities bowled the highest score of the night. Saturday's speakers were fabulous! Former Frisco Mayor Maso spoke about Economic Development occurring in our area. Rebecca Jowers of the Poiema Foundation spoke of how her organization has been able to rescue women from Human Trafficking. During our lunch, Dale Hansen, former sportscaster with WFAA, spoke not only of abuse in our community but also told of victims within his own family. Our own District Peace Scholar, Dr. Carrie Perkins discussed her work at refugee camps along the Thai-Myanmar border. Parliamentarian, George Tarpley conducted our annual business meeting as required under our Manual of Procedure. A very moving memorial to Rotarians we lost over the last year was put together by Sandra Moudy. Robert Yudkin showed pictures and told of the success of the recent Service trip to the Guerrero Rotary eye Clinic. Our final speaker was Stephen White speaking about Kaizen for the Brain. Following the speakers, attendees prepared thank you cards to the individuals who have served as the eyes and ears for the Poiema Foundation in helping to identify Human Trafficking victims. During the reception preceding our Awards and Foundation Recognition Dinner, we were entertained by the R.L. Turner Jazz band. Many thanks to our emcee PDG Bill Dendy, Awards Chair PDG Richard Gilman, and my aide, John Van Buren for all the work they did to make this Conference a success with approximately 130 persons in attendance. Also, thanks go to Happy Franklin and Shirley Weddle for helping with speakers. Photos and Award winners are being posted to the District web page. The following weekend, Shirley Heitzman and her team led a very successful Spring Fling for our Interactors. It was so encouraging to see the energy and interest in Serving to Change Lives generated by these high schoolers. But, the year is not over yet and there are still some important events coming up. The District wide 4-Way Speech Contest will occur on May 14 and we will have our final two Roundtables on May 21 and June 18. Of course, June 4-8 is the Rotary International Convention in Houston. To date, we have 120 persons registered from our District. DGND Regina Edwards has summarized bus options available for travel to Houston which also is being posted to our webpage. We are awaiting final schedules from RI to determine if there will be a good time for members of our District to gather together in Houston. Finally, be sure to get your reservations in for the annual passing of the gavel and Installation Banquet to be held at the Hall of State at Fair Park on June 23. |
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Dallas Rotary Holds Bike Rodeo with Faith Family Academy The Rotary Club of Dallas, in partnership with Faith Family Academy, the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital, and Dallas Fire & Rescue, will hold their 19th Annual Bike Rodeo and Child Safety Day as an educational and entertaining morning on Saturday, April 30, 2022 from 10am – 1pm. The event will be held at Faith Family Academy – Oak Cliff Campus.
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Join Us for DG, District & Club PE Installation You are invited to join us on Thursday, June 23rd at 5:30PM as we launch into the Rotary Year with a festive celebration at the Hall of State at Fair Park. We will install the incoming 2022-2023 District Governor Howard Templin, District Leadership, and all Rotary Club Presidents of District 5810. Our Keynote speaker & installer is Past RI Director Robert K, Knuepfer. We invite you to join all Rotarians as we celebrate the annual changeover of Rotary leaders and our collective power in service to the community. Tickets are $70. Click to Register. |
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THANK YOU! 2022 INTERACT SPRING FLING! Thank you to all who were able to attend the 2022 District 5810 Spring Fling last Saturday at the Faith Family Academy – Oak Cliff Campus!
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Packing Food at the North Texas Food Bank In April the Park Cities Rotary was back at their collaborative partner, the North Texas Food Bank to help pack cartons of canned goods and fresh produce.
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Plano West Rotary Club Leads Multi-Club Adoption Awareness Fair to Help Foster Children Find Forever Families On March 19 multiple District 5810 clubs worked cooperatively 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 playful setting.
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Rotary Institute Leadership (RLI) Virtual Training Spring & Summer RLI is a grassroots coalition of Rotary districts implementing a leadership development program for “potential” leaders of Rotary CLUBS. While it is an unofficial program of Rotary International, it has substantial support of several past Rotary International Presidents and current, past, and incoming RI Directors.
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DeSoto Rotary Serve to Change Lives On Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 6:00 pm at the former East Middle School campus, 601 E. Belt Line Rd., in DeSoto.
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Mesquite Rotary Club Holds Annual “Four Way Test” Speech Contest The Mesquite Rotary Club hosted its annual "Four Way Test" Speech Contest at the Mesquite ISD David Belt Professional Development Center on April 19th. Contestants from all Mesquite I.S.D. high schools, and Dallas Christian School participated in the event. Each student gave a five-to-seven-minute original speech about applying the Rotary Four Way Test in our everyday relationships with other people and students. |
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Rotarians Pitch-in to Clean Up Dallas Public Lake After Flood This past Saturday, 23 Rotarians and Rotary Dream Team high school mentees of the Rotary Club of Dallas worked with members of the White Rock Boat Club to transform parts of the White Rock Lake shoreline by removing some of the tons of debris, logs and all kinds of trash that was brought in by a recent flood. It was a great time for the different generations to pull together to serve the community by restoring part of an area visited by thousands of persons looking for a beautiful, natural place as they come out of winter.
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Back the Blue on the Green! You are invited by the Rotary Club of Dallas to participate in our 7th Annual Charity Golf Tournament.
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DG Max Duplant's April Message
We are already in the final quarter of the Rotary year! Our next big event is the District Conference scheduled for April 22 and 23. April 22 will be our bowling tournament, bumper cars and other games outing at Pinstack in Irving. Dinner is included as well as the bowling essentials in your $55 fee. RI Director Suzi Howe has confirmed that she will be there that night. And, we have our first full bowling team made up of PDGs and one soon to be PDG! So, who can put together a team to beat the PDGs? An exciting day is planned for Saturday April 23 at Brookhaven Country Club. Sunil Sharma, our official representative for RI President Shekhar Mehta, will start things off with a keynote address. Later in the day, in conjunction with Shekhar's theme this year of "empowering the girl" retired Sportscaster Dale Hansen will discuss abusive situations that continue to exist. Several other exciting speakers are being planned and will be announced as we receive final commitments from them. We will also conduct a service project to write personal thank you notes to the many people who are the eyes and ears that report suspected human trafficking situations. Finally, our annual business meeting as required by our Manual of Procedure will be held during the day on Saturday. Fee for attending our daytime session Saturday is also $55. We will end the day on April 23 with our District Awards and Foundation Recognition Banquet. The CFB jazz band will provide entertainment. Be sure to get your club applications for awards in by April 8 and notify us who has been selected as your club Star member so that they may be recognized. All the information and forms needed can be found on the District webpage. Also, if you are a Major Donor, Bequest member, Paul Harris Society member or Arch Klumph member, we want to recognize you at the banquet. Be sure to reserve your seat for the night at $75 per person. One final reminder, there will not be a Roundtable in April so that you will have more time available to attend our conference. I am looking forward to seeing everyone at conference to celebrate the great year we have had Serving to Change Lives! |
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Helping the Children in the Ukraine Crisis The McKinney Rotary Club has made significant donations to help refugees in Ukraine. Community Service Chair Sharon Scott announced Save the Children’s Ukraine Crisis Relief Fund was the Charity of the Month of March with $6,100 donated.
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3 Clubs Join Forces to Transform a Historic Park March 2 more than 30 Rotarians from the Rotary Club of Dallas, Rotary Club of Park Cities, and the Rotary Club of Dallas-Uptown joined together to participate in the Scottish Rite for Children project, “Reverchon Roundup”, to get Reverchon Park ready to be enjoyed by area families and others this spring. We worked with many local volunteers and planting the gardens, removing branches, picking up litter and talking up Rotary! Together we transform! |
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White Rock Rotary Plants for the Community White Rock Rotary members and friends planted a vegetable garden in a 'food desert' in South Dallas. |
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The Rotary Club of Dallas and Safer Dallas Honor Dallas Police Officer and Public Leader The Rotary Club of Dallas and Safer Dallas Better Dallas honored a Dallas police officer and Dallas resident for their contribution to a safer Dallas at the organizations’ 13th annual Safer Dallas Awards program on March 23.
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Coppell Partners with Msasa in Zimbabwe to Bring Water to School The Coppell Rotary Club has partnered with the Msasa Rotary Club to provide water to schools in Zimbabwe.
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Rowlett Rotary Presentation at Chamber Meeting Ken Noel, President of Rowlett Rotary, gave a presentation about Rotary International (RI) to the Rowlett Chamber of Commerce members. He discussed "What We Do", Locally,. Nationally, and Globally. When and how the Rotary was founded,
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Out of the Darkness Suicide Prevention Awareness Walk PLEASE JOIN the Suicide Prevention & Brain Health Rotary E-Club at the upcoming 2022 AFSP Out of the Darkness Suicide Prevention Awareness Campus Walk at UT Dallas on April 30. |
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Kid's Library The Preston Hollow Club has partnered with 10 northwest Dallas apartment complexes to provide a kids sharing library in their offices.
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Rotaract Club of University Dallas Feed The Hungry The Brown Bag Lunch Program was a smashing success! Thanks to the helping hands of club members (and a few generous bystanders) we were able to assemble and deliver the 200 sandwiches on Friday afternoon.
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Grand Prairie Adopt-A-Street On Saturday, March 12th from 1-3pm, the Grand Prairie Metro Rotary Club did our part to "Keep Grand Prairie Beautiful"! We had 15 volunteers to come out to pick up trash and debris along our portion of Lakeridge Dr. We collected signs, tires, and 50+ bags of trash.
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Ukraine Response Update
In response to the deepening humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, The Rotary Foundation has created an official channel for donors around the world to contribute funds to support the relief efforts underway by Rotary districts and has designated its Disaster Response Fund as the main avenue for contributions. To this end, The Rotary Foundation has approved:
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2022-23 BudgetOn February 25th, the Presidents Elect voted unanimously to approve the 2022-23 District Budget.” This is posted on the District website under District Documents. (Requires site log-in to access)
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DG Max Duplant's March Message
District Rotarians, It is time to go to the District web page to register for our District Conference which includes our Business meeting, District Awards and Foundation Recognition on April 22 and 23. On the evening of April 22, we will have a friendly competition amongst teams at Pinstack on 635 in Irving. Your $55 ticket will include dinner, 1.5 hours of bowling (shoes included), and an additional hour of time to use the other attractions such as the Ropes course, Laser tag, Laser maze, Rock climbing wall, bumper cars and over 100 video games. Consider putting a team together from your club to win the District Bowling title! Encourage your Rotaractors and Interactors to participate that night. On April 23, we will gather at Brookhaven Country Club midmorning and share the accomplishments of our clubs and the district for the year. We will also hear from our Rotary International Representative and conduct our annual Business meeting. That evening at dinner, we will celebrate both our new Foundation level contributors as well as present awards to our outstanding clubs and members for their accomplishments of the year. Daytime tickets for Saturday are $55 and the Recognition Dinner is $75 per person. If you choose to attend all three events, you will pay one discounted registration fee of $170. Click to register. Rotary International Convention in Houston June 4-8 Registration of the International Convention can still be made at convention.rotary.org/houston/register. This will be an exciting time for you to meet Rotarians from across our Country and the World and hear about the great things Rotarians are accomplishing. District Dues are now past due Most clubs have paid their dues but a few are delinquent. Please email me at mduplant@gmail.com if you have not received your District Dues notice. Spring Fling Spring Fling for Interactors will be in person on April 30 from 9am-2pm at Faith Family Academy, 300 West Kiest Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75224. Register here. Training for incoming officers DGE Howard Templin will host Club Leadership Development on Saturday, March 26 at University of Texas at Dallas in the Student Services Building Addition. Please be sure to register all incoming club officers as well as any others interested. Click to Register Due to the multiple events being held in March and April, our next Roundtable will be on May 21. We are hopeful that will give each of you more time availability to attend Development Training and District Conference. |
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Rotary Assistance to the Ukraine
Several of you have asked about what Rotary is doing in support of the humanitarian crises brewing in Eastern Europe. Here’s what’s been released so far:
Additional thoughts and ideas for personal or club assistance to Ukraine:
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Register Today for Club Leadership Development Come learn what DGE Howard Templin has planned for Rotary 2022-23 and get Club Leadership Development on Saturday, March 26 at University of Texas at Dallas in the Student Services Building Addition. Topics topics:
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Public Image Champion Game 5 An important goal to a Club is to achieve geting media attention for their upcoming fundraiser/service project. The first step is to create a press release. Once developed, it is your "bible" for the language that is used for your website, social media and flyers. Public Image Champion Game 5 is about how to create a Press Release. |
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You're Invited to the Prestonwood "Clink & Drink" Come join the Prestonwood Rotary Club at their annual fundraiser "Clink & Drink" on April 2, 2022 from 6-8:30PM at Starpower. The cost is $35 per person. Click here to buy tickets.
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Desoto Rotary In Action The Desoto Rotary Club participated in the COMMUNITY BLOOD DRIVE in which 23 units were collected for which will save 69 lives.
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Save The Date - District Conference & Awards Banquet Mark your calendar for our District Conference & Awards Banquet on Friday, April 22 and Saturday, April 23! On Friday, we will meet at the Pinstack Bowl in Plano for a night of fun and a friendly bowling competition. On Saturday, will convene at the Brookhaven Country Club for our All Clubs Luncheon and Business Meeting. Then, later that evening will have our Awards Banquet. Click to Register.
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Rotary's Official Statement on Events in Ukraine
It is a tragic and sad time for the people of Ukraine and the world. At Rotary, we are deeply concerned by the deteriorating situation in Ukraine and the escalating loss of life and humanitarian hardship there. Continued military action against Ukraine will not only devastate the region, but also risk spreading tragic consequences across Europe and the world.
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Park Cities Rotary Contributes Despite the WeatherWhen the weather outside is frightful, there is always a way to participate online.
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Women of the Rotary Club of Dallas Pours Support for Homeless Women On Valentine’s Day women of the Rotary Club of Dallas took a vase of flowers and chocolates to each of the women being served at Our Friends Place.
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Dallas Continues to Help Feed the Community Once again, the Rotary Club of Dallas worked with students and personnel of Dallas College, this time at the Brookhaven campus, to fill trunks, trucks, and even a four-wheeler with food, including fresh produce, baby formula, dry goods, juice, etc. provided by the North Texas Food Bank.
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Dallas Rotary Feeds Thousands of Families To provide relief in this area The Rotary Club of Dallas funded a project, in conjunction with U.S. Hunger, to provide 22,500 meals for families in our community.
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 On January 26 the Addison Midday Rotary Club met with the Rotary Club of Wangen-Isny-Leutkirch (of Germany). The meeting was virtual via Zoom.
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Human Trafficking Victims Daybreak Greenville Rotary Club completed a service project, preparing baskets for individuals who may have been victims of human trafficking. Our Assistant District Governor, Katy Ridge (third from the left), received these donations for the Rotary satellite club that is working closely with these individuals.
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Soup's On For Love The Grand Prairie Metro club donated 8 quarts of soup prepared by Deana Dobbs (sister of our President Elect Debbie Dobbs) for Lifeline Shelter for Families' annual fundraiser.
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Mesquite Rotary Donates $2,000 to Mesquite Retired Educators Book Project
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2022 Rotary Peace Fellowship Congratualtions to Dr. Carrie Perkins who was selected as our 2022 ROTARY PEACE FELLOW! Carrie was selected the for RI's peace and development studies program at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand. Her studies will lead to a professional development certificate which is for candidates with significant work experience. Carrie is a graduate of SMU with a doctorate in anthropology. She was sponsored by the Rotary Eclub of North Texas |
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District Governor Max Duplant's February Message
District Conference and Business Meeting Mark your calendars, our District Conference has been scheduled for April 22 and 23. On the evening of April 22, we will have a friendly competition amongst teams at Pinstack on 635 in Irving. Your ticket will include dinner, bowling lanes and shoes, and an additional hour of time to use the other attractions including Ropes course, Laser tag, Laser maze, Rock climbing wall, bumper cars and over 100 video games. Consider putting a team together from you club to win the District Bowling title! On April 23, we will gather at Brookhaven Country Club midmorning and share the accomplishments of our clubs and the district for the year. We will also hear from our Rotary International Representative and conduct our annual Business meeting. That evening at dinner, we will celebrate both our new Foundation level givers as well as recognize all those responsible for the many accomplishments of the year. Because we will be conducting our annual meeting, any proposed amendments to the District Manual of Procedure must be submitted to our Parliamentarian, George Tarpley by February 22 (60 days prior to the Business meeting). George's contact is George.Tarpley@americo.com. President Elect Training (PETS) PETS will be held February 24-27. Each club should have already sent in the registration for their President Elect. If that has not been done, it is important to send in the registration this week. There will be a separate track for President Nominees so they are also highly encouraged to register and attend. Rotary International Convention in Houston This week it was decided that the RI convention in Houston June 4-8 is a GO and will be in person! As with many large gatherings these days, All Rotary International convention and preconvention participants must either be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 OR provide a negative result from a COVID-19 test taken no more than 72 hours before arrival at the convention. A special registration rate of US$495 is being offered through 28 February at convention.rotary.org/houston/register District Dues are now due District dues were billed to the clubs in December and should now be paid. Approximately half the clubs have done so. If for some reason, neither the club president or Treasurer has received the bill, please contact me so that we can make sure it is sent to the proper person. February Roundtable Because this is World Peace month, our February Roundtable will concentrate on worldwide projects that are being conducted by clubs in our District. Come out or tune in to hear these stories and maybe get some ideas on projects your club may want to do. Looking forward to seeing each of you- Max |
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Limited time only: Save on the 2022 Rotary International Convention In response to questions and concerns raised by members worldwide, we are pleased to announce that the Rotary International Board of Directors has confirmed that the 2022 Rotary International Convention will be an in-person event 4-8 June in Houston, Texas, USA. We are excited to offer a special registration rate of US$495 through 28 February.
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Helping Homeless Veterans The Rotary Club of Park Cities has a history of serving veterans. Evan Altemus, a new member in 2021 and a veteran himself, has taken the club in a new direction.
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The Carrollton-Farmers Branch Rotary and The Rotary Club of Dallas Bring Comfort to Survivors of Human Trafficking Two Rotary Clubs jointly conducted a ‘comfort drive’ gathering cozy socks, slippers, hoodies, blankets, journals etc. and delivered them to Unbound North Texas for the many survivors of human trafficking they serve.
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Stocking the 'Bush Galleria' at G H W Bush Elementary School The Addison Midday Rotary Club's January service project was to 'stock' the 'Bush Galleria' store at the George H W Bush Elementary School in Addison with toys, books and games. Club members were encouraged to purchase the items during their Christmas Shopping trips. Since gently used items were also accepted, some club members found this project a good way to reduce clutter around the house. |
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2022-23 Presidential Theme Revealed Rotary International President-elect Jennifer Jones wants members to imagine the possibilities in the change they can make to transform the world. Jones, a member of the Rotary Club of Windsor-Roseland, Ontario, Canada, revealed the 2022-23 presidential theme, Imagine Rotary, as she urged people to dream big and harness their connections and the power of Rotary to turn those dreams into reality. |
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Mesquite Pet Food Drive The Mesquite Rotary Club donated pet food and supplies to benefit the Mesquite Animal Shelter at their club meeting on January 11th.
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White Rock Rotary Supports Human Trafficking Awareness White Rock Rotary gathered on January 11 to discuss Human Trafficking Understanding & Awareness. They all wore blue to raise awareness to Human Trafficking ( #WearBlueDay) as part of the District Human Trafficking Initiative.
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Upcoming Guerrero Spring Clinic The upcoming Guerrero Spring Clinic dates are March 28- April 3rd. We are still looking for medical people (An Ophthalmologist who does cataracts, 1 or 2 Dentists, and a General Medicine Doc) and we are still open to a handful of non-medical people. Click to Volunteer.
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Patriot PAWS Donation President Mark Potter and Community Service Chair Sharon Scott present a $7,000 District Matching Grant from the McKinney Rotary Club to Lori Stevens, Executive Director/Founder of Patriot PAWS Service Dogs.
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Backpacks for Kids
The Rowlett Rotary Club responded to a request from the Coyle Middle School President, to help purchase clear backpacks for students. Rotarian Russell Dunn presented a check at the school the next morning.
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Rotary of Coppell Give a Holiday Surprise to Students
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DG Max Duplant's January Message
Hope the holidays were wonderful for all!. We have reached the half way mark for our Rotary year and thing are going very well. As of the latest report, we have increased membership by 164 members. About a third of this is due to the formation of the Suicide Prevention and Brain Health club but also congratulations to the Commerce, Greenville, Grand Prairie Metro, Park Cities and Preston Trail clubs for increasing membership by 8 or more. January is End Human Trafficking month. In my visits I requested that each club conduct a service day relating to Ending Human Trafficking. Please contact Shirley Hsia at shirley7239@gmail.com to let her know the nature and date of your projects. If you are still looking for ideas, we will hear from a few of the clubs on their project at our January 15 Roundtable. BE SURE TO WEAR BLUE ON JANUARY 11 TO BRING AWARENESS TO THE CAUSE OF ENDING HUMAN TRAFFICKING. And as you do, take pictures and post them on social media. Pam Blankenzee has an EHT graphic you can post with your picture. Finally, mark April 22 and 23 on your calendar for our District Conference. Details are currently being finalized but we plan to host a competitive bowling event on the evening of Friday April 22 at Pinstack on I635. We are hoping to have teams from the Presidents, PDGs, AGs, Rotaractors and Interactors as well as club teams. If you are a President elect or President Nominee, please go to the Lonestar PETS site to register for PETS scheduled in person from February 24-27. Saturday April 23 we will gather at Brookhaven Country Club for our conference presentations. Finally, that evening we will hold a gala at Brookhaven to recognize all levels of Paul Harris recipients. |
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January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month Every year since 2010, January has been proclaimed as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. Take time in January to learn more about human trafficking and action steps your Rotary Club and each Rotarian can take to prevent human trafficking.
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Camp RYLA 2022 Kick-Off
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December All Wrapped Up When you think of December you often think shopping, gifts, holiday parties, and wrapping.
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