The Mesquite Rotary Club inducted another outstanding citizen into the Mesquite Rotary Grove of Honor at the site in DeBusk Park, adjacent to the Kidsquest playground, on May 7th. ASI Gymnastics owner Debi Holley was inducted for 2022 as the club continues catching up after the pausing of inductions during the pandemic.
Debi Holley moved to Mesquite in 1965. She attended attended Mesquite schools, and graduated from North Mesquite High School. Debi graduated from UT Arlington with a BA in accounting and eventually became a CPA.
As a Rotarian, she created an outstanding record of service to the community, and to Rotary international projects around the world. She has been involved in delivering wheelchairs to physically challenged people in need in Texas, South Africa, and South America, assisting with projects to improve lives in Guatemala, becoming a major donor to the Rotary Foundation, serving on the Mesquite Rotary board, assisting with local and Rotary District 5810 youth programs, being a major or presenting sponsor of the club’s Rodeo Road Rally bike ride fundraisers, chairing the bike ride three times, and serving as the bike ride registration chair for almost 20 years.
Debi also serves as the secretary for the Mesquite ISD Education Foundation and the Treasurer for Sharing Life, where she recently received The Jan Pruitt Hunger Champion award for 2023.