Unbelievable, we are already at the end of the calendar year.  Remember to make those contributions to Rotary Foundation and update your club membership lists by December 31!

 

So how is the year going so far relating to our District goals?  Based on the most recent numbers I have seen, Membership in our District has grown by 144 Rotarians! We have achieved 37% of our Rotary Foundation giving goals (please consider increasing your giving). We are continuing our plans for individual club service projects relating to Ending Human Trafficking in January.  Please make sure your club has decided on a project and communicated the details to our EHT chair Shirley Hsia.

 

Relating to one of our Strategic planning goals of increasing relations between clubs and Districts, in lieu of a December Roundtable, we are hosting a party at the Haggard Party Barn in Plano on Thursday, December 9 at 6pm. Admission is $20 per person to cover the costs of BBQ from Dickey's.  If you have not already done so, please register so we can have an adequate count for ordering food.  This party will not have a formal program so that all can mix and mingle with Rotarians across the District.  We will also have a representative from at least one of the not for profits dedicated to Ending Human Trafficking present to answer any questions you may have.

 

Are you interested in Rotary memorabilia ?  We have been made aware of a collection of various pins and other items looking for a home.  If you are interested, please let us know.

 

Wishing all of you and your families the best during this holiday season.

 

Max

Come join us on Thursday, December 9 at 6PM at the Haggard Party Barn in Plano for a Holiday Party! Barbeque will be served and the cost for each attendee will be $20.00 to cover the food costs.  We will also invite some of the local agencies that work to End Human Trafficking so that you can visit with them and consider a personal contribution/gift. Click to Register.

You have the power to increase people's understanding of Rotary by showing your members as people of action - telling and showing the public how you make a positive difference in your community.

Kids with Special Needs Take to the Skies – On Saturday, October 30, Mesquite Metro Airport hosted over 100 children and their parents for a Fly Day with free activities, food, and an opportunity to co-pilot an airplane.

Melissa Rotary was honored to host a Veterans Day observance for our Veterans.

Plano West Rotary Club (PWRC) did such an outstanding job supporting Plano ISD’s drive-through meal distributions during this past summer and the preceding school year that the school district has again asked for our club’s support throughout the entire 2021-2022 school year.

Thanks to the Rowlett Rotary Club & RHS Interact Club, 1000 kids were given bags filled with Halloween candy.

Jimmy Doty, long-time member and past president of the Richardson Rotary Club, was honored on November 17 at the Richardson Chamber of Commerce EDGE Awards banquet with the Rotary Service Above Self award.

Congratulations to all our RYLead campers and staffers--we wrapped up our second virtual Camp RYLA this last month, and we have so much to celebrate!

The McKinney Rotary Club’s Youth Leadership Program service project for November was planting flowers at the Collin County History Museum. 

The Rotary Club of Dallas recently collected donated new and gently used blankets for The Bridge Homeless Recovery Shelter located in downtown Dallas.

On November 19, 2021, the McKinney Rotary Club’s speaker was Sharon Brian from Kids Against Hunger (KAG).

Beginning with packaging 70 dozen cookies during our lunch meeting on November 3rd, Rotary Club of Dallas members delivered to North Central and Northwest substations of the Dallas Police Department.  

The Prosper Rotary’s November 11th, 2021 Veterans Day event was a huge success.

The tenth annual Rotary Club Park Cities’ "Dentistry with a Heart" provided $27,600 worth of free dental services on October 30th, 2021.

The Rotary Club of Dallas held its 17th Annual Salute to America’s Veterans on November 10th at the Frontiers of Flight Museum.

The Suicide Prevention and Brain Health Rotary eClub offered attendees of the AFSP Survivors of Suicide Loss Conference in Dallas on November 20 an opportunity to paint memory message rocks honoring their loves ones and to provide  messages of hope and encouragement.  

This year's event was held at PT Neighborhood Pizzeria on Lemmon Avenue.  We had a very special guest attend our event – Michelle Provan.