We are thrilled to congratulate and extend our heartfelt thanks to the outstanding clubs who have completed the Public Image Champion Games with flying colors! Your dedication to enhancing our public image and community engagement has truly set a shining example for Rotary clubs everywhere.

We are thrilled to highlight the success of the 2025 District 4-Way Speech Contest, where talented students from across our district showcased their eloquence and passion for public speaking. This year, we had the privilege of hearing from 14 remarkable students who captivated us with their insights and perspectives on topics close to their hearts.

 

In celebration of Spring and our growing District membership, 20 of us from District 5810 gathered on 4/12 to stuff  2,500 Easter eggs with candy and box 184 pairs of donated shoes from many clubs. The eggs will be given out this week to several charities, including Jonathan's Place, Cathedral of Hope, Grand Prairie YMCA, Grand Prairie Family Care, Vogel (2 locations), Network of Community Ministries and Richardson Senior Center ...

The Rotary Club of Dallas had the incredible opportunity to volunteer at the White Rock Center of Hope, and we’re thrilled to share that we helped distribute more than ever before in the 36 year history of WRCH! A total of 22,996 pounds of was provided to 307 families, supporting 1209 individuals in our community!

Last week, the Rockwall Rotary Club saw the Rotary mission of Service Above Self well represented in the youth of Rockwall County. Rockwall High School’s Interact Club presented their Year in Review. Taking on a variety of local and national projects, these youth plan and participate in at least one project a month.

 

On April 30th, the DeSoto Rotary Club, in partnership with the DeSoto Police Department, carried out a heartfelt Random Act of Kindness to honor the brave men and women of the DeSoto Fire Department. More than 30 firefighters were served warm Starbucks coffee and fresh donuts as a token of appreciation for their daily dedication to saving lives and protecting our community.

The Mesquite Rotary Club hosted its annual Scholarship Awards Luncheon at their meeting on May 13th. At the event, scholarship awards of $1,500 each were presented to graduating students from Mesquite High School, North Mesquite High School, West Mesquite High School, Poteet High School, John Horn High School, Vanguard High School, Sunnyvale High School, and Dallas Christian School. This investment by the club in the future of these deserving area scholars totaled $12,000.

Melissa Rotary Club is keeping the thousands in our rapidly growing community apprised of environmental impacts and what each of us can do. To stay up to date on the Melissa Rotary Club community events like this, "Follow" and "Friend" us on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/MelissaRotaryClub

The Grand Prairie Metro Rotary Club hosted the inaugural Poker on the Prairie, a large-scale Texas Hold ‘Em tournament on Thursday, April 17. The event drew more than 100 players and raised over $20,000 for PlayGrand Adventures (an inclusive all-abilities playground) as well as other non-profits in the community.

Park Cities Rotary recently joined forces with the North Texas Food Bank to make a substantial impact on local communities. On May 3rd, a dedicated group of 25 volunteers from Park Cities Rotary gathered at the food bank's facility to lend a helping hand. Their mission: to sort and pack nutritious meals for children and seniors in need.

 

In response to hunger across the globe the Rotary Club of Dallas provided 72,000 meals to be distributed by Feed My Hungry Children. Dozens of volunteers including Skyline Interact, Faith Family interact, Rotarians and family members gathered to package the food for shipping. Just four days later the packages were shipped to Peru to feed the critically hungry there.

On April 24, 2025, members of the DeSoto Texas Rotary Club (Leon McCowan, Velma Davison, David Scott, and Rosa Hernandez) rolled up their sleeves and volunteered at the DeSoto Food Pantry, joining the fight against food insecurity in our community. During the day, Iris and Rhonda, leaders of the DeSoto Food Pantry, took time to show volunteers their daily routines and shared how they support and meet the needs of the community each week. Their dedication and leadership inspire everyone working to make a difference.

Presentation of check to Envision Dallas to support their Early Childhood Development Center with Larissa Roman, CEO Michael Monteferrante, Linda Elliott, Jennifer Lindsay, David Crist

On March 27 the Addison Rotary Club proudly donated 10 innovative Language Learning Systems to the Anne Frank Elementary School to empower parents in supporting their children's education. With a student body from 60 countries and speaking 24 languages, this initiative bridges language gaps and fosters a more inclusive learning environment.

The Mesquite Rotary Club hosted its annual "Four Way Test" Speech Contest at the Mesquite ISD David Belt Professional Development Center on April 8th. Contestants from Mesquite I.S.D. high schools 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.

On May 6, Duncanville Rotarians donated hygiene items to the Duncanville Outreach Ministry in what they called a “Clean Drive”.  The Outreach requested soap, shampoo, toothbrushes, towels, and other personal items and the Duncanville Rotarians fulfilled the local needs.

We are excited to share that Prestonwood Rotary Club again hosted its Annual Fire-Rescue Appreciation Day at Cafe de France, a remarkable event that highlighted the invaluable contributions of our Dallas FireRescue (DFR) officers. The event was led by PRC President, Bill Persefield, and Margaret Silva, Vocational Director.

North Texas Pioneers had an enjoyable morning helping to clean the litter from Oak Point Park in Plano. With ten members working for about an hour each they were able to pick up ten large bags of litter from the park.

On Tuesday, April 8, the Rotary Club of Duncanville delivered their “blessings” to the DISD Bus Depot and UME. The blessings included ice machines, air fryers, Keurigs, microwaves, and hundreds of snacks and drinks. Overall, Duncanville Rotarians have renovated 20 campuses!

Our very own Coppell Rotarian, John Hill (center) was honored at the Train & Help Babies Spring Celebration! He, along with Coppell Rotary, was recognized for their unwavering commitment to saving mothers, families, and babies across India.

Since 2001, RCD partnered with Scottish Rite Hospital to develop a bike safety course for children. This year many children from age 3 to mid-teens arrive on the grounds of the hospital to ride bikes around a course where they experience safe ways to enter the roadway, cross an intersection, to pay attention to the area around them, etc.

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 April 15th.  Former Mesquite City Council member and longtime community volunteer Debbie Anderson was inducted as the club continues catching up after the pausing of inductions during the pandemic.

In mid-April, Coppell proudly hosted its Four Way Test Speech Contest with 9 incredible contestants! Congratulations to Sandhya Karthick, our returning champion from last year, who once again took home 1st place! She won $500 and will go on to compete at the District event! Rotarians were absolutely enthralled by the thoughtful, passionate, and inspiring speeches from all participants. What an amazing showcase of talent and character!