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Upcoming Fall Socials

Posted by Happy Franklin

Upcoming RCPC Fall Socials

Saturday, October 3, 2015

Rotary District 5810 Awards Presentation

Haggard Party Barn

5948 McKamy Trail

Plano, Texas 75093

7pm

Tickets: $10/person

Thursday, October 22, 2015

A Taste of Change

7070 Turtle Creek Lane

Dallas TX 75205

Tickets $45 + a bottle of wine

7pm-10pm

Featuring Chef Dat of “Twenty Seven” Restaurant, benefiting the North Texas Food Bank for the purchase of the first mobile food pantry in North Texas.

Purchase tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-taste-of-change-benefiting-the-north-texas-food-banks-mobile-pantry-tickets-18234121749?aff=es2

Sunday, November 22, 2015

University Park Tree Lighting

Happy hour following the conclusion of the event at Peggy Sue’s

More details to follow

Saturday, December 19, 2015

RCPC Holiday Party

Home of Tom and Suzy Rhodes

More details to follow

A Taste of Change

Posted by T Boughton on Oct 22, 2015

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NTFB Mobile Food Pantry Project

Posted by Linda Tunnell on Aug 14, 2015

North Texas Food Pantry Truck Drive

RCPC is committed to fighting hunger – it is a big issue in Dallas; 1-6 Dallas residents are food insecure; 1-4 children in Dallas Co.

Goal of $189,00,000~~$100,000 by 12/31/15 – want all members to be a part of project –and to "climb on board" .

All RCPC Foundation giving will be for this project until 12/31/15

$50,000 challenge made to the club – every dollar will be matched until Dec. 31st.. Reach out to your company and other contacts to make a donation

The specially-designed truck will be co-branded with both the NTFB and RCPC logo.

Make your check payable to NTFB Mobile Food Pantry Fund & mail or give to: Jim Weichel at Mutual of Omaha Bank , 15030 Preston Rd; Ste 934; Dallas, TX 75254 or~Click on the following link to make a donation online: https://www.cftexas.org/donate-ntfb-mobile-food-pantry-fund

This truck will enable NTFB to provide services into high-need areas where a big truck cannot go – such as apartment complexes, housing units and senior centers. The NTFB projects that a the new mobile food pantry truck will allow them to distribute an additional 1 million pounds of nutritious food and fresh produce annually – the equivalent of more than 830,000 meals.

RCPC Project Management
Co- Chairs: Linda Tunnell and Ley Waggoner. Overall management of the project
“A Taste of Change” Celebrity Chefs Fundraising Event Oct. 24th– Tania Boughton – Chair
Jim Weichel, Sergeant at Arms and Ed Fjordbak – RCPC Foundation and internal club fund raising
NTFB Relationship – Stan Wright – collaborative partnership relationship and ongoing projects involving the mobile food pantry
RCPC Strategic Priority Leader – Tom Rhodes, Director –

College Football: Then and Now

Posted by Janie Loveless on Oct 02, 2015

Join us this Friday for our fun annual Park Cities Rotary Club College Game Day club meeting. We will have a terrific program "College Football: Then and Now by the award winning retired Channel 8 sports reporter, George Riba.

Please invite your friends! Share Rotary! Come share in the fun and spirit! Lunch is $20 or you can be a non-eater for $5.

Rotary International is the world's most philanthropic organization. Together we accomplish more. Join us! We're serving to make a difference!

George Riba retired from Channel 8 on February 20, 2015 after working at WFAA TV for 37 years and five months. He spent nearly 42 years on Dallas Fort Worth Television having also spent time at KTVT TV Channel 11 and KXAS TV, Channel 5.

He joined Channel 8 in September 1977 and worked as a sports reporter, weekend sports anchor, executive sports producer and sports director. Long time Channel 8 sports anchor Dale Hansen estimated that Riba filed more than 8,000 stories during his years at WFAA.

Riba was raised on a farm and ranch in Stonewall, Texas and began his broadcasting career in 1966. At the time he was a student at Fredericksburg High School in the Texas Hill Country. His first job included being a country disc jockey for radio station KNAF in Fredericksburg, Texas. He later worked for radio stations in Fort Worth, Texas, including KWXI, KFJZ and KFWD before turning to television.

During his years at Channel 8, his contributions have helped the News 8 Sports Department win numerous awards, including the Texas Association of Broadcasters award for Best Sportscast, the State Associated Press award for Best Sports Feature as well as a Regional Emmy for Monday Night Football Live.

George Foster Peabody Award:

1986 WFAA Sports for "SMU Investigation", Contributing Reporter

Texas AP Broadcasters:

1982 Best Sports Feature "Pony Express"

2006 Best Sportscast, Dale Hansen & George Riba & Linda Ting

Katie awards, given annually by the Dallas Press Club:

1987 Best Sportscast for team coverage in the Southern Methodist University investigation.

1988 Best Sports feature for "Day Care Basketball."

1989 Best Sports Story for "David Richards NFL Draft Story."

1990 Best Sports Story for Duncanville basketball and their "Third Straight State Championship." 1995 Best Sports Story for - 'Replacements Replaced."

1997 Best Sports Feature for "Derric Evans- Renewing the Dream."

2000 Best General News Story "Special Delivery" Fort Worth Tornado Coverage.

2001 Contributing Reporter for Best Sportscast "Eating Worms" OU-Nebraska

Game Lone Star Emmy:

2004 Contributing Reporter for Monday Night Live

2007 Granny Ball.

Riba is an avid runner, having logged 29 marathons. He has run the White Rock Marathon in Dallas on 22 different occasions with a personal best of 3:01.

Riba is a graduate from the University of Texas in Arlington with a bachelor's degree in Speech-Communications. He is married with no children.