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• Friday, April 29 - Ribbon Cutting at the Salvation Army
• Friday, May 6 - at Bonton Farms
from PP Cleve Clinton:
Time's Almost Up! Parade Chair Sarah Oliai opened nominations for Grand Marshal of the 2022 Rotary Club of Park Cities 4th of July Parade.
By the end of February, send Cleve your nominees.
Guidelines of Candidate Qualifications: The Grand Marshal should be one or more individuals demonstrating the following qualifications:
* Has made a meaningful contribution to the Park Cities
* Demonstrates Rotary ideals of 4 Way Test and Service above Self
* Is well-known and respected in the community
* Is willing and able to participate in the Parade and Goar Park Celebration.
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NEW club merchandise!
• Buy our new RCPC club cap with club logo for wearing to the RCPC parade, club events/service projects/socials, and around town. This cap will replace the club straw hat. The cap is made with moisture wicking material, so it is a higher end baseball cap. Click here to purchase. ($20/cap) • Buy a blue and white Santa hat to wear at any November/December RCPC service project, social, and RCPC Snider Plaza Tree Lighting event. Click here to purchase. ($7/cap). The Santa hats is available! • Buy a RCPC Tumbler to enjoy your favorite beverage.Click here to purchase. ($20/tumbler) • Click here to buy all three for $47.The club has very limited storage, so items will be ready to be distributed as soon as they arrive to those who have prepaid for them.
Prepaying for your items helps ensure you receive the items at the first club meeting upon delivery of the items.
Frank Melendez has been with the Town of Highland Park in the Parks Department for 16.5 years. He was the 2018 Employee of the Year for his dedication to service, his comradery with coworkers, and his willingness to always volunteer to assist in any way he can. Frank is active in the HPCAN employee volunteer group, often assisting with taking the canned food drive to the selected donation center or the toys to Toys for Tots.
There is rarely ever a time that you will find him not smiling or encouraging others. Many of the Town residents have gotten to know Frank when they see him in the parks working, and have grown to love his gentle spirit and can-do attitude. He brings years of experience in landscaping and concretework we he came to work for the Town of Highland Park. His knowledge and skills are invaluable, as he is always thinking of creative solutions to problems that may pop up on the job. Frank lives in Desoto with his wife and children, is now a doting grandfather to a new grandson, is a faithful Cowboy’s fan, and one of the best storytellers on our staff!
Edwin Galvan joined the City of University Park in August of 2018 and quickly made a positive impact in the organization serving in the Public Works Department. In December of 2020, he promoted to a Park Maintenance lead position with the Parks and Recreation Department. Edwin brings a wonderful combination of experience, expertise, passion, attention to detail, and humor to work every day. Affectionally referred to as “Mr. Fix It”, because there is nothing that Edwin can’t fix or construct. Be it concrete, electrical, plumbing, and anything else mechanical, Edwin is the person. He is such an asset to the Parks department as he accomplishes the highest quality work while simultaneously cross-training other Park Department employees. Since Edwin joined our team he has completed a large variety of projects that are critical to making our parks safe, properly functioning, and aesthetically pleasing.
Edwin and his wife welcomed a baby boy (Jaden) to their family last May 2021. Originally from a beautiful tropical island off the coast of Honduras, Edwin is consistently found encouraging others and bringing positive energy into every situation.
Edwin Galvan is a true asset to the City and has played a tremendous role in advancing the Parks and Recreation Department to the next level and it is with great honor that he is recognized today.
RCPC members spent their Saturday morning starting this year's Strategic Planning for our club. Great discussion and collaboration! Every 3 years the club reviews their Strategic Planning. The focus was on hunger, health, leadership development and collaboration with our community partners!
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PCR Connect networking event at El Fenix Tex-Mex on February 17th.
Join the Cool Kids at PCR Connect in March on Wednesday, March 16!
• Do it Soon! Our club's virtual food drive for February!Join us by donating to the RCPC NTFB Virtual Food Drive all February!Click on this link to contribute!Spread the word! We are hosting a virtual food drive to support the North Texas Food Bank (NTFB) and their mission to close the hunger gap in North Texas by providing access to nutritious food. Through this virtual food drive and NTFB’s ability to stretch every dollar donated into three meals, your donation makes an incredible impact for food insecure children, seniors and families in our community. Post on your social media that you've made a contribution, share the link, and encourage your friends/family to contribute!
• Amazon Wish List for the Salvation Army's Adult Rehabilitation Center Project is now open!RCPC members may purchase wish list items for the ARC's Leisure Time Activities Outdoor Activities Area. This is the area that RCPC is helping to renovate. Wish list items include 10 basket balls, 6 pickle ball rackets, 20 to 30 outdoor pickle balls, 3 footballs, 3 sets of horseshoes. The amazon link ishere.
• Friday, February 25, 4:00 pm. RCPC Visits the Dallas Museum of Art to see the Octavio Medellin Exhibit. Dallas Museum of Art, 1717 N. Harwood, Dallas 75201
Parking: Free DMA garage parking for members. Garage parking for non-members is $15. Metered street parking is a few dollars.
Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center Service Project
Six to eight volunteers are needed to pressure wash the wood deck, stain and paint.
Please click here for more information and to sign up.
• Saturday, March 5th,9:30 - 11:30 am
Reverchon Park Round Up Service Project
Joint service project with the Rotary Club of Dallas.
We're planting flowers in the flower beds, clear out trash, and remove fallen tree limbs.
Complimentary lunch will be provided. Clickhere for more information and to register.
• Wednesday, March 16, 5:00 - 7:00 pm. PCR Connect
Front Room Tavern, 6101 Hillcrest Ave, 75205
•If you would like to sign up for some new teams, please click onthis link.
If you have already signed up for your teams, you do not need to do anything.
We need more people on a number of teams such as the Public Image Team specifically for Facebook/Linked/Instagram/Twitter posting, Membership, Military Appreciation Team, Parade Team, 2022 UP Tree Lighting Team, Bonton Farms Meal Packing, PCR Marketplace Advertiser Team, Interact, Greeting Team, etc.
Click herefor the RCPC Teams Descriptions List. Please feel free to call or email the Chairs or President Happy with any questions.
• April, 2022
Food Packing at the North Texas Food Bank
Details will be announced closer to the Event
• Friday, April 29,Regular RCPC Meeting at the Salvation Army
Ribbon Cutting of the Salvation Army's Adult Rehabilitation Center Project
Register here. Pay at the door. $20 for lunch, cash or check.
•Friday, May 6, Regular RCPC Meeting at Bonton Farms
Your donation makes a difference to those who need our help most.
EREY: Every Rotarian Every Year contribute $100 or more to THE Rotary Foundation
Checks payable to the Rotary Foundation
The mission of The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International is to enable Rotarians to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty.
Rotary members believe that we have a shared responsibility to take action on our world’s most persistent issues. Our 35,000+ clubs work together to:
Promote peace
Fight disease (including but not limited to the Global Eradication of Polio Initiative)
Provide clean water, sanitation, and hygiene
Save mothers and children
Support education
Grow local economies
POLIO: Rotary has reduced cases by 99.9% since 1988. ONLY(2) countries remain endemic, Afghanistan and Pakistan
Service Above Self is the principal motto of Rotary because it best conveys the philosophy of unselfish volunteer service
From Jeff McNaughton, President-Elect of RCPC and President of the RCPC Foundation - 2021-22
The Rotary Club of Park Cities' Communities Fund was originally sponsored in the 1960’s by the Rotary Club of Park Cities (“RCPC”) for the purpose of providing an enduring legal entity through which members and friends of the Rotary Club of Park Cities might make donations for the good of mankind and the Dallas community. The fund continues to this day to consider internal and external grant requests submitted on the RCPC Foundation online grant portal found on the club website.
The grant request approved at our May 2021 meeting includes:
• $4000 grant for scholarships for Hillcrest High School graduating seniors
The Executive Team denied the following two grant requests:
Children First
Family Compass
The Executive Team voted to roll over the remaining $7,152.81 available grant monies until the 2021-22 fiscal year, which starts on July 1, 2021.
According to the Fund’s Policies and Procedures dated November 8, 2011, Section 11. Tenure; Removal Non-Ex Officio members of the Executive Committee serve four year terms. The Executive Team recommended to the RCPC Board that Daniel Drabinski replace Cleve Clinton as a Non-Ex Officio member of the Executive Committee. The RCPC Board unanimously approved his nomination. His term will be held from 2021-2025.
The fund balance as of May 11, 2021 was $1,847,218.00 (almost $400K higher than this time last year). The Communities Foundation of Texas has done an incredible job managing the fund. The amount available each year for grants is derived from an average over 16 quarters (4 years), then, 4.5% of that amount is the amount available for distribution the following year.
Our Sgt. at Arms Kyle Marmillion, reported that the RCPC Foundation fund donations thru 4-30-21 totals $62,822.10 from 89 donors!
To the Foundation Fund: $6,422.10 from 37 donors
To the Bonton Clinic: $56,400.00 from 52 donors
Your contributions make an incredible difference in the amount we are able to distribute to worthy local organizations. Please consider making a contribution today. https://portal.cftexas.org/donate-park-cities-rotary
