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MESSAGE FROM DG: District Governor's letter re amendment of Manual Of Procedure
October 11, 2022
District 5810 Rotarians and Rotaractors,
The DG wants all Rotarians to be aware of an important initiative concerning our District. One of the tasks that I undertook as the District Governor Elect last Rotary year, and continued as District Governor this year, was to conduct a comprehensive review of our District’s Manual of Procedures, or MOP. This document provides the guidelines and procedures for the operations of our District and complements the broader rules of Rotary International.
The District will vote on the proposed amendments at the Saturday, November 12, 2022 district Roundtable, which is now noticed as a Special District Business Meeting that will start at 9:30 at Christ United Methodist Church, 3101 Coit Road, Plano, Texas 75075. All club presidents are encouraged to attend to discuss and vote on the amendments, and all district Rotarians are invited as well to discuss and vote on the amendments as provided in our existing MOP.
Volunteers Needed for the Transportation Committee!
Provide a ride to and from meetings for members unable to drive.
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Rotary Contributions to The Ukraine
Rotary International and the U.S.-based nonprofitUkraine Friendshave agreed to collaborate to provide resources, organize logistics, and distribute funds for high-impact projects that help Ukrainians affected by the war with Russia.
RI General Secretary and CEO John Hewko and Ukraine Friends CEO Brock D. Bierman signed a memorandum of understanding in July 2022 that calls for the organizations to work together to determine the viability of potential projects, distribute funds and in-kind donations, and prioritize joint efforts.
• 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). • Buy a RCPC Tumbler to enjoy your favorite beverage.Click here to purchase. ($20/tumbler) • Click here to buy all three for $47.
2) If you have volunteered previously, your email is already registered with an account, just reset your password and log in.
3) If you are not in the system, create a new account by completing the form with your name, address, phone number, and email.
4) After you have activated/created your account, exit out of the browser.
5) To Register for Oct 15th Volunteer Event, click-on the following link to register for the PCRC Volunteer Shift. Scroll to the bottom of the pageand click “Join Team.” Park Cities Rotary–
FYI:
- All volunteers need to arrive 10-15 minutes (8:30-8:45am) prior to the shift. Unfortunately, anyone that arrives after 9:00am for the morning shift will not be able to participate in the volunteer shift.
- All volunteers – NO MASKS REQUIRED, WEAR CLOSED TOED SHOES FOR THE SHIFT.
- Join US, come have some FUN, and help to eliminate FOOD INSECURITY in North Texas! If you have any questions please call Susan Glen at: 214-908-9981.
• Monday, October 17, 2022 Next opportunity to volunteer at Ronald McDonald House. More details in October.
Volunteers Needed! Questions? Contact Kathleen Klaviter here. You sign-up to bring a food item and prepare it in the RMH kitchen. The entree for this month's dinner is provided by Wing Stop on Lovers Lane.
To enter Ronald McDonald House, you must bring the following:
• Vaccination card (booster not required)
• Driver's License and
• Wear closed-toe shoes for entry at FRONT door and long hair tied back
•Thursday, October 20, 2022, 5:00 - 7:00 pm, PCR Connect at the Thirsty Lion Gastropub, 7859 Walnut Hill Ln, Dallas, TX 75230.
•Tuesday, October 25, 2022, 6:00 pm, Program Team Meeting at Moody YMCA, 2nd floor Meeting Room.
All RCPC Members are members of this Team! Bring ideas for more great programs!
•Saturday, November 12, 2022, Foot Care Project at the Salvation Army. More details to come.
•Saturday, November 12, 2022, 9:30, Special District Business Meeting at Christ United Methodist Church, 3101 Coit Road, Plano, Texas 75075 to discuss and vote on the amendments as provided in our existing MOP.
•Saturday, November 19, 2022, Dentistry with a Heart, More details to come.
•Sunday, November 20, 2022, 1:00 - 6:00 pm, University Park Tree Lighting in Snider Plaza. More details to come.
•Thursday, December 1, 2022, Scottish Rite Popcorn Packing. More details to come.
•Thursday, December 15, 2022, 6:00 pm, Holiday Party and C.C. Collies's 100th Birthday at Lakewood Country Club.
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• April 23-30, 2023District Conference and Service Cruise!
[Starting this Rotary year, our District Roundtables will be returning to the 2nd Saturday of the month – please mark your calendars. You can also find them on the District Event Calendar.]
Welcome and thanks to this month's new team members, Barbara Marcum and Kathy Allred. Welcome back Barbara Clark. Fred Brown, our steadfast team member was missed. Thanks to everyone for your continued commitment as we traverse the dynamic set-up of RMH as they figure out the best protocols for their patients.
A HUGE Thank You goes to Celebration Restaurant for sending their Meat Loaf and Mashed Potatoes! They were a great hit with the families, and truly appreciated!
If Rotarians would eat at Celebration restaurant, please mention you are from the Rotary Club and we appreciate your RMH contribution.
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
Contribution levels include EREY, Paul Harris Fellow, Paul Harris Society, Major Donor
Contributions may be earmarked to SHARE Annual Fund, Polio, Disaster Relief Fund
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. Over 46,000+ clubs that work together to provide 7 areas of focus:
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
Protecting the Environment
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 Sheehan, President-Elect of RCPC and President of the RCPC Foundation - 2022-23
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 following grant requests were approved at our August 2022 meeting:
• $1,000 grant for scholarships for McShan Elementary
• $4,380 grant for Dentistry With a Heart
• $5,000 grant for Attitudes & Attire*
*Emergency grant request approved in an Executive Committee conference call due to Labor Day flood damage in Dallas County which affected Attitudes & Attire’s operations
The Executive Team denied the following grant request:
• Addison Midday grant request for Philippine’s water project
The Executive Team voted to roll over the remaining $4,789 available grant monies until the 2022-2023 fiscal year, which started on July 1, 2022.
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 IN 2021-2022, 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.
