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Volunteers Needed for the Transportation Committee!
Provide a ride to and from meetings for members unable to drive.
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from PP Karen Farris:
2023-24 Club Awards - Need your nominations
It is hard to believe but our 2023-2024 Rotary Year is almost over. What a great year we have had.
For the benefit of our new members, each year at our installation banquet, we recognize members of our club with these special awards named after some of our club legends.
For your review and use are two attachments. The first one is the Award Nomination Ballot [here] and the second is the description of each award and a list of the past winners [here].
We do not have to declare a winner of each award should we determine that no one is deserving for this year. It is nice to present eight awards but it is not mandatory. Typically the award is not given to the same individual twice and these awards are for club members other than current officers and members of the selection committee. The selection committee is made up of the executive committee, Fred Brown and Karen Farris. Please email your nominations to Fred or Karen at the email address shown below - no later than May 22.
Thank you and don't forget to mark your calendars for the Installation and Awards Luncheon on June 28th at Ozona Grill.
or mail your check to Laurie Aldredge at the Club's office address - 8350 N. Central Expressway, Ste. 1900, Dallas, TX 75206.
Dues payments are non-refundable.
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The Parade theme for 2024 is Red, White and You, submitted by Sarah Oliai.
It is time to plan the Fourth of July Parade!
Jill has put a list of jobs before, during and after the Parade under the Volunteer portion go the website.
ALL members are encouraged to volunteer for at least one job. Something for everyone!
Contact Jill Jordan here or Alan Winn here if you have questions.
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Club merchandise!
This is only for second shirts and hats! The first shirt and hat new members receive for free as part of their blue badge requisites (during their visit to the Club office).
In alignment with Rotary International's mission of "Service Above Self," Camp RYLA 5810 will offer students the chance to engage in hands-on community service this year at camp! Camp RYLA 5810 is spearheading, with the support of Rotary, two community service initiatives. One is to gather hygiene products for the Metrocrest Services Pantry and create family hygiene kits. The second is to provide non-perishable food items for RYLA participants to assemble 500 sack lunches to support the Veterans Resource Center (VRC). On May 30th, campers will sort and pack these items during our program on community and the importance of giving back. We invite all clubs, and individuals, to make monetary donations to support these projects. All donations collected will be tax deductible through the RYLA 5810 Foundation 501(c)(3) charitable corporation. Any surplus funds will be donated directly to Metrocrest Services and the Veterans Resource Center (VRC).
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Join us this Saturday, May 11th for District Roundtable which is a hybrid event. We are meeting at the Scottish Rite Hospital in Frisco, 5700 Dallas Pkwy, Frisco, TX 75034. RC of Carrollton-Farmers Branch is hosting. Refreshments and Socializing: 9:30am Meeting: 10am-12pm Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89991492917?pwd=oQl7Fgo1ORa8wSkDbzj85pILzXryka.1
•Thursday, May 23, 6:30 - 8:00. You are invited to the RCPC Spring Legacy of Leadership Spring Lecture at the Park Towers on Turtle Creek 3310 Fairmount Street, Dallas 75201.
Alumni, current class members, and those interested in Legacy of Leadership, along with their spouses or guests are invited to the Spring Lecture Series on May 23 from 6:30-8pm at Park Towers. The evening features a program by Shane Read, presentation coach and former Assistant US Attorney, titled “Transform Your Persuasion and Public Speaking Skills with Proven Principals of Great Trial Lawyers.” Those attending will receive a complimentary copy of Shane’s book Winning at Public Speaking. We will serve wine and light snacks. The event is free, but register by May 20 by email tostanfordr@hpumc.org.
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 Nolan Duck, President-Elect of RCPC and President of the RCPC Foundation - 2023-24
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 November 2022 meeting:
• $1,000 grant for scholarships for Hillcrest High School for scholarship to honor RCPC long term member C.C. Collie
• $5,413.44 grant for Equest
• $6,000 grant for the Agape Clinic
The Executive Team denied the following grant request:
• Addison Midday grant request for Genesis Women's Shelter
The fund balance as of November 30, 2022, was $1,710.729.17. The Communities Foundation of Texas manages the RCPC Foundation 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 Kathy Wall for 2022-2023, reported that the RCPC Foundation Fund donations thru 11-30-2022 totals $9,116.00 from 37 donors!
To the Foundation Fund: $9,116.00 from 37 donors
To the Bonton Clinic: $200.00 from 1 donor
Your contributions make an incredible difference in the amount we are able to distribute to worthy local organizations.
