If you'd like to know the process of proposing a new member, simply Click here for the How to Propose a New Member brochure.
(Details will be added when available)
JUNE 18th - MEETING AT "A+ DRIVING ACADEMY" 3200 S. Carrier Pkwy (same building as Pat Watson Real Estate) Relay for Life Update - Marilyn Gonsiorek Our lunch will be catered by Chick-Fil-A and take advantage of the fundraiser below. Proceeds benefit our Relay for Life team. Get the connection?
ALSO June 18th (ALL DAY) - Chick-Fil-A Fundraiser - Simply mention GP Metro Rotary before they total your bill and the club receives 20% back!!! Spread the word and tell your friends. We just can't solicit strangers once you get there. South Carrier location.
June 25th - New Officer Installation
THURSDAY EVENING JUNE 27th - District Governor Installation for Beverly Grogan at the Ruthe Jackson Center. Be sure to MARK YOUR CALENDAR and plan to attend (and hopefully be available to help facilitate) this momentous event. This is the first time ever to have a district governor from our club. Early Bird Tickets are $45 each until June 15th. ($58.10 for late birds) Click here for more information and to register.
July 2nd - NO MEETING
July 9th - District Governor visit - Beverly Grogan - We will all want to come and hear what our own Governor Beverly has planned for the next Rotary year.
July 30th - CAMP RYLA COOKOUT - Tuesday afternoon (after our regular meeting), we'll meet at 3:30 at the RJC to caravan to Camp Hoblitzelle in Midlothian to cook burgers and dogs for the campers. Always a great experience.
David Awe presents Silvia Dean with her 2nd Paul Harris Fellow (PHF). Jeanine Walker
received her 5th PHF while Don Goldsmith received his 4th and Doug Bryan received his
3rd one. President Glen McCrary on the left also received his 3rd PHF.
A Paul Harris Fellowship is given to those Rotarians who contribute $1,000 to the Rotary
foundation. An easy way to receive a PHF is to become a Sustaining Member. A Sustaining
Member is someone who contributes $100/yr to the Rotary Foundation.
Metro Rotarians gathered to provide refreshments to Veterans and others attending The City of Grand Prairie's Annual Veterans' Day ceremonies.
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A well-deserved CONGRATULATIONS to Melinda who did an outstanding job leading this club over the past Rotary year. In addition to receiving the gavel plaque (pictured), she was also honored with a Paul Harris Fellowship. Click here to learn more about this fellowship.
With a matching grant from Rotary District 5810, GP Metro Rotarians provided a "wrap" for Grand Prairie United Charities' delivery van.
Rotarians of Grand Prairie Metro worked in cooperation with City of Grand Prairie Parks & Recreation, City Council Members and members of Grand Prairie Rotary to provide meals for Veterans and guests at the City's annual Veterans' Day celebration.
Grand Prairie Metro Rotary applied for and received a grant from Rotary District 5810 to provide outdoor playground and equipment for Children First, Inc. Coordinating with Grand Prairie ISD, Rotarians provided 1 table, 3 benches, a goal and pavement for half-court basketball.
Our Water Well in Mogbuama, Sierra Leone is complete! A special thank-you to all the Grand Prairie Metro Rotarians, in cooperation with Water H2O Thrive, who helped with this worthy Rotary project out at our garage sale at Orphans of the World & to the Pumpkin Run volunteers who made this well happen!
Two new models of Rotary club membership have been authorized on a trial basis. They are:
After 20 years of hard work, Rotary and its partners are on the brink of eradicating this tenacious disease, but a strong push is needed now to root it out once and for all. It is a window of opportunity of historic proportions.
Representative network
Rotary International appoints representatives each year to UN bodies and nongovernmental organizations worldwide.
Rotary International appoints representatives each year to UN bodies and nongovernmental organizations worldwide.
