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COVID-19 Club Meeting Moratorium

In accordance with shelter-in-place mandates regarding attempts to control exposure to COVID-19, regularly scheduled meetings and gatherings have been cancelled until circumstances change.
See message from Rotary President Mark Maloney
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaRSAxY6v4M&feature=youtu.be

Now Meeting on 1st & 3rd Tuesdays

As of the beginning of the year, we began experimenting with twice monthly meetings. The purpose will be to see if there is an increase in attendance as well as making it easier for new members to commit to only two meetings per month instead of weekly meetings. Additionally, we plan to have a third get together during the month at other venues. Could be an after-hours happy hour or a breakfast get together.

Things change over time and GP Metro Rotary is embracing change. This experiment is scheduled to last until the end of March when it will be re-valuated. Join us on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday at noon at the Ruthe Jackson Center. Check back on this website to see what other activities we have planned. We plan to make 2020 a banner year for growth and service!

Upcoming Speakers & Events

March 17th - Census & Crime Tax - Amy Sprinkles with the City of Grand Prairie will update us on these topics.

April 7th - Four Way Speech Contest - Come and watch high school students compete with a 5-minute speech that incorporates the Rotary 4-Way Test using topical scenarios. This event is a club favorite.

April 21st. - Orphans of the World Update - Former Rotarian Cam Gray will update us on a thriving humanitarian mission to provide shoes, clothing and necessities for children and their parents throughout Central America. His mission began almost 40 years ago by taking duffel bags full of children's shoes to El Salvador.

Looking ahead...

June 30th - 2020-2021 Officer Installation - Come and support Doug Bryan as he takes the reigns of the club for the next Rotary year.

Doug Bryan Meets International President

President-Elect Doug Bryan recently attended President-Elect Training Seminar [PETS] in Dallas. This training includes all 10 Rotary Districts in Texas and is one of the largest PETS in the country. Because of it's size (we are Texas anyway), the 2020-21 Rotary International President, Holger Knaack from Germany was one of the keynote speakers. He gave an inspiring speech the importance of working together despite any differences we may have.

The theme for the new Rotary year is "Rotary Opens Opportunities".

Bryan got to meet Knaack after the presentation.

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