GP Metro Rotary eBulletin - August 28, 2023 (Aug 24, 2023)

This Week in GP Metro Rotary

REMINDER! Because tomorrow is the fifth Tuesday of the month, we will NOT have a meeting this week.

The Board is set to meet at noon on Tuesday, September 5, at Morada.

District Awards Banquet

📸: Doug Bryan

It was all smiles on Saturday at the Rotary District 5810 Awards Banquet held at the Haggard Party Barn in Plano. Our Club received six awards!

Membership Development – Sandi Morrison
President of the Year – Debbie Dobbs
Star Award – Shebra Hackett
Rotarian of the Year – Doug Bryan
Community Service Award
Rotary Club of the Year

Congratulations to all of our winners! Grand Prairie Metro Rotary continues to make a difference in our community (and in our District).

Rotary Leadership Institute

(graphic from Lone Star Division RLI website)

Join Lone Star RLI for a set of seminars on how to effectively build leaders in your club. Facilitators will share experiences and knowledge on how to move beyond simply managing to truly leading your club by building effective leaders. These seminars will provide the basics on powerful strategies you can use to boost morale and energize your club.

» Leadership Development
» Strategic Planning
» Improving Communication
» Exchange of Ideas
» Team Building
» Public Relations
» International Perspectives
» Member Engagement
» Service Project Leadership
» Rotary Knowledge

There are 3 separate training sessions (3 hours each) held on Zoom. Cost is $50 per session. Must take the sessions in order. Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) is not an official training program of Rotary International.

Training Dates:

Part 1 - Scheduled for August 28 and 30, 2023, 6:30-9:30 p.m. each evening

Part II - Scheduled for September 11 and 13, 2023, 6:30-9:30 p.m. each evening

Part III - Scheduled for September 18 and 20, 2023 (6:30-9:30 p.m. each evening)

Click to Register

Aid for an Ailing Planet

(screenshot of Rotary in Review email)

Countless people around the globe have endured climate-related disasters this year. Record temperatures have fueled wildfires from North America to North Africa, while unusually heavy rains have caused flooding from central Europe to the Pacific Rim. Rotary members around the globe have taken action to assist people affected by these natural disasters.