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This Week in GP Metro Rotary
 
Tomorrow's speaker is Paige Anderson, Emergency Volunteer Program Coordinator, Dallas County Public Health Emergency Preparedness.

We will also have TWO new blue badge members to induct (Todd Ayrea and Todd Jenkins)!

PLEASE sign up for lunch on the spreadsheet each week! It is important that Main Event has a count and meal orders by 11 a.m. on our meeting day. Let's help them provide the best possible service!

Reminder! We WILL have a regular meeting on Tuesday, May 31! Sandi has confirmed an important presentation on teen suicide by Jenni Cox. Please join us! 
 
To order your lunch at Main Event, click here before 11am. If you're a visitor, simply type in your name instead of using the drop-down menu.
 
If you can't make a meeting in person, join us on Zoom at: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/ 81322963203
Meeting ID: 813 2296 3203 Passcode: metro
GP Metro Rotary News
Proposed Members

We have two newly proposed members: Alun Skitt, Senior Living Director at Morada Grand Prairie, and Robin Williams, Senior Students Services Advisor at Concorde Career College. Please forward any feedback to a club director or officer.
Relay for Life

 
RELAY FOR LIFE - Saturday, May 14, 6-10pm. Grand Prairie First Baptist Church, 950 Mayfield Rd, Grand Prairie 75052. Click HERE to sign up with the Rotary Clubs of Grand Prairie team. Marilyn will begin collecting donations during our meetings (cash or check). Let's lift up Beverly's memory by supporting this awesome cause (American Cancer Society) and we can set up a luminaria in her honor.
Mark Your Calendars!
 
  1. Memorial Day Lunch - Monday, May 30, 2022. We will cook and serve our annual lunch to our Veterans immediately following the City's program at the Veterans Center from 9-noon. Please sign up if you can attend! If you can't stay the entire time, that is OK. We will take what we can get! 
     
  2. Camp RYLA Cook Day - Tuesday, May 31, 2022. We need to arrive at 3pm (kids eat at 6pm).  We will need to bring our grill as the camp no longer has one.
     
  3. District Roundtable - Saturday, June 18, 2022. Our club is hosting the June District Roundtable! This is our opportunity to promote our club and what we do to other clubs in our district. We will definitely put in a SHAMELESS plug for Pumpkin Run. We are asked to provide a light breakfast for 35-40 Rotarians. We need to arrive by 8:30am to set up and we are to clean up afterwards. Please let Shebra know if you can attend. More info in the calendar.
Join Us for our Next Adopt-a-Street Project!

 
Our next Adopt-a-Street project is set for Saturday, June 11 @ 8am. Please sign up with Chuck if you can attend. Family and friends are welcome! We need at least 16 volunteers to do the job effectively. More hands make light work!
Awards Program and Officer Installation

 
Our Awards Program/Officer Installation is scheduled for Tuesday, June 28 @ 6pm in the Black Box Theater @ The Uptown, 120 E Main St, Grand Prairie 75050. The theme will be "Old Hollywood." The cost will be shared once the menu is confirmed. Please plan to attend!
Upcoming Events
District 5810 2022 Four-Way Test Speech Contest
Karol Omlor Studio Theatre (Addison Events Center, 15650 Addison Road, Addison, Texas 75001)
May 14, 2022
 
Relay for Life
First Baptist Church
May 14, 2022
6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
 
Memorial Day Lunch
Veterans Center
May 30, 2022
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
 
Camp RYLA Cook Day
May 31, 2022
 
Adopt-a-Street project
Jun 11, 2022
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM
 
District Roundtable
Jun 18, 2022
9:30 AM – 12:00 PM
 
Awards Program and Officer Installation
Jun 28, 2022 6:00 PM
 
Rotary Board Meeting
Jul 05, 2022
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
 
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Speakers
May 10, 2022
May 31, 2022
Teen Suicide
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To order your lunch at Main Event, click here before 11am.
If you're a visitor, simply type in your name instead of using the drop-down menu.
 
If you can't make a meeting in person, join us on Zoom at: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/ 81322963203
Meeting ID: 813 2296 3203
Passcode: metro

For more info about the Grand Prairie Metro Rotary Club, visit us online at www.gpmetrorotary.com