The Grand Prairie Metro Rotary Club meets every 2nd and 4th Tuesday at Noon
Location: Main Event
3106 State Hwy 161, Grand Prairie, TX 75052
Upcoming October Meetings
Oct. 5: Board Meeting @ noon - All members are invited to attend. Especially those in the Red Badge Program!
Oct. 12: TBA
Oct. 19: No meeting/service project on this day. The Pumpkin Run will serve as our project for this month!
Oct. 26: Kara Kavensky is a strategic storyteller and PR professional who loves writing personal interest stories (she’s written thousands). Kara’s upcoming memoir, Finding Joy, will be released in 2022 and is based on one of her interviews with a WWII veteran. She also has a podcast: Finding Joy with Kara.
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Rotary Orientation Sessions
We have scheduled two Rotary Orientation Sessions on Oct. 19 and Oct. 26 @ 7PM via Zoom. These sessions are required for our Red Badge members to obtain their Blue Badges.
You only need to attend one session, but Beverly wanted to offer several options. ANY member can attend if you just want a refresher or you never attended one before.
Welcome New Member Shedrick Cole!
Welcome New Member Greg Joyner!
Dates to Remember
Oct. 9: Lake Joe Pool Pumpkin Run - Pumpkin Run Set Up on Friday (Oct. 8) at 5pm. Dinner served by 6:30pm. On Saturday, volunteers need to be at Joe Pool Lake by 6am! Prayerfully, if all goes well and the lake doesn't rise overnight, we will be done and rolling out by 11am!
Oct. 17: Meeting for all interested in Rotary Youth Exchange. Will be conducted via Zoom. Please contact Pam Blankenzee for the link.
Nov. 14: Rise Against Hunger, Sunday 11/14 @ 8:30 am at First UMC
November: Santa Cop - (exact date TBD)
December: Holiday Cheer Bundles - (delivery date TBD)
We Need Your Christmas Cards,
Items for Holiday Cheer Bundles
Please bring any holiday greeting cards you have collected to the board meeting tomorrow and/or to the park on Friday if at all possible (no glitter please). You can always drop them off at Shebra's office if you need to.
Remember to start collecting toiletries for our Holiday Cheer Packs (soap, shampoo, conditioner, facial tissue, socks, toothpaste, toothbrushes, etc.).
District Governor Max Duplant's October Message
It has been a wonderful experience visiting each of our 63 clubs in the Distrct. Now that official visits have been completed, I will be concentrating on our District goals for the year. Our October Roundtable will focus on Ending Human Trafficking. Farmersville President Chad Engbrock has shared links to articles written by his wife, Sonia Duggan, on the subject.
She uses the monthly publication, In & Around Magazine to bring awareness to nonprofits across North Texas. These ‘Champion’ articles have proven to create an increase in volunteerism and resources by the public to these organizations.
Each club should conduct a project to recognize World Polio Day which is October 24. Polio has been eradicated across the globe except for Pakistan and Afghanistan. It is so important to keep up the vaccines for complete eradication.
During September, several members of our District Leadership team received training at the Rotary Zone Institute. During the Foundation presentation, every club was requested to give a minimum of $1,500 to Rotary Foundation. Please help your club do their part.
