GP Metro Rotary eBulletin - February 24, 2025 (Feb. 20, 2025)

This Week in GP Metro Rotary

Join us tomorrow at Outlaw's when our program will be our own Christina Henry and her son, Jeraldo, talking about their book "The NARWHALS' Way: A Framework for Teenage Happiness." The meeting begins at noon. Hope to see you there!

Poker on the Prairie

Why is Ken wearing climbing gear and playing poker? The answer is because Poker on the Prairie, a large-scale Texas Hold ‘Em tournament hosted by Grand Prairie Metro Rotary Club is coming in April. The event will raise money for PlayGrand Adventures and other local charities. More info at pokerontheprairie.com

Former PDG Pete Snider 1947-2025

(Rotary E-Club of District 5810 YouTube)

Peter Michael Snider, a man of kindness, adventure, and profound love, left this world on February 15, 2025, at his residence in Heath, Texas. Born in New York, New York, on May 28, 1947, to a world awaiting his remarkable spirit, Pete's journey was one filled with joy, discovery, and the creation of a legacy that will be cherished by all who knew him.

Curing the Loneliness Epidemic, Rotary-style

(photo by Rotary International)

By John Hewko

In February 1905, a Chicago lawyer named Paul Harris resolved to fill a hole in his life. He had arrived in the city a few years earlier, and though he’d built a successful law practice, something was missing. The young man was lonely. The sense of camaraderie and community he had known growing up in a small Vermont town was glaringly absent in the hustle and bustle of urban life. “Everywhere there were people but nowhere a familiar face,” he lamented.

Read the full article here.

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