Mike Romig is our speaker.
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 Our Camp RYLA Camper will talk about his experience at Camp RYLA |
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Club Assembly Kevin Ross, Club Membership Chairman, will lead a discussion on membership  |
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 President Jerry's Goals for 2019-2020 1. Increase Membership 2. Increase Social Media Presence - Get the Rotary Brand into the Community 3. District Level - Club Members to be more active at the District Level 4. Rotary Family - Our club is a Rotary Family |
 In case you missed her last Wednesday, at our installation and awards dinner, Our new District Governor (DG) is Beverly Grogan |
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Congratulations to the Award Winners at our Installation Dinner on July 10  Rotarian of the Year - Lori Ward The Rotarian of the Year award is presented to a member who has exhibited outstanding achievements for the Club during the past year -- and including basic Rotary activities such as attendance, committee work, Foundation support, new member proposals, etc.  Spirit of Rotary Award - Al Angell The Spirit of Rotary Award is presented to that Rotarian who through sustained, outstanding and unusual dedication to the ideals of “Service Above Self,” has contributed in a significant way to the established work of Rotary. Perfect Attendance Jim Duffy - 28 Years Greg Hanson - 25 Years Stan Herrin - 10 Years Linda Groce - 9 Years  Thanks Bruce Arfsten for being a great host and ententainer |
 If you find a spelling mistake, please feel free to let me know.I am a terrible speller. I have many excuses why I can not spell, the best one is "I inherited the ability". Stan |
 Board Meeting July 16 - 11:00am May Dragon |
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A Tour of the oldest house in Dallas Co. on its original foundation. This is a 'heads'up' of a change in time and location Club member Stan Herrin will be our tour guide for tours at the Farmers Branch Historic Park - 5:30 pm No lunch at May Dragon Meet at the Gazebo We will tour the Gilbert House and the Queen Anne Victorian Cottage Bring a Friend   |
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Stop the Bleed Club Member Rob Sistrunk will present the program.  |
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On July 13, President Jerry attended the District 5810 Round Table  |
 Did you see in the District 5810 Newsletter the article "Addison and Addison Midday Serve Up Pancakes"? |
 Mary Jo is resting at home and resting following her back surgery on June 26. She sends her thanks for the flowers and card. |
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No Meeting at May Dragon, Tuesday July 9 due to Installation Dinner on Wednesday Night July 10 |
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The Rotary Year is from July 1 to June 30. These dates coincides with our tax year.  Beginning July 1, 2019, the Rotary International President is Mark Maloney and the year's symbol to the left. For more information on what this symbol means, listen to RIPE Mark Maloney's talk at Texas PETS. (This is the video Stan Herrin tried to show at our last meeting.) Start listening about 31:30 into the program. |
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The 2018-2019 Rotary Year was a great success for the Addison Midday Rotary Club. A Summary of the year: 2018-2019 Goals:
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.JPG) On June 18 we met at the Metrocrest Services Warehouse were we unpacked bags that were not distributed during the previous Sack Summer Hunger Distribution.Metrocrest Services distributes over 1,000 meals each week during the summer. Additional pictures found in the Album Section on this homepage.    |
 Welcome to our newest member of the Addison Midday Rotary ClubCynthia Allison - Household Membership Cynthia was recently seen helping our work day at Metrocrest Services |
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Drivers are needed to drive one camper to Camp RYLA on July 28 and return Aug 2. Lind has volunteered to be one of two club members to transport the camper, but she can not drive. If you can help, please contact Jim Duffy. Camp RYLA is July 28 to Aug 2 |
 On June 8 our club (Addison Midday Rotary Club) and the Addison Rotary Club cosponsored a Pancake Breakfast to benefit the Kids n Cops and Santa's Hero's projects sponsored by the City of Addison's Police and Fire Department. More pictures of this successful event are found in the Photo Albums on our home page. |
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New Officer Installation and Awards Dinner 6:00 PM Venue Forty/50 4050 Belt Line Road Addison, Tx 75001   (Please Note: The road is 'Midway' not 'Midday) |
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July 2 Meeting - YouTube Day  A Light day of viewing YouTube Videos - Maybe inspirational; maybe funny.A Sample of the videos:
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Pancake Breakfast Saturday June 8 8 - 11 See flier below as of June 5th: A few last minute items: Wear your Rotary Shirts (Yellow) Set-up will begin at 6:30. Assignments will be handed out at that time. If you cannot come at 6:30 come when you are able. If you need to leave early, just let us know. Public Relations-Do we have someone that can be responsible for taking pictures and/or notifying media before and/or after the event for additional publicity? Kids n Cops-Does the Department plan to display information/pictures about past events? Santas Heroes-Does the Department plan to display information/pictures about past events? Do the Police and/or Fire Department have a plan/personnel available to promote your services and/or entertain/educate children/guests? Boot Donations-does the fire department want to have donation points around the breakfast where people could contribute additional if they so desire? Tables/Chairs-long (for greeting and serving). Fire Station has several available? Parking-It was suggested to have a parking attendant(s) to guide cars to the appropriate parking area. Do we have any volunteers for this? Music-Is it possible to have music being played in the background? Butter-we need butter-Mike Pugh will reach out to some Rotarians. Any other volunteers/suggestions? Pitchers-we need 4 pitchers to pour batter. Any volunteer/donations? Foil Pans/Foil-We will need 16 pans and foil to cover. Jerry Allison will purchase. Other donations/suggestions? Gloves-We must wear gloves when working with and serving the food. Mike Pugh has donations for this. Other donations/suggestions? Cups-We need cups for juice and coffee. Mike Pugh will follow up on the juice cups. Jerry will follow up on the coffee cups. Other thoughts? Cream/Sugar (including artificial)-Do we have donations for this? Dunn Bros? Any other suggestions? Tables/Chairs-donated from Rec Center. Will be delivered Friday. Coolers-If you have a spare cooler bring it along. We may, or may not need it. Ice-Al Angel will pick up morning of event Flags/Brochures/Banners-Sergeant at Arms to bring Please reach out to your friends and contacts with a last pitch/reminder about the breakfast. If you need an electronic copy of the flyer please let me know. Positions- Set Up Greeters Payment station Batter Makers Pancakes (4 cooks) Sausage (2 cooks) Juice Station Coffee Station Butter and Syrup Station Flag Table Rotary Information Table Clean-Up We plan to hold a "debrief" some time after the event (next week?) to learn and improve for future events. Any other last minute suggestions/thoughts? Thank you all for helping make this a successful even. |
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Volunteer with Metrocrest Services  WHERE TO GO: Metrocrest Services Warehouse 2244 Havenhurst Suite 410 in Farmers Branch, TX 75234. This is the same warehouse location, the address will appear in GPS making it easier for people to find. Tasks : Volunteers will assist with Sack Summer Hunger, we will have a specific set of tasks as we get closer to the date. PARKING : Parking is available in front of the warehouse in front of the Machaira Bible Church to the right of our doors or where the light poles are. There will be marked parking for the other businesses in that center, please do not park in their designated spaces. ATTIRE: For volunteers’ safety they must wear closed toe shoes, no flip flops or open toe sandals please. Feel free to wear your Rotary T-shirts. |
.jpg) The Addison Midday Rotary Club received the District 5810 Literacy Award at the District's Award . The Literacy Award is presented in Honor of P.D.G. Paul Yeager by the Rotary Club of McKinney Sunrise Club. The Literacy Award recognizes the club, which through its actions, has done most to increase the literacy level of people either locally and/or internationally. |
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Shane Peterman Producing Artistic Director - WaterTower Theatre Shane Peterman (Producing Artistic Director-WaterTower Theatre, Owner/C.E.O.-The Acting Studio) is a native Dallas Texan who has worked extensively with theatre’s across the country as an actor, director, educator and facilitator for nearly 25 years and now leads Addison’s highly acclaimed WaterTower Theatre. Most recently Shane was Producer for Lyric Stage and was instrumental in bringing the company back to fiscal solvency and relocating to Dallas’ historic Majestic Theatre. Shane, along with his wife Erica, also own and operate The Acting Studio, North Texas’ largest independently owned children’s theatre program with four locations. As an actor, he has performed many leading roles across North America and Europe including the Broadway Production Workshop of The Night of the Hunter. As a solo vocalist, he has been accompanied by leading orchestra's around the world in various venues uncluding The Meyerson Symphony Center, Bass Hall, and Carnegie Hall. Shane has also worked in television and studied in both the U.S. and the U.K. with many top industry professionals including Sanford Meisner Protege' Fred Kareman.  |
  The Addison Midday Rotary Club volunteered at the George H W Bush Elementary School's PTA Carnival - 2019 Patriot Fest. We helped set up the games, sold tickets and manned the games. Great seeing so many smiles! More pictrues can be found under Photo Album. |
 July is New Leadership Month Our new leaders are: President - Jerry Allison Past President - Mary Jo Cater President Elect - Bruce Arfsten Secretary - Lori Ward Treasurer - Michael Felan / Casey Hasten |
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1) Is it the TRUTH? 2) Is it FAIR to all Concerned? 3) Will it build GOOD WILL and BETTER FRIENDSIPS? 4) Will it be BENIFICIAL to all Concerned? |
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May 28 John Ayo The Magic of Wellness…Energizing You To Achieve Personal and Professional Success!  Is it possible to use natural healing techniques to achieve true wellness and balance in your life? This content packed and fast-paced presentation will unveil natural health secrets that can help your body to heal itself. Discover the foundational pillars of natural health to unlock your optimum wellness. John Ayo will demystify many common misperceptions and get you on the road to wellness! Key Takeaways:
Don't miss this fun, engaging and one of the most entertaining wellness sessions you will ever attend! .jpg) John is an Internationally recognized keynote speaker, wellness expert, sales specialist and author. He was a successful sales rep that survived in the super stressful technology sector with IBM for 19 years, then moved into sales training and meeting planning internationally for 12 years. His book Travel Balance helps people stay energized and balanced while traveling. He has spoken to thousands of people in 26 countries sharing his secrets to staying sane and healthy in a crazy world. |
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At the May 14 meeting of the Addison Midday Rotary Club two new membership categories were approved 1) Household Membership : Be a spouse, family member or partner of an Active Member living at the same address. 2) Under 40 Membership: (a) Is under the age of 40 when applying for membership in this club, and (b) Expires upon the beginning of the next quarter after the member’s 40th birthday, at which date the membership automatically become an Active Membership. Please tell friends, relatives, and household members of these new categories and see if they are interested in joining Addison Midday Rotary Club! |
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Memorial Day May 27 Flags will be set out May 25 Flags will be picked up June 1 Drivers Needed! Please let Mary Jo know the day(s) you will work! |
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The Bush Elementary Carnival is Friday May 17. If you can work and have not signed up, contact Nancy Williams TODAY! |
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AMRC Supports the Ebangweni Mission Hospital After Rev. Webster Kaisi and Mark Harris of the Medical Benevolence Foundation told us of running a Hospital in Malawi, a country where over 90% of the electricity is generated hydrelectricly. In time of drought, electricty is difficult to obtain. The Addison Midday Rotary Club donated to their drive to obtain solar power for the Hospital.  |
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AMRC Supports Hope Supply
Again this year, the Addison Midday Rotary Club made 50 Easter Baskets for Hope Supply. Hope Supply told us that they were about 200 Easter Baskets short of requested baskets. This is a good project for a Rotary Club, group or individual. We make the baskets for less than $10 and we assemble them in 20 minutes.  |
  On March 1, several members of our Club read to first and second graders at George HW Bush Elementary School in Addison. We read "Green Eggs and Ham", signed the book and did a work sheet about the event. The students wrote Thank-You notes. The event was organized by the United Way. For more information, go to the United Way site. |
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Did you see this story in the Dallas Morning News about REACT in Addison? In 2018 the Addison Midday Rotary Club supported REACT with a scholarship to REACT's "No Athlete Left Behind" program and a scholarship to REACT's "Legacy Project". Funds for these scholarships came from our Flag Lease Program. |
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On February 22, the Addison Midday Rotary Club joined the Addison Rotary Club to celebrate Rotary's 114 Birthday.   |
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