Cynthia Jaird has been approved by the membership committee and the board of directors as a proposed new member of Richardson East Rotary Club. Cynthia is transferring her membership from the Lewisville Morning Rotary where she has been a member since 2014. Cynthia is an educational consultant with the Region 10 Education Service Center in Richardson. She is especially interested in working with youth services. She was 2014 Rookie of the Year in her club and worked on the Interact Club launch at The Colony High School.

 

As an extra treat at the induction John and Marilyn Pokorny from District 5790 and Cynthia's previous club, attended and highlighted how Cynthia's work had been instrumental in receiving an award for their club.

 

 

Vy Nguyen, Berkner and Jack Councilman, JJ Pearce came to our meeting to present their experiences from camp RYLA.

 

As expected :-) they both had a life changing experience and hope to become Rotarians one day.

 

 

 

 

Addie Olson a graduate from Berkner and currently at SMU visited us and thanked us for the scholarship she received.

A ShelterBox response team is working with Rotary club members in Italy to provide shelter and supplies to those affected by the magnitude 6.2 earthquake that leveled towns in the central region of the country Wednesday.

Sam Owori is selected as 2018-19 Rotary President
Samuel Frobisher Owori, of the Rotary Club of Kampala, Uganda, is the choice of the nominating committee to be the president of Rotary International in 2018-19. He will be declared the president-nominee on 1 October if no challenging candidates have been suggested. 

August is Membership and New Club Development Month, and it’s an exciting time for the entire family of Rotary! New changes to develop increased club flexibility and membership help you engage with Rotary in new ways. Now is the perfect time to connect with club members, develop a strategy to attract new members, and share how you activate Rotary’s programs for young leaders to engage the community.

• Discover how mentorship gives you even more reasons to love Rotary.
• Learn how Rotary and Rotaract clubs are embracing change to strengthen their clubs.
• Activate RYLA participants through service and leadership opportunities that keep them connected to your club.
• Show your entire social network that you are a proud member of Rotary,Rotaract, or Interact.
• Read how a New Generations Service Exchange to Brazil inspired “Dr. Bowtie” to become a leader in his club and community.
• Join the conversation in our Membership Best Practices Discussion Group!

District governor Bill Dendy visited RERC and talked about his vision for the 2016-2017 Rotary year. He spent a fair amount of time promoting the district's new website which has undergone a big face lift. The website promotes the district and the clubs and will be a great portal for prospective members and people who want to get involved with Rotary. 

 

Please take a look at the website http://www.rotary5810.org/

 

 

Sydney Blaschke our scholarship recipient and Sneed's granddaughter visited our club to thank us for her scholarship. Sydney will graduate from Berkner and will attend Mary Hardin Baylor in Belton.

 

 

Rotary unites leaders to take action in their communities and all over the world. From joining our historic movement to eradicate polio to being a part of the original social network, there are many reasons to love Rotary. Check out our list in theAugust issue of The Rotarian and find out why mentoring young leaders should be on your list.