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They specifically mentioned these items being most in need: liquid body wash, shampoo, stick deodorant, toothpaste, toothbrushes, large gallon size zip lock bags, sweatshirts, socks, coats, boots, and any other warm clothing.
Travel sizes of bathroom products are preferred.
We were able to volunteer for their Thanksgiving meal, and the staff / veterans were very appreciative. (See immediately below.)
Doug Means will collect the supplies after each Friday meeting in January and deliver them to the shelter.
RCPC Served a Thanksgiving Meal at Veterans Resource Center
On the day before Thanksgiving, The Rotary Club of Park Cities
volunteered at the south Dallas Veterans Resources Center.
About 10 volunteers worked for 4 hours cooking, sorting and serving
of a complete Thanksgiving meal to 67 Veterans who attended the event.
These items are most in need: liquid body wash, shampoo, stick deodorant, toothpaste, toothbrushes, large gallon size zip lock bags, sweatshirts, socks, coats, boots, and any other warm clothing.
Travel sizes of bathroom products are preferred.
Doug Means will collect the supplies after each Friday meeting in January and deliver them
•Friday Afternoons, 3:00 to 5:00 pmat Bonton Farms
Volunteers are needed to help sort and pack Meal Bags. If you can help any Friday, please text or email our fellow PCR member Stephanie Bohan: stephanie@bontonfarms.org or 214-989-3513. Bonton Farms, 6915 Bexar Street.
•from President Happy and Pat Martin:
I'm excited to announce (pending full board approval) that RCPC will be partnering with People Newspapers for their 20 Under 40 program. This program recognizes individuals under 40 years of age that are making a positive impact in our community through their professional involvement, non-profit work, volunteering and/or other civic or charitable activities. People Newspapers publishes a special section highlighting the selected individuals and will hold an event to honor them. Right now, People Newspapers would like for you to have an opportunity to make nominations.
• January 20th from 5 to 7 pm, PCR Connect at The Cheescake Factory, 7700 W Northwest Hwy on the south side opposite NorthPark. Please join us for the first PCR Connect Happy Hour of 2022! GREAT Happy Hour specials until 6 PM. No need to RSVP - just show up, network and socialize with all the cool Rotarians :). Questions, please reach out to Holly Hollenbeck 402-681-0601. See you there! - Holly Hollenbeck and Joi Gold
•January, 2022 Join Readers 2 Leaders for Second Semester
Flexible hours, various locations. You will need a Dallas ISD background check, available on the DISD website.
Your donation makes a difference to those who need our help most.
EREY: Every Rotarian Every Year contribute $100 or more to THE Rotary Foundation
Checks payable to the Rotary Foundation
The mission of The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International is to enable Rotarians to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty.
Rotary members believe that we have a shared responsibility to take action on our world’s most persistent issues. Our 35,000+ clubs work together to:
Promote peace
Fight disease (including but not limited to the Global Eradication of Polio Initiative)
Provide clean water, sanitation, and hygiene
Save mothers and children
Support education
Grow local economies
POLIO: Rotary has reduced cases by 99.9% since 1988. ONLY(2) countries remain endemic, Afghanistan and Pakistan
Service Above Self is the principal motto of Rotary because it best conveys the philosophy of unselfish volunteer service
From Jeff McNaughton, President-Elect of RCPC and President of the RCPC Foundation - 2021-22
The Rotary Club of Park Cities' Communities Fund was originally sponsored in the 1960’s by the Rotary Club of Park Cities (“RCPC”) for the purpose of providing an enduring legal entity through which members and friends of the Rotary Club of Park Cities might make donations for the good of mankind and the Dallas community. The fund continues to this day to consider internal and external grant requests submitted on the RCPC Foundation online grant portal found on the club website.
The grant request approved at our May 2021 meeting includes:
• $4000 grant for scholarships for Hillcrest High School graduating seniors
The Executive Team denied the following two grant requests:
Children First
Family Compass
The Executive Team voted to roll over the remaining $7,152.81 available grant monies until the 2021-22 fiscal year, which starts on July 1, 2021.
According to the Fund’s Policies and Procedures dated November 8, 2011, Section 11. Tenure; Removal Non-Ex Officio members of the Executive Committee serve four year terms. The Executive Team recommended to the RCPC Board that Daniel Drabinski replace Cleve Clinton as a Non-Ex Officio member of the Executive Committee. The RCPC Board unanimously approved his nomination. His term will be held from 2021-2025.
The fund balance as of May 11, 2021 was $1,847,218.00 (almost $400K higher than this time last year). The Communities Foundation of Texas has done an incredible job managing the fund. The amount available each year for grants is derived from an average over 16 quarters (4 years), then, 4.5% of that amount is the amount available for distribution the following year.
Our Sgt. at Arms Kyle Marmillion, reported that the RCPC Foundation fund donations thru 4-30-21 totals $62,822.10 from 89 donors!
To the Foundation Fund: $6,422.10 from 37 donors
To the Bonton Clinic: $56,400.00 from 52 donors
Your contributions make an incredible difference in the amount we are able to distribute to worthy local organizations. Please consider making a contribution today. https://portal.cftexas.org/donate-park-cities-rotary
