On Saturday, Feb 17, 2018, club membership will see into the future at Wine with Appeal on 917 N Mill St in Lewisville. No, we will not be using a crystal ball. But we will be visioning.

 

To continue as a vibrant successful Rotary club, members need to plan not for just tomorrow or next month but at least 3 years into the future. This year (2017-2018), our club is completing the third year of a Strategic Plan that was developed in the spring of 2015. Well done Strategic Plans take a lot of effort and require input from as many members as possible.

 

Have you started our homework yet? On Jan 18th, PDG Gene Davenport did an excellent presentation introducing Visioning at our club meeting. He left us with some homework to complete prior to coming to the Feb 17th meeting. Click Feb 17 Visioning Exercise to download a copy of the homework. Bring it with you Feb 17. We want everyone to attend, but if your schedule prohibits attendance, please send your completed copy to me at ray.bowens@yahoo.com

Contestants from Hebron High School will be coming to our Feb 1st Rotary meeting to compete for cash prizes and the right to represent our club and Hebron High School in the Four Way Test Speech Contest.

 

These orators will be sharing their view points on Rotary's Four Way Test and it's use in today's world.

 

In addition to cash prizes, the first place winner will represent our club and Hebron High School at one of the 3 regional contests in District 5790. The winners of the 3 regional contests will then go on to the District 5790 event at the May 18th District Conference at the DFW Airport Hyatt Regency Hotel

 

The week of Jan 21st, 22 Rotary members and spouses representing Rotary clubs from throughout Denton County were in Belize working to build Aquaponic Grow beds in 5 Belize villages.

 

Last Saturday, Jan 27th, John Pokorny outlined for the community the goals of the Aquaponic Demonstration project at the Rich Lubke Coummunity Organic Gardens. It was a wonderful opportunity to share our project and Rotary.

Our membership prides itself for it's community service activities, Our members are doing some community service activity almost weekly. We do our best as People of Action to be Rotary, making a difference.

 

This year, the Lewisville Morning Rotary Club achieved all the RI milestones necessary to be eligible for the 2017-2018 Presidents Citation. As of mid January (half-way through the Rotary year that begins July 1) our club and club members have given over 6800 volunteer hours and contributed over $26,000 in in-kind and cash donations.

 

 

 

 

Officer Kyle Payne receives Lewisville Morning Rotary's

Vocational Service Excellence award.

 

As Rotary members, we believe that our vocations are an opportunity for service to our community. Lewisville Morning Rotary Club members are committed to celebrating and recognizing excellence on the part of those whose vocations are committed to service to our community; our police officers, fire fighters and teachers. At our January 18th meeting, we will be recognizing Officer Kyle Pane.

 

Officer Kyle Payne is currently assigned to the Patrol Divison where he works the night shift on 2nd Watch. Ofc Payne is also an instructor with the National Academy for Professional Driving where he teaches police officers from 6 metroplex agencies including Lewisville, in emergency and pursuit driving. 

 

Old Town Brewhouse, Continental Divide Band, Fried Ribs & More and all those that joined in for  fellowship and fun to support a great cause: Treatment and Cure of Alzheimer's and Dementia.