June 24, 2021 Newsletter
No 7 AM Thursday Morning Virtual Meeting June 24, 2021
instead we are hosting
our annual Pass-the-Gavel Event 6 PM at Alforno's Italian Kitchen
 
 
June 24th will be a busy day for our members. Not only are we celebrating our annual Pass-the-Gavel party to ring in the incoming Club President Traci Petteway and the new BOD, we will are sponsoring with our flags a very special celebration for centurion Ms. Martha Cowen who has been awarded the Living Legend Award.
This week at Lewisville Morning Rotary
 
  1. We are also promoting new subscriptions. Please promote to your friends and neighbors in the Lewisville Area. Send them to lewisvilleareaflags.com for subscription details and to subscribe.
  2. 2 PM on June 24th come join us for the Living Legend proclamation celebration of WW II veteran Ms. Martha Cowen
  3. 6 PM Pass-the-Gavel celebration at Alforno's Italian Kitchen.
  4. June 25th, June 26th & June 30th HHW. If interested in volunteering contact Tom Rowe
  5. No meeting Thursday, July 1, 2021 so that members can enjoy Independence Day weekend with family and friends
  6. July 1, troop members from our partners at BSA Troop 9168 will begin deploying flags for the Independence Day Flag Launch.
Speakers
Feb 17, 2022 7:30 AM
PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR YOUTH, THE YOUNG AT HEART, AND THEIR FAMILIES
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Lewisville Morning Rotary Club awards grant Creating Young Minds
For club members, serving the needs of the community includes supporting local non-profit organizations that fill a vital role in helping those most at risk. Last week members awarded Creating Young Minds a grant in support of their mission is to teach young men about the importance of education, hard work and being humble in all aspects of life.
 
 
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Lewisville Morning Rotary awards grant to the Lewisville Area Salvation Army
For years our club members have supported the Salvation Army by volunteering to ring the bell during their annual Christmas season Red Kettle campaign. This year we are supporting them financially through a grant to help them continue their vital food kitchen mission in Lewisville.
 
 
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Lewisville Morning Rotary Club awards grant Families to Freedom
For club members, serving the needs of the community includes supporting local non-profit organizations that fill a vital role in helping those most at risk. Last week members awarded Families for Freedom a grant in support of their mission is to transport victims of domestic abuse to safety.
 
 
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Meet our new club President, Traci Gardner-Petteway 
 
The Lewisville Morning Rotary Club inducted a new club president starting the new Rotary year July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022.
 
Traci accepted the baton from Past President Mark Smith and was sworn in Thursday, June 24, 2021 by the Rotary District 5790 District Governor (2021-2022) Roger Paschal. Traci joined Rotary in 2015 and in her acceptance speech she recalled fondly bring her two then small children Kendall and Kennedy to our 7 AM meetings at CCA. Fast-forward, Kendall is now a Baylor University student and Kennedy is a star athlete at Marcus HS. Fortunately, mom is still the mom that joined in 2015 constantly giving back to the community in various ways including representing serving at the National PTA president.
 
Congratulations Traci!
Lewisville Morning Rotary - The Year in Review
 
Club President for Rotary Year July 2020 through June 2021, Mark Smith created a fantastic video celebrating all the club accomplished this past year in spite of the Pandemic.
 
 
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Lewisville Morning Rotary sponsors Living Legend Ceremony at Lewisville Estates
In celebration of Ms. Martha Cowan receiving the Living Legend award, the Lewisville Estates hosted a party at 2 pm on June 24th at their facilities. Our club is one of the sponsors and is providing the flags for the event.
The award is to be presented by U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Cielito Pascual-Jackson, from the Women In Military Services For America.
 
Who knew that a dame could be a WWII Fighter Pilot
 
Ms. Martha Cowen is among the very few women that were pilots that served during World War II. The celebration will include a reading of the Living Legend Proclamation and a century birthday celebration to remember. Our members will be providing a Star Spangled ambiance for the celebration of the life of a centurion World War II veteran aviator. 
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BOARD INDUCTION, MEMBER RECOGNITION & FUN TIMES at 2021 PASS THE GAVEL 
 
Our 6/24/21annual Pass the Gavel at the Alforno's Italian Kitchen was a memorable event that included induction of our incoming president and board of directors, recognition of members and fun while walking down 2020 Memory Lane.
 
Outgoing President Mark Smith led our 2021 Pass-the-Gavel with an overview of the 2020-2021 Lewisville Morning Rotary year. We had an amazing year in spite of operating under the constraints of the worldwide pandemic. We continued meeting weekly but virtually. Our reputation as the small club that does a lot continued with 46 service projects requiring in excess of the recorded 665 volunteer hours performed by 19 members. In addition, the club and its members donated over $22,000 to 15 local non-profits, The Rotary Foundation and End Polio Now.
 
 
 
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June is Lewisville Morning Rotary Annual Flag Subscription Promotion Month
All members are asked to promote our flag program to all friends neighbors and contacts in our Lewisville Area service area. Click image below to go to the Lewisville Area Flags webpage.
 
 
 
 
 
Upcoming Events
Dictionary Project - Dictionary Distribution
Feb 15, 2022 8:00 AM –
Feb 17, 2022 1:00 PM
 
3rd Thursday in-person Meeting
Lewisville Area Chamber Building
Feb 17, 2022
 
4th Thursday Virtual Meeting
Virtual Club Meeting
Feb 24, 2022 7:30 AM
 
1st Thursday Month In-Person Club Meeting
Lewisville Area Chamber Building
Mar 03, 2022 7:30 AM
 
Monthly Board of Directors Meeting
Virtual Meeting
Mar 08, 2022
 
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We are Family!
 
 
If you our a member of our family have other prayer requests or celebrations to share, please send to Rotary Cares chair Marilyn Pokorny.
 
 
The Pokorny's are thankful for all the prayers and kind wishes the past couple of months. Marilyn continues to nurse almost continual knee pain. John"s infusion IV antibiotic treatment are over and is feeling much better. 
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Charlene Dierks
March 13
 
Spouse Birthdays
Pat Hebb
March 7
 
Nancy Smith
March 20
 
Jenna Taylor
March 23
 
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