Events

You can learn more about this event benefiting a local charity, Heart of the City.  

Join us to learn more about the impact that Rotary has had fighting Polio.  You can learn more about Rotary's contribution at their End Polio site.  Or you can come and join us for breakfast and an insightful presentation.

WORLD POLIO DAY 2024

Join us For Read Across Central on Friday, November 1, 2024, at Central Elementary in Lewisville. Sign up to be a guest reader for one or more classes during our annual Read Across Central celebration to spread the joy of reading!
 

Anyone interested may sign up here to pick classes.   Also, please register below to track which members will attend.
 

WL “Lee” Noble was born in a small town near a huge Texas metropolitan city. Lee is the eldest of 5 children to a lonely 16-year-old mother who fell for her older violent and unattached first love. When he was about 3 years old, Lee’s father, Sonny, and his mother eventually went their separate ways. She wasn’t equipped to be a mother, nor did she have the wherewithal to take care of herself. She had to find her own way because her mother (Lee’s grandmother) was murdered on Lees mother’s 3rd birthday. Lee’s mother was with her at the time of the incident when her ex-boyfriend shot her as they attended a carnival. This desperate and horrid family history would become a dance that would engulf Lee’s internal being for his entire life.  In “The Call of the Wild Child” Lee candidly reveals how he overcame his harrowing circumstances and brought vital awareness to the subject of physical and mental abuse in the face of family domestic violence.

Let's cleanup our Adopt-A-Spot location on Garden Ridge and also participate in the Trinity Trash Bash through Keep lewisville Beautiful; More details to come.

Please register to participate.

Trying to get an idea on how many people from the club are going.  If enough people are going, we can collect ticket money as a club and purchase a table so that we can sit together.  Tickets are $125/person.  We will purchase a table for 10 for the club.  This registration is open until October 04, 2024.    

At this point, each member will be responsible for their ticket fees.  Once confirmed, you will be invoiced from the club for your ticket fee.  Do not register through the district.

Steven Bender, President of The Rotary Club of Newport Beach, a passionate advocate for environmental sustainability and community development has served as the CEO and consultant to known corporations and non-profit organizations worldwide. His roles as the Global Partnership Ambassador for the United Nations Association-Orange County and CEO of Newport Homes, showcases Steve’s diverse involvement in sustainable projects, green building, affordable housing and tiny homes. Steve recently traveled to Ukraine to engage with the International Chamber of Commerce in discussions about rebuilding the country with green technology for the country’s rebuilding efforts post-war. During his visit, he explored initiatives he supports, focused on removing landmines from agricultural areas. Additionally, Steve has been conducting meetings with banks and businesses across four continents, addressing environmental projects and carbon credit trading.
A passionate advocate for environmental sustainability and community development, Steve was the Founding Director of the US Green Chamber and Co-Founder of the Global Climate Pledge program which is now in almost 100 countries! Steve is the current Director of the Environmental and Sustainability Rotary Action Group for Western North America which is comprised of over 1700 Rotary Clubs and the Director on the board for Rotary Climate Action Team. His global outreach includes speaking engagements with business owners, government organizations, and NGOs, where he passionately promotes and educates on environmental and social issues and projects.
As the CEO of Sea 2 Sky Solutions, Steve’s influence extends globally, with strategic partners and offices in Newport Beach, Mexico City, Bangkok, Tiawan and Panama. He is a consultant for various environmental initiatives, including Oceans Week 2024 in Mexico, EarthX, and the 7 Seas Initiative. Steve is also a founder of The Rotary Reef Project, emphasizing his dedication to oceans, island nations, and coastal communities.

Join us for an informative update of all the great things that are happening with Kids Who Rock.  Learn more about Patty at her LinkedIn Page

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Thank you for volunteering to be a bell ringer for The Salvation Army Lewisville!  Your generous support helps us meet individuals at their point of need by providing both immediate support and a pathway to long-term stability. 

Information about your shift:

1. Please arrive 15 minutes before the start of your shift and dress for the weather (in layers) as you will be outside, festive attire is always welcome!

2. There is a QR code on the sign for people to scan and donate at their convenience. The QR code directs them to The Salvation Army's Red Kettle donation page.

3. Please ring with a smile, and look shoppers in the eye and wish them all a "Merry Christmas" and thank them if they donate. Feel free to play Christmas music on your device or an instrument, make it fun!

4. After your shift, please wait until the next ringer arrives OR if you're the last shift, wait for the Runner to pick up your kettle. If the next bell ringer is not onsite 10 minutes before the start of the next shift, please call them, their name and number are on the kettle slip. Call Lee Dryja 469-222-6771 with any concerns.

5. If you're the last shift of the day, the Caller will inform you of the name of the Runner that will pick up the full kettle when your shift is over and drop off clean kettle and apron kit for the next day. The last shift of the day will need to return the tripod, sign and clean kettle etc. to the in-store location.

As a volunteer, you are critical to the success of all our programs. The donations collected are used for:

*Providing food (hot lunch & food pantry), shelter, hygiene items and financial assistance to those in need.

*Providing educational programs and counseling for abuse and addiction to help build a pathway to long-term stability.

*Responding to local and national disasters to help survivors recover and rebuild their lives. You can learn more by visiting: What We Do.

We can always use more bell ringers, please encourage friends & family to visit RegisterToRing.com to sign up. We are so very grateful you chose to donate your time with The Salvation Army Red Kettle, have fun ringing in Christmas! 

Bring New Unwrapped Toys, Cash, or Gift Cards

(Age Range, 1yr - 18yr)

Any Questions Contact: Sue* Bowman: 214-543-1778

Please join us for a family friendly event in association with City of Lewisville Holiday Stroll. Come and visit Santa Claus and have Breakfast (9am to 11am) or Lunch (11am to 1pm) with Santa!

We need volunteers for the event!  Some of the volunteer tasks include:

• Volunteers will help cook pancakes, sausage, and hot dogs
• Serve beverages and food
• Help attendees with their plates
• clean tables

We will be located in the alley next to the plaza behind the businesses on Main Street.

Note that the task assignments may change during the event as needed.  This is a fun event and we hope to have fun!

We will cook and serve hotdogs to support the CCA holiday toy distribution event.

Captain Noble is doing a follow-up visit after his appearance back in November of last year.

WL “Lee” Noble was born in a small town near a huge Texas metropolitan city. Lee is the eldest of 5 children to a lonely 16-year-old mother who fell for her older violent and unattached first love. When he was about 3 years old, Lee’s father, Sonny, and his mother eventually went their separate ways. She wasn’t equipped to be a mother, nor did she have the wherewithal to take care of herself. She had to find her own way because her mother (Lee’s grandmother) was murdered on Lees mother’s 3rd birthday. Lee’s mother was with her at the time of the incident when her ex-boyfriend shot her as they attended a carnival. This desperate and horrid family history would become a dance that would engulf Lee’s internal being for his entire life.  In his book, “The Call of the Wild Child”, Lee candidly reveals how he overcame his harrowing circumstances and brought vital awareness to the subject of physical and mental abuse in the face of family domestic violence.

Please join us at State 28 in Lewisville, Texas.  Feel free to invite your friends to learn about our Rotary family!  The event will be open to the public. Please, take the time to RSVP so that we have a good understanding of how many will be attending.

This will be a fun Rotary event working with the Denton Rotary Club and The Denton Lake-Cities Rotary Club.

We will be packing 35,000 meals into 162 boxes!  Please join us for this fun and educational event.

Bring the whole family!

For further details please see the attached flyer.

Register at the link and I will sign us up for the event.

There is no fee for attending this event.

Do you like cruising?  Do you like Rotarians?  Well, then you must join us on the District 5790 Cruise!

Western Caribbean Cruise on Royal Caribbean 

Let's apply labels to the dictionaries we will distribute to LISD schools.  We will meet at Central Elementary school and I'll bring pizza!

Join us for our 4-Way Test Speech Contest during our regular Thursday morning meeting on March 13.

On Thursday morning, March 27th, in lieu of our regular meeting, we will be volunteering at Central Elementary school to support the Come and Eat It program.  Volunteers will help the elementary students learn about healthy foods and will assist them in preparing a dish.   We did this last year and it was a fun experience!

Slots are also available at Independence Elementary in Castle Hills.

Join us at the Lewisville Morning Rotary Adopt-A-Spot location to do some clean-up.  The spot is at N. Garden Ridge Blvd and Juniper Ln.  You can park on the side streets or in the shopping center at 950 N. Garden Ridge Blvd.  Todd will have supplies.  Bring your own gloves if you wish.

As you know our member Chonnie Richie's Organization, Independence Gardens, is having an event called  Girls Save The World, a groundbreaking STEAM and leadership event where 100 girls will design and pitch tiny home prototypes that turn food waste into food access.

Volunteers are needed on Sunday, April 6th to support this event.  Several shifts are avsilable throughout the day.  Please consider volunteering at the signup link.

 -  Sun Apr 06, 2025 - 07:00 AM to 09:30 AM CST  - Set Up/Check-in

 -   Sun Apr 06, 2025 - 08:00 AM to 03:00 PM CST  -Team Mentors

 -   Sun Apr 06, 2025 - 08:00 AM to 06:00 PM CST  -Videographer/Photographer/Social media
-    Sun Apr 06, 2025 - 04:00 PM to 06:00 PM CST  -Tear Down

Help us distribute dictionaries to LISD 3rd grade students at LISD title I elementary schools (11).  We will deliver some dictionaries to students in the classrooms and some dictionaries to the school office.  Click on the link to see the school delivery schedule.

Susan is the founder and executive director of Hearts for Homes. 

Volunteers are needed to help clean community spaces around town and bring trash back onsite at Thrive. All ages and group sizes welcome. Cleanup supplies will be provided.

 - Check in 8am-9am

- Cleanup (offsite) 8am-11am

- Trash count and volunteer giveaways 11:30am

-  Awards 12pm