Stories
We''ll meet in the conference room of Century 21 Judge Fite Realtors on Tuesday morning, October 3rd at 7:30, hosted by Rotarian Glade Smith. We'll have coffee (regular and decaf) and perhaps a few pastries and such. |
Pints For Polio At Beef 'O' Brady's October 19 |
Lisa Deese of Meals On Wheels September 26We’ll have our semi-annual update about our local Meals on Wheels organization today from Lisa Deese.
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Breakfast Time Meeting at Judge Fite at 7:30 am September 5We''ll meet in the conference room of Century 21 Judge Fite Realtors on Tuesday morning, September 5th at 7:30, hosted by Rotarian Glade Smith. We'll have coffee (regular and decaf) and perhaps a few light breakfast items. |
Flag Repair Social In Place of Regular Meeting August 29We will not have a noon meeting on Tuesday, August 29. Instead we will meet late afternoon at the Midlothian Civic Center to have a "Flag Repair Social." Kim, Chuck and Tony headed for main storage at 3:00, and plan to open the Civic Center around 4:00. We hope to have things ramped up and ready to go by 4:30.
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Jennifer Salzman with The Heights Family Resources to Speak August 8 |
NEED Center Manager Christine Thompson Presented April 18President Cammy Jackson with NEED Center Manager Christine Thompson after she signed the weekly library book
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MISD Superintendent Fey Presented Feb 14 |
District Governor Howard Templin Visits Sept. 20The Governor of District 5810 of Rotary International makes his official visit to the Midlothian Rotary Club for our luncheon meeting at Beef 'O' Brady's on September 20.
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United Way's Jamie McNulty Spoke Sept. 13The executive director of the United Way of West Ellis County, Jamie McNulty, brought us up to date last Tuesday afternoon.
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Flag RepairLaura Terhune and Don Ellis repairing flags. Don designed the form the flag poles rest in to make uniform holes making future repairs easier.
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Passing of the GavelLong time Rotarian Roger Keyes with the 2021-2022 President Lisa Lemon
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4 Way Test WinnersCongratulations to the winners of the 4-Way Test contest held today during our weekly meeting. All participating students attend Midlothian High School.
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Save The Date!Tickets and more information: https://www.midlofoodfestival.com/
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Rotary’s Response to the 1918 Flu PandemicAn estimated 500 million people worldwide became infected. Many cities closed theaters and cinemas, and placed restrictions on public gatherings. Rotary clubs adjusted their activities while also helping the sick. This is how Rotary responded to the influenza pandemic that began in 1918 and came in three waves, lasting more than a year. The Rotary Club of Berkeley, California, USA, meets in John Hinkel Park during the 1918 flu pandemic. |
Rotary at the Start of the United NationsRotary and the United Nations have a shared history of working toward peace and addressing humanitarian issues around the world. During World War II, Rotary informed and educated members about the formation of the United Nations and the importance of planning for peace. Materials such as the booklet “From Here On!” and articles in The Rotarian helped members understand the UN before it was formally established and follow its work after its charter. Many countries were fighting the war when the term “United Nations” was first used officially in the 1942 “Declaration by United Nations.” The 26 nations that signed it pledged to uphold the ideals expressed by the United States and the United Kingdom the previous year of the common principles “on which they based their hopes for a better future for the world.”
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History of Women in RotaryWomen are active participants in Rotary, serving their communities in increasing numbers and serving in leadership positions in Rotary. The 1989 Council on Legislation vote to admit women into Rotary clubs worldwide remains a watershed moment in the history of Rotary. “My fellow delegates, I would like to remind you that the world of 1989 is very different to the world of 1905. I sincerely believe that Rotary has to adapt itself to a changing world,” said Frank J. Devlyn, who would go on to become RI president in 2000-01. The vote followed the decades-long efforts of men and women from all over the Rotary world to allow the admission of women into Rotary clubs, and several close votes at previous Council meetings.
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Young Inventor Eco-Friendly Bricks Come Full CircleEvery hero has an origin story. “I was 10 years old when the entire journey started,” explains Binish Desai. It began with a cartoon called Captain Planet, an animated TV series from the 1990s about an environmentalist with superpowers. Desai can still recite the show’s refrain: Captain Planet, he’s our hero / Gonna take pollution down to zero! “That tagline stuck in my mind,” he says. “I wanted to do something to help Captain Planet.” |
First Club in Philippines Opens Door to Rotary in AsiaIn early 1919, Rotarian Roger Pinneo of Seattle, Washington, USA, traveled to the Philippines to try to organize a Rotary club in Manila. Leon J. Lambert, a Manila business leader helped Pinneo establish the club. Several months later, on 1 June 1919, the Rotary Club of Manila was chartered and became the first Rotary club in Asia. The club would be the only one in the country for more than 12 years. Eventually, Manila club members organized Rotary clubs in the Philippine cities of Cebu (1932) and Iloilo (1933). Iloilo club members then started a club in Bacolod (1937), and Rotary continued to expand across the country. |