Events

Howard is a member of one of our district Rotary clubs, a long time friend and a Guninness Book Record holder, join the North Texas Pioneers Rotary Club meeting this Wednesday night at 7:00pm

or at a limited number of members at Greek Isle.

PLEASE NOTE: Our District Governor, John Moser 2020 - 2021, will be with the club officers at 5:30pm, for a Club Board Meeting and will be our guest speaker at our General Club Meeting in person at Greek Isle at 6:30pm and on-line at Zoom at 7:00pm.

All officers and board members are welcome to attend the Board Meeting & all members and guest are welcome to attend our club meeting in person or on Zoom. We do request that all in person attendees follow the Texas State rules and request respect for all other members.

Daniel K. Long, Sr. - club President 2020 - 2021

A learning experience - No how to: "Capture the Attention of the Media & Your Visibile audience in the Market Place"

This will be on the NOrth Texas Pioneers "ZOOM" meeting page.

Our 5th Wednesday, is our FUN club meeting to get to know our fellow Rotary members and families. And to work on how we can do the most good in Rotary and our area. Happy Hour at a FUN location.

As this is Membership month with RI, we will be talking about OUR CLUB and how and what the membership hopes to do to keep us a GREAT Rotary Club.

The Deputy City Manager, Greg Rushin will talk with us about - Our City, Our Cities Public Safety, COVID-19 & his work with the City of Plano.

Karen Rhodes-Whitley, is currently the Director of Budget & Research for the

City of Plano, Texas, and has over 35 years of financial budgeting experience.

She has been with the City of Plano for 30 years, 22 of which she has served as

the Budget Director.  In addition to her Budget duties, she is currently the

Program Co-Chair for GFOAT and is a on the CORBA Committee with GFOA.

She is also Past-President of the Government Financial Officers Association of

Texas and past member of the Economic Development and Capital Planning

Committee and Budget Committee for the National Government Financial

Officers Association plus is a Budget Reviewer.  Karen holds a BBA from the

University of Texas at Austin and an MPA from the University of Texas at Dallas.

She is also a Certified Public Manager and a Registered Tax Assessor/Collector.

She also serves as an Associate Director of the Institute of Public Finance

Certificate Program through Texas Tech University. She has been a speaker on

various budget and capital project topics at GFOA, GFOAT, TML and ICMA

Conferences. In November 2014, she received the 2014 Outstanding Service

Award from the Government Finance Officers Association of Texas.

Members of the North Texas Pioneers Rotary Club are happy to host a Blood Drive, on August 26th 2020 from 9:00am to 3:00pm - the location is Phillips Home Improvements, 6905 K Ave, Suite 209, Plano, TX 75074. And for you good donors, Farmers Insurance will hold a raffle for one lucky donor to receive a $100.00 gift card. Carter BloodCare will also donate a gift card to Chick-fil-A for a free meal.

Phillips Home Improvements – Wednesday, August 26^th from 9:00am to 3:00pm on our Bus.

https://ww3.greatpartners.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/116312

A member from the "Success Road Academy" will talk with us on our next meeting on Zoom about Bilding a Profitable Online Course.

Two of the Rotary Clubs in Plano, TX (North Texas Pioneers and Plano Sunrise) will host a Blood Drive at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, on Sunday, September 6th form 8:00am till 3:00pm. The address is 2700 West Spring Creek Parkway, Plano, TX 75023. Pleae give the gift of Life to someone in our neighborhood and thank God and our Nation that we can. Donors in September will receive a "Be Brave T-Shirt" from a Carter BloodCare blood drive.

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton – Sunday, September 6^th from 8:00am to 3:00pm indoors in the Parrish Hall.

https://ww3.greatpartners.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/110844

University of Texas - Dallas, Raul Hinojosa will talk with us about Community Engagement.

PDG, Beverly Grogan, 2019 - 2020 will be our guest on 16Sep2020 - to talk with us about Club Membership.

Beverly Grogan has served in Rotary for 16 years.  She has served in many positions in her club, Grand  Prairie metro  rotary, was also served District  5810  in a variety Of roles, including Community service Chair, Assistant  Governor, rotary International Leadership institute chair and facilitator. She had the privilege of serving the District as District  Governor in 2019-2020. This year she is serving  as Rotary leadership institute chair, a new course for 5810 and Is on the District membership committee. 

YES - This is a re-ply and Thanks to PDG Beverly for taking time to visit with us.

SORRY - we do have a last minute change - NOW - our guest will be on accounting & PDG Beverly will be with us soon.

The 5th Wed. of each month in Rotary year 2020 - 2021 is our club Happy Hour, and we are lucky to host this event at our old home for many years, Greek Isle Grill, 3309 N. Central Expw. # 370, Plano, TX 75075 6:30pm and all for Fun & Fellowship - and remember to bring a friend and if you do NOT have a friend just ask a family members. ALL for fun and to see that our Rotary Club is full of FUN people.

This was posted by President; Daniel K. Long, Sr. and no I did NOT get club permision so it is all on "me" 

The North Texas Pioneers Rotary Club, will host a Pancake and Sausage Breakfast on October 3rd, 2020, at The Greek Isle Grill, 3309 N. Central Expy. #370, Plano, TX 75075 - from 8:00am to 11:00am. With $3.00 Mimosa's and a cash bar. ALL proceeds will go for the U.S. Arned Forces Veterans Fund.

This Wednesday is our Club Assembly, so that all club members can talk about the great events that we have had in the past and also what we will be doing in the next 9 months of this Rotary year 2020 - 2021. Due to COVID, this is a members ONLY meeting but will be on Zoom for anyone in Rotary to see the meeting. The location was emailed to all members in a personal letter.

President, Daniel K. Long, Sr.

Rotary5810YPO@gmail.com

Our Zoom information is listed on Club Runner, North Texas Pioneers Rotary Club

We are honored to have Congressman, Van Taylor as our guest speaker on Wednesday, October 14, 2020 on Zoom at 7:00pm.

Our Zoom information is posted on-line at Club Runner - for safety ALL that sign-on will be placed on hold in a waiting room.

As the host I will let all Rotary members into our meeting. If you are joining us please let me know, email me at Rotary5810YPO@gmail. 

President, Daniel Long

William K. Sampson "Building beter humans" / william@wkspeaker.com / wkspeaker.com / 972-849-9557

Sign-Up for Dinner, Wine Pull, Bake Sale & Non-Auction Items coming!  Click registration button to let Lisa kno you want to donate.

Wednesday, October 28th:

What: Plano West and North Texas Pioneer Rotary's Annual Halloween Dinner/Take-Out, including Wine Pull, Bake Sale and “Non-Auction” Item Sale, WITH Safe Social Distancing!
Why: All proceeds will go to Veterans Organizations (Nov 11 is Veterans Day)
Where: Greek Isles in Plano
When: Wed. Oct 28, 5:00-8:30pm (time slots for food pick-up will be provided)
Details:

• Dinner $20 (a portion will go to Veterans) with a choice of three options
  • Dinners will be ordered ahead of time on the Sign Up Genius for different time frames, so that we can safely socially distance.  
  • There will be a Dine In option for those who want to eat at the restaurant.
• Wine Pull - $20 each for a secret bottle of wine (all proceeds go to Veterans)
  • Value of at least $10 and a few bottles will be worth more than $40
  • Table setup outside Greek Isles
• Bake Sale - various pricing (all proceeds go to Veterans)
  • Items made by members of our clubs
  • Table setup outside Greek Isles
• “Non-Auction” Items - various pricing (all proceeds go to Veterans)
  • Donated by members that will be for sale outside along with the wine pull & bake sale items.
  • Table setup outside Greek Isles
• This event is usually a Halloween Party, but we needed to modify it this year to address safety and social distancing, but we still want everyone to eat well and have a chance to support veterans!
• No costume required.

Who:  Anyone! Share the SignUp Genius link with your friends and family, or buy the meal and take home to your family, along with wine, dessert and other items!

The North Texas Pioneers Rotary Club is happy to host a Halloween FUN time and to help stock our local Blood Banks at the same time. THANKS to: Prestige ER, 7940 Custer Road, Plano, Texas 75025 for working to help support this much needed event.

Prestige ER, will introduce a, Trunk-o-Treat for our young people.

Carter BloodCare, Prestige ER, and Rotary volunteers are welcome to dress in costumes BUT are not required.

This is the North Texas Pioneers Rotary Club meeting where we will take nominations for our club officers fro Rotary year 2021 -2022.

We all know that Liz Lansing is our President Elect and also this years Golf Tournament Chair. 

As President - I will be asking for nominations BUT, most to this meeting will be all about our GOLF TOURNAMENT

Week long Blood Drive, on the week of Veterans Day. (Nov.9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14,& 15th) Mon. to Sunday. Our Location is Grace Presbyterian Church, 4300 W. Park Blvd., Plano, TX 75093.

North Texas Pioneers Rotary Club has volunteered to "man" four (4) of the seven (7) days, and hope that other Plano Clubs will step up do host the other three (3) days. 12:00 - 6:00pm on Tue., Thu., or Sat.

Call or email club president 

Daniel K. Long, Sr / Rotary5810YPO@gmail.com / 214-607-7597

On our first club meeting of December, 2020 - We will vote on next years Club leaders for our PE - I will talk to our Club members about our club's Foundation giving and our special guest, the District Chair of Foundation, Owen Devlin will talk to us about how the Foundation works and how we as a club can help. 

As this year is coming to a close very fast and we will NOT have a Club Meeting on 23December OR 30December2020, and we are know for having a Happy Hour on the 5th Wednesday of each month - This will be our last time to visit with other club member in 2020. The Greek Isle will hole our old meeting location open for us that night. Like all of our past club meeting open menu and a great cash bar. This is a PARTY and not so much of a club meeting, so please invite you friends, neighbors and other Rotary Club members. This will NOT BE A ZOOM meeting as it is a party.

If you can make the Party GREAT and if you can not - the club members and me and my family wish each and every one you you a Safe, Happy, great time of the year. 

From me to all of you - God Bless you & yours and a very Merry Christmas & Happy New Year.

Daniel K. Long, Sr. & Vicky K. Long