Attendance today was 16 of 24, or 66 percent.
Happy Veterans Day to all of our club members that have served in the Armed Forces. We owe a debt of gratitude and respect to all of those who have put on the uniform. Our program today was our very own Bud McBrayer. Bud provided a recap and brief history of each service branch, beginning with the Army and working down to the Air Force (chronologically speaking, of course). Bud presented each Veteran with a Rotary lapel pin, specifically designed to highlight the members' Veteran status. Thank you again to the Veteran Members of our club: Rich Amato, Richard Biggers, Mike Castro, Rick Chron, Pat Hite, Bud McBrayer, Greg Rushin and Shep Stahel.
Announcements
1) December 6 will be the Club Photo day. Dress nice and wear an Oxford colored (Light Blue for Rick Chron) dress shirt.
2) The club will not meet on November 29th. Happy Turkey Day.
3) Continue to Keep Rick's grandson in your prayers. He is doing great with all of the surgeries, but has more surgery to come.
4) Thank you to all who helped after the meeting with the Plano Flags of Honor set up.
5) The club's application for a District Grant was approved. Thank you Pat for steering the application process on behalf of the club.
Upcoming Blood Drives
November 17, 2019. 7:30 am to 3:00 pm at St. Elizabeth.
November 19 & 20, 2019. 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM at Collin College (Spring Creek Campus)
Upcoming Speakers
Nov 8, 2019
No Speaker. Meet at Norma's and then proceed to Plano Flags of Honor
Nov 15, 2019
Dr. Andrew Shepherd, Stem Cells - Your Body's Miracle Healer
Nov 22, 2019
Rep. Matt Shaheen, District Update
Other Announcements
Plano Sunrise Rotary collected a total of 784 pints of blood for the FY 19 Rotary Year, this potentially can save 2,352 lives. This number is more than three times the next nearest total for any club in the District.
Please consider donating to the Rotary Foundation. Pat Hite is accepting donations by credit card or check.
You only have a few weeks left to participate this year with a donation towards your Paul Harris Fellow, please see Pat and get your donation in for this year.
Quote of the Week!
"You can't have a million dollar dream with a minimum wage work ethic"
Need a scholarship for your children or grandchildren?
Go to George Elking's scholarship fund
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Don't forget to LIKE US ON FACEBOOK and post to all your friends what we are doing as a club
Over the last 16 years, our club has donated over $126,000 to the Rotary Foundation.
Don't forget your $120 Rotary Foundation donation! We are hopeful that this will be the year we eradicate polio.
Plano Sunrise Rotary Club is now a member of the Historic Downtown Plano Association!
“Anyone can go through the motions. We can wave our lamps wildly, but it doesn’t matter if they aren’t lit.” - Sharon Lewis
The motto of Rotary is "Service Above Self." We all know from experience how much more we can accomplish together than alone. Along those lines, it is imperative that we actively promote our club and invite friends and coworkers to join.
Have a great week, everybody, and don't forget to ask your friends and coworkers to come to have breakfast with us next Friday!