Welcome to our Club! 

We meet In Person
Fridays at 12:00 PM
White’s Chapel Methodist Church
185 S White Chapel Blvd
Southlake, TX 76092
United States of America
Welcome! We meet in-person at White's Chapel Methodist Church. Meetings will be in room 3204 on the 2nd floor of the Adult Education wing. The elevator and stairs are just inside the doorway of the building. Park by old cemetery.

Southlake Rotary - Business Spotlight of the Month

From individuals to organizations, April Willis Consulting is a full-service consulting firm based in North Texas, but serving clients nationwide.
 
 
Our mission is to empower every client to maximize their potential and actualize their professional goals. With a team of experts, we support small businesses, start-ups, and non-profits with all back-office operations including HR, grant writing, board training, strategic planning, social media management, content creation, program design, project management, conference presentations, and interim executive leadership. We also work with individuals on resume writing, cover letters, bios, and coaching. 
 
Guatemala Literacy Project
a Rotary Foundation Initiative
Please consider Joining Southlake Rotary Club and it's members in sponsoring a child for $900.
See website story on project below.
Click here to donate toward sponsoring a child

Our Speakers

Marjorie Lewis
Sep 22, 2023
Sharing her profound expertise and passion for the brain.
Sep 15, 2023
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The Mission of the Rotary Club of Southlake
 
To build a diverse and energized group of Southlake leaders taking impactful action as a part of Rotary's initiative to improve lives on a global, community & personal level.
 
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The Guatemala Literacy Project has been described by for RI President Ian Riseley as the Gold Standard of Rotary Projects.
 
The Guatemala Literacy Project (GLP) is one of the largest grassroots, multi-club, multi-district projects in Rotary. More than 800 clubs and 90 districts have been working together since 1997 to improve education for underserved students in Guatemala. In that time, more than 278,000 students have been served through four sustainable programs that are tested and proven to work. In 2017, then-RI President Ian Riseley called the GLP “the gold standard of Rotary projects” for its sustainability and impact.
 
 
The GRACE Feed Our Kids summer lunch program provides lunches for children who live in predominantly lower-income housing locations.
 
 
Most of the children quality for free and reduced lunches during the school year.  Summer lunches are provided daily by churches, businesses, friends, and civic organizations at 6 sites throughout Grapevine.  In 2022 we closed up the final cooler at  GRACE main location and served 100 lunches.  In total, 30,331 lunches were served in 2022!
 
As in the past, this summer, the Southlake Rotary Club will be supporting Grace Feed Our Kids through its volunteer efforts August 11th at Grace Main St and on November 4th at the 2023 Grace Gala. One of our members, Alan Fisher, works for Texas Regional Bank.   They have agreed to partner with us by sponsoring the project by providing Southlake RC with a $500 sponsorship and water bottles.  The funds will be used to cover hotdogs, fruit, chips, juice boxes and a treats for 120 kids. 
 
  
 
 
President Tim Schuetz accepted award on clubs behalf at the May 20th Awards Dinner
 
 
The award was given to clubs that submitted their vibrant club award goals criteria to the district. The awards submission was a two step process in which clubs identified the vibrant club goals for the year in the 2nd quarter of the Rotary year. Early in the 4th quarter of the year, those clubs reported their year-to-date status of their vibrant club goals. 
 
Lisa Harrow, Realtor from RE/Max Trinity was appointed club secretary.
 
Lisa is a graduate of the University of Califoria, Los Angles and has also attended UC at San Diago. She has a passion for voluteering known in the community for her work in behalf of Davids Cure and Cruise for Hope. Her passion for volunteering led her to join us at the Southlake Rotary Club.
 
Professionally, Lisa is a member of the RE/Max Harrow Home team here in Southlake, Texas. Lisa was recently honored by 5 Star Professional for their 2023 Five Star Real Estate award!
 
Congratulations Lisa! We look forward to working with you.
Effective February 10, 2023 the Southlake Rotary Club will be hosting their weekly meetings at the White Chapel Methodist Church in Southlake.
 
 
While we are extremely grateful to the Harbor Chase of Southlake for allowing us to host our meetings at their facility, we are looking forward to hosting our weekly meetings at White Chapel Methodist Church as the club continues to grow. Same great meetings with the great speakers and a wonderful lunch. We look forward to seeing everyone in our new digs.
Kudos and enormous thanks to the Southlake Rotarians who participated in the annual Salvation Army’s “Kettle Campaign,”/bell ringing on December 3rd!
 
 
 
 
 
The kids also loved that Santa Claus, who also happens to be a member of our Rotary Club, appeared in front of Hobby Lobby in Southlake!
 
The Red Kettle Campaign — which runs from Thanksgiving to Christmas — typically accounts for about one-third of the total amount of money raised by the Salvation Army in an entire year.
 
 
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OPERATION MERRY CHRISTMAS FOR EVERYONE  is a program started this year by the Rotary Club of Southlake centering around Coco and Cookies with Santa Dec 4th, 2022. 
 
The funds raised will all go to help us support several organizations this season.  This year we were blessed to have everything covered by sponsors. Our club is so blessed to have Santa as a member.  He graciously donated his time to both the programs.  
 
 
We are so proud to announce our newest member. Please help us welcome Ms Judy Anderson.
 
 
Judy comes to us with a rich background in sales and marketing. She also has a love for travel and the arts. We are looking forwarded to learned more about her and from her in the years to come.
 
Welcome
Southlake Rotarians Lisa McBee and Tim Schuetz proudly represented the Southlake Rotary Club at the Southlake Foundation’s "Diwali Fest" this past Saturday at the Southlake Town Square
 
 
Our presence at the fest was to bring public awareness of Rotary International, our Club, and the impactful community and international projects in which we participate and support.
The Southlake Rotary is proud to have as our first ever Business Spotlight: Bill Tait of State Farm Insurance located at 503 W. Southlake Blvd Southlake, TX.
 
 
Bill has been in the insurance industry for over 25 year.  However, 5 years ago Bill and his beautiful family joined the Southlake community with State Farm. Since then, Bill has become a staple of our community with his cowboy hat and amazing attitude.
A favorite of Southlake Rotarians, Dagmar Fleming spoke to our club on July 29, 2022 sharing her expertise in sales.
 
 
Dagmar demonstrated how to beat 3 potential success saboteurs that keep you stuck below your revenue potential. We all left fired-up, focused, and equipped with:
  • Easy strategies necessary to rocket your business forward and achieve levels you’ve never hit before.
  • The #1 most overlooked TOOL FOR SUCCESS (Every accomplished leader uses this one)
  • Ability to identify and dissolve (once and for all) limiting MONEY BELIEFS and deep emotional reasons you may not know you have that are blocking your success.
 
Link to Dagmar Fleming’s website: https://www.dagmarfleming.com/
 
 
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Southlake Rotarians participated in our quarterly Trash Pick-Up project on September 24, 2022 in “Keeping Southlake Beautiful.”  It was a beautifully sunny day! 
 
 
A BIG thank you to those who weathered the trash: Dan Phillips, Darenda Rangel and Sue Brown and little helpers (thank you, Darenda!)
 
 
As usual, we recovered some fascinating rubbish and refuse. 
 
 
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Rotary International President (2021-2022) recognized the Rotary Club of Southlake with the prestigious Rotary Citation.
 
In Rotary District 5790, only 19 clubs were selected for this award. The Rotary Citation awards recognize the hard work clubs do throughout the year. Taking action toward achieving the citation goals helps clubs engage their members, stay relevant in their communities, and run more efficiently. A welcoming and engaging club also reflects the values of Rotary. When clubs achieve citation goals, they contribute to the overall health and culture of Rotary for generations to come.
 
Southlake Rotary Club volunteers joined in with Grace Grapevine "Feed our Kids" organization last Friday (Aug 12, 2022) providing food and back to school supplies for over 100 kids.
 

Based in Grapevine, Texas, GRACE is a nonprofit relief agency that provides food, clothing, financial assistance, and other vital necessities to people who are struggling with a limited income or recent emergency.

Congratulations to Southlake Rotarian, Lynda Warner, and her husband, Robert Warner, for being recognized by the Southlake Chamber of Commerce as this year’s “Volunteers of the Year!” Lynda and Robert epitomize Rotary’s ideals of ‘service over self.”
 
 
 
 
Friends of the Southlake Rotary Club were also recognized and honored: Southlake Foundation President Kush Rao was honored as Citizen of the Year for his unparalleled efforts in making the city a better place for everyone. Bill Tait III was recognized as this year’s Ambassador of the Year. Kathy Talley received the President’s Award and former Southlake Rotarian Karl Chester was named Director of the Year. Meanwhile, GRACE (Shonda Schaefer) won Civic Group of the Year!  Bravo! Well-deserved recognition for these citizens who put service above self!
 
 
The Southlake Chamber of Commerce recognized 11 individuals and businesses during its annual awards banquet on June 17. With this year's theme being "Southstone," the Southlake Chamber's awards banquet was held to recognize residents and their outstanding contributions to the community. 
 
 
 
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Members of the Rotary Club of Southlake attended our annual Passing of the Gavel/Rotary New Year event at Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie, Texas.
 
 
 
It was a wonderful celebration of the previous years accomplishments under the leadership of Lisa McBee as she passed the gavel to Jon Glover. In addition our 2022-2023 Rotary Year Board of Directors were inducted.
Southlake Rotarian Veronica Cobb, Executive Director of Harbor Chase in Southlake, was featured in Living Magazine’s “Ask the Expert” in their June 2022 publication.
 
 
Veronica exemplifies the values of Rotary, including service above self, fellowship, leadership, and a passion for others, and imparts brilliant ideas that empower our club to function effectively. She is an outstanding club member who has made significant contributions to the mission and operation of our club and has displayed diligent devotion to both community and international service. The Rotary Club of Southlake is very grateful to Veronica’s commitment to Rotary!
 
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Southlake Rotarian and Board Member John Pichler awarded Southlake Rotarian, Randy McCauley with the PHF+7 RUBY Lapel pin, a Multiple Paul Harris Fellow pin.
 
 
The Paul Harris Fellow is the highest acknowledgment that a Club can bestow on an individual. What is less known about the RUBY pin, equivalent to eight PHFs, is that very few Rotarians are recipients.
 
The Paul Harris Fellow – Ruby Pin, was awarded to Randy in recognition of his support to the humanitarian and educational objects of The Rotary Foundation.
 
A Multiple Paul Harris Fellow RUBY pin, such as that conferred to Southlake Rotarian Randy McCauley, signifies a Paul Harris Fellow who has contributed as a donor at least $9,000 to the Paul Harris Foundation.  Here is additional information about the PHF’s:
 
 
The Rotary Foundation transforms gifts into projects that change lives both close to home and around the world. As the charitable arm of Rotary, it taps into a global network of Rotarians who invest0 their time, money, and expertise into our priorities, such as eradicating polio and promoting peace. Foundation grants empower Rotarians 
to approach challenges such as poverty, illiteracy, and malnutrition with sustainable solutions that leave a lasting impact.

We thank you, Randy, for demonstrating in your life and vocation a commitment to helping persons in need here and around the world. Please accept our sincere congratulations and appreciation for the support of the Rotary Foundation.
 
Our Club also enjoyed Randy’s presentation entitled “Economic “Wipeout!” Ahead, or Some Tasty Waves?” As President and CEO of Providence Bank in Texas, Randy McCauley has his fingers on the economic pulse of North Texas and his eyes on the horizon beyond it. As Randy likes to put it, "Surfing economic waves, accepting that there will be some crashes, but always looking ahead for the next big roller to break!" Randy presented an excellent and entertaining overview of the "waves" we're experiencing today in our economy, and what he suspects will happen next.
 
 
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The Rotary Club of Southlake has awarded its youth leadership award to 2022 recipient Morgan Frazier. 

Morgan Frazier is a member of the National Honor Society and the color guard team.

A member of the National Honor Society and an incoming lieutenant of the Carroll varsity color guard team, Morgan is a Carroll senior who has volunteered at several community events like the Southlake Foundation Color Run and Art In The Square. With Morgan aspiring to be a doctor one day, the Rotary Club says via media release that she exemplifies the club’s key principle of “service before self.” 

“Morgan Frazier is a fantastic young person and student,” CSHS principal Ryan Wilson says via media release. “[She’s] an excellent representation of our school district who is fortunate to receive the support of the Rotary Club.” 

 

 
The Rotary Club of Southlake had a wonderful time, as always, with Paul Brodie’s presentation,: ” Story Branding Your Business.”
 
 
Paul Brodie, a member of the Arlington Highlands Rotary Club is a 15-time Bestselling Author and CEO of Brodie Consulting Group, helping medical professionals, attorneys, coaches, consultants, speakers, and business owners share their story with a proven system through book publishing and virtual summit creation. Paul resides in Arlington, TX and can be reached at Brodie@BrodieConsultingGroup.com and www.BrodieConsultingGroup.com for speaking, coaching, and consulting opportunities.
 
 
Paul has wonderful insights into the power of ‘story branding’ and how you can build deeper relationships with clients by simply sharing your story. Here is Paul’s website:
 
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The Rotary Club of Southlake enthusiastically announces CISD's upcoming junior Morgan Frazier as the recipient of their Rotary Youth Leadership Award (RYLA)!!!
 
 
RYLA is an intensive leadership development program developed in 1971 by Rotary International for young leaders.  District 5790 holds their RYLA program at Tarleton State University in Stephenville, TX held June 16-19, 2022.  For additional information about RYLA, see this link: RYLA Program
 
Morgan exemplifies Rotary’s aim of “service before self.”  Aspiring to be a doctor one day, Morgan is the incoming Lieutenant for the Carroll Varsity Color Guard Team, volunteers at the library, and is a member of the National Honor Society.  Morgan also serves as the Vice President of the Book Club.  
 
Morgan has participated in several community events, including most recently the Southlake Foundation’s “United We Run,” GRACE, and Southlake’s Art in the Square.
 
CISD Principal Ryan Wilson gave high praises of Morgan’s academic efforts at CISD in the sciences.
 
 
 
 
When notified of Morgan’s RYLA selection by our Club, Principal Ryan Wilson stated: “Morgan Frazier is a fantastic young person and student, an excellent representation of our school district who is fortunate to receive the support of the Rotary Club.”
 
The Rotary Club of Southlake is proud to introduce our RYLA recipient, Morgan Frazier, and look forward to hearing about her RYLA experience and watching her blossom one day as a doctor!
 
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The Rotary Club of Southlake had a wonderful time with Giovanni Capriglione of the Texas House of Representatives at a recent meeting.  Honorable Capriglione shared several topics of interest, including insights into the state of property taxes, a hot topic for those who recently received their appraisal notices! 
 
 
Gio has recently been appointed as the Chairman of the Texas House Appropriations Committee, a budget writing committee. He has served three terms on the committee and previously chaired the Subcommittee on Infrastructure, Resiliency & Investment as well as the Subcommittee on Budget Transparency & Reform.  He also serves as the co-chair of the Texas Privacy Protection Advisory Council, leading the Council on studying data privacy laws in other states and around the world. 
 
As a dedicated Texas lawmaker, Gio has received a 100% score from NFIB for his voting record on small business issues. Congressman Capriglione has also recently been honored as the Texas Association of Business' Champion for Free Enterprise. Hon. Capriglione is undoubtedly an influential force in the decisions made in Austin, especially those that benefit our district.
 
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Happy Birthday to Southlake Rotarian, Marge Lewis!
 
 
The Southlake Rotary Club is celebrating Marge Lewis' birthday and hope her special day was joyous and peaceful!
 
We are delighted that our own Club Member, Ms. Marjorie Herrera Lewis, has received raving accolades of her acclaimed novel, "When the Men Were Gone," (soon to be a major motion picture), chronicling the amazing and ground-breaking life of Tylene Wilson—a woman who surprised everyone as she broke with tradition to become the first female high school football coach in Texas during WWII.
 
Marjorie exemplifies the values of Rotary, including service above self, fellowship, leadership, and the passion for diversity and understanding. She has shared her gift of writing, her thinking, her time, and her awesome talent to our club and in support of our community and world. Marjorie also exemplifies a Member who selflessly DOES for the Club with no intent for accolades or recognition.
 
Marjorie has a lifelong passion for sports.  She wrote for many newspapers, including the Fort Worth Star Telegram and the Dallas Morning News.  She even becoming a beat writer for the Dallas Cowboys at age 29.  Throughout her career, Marjorie covered college and professional sports, including the Texas Rangers and Dallas Mavericks, as well as tennis and golf.  She also covered the Super Bowl, Wimbledon, the NCAA men's basketball tournament, and several college bowl games.
 
While writing When the Men Were Gone, Marjorie even tried her hand at coaching football and was added to the Texas Wesleyan University football coaching staff!!!! She presently teaches media ethics as a university professor at the University of North Texas. 
 
 
Marjorie has received numerous reviews lauding her book including in Sports Illustrated and the D Magazine. There is already a contract for the movie rights!!!! We give a big SHOUT OUT to Marge and her well-deserved success in this endeavor!!!
 
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