Our speaker on May 8, 2019, was Rene Lackey, CEO of Amira's House, a maternity home for young women expecting a child. This is a non-profit designed to teach life and parenting skills to young pregnant women in a Christian environment. For more information, go to www.amirashouse.org. Pictured above left to right is Leslie Thompson, member; Rene Lackey, CEO of Amira's House; and Melissa DeWitt, LNR President.
The Lewisville Noon Rotary chartered a new Interact group on Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at the LHS Killough campus. In a short ceremony, LNR President Melissa DeWitt presented the official charter to the new club along with a banner and their bell. The ceremony was attended by 19 students, 2 teacher/sponsors and 8 Rotarians. Who knows what seeds were planted this day in the minds of young students learning about Rotary and its commitment to community. This Interact club is especially dear to the club's hearts as the school's namesake, Doug Killough, was a member of the Lewisville Noon Rotary Club. LNR is affiliated with Rotary International with 1.2 million members in over 200 countries and territories around the world. For more information, go to www.lewisvillenoonrotary.org.
Lewisville Noon Rotary received recognition at the District 5790 Conference held on Saturday, April 27, 2019. Our club was cited as having 100% participation in 'Every Rotarian, Every Year', meaning that we average giving $100 each year per member Rotarian. It's a great accomplishment and a testament to the leadership efforts by our Rotary Foundation Chairman and President-elect, John Kazor (pictured to the left above). Melissa DeWitt, LNR President is pictured above presenting the banner to John Kazor. Well done, John!
We heard from our very own, Dennis Song, about CDB oil - what it is and what it's not. Judging by the questions asked at the conclusion of his presentation, there is a huge interest in knowing more about CBD oil and its effect on the body. Pictured above is Melissa DeWitt, LNR President; Kathy Song (Dennis' wife probably the boss at work AND home) and Mary Hunt, Dennis' store manager. Thanks for the valuable information!
Our Vocational Service Award was presented to Shari Mayes, a teacher and mentor at Lewisville High School. Ms. Mayes was named Teacher of the Year at LHS and is in the running for Teacher of the Year for LISD. Pictured above is Melissa DeWitt, Rotary President; Ms. Shari Mayes, Award Winner; and Dr. Jeffrey Kajs, LHS Principal.
On March 27, 2019, Mary Jennings brought our program on the 'Circle of Friends' and the upcoming 'Grand Ball'. Rotary has participated monetarily and serves supper to students and parents for the past 25 years.
So grateful to have Gene Davenport and John Pokorny at last Wednesday's meeting to go over the results of the survey for our future strategic plan. There were some very interesting results of the survey and our club will need to analyze those results to decide what they mean to us for the future. Any member can see the results on our website by clicking the blue RESULTS button in the top right-hand corner of the opening page of our site. Thanks to all who participated!
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We meet Wednesdays at 12:00 PM
Bistecca - An Italian Steakhouse
2300 Highland Village Rd.
Highland Village,
TX 75077 United States