We challenge you to collect shoes for local and international community development

• Support one of the oldest former freed slave communities in DFW

Ancestors of Rotarians David Evans & Tamara Thomas founded Plano Douglass Community after being freed as slaves.  This community is culturally and historically significant for North Texas.

• Support micro-enterprise vendors in developing countries

Micro-enterprises are small businesses in developing nations.  They're typically operated by one person or family and friends.

Sign-up to Donate Your Gently Worn, Used and New Shoes

Don't forget to ask friends, family, neighbors and co-workers to donate too!

3 Easy Steps For You - Sign-up/Drop-Off/Call

1. Sign-up for how many shoes you are donating.
2. Drop-off at Greek Isles Grille and Taverna by October 31st, 2020
3. Call 972-905-0293 and leave a message with your name, phone & city for closer drop-off.  

Greek Isles Grille and Taverna
3309 North Central Expressway
Plano, Texas 75023

Drop-Off Hours:
Mon-Fri: 11am-2pm
Mon-Thu: 5pm-9pm
Fri & Sat: 5pm-10pm

Sign-up to Donate Your Gently Worn, Used and New Shoes

To Busy To Clean Your Closet for Old Shoes?  Donate $$$

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Buy Pecans to support Graduating Plano Seniors

Raising money for graduating Plano High School Senior scholarships.  The more we sell, the more we give. 

PLACE ORDER HERE

• Texas Pecan Halves - 14 oz bags - $10
• Pickup at Greek Isles Restaurant starts in November

3309 N. Central Expressway, #370
Plano, TX 75023
Lunch: Mon - Fri: 11am - 2pm
Dinner: Mon - Thu: 5pm - 9pm, Fri & Sat: 5pm - 10pm
 

PLACE ORDER HERE

Donate to End Polio

Your donation helps Rotary and its partners reach every child with the polio vaccine.  The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will match your donation two to one.

DONATE TO END POLIO

Donate Pajamas for Kids of Veterans!

• Sizes 6 months to adults (for teenagers)
• New and in original packaging (don't gift wrap)
• Boy PJs should be 2-piece set (tops & bottoms)
• Girl PJs can be 2-piece set (tops & bottoms) or a single nightshirt

Sign-up to Donate New Pajamas through November

Don't forget to ask friends, family, neighbors and co-workers to donate too!

3 Easy Steps For You - Sign-up/Drop-Off/Call

1. Sign-up for how many pajamas you're donating.
2. Drop-off at Greek Isles Grille and Taverna by November 30th, 2020
3. Call 972-905-0293 and leave a message with your name, phone & city for closer drop-off.  

Greek Isles Grille and Taverna
3309 North Central Expressway
Plano, Texas 75023

Drop-Off Hours:
Mon-Fri: 11am-2pm
Mon-Thu: 5pm-9pm
Fri & Sat: 5pm-10pm

Sign-up to Donate New Pajamas through November

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Help fight nutrition deficiency in the Douglass Community!

• Deliver meals to the families of Plano.
• Sign up here to make a difference today.

Location: Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church
Address: 1302 I Avenue , Plano, TX 75074
When: 2 hours from 9:30AM to 11:30AM

3 Easy Steps For You - Sign-up/Bring-a-Friend/Show-up:

1. Sign-up to deliver meals.
2. Bring-a-Friend to share the fun.
3. Show-up and have fun!

Too busy to volunteer?  Donate $$$

Find Other Service Projects

Shoe Drive Challenge to donate shoes for local and international community development

• Support one of the oldest former freed slave communities in DFW

Ancestors of Rotarians David Evans & Tamara Thomas founded Plano Douglass Community after being freed as slaves.  This community is culturally and historically significant for North Texas.

• Support micro-enterprise vendors in developing countries

Micro-enterprises are small businesses in developing nations.  They're typically operated by one person or family and friends.

Sign-up to Organize Donated Shoes - Have fun with other volunteers while organizing donated shoes.   Easy 2 hours with old and new friends.

Find Other Service Projects

Join us every 2nd Friday, November 13th for our monthly Zoom Social with fellow Rotary members and volunteers. We will learn more about each other and just have some fun socializing. Drinks are optional 😉.  

Click Here To Join Us: SOCIAL HOUR 

Serve with us at bit.ly/planoserves

SIGN UP HERE

Help fight nutrition deficiency in the Douglass Community!

• Deliver meals to the families of Plano.
• Sign up here to make a difference today.

Location: Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church
Address: 1302 I Avenue, Plano, TX 75074
When: 2 hours from 9:30AM to 11:30AM

3 Easy Steps For You - Sign-up/Bring-a-Friend/Show-up:

1. Sign-up to deliver meals.
2. Bring-a-Friend to share the fun.
3. Show-up and have fun!

Too busy to volunteer?  Donate $$$

Find Other Service Projects

Lee Stark is a Texas Licensed Social Worker and is also a HI-CAP certified Benefits Counselor.  Mr. Stark has a Master's Degree in Clinical Psychology and has worked with older adults for over 20 years. Settings he has worked in include: skilled nursing, hospice, out-patient rehabilitation, and non-profit. His professional interests include caring for individuals with dementia, benefits counseling, hoarding interventions, and preventing homelessness.  His personal hobbies include reading science fiction and historical biographies, fossil collecting and Boy Scout activities with his two sons. Lee was recently awarded a 2018 Prism Award given by the Mental Health America of Greater Dallas for his long time service to seniors in our community

Our speaker will discuss Collin County Homelessness while we will pack lunches for distribution on Wednesday/tomorrow.

Every Third Thursdays! 

Mention Rotary when you pay and Greek Isles will donate 15% of sales towards The Rotary Foundation.

Take-out / Delivery / Dine-in: ORDER ONLINE HERE

Can't Make It?  Donate $$$

SIGN UP HERE

Help fight nutrition deficiency in the Douglass Community!

• Deliver meals to the families of Plano.
• Sign up here to make a difference today.

Location: Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church
Address: 1302 I Avenue, Plano, TX 75074
When: 2 hours from 9:30AM to 11:30AM

3 Easy Steps For You - Sign-up/Bring-a-Friend/Show-up:

1. Sign-up to deliver meals.
2. Bring-a-Friend to share the fun.
3. Show-up and have fun!

Too busy to volunteer?  Donate $$$

Find Other Service Projects

Since starting his career in early 1984, Bob has been involved in all aspects of the commercial real estate business and held positions such as property manager, leasing agent, broker, construction manager, development project manager, and asset manager. He is a licensed Texas real estate broker, member of numerous trade associations and holds a BBA in Finance from UT Arlington and an MBA from the University of Dallas.

Bob has been married to Jan since 1986 and she now works with him at REATA. They have two grown kids who are successfully navigating the business world on their own. Bob enjoys water sports, mountain biking, and hiking, but would rather snow ski than anything else.

Help fight nutrition deficiency in the Douglass Community!

• Deliver meals to the families of Plano.
• Sign up here to make a difference today.

Location: Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church
Address: 1302 I Avenue, Plano, TX 75074
When: 2 hours from 9:30AM to 11:30AM

3 Easy Steps For You - Sign-up/Bring-a-Friend/Show-up:

1. Sign-up to deliver meals.
2. Bring-a-Friend to share the fun.
3. Show-up and have fun!

Too busy to volunteer?  Donate $$$

Find Other Service Projects

Every Third Thursdays! 

Mention Rotary when you pay and Greek Isles will donate 15% of sales towards The Rotary Foundation.

Take-out / Delivery / Dine-in: ORDER ONLINE HERE

Can't Make It?  Donate $$$

Help fight nutrition deficiency in the Douglass Community!

• Deliver meals to the families of Plano.
• Sign up here to make a difference today.

Location: Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church
Address: 1302 I Avenue, Plano, TX 75074
When: 2 hours from 9:30AM to 11:30AM

3 Easy Steps For You - Sign-up/Bring-a-Friend/Show-up:

1. Sign-up to deliver meals.
2. Bring-a-Friend to share the fun.
3. Show-up and have fun!

Too busy to volunteer?  Donate $$$

Find Other Service Projects

The Plano ISD Board of Trustees appointed Mrs. Sara Bonser as superintendent of schools in March 2018. Her appointment followed her service as Plano ISD's interim deputy superintendent beginning May 2017, and as interim superintendent beginning November 2017. As superintendent, Mrs. Bonser manages the daily operations of the district.

Mrs. Bonser’s career leading to her current placement in Plano ISD includes serving seven years in Rockwall ISD as chief academic officer, chief administrative officer, assistant superintendent for student and family services and director of student and family services. Her leadership in Rockwall included instruction, accountability, strategic planning and continuous improvement efforts, to name a few. As Rockwall ISD’s first director of student and family services, she created that division from the ground up.

Prior to her leadership in Rockwall ISD, Mrs. Bonser worked in Plano ISD for nineteen years as a teacher, assistant principal and principal, including seven years as principal of Williams High School.

Ms. Bonser’s professional honors and activities include participation in the Academy for Transformational Leadership (2015-2016); Raise Your Hand Texas Alumni Conference (2015); guest speaker for the Leadership in Me Summit at UT Arlington (2014); Principal of the Year Award from the College Board Southwest Region for excellence in the Advanced Placement (AP) Program; and Semifinalist for the HEB Excellence in Education Award Secondary Principal of the Year.

Ms. Bonser earned a bachelor of science with a major in business education and a minor in psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. She earned a master’s degree in educational administration from the University of North Texas and superintendent’s certification from Texas A&M-Commerce.

Join us every 2nd Friday, January 8th for our monthly Zoom Social with fellow Rotary members and volunteers. We will learn more about each other and just have some fun socializing. Drinks are optional 😉.  

Click Here To Join Us: SOCIAL HOUR 

Serve with us at bit.ly/planoserves

Rotary Youth Exchange (RYE) is a study-abroad opportunity for young people who spend anywhere from a few weeks to a full year as an international student hosted by local Rotary clubs. Are you interested in learning a new language or meeting new people? Rotary Youth Exchange is the opportunity of a lifetime for the over 8,000 students who take part each year. By sharing your own culture and embracing a new one, you help foster global understanding—and learn a great deal about yourself and your home country.

Every Third Thursdays! 

Mention Rotary when you pay and Greek Isles will donate 15% of sales towards The Rotary Foundation.

Take-out / Delivery / Dine-in: ORDER ONLINE HERE

Can't Make It?  Donate $$$

Since offering its first classes at area high schools in 1985, Collin College has expanded to serve more than 59,000 credit and continuing education students each year. The only public college in Collin County, the college offers more than 100 degrees and certificates in a wide range of disciplines, including new Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) and Bachelor of Applied Technology (BAT) in Cybersecurity degrees. Collin College is guided by its mission to be a student and community-centered institution committed to developing skills, strengthening character and challenging the intellect. The college operates with a vision of delivering a brighter future for its students and communities. Click the "About" button below to read the college’s Core Values and its Purpose Statement.

Jennifer Shertzer, Plano Magazine’s owner and editor, has been working in the design and advertising world since 2000. She’s dabbled in graphic design for lawyers (don’t be jealous), handbag design, art directing fashion shoots, retail advertising and photography. She is a chips-and-salsa enthusiast. She was also the editor of her high school literary magazine. Coincidence? We think not

Join us every 2nd Friday, February 12th for our monthly Zoom Social with fellow Rotary members and volunteers. We will learn more about each other and just have some fun socializing. Drinks are optional 😉.  

Click Here To Join Us: SOCIAL HOUR 

Serve with us at bit.ly/planoserves

Every Third Thursdays! 

Mention Rotary when you pay and Greek Isles will donate 15% of sales towards The Rotary Foundation.

Take-out / Delivery / Dine-in: ORDER ONLINE HERE

Can't Make It?  Donate $$$

Join the global movement of young leaders who are developing innovative solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges.

Join us every 2nd Friday, March 12th for our monthly Zoom Social with fellow Rotary members and volunteers. We will learn more about each other and just have some fun socializing. Drinks are optional 😉.  

Click Here To Join Us: SOCIAL HOUR 

Serve with us at bit.ly/planoserves

Every Third Thursdays! 

Mention Rotary when you pay and Greek Isles will donate 15% of sales towards The Rotary Foundation.

Take-out / Delivery / Dine-in: ORDER ONLINE HERE

Can't Make It?  Donate $$$

Join us every 2nd Friday, April 9th for our monthly Zoom Social with fellow Rotary members and volunteers. We will learn more about each other and just have some fun socializing. Drinks are optional 😉.  

Click Here To Join Us: SOCIAL HOUR 

Serve with us at bit.ly/planoserves

Every Third Thursdays! 

Mention Rotary when you pay and Greek Isles will donate 15% of sales towards The Rotary Foundation.

Take-out / Delivery / Dine-in: ORDER ONLINE HERE

Can't Make It?  Donate $$$