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The importance of communication in nursing homes June 26, 2020 Plano West Rotary created the Goodie Bag project, where it asked individuals in the community to donate items like socks, candy, shoes, and game boards for gift bags to be given to 20 fathers residing in Victoria Gardens...	Plano West Rotary Club Partnership Serves Douglass Community July 29, 2020 As rallies for racial justice happened throughout Plano and the rest of the U.S. this summer, Alex Johnson, president of Plano West Rotary Club, wanted to get involved but didn't feel safe attending events in person because of the COVID pandemic...	How one pair of old shoes can change two communities August 9, 2020 With every pound of shoes received, a few cents are given back. The club will be investing the proceeds from the drive toward the creation of programs that will promote economic growth, such as job training and career workshops, in the Douglass Community...

Improving lives and fighting for social justice through Rotary Community Corps August 18, 2020 As members of the Rotary family, it is important that we do our part to listen, learn, and take action to ensure that we contribute to making positive change. A Rotary Community Corps can combat social justice. It's a group of non-Rotarians who can change the world through service projects...	Plano West Rotary Works to get COVID-19 Vaccine Info to Underserved Populations May 11, 2021 Plano West Rotary Club (PWRC) is working with assistance from the City of Plano to keep citizens informed about the COVID-19 vaccination process. Though many have access to information about the vaccine, the underserved population of Plano is not as well-resourced as other residents...	Youth Project Overload? June, 2021 A Rotary club can and should do more than one project with young people. I would find a club member who would co-lead the project with the Rotaract club. Let them market the project and recruit volunteers, and then celebrate their success...
Rotary Voices Stories of service from around the world
Vaccination education for all our neighborhoods June 3, 2021 From my town of Plano, a suburb of Dallas, Texas, we see the virus devastating lives in India. Last year, COVID-19 affected people overseas, and then took hold in America. We can counter the threat and stay safe by getting people vaccinated...	Rotary Club of Plano West, Texas July, 2021 Late one afternoon in early April, Alex Johnson parked his care on a modest street in Plano, Texas. Cell phone in hand, he began giving a FaceTime tour of the city's historic Douglass neighborhood, a community established in the 1860s when two freed slaves settled there...	Rotary Community Corps provides crucial resources to underserved Texas community August 23, 2021 As rallies for racial justice happened throughout the U.S. in the summer of 2020, members of Plano West Rotary Club (PWRC) located in Plano, Texas felt compelled to find a COVID-safe way to help create equity for the Black community, as well as involve more community members in Rotary's effort...