DISTRICT 5810

LANO SUNRISE ROTARY



"THEY PROFIT MOST WHO SERVE BEST"

Chartered February 23, 2000

Roving Reporter:              Kevin Cain
Photographer:               Bill Neukranz
Special Note Taker:      Sharon Lewis

 



Rotary International
OFFICERS TINO'S TOO MEXICAN RESTAURANT
                2205 AVENUE K, PLANO, TEXAS  75074.  <MAP>		 7:00 AM ON FRIDAYS

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SUNRISE @ 7:06 SUNSET @ 5:21      Mostly Cloudy  60 °F

Nov 24,  2005
FOURTH ANNUAL THANKSGIVING AT POOR RICHARD'S CAFE was another success as  Rotarians and Friends served a free Thanksgiving Dinner to those less fortunate. Special Thanks go to Richard and Linda Butterly who are the driving force behind this event.  Their staff led by James Wells, Phil Magallan, Sonja Ryder and the Kitchen Staff did a fantastic job with meal preparation and service. 

Rotarians and friends greeted the guests, seated them at tables, took drink orders and served the dinner, rolls, and dessert. Then, they cleaned off the tables for the next round of guests.  There were 535 meals served from about 11 am to 2 pm.  There were another 500 meals delivered to Plano & Wylie Meals on Wheels Routes, The Samaritan Inn, Plano Senior Homes East and West, and God's Food Pantry.  Many off duty uniformed Plano Policemen driving their own vehicles helped with the deliveries.

PREPARATION, INSTRUCTIONS AND PIE CUTTING.


CAPTAIN HARRY MANNING AND HIS FAVORITE ELF.

 

CAFE STAFF kept the soft drinks, tea and water flowing smoothly.
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CAPTAIN MANNING, a lady from the Police Department and her grandchildren hit the road delivering Meals on Wheels to appreciative Retirement Residents.

ROTARIANS ARE CAUGHT IN MOMENTS OF SERVICE: John Roach, Matt Brown, Bud McBrayer and Steve Dippel, almost member Doug Bicknell, Don Mellnor, John Payton and Paul Huang.
GUESTS ENJOY A TRADITIONAL Thanksgiving meal plus lots of good conversation.

PHOTOGRAPHER MIKE NEWMAN misses a candid shot behind him.  Ann Schmidt always has a smile, even when rinsing off dishes to go into the dishwasher.
IT WAS A BIT EARLY, but a policeman in deep cover was Santa Clause for pictures with the kids.

ASSISTANT PHOTOGRAPHER GEORGE ELKING catches real photographer Mike Newman on the other side of the camera while talking to Manager James Wells.

ROTARIANS AND FRIENDS:
CAPTAIN MANNING PREPARES the crews for another "Meals on Wheels" run.