DISTRICT 5810

LANO SUNRISE ROTARY

"THEY PROFIT MOST WHO SERVE BEST"

Chartered February 23, 2000 Roving Reporter:          Sharon Lewis Photographer:               Dee Neukranz

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County of Collin

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THANKSGIVING

SUNRISE @ 7:03 SUNSET @ 5:22  Mostly Cloudy  43 °F

Nov 22, 2007

 
THANKSGIVING AT POOR RICHARDS CAFE <LINK>

DELIVERIES BY OFF-DUTY POLICEMEN from Plano, McKinney, Allen and Wylie totaled 755 meals. Some were bulk deliveries [425]  to places such as the Boys and Girls Club, City House, Samaritan Inn and Plano Community House.  Individual deliveries [330] were mostly to the Meals on Wheels routes in Plano, McKinney and Wylie.

RICHARD BUTTERLY, owner of Poor Richard's Cafe and chief architect of the day, opened the activities with a prayer, and then circulated around.

LAST MINUTE INSTRUCTIONS were given to the various groups of Servers, Order Takers, Bus Boys, and Drink Servers who served 703 meals from 11 am  to 1 pm.

FORMER MEMBER MELODY TIMINSKY and family and friends took care of the Pies.

THE KITCHEN CREW:

THE SERVERS ARE READY:

THE CROWD CAME AND WENT FOR SEVERAL HOURS:

TAKING ORDERS AND SERVING THEM:

THE BUS BOYS CLEARED THE TABLES AND PREPPED FOR THE NEXT GROUP:

SANTA CLAUS AND HIS HELPERS distributed toys and pictures.

MISCELLANEOUS:

CALENDAR OF EVENTS:  
Thu, Nov 22 -           Thanksgiving at Poor Richard's Cafe for the less fortunate.
Fri , Nov 23 -            No Meeting.
Fri,  Nov 30 -            Dr. Kim Yang,  Health.
Wed, Dec 5 -            Joint Christmas Party with Plano Rotary at 7pm at Glen Eagles CC.
Fri, Dec 7   -            Warner Richeson, Camp enterprise kids. BOD Meeting.
Fri, Dec 14 -            Dan O'Hara, Habitat for Humanity.
Fri, Dec 21 -             Stefi Carter, prosecutor with DA's office.
Fri, Dec 28 -             No Meeting.
Fri, Jan 5   -              Rod Hogan-Greg Pape? , Rotary Foundation. BOD Meeting.
Fri, Jan 12 -              Scott Villines' Patient,  Plano School Program for the Deaf.
Sat, Feb 23 -             District 4-Way Speech Contest.
Sat, April 19 -           District Assembly
Mon, May 12-19 -    United Kingdom Adventure.
Sun-Fri, June 8-13    Camp RYLA.