Please try to arrive at 7:15 AM for time to network and socialize that way you can order your breakfast and the program can start at roughfully 7:55 AM. Thank You!
November is Rotary Foundation Month
100 Years of Doing Good in the World
Arch Klumph’s idea for an endowment fund dedicated to “doing good in the world” planted the seed of The Rotary Foundation in 1917. Thanks to his vision and staunch advocacy, and the extraordinary generosity of Rotary members worldwide, that fund has become one of the World’s leading humanitarian foundations.
Learn about the people and events that have made our Foundation a powerful force for Good. Contact either Tom Parker or Bill Smith.
PICTURE ON RIGHT...
Paul Harris is in his office at Rotary Headquarters, 1945. Harris passes away two years later, and in the ensuing 18 months, Rotary members give more than $One Million to the Foundation.
President Abraham Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863 at the height of the Civil War.
What happened during the first Thanksgiving?
Colonists from Plymouth, England, shared a feast with Native Americans in the New World in November of 1621.
It is believed the meal did not feature pies, cakes, or other desserts due to dwindling supplies that the Pilgrims brought on the Mayflower, according to History.com.
Dishes were likely prepared using Native American methods.
The Mayflower had left Plymouth in September of 1620.
Was turkey on the first Thanksgiving menu?
No, "Today, however, nearly 90 percent of Americans eat the bird - whether roasted, baked or deep-fried - on Thanksgiving, according to the National Turkey Federation," according to History.com.
"Other traditional foods include stuffing, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, and pumpkin pie.
Please be on the lookout for a special invitation to our annual Club Christmas Party on Sunday, December 5th. It will be held at Steve & Sherry Mitas's house at 2130 Mitas Hill, McKinney, TX.
The next Board meeting is on Tuesday, December 14, 2021, beginning at 6:31 PM. If you have not sent in your report to Chuck, please do so by Monday 12/13/2021.
Our next club meeting will be on December 1st starting at 7:30 AM.
