Albert Bryant has been approved by the club executive board for associate membership. Bryant is a client relations specialist with Dawson Private Wealth. Bryant's office is located in Allen. He lives in Plano with his wife Erma. Welcome Albert!
The Rotary Club of Allen is now accepting applications for community grants. The Allen Community Grants are intended to financially assist nonprofit organizations with specific programs that support the quality of life, health improvement, education and poverty alleviation.
Applicants must verify nonprofit status, show a recent audit or financial statement, provide a list of staff and board of directors, and complete an application
The application deadline is February 28, 2022. Grant applications should be returned to the Rotary Club of Allen, P.O. Box 369, Allen, TX 75013 or emailed to Grant Chairperson Bill Fruit at bill.fruit@edwardjones.com. Contact Bill Fruit for additional information.
Thanks again to all of the sponsors and volunteers who made the 2021 Rotary Christmas Parade a success. Unofficially, it was the largest parade crowd we have had in years. Officially, our club benefitted with over $4,300 in sponsorship revenue. Thanks to Regina Taylor for coordinating the parade and making it a memorable one for the families and especially children in Allen. Congratulations also to the winners of the Parade Float competition.
Following are the winners in each category that were selected by our judges. I will contact the winners via email; Murray and Tim, if you are able to put this on your respective web sites that would be terrific. Here are the winners:
2021 Rotary Christmas Parade
Winning entries by category:
- Best Community / Volunteer Organization Entry: Downtown Steering Committee
- Best Elementary / Middle School Entry: Ford Middle School 8th Grade Football Boys Athletics
- Best High School Entry: Allen High School FFA
- Best Indian Guides Entry: Brave Hearts
- Best Livestock Entry: Woodhaven Wranglers Equestrian Drill Team
- Best Local Business Entry: The Dinosaur Company (Billings Productions)
- Best Motorized Entry: Lone Star Corvette Club
- Best Performing Arts Entry: Cindy’s School of Dance
- Best Religious Entry: City Point Church
- Best Scouting Entry: BSA Troop 624
- Best Sporting Organization Entry: White Tiger Taekwondo
Congratulations to the club's past-president Tamika Washington for receiving a 2021 Star Award. The Star Award recognizes a club member who has shown exemplary leadership and accomplishment during the 2020-2021 Rotary year.
Thanks to all the volunteers who helped raise money through the Eagle Stadium concession stand on October 22. Not only did members show up in force but they brought family members along to help pop popcorn, wrap hot dogs and serve hundreds (maybe thousands) of soft drinks. The concession stand showed over $25,000 in revenue meaning that the Rotary Club(s) earned a total of $2,545.66 Based on the number of volunteers, the noon club earned $1,934 and the Sunrise Club earned $610. That was about $100 per volunteer. GREAT JOB everyone.
