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24
Jul
2021
Women in RCD
Jul 24, 2021 11:30 AM

Women in Rotary gathering

28
Jul
2021
SAV Kickoff
Jul 28, 2021 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

The SAV Committee will present checks to the USO and George W. Bush Institute. 

31
Jul
2021
Cookies for Cops- Baking!
Jul 31, 2021

Baking, Packing, Distributing cookies for our Dallas Police Officers at various shift times! Contact Rachael Jones or Colleen Brainerd for details. Use the link below to sign up! 

 

https://form.jotform.com/212025529203141 

01
Aug
2021
Cookies for Cops- Packaging!
Aug 01, 2021

Baking, Packing, Distributing cookies for our Dallas Police Officers at various shift times! Contact Rachael Jones or Colleen Brainerd for details. Use the link below to sign up! 

 

https://form.jotform.com/212025529203141 

04
Aug
2021
Cookies for Cops- Delivery!
Aug 04, 2021

Baking, Packing, Distributing cookies for our Dallas Police Officers at various shift times! Contact Rachael Jones or Colleen Brainerd for details. Use the link below to sign up! 

 

https://form.jotform.com/212025529203141 

05
Aug
2021
DISTRICT 5810 AWARDS
Aug 05, 2021 6:30 PM
Come join us on Thursday August 5th at 6:30PM for the District Awards Celebration Event at the Edison Event Center, 1724 Cockrell Ave. Dallas, Texas, 75215.
 
The event includes a plated meal with a cash bar.
 
Ticket price is $35 per person. Table purchase available (seats 8).  Click to Register
 
Attire: Roaring Twenties
 
If you have already registered, fantastic!
11
Aug
2021
Service Above Self Teacher Awards Luncheon
Aug 11, 2021 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Awards will be presented to teachers of each grade level that have exhibited service about self in the classrooms. 

 

18
Aug
2021
Experience Dallas- DHHRM
Aug 18, 2021

Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum Tour, Lunch and Parking $35

 

19
Aug
2021
Rotary After Hours
Aug 19, 2021 5:30 PM

Every 3rd Thursday the Dallas Rotary members meet at various locations around Dallas for fellowship and Happy Hour. This is a great opportunity for networking, and getting to know your fellow members of the club in a casual environment. It is also a wonderful time to invite a guest. 

25
Aug
2021
Todd Bensman- National Security & the Border
Aug 25, 2021 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Todd Bensman is the author of the new book America’s Covert Border War: The Untold Story of the Nation’s Battle to Prevent Jihadist Infiltration (Posthill Press/Bombardier Books, February 23, 2021). He currently serves as the Texas-based Senior National Security Fellow for the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS), a Washington, D.C. policy institute for which he writes, speaks, and grants media interviews about the nexus between immigration and national security. He frequently reports from the southern border, in Mexico and in Latin America. He has testified before Congress as an expert witness and regularly appears on radio and television outlets to discuss illegal immigration and border security matters. Separately, he has written about homeland security and terrorism subjects for Homeland Security Today, Townhall, The Federalist, the Investigative Project on Terrorism, SpyTalk, The Daily Wire, The National Pulse, The National Interest, and other publications. He serves as a Writing Fellow for the Middle East Forum and also teaches terrorism, intelligence analysis, and journalism as a university adjunct lecturer. (Sign up for his newsletter to receive alerts when new columns and reports publish.)

For nearly a decade prior to joining CIS in August 2018, Bensman led counterterrorism intelligence for the Texas Department of Public Safety’s Intelligence and Counterterrorism Division and its multi-agency fusion center. Before his homeland security service, Bensman was a journalist for 23 years, covering national security after 9/11 as a staff writer for major newspapers.

Intelligence Career

After a Texas DPS search warrant execution on a suspect residence, circa 2013

In 2009, Bensman left journalism to join the Texas Department of Public Safety as a senior counterterrorism programs specialist, analyst, and manager of an analytical unit. He designed and directed collection operations that fed the Intelligence Community, prompted or advanced FBI counterterrorism investigations, and produced confidential human sources. 

With seizure of the popular Horn of Africa drug “khat,” in an intelligence collection op

He routinely briefed DPS leadership, elected leaders and members of Congress about domestic and international threats. Holding a DHS security clearance, Bensman worked frequently with FBI Joint Terrorism Task Forces, ICE and its Homeland Security Investigations, the FBI’s Terrorist Screening Center, the National Targeting Center, DHS Intelligence & Analysis Division, and the National Counterterrorism Center.

Journalism Career

Prior to his government service, Bensman worked on staff for The Dallas Morning News, CBS, and Hearst Newspapers, covering the FBI, federal law enforcement and serving on investigative teams. He reported extensively on national security issues after 9/11 and worked in 25 countries. As an investigative projects reporter, he authored long-form stories with emphases on homeland security and counterterrorism efforts. His reporting on migration from Islamic countries and cross-border gun smuggling to cartels earned two National Press Club awards (2008 and 2009), an Inter-American Press Association award, and two Texas Institute of Letters awards. His reporting on corruption spurred numerous federal investigations, indictments and convictions. 

Moldova war 1992

During the early 1990s, he reported on the Gulf War, to include scud missile attacks and refugee issues, from Israel, Egypt and Jordan. He went on to cover Eastern Europe from Prague, to include armed conflict in Moldova, and spent a year covering warfare in Bosnia, where he provided frequent dispatches from the siege of Sarajevo at the height of hostilities. 

Education

Bensman holds an M.A. in Security Studies from the Naval Postgraduate School, Center for Homeland Defense and Security (2015, Outstanding Thesis designee). He also holds an M.A. in Journalism from the University of Missouri School of Journalism (2009). He holds an undergraduate degree in journalism (with honors) from Northern Arizona University. In 2017, he completed a 350-hour State of Texas Command College leadership program sponsored by the Texas Department of Public Safety. 

Bensman as a registered researcher after examining records at the George W. Bush Library and Museum in 2015

 

 

01
Sep
2021
Robert Riggs- True Crime Reporter
Sep 01, 2021 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Robert Riggs is a Peabody Award-winning investigative reporter and content entrepreneur. He has received three coveted Alfred I. duPont Columbia University Journalism Awards for Investigative Reporting. The Peabody and duPont are respectively considered the broadcast TV equivalent of the Oscar and the Pulitzer.

Texas A&M University named Robert an Outstanding Alumnus from the College of Architecture in recognition of his journalistic accomplishments. It is a distinction received by fewer than 1% of the College’s graduates. 
Riggs is the co-host and creator of the True Crime Reporter™ Podcast, and the SWAT Brothers Podcast.

Riggs’ stories impacted millions of people during thousands of hours of reporting on television and in online media.  During some assignments, his reporting literally occurred under fire while he was embedded with the U.S. Army during the invasion of Iraq.

Among the three Alfred I. duPont Columbia Journalism Awards for Investigative Reporting, judges described his Gulf War report about the censorship of religious services for U.S. soldiers, “as the story every other news organization missed.”

Riggs journalistic ethos is to illuminate important public issues, right wrongs, speak truth to power, change flawed public policy, and in some cases save people from harm by violent criminals. Serial killers were caught and terrorist networks exposed. Corrupt public officials did time in federal prison behind his reporting.

Riggs is a member of the FBI’s North Texas Chapter of InfraGard which was formed in response to the 9/11 terror attacks. He is a longtime member of the Investigative Reporters & Editors (IRE). It is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving investigative reporting around the world.

06
Sep
2021
Labor Day - No NOON Meeting
Sep 06, 2021
08
Sep
2021
Fireside Chat -National Suicide Prevention Week
Sep 08, 2021 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Shelby Abeyta as a moderator (as Sr Dir of Comms/Engagement from Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute) featuring RCD Members, Courtney Underwood and Matt Gerber as guest panelists.

Courtney, as a survivor of a loved one who committed suicide, and Matt as an individual who survived two dark moments of suicidal ideation--and how Rotary and service quite literally saved his life. 

Join us for this 'fireside chat' which will also highlight the startling rise of adolescent, first responder and veterans suicide.

10
Sep
2021
Patriot Day (Service Project)
Sep 10, 2021 10:00 AM

Honor and Remember our Nation's Heroes

The Rotary Club of Dallas will join Carry The Load on Friday, September 10 for a National Day of Service and Remembrance volunteering to beautify sacred grounds at the DFW National Cemetery. If you would like to participate, please register using the link provided. In your registration be sure to select DFW National Cemetery and include in the notes you are part The Rotary Club of Dallas.

Those who would like, we will meet for breakfast at Norma's by NorthPark at 8:00AM. Welcome to carpool to the cemetery! 

Service and Fellowship - A great day to be a Rotarian! 

 

15
Sep
2021
DG Max Duplant Visit
Sep 15, 2021 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

DG Max Duplant will share plans for the year and induct our newest members! Don't miss this meeting! Board Members will meet with DG Max prior to the meeting, 11:15AM. 

16
Sep
2021
Rotary After Hours
Sep 16, 2021 5:30 PM

Every 3rd Thursday the Dallas Rotary members meet at various locations around Dallas for fellowship and Happy Hour. This is a great opportunity for networking, and getting to know your fellow members of the club in a casual environment. It is also a wonderful time to invite a guest. 

We will be celebrating the induction of our newest members as well! 

22
Sep
2021
Victorian Fencing Society Demonstration
Sep 22, 2021 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Because we have spent so much time apart the Dallas Rotary Club is inviting ALL Rotarians ( and potential Rotarians) in District 5810 to come and enjoy a Fencing demonstration at our Luncheon on September 22, 2021.  The event will occur at the Park City Club. (near Tollway and NW Highway)

The Victorian Fencing Society began in 2011 to promote the research, training and demonstration of historical swordplay from the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century. The VFS has performed exhibitions at the Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas Public Library, Shakespeare in the Park, Dallas Farmers Branch Historical Park, Dickens on the Strand in Galveston, Texas Scottish Festival in Decatur, and many other events.  The Fencing Institute of Texas is one of the largest fencing facilities and clubs in North Texas. 

 

Learn more about the Victorian Fencing Society at https://www.victorianfencingsociety.com/ and the Fencing Institute of Texas at https://fenceintexas.org/

Jonathan Carr is from Farmers Branch, TX and is the president and main instructor for the Victorian Fencing Society. He has been fencing for 37 years.

Kim Schaefer is from Bedford, TX. She has been studying 19th century fencing since 2017 and has prior training in karate and escrima.

Curtis and Ashley Rochelle are from Graham, TX. In addition to modern and 19th century styles, they also practice Renaissance era fencing.

Kyle West is from Dallas and is a US Navy veteran and the Victorian Fencing Society's naval swords and swordsmanship specialist."

 
23
Sep
2021
Cigar Caucus
Sep 23, 2021 6:00 PM

Guest Speaker - Dallas Police Department Assistant Chief Jesse Reyes 

$20 Admission includes food, drinks, cigar and fellowship! 

29
Sep
2021
Experience Dallas - Dallas Arboretum
Sep 29, 2021 11:30 AM - 2:00 PM

Experience Dallas will be held in the Rosine Hall at the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Gardens. We will begin with our club meeting and lunch, Vice President of Gardens, Dave Forehand will be our program speaker. The tour will begin at 1PM. 

Lunch, Tour and Parking are including for $35. You must register here by SEPTEMBER 20th. 

We always welcome guests, this is a wonderfu

l opportunity to bring your family, friends, or pprospective members to a meeting! 

 
06
Oct
2021
Hospital operation during the Ebola CoVid19 Crisis
Oct 06, 2021 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

 

Jim Parobek - President - Texas Health Dallas | Texas Health Resources 

Jim Parobek, President, has been at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas (THD) since June 2020. He has primary responsibilities for the day-to-day activities of the 875-bed flagship for Texas Health Resources and to expand the integration with UT Southwestern Medical Center. 

 

Prior to this he served as the operations leader to the Southeast Zone for Texas Health Resources (2019), executive vice president, physician enterprise for Texas Health Resources and chief operating officer of Southwestern Health Resources Physician Network (2016-2019) and senior vice president of operations for Texas Heath Physicians Group and Texas Health Organization of Physicians (2014-2016). 

 

Parobek has worked in health care administration for 25 years. He joined Texas Health Resources from Kentucky, where he led three of the state’s largest multi-specialty employed physician groups. He held leadership positions for both KentuckyOne and Norton Healthcare. He was also the president and CEO of Saints Mary & Elizabeth Hospital, as well as Gateway Rehabilitation Hospital, in Louisville, Kentucky. 

 

After earning bachelor’s degrees in physical therapy and chemistry from Ohio University and Miami University of Ohio, respectively, Parobek began his career as a licensed physical therapist. He subsequently earned an MBA from Webster University. 

Outside of the workplace, Parobek is an active community volunteer and enjoys traveling and outdoor adventures, as well as playing golf. He and his wife are the proud parents of two sons.

09
Oct
2021
Service Project - Not in My City
Oct 09, 2021 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

We're gathering for breakfast to hear from a sex trafficking survivor, learning how prevalent trafficking is right here in North Texas, and how it really happens (it's much different than Hollywod portrays). Afterwards we'll visit local businesses with awareness materials and victim resources to create lifesaving opportunities for victims. 

Please come and join me to represent The Rotary Club of Dallas! I would like to know if you plan to come to please email me (cyndi@dallasrotary.org) to i can be on the look out for you and know how many will be representing our club. Don't forget to register for the event with the link - https://unboundntx.kindful.com/e/nimc so they will plan for breakfast! 

 

20
Oct
2021
National Medal of Honor Museum
Oct 20, 2021 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Amber Zuckerman joined the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation team as the Director of Strategic Initiatives and Community Relations in January 2020. Amber oversees community partnerships and events, manages strategic projects, and supports marketing and co-branding initiatives. Amber most recently served as the Vice President of Development and Community Relations for the North Texas Commission (NTC) where she was responsible for membership development and corporate partnerships, community engagement, and board management. Prior to joining the NTC, Amber served as the Director of Development for the Friends of the Levitt Pavilion in Arlington where she focused on increasing funding and mission-centric community engagement. A Maverick at heart, she spent more than 12 years at The University of Texas at Arlington in positions with University Communications, Institutional Compliance, and Student Health Services. A self-proclaimed “professional dot connector,” Amber is passionate about building community and leveraging relationships to positively affect change. She resides in Mansfield with her husband and two sons.

 

We will also induct new members!

21
Oct
2021
Rotary After Hours/New member celebration!
Oct 21, 2021 5:30 PM

Every 3rd Thursday the Dallas Rotary members meet at various locations around Dallas for fellowship and Happy Hour. This is a great opportunity for networking, and getting to know your fellow members of the club in a casual environment. It is also a wonderful time to invite a guest. 

We will also celebrate the induction of our newest members!  

23
Oct
2021
Branching Out
Oct 23, 2021 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Piggyback Service Project - The Rotary Club of Dallas is piggybacking on Dallas Park & with the City of Dallas to help plant tress! Please register here - http://dallasparks.org/FormCenter/Registration-Forms-9/Branching-Out-Fall-2021-202 

Volunteers are need to help plant trees! Come join City Council Member Paula Blackmon, District 9, and Park Board Representative Maria Hasbany, along with Park and Recreation staff as we "Branch Out" to reforest this neighborhood park!

 https://form.jotform.com/93026341704147

23
Oct
2021
Pints for Polio
Oct 23, 2021 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

 

 

THE ROTARY CLUB OF DALLAS & 

The Rotary Foundation’s Efforts to End Polio Now

PINTS FOR POLIO 

Saturday, October 23, 11:00AM - 1:00PM

YES! I want to be a Corporate Sponsor in support of the fight against polio with The Rotary Club of Dallas and the Rotary Foundation!
 

Your commitment this year will help The Rotary Club of Dallas support the Rotary Foundation – Polio Plus campaign. Thanks to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation renewed challenge, every US$ donated will be matched two-to-one with their matching contribution dollars! For example, your $200 donation will be matched with $400 for a total of $600! That is over 880 polio vaccine doses! We need to continue immunizing children in Nigeria, Afghanistan, and Pakistan and your support will help Rotarians put the world one step closer to eradicating Polio. 

Rotary International and its partners continue to address critical issues affecting health, wellbeing, and human rights locally and around the globe.

Please consider becoming a soldier in the War against Polio and make a contribution:

Platinum Polio Punisher $500 
Company logo on event t-shirt
Eight (8) complimentary pints at event
Four (4) event t-shirts
Four (4) 
pint glasses
Recognition at the event

Polio Punisher $200
Company logo on event t-shirt
Four (4) complimentary pints at event
Two (2) event t-shirts
Two (2) 
pint glasses 

Polio Penalizer $100
Two (2) complimentary pints at event
Two (2) event t-shirts
Two (2) pint glasses

Individual Ticket $30
One (1) complimentary pint at event
One (1) event t-shirt

One (1) pint glass
 

 

Checks payable to:      Dallas Rotary Club Foundation

Mail Checks to:           PO Box 601616

                                  Dallas, Texas 75360

                                 

Register Online:  https://form.jotform.com/92564676296170

DEADLINE : OCTOBER 1st! 

Email company logo to: hillary@dallasrotary.org

For more information regarding Rotary International and its Foundation please visit www.rotary.org.

 

Thanks for your support!

27
Oct
2021
Future of Restaurants
Oct 27, 2021 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Ray Willets Washburne is the former President and Chief Executive Officer of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), a self-sustaining U.S. Government agency that helps American businesses expand into developing markets by providing businesses with tools to manage risks associated with foreign direct investment. Nominated for the OPIC presidency by President Donald J. Trump on June 5, 2017, Mr. Washburne was approved by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on July 27, 2017 and by the full U. S. Senate on August 3, 2017. Mr. Washburne served until February 28, 2019. He served on the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board from May 2019 until January 2021. 

Mr. Washburne has a long history working in business and has held several executive positions. He co-founded and co-owned M Crowd Restaurant Group, which owns and operates Mi Cocina, and The Mercury restaurants, with various locations around the U.S. He has a passion for the restaurant business and enjoys investing in new concepts across the country. Additionally, he serves as the President and Managing Director of Highland Park Village, an upscale shopping plaza in Dallas. He currently serves as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Charter Holdings, a private real estate investment company based in Dallas, Texas.

He currently sits on the board of Energy Transfer.  

A graduate with BA from Southern Methodist University, he served as an Adjunct Professor at the University’s Cox School of Business.

01
Nov
2021
Share the Warmth - Blanket Drive
Nov 01, 2021 - Nov 17, 2021

Share the Warmth this winter by donating your gently used or new blankets! Drop off at the November 17th Rotary Meeting or Contact Hillary@dallasrotary.org to make arrangements to drop off at the office. Blankets will be donated to The Bridge Homeless Recovery Center and distributed to those in need.

 

03
Nov
2021
Cookies for Cops- Packaging
Nov 03, 2021 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Join us for our 2nd Cookies for Cops! We will meet at WRBC at noon to package the cookies. Delivery times at Friday night through Saturday evening. Sign up using this link - https://form.jotform.com/212025529203141 

Sandwiches will be provided during the packaging process. 

04
Nov
2021
Our Friends Place
Nov 04, 2021 5:00 PM

Our Friends Place Get Acquainted Meeting

Join us for a virtual happy hour to Get Acquainted with Our Friends Place! We welcome you to this Zoom meeting to learn about the work Our Friends Place is doing to help homeless and at-risk young women in North Texas, see our Transitional Living Centers (virtually), and talk about ways to make a difference.

Time: Nov 4, 2021 05:00 PM in Central Time (US and Canada)

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMsf-2hqzgiE9R6SoCiS49UAf2vTrbR1oex

05
Nov
2021
Cookies for Cops - Delivery
Nov 05, 2021 11:00 PM - Nov 06, 2021 11:00 PM

Join us for our 2nd Cookies for Cops! We will delivery cookies to the Dallas Police Department, NorthCentral and NorthWest substations during their detail times on Friday night through Saturday evening. Sign up using this link - https://form.jotform.com/212025529203141 

10
Nov
2021
Salute to America's Veterans
Nov 10, 2021 11:15 AM - 1:15 PM

 

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2021 SAV Sponsorship Package - DOWNLOAD Here 

 

17
Nov
2021
Mended Wings
Nov 17, 2021 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Colin P. Cahoon is a writer of historical nonfiction and historically based fiction, a patent attorney, and former Army helicopter pilot. He grew up in the Mesilla Valley of New Mexico and earned his B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering at New Mexico State University, which he attended on an Army ROTC scholarship. Colin received his Regular Army commission in 1983 and graduated with honors from the aero scout track of flight school at Fort Rucker, Alabama in 1984. He served with distinction as an Aero Scout Platoon Leader in the 307th Attack Helicopter Battalion of the 7thInfantry Division, where he accumulated over 1000 hours of flight time in UH-1 and OH-58 helicopters. Captain Cahoon resigned his commission in 1988 to pursue a legal career, whereupon he was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal, the Army’s second highest peacetime award for service. He subsequently earned his J.D. degree, magna cum laude, from Southern Methodist University School of Law, where he met his wife, Susan. Colin has served the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd in Dallas as a Lay Eucharistic Minister, Stephen Minister, and Chancellor. Colin and Susan have three grown children and live in Dallas, Texas and Steamboat Springs, Colorado, where they both enjoy skiing, hiking, and fishing “the Boat.” 

 

18
Nov
2021
Wined Up with Rotary
Nov 18, 2021 5:30 PM

Join us for a 4-course dinner with pairing wines we will discover wines and discovery Rotary together! Prospective Members! New Members! Current Members! A gathering for everyone! 

20
Nov
2021
Women in Rotary - Brunch
Nov 20, 2021 11:30 AM

Join us for a casual women in rotary brunch, rsvp for seating arrangements. 

24
Nov
2021
Happy Thanksgiving - No Meeting
Nov 24, 2021
01
Dec
2021
Rotary Untied
Dec 01, 2021 11:45 AM - 1:00 PM

03
Dec
2021
Angel Tree
Dec 03, 2021 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
It's that time of year! ANGEL TREE! We need your help with sorting and organizing the Angel Tree gifts brought to the warehouse. The Rotary Club of Dallas has committed to volunteering for several time slots. (see here) Invite your friends, family, and co-workers to join us in this December Service Project! 'Tis the season! 
 
---->> CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP
06
Dec
2021
Angel Tree
Dec 06, 2021 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
It's that time of year! ANGEL TREE! We need your help with sorting and organizing the Angel Tree gifts brought to the warehouse. The Rotary Club of Dallas has committed to volunteering for several time slots. (see here) Invite your friends, family, and co-workers to join us in this December Service Project! 'Tis the season! 
 
---->> CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP
06
Dec
2021
Angel Tree
Dec 06, 2021 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
It's that time of year! ANGEL TREE! We need your help with sorting and organizing the Angel Tree gifts brought to the warehouse. The Rotary Club of Dallas has committed to volunteering for several time slots. (see here) Invite your friends, family, and co-workers to join us in this December Service Project! 'Tis the season! 
 
---->> CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP
11
Dec
2021
Christmas POPS Concert
Dec 11, 2021 6:00 PM

Join us for a wonderful evening at Dallas Symphony Christmas Pops Concert

Dinner in Opus Restaurant at 6:00 pm - Reservations required.

Concert at 7:30pm. 

Orchestra Floor Seats $35 

To make your reservations for dinner and/or concert, please contact Ed Moerbe at ed@edsapple.com or Hillary at hillary@dallasrotary.org

 

 

15
Dec
2021
Cliburn Performance
Dec 15, 2021 11:45 AM - 1:17 PM

Jacques Marquis will speak, and then introduce Alex, who was a 2013 Cliburn Competition competitor!

Jacques Marquis joined the Cliburn as president and CEO in March 2013 with outstanding expertise and a wealth of international music competition experience. Since then, he and his team have majorly expanded the Cliburn’s offerings and brand. New local concert series include the Cliburn Festival, the club series Cliburn Sessions, and the free Cliburn in the Community concerts. He also launched a third quadrennial international competition: the Cliburn International Junior Piano Competition and Festival, for 13- to 17-year-olds. The CLIBURN LIVE webcast initiative now produces live online broadcasts of more than 250 performances over a 4-year cycle, amassing over 8 million views in 170 countries. In education, the past eight years have seen the doubling of the Cliburn in the Classroom in-school education programs to 300 per year, as well as the creation of "Van Cliburn: an American Hero,” which tells the story of Van Cliburn to 12,000 4th graders each year in partnership with Performing Arts Fort Worth.

In 2020, the Cliburn quickly transitioned to primarily digital programming, creating several online series designed to inspire people of all ages with classical music. With initiatives such as Cliburn Kids (music education videos and lesson plans for elementary students) and Cliburn Masterpiece (deep dives into the greatest piano works), Cliburn videos amassed more than 1.2 million views in that extraordinary year, with more than 100,000 hours of music being watched across 100 countries. In addition to continuing to grow those programs, the Cliburn is currently deep in planning for all three of its international competitions—two of which were postponed due to the pandemic—which will now all take place over a 13-month time period: the sixteenth edition of the flagship Van Cliburn International Piano Competition (June 2022); the Cliburn International Amateur Piano Competition (October 2022); and the Cliburn International Junior Piano Competition and Festival (June 2023). 

A bilingual executive with degrees in business administration and music, he previously served as executive and artistic director of Jeunesses Musicales Canada, where he was instrumental in establishing the Montreal International Musical Competition and oversaw 11 editions of that competition.


Alex McDonald will be the featured Cliburn pianist.

Alex McDonald bio:

Since his orchestral debut at age 11, pianist Alex McDonald has soloed with the Orquesta Sinfónica del Estado de Mexico, the Louisiana Philharmonic, the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, and the Utah Symphony Orchestra, among others. He has performed across the United States as well as in Israel, Mexico, Canada, Japan, and South Korea; additionally, he has been a featured performer on PBS, WRR (Dallas/Fort Worth), NPR, and WQXR (New York City). Awards include second prizes at the 2007 New Orleans International Piano Competition and 2001 Gina Bachauer International Young Artist Piano Competition, and 2008 Harvey Fellowship by the Mustard Seed Foundation. In 2013, he was a participant in the Fourteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition.

Dr. McDonald is currently the festival director for Basically Beethoven, a thriving summer concert series in downtown Dallas’ Arts District. He has taught at Texas Woman’s University, Richland College, and The Juilliard School, where he also was a Teaching Fellow for both the Literature and Materials and Piano Minor departments. 

Mr. McDonald received his pre-college training under Lois Nielson, his bachelor’s degree from the New England Conservatory with Academic Honors and Distinction in Performance under Russell Sherman, and his master’s and doctoral degrees from Juilliard under Yoheved Kaplinsky and Julian Martin.

15
Dec
2021
Board of Directors Meeting
Dec 15, 2021 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
16
Dec
2021
Holiday Party
Dec 16, 2021 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

JINGLE & MINGLE! Join us for our annual holiday party! This midyear celebration will be hosted at Dana DeVance's new showroom in Carrollton. We invite you to bring your spouse or significant other. If you would like to participate in White Elephant game bring a $25 wrapped gift!

Looking forward to Mingling with everyone!

18
Dec
2021
Jingle All The Way 5k/10k
Dec 18, 2021 6:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Need 30 volunteers to help with the Jingle All The Way 5k/10k. The run benefits 29 Acres, a nonprofit organization that supports adults with autism and other neuro-diversities by providing a supported living community, social opportunities, employment training and more to ensure these individuals live a happy and fulfilled life.

Shifts are available from 6:30am - 10:30am on December 18, 2021 and can be found here: https://www.dallasholiday5k.com/Race/Volunteer/TX/Dallas/DallasJingleAllThe5k10k1k Volunteers can choose a shift or sign up to help anywhere we need from 6:30-10:30am. See more race details here https://runsignup.com/Race/DallasJingleAllThe5k10k1k/Page-23.

Event is happening at Trinity Groves (Continental Bridge Gateway Plaza West near Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge).

Thank you for your time and help! Katelynn Andregg, Outreach Coordinator

22
Dec
2021
Happy Holidays - No Meeting
Dec 22, 2021
29
Dec
2021
Happy New Year - No Meeting
Dec 29, 2021
05
Jan
2022
Human Trafficking in DFW
Jan 05, 2022 11:45 AM - 1:00 PM

Brad Walcher is the Director of Development & Communications at Unbound North Texas, a local anti-trafficking agency that exists to support survivors and resource the community to fight human trafficking and ignite hope. He envisions our community free from human trafficking.

 
For 20 years, he has worked in a variety of leadership roles in technology, experiential marketing, and hospitality, contributing over 180 million dollars of revenue, celebrating many accomplishments, including the launch of a business unit in Canada for one of Berkshire Hathaway’s most profitable companies. Before joining Unbound, he was the Managing Director at a Dallas-based management consulting and software design firm where his team set several records. 
 
Brad has been married to his wife, Ashley, for 12 years and they have two adorable little toe-heads, Roman (6) and Smith (4). Brad travels with his family as much as they can, hosts two Airbnb’s in Dallas, and earned a certificate in wine from the Wine & Spirit Education Trust.
 
Brad earned his Bachelor’s degree from Azusa Pacific University in California and his Master’s degree in Strategic Management from Skema Business School in Sofia Antipolis, France. 
11
Jan
2022
Dallas College Mobile Food Pantry Service Project
Jan 11, 2022 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Please review the details below: 

You must not have any symptoms of COVID-19 as stated on the CDC website.
You are 
expected to check in at the volunteer table.  

Description: Help unload, set up and distribute food directly to clients in a fast-paced, outside environment. Volunteers must have good verbal skills and be physically able to stand for long periods of time, bend, stoop and lift at least 25 pounds repeatedly throughout their shift. Courtesy and helpfulness are expected!  

Directions:

-Enter Richland East Drive.
-Go all the way to the end
-Park in Section Z (marked with signs) and the distribution will be in the circle "drop off" in front of the gym.

Attire: Closed-toe shoes are required (no sandals or flip flops).  We recommend sunscreen, sunglasses and hats.  

Commitment: Please arrive on time and stay to complete the full shift.  

Please bring your own drinks (water, sports drinks) and snacks. 

Feel free to bring: bug spray, hats, sunscreen and hand sanitizer. 

13
Jan
2022
Comfort Drive- Joint Service Project
Jan 13, 2022 11:45 AM - 1:00 PM
Joint service project in the works with Carrollton-Farmers Branch Club.  The project will be a "Comfort Drive" to collect items for the Human Trafficking survivors as they transition and work through the trauma.  
Recommended items are
- blankets
- hoodies
- warm socks
- stuffed animals
- leggings, etc. 
 
President Cyndi will be purchasing some of these items (Presidential Discretionary Funds) to deliver on behalf of our club but more items are welcomed.  Since we don't have a club meeting this week, (Mobile Food Pantry on Tuesday) we would like to invite our members to join the Carrollton Farmers Branch club meeting this Thursday for lunch at Midway Point.  We will bring our collected items to combine with theirs and schedule a time to deliver jointly to Unbound North Texas (photo ops).
 
If you are available to attend this Thursday lunch at 11:45am, please let Cyndi know along with your lunch menu selection (below).  We have to provide lunch menu selection by Wednesday afternoon at 2pm. 
 
Menu items-
Tuna or Chicken salad sandwich with chips
or
Baked Potato with side salad
(Drinks- tea or water)
 
Thank you RCD members.  I hope to see you Tuesday and Thursday at lunch.
19
Jan
2022
George W. Bush Presidential Center - Tour
Jan 19, 2022 11:30 AM - 2:00 PM
  • Lunch reservation for 20 individuals at 12:00 PM on January 19 (this will be a set menu at $35 per person). 
  • 20 parking passes (those who do not receive a parking pass will pay approximately $6 for parking). 
  • 50 museum tickets for a 1:00 PM guided tour by Betsy  (tickets will be $10 per person)

 

19
Jan
2022
Young Professionals Happy Hour
Jan 19, 2022 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

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