Philanthropy matters

On Wednesday, September 19th, Bob Hopkins, founder of Philanthropy World magazine, was present to share on the value and importance of personal philanthropy to our society.

Mr. Hopkins is a Professor of Business Communications and Social Entrepreneurship and has modeled (and taught on) personal philanthropy for more than 30 years. Of special interest to Mr. Hopkins, is the education of children on the importance of philanthropic giving. He has done considerable work in this area both here in the U.S. and abroad.

For more information, you can reach Mr. Hopkins through Facebook. 

(Pictured: Mary Beth, Eiler, Carla and Alex Buck)

On Wednesday, September 12th, Eiler Buck was presented with the Paul Harris Fellow recognition, by his dad, Alex Buck.

Eiler continues to be a big part of the Lewisville Noon Rotary family and we were pleased to recognize him through the Rotary Foundation giving by the Buck family. Thank you for all you do for the club and the special needs community!

Way Back in July...

My experience was overall a good one.  We met so many great Rotarians just wanting to make the world a better place one Community at a time. The Toronto area is my home town so I combined the trip with a Family and Friends visits.

The absolute best part of the trip for me was going to Niagara Falls with Jim Attrell & Steve Cox.  I drove to Toronto so we selected a good time for a break. Getting to know these two after a 6 hour grilling from me was fascinating. Everyone is so unique and interesting! We had a nice Lunch by the Falls at a beautiful Café overlooking the Falls.

We also did a Harbor Boat Cruise with a few hundred Rotarians. We shared a table with Gerald Robinson our new District Governor. The evening presented itself with a beautiful view of downtown Toronto by the Lake at Sunset.

--Dirk Dahlke

My Rotary International experience in Toronto was highlighted by sitting at the banquet table across from the President elect (with Steve) and getting to hear his thoughts on important initiatives.

The weather was great and Dirk and John joined Steve and I on several occasions including a visit to Niagara Falls and a dinner cruise around the Bay.

I was astonished at the number of booths displaying almost every initiative-for-good that you can imagine... Rotarians from countries around the world all headed in the same direction.. met some pretty amazing people...

--Jim Attrell