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Preston Trail

Service Above Self

We meet Fridays at 12:00 PM
Celina Star Cafe
709 E Pecan St
Celina, TX  75009
United States
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Club Executives & Directors
President
Ralph O'Dell
President Elect
Judith Owens
President Nominee
Kerry Van Zant
Immediate Past President
Corbett Howard
Secretary/Public Relations
Jerrica Anderson
Treasurer/Grants
Andrew McAnally
Director of Flags
David Werner
Director of Programs
Toni Little
Director of Membership
Bobby Apple
 
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President's Message

Ralph O'Dell

Welcome to The Preston Trail Rotary Club
 
Our Club members represent two fine communities, both Celina and Gunter Texas. We best can be exemplified as a club that puts service above self.
 
We have a history of creative fund raising to support both Rotary International and Local projects that help the less fortunate around the world and in our communities.
 
Our Club has built an elevated water tank for a school in Jamaica, water well in Mexico and funded efforts to eradicate polio across the earth. We have supported our local Libraries, provided food baskets at Thanksgiving and Christmas for needy families, and created college scholarships for students from our communities.
 
Our weekly meetings are full of fun, fellowship and educational opportunities with an array of invited speakers each week.
 
If you have an interest in serving and giving back to your community, we would invite you to join our Club and enjoy the fulfillment of serving others above self.
 

Flag Program
Serving the area of Celina and Gunter ISD!
 
The goal of the Preston Trail Rotary Club is to see the American flag in front of every home and business around the Celina and Gunter ISD area on these important dates in our history.  Join us in celebrating our national holidays by flying the red, white, and blue.
 
When you lease a flag, we will install a sleeve into the ground near your front curb and discreetly mark the curb so we know you are a supporter.  Prior to the holiday, a 3’ x 5’ US flag mounted on a 10 foot metal pole will be placed in the sleeve.  The flag will be removed after the holiday.  We purchase, display, store, and maintain the flag for $50 per flag per year.  You will be billed for each year on the anniversary date.
 
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Service Projects 2018-2019
 
Rotary is where neighbors, friends, and problem-solvers share ideas, join leaders, and take action to create lasting change.  Through Rotary clubs, people from all continents and cultures come together to exchange ideas, and form friendships and professional connections while making a difference in their backyards and around the world.
 
Preston Trail Rotary Club has approved to support the following organizations as major service projects.
 
$4,000   Camp RYLA for 6 High School Students
$1,000   Foreign Exchange Student
$500      Collin County Community College Scholarship
$500      Grayson County Community College Scholarship
$500      Grayson County Rotaract Club Scholarship
$500      Toys for Tots
$250      Cinco de Mayo Scholarship
 
TOTAL LOCAL DONATIONS OF $7,000 FOR 2018-2019
 
Plus Boy & Girl Scouts for participation in Flag Program
 
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Guiding Principles

These principles have been developed over the years to provide Rotarians with a strong, common purpose and direction. They serve as a foundation for our relationships with each other and the action we take in the world.

Object of Rotary
The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and to encourage and foster:
 
FIRST: The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service;
 
SECOND: High ethical standards in business and professions; the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations; and the dignifying of each Rotarian’s occupation as an opportunity to serve society;
 
THIRD: The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian’s personal, business, and community life;
 
FOURTH: The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.
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People of Action
Rotary is dedicated to six areas of focus to build international relationships, improve lives, and create a better world to support our peace efforts and end polio forever.
 
Rotary encourages conversations to foster understanding within and across cultures. We train adults and young leaders to prevent and mediate conflict and help refugees who have fled dangerous areas.
 
We educate communities to stop the spread of life-threatening diseases like polio, HIV/AIDS, and malaria. We improve and expand access to low-cost and free health care in developing areas.
 
We support local solutions to bring clean water, sanitation, and hygiene to more people every day. We don’t just build wells and walk away. We share our expertise with community leaders and educators to make sure our projects succeed long-term.
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