The first distribution from our Grant Committee was one of the highlights of last week’s meeting as we hosted YMCA Frisco, Mane Gait and Every Orphans Hope. YMCA will use the funds for Live Strong, a 12-week physical recovery program for cancer survivors and their families. Mane Gait of McKinney uses equine therapy for children and adults with disabilities to move beyond their boundaries through the healing power of the horse, and the grant funds will provide for facility improvements to extend services. Every Orphan’s Hope of Zambia creates widow-headed homes for orphans from infant to adulthood. The grant funds will purchase cribs for abandoned and orphaned infants in new home settings.
Our RYLA students were also introduced: Sydnee Brown, Caden Brook and Alyse Reyes of Heritage High School, Austin Hurley of Wakeland High School and James Rainey of Reedy High School, who is co-sponsored by Prosper Rotary Club. Malorie McGruder of Heritage High School, one of last year RYLA participants, will serve as an Assistant Counselor this year.
Three visiting Rotarians had flag exchanges with President Laura Elmore, including William Churchill of Chiang Mai International Rotary Club, Patrick Chapuredima from Rotary Club of Harare City Zimbabwe and Chuck Ulfers of Ft. Collins, Colorado.