Paying It Forward: Me versus We
Paying It Forward: Me versus We
75 Volunteers, Rotarians, Road to College Students, Optimists. Placing flags in honor of those who died in service to our country. Working as a team together in service to community.
In honor of Memorial Day weekend, Rotarians across Wichita County placed flags at several thousand locations.
SW Rotary, Road to College students and Optimists joined in placing and retrieving 759 flags. All together over seventy-five volunteers, organized as 24 teams (place and retrieve), then drove 12 unique routes. Saturday morning’s volunteers enjoyed pleasant weather.
Bountiful rains and thick grass challenged finding the hole to place a US flag. Two thirds of the flags were retrieved in the heat Monday evening, with the final third of the flags retrieved Tuesday between showers.
Flags have to dry before storage; June 14this Flag Day our next weekend holiday.
Wanting a US flag at your home, school or business on key holidays? Provide name, address, email via email: flags@southwestrotary.com or online: https://southwestrotary.com/page/flag-program-sw-rotary-of-wichita-falls. All will receive a reply; service in limited areas from five Wichita county Rotary clubs.
Rotarians have worked flags with RTC for many years, and students know Rotarians and vice versa; both enriched for their shared experiences. The SW Rotary flag program has tripled since 2015, as the Road to College students and mentors joined in volunteering to assist in placing and retrieving flags while generating the majority of funding for the lunch expenses of the Road to College Summer Camp coming up in June and July.
Congratulations to May Graduates, another year another step towards adulthood. Watching Road to College students grow and then graduate is gratifying. Memorial Day holiday opens this year’s Flag subscription season. Every year volunteers come and go. Delivering flags as a team bonds us together in service to others in our community.
We celebrate the graduation of this year’s seniors, in particular the legacy last classes from Old High, Hirschi and Rider High Schools. Retrieving flags with one senior friend Monday evening, we spent time talking about her seven years in Road to College and her plans.
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How Are the Children Doing? Jack Browne
Published Wichita Falls Times Record News, Trends Section, Sunday June 2, 2024.
Jack Browne is a community volunteer and former technology sales and marketing executive who worked 40 years at Motorola, MIPS Technologies and other companies. How are the children doing
Truly been a joy to work with Road to College students for 9 years, helping students become the leaders and workforce we need is a worthy initiative. Every student, a needed game changer for our future.