know that we are not your grandfather’s Rotary Club. Cross Timbers Rotary is made up of inspiring, motivated, and influential business and civic leaders.” At the start of this year, Cross Timbers Rotary teamed up with Habitat for Humanity Denton, and despite the ups and downs that came with the impact of COVID-19, they were able to build a home for a deserving family in 18 days. “There is nothing like being able to put a family in their own home,” Donna said.
by Brooke Ezzo | photos courtesy of Donna Hernandez
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n Friday June 26, the Cross Timbers Rotary Club held it’s year-end luncheon, celebrating award winners and the passing of the gavel from the 2019-2020 president Ginger Cunningham Eads to the 2020-2021 president Donna Roberts Hernandez.
In 1994, Donna started her rotary journey and has served as president for the Flower Mound Noon Club. She became a Charter Member of the Cross Timbers Club in 2015 when it was chartered along with 62 other members. Her longevity in rotary and dedication to acts of service led her to this leadership role. “I will preside over the meetings, work with each committee and our many fellowships, represent the club in District and International functions, and take care of the many issues that come up in a club of 117 members,” Donna said. In a club with that many members, it opens up a lot of opportunity to serve the community. As president, Donna hopes to
give each Rotarian a chance to use their gifts of time, talent, and treasure to their potential.
being a part of was last year’s service “I have three simple goals,” Donna said. trip to Guatemala where the club helped “To get to know each of our members victims of the catastrophic 2018 volcano better, for our members to know eruption. While Rotary is focused on each other so that every Rotarian can their motto, “Service above Self,” and strengthen their connections to each other participates in many service projects, socially and in their business activities, they also like to engage and for our community to their members in see Rotarians as people of “...for our community fellowships like their wine action who are facilitating to see Rotarians as club, book club, dinner club, real change in our world people of action who #Under40 group, and a and having a blast while are facilitating real number of other activities. doing it.”
change in our world...”
The world’s first rotary club was started in 1905 with the vision of bringing together professionals with diverse backgrounds to exchange ideas and form meaningful, lifelong friendships. The concept quickly turned global. Today, rotary clubs from all over work together to solve some of our world’s most challenging problems.
“When many hear ‘rotary,’ they think about a group of old men meeting for coffee,” Donna said. “I want the community to 54 | FLOWER MOUND TOWN LIFE
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Another service project Donna loved
Now that the gavel has
been passed, Donna looks
forward to implementing her goals and
leading the Cross Timbers Rotary Club in another successful year.
“This year’s Rotary International theme of
Rotary Opens Opportunities sums up what Rotary means to me,” Donna said. “It gives
Rotarians opportunities to strengthen their leadership, help put service ideas into
action, and thereby improve the lives of those in need.”
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