Forbes Magazine Lauds Achievements of Carrollton-Farmers Branch Rotary Club

On April 25th, the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Rotary Club received international acclaim when Forbes Magazine contributor Devin Thorpe published a piece to the magazine's website entitled What is Rotary International?  Your Local Rotary Club is Doing More Than You Think.  The article highlighted Thorpe's own experiences with his Club in Salt Lake City before going on to feature other Clubs around the world, and what they've been doing to place Service Above Self.  At the top of the list?  The Carrollton-Farmers Branch Rotary Club.

The article underscored two of the more dear projects to our Club members' collective hearts -- the International Service Project spearheaded by Regina Edwards of providing medical equipment to homes for disabled children in Jamaica, and the long-cherished mentoring program for students of Farmers Branch Elementary and Vivian Field Middle School started by Pete Cross 13 years ago.

"Service Above Self, a simple Rotary motto to aspire to, and even more fun and rewarding when you put it into practice," Edwards commented in the feature, referring to the $300,000 of medical equipment our Club has provided to the Cornwall Regional Hospital and Blessed Assurance and West Haven homes for disabled children.

With regard to the mentoring program, Cross, ever-enthusiastic about helping the oftentimes struggling students, added that "the greatest impact of the effort is the number of kids who graduate from high school and go on to college."

While the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Rotary Club is honored to have been featured in a magazine as recognized as Forbes, the true honor for all of its members is being able to make a difference in the lives of those in need.