What We Do
Scholarships
Dictionary Project
Blood Drives
Ramp Projects
Wise Hope Crisis Center
Decatur Fire Department Smoke Alarm Program
Home and Lawn Show
Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA)
Annual Kids Fishing Derby
Meals On Wheels
OWLS (Wise County Committee on Aging program)
Club Executives & Directors
President Nominee
Barrie Shults
President
Nate Mara
President Elect
Shelby Hicks
Immediate Past President
Rodney Zuniga
Secretary
Ben Outland
Executive Secretary / Director
Lannie Noble
Treasurer
Gene Wilson
Assistant Treasurer
Tag Sparks
Sergeant-at-Arms
Danny Cross
The Rotary Foundation
Eileen Cross
Service Programs
John Lanier
Membership
Kyle Johnson
Corporate Membership
Kevin Holzbog
Public Image
Michelle Doan
Youth Exchange
Cary F. Bohn
Literacy Program
Dawn Wilbert
Youth Services
Robyn Jones
Vocational Services
Shelby Hicks

Paul Harris Fellows

Named after Rotary's founder, the Paul Harris Fellow designation recognizes Rotary members and friends of The Rotary Foundation who contribute $1,000 or more to the Annual Fund, PolioPlus, or approved global grants.

Our Paul Harris Fellows:

Ashlee Bohn

Cary Bohn

Wesley Cannon

Curtis Creswell

Danny Cross

Eileen (Standridge) Cross

Michelle Doan

Bill Dattola

Nabil (Bill) Elhorr

Royce Gastineau

Chip Hakanson

Shelby Hicks

Kevin Holzbog

Trey Horn

Kyle Johnson

Chad Jones

Robyn Jones

John Lanier

Nate Mara

Kyle McCain

Christina Moreno

Stephanie Newberry

Lannie Noble

Patricia Peters

Dedra Ragland

Barrie Shults

Dawn Wilbert

Gene Wilson

Rodney Zuniga

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Welcome to the Rotary Club of Decatur Texas!
Decatur Rotary

Service Above Self

We meet In Person
Thursdays at 12:00 PM
Decatur Conference Center
2010 W. US 380
P.O. BOX 774
Decatur, TX 76234
United States of America
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Greetings from Decatur Rotary

Nate Mara

member photo
 
Decatur and the greater Wise County area is a very special place. It is unlike anywhere else surrounding the DFW Metroplex. There is a lot of charm and friendly faces you will meet when you come out this way.
 
Our club is a mix of Wise County residents who meet weekly at the Decatur Conference Center for a meal, and to discuss how we can make the most impact in our communities and in the world. We practice Service Above Self which is the Rotary motto, and a motto Wise County believes in.
 
We hope that you will come share your Service Above Self ideas with us. Please use the “Contact Us” button so we can make sure we have a seat reserved for you.
 
Thank you,
 
Nate Mara
CARTER BLOOD CENTER BLOOD DRIVE
Join us on April 20th from 10:00 AM until 3:00 PM at 
The Decatur Conference Center 
2010 Hwy 380 Decatur Texas
At The Wise County Spring Event 
Carter Blood Care to collect blood donations.
Reserve you time HERE
DONATE BLOOD TO SAVE LIVES
                                                                                                          
 
 
Home Page Stories
Rotarians Being the Good
Posted on Dec 14, 2023
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Dr. Chad Jones gave his member moment today. He is a long time teacher and current superintendent at Decatur ISD. . He is married with 3 daughters. He is a first generation college graduate. He loves helping others.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gene Wilson gave a Rotary moment today. He stated that at his first rotary event he helped feed EVERYONE: participants, families, and guests and then was asked to umpire a game. That experience led him to join. That Service Above Self was all it took. 
 
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Feeding Wise Kids
Posted on Dec 14, 2023
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Ron Barnes with Feeding Wise Kids was our speaker today. This 501C3 was formed because of a need a teacher highlighted at church. There were kids at school that had no food over the weekend. The need has grown and the organization now provides weekend meals for over 600 youth all over Wise County. They work with schools to identify those in need. There are no paid employees and administrative costs  are covered by donations specifically designated for that purpose. For more information go to feedingwisekids.org
 
Visioning
Posted on Dec 07, 2023
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Rod Zuniga received his Paul Harris Society recognition chevron at our meeting today. Thank you for you support of the Rotary Foundation. After this Rod lead our club in a visioning session where we gathered information from our members on where we see our club in the future! 
Decatur Interact updates
Posted on Dec 05, 2023
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Decatur Rotarians Danny Cross, Rod Zuniga and Lannie Noble presented Decatur Interact Director Joe Garcia and Interact President Ashlynn Miller with their club charter bell. The Decatur Rotary Club sponsors and supports this club.
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Rotary Thanksgiving Celebration 
Posted on Nov 16, 2023
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What a great time we had at our Thanksgiving meeting. Great food with great Rotarians celebrating this special time of the year.  
 
We welcomed our newest member. Lily Nguyen! Welcome to the family!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
And DG Pat presenting our recognition banner for our support of the Rotary Foundation!
Great work Decatur Rotarians!
And during our Rotary moment Barrie Shults spoke about Rotary Action groups. After watching the movie Sound of Freedom and the recent events in Wise County se sought out and joined the Rotary Action Group Against Slavery. Thank you for educating our club and stepping out to help make a difference.
 
And if that was not enough the club packed 82 boxes for Operation Christmas Child. 
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And to top off the day members passed out the last of our dictionaries. We had so much fun presenting the dictionaries at Rann Elementary, Young Elementary, Stem Academy at Enis Elementary, Carson Elementary, Victory Christian Academy, and Gospel Life Christian Academy
Danny Cross Paul Harris +8
Posted by Lannie Noble
Eileen Cross presents Danny Cross with his Paul Harris +8 pin. Thank you for your support of the Rotary Foundation.
 
Christina (Chris) Moreno gave her membership moment today. Born in Odessa, raised in New Mexico, Chris moved to Wise County about 10 years ago. Her two kids are graduates of Decatur High School. Chris is very active in the community and serves (leads) many boards in the County. She is Vice President for Consumer Lending at First Financial Bank ( currently in Trophy Club). When not serving others she is in the outdoors and might be hunting. 
 
Rotarian Carla Johnson gave a Rotary Minute to the club today. Carla gave a history of the two Rotary mottos: Service Above Self and One Profits Most Who Serves Best. The mottos trace their roots back to the 1911 Rotary Convention. The mottos were officially adopted in 1950 with the 1989 Council on Legislation designating Service Above Self as the principal motto for Rotary.
Paul Harris recognitions
Posted on Nov 02, 2023
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District Governor Patricia (Pat) Peters was presented with  her Paul Harris +8 pin by past President Rod Zuniga.  Pat is also a Bequest Society member. Thank you for you contributions to the Rotary Foundation.
 
President Nate Mara receives his Paul Harris +4 from District Governor Pat Peters.
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