Frisco Sunrise Rotary

We meet at the Embassy Suites at 7:30am each Tuesday morning.  Speaker will be; Susan Chiniara with Life Talk

4th Annual ‘Blessing of the Animals’

October 5th Sunday, from 2:00- 3:00 p.m., There will be fun for people and pets alike as we celebrate the bond we have with our beloved animals, including souvenir pet photos, bandanas and pet treats. All members of the community are welcome; there is no charge for the event. Any household pet may be blessed; please bring them on a leash, or in a pet carrier or cage for their protection. For more information, call 214-387-4700.

Coffee with the Mayor

This is a Monthly event that happens on the 2nd Monday at Frisco City Hall, 5th floor in the City room.

Tankard Fellowship

Tankard Fellowship is a Monthly men’s event held on the 2nd Tuesday with an 8:30pm start time at Lochrann’s Irish Pub.  The idea is simple, Christian men connecting over a pint.  It started in June, 2008.

Habitat for Humanity of South Collin County 3rd Annual Golf Tournament

3rd Annual Golf Tournament on October 15th.  Your participation helps provide decent affordable housing for deserving families in the community.  To date we have built 38 homes in South Collin County with plans to begin 5 more before the end of the year.  Your sponsorship and participation in this year’s tournament will help make homeownership a reality for families throughout the county.

St. Philip’s 3rd Annual Fall Festival

St. Philip’s 3rd Annual Fall Festival Benefiting St. Philip’s Preschool Saturday, November 1, 3 – 6p.m.

Tool Time Men’s Conference

November 7th – 9th at All Saints Conference Center on Lake Texoma

On The Waiting List

All we hear in Frisco is about youth soccer- so what better way for us to help stimulate the local economy than to get Luke on a team.  Problem is we applied to late and got placed on a waiting list.  Sure enough, Wednesday an e-mail came to an unknown total of waiting list names and I was the 1st to call- Luke is on the Knights!  I pick him up early from school, go to Dicks Sporting Goods with the list in hand and get our assortment of Adidas soccer gear for the practice that night!  Still not sure who was more excited, he or I and we had a blast.  The team has had 3 games so far so needless to say we were a tad behind but with 2 awesome coaches that we meet that night- Luke was hooked and we made the 1st game on Saturday.  Tips for a soccer dad- pass them on please!

9 Hours 49 minutes and 1 second

That is the time it took my buddy and past teammate, Chris Aarhus to set a new course record at the Redman Triathlon in Oklahoma City.  It was an Ironman distance and not bad for a guy his age.  My goal is to one day have my company sponsor him but need to close a few more loans 1st, that is where you come in

Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease

Our first child, a little girl named Malin Grace, was diagnosed with Autosomal Recessive Polycycstic Kidney Disease right after our 20-week sonogram. Doctors gave her a 50 percent chance of living beyond a month. Malin was only with us for 23 days. Her kidneys failed when she was 10 days old, and despite an operation, nine blood transfusions and dialysis she just couldn’t survive. Today, we have a healthy child, Isabella, but she is likely a carrier of the disease like we are . . . and will face the possibility of passing it along to her children some day.  A terrible genetic cycle that we must break.
 
We continue Malin’s legacy by supporting the PKD Foundation, and have met many people in the North Texas area who are living with this disease that has no treatment and no cure. Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) affects 600,000 Americans and 12.5 million children and adults, worldwide. Awareness and research funding are essential. That’s why I signed up to run in the first RUN FOR PKD this year at the Chicago Marathon on Oct. 12. Link to my page.
 
Thanks for your help, Kristin