IN CLOSING

Food is the Special of the Day!  It is official- two of my favorite places have partnered together for a few years!  Superdrome Velodrome Adds Buca di Beppo as New Corporate Sponsor  Read all the details here- this is a awesome deal and one you should take to your CEO’s and Marketing folks to join the Superdrome and all the energy it has currently-

Where will you eat today?  If you eat at the Chick-Fil-A on Eldorado and North Dallas Tollway in Frisco today, May 17 (my birthday!) – they will make a donation to an upcoming youth mission trip!  Read all about it here!

Leadership Frisco-Apply Now!

 The applications are ready for you to apply for Class 14 of the Frisco Chamber of Commerce Leadership Frisco program.  I am a graduate of class 10, the best class and this is a program I would encourage you to take a look at.  The applications and more information will be added to the web site later today but I have them and can e-mail them over if you like.  Applications due in by Friday June 18th

How are You Saving the World?

Recently, we made a global change at the Davis household and began composting.  We went online to a company called CleanAirGardening.com, which is owned by a friend. With his advice and his online tutorial, we selected a compost bin as well as a counter-top canister for all of our table scraps.

The boys are elated.  They cannot believe all the fun it is to take things from their plate that are on the approved list and place them into the silver canister.  The other day my five-year-old asked me to put the canister lower so that they could reach it without my help. My answer?  Not on your life! Supervision is definitely required with a 5 and 3 year old!
 
We have many rabbits (and possibly other varmints) in our area in Frisco, so we’re taking care that we don’t save the food scraps that would attract varmints to our bin. The bin we purchased does have rodent screens which are a big plus.
 
How are you saving the world?

Here in Frisco we have a great system through Community Waste Disposal with large blue recycling trash cans. When I first moved to Frisco, we had small, green buckets that were kept in the garage and then set out on trash day, but they’ve been replaced with these large blue recycling bins. They can take almost everything.  Anything they don’t take you save in your garage and take down to the City of Frisco on ‘Chunk Your Junk’ days. There is an approved list of items that they will accept; those things that are unacceptable can be taken to the dump.
 
We have been recycling so well that we asked for a second blue canister. I would encourage you to look at the top of your recycling container if you live here in Frisco.  Familiarize yourself with all the different items to make it easier on our life.  We are teaching the children in our house to put any items that are recyclable in a ‘recycling spot’ on the bar. They will then be put outside in the container. We keep a plastic bin in the garage for easy collection of recyclables so that we don’t always have to be walking outside to the larger container.

I hope you’re doing things in your world that are helping to reuse, recycle, I guess that’s like the song goes in the Curious George movie.  Reduce, reuse, recycle.  Thanks for reading.

Lochrann’s Paddy Dash

Lochrann’s Paddy Dash- Huge success!  Were you part of the 384 entrants for this year’s event promoted by Frisco Sunrise Rotary?  Our run last year was cold, misty and 170 brave souls came out to join us- so with temps in the 60′s- we were glad to see so many of you come out to join us.  Results are posted on the site- how did you do?  I saw a good amount of City leaders on hand; Frisco Mayor Maso, Councilman Jeff Cheney and Patrick Fallon, Jill Cumnock from Frisco Family Services Center and local icon- Randy Creech ran the 5k!  Hours of volunteer time was spent on this event and it would not have happened without the support of our great sponsors!  I hope you will join us in 2011- as a runner, walker or a sponsor- we can use you!

Frisco Sunrise Rotary and Lochrann’s Paddy Dash

Frisco Sunrise Rotary is promoting a 5k and 1 mile fun run/walk on March 13th.  Join us at the 2nd annual Lochrann’s Paddy Dash in beautiful Frisco Square to benefit Frisco Family Service Center (FFSC).  Kids 8 and under can run in the Piddy Pat 50 yard dash and you can enter your dog in the Piddy Paw where all proceed go to the Frisco Dog Park group.  More than just a run, this event is intended to have something for the whole family. There will be bounce houses for the kids, a silent auction, face painting and a few surprises.

Frisco Sunrise Rotary and Lochrann’s Paddy Dash

Frisco Sunrise Rotary is promoting a 5k and 1 mile fun run/walk on March 13^th.  Join us at the 2^nd annual Lochrann’s Paddy Dash in beautiful Frisco Square to benefit Frisco Family Service Center (FFSC).  Kids 8 and under can run in the Piddy Pat 50 yard dash and you can enter your dog in the Piddy Paw where all proceeds go to the Frisco Dog Park group.  More than just a run, this event is intended to have something for the whole family. There will be bounce houses for the kids, a silent auction, face painting and a few surprises.

I’ve got some great doctors

 When we moved to Frisco I began attending the Frisco Chamber of Commerce networking meetings in order to establish myself as a businessman in our new community and also to meet other business people. Now that I am established in my own business I continue to attend the meetings to meet the new business people coming into the Frisco area. Frisco is like the old Gold Rush towns with new people arriving almost daily and I want to become acquainted with as many as possible.

One of the people with whom I became acquainted when we first arrived in 2002 is my Chiropractor, Dr. Brian Bullitt. He has become a good friend and is also one of the main sponsors of the Frisco Cycling Club. It is great to have him involved. I was also fortunate enough to meet Dr. Pedro Checo who has become my primary doctor. He has a great sense of humor, a great office staff who ensure that his schedule runs on time and is very direct which I appreciate. Dr. Chekko and I have a true bond in our love of Free State Brewery in Lawrence, Kansas. We have a mutual friend who has taken him to Lawrence and introduced him to Free State and we both have a great appreciation of their products!

Through Dr. Checo I was introduced to Dr. Gupta when I was in the market for lasik eye surgery. I would highly recommend Dr. Gupta as a caring and responsive doctor. He charges no more than any of the other doctors who perform this surgery and was always available to me both before and after my surgery. I would highly recommend him.

Recently Julie insisted that I go to a dermatologist to have some spots examined so I made an appointment with Dr. Michael McGuiness. From the beginning his staff was very pleasant and organized. Although I have been to a dermatologist before, I had never been to one where they did a full-body scan. It was very cool. Since I have spent a great deal of time in the sun while bicycling Dr. McGuiness talked with me about preventative measures I needed to take on a regular basis. I was genuinely impressed with his demeanor and his approach. So, if for any reason you have a need for a dermatologist, I would highly recommend Dr. McGuiness.

Volunteer with the Salvation Army

Lucas and I spent some time last Friday helping out the Salvation Army and ringing the bell.  It was an unbelievable time and we will gladly do it again.  Our club, Frisco Sunrise Rotary took two days at the Frisco Mall.  If you want to volunteer here in the Metroplex- connect with Ben Howard, their Community Development Coordinator.  You will be glad you did.

Frisco Cycling Club Holiday Lunch

 This year’s lunch will be at one of our newest sponsors, Lochrann’s Irish Pub and Eatery on December the 11th from 11:45-1. Lunch is for Frisco Cycling Club members and their guests. Come break bread with your fellow club members and community leaders from the City of Frisco. Don’t forget to bring an unwrapped toy for our planned donation to the Frisco Family Services Center Holiday Program. 

 

Today is sponsorship pitch day.  Many of you know that I am an active Rotarian here in Frisco.  Last year we successfully promoted a run in Frisco Square called – The Lochrann’s Paddy Dash.  Not to leave out the kids- there was also the 50 yard Piddy Pat Dash.  So we are full steam for 2010 and wanted to show you the sponsorship opportunities we have.  Love to have you involved with this event that all of our proceeds goes to Frisco Family Services Center.  Bounce for Fun will provide and unbelievable kids area.  CareFlite has agreed to be our medical sponsor and will have an ambulance and a helicopter for the kids to tour.  Our DJ sponsor is SoundMasters DJ Entertainment 

 

Presenting Sponsor
$3,000 contribution

Largest Logo on the back of race and volunteer shirts

Identified as Gold Level on all banners, brochures and on other media placements

Six race entries

Two promotional tables at start finish area

Four banners you provide displayed along race course and/or at start finish

 
Silver Sponsor; join Behringer Harvard at this level

$1,000 contribution

Logo printed on back of race and volunteer shirts

Identified as Silver Level on all banners, brochures and an other media placements

Four race entries

One promotional table at start finish area

Two banners you provide displayed along race course and/or at start finish

 
Bronze Sponsor; join Advanced Fixtures at this level

$350 contribution

Name listed on back of race and volunteer shirts

One race entry

One banner you provide displayed along race course and/or at start finish

 
Water Station Sponsorship; join Clay’s Clippers and Landscape Creations at this level

$300 contribution

By sponsoring one of the 2 water stations, your company has the ability to interact directly with the athletes.  Proudly display your company banners 5f in front of and past your station

 
Mile Marker Sponsorship, join Dr. Raj Gupta (my LASIK guy!)

$200 contribution

Here is a way for your company to join in the fun but at a lower cost.  We will provide the sign with your company name and logo on one of the 3 markers along the route.

 
Volunteer Sponsorship

$0 contribution, 40 persons on-site race morning

A way for your company to be involved and receive company acknowledgement on the race and volunteer shirts

Two banners you provide displayed along race course and/or at start finish

 
City Leader Dunk Tank Sponsorship

$500 contribution

Two banners you provide displayed along race course and/or at start finish