Welcome to the Downtown Rotary Club of Palestine, Texas

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*MEETING INFO*

Downtown Rotary Club of Palestine, Texas Meets 1st & 3rd Tuesdays of Every Month at 5:30 pm
at the Redlands Meeting Room, 400 N. Queen Street, Palestine, TX 75801
Social Happy Hour at 5pm at Queen Street Bar (cash bar), across the hall from the meeting room before each meeting.
 
With Downtown Rotary Club of Palestine, we strive to make our time count!
We meet 2x per month and have at least one community based project once per month.
 
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Club News
Five Years, Five Club Excellence Awards!

Five Years, Five Club Excellence Awards!

The Downtown Rotary Club of Palestine is proud and humbled to announce that we have once again earned the Rotary International Club Excellence Award—formerly known as the Rotary Citation.

And this one gives us a pretty good reason to celebrate: we’re officially 5 for 5!

Since our club was founded five years ago, we have earned this distinction every single year of our existence. Even more exciting, only 13 of the 41 Rotary clubs in our district received the Club Excellence Award this year.

Not bad for the new kids on the Rotary block. 😉

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2026 Downtown Rotary Scholarship Recipients
The future is in great hands! 💙 2026 Downtown Rotary Scholarship Recipients. These remarkable students each received a $1000 sholarship. Scholarship Recipients:
-Kailana Nguyen (Palestine)
-Ella Lively (Elkhart)
-Madison Mitchell (Palestine)
-Symphony Johnson (Palestine)
-Reuben Vasquez (Palestine,no pic)
We are rooting for you all!
 
100% Paul Harris Club!
We had previously reach 100% PHF Status, but a few membership changes since and we had fallen off. Happy to be back to 100% status! We had a great time tonight with our Paul Harris Party! Congratulations to all the recipients at tonight's event. More pics & details coming.⚙️🔅💙
Mother's Day Project at Legacy 
We delivered some Mother Day Treats to the ladies at Legacy Nursing Home 🌸💕 Happy Mother’s Day from all of us at Downtown Rotary Club!
Historic Marker Weekend Cleanup Project
Here are a few highlights from our Historic Marker Weekend 2026! 📸
We had over 50 volunteers come out to help wash and restore more than 45 historic markers across Palestine, TX with Palestine Visitor's Center!
Thank you to everyone who came out and lent a hand. ❤️ Your efforts help preserve Anderson County's history and keep these stories alive for generations to come.  
Major Donor - SLOAN SHUFFLER!!
We are proud to celebrate Sloan Shuffler, who is is recognized as a major donor for the Rotary Foundation. She said it took 20 years to do it, but she did it! We are so proud of her! 👏💙💛⚙️
Fans & Cans Drive 2026
*FAN DRIVE 2026* We are collecting fans for those without AC to use this summer. Drop off at Commercial Bank of Texas on the Loop or Downtown at Picket Fence Realty by May 30, 2026
Hugh Summers Awards PHF Awards
Congratulations to Greg Gunnels, Christophe Trahan, Mike Abrahamson & Kelli Gunnels on your Paul Harris Fellow Awards! Thank you to Hugh Summers for bestowing these awards on these deserving Rotarians 💛💙⚙️
Dogwood Sculpture Ribbon Cutting
The ribbon cutting for the Downtown Rotary Club’s commissioned dogwood sculpture, by Jeffie Brewer, that was installed by the Palestine Farmers Market. Artist Jeffie Brewer, a native of Palestine,  Downtown Rotary Club President Lisa Priest acting as the official ribbon cutter to commemorate the sculpture's official "opening"
Dogwood Sculpture Installation Day!
The Downtown Rotary Club’s commissioned dogwood sculpture, by Jeffie Brewer, was installed today down by the Palestine Farmers Market. Artist Jeffie Brewer, a native of Palestine, is pictured with Downtown Rotary Club of Palestine President Lisa Priest.
Coat Drive!
Thank you to all who donated to our coat drive!💙🥼🧥 💛 coats have been delivered to Hope Station outreach.
Downtown Alley Cleanup
Thanks to all who came out to the Downtown Alleys cleanup! The alleys look much better and are now festival-ready! See you at Hot Pepper Festival!🌶️❤️