Collin County Rotary

Collin County Rotary Club members will hold their annual Christmas Dinner on Thursday, December 4, at 6 PM at the Fairfield Inn, 1600 N Hardin Blvd in McKinney. If you are a Rotarian, bring a dish to share. If you are a prospective member, please attend as our guest. AJ Fidelman is the President.

Gladys Lewis asks members to bring blankets the club is collecting for the Collin County Childten’s Advocscy Center. We are collecting 300 blankets by Decenber 31, and the club has almost reached their goal! If you would like to help, send a Private Message with your name and contact information and Gladys will share with you how to contribute.

Rotarians, here is a great project for your club members and friends to provide blankets for needy children and Amazon makes it easy to shop! The deadline is Dec 31 for a donation of a new blanket. For more information, send us a private message.

District Governor Mary Bedosky will make her official visit to Collin County Rotary Club this Thursday, August 7, 6:00 PM at the Fairfield Inn, 6100 N Hardin Blvd in McKinney. President AJ Fideman will preside and introduce DG Mary who has an impressive resume’!

Mary Ryan Bedosky is just starting the Rotary year as 2025-26 District Governor for District 5810. She is a member and Past President of the Richardson East Rotary Club. Mary has been a resident of Richardson, TX since 1996 – having moved to Texas in 1993 from Rochester, NY. Originally from Madison, Wisconsin, she is a graduate of University of Wisconsin -Eau Claire with a degree in Music Education.

She joined Rotary in 1994 when one of her bank customers invited her to a meeting. Little did she know that she would be replacing that customer as a new member of the Richardson Sunrise Club! She served as Community Service Director and later as Treasurer for that club. She joined the Richardson East Rotary Club in 2003 and served on its board in such roles as Community Service Director, Foundation Chair and Membership Chair. As Club President in 2020, she had a challenging but successful year during COVID while only holding one weekly meeting in person – her very last meeting! The club’s annual Gala still raised over $30,000 even though it was held remotely.

Mary has served the District as an Assistant Governor for three years, then as the Team Lead for the Assistant Governors. In preparing for her role as District Governor since 2023, she has traveled to Honduras and Mexico with the District to participate in service projects as part of two District Conference cruises. She is a three-time Paul Harris Fellow and is working towards becoming a Rotary Benefactor.

She and her late husband, Matthew, owned a cigar shop and lounge in Richardson for over 16 years. Mary has over 35 years of experience in sales and banking and served as the Banking Center President of the Richardson Branch of Prosperity Bank for many years. She retired in 2024 and now focuses her time as a community volunteer.

In her “outside of Rotary” involvement, Mary serves on the board of the Methodist Richardson Medical Center Foundation, she is a member of the Tax Increment Finance Board for the City of Richardson, a member of the Women in Leadership and Leaders After Hours committees of the Richardson Chamber of Commerce, and an Ex Officio member of the Leadership Richardson Advisory Board. Mary is a licensed Texas Realtor and a graduate of Realtor and Civic Leadership programs in North Texas. In 2022, she was named Citizen of the Year by the Richardson Chamber of Commerce.

Collin County Rotarians welcome DG Mary Bedosky.