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2 Change U Toastmasters meets weekly on Tuesday nights from 7–8:30 p.m. at Custer Road United Methodist Church, located at 6601 Custer Rd., Plano, Room B5. Improve your speaking and leadership skills in a comfortable and fun environment! Visit 2changeu.org.

2nd Tuesday Book Club meets on the second Tuesday of the month at Schimelpfenig Library from 7:15–8:15p.m. Contact Cathe Spencer, librarian coordinator, at 972.208.8000 or visit the Plano Public Library Web site.

African American Republican Club of Collin County meets on the third Tuesday of the month at the Collin County Republican headquarters, located at 8416 Stacey Rd. in McKinney. The doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting is at 7 p.m. Call Arthur Young at 214.546.0702 for membership questions or visit aarccc.com.

Allen Garden Club meets the first Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Allen Heritage Center, 100 E. Main St. in downtown Allen, unless noted on the club’s website, allengardenclub.org.

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. is the country’s first Greek-letter organization founded by African American women at Howard University in 1908. The Chi Zeta Omega Chapter was established in Plano in 2002. For more information, call Robin Coward at 469.688.8794 or e-mail her at czo.publicity@gmail.com. Also, visit http://www.akaczo.org/.

American Association of University Women provides scholarships to Collin County women through its annual holiday home tour and other fundraising projects. Visit aauwplanocollin.org.

American Sewing Guild is a national organization for people who enjoy sewing. The Plano chapter includes seven different groups that meet at various times and locations. The main meeting is on the fourth Saturday of the month at 10 a.m. at Christ United Methodist Church on the corner of Parker and Custer roads. For more information, call Jami Roux at 972.386.0706, e-mail her at jami@glr3.com, or visit planoasgsews.org.

Big D 56ers meet on Saturdays at Christ United Methodist Church, 3101 Coit Rd., Plano. The July 16 meeting at 6 p.m. will include a pot luck and a program by Lila Wright. (Entrance to meeting rooms is from the south parking lot.) The Big D 56ers was founded by Betty Lombardi in 1990 as the Department 56 Cottage Collectors Club of the DFW Metroplex. For more information, visit bigd56ers.com.

The Blackland Prairie Chapter of Texas Master Naturalists meets the second Tuesday of the month from 7–9 p.m. at the Heard Museum, 1 Nature Place, McKinney. Visitors are welcome. E-mail info@bptmn.org or visit txmn.org/bpc.

BNI is a professional business networking organization that offers members the opportunity to pass warm referrals. Founded in 1985, the organization has more than 5,800 chapters throughout every populated continent of the world. Last year alone, BNI generated 6.2 million referrals resulting in $2.6 billion dollars worth of business for its members. There are four local chapters in the area. For more information, call Amber at 972.612.0659 or e-mail her at amber@bnidfw.com.

Brown Bag Book Club meets at Parr Library from 12–1:30 p.m. on the fourth Thursday of the month. Participants are encouraged to have read the featured book of the month, but it is not required. For more information, call 972.769.4300 or e-mail peterj@plano.gov.

Classic Readers meets regularly on the third Wednesday of the month at 10 a.m. at the Frisco Senior Center, located at 6670 Moore St. in the Frisco Town Square. Classic Readers is open to adults age 50 and above. Visit friscolibrary.com.

Collin County Event Professionals is a networking group for wedding and special event professionals. Visit cceptx.com.

Collin County Gay and Lesbian Alliance, whose mission is “advocating equality, dignity and respect through education, political awareness and social interaction,” meets regularly. Visit ccgla.org.

Collin County Genealogical Society meets monthly at the W. O. Haggard Library, 2501 Coit Rd., in Plano in the first floor meeting room. For the next meeting information, call 972.231.4190.

Collin County Lincoln Society, a co-ed Republican club with programs centered around government and politics, meets on the second Wednesday of the month at 12 p.m. at Rick's Chop House in downtown McKinney. Lunch is $16 (cash or check only). For more information, call Jeran Akers at 214.505.2213 or e-mail jeran@jeranakers.com.

Collin County Progressive Book Club meets at 7 p.m. on the fourth Saturday of the month in the east Plano/Murphy area. Contact Robin Sowton at robin@robinsowton.com or visit meetup.com.

Collin County Republican Men’s Club meets on the third Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. Call Mark Rutledge at 214.544.0309 or visit ccrmc.org.

Collin County Rose Society began almost 20 years ago and has been growing ever since. It remains dedicated to the cultivation and spread of information about the best roses in America and the best roses for this area. The society holds an annual Collin County Rose Tour and is involved in many county-wide events. Monthly meetings are usually on the first Friday of the month at the Spring Creek Campus of Collin College, Room B-124. A social is at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting is at 7 p.m. For more information, call Cindy Graham at 214.912.5656 or visit collincountyrosesociety.org.

Compulsive Eaters Anonymous – H.O.W. holds weekly meetings. The Wednesday group meets from 12–1 p.m. at St Mark’s Catholic Church (1100 W 15th St, Ste. 105). For details, call Sonya at 972.326.5653. The Saturday group meets from 9–10 a.m. at Legacy Expect a Miracle AFG (Cross Creek Village Shopping Center, 909 W. Spring Creek Pkwy., Ste. 150, Plano). For details, call Jamie at 972.596.9022. Visit dallasceahow.org.

Conner Harrington Republican Women’s Club meets at 6:30 p.m. on the second Tuesday of the month at Legacy Texas Bank on Preston Road and Charles Street. For more information, contact Jody at rjrushton@verizon.net or visit connerharrington.org.

Daughters of the American Revolution – Mary Shirley McGuire Chapter meets on the third Thursday of the month in Plano. Visitors welcome. For more information, contact Brent Hesse at 972.242.0024 or e-mail her at brenthesse@verizon.net.

Daughters of the Republic of Texas – Collin McKinney Chapter meets the third Tuesday of the month at Love & War in Texas. Contact Kimberly Fogle, President, at kkfogle@aol.com, or contact Margaret Frei at 972.867.2682 or e-mail her at chmf41@verizon.net.

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