San Marcos Rotary Accomplishments
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Education of former foster children Rotary presented a $20,000 check to Kelly and Beth Damphousse for the Kelly and Beth Damphousse Foster Educational Support Endowment at Texas State University. The endowment provides funding for students that were in the Texas foster care system to help them succeed in college.
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Encouraging community to reflect on peace Juneteenth was celebrated in San Marcos with a gathering at LBJ & MLK Streets. Also at the gathering Rotarians dedicated a 2nd San Marcos Peace Pole, with Rotarian Dr. Jannett Jackson delivering the dedication comments.
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East Central Interact Club Named Best in Rotary District 5840 The East Central Interact Club has been honored as the top Interact club in Rotary District 5840, standing out among 41 clubs in the region. Sponsored by the Rotary Club of San Antonio South, the club has made a remarkable comeback after a period of inactivity during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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New Rotary International President selected to begin July 1, 2025 We are excited to share the news announcing the selection of Francesco Arezzo of Italy to be 2025-26 Rotary International President. As you know, President-Elect Mario de Camargo notified the Board several weeks ago that he was resigning and would not accept the Presidency beginning July 1, for personal and business reasons. The Rotary Board of Directors acted quickly to fill the role with Francesco Arezzo of Italy. Meet the president-elect.
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Celebrating Rotary Rockstars: Winners of the District 5840 Raffle Revealed! We are thrilled to announce the winners of the Rotary Rockstar Raffle, held during the District Leadership meeting on Wednesday, June 11. This raffle was a celebration of dedication and impact across our district, showcasing the extraordinary efforts of clubs committed to making a difference. |
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Some Things Don't Change . . .Even After 44 Years! They say things change over time, but there are some things that feel like time stands still! Even 44 years later! Back in 1981, Lars Appel Haahr, arrived from Denmark to spend his year as a Rotary Exchange Student in Boerne, Texas.
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San Marcos Helps Foster Kids Afford College Rotary presented a $20,000 check to Beth and President Kelly Damphousse for the Damphousse Endowment at Texas State University that provides funding for students that were in the Texas foster care system to help them succeed in college. The money was raised at Rotary's Mardi Gras Casino Night.
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Canyon Lake Awards Scholarships Canyon Lake recently awarded three 4 year college scholarships to Canyon Lake High School graduating seniors. These scholarships are cash awards and valued at $20,000 each. With the addition of these new recipients CLRC will have eleven on its Scholars Program for the next fall semester.
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Rotary Youth Citizenship Awards This long standing partnership between Rotary Club of Kerrville and Schreiner University resulted in 16 fifth graders from eight schools receiving citizenship awards and a scholarship to Schreiner University if they choose to attend Schreiner when they are ready for college.
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Beeville Awards Scholarships The Beeville Rotary Club awarded a total of $10,000 in scholarships to 5 area high school seniors. Each senior was given a scholarship of $2,000. Congratulations to these seniors from AC Jones, Stch Ministries, and Skidmore High Schools!
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Progress at the Pump Track Site Big things are happening! Today, the geotechnical engineering team is on-site drilling core samples as we take the next step toward building our community pump track!
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Rotary Park Soccer Fields The new grass is really thriving — just look at that fresh, green growth! It’s filling in beautifully and bringing the space to life.
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Rotary Village Mothers Day Lunch Rotary Club celebrating Mothers Day with the beautiful mothers that reside in Rotary Village.
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Rotary Scholarship Recipients Congratulations to the Class of 2025! The Rotary Club of Del Rio proudly congratulates this year’s outstanding high school graduates who have been awarded the Rotary Club of Del Rio Scholarships!
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Rotary Flag Crew of Del Rio A special thank you to our Rotary Club flag crew for their dedication and hard work in placing flags around our community. Your efforts not only beautify our streets but serve as a powerful reminder of the meaning behind this day. Thank you for helping us honor our heroes.
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Goodwin with Air Force Base Military Affairs Association Presents Fiesta Social. This event is for the Military Affairs Association Membership and Sponsorship program to unite the Medical Group and Wing Staff Agency from Laughlin Air Force Base.
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Rotary Park of Del Rio The Rotary Club of Del Rio is proud to be giving back to our community by making meaningful upgrades to Rotary Park — a place for families, friends, and neighbors to enjoy the outdoors together!
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DG Kristen Salazar's June Message As we step into the final month of this incredible Rotary year, I find myself filled with gratitude, pride, and joy as I reflect on the journey we have shared. |
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Oak Hills Awards Scholarships The Rotary Club of San Antonio Oak Hills awarded 3 scholarships at the Clark High School award ceremony this month. President Derek Matthys presented certificates to Sandhana Sevinthi Kali Sankar who will attend UT Austin Biochemistry/ Pre Med, Sofia Riquelme plans to attend Baylor Psychology/ Pre Med and Gabriel Navarro who plans to attend Texas A&M Ecology and Conservation Biology. Special thank you to Clark Interact faculty advisor Shelley Beck.
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San Angelo hosts Annual Top Scholars Luncheons The San Angelo Rotary Club hosted two luncheons in May to recognize and honor the top 25 graduates of two area high schools. This event has taken place annually since 1992. The luncheons concluded with a drawing for two $500 scholarships.
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Summertime Food Drive Fair Oaks Ranch Rotarians volunteer every week to pick up food items from our local HEB and deliver it to Hill Country Daily Bread. During the summer months, food pantries are inundated with cries for more food due to children being home from school. These Rotarians are answering the call!
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Rotary Club Celebrates Youth, Achievement, and Community Impact It was a powerful night as we honored our scholarship recipients, gave out a Paul Harris Award and inducted two new members. In a powerful evening of celebration and inspiration, the Rotary Club honored two exceptional young women, Joceyln Garcia and Amy Martinez, with scholarships.
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Hydration for Change: Salado Elementary’s New Water Station In a collaborative effort to enhance student health and sustainability, the Rotary Club of San Antonio South, in partnership with the Salado PTA in the East Central Independent School District, donated a new water fountain equipped with a bottle filling station to Salado Elementary School. The initiative, completed in April 2025 school year, addresses a critical need for accessible eco-friendly hydration options at the school.
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Uvalde's Young Rotarian Scholarship The 2025 young rotarian scholarship winners, l-r, McKenzie Speer, Deborah McDonald , Amerie Lizae Garcia, Marilyn Olivarez, rotarian, Mary Helen Bates. Also Carly Rae Colvin. Each recipient received $500 to the school of their choice, FOR DEMONSTRATING A STRONG ACADEMIC RECORD, AMPLIFYING ROTARY INTERNATIONAL'S MOTTO: "SERVICE ABOVE SELF", BY PRIORITIZING HELPING OTHERS, AND MAKING A POSITIVE IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY.
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Fredericksburg Nimitz Rotary Funds Raised for Local Organization Fredericksburg Nimitz Rotary partnered with Texas Heritage Vineyards for their quarterly Vino & Bingo for a Cause event. $2,055 was raised for the Casa Uber Alles organization.
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Dominion Rotary and Blood Bank Car Show Set against the backdrop of the San Antonio Blood Bank this event isn’t just about showcasing classic and modern vehicles; it’s about embodying the Rotary Club’s motto of “Service Above Self” and giving back to the community we cherish. The Dominion Rotary Club and the South Texas Blood and Tissue Center geared up for an exciting event that was more than just a celebration of stunning cars – it was an opportunity to come together as a community to support local causes and make a lasting impact on May 17, 2025.
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Nimitz Scholarship recipients Scholarship Committee Chair Jimmy Culp presents a check for $21,000 to Nicole Tatsch from Harper High School. Nicole was the winner of the Nimitz Rotary General Scholarship fund. She will attend Midwestern State University majoring in Nursing with intentions to become a Nurse Practitioner.
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Fredericksburg Scholarship Recipients Club President Mike Strolle presents checks to Addison Hahn and Katherine Pehl, students of Fredericksburg High School. Addison was the recipient of the Jason Fritz Memorial Academic Scholarship and will attent Texas A&M majoring in Animal Science with career aspirations to work on Animal Health Pharmaceutical Development.
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Rotary Clubs Awarded $158,000 Global Peace Grant Rotary International has awarded $158,000 to the Seeds of Hope (SOH) International Peace Leadership Academy, a unique program that trains young adults in conflict resolution, peace building and civic leadership. The initiative was created through a partnership of the Rotary Club of San Antonio, Belfast and London, Derry (Northern Ireland), Dublin and Clonmel (Ireland), and the Hague (Netherlands). |
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TRAVIS ELEMENTARY EARLY ACT STUDENTS RAISE FUNDS Every year Travis Elementary students in San Marcos raise money to fund a scholarship for a San Marcos High School senior who had previously attended Travis. This year Adiyana Govea was the recipient of the scholarship. The students raised $750, which the Rotary Club of San Marcos matched for a total scholarship of $1,500.
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Blanco County Club Awards $14,000 in Scholarships to High School Graduates The Rotary Club of Blanco County awarded a total of $14,000 in scholarships to Blanco County high school graduates. Five $2,000 scholarships were awarded to Blanco High School graduates at the awards ceremony held May 15.
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San Marcos Awards 12 Scholarships San Marcos awarded scholarships of $1,500 each to a dozen students. Ten were awarded to students at San Marcos High School, and one each to students at San Marcos Academy and Hill Country Christian School. Students can use the funds to attend college or a vocational program.
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San Marcos Golf Fundraiser Is Most Successful Ever San Marcos hosted a Scramble 4 Scholarships fundraiser at Kissing Tree Golf Club. The event funds scholarships.
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Register for Club Leadership Learning Seminar Are you ready to lead your Rotary Club with confidence in the upcoming year? Join us for Club Leadership Learning Seminar on Wednesday May 28th, designed to prepare you for your role, strengthen your leadership skills, and help create a more vibrant and engaged experience for your members. |
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Jourdanton Rotary Club Gives $11,000 in Scholarships On Tuesday, May 13th students from Jourdanton High School were awarded scholarships from club President Michele Higginbotham by the Jourdanton Rotary Club including two RYLA scholarships. Recipients included Mia Willborn, Kevin Garcia, Hailey Sralik, Kathryn Borth, John Delgado, Kianna Cruz (RYLA), and Shyann Roberson (RYLA).
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Blanco County Hosts Successful Golf Tournament The Rotary Club of Blanco County held its annual Joe Garcia Memorial Golf Tournament, Raffle and Silent Auction on May 5th at Vaaler Creek Golf Club. The tournament is the club’s major fundraiser and more money was raised than was even anticipated!
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Monica Meyer Receives Paul Harris Soon to be District Governor Elect Bobby Martinez of the Poteet Rotary Club presented Monica Meyer from the Jourdanton Rotary Club with the Paul Harris Award on Tuesday, May 6th. Monica is the treasurer of the Jourdanton Rotary Club and vital member. Monica leads the Jourdanton Interact Club, plans many projects, and she has pivotal roles in many different community services clubs.
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Jourdanton Rotary Club Hosts Annual Senior Luncheon On Monday, May 5th the Jourdanton Rotary Club along with the Jourdanton Chamber of Commerce, and Jourdanton Education Foundation hosted the Annual Senior Luncheon for the entire Jourdanton Class of 2025. Among the graduates were many proud Interact members.
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DG Kristen Salazar's May Message Thank you to those who joined us at the Celebration of Districts! Your energy, enthusiasm, and commitment to service truly made the event a memorable one. It was inspiring to see so many of you come together to reflect on our accomplishments and look ahead with renewed purpose. I'd like to extend a public congratulations to the following who were recognized at the event: |
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Celebrating Our Rotary Rockstars: Honoring Clubs for Excellence in Public Image We are thrilled to congratulate and extend our heartfelt thanks to the outstanding clubs who have completed the Rotary Rockstar Challenge with flying colors! Your dedication to enhancing our public image and community engagement has truly set a shining example for Rotary clubs everywhere.
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Register for Governor's Installation - June 28th Join us for a night of celebration and camaraderie as we welcome the new District 5840 Governor, Craig Hardy and install the District Leadership Team and Club Leaders. Enjoy an evening of fellowship with Rotarians and guests from across the district! Ticket pricing $65/per person; $500 for table of 8. Click to Register.
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San Marcos Presents Donation to School Fuel The Rotary Club of San Marcos presented a check for $2,500 to Molly Ann Rosas-Garcia left) of School Fuel San Marcos. Sharla and Glen Marshall (pictured) hosted a social event/fundraiser for Rotarians that raised the money. Last fall SMTX Rotary also donated $5,000 to School Fuel with the help of a District Grant.
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Earth Day with Brackenridge Park Cleanup In April we recognize Earth Day -&- our Rotary Club of San Antonio, TX has been celebrating early and all year-round with our various environmental programs! Rotarians, Friends -&- Family came together to share the joy of #erviceAboveSelf at Brackenridge Park for River, Park -&- Cascarones cleanup.
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“Fore” our Community Serving up smiles -&- concessions, our Rotary Club of San Antonio was so grateful “fore” the opportunity to volunteer together at the 2025 Valero Texas; Open to raise funds for our scholarships and youth development initiatives! StrongerTogether, MakingAPositiveDifference, ServiceAboveSelf
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Cheers to 2025 Outstanding Young San Antonian The Rotary Club of San Antonio, TX recognizes Kevin Lee Matula, USAA Director Government Relations as our 2025 Outstanding Young San Antonian! We were honored to hear his insights as Kevin led us in an engaging discussion on Service, Advocacy, Community, Legacies -&- the vital importance of reimagining what is possible!
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Free Veterans Appreciation Breakfast This is an event the Rotary Club of Kerrville puts on twice a year to show our appreciation to our local veterans.
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Beeville Rotary Club Service Project On what looked like a rainy day, Saturday, April 26th, the Beeville Rotary Club and the Rotaract Club worked together to clear-coat the Beeville Community's mural in the historic downtown district of Beeville. Breakfast for all the volunteers was provided by the Beeville Rotary Club Service Committee. Two coats of clear coat were painted on the mural. The rain stayed away and the work was completed.
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6th Annual 5K R.A.T Race The San Angelo Sunrise Rotary Club sponsors the R.A.T. Race [Red Arroyo Trail] each year on the last Saturday of April. The event is held at Unidad Park.
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PDG Monica with the Hardy Boys It's Fiesta in San Antonio at Alamo Heights Night (a huge fundraiser for Alamo Heights Rotary charities). PDG Monica with Jerry & Craig Hardy at the Rotary booth pitching membership and D5840 Fiesta medals. |
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Oak Hills Volunteers at Food Bank The Rotary Club of San Antonio Oak Hills joined other volunteers at the San Antonio Food Bank to fill 816 boxes of food to fight hunger! Rotarians at work committed to service above self.
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Public Relations Class Assists San Marcos With Event Promotion San Marcos Rotary is grateful to Professor Charles Kaufman's Public Relations Campaign class in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Texas State University. Six PR students served as a PR team to assist Rotary with creating promotional materials for its May 16 Scramble 4 Scholarships, funding scholarships for San Marcos area high school seniors.
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Blanco County Club Participates at Blanco ISD's Wellness Fair Rotarians Pat Clewell Smith and Sandy Switzer represented Rotary at the Blanco CoAPT (Coalition of Awareness, Prevention, and Treatment of Substance Abuse) Wellness Fair held April 8. Students were provided information regarding human trafficking and information about Rotary and service projects worldwide.
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Cross Mountain Improvement Project Members of the Fredericksburg Nimitz Rotary and staff from the Parks and Recreation Dept. of the City of Fredericksburg gathered in front of the new gate and wall at the entrance to Cross Mountain Park. Funding for the project was the result of a 2-year fundraising effort on the part of the Nimitz Rotary. Last year the installation of a new cross atop Cross Mountain took place.
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Fair Oaks Service Begins at Home Fair Oaks Ranch Rotarians all chip in to make our meetings go smoothly. Even if it means mopping or hauling trash, our members put service above self.
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Helping the Future Leaders of Fair Oaks Ranch Fair Oaks Ranch Rotarians recently presented big checks for several efforts that the club supports at Boerne Independent School District. Rotarians give funding for Campus Security Resource Officers, the Interact Club and the Incubator Group. Our support keeps our campuses safe and provides platforms for our future leaders to grow in charity and service.
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Service Begins at Home A Horse Of Course! The Open T.R.A.I.L. Ranch provides equine therapy for at-risk members of our community
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Easter For Rotary Village This Easter season, our Rotary Club came together to create goodie bags for the wonderful residents of Rotary Village. Packed with treats, love, and springtime spirit! It’s our way of showing we care and stay connected with our community.
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Groove On For A Good Cause Rotarians got their Groove On for a Good Cause! Thursday Night Fever: Trivia Night at Mesquite Creek Outfitters Del Rio, hosted by Border Federal Credit Union, benefiting FOB Del Rio. All the proceeds will help furnish temporary housing for local veterans.
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Easter Baskets Rotarians made weekly Tuesday meeting more fun today, by partnering with CASA of Val Verde County to make Easter baskets for all of the children in the foster system in our county. We want to give a big shoutout to Jeanelle Rogers, for going out of her way in making all the stuffed animals for the baskets!!!
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Rotary Park Soccer Field Sprinkler system for the Rotary Park Soccer Field is going in this week!!! Thank you Friends of Val Verde Health & Wellness for awarding us the grant to be able to do this project, along with the City Parks & Recreation for installing the chain link fence. Grass will be installed after Easter.
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4 Wednesday - Food Wednesday Our Rotary club, San Angelo Sunrise selects a recipient for food items once a month for each year. The past several year's we have chosen the University food pantry to help on and off campus students that need emergency food items.
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Honoring Long-Time Member Bobby Kinsel As our club approaches a historical 90 years of service in 2027, we are taking time to honor our longstanding club members. Bobby Kinsel has served our community as a Rotarian for 30 years.
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Interact Club serves the local animals!The Interact Club of Pleasanton has worked this year in support of the local animals. As part of their monthly service work, they have created dog and cat toys out of donated fabric to include in donation bags.
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A Busy Two Months The Rotary Club of Boerne has been very busy in March and April supporting their community. The Club fought against food poverty by providing needed items through Blessings in a Backpack and Hill Country Family Services.
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Dominion Rotary and Blood Bank Car Show The Dominion Rotary Club, in conjunction with the South Texas Blood and Tissue Center will host their 2nd Annual Car Show and Blood Drive on May 17, 2025, at the South Texas Blood & Tissue Center Donor Pavilion located at 6211 IH-10 West at First Park Ten Boulevard, San Antonio, Texas. This event will start at 10 am and conclude at 3 pm with awards.
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Seguin's Annual Fundraiser Drives Scholarship Success The Seguin Rotary Club held its annual fundraiser on May 1st, a resounding success thanks to the enthusiastic participation in the golf tournament, gala, and two exciting raffles. One raffle offered a grand prize of $20,000 in total value, while the other provided a thrilling choice between a trip to the prestigious Masters Golf Tournament or the iconic Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
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H-E-B and Fabra Early Act Club Beautify Campus The Fabra Early Act (EA) Club received a grant from HEB for $12,000 to plant trees on their campus. The trees will provide a buffer from the traffic noise from Interstate 10 when the students are on the playground while enhancing the beauty of the campus. This project was managed and coordinated by Naomi Jendrusch who is the on campus EA sponsor and member of the Boerne Rotary Club.
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Operation Gratitude Up in the morning at the break of day… Seven volunteers are on their way… Motivated dedicated ready to rock… We start a zero six and at nine we stop… The containers are packed and ready to go… The troops are leaving fast so we can’t be slow… Get motivated and stay in the mood… We’re working with Operation Gratitude…
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Rotary Night at Missions Baseball |
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Join Us for World Immunization Week World Immunization Week is fast approaching on 24-30 April. This is a critical time to raise awareness about the importance of immunization and the safety and effectiveness of vaccines.
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Jourdanton Interact Club Completes Service Project The Jourdanton Interact Club, Jourdanton Rotary Club, and First Commercial Bank collected items to donate to 4God’s Children, an organization helping supply children in need in Mexico with hygiene products. Interact officers include Josiah Reyna, Haley Sralik, and Laney Briones.
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Hopping into Spring The Rotary eClub of San Antonio, supporting Ed Franz Leadership Academy One Vowel at a time at their Literacy "Hopping into Spring" Family Night.
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San Marcos Sponsors Golf Fundraiser The Rotary Club of San Marcos announces La Cima, a beautiful community located between San Antonio and Austin, as the title sponsor for the 16th annual Scramble 4 Scholarships fundraising golf tournament on May 16 at the Kissing Tree Golf Club. The official lunch sponsor for the event is Divided Sky Roofing and Solar. Scott Yarbrough, chair of the May 16 event, said he is grateful for the strong support for this fundraiser.
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Fundraising Results in San Marcos The San Marcos Rotary Casino Night raised $20,000 for the Damphousse Endowment that provides scholarships for young people at Texas State University who were once in the Texas foster care system. The event also raised $5,000 for other club service projects for the coming year.
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PDG Jerry Hardy Awarded Citation for Meritorious Service D5840 awarded PDG Jerry Hardy The Rotary Foundation’s Citation for Meritorious Service at the D5840 Foundation FUNdraiser on Friday, April 4th at Aggie Park Event Center. This award is given on behalf of The Rotary Foundation Trustees to an individual exhibiting outstanding service to our Foundation.
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D5840 Foundation FUNdraiser was a great success!! THANK YOU to all who participated in our D5840 Foundation FUNdraiser on Friday night. It was a great time for fun and fellowship while raising funds for our Rotary Foundation. Congratulations to all the clubs and individuals who were recognized for their significant contributions to our Rotary Foundation. See the photos. |
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Cheryl Simmons, Del Rio Rotary Receives Award |
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2024-2025 Membership Olympics Update Rotary District 5840 Membership Chair Holly Croom shares an update on the 2024-25 Membership Olympics extending the due date till June 30, 2025. Play video.
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There's Still Time to Become a Rotary Rockstar! Time is ticking, but there's still an opportunity to showcase your creativity and win big in the Public Image Rotary Rockstar Challenge! With the deadline fast approaching on May 1st, it's essential to gear up and finalize your submissions. Don't let this chance slip away! There is an opportunity to earn a cash prize! |
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Register Now for a Vibrant Club Workshop! We are excited to invite you to our upcoming Vibrant Club Workshops! These engaging and interactive sessions are designed to empower your club's membership and officers with valuable insights and leadership development opportunities.
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DG Kristen Salazar's April Message The theme for April is Environmental Month. This month we are reminded of our responsibility to protect and preserve the planet for future generations. Rotary’s commitment to Supporting the Environment, our newest area of focus, calls on us to take meaningful action to combat climate change, reduce waste, and promote sustainability in our communities.
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Empowering Women Through Mental Wellness on International Women’s Day In celebration of International Women’s Day, Michelle, founder of She Is Intl and Editor-in-Chief of She Is Magazine, hosted her 4th annual mental wellness panel. This year’s theme, inspired by pink flamingos losing their vibrant hue from constantly nurturing others, highlighted the importance of self-care and replenishing one’s spirit.
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Poetry & Peace At the end of February, The Rotary Club of San Antonio was honored to sponsor “Nurturing Hope: Poetry, Peace and Possibility” a program of Trinity University’s The Conversation series dedicated to fostering constructive dialogue by bridging disciplines and differences. Trinity University Rotaract Club President Rory McCarthy opened the dialogue with her insights as a scholar of the Nurturing Seeds of Hope International Peace Leadership Academy.
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Rotary Kinected! Thank you to Rotary Club of San Antonio, TX Past President Brent Fessler for kindly welcoming members of our Young Members Board and U40 Class for an exclusive tour of Kinected Coworking! Kinected is a unique co-working, office, meeting, and event space especially designed to help professionals flourish in their greater purpose. By providing an ecosystem of business, local art, connection, movement and learning, Kinected fuels the creativity to foster innovation and strategy
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Night at the Museum with Rotary Club of San Antonio YMB & U40 Thank you San Antonio Museum of Art and Rotarian Emily Neff, SAMA Kelso Director, for kindly welcoming members of Rotary Club of San Antonio, TX Young Members Board and U40 Class for such an enlightening evening featuring an exclusive tour of the new exhibit: Envisioning the Hindu Divine: Expanding Darshan and Manjari Sharma. Our program began with a delightful welcome reception -&- insightful discussion on the impact of SAMA in our beautiful City of San Antonio.
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Alzheimer's Research Director Hosted by San Antonio West SA West Rotarians kicked off an Alzheimer's program series at the senior living community Blue Skies of Texas by hosting the head of the top research institute in Texas, the Biggs Institute in San Antonio. Biggs Director Dr. Sudha Sehadri is pictured with club PE Dan Van Syoc and PN Jane Luke Hill.
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Making A Positive Difference with RotaryDaySA2025 Rotarians, Rotaractors, Interactors, our Families -&- Friends helped beautify local treasure, McAllister Park. Cheers -&- thanks to all who contributed to making our Rotary Day SA 2025 such a phenomenal success!
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April Public Image Minute Thinking Locally or Globally? Seeing the Bigger Picture in Rotary During a recent member satisfaction survey, one anonymous comment stood out: a new-ish member expressed that they didn’t see Rotary as a good fit and felt that the organization wasn’t doing much. This feedback made us realize that they likely weren’t seeing the bigger picture of Rotary’s impact. |
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Win Big! Enter the Seguin Rotary $20,000 Raffle – Limited Tickets Available! The Rotary Club of Seguin is giving you a chance to win big while supporting local scholarships and community grants!
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Rotary Day SA 2025 The Rotary Club of San Antonio hosted the 7th annual Rotary Day SA on March 22. Rotary Day SA is dedicated to cleaning up and beautifying public parks in San Antonio. The event is open to all District Rotarians. We are very grateful for all Rotarians who joined us in service!
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Interact at Rotary Day SA Students from four district high schools were on hand to help at Rotary Day SA at McAllister Park on Saturday, March 22, 2025. The Interact Clubs from Pieper HS, Madison HS, Comfort HS and the Winston School performed such tasks as tree ring and dog park mulching, painting picnic tables, and litter pickup.
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Kraut Run Fredericksburg Morning Rotary Club’s 15th Annual Kraut Run, featuring 8K and 5K timed runs and a 5K walk will be held on Saturday, October 5th with start/finish at the Fredericksburg Middle School at 110 W. Travis St. Thanks to many generous sponsors, proceeds of the race support the FISD Education Foundation, scholarships for local students and the start of the Dolly Parton Imagination Library in Gillespie County
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Blanco County Club Promotes Golf Tournament at Founder's Day Rotarians (Sidney Cox, Norman Eubank and Doug McKenzie) from the Blanco County Club promoted Rotary and the upcoming golf tournament at Blanco Founder's Day. The club is seeking sponsors and golfers for the annual golf tournament which will be held at Vaaler Creek Golf Club in Blanco on May 5th.
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Fredericksburg Morning Rotary makes Donations Fredericksburg Morning Rotary held its 14th annual Kraut Run in October 2024. For the first 13 years, the club donated funds to local literacy efforts including Books for Babies, dictionaries for fifth grade students, club scholarships and other unspecified local literacy programs.
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Winston Interact at Airport Rotary Fundraiser Members of the Winston School Interact Club assisted the Airport Rotary Club at their annual Casino Night fundraiser on Saturday, March 22, 2024 at the Petroleum Building. The Interactors helped with the decorations, supervised the silent auction and escorted the guests to the 7th floor where the event took place.
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Ingram Tom Moore Students help with Kerrville Pop Up Market The Ingram Tom Moore Interact Students, along with the Girls Softball Team came out to volunteer with the Pop Up Market Food Bank. The students helped bag food items and distribute them to the community of Kerr County.
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San Marcos Dedicates Peace Pole During Bi-National Conference The Rotary Club of San Marcos purchased a four-sided Peace Pole that will be located near San Marcos Springs later this spring. It was dedicated at the Springs on Saturday, March 22 as part of a Bi-National Rotary Conference in San Marcos.
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Supporting the American Red Cross At their meeting on March 20th, the Rotary Club of Medina County provided a $250 donation to the American Red Cross . Debbie Zabica and Kimberly Culver gave a brief presentation about their smoke alarm project in Medina County as well as their other services, including their assistance with recent fires in Medina and Bandera County - an evacuation point in Bandera and an evacuation shelter in Fredericksburg.
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Professional Meet & Greet Rotary Club of Uvalde members & other professionals spent time out of their day communicating how they help the community through their volunteer projects and the importance of networking. This gave the students an opportunity to learn about different career paths, find a mentor or mentee.
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Oak Hills + Interact Volunteers at Basura Bash The RC of San Antonio Oak Hills and Interact clubs from Clark High School and International School of the Americas volunteered at the annual San Antonio Basura Bash. Volunteers cleaned up trash in the community’s waterways and tributaries. Service Above Self
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Rotarians Dedicate Peace Pole in San Marcos The Rotary Club of San Marcos purchased a four-sided Peace Pole that will be located near San Marcos Springs later this spring. It was commemorated at the Springs on Saturday, March 22 as part of a BiNational Rotary Conference in San Marcos.
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Raising Money for Local Meals on Wheels Fredericksburg Nimitz Rotary Club participated in Texas Heritage Vineyard's Bingo & Vino for a Cause event held on March 13th at their tasting room. The Nimitz club provided a taco bar by donation and raffled 4 gift baskets.
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Fair Oaks Ranch Rotarians and Neighbors Besides making a huge contribution to their community, the Fair Oaks Ranch Rotary club has FUN! Our members put on their Green-Bling to celebrate St. Patrick's Day with a pot luck at one of our member's home.
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Peace Building in Fair Oaks Ranch Fair Oaks Ranch Rotarians passed out water for thirsty runners and their dogs at the first ever Doggy Fun Run organized by the Police Department. The Fair Oaks Ranch PD organized the event to foster trust, transparency and a sense of well-being in the community. Over 30 runners and their "best friends" participated.
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San Marcos Sponsors Golf Tournament Fundraiser May 16 San Marcos Rotary is hosting a Scramble 4 Scholarships on May 16 at the Kissing Tree Golf Club, San Marcos. Proceeds from the event fund scholarships for area seniors who may attend pursue university or vocational programs.
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A Fiery Twist to Service: Cleaning Up with a Spicy Consequence Rotary Club of Alamo Ranch's commitment to service took an exciting turn during our recent Adopt-A-Spot cleanup. With gloves on and trash bags in hand, a team of five young adults tackled one of our designated areas, determined to make a difference.
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The Hill Country Craft Beer Festival returns April 26th in New Braunfels The Hill Country Craft Beer Festival 2025 (HCCBF), presented by The Original Black’s BBQ and hosted by the Rotary Club of New Braunfels, returns to the Historic Stelzenplatz on the Wurstfest Grounds in New Braunfels on Saturday, April 26th. This year’s festival will feature 35+ Texas craft breweries and wineries pouring over 140 different of beers and wines; live entertainment by Two Tons of Steel, VHS 90s Party Band, and Dwayne Wilson; and delicious foods that pair great with craft beers and wines from four of the top fast-casual eateries in New Braunfels.
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San Marcos Mardi Gras Casino Is a Success San Marcos Rotary sponsored a Mardi Gras themed Casino Night at the Commemorative Air Force Museum at the San Marcos Airport. The menu was cajun and attendance was the best ever.
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Brady Annual Golf Tournament on April 5th This annual tournament plays a crucial role in supporting scholarships for students in Brady, Lohn, and Rochelle, as well as other community service initiatives. For more information, contact Zach Jones at 325-597-2961.
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Rotary Leadership Institute - April 5th There will be a Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) on Saturday, April 5th, 2025 from 8:30AM to 4:30PM at the Northwest Vista College,3535 N Ellison Dr, San Antonio, TX 78251. Click for map. Classes will begin at 9AM. The institute is $50 and is open to all Rotarians. Click to Register.
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Dominion Rotary Joins Forces with CPS Energy to Support Air Force and Space Command Recruits Every first Friday of the month, before the sun rises, Dominion Rotary and CPS Energy volunteers gather to make a meaningful impact on the lives of graduating Air Force and Space Command recruits. This initiative, known as Operation Gratitude, begins promptly at 6 am and continues until over 1,000 recruits have received care packages as they embark on their technical training journeys.
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Kerrville Saving Lives with Blood Drive Kerrville Rotary fought the bitter cold and had a Rotary Blood Drive at Crenwelge Motors. They collected enough blood today to save 39 lives.
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Traveling Vietnam Wall All three Fredericksburg Rotary Clubs came together to sponsor the Traveling Vietnam Wall coming to Fredericksburg May 1-3rd at the Pioneer Pavilion at Lady Bird Park.
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Rotarians Saving Lives at our Annual Blood Drive Cheers to South Texas Blood & Tissue -&- The Rotary Club of San Antonio for this week’s phenomenal blood drive! As a single blood donation can help save 3 lives, dozens of Individuals -&- their Families will benefit from all the generous donations received
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Blanco County Club and Members Provide Medical Supplies to Ukraine After an emotional and heartwarming presention by Inna Adamovich, founder of STAYWITHUKRAINE INC, and her husband Alex at the January 7 club meeting The Rotary Club of Blanco County collected pledges from its members to provide medical supplies for Ukraine. The board agreed that the club would "match" the member donation up to a total match limit of $2,000.
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Helping Meals on Wheels Neighbors helping Neighbors! The Fair Oaks Ranch Rotary club presented a huge check to Meals on Wheels Kendall County to help them prepare and deliver meals to our senior citizens. Way to go Rotarians!
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March Public Image Minute Rotary Action Plan: Public Image Strategy
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DG Kristen Salazar's Message for March What an exciting month we're in! Our President Elects and Assistant Governors attended PETS and are returning to our clubs with a renewed inspiration to make each club the best it can be in the next Rotary Year! We also recognize the theme for March which is Water and Sanitation. We're reminded of the fundamental role clean water and sanitation play in building healthy communities.
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Water Station for Students The Rotary Club of San Antonio South, in collaboration with the Salado Elementary PTSA, has funded a much-needed water bottle filling station for students. Located in the East Central ISD, Salado Elementary is an older school facility where students previously lacked an easy way to refill water bottles, and some fountains were not even functional.
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Kingdom for Kids The Rotary Club of San Antonio completed its 28th Kingdom for Kids playground build at Autism Community Network. Over two days (Feb 21 & Feb 22) volunteers built two play structures, landscaped the campus, built benches & created murals for the fence line.
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Let’s Rodeo, Rotary Club of San Antonio Young Members Board! Thank you San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo for kindly welcoming members of our RCSA Young Members Board and U40 Class for an exclusive “Behind the Chutes Tour” of the "Rodeo at the Frost Bank Center"! This spectacular 18,380 seat indoor auditorium on the East Side of our City is the home of our legendary San Antonio Spurs and hosts incredible concerts around the year; now through February 23rd, it’s Rodeo Time in San Antonio, with rising stars shining bright as far as the eye can see.
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PDG Wayne Merrill turns 90! The San Angelo Rotary Club was so excited to celebrate the 90th birthday of Past District Governor Wayne Merrill in January. Happy birthday Wayne!
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New Braunfels Members Honored as Pillars of the Community The New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung recently honored their 2022-2024 Pillars of the Community and 16 of the 25 honorees are members of the Rotary Club of New Braunfels, including the 2024 Pillar of the Year, past president Felicia James. Pillars of the Community is a recognition program of New Braunfels Monthly magazine, in which a standout New Braunfels resident is recognized in each monthly issue as one of the community’s Pillars and is selected for their contributions to the community.
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Cupid's Bow Bash 2025 The Rotary Club of Fredericksburg held its annual Cupid's Bow Bash on Friday, February 14, 2025 -- actually happened on Valentine's Day for a change! More than 200 people attended the Cupid's Bow Bash, which also marked the 75th anniversary of the Club's chartering in 1950.
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Rotary Supports Patriotism in Boerne The Rotary Club of Boerne combines fundraising with patriotism by putting up USA flags at local businesses for a number of National holidays. For a nominal yearly donation, those business owners who want to express their patriotism can have Rotarians put up flags at their business location. The result is a sense of pride throughout downtown Boerne as flags fly and people celebrate our nation.
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Celebrate Rotary Women in Action This International Women's Day, March 8, 2025 let's come together to celebrate the incredible strength, resilience, and achievements of women worldwide! We invite all Rotarian women to participate in our special campaign by sharing a photo of themselves proudly wearing their Rotary shirts. Let's showcase the power and unity of women within the Rotary family! How to Participate:
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Unite for Good RevealedThe 2025-26 presidential message, Unite for Good, is revealed in this video shown at the 2025 International Assembly. Orlando, Florida, USA. |
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Kerrville Bell Ringing Picture from Christmas. 3 generations of bell ringers. Brenda Thompson with daughter Ashley and grandchildren Fitz and Collins.
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Youth Exchange Students at Rodeo All six long term inbound Rotary Youth Exchange students were treated to a day at the San Antonio Rodeo and Stock Show. They enjoyed the rodeo, a performance by Keann Rimes , and a tour and delicious lunch by the San Antonio Stock Show International Committee. The students were chaperoned by Rotarians Isabela Hertz, Kyle Emmons, Kent Fischer, Ruben Cardenas, Vickie Luckenbach, and Carl Luckenbach. |
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Celebrate 120 Years of Rotary Service! This year, Rotary celebrates 120 years of service and impact! This is a milestone worth sharing, and we invite your Club to be part of the celebration by showcasing how you make a difference in your community. Campaign Dates: February 1-29, 2025 Goal: Showcase how Rotary Clubs are making a difference in their communities! |
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Don’t Miss the Celebration of Districts – Fellowship, Fun & Casino Night! Get ready for an incredible evening as Rotary Districts 5870 and 5840 come together for the Celebration of Districts on May 2-4 at the Embassy Suites in San Marcos! This event is all about fellowship, friendship, and fun, and we’re taking it to the next level with an exciting Casino Night.
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Make an Impact at the Rotary District 5840 Foundation Fundraiser – Register Today! Join Us for an Evening of Fun, Fellowship, and Philanthropy! Mark your calendars for Friday, April 4, 2025, as Rotary District 5840 hosts its Foundation Fundraiser at the Aggie Park Event Center. This special evening is dedicated to raising funds for the Rotary Annual Fund, which helps support life-changing service projects locally and around the world.
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DG Kristen Salazar's February Message Get ready for an incredible lineup of events in District 5840! First, let’s cheer on DGE Craig as he heads to the International Assembly. This is his final step in preparing to lead as District Governor, where he'll experience the global spirit of Rotary firsthand. |
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San Antonio Stays Strong The Rotary Club of San Antonio collected toys to support the Stay Strong Foundation. The Stay Strong Foundation supports families whose children are experiencing pediatric cancer.
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Five Tips to Grow Your Club You are the face of Rotary. Here are five tips to expand your Rotary Club. 1. Talk Excitedly About RotaryBe the passionate ambassador of your club! Share your personal experiences with Rotary, the impact it has had on your life, and the difference your club makes in the community. Excitement is contagious—when you’re enthusiastic, others will want to know more. |
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Welcome Rotary Roatan The Rotary Club of San Antonio, TX Club President Steve Darling was honored to present our Club’s flag to esteemed visiting Rotarian Ted Terrazas, Rotary Club Roatan!
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San Antonio Rotary Joins the MLK March -&- DreamWeek “Everybody can be great...because anybody can serve.“ - Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The Rotary Club of San Antonio, TX was honored to join our City of San Antonio in celebrating the tremendous impact -&- vision of transformative civil rights leader Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at our 38th annual #MLKMarch
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Blanco County Club Collects Coats/Jackets/Blankets to help those in need stay warm The Rotary Club of Blanco County gathered three truck loads of coats, jackets and blankets from the Blanco County community to help keep those in need stay warm this winter. The Rotary Club placed marked boxes at public locations throughout Blanco and Johnson City November through January. The items were gathered up from the collection boxes by Rotarian Joe Kustelski who delivered them to the Episcopal Diocese of West Texas for the Plaza de Paz Respite Center located in San Antonio.
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Honoring our Fellows Celebrating Fair Oaks Ranch Rotarian Garry Manitzas today. He's honored as a Paul Harris Fellow for his support of the foundation's programs and initiatives. Thanks Garry!
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Feeding the Hungry In spite of a recent artic cold front, some Fair Oaks Ranch Rotarians collected food from the Fair Oaks HEB to deliver to the food bank at the Hill Country Daily Bread Ministries. This is part of the weekly service project the FOR Rotary Club has been undertaking for almost a year now.
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Blanco County Rotarians Judge Elementary Schools District UIL Competition Sandy Switzer, Jack Twilley and Leta Garcia, Rotarians from the Blanco County Club, were judges for seven schools in UIL District Competition. Over 400 students from throughout the region competed. The Rotarians were judges for second grade storytelling and fourth grade oral reading and stated they enjoyed meeting each very talented contestant.
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San Marcos Casino Fundraiser Benefits Students Attending TSU The Rotary Club of San Marcos sponsors its annual Casino Night fundraiser on Friday, February 28, at the Centex Wing of the Commemorative Air Force Museum at the San Marcos Airport. Each year the club dedicates 75 percent of proceeds from the event to a local nonprofit
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Supporting the Hill Country Daily Bread Ministries Members from the Boerne High School Interact Club with support from the Boerne Sunrise Rotary Club volunteered during winter break at Hill Country Daily Bread Ministries (HCDBM) in Boerne. The Interactors were tasked with sorting “expired” bread and pastries items donated by HEB for distribution to local farmers and an animal rehabilitation center. Each food item was unwrapped and placed accordingly into large cardboard bins.
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Fredericksburg Presents Hans Hanneman Award On January 6, the Rotary Club of Fredericksburg presented its 2024-2025 Hans Hanneman Community Service Award to Bernice Weinheimer (second from right). The Hans Hanneman Award recognizes a nonRotarian in the community who exemplifies the Rotarian deal of "Service Above Self" in their vocational and community service.
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Vietnam Moving Wall Event Fredericksburg's three Rotary clubs are sponsoring a Traveling Vietnam Wall event Thursday, May 1st through Sunday, May 4th. The weekend events include: Opening ceremony on Thursday, may 1st at 9:30 a.m. with wall viewing from 10 a.m. - 7 p.m., Wall viewing Friday, May 2nd 10 a.m. - 7 p.m., Wall viewing Saturday, May 3rd 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., Open house at the Gillespie Country Airport on Saturday, May 3rd from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Commemoration Ceremony and Reception Sunday, May 4th at 3 p.m. at the Hangar Hotel Events Center
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Fredericksburg-Nimitz Honors Legacy with $32,000 Donation to Fredericksburg Fire Department Fredericksburg-Nimitz Club President Mike Strolle presents a check for $32,000 to Fredericksburg Volunteer Fire Department Captain Romney Kowert and Fire Dept VP Arron Kuhlmann. The funds were raised at the club's 3rd charity golf tournament in October.
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Kerrville Blood DriveThere is a shortage of blood in Kerr County. When you give blood, you can save up to three lives.
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Christmas Caroling Brings Cheer Members of The Rotary Club of Boerne brought Christmas carols and cheer to seniors living at the Franklin Place Assisted Living Facility this past month. Tidings of Comfort and Joy aren't just for the children and everyone had a smile as they enjoyed these Rotarians putting "Service Above Self".
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Pump Track Dreams The Del Rio Rotary Club is thrilled to announce an exciting new project that will make a huge impact on our community—a Pump Track right here in Del Rio! What’s a Pump Track? It’s a specially designed track that allows riders of all ages and skill levels to build momentum using the natural terrain—no pedaling required! Perfect for BMX riders, skateboarders, scooters, and even those with adaptive needs.
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Telethon of Rotary Club of Del Rio On December 7, the Del Rio Rotary Club supported the telethon sponsored by the Rotary Club of Cd. Acuña, Mexico. This fundraiser helps support the Club in distributing toys and food commodities to the colonias surrounding the city.
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Donation to Club Rotario de Acuña The Rotary Club of Del Rio made a donation to the Club Rotario de Acuña in the amount of $500.00 to assist the club in providing gifts and commodities for families residing in the underdeveloped and impoverish areas a Cd. Acuña.
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California Wildfire Support Rotary District 5280 has been working tirelessly behind the scenes to coordinate support for those impacted by the devastating wildfires. To make a monetary donation towards our efforts visit: https://rotary5280.org/page/2025-wildfire-disaster-relief/
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Celebrating Positive Peace The Rotary Club of San Antonio recently hosted a year-end gathering to celebrate the success of its Seeds of Hope International Peace Leadership Academy (Northern Ireland) and its Texas offshoot, Nurturing Hope San Antonio. Both programs focus on fostering leadership and promoting Rotary’s positive peace.
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DG Kristen Salazar's January Message Happy New Year District 5840! As we reach the halfway point of this Rotary year, it is a perfect time to reflect on our accomplishments, renew our energy, and focus on the road ahead. Together, we’ve made incredible strides in advancing our mission of service above self, creating lasting impact in our communities and beyond.
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Rotarians Support Stay Strong Toy Drive Rotary Club of San Antonio members were thrilled for the opportunity to raise toys for the Stay Strong Foundation, Inc benefiting the Pediatric Patients and Families of University Health! We were honored to welcome the nonprofit President and co-Founder Debi Nieto to our Holiday luncheon with an extra batch of toys!
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Community Involvement The Fair Oaks Ranch Utilities to local children and families. Our members play the part of Santa, the Grinch, and many elves at the recent “Christmas on the Ranch” event. Our club work together with the homeowners association to put on this very successful annual event.
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Helping Women and Children Fair Oaks Ranch Rotarians proudly present a big check to the Hill Country Pregnancy Care Center which just opened it's new Leon Springs location. It's mission is to promote the value of life and help people make good decisions regarding pregnancy and sexuality.
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Rotary’s Gotcha Covered! RCSA was honored to partner with Gotcha Covered to collect and organize much needed supplies for San Antonio Food Bank, Haven for Hope and FVPS, The Battered Women and Children's Shelter. Cheers to Rotarian Doug Cross for generously matching cash donations!
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In Loving Memory of Rosemary Kowalski This month, we reflected in gratitude on cherished Community Champion, Business and Catering Icon, Philanthropist and beloved Friend, Rosemary Kowalski. Earlier this Spring, our Club was honored to be part of her series of 100 Birthday Adventures in route to her Centennial Celebration.
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Blanco County Club in Lighted Holiday Parade Rotarians from the Blanco County Club lit up a trailer and joined in the lighted holiday parade in Blanco on December 21. It was a fun evening of promoting Rotary and spreading holiday cheer!
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Rotary Club of Medina County Completes Holiday Projects The Rotary Club of Medina County have had a couple of busy months completing the Bountiful Blessings project in November and the Share the Joy project in December. The Bountiful Blessings project provided meals, information about local resources for seniors and veterans, and some small gift items to Veterans and Senior Adults.
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Jourdanton Interact Club Volunteers at Assisted Living The Jourdanton Interact Club met at Argent Court Assisted Living on Saturday, December 14, 2024. They enjoyed visiting with residents and help making Christmas ornaments.
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Rotary Club of San Angelo Presents Checks Totaling $21,500 The Rotary Club of San Angelo presented two checks totaling $21,500 at their regular meeting on December 20, 2024. The Club presented a $5,500 check to the WHIT Program to pay for a video to help them recruit new tutors. The funds came from a $1,500 District Grant and a $4,000 contribution from the Club.
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Toys for Children in Stonewall Members of the Fredericksburg-Nimitz Rotary, along with members of the Stonewall Chamber of Commerce and District 5840 Assistant Governor Sarah Eckert pose at the Stonewall Chamber's event raising funds and collecting toys for the children of Stonewall.
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Annual trip to Piedras Negras Members Cindy Turner, Christina Gonzalez and Cindy Eberle from Fredericksburg-Nimitz Rotary made the trip this year to Piedras Negras to pass out gifts and do wellness checks on the children of this small community. The club does this in partnership with Mision de Candellila, a nonprofit Christian based mission.
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Feeding Wounded Warriors The Fredericksburg-Nimitz Rotary provided a prime rib meal to participants in the Wounded Warrior at Nebo organization on December 2nd. After the meal, guests had a front row seat to the annual Light the Night Christmas Parade on Main Street in Fredericksburg.
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Christmas Caroling Members of the Nimitz Rotary gathered to sing Christmas Carols at a local assisted living facility in Fredericksburg. Local musician Cam King accompanied on his guitar.
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Rotary Club of Fredericksburg Carolers Perform The Rotary Club of Fredericksburg Carolers performed at nine assisted living facilities in Fredericksburg on December 17 and 18, in the third year of this service project. Carolers pictured below at the Villages of Windcrest included Jim Graham, Jolene Keefer, Ed Cowsar, Judith Miller, Cheryl Rowan, Keith Whited, Jim Franer, Mike Birdelbough and Karen Horan, accompanied by Patrick Figer.
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Another Successful Toys for Tots Campaign by Fredericksburg Members of the Rotary Club of Fredericksburg (TX) celebrate the completion of wrapping Toys for Tots on December 13. Members contributed more than 1,400 hours of service to the project over the week beginning December 9 and culminating with delivery of toys to approximately 600 children in 135 families in Fredericksburg and Gillespie County on December 14. Joining club members were several spouses, Interact students and other volunteers.
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Rotary Clubs Joined Together to Serve This December three Rotary Clubs participated in their annual Breakfast for Santa. The Rotary Club of Boerne, Boerne Sunrise and the Rotary Club of Fair Oaks hosted over 200 children for breakfast, crafts, cookie decorating and a visit with Santa.
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Santa Visit and Delivering Gifts to Families The RC of SA Oak Hills and SA West came together to make a meaningful difference in the lives of several families this holiday season. Delivering gifts and bringing Santa Claus to these families, we focused on supporting those in need, especially grandparents caring for their grandchildren.
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Donation to K Star K’STAR sent a huge THANK YOU to the Rotary Club of Kerrville for their generous support! Our donations will directly benefit K’STAR as a whole this holiday season. We also were able to drop off food with the check.
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District Grant Reporting Congratulations to San Marcos Rotary for submitting their final report on their District Grant used for their School Fuel project! And a reminder to all clubs having completed their grant funded projects for school supplies, Thanksgiving and Christmas projects, etc. --your final reports are due. Ask the district grants team if you need help.
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Wimberley Announces Winners – Rotary Loves Readers The Rotary Club of Wimberley is happy to announce the winner and runner up of the second Danforth Jr High Rotary Loves Readers contest of the school year. The runner up was 6th grader Ryan Lambert who received $50. The winner of a crisp $100 bill was 8th grader, Lauren Workman. Congratulations to Lauren and Ryan, and keep reading for a successful future! |
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Rotary Casino Night with Mardi Gras Theme San Marcos is sponsoring a Casino Night fundraiser with a Mardi Gras theme Feb 28 at the Centex Wing of the Commemorative Air Force Museum at the San Marcos Airport. 75% of the proceeds will benefit an endowment at Texas State University to help kids who went through the foster care system in Texas to afford attending university. Email john@mydividedsky.com for tickets or sponsorship information
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Discover the New Features of the ClubRunner Mobile App he ClubRunner Mobile App has just gotten even better! Designed to make staying connected with your club and district easier than ever, the latest updates bring a host of new features and improvements. Whether you’re an officer, member, or simply interested in staying in the loop, the app's enhanced functionality ensures you have everything you need at your fingertips. Here’s what’s new: |
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Holiday Party Also Raises Funds The Rotary Club of San Marcos holiday party was a blast and raised funds for School Fuel San Marcos. Having fun and doing good.
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Dominion Stuffs Christmas Stockings We stuffed Christmas Stockings for Soldiers Angels… active duty men & women who are deployed all over! Beanie hats, snacks, purell, and mini games.
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Beeville Clean-up Service Project Several Beeville Rotary Club members answered the call for service on a cold and wet Saturday morning. Club members and friends of Rotary gathered to clean the trash along a busy road in Beeville. The club performs this service several times a year. |
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Global Education Grant Scholar I am incredibly grateful for the support of the Rotary Global Grant, which has allowed me to pursue my master's in International Development at I.E.University in Madrid, Spain. This journey has been transformative, offering both academic growth and international exposure.
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PI Rotary Minute Every member plays a vital role as a Public Image ambassador. The way your community perceives your club is crucial. Are your community service efforts and projects up-to-date and relevant?
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Register Rotary International Convention Calgary This June in Calgary, our biggest annual gathering promises to inspire, connects, and recharge your passion for making a difference. Come see why #Rotary25 isn't just an event—it’s an experience  Early registration ends 15 December! Register now to save and secure your top hotel choice and tickets to exclusive events. Click to Register. |
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Rotary Club of Boerne Celebrates Arbor Day with Tree Plantings In 1872 the first Arbor Day was celebrated and in 1885 it became an official state holiday. By the 1920s, each state in the United States had passed public laws that stipulated a certain day to be Arbor Day. Boerne’s Rotarians have a special way of celebrating this day.
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DG Kristen Salazar's December Message As the holiday season continues, we are reminded of the values that unite us as Rotarians—especially our commitment to Service Above Self. While this time of year often brings joy and celebration, it also presents an opportunity to reflect on the needs of those around us and the difference we can make.
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Beeville Rotary Holiday Canned Food Drive The Beeville Rotary Club Members donated canned food to be given to the local food pantry, the Vineyard. The need for food has increased as food costs have increased. The Beeville Rotarians hope to ease the financial burdens of those needing food.
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Making A Positive Difference with Kingdom for Kids Nov. 15/16th was a beautiful weekend to #MakeAPositiveDifference! Thank you St. Anthony’s Catholic School for welcoming our Rotary Club of San Antonio, TX to build our 26th Kingdom for Kids playground and landscape your lovely campus, with the support of The Harvey E. Najim Charitable Foundation -&- in partnership with City Year San Antonio!
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The Rink with a Purpose Phenomenal to see so many of our City of San Antonio Community Champions at our November 22nd Grand Ribbon-Cutting of our Rotary Club of San Antonio Ice Rink at Travis Park, with the Honorable Mayor Ron Nirenberg; Honorable Bexar County Judge Peter Sakai; Trish DeBerry, Centro San Antonio; Steve Darling, 2024-2025 President, Rotary Club of San Antonio, TX, Rotary District 5840 Governor Kristen Salazar -&- many more! We were thrilled to connect with our #RotaryIceRink Sponsors -&- Community Champions, including Santa, Cynthia Delapena, #CommunityFirst; Ben Hackett, #HemisfairConservancy; San Antonio Figure Skating Club; #GabetheGivingGoat, #Light the World with #Texas Giving Machine; to name a few
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Traumatic Brain Injury Assistance The Fair Oaks Ranch Rotary Club gifted the TBI Warrior Foundation a big donation to help them help victims of Traumatic Brain Injury. The money will go to buy equipment and provide counseling for men, women, children suffering from TBI.
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Early Act gets in the Act! Fair Oaks Ranch Rotarians get some FOR Elementary students fired up about "Service Above Self". The students formed an EA club complete with officers and agendas. Recently, our members came to their meeting, telling the students about the community service activities they can participate in!
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Leadership through Hope Thank you Ambassador Sichan Siv for kindly welcoming Rotary Club of San Antonio President Steve Darling, Rotarian and CEO of World Affairs Council and Public Image Chair Cindy Urshan to visit the Fabian Dale Dominguez State Jail of the Texas Criminal Justice Department to learn about its comprehensive rehabilitation and reintegration programs.
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Boerne Car Show The Boerne Sunrise Rotary Club held a Car Show on November 16th that was hosted by Mata’s Concepts located at 33125 Interstate 10 Frontage Road in Boerne. This was the second car show held by owner Hector Mata and his employees supporting the Boerne Sunrise Rotary Club.
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Holiday Stocking Stuffing for the U.S. Troops! Operation Stockings Stuffer: #TeamPearl collected items to put in Christmas stockings for our troops abroad with Soldier’s Angels, a 501 (c) 3 that supports our Military members and families stationed here and abroad.
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San Antonio South Spreading Holiday Cheer
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Danforth Winners The Rotary Club of Wimberley is happy to announce the winner and runner up of the first Danforth Rotary Loves Readers contest of the school year. The runner up was 8th grader, Chandler Lujan who received $50. The winner of a crisp $100 bill was 8th grader, Nathan Winn. Congratulations to Nathan and Chandler! |
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Highway Cleanup Quarterly we with the help of our interact clean our logo highway spot to the Rotary club Of Kerrville adopted years ago.
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Free Veterans Appreciation Breakfast Thank you for your service!!! The Rotary Club of Kerrville said thanks on November 8th with a Veterans Breakfast Hill Country Veterans Center!
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Blanco County Club Donates to Veterans Memorial The Rotary Club of Blanco County President Doug McKenzie presented a check for $1,000 to Kathie Estrada member of the Blanco County Veterans Memorial Committee. The funds will go toward the pedestal which honors the US Space Force at the Blanco County Veterans Memorial located at 300 N. Nugent Street, Johnson City, TX.
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San Marcos Sponsors Diamond Raffle The Rotary Club of San Marcos is sponsoring a diamond raffle to raise funds for local service projects. This is the 2nd annual diamond raffle. Last year's event raised the funds the were donated to Rise Against Hunger, San Marcos School Fuel, and the local Food Bank.
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New Braunfels Sees Success at Wurstfest 2024 The Rotary Club of New Braunfels recently wrapped up their largest fundraiser of the year, clearing over $225,000 in sales of their world famous kartoffelpuffer (German potato pancake) during Wurstfest 2024. 150 Rotarians and 120 volunteers covered 512 shifts over 100 hours during the 10 Day Salute to Sausage, serving up 15,512 orders of potato pancakes, 7,507 sausages, and 3,831 bottles of water from the club's popular food booth – always a Wurstfest favorite.
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Nurturing Hope - San AntonioNurturing Hope -San Antonio is a partnership initiated by The Rotary Club of San Antonio in collaboration with 3 major universities - Alamo Colleges, UTSA and Trinity University together with the H.E. Butt Foundation. This city wide engagement is consistent with the type of coalition advocated in 5840's strategic plan
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San Marcos Sponsors Child Trafficking Workshop San Marcos Rotary worked with Texas State University Rotaract and the San Marcos CISD to sponsor a workshop on child sex trafficking. The event was held on November 11.
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New Braunfels Charity Fantasy Football League Back for 2nd Year Last year, members of the Rotary Club of New Braunfels organized a charitable Fantasy Football League to have a real world impact on a charity of their choice. Now in it's second year, these do-gooders each again selected a nonprofit that they are playing for and the winner's organization will receive a $1,000 check at the end of the season!
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Jourdanton Rotary Club and Susan G Komen The Jourdanton Rotary Club was proud to participate in the Susan G. Komen Walk for a Cure at Indian Stadium on Saturday, November 9th with our own survivor Benita Muckleroy.
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San Marcos Donates $5,000 to School Fuel The Rotary Club of San Marcos presented a $5,000 donation to board members of San Marcos School Fuel on November 6. School Fuel provides food to 1,400 K-12 school children on weekends and holidays when regular school meal programs are not operating. From left: Lary Hanson, Jesse Gamble, Cody Lock, Jessica Cousineau, and Molly Ann Rosas-Garcia.
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Another Striking Good Time with San Antonio Young Members Board Another striking good time with the Rotary Club of San Antonio, TX! We had a ball at our Nov 3rd Young Members Board Fundraiser at Bowlero in support of our various U40 service projects benefiting our beautiful City of #SanAntonio and South Texas!
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Interactors and Rotarians "Band to Handout Candy" This Halloween, Canyon Lake High School's Interact Club joined forces with local Rotarians as well as businesses and other charity groups in town, to pass out candy to Children coming to the Sattler township annual Halloween main street party. This gathering of local businesses and clubs is a way for children to enjoy Halloween in a fun and safe environment.
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Trick 'o' Read on the Square 2024 The Rotary Club of Wimberley gave out hundreds of free books to community children during this Year's Halloween on the Square event. Many parents and grandparents reported that their children look forward to this giveaway each year. |
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Seguin Rotary Club Leads World Polio Day Recognition On October 29, 2024, the Guadalupe County Commissioners Court issued a proclamation recognizing October 24, 2024, as World Polio Day. The proclamation cited Rotary International as being instrumental in establishing a global polio eradication program that has reduced worldwide polio cases by 99% and continues to work toward complete eradication.
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2024 World Polio Day Winner We have received the final report from RI showing results of our World Polio Day Challenge on October 24, 2024. Together, we raised $5,125 to help eradicate Polio! THANK YOU for your commitment to END POLIO!
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Public Image Training - Club Runner Join us for an informative public image training on Tuesday, November 19th on Zoom at 6PM focused on the latest ClubRunner features! This session will cover essential updates and improvements, along with a hands-on demonstration of the new Cloud Events feature, designed to streamline club event management. We’ll also introduce ClubRunner Nova, the latest evolution of the platform, showcasing its enhanced user interface, powerful customization options, and new tools tailored to make club management easier.
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Public Image November Moment Public Image is not just about one person posting on social media; it’s everyone’s responsibility and reflects what the world sees your club doing. To foster growth, plan your meetings around four key points: Inspiration, Connection, Valuing Everyone's Time, and Setting Intentions. |
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DG Kristen Salazar's November Message I want to thank all Rotarians who made contributions to the fight to eradicate Polio in October. So many of you participated in events to raise funds and awareness about our efforts as Rotarians to eradicate Polio and it truly means a lot! November is Rotary Foundation Month. This month is dedicated to promoting awareness, engagement, and support for The Rotary Foundation.
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A Project of Love and Togetherness Thanks to Fellow Rotarian Don Williams, he was able to get a donation from Unifirst for soap dispensers and soap for the elementary schools in Cd. Acuna. This project will help in ensuring kids are safe of germs and bacteria.
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PET PROJECT- CD. ACUNA, MEXICO PET PROJECT- CD. ACUNA, MEXICO Pet food, pet leashes & blankets, were donated to Elizabeth Contreras from the Cd. Acuña Club Empresarial, for their pet Project. Presenting on behalf of the Del Rio Club is Jaime Chavez.
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Jourdanton Rotary Cookie Decorating On Sunday, October 27th members of the Jourdanton Rotary Club met at Argent Court for some fun cookie decorating!
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A Special Donation The Rotary Club is delighted to announce a generous donation made by our Youth Director, Rachel Beavan. On behalf of Del Rio Rotary Club, Rachel presented a $500 contribution to support the All Kids Bike Program to be used at Garfield Elementary.
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IFSR Recognizes Eagle Scouts Pete Siegel, Airport Rotary Club member, is the District 5840 Coordination for the International Fellowship of Scouting Rotarians. http://scoutingrotarians.org/ (IFSR). The fellowship has recognition certificates for the Girl Scout Gold award, the BSA Eagle Scout rank, The Venturing Summit award, and the Sea Scout Quartermaster Award.
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Oak Hills Rotarians Volunteer at Pancake Supper Rotarians from the RC of San Antonio Oak Hills volunteered to supply and cook 180 plates of bacon and pancakes. This benefit helps students involved in Model United Nations San Antonio (MUNSA) at the International School of Americas (ISA) to fundraise for competition travel. Some students are also in Interact and are a great service to the community and internationally.
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Fab 4 Pints for Polio in Boerne There were several World Polio Day events held by clubs in our district. The intent of these events is to bring awareness of Polio and to raise funds to help eradicate this terrible virus. Currently, there are only three places in the world where polio cases remain. Polio is still active in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and more recently in the Gaza Strip.
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Fun Day at Morgan's Wonderland On Saturday, October 26, the Winston School Interact Club with the supervision of Interact District Chair and Interact sponsor Mike Canales assisted 10 children and their mothers from Acuna for a fun day at Morgan’s Wonderland. Of the children who attended the park, three have down syndrome, three had just completed their final treatment for leukemia, and the remaining had challenges with gross motor activities.
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Peace Building Through Neighborhood Alliances Fair Oaks Ranch Rotarians checked in Classic Cars and drivers at the Annual Car Show & Music Event held in Fair Oaks Ranch. The gathering brought the young and old together to build friendships and connections.
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Leadership Wins! District Governor-Elect Craig Hardy visits with and encourages the check-in crew from the Rotary Club of Fair Oaks Ranch at their annual fund raiser golf tournament. Besides meeting many local Rotarians and business leaders, Craig and his team were able to finish in First Place for their flight in the golf competition. District Governor Kristen was also on hand to visit and lend her support to this great community effort.
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Golf Classic Hits it Out of the Park The 11th Annual Golf Classic held at Fair Oaks Ranch Country Club on October 9th was a huge hit! Over 30 club members and several spouses raised revenue in record sponsorships and auction sales. We had record player participation too! Our only fundraiser of the year will provide needed assistance to help change the lives of youth and adults throughout the Fair Oaks Ranch/Boerne areas and around the world.
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Fundraiser for Heart of the Hills/MOM Center Fredericksburg Nimitz Rotary partnered with Texas Heritage Vineyard for the quarterly Vino and Bingo for a Cause event. The Nimitz Rotary provides food and raffles gift baskets for these events and Texas Heritage donates all proceeds from the sale of bingo cards
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Tri-Rotary Pints for Polio event All three Rotary clubs in Fredericksburg got together for a Pints for Polio event held at Alstadt Brewery. Fredericksburg Rotary Club (noon club) president Ken Esten Cooke updates the group on his club's activities.
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Golf Tournament The Fredericksburg Nimitz Rotary had another successful Charity Golf Tournament raising over $35,000 benefitting the Fredericksburg VFD's general equipment fund. The tournament was in memory of late Fire Capt. Stacy Kuhlmann.
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Crayola Project-20 Year Anniversary On October 15 three members from the Rotary Club of Acuna A.C. gave a presentation to the Boerne Sunrise Rotary Club regarding the annual Crayola Project. This marks the 20 year anniversary of this joint program which provides elementary school students with much needed school supplies.
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San Marcos Sponsors Workshop San Marcos, TX, October 22, 2024—The Rotary Club of San Marcos and the Texas State University Rotaract Club have partnered to sponsor a free workshop to help area residents recognize and curtail human trafficking activities. The event will be hosted by San Marcos CISD on Monday, November 11 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Owen Goodnight Middle School Auditorium, 1301 State Highway 123, San Marcos.
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Human Trafficking Town Hall in San Marcos November 11 The Rotary Club of San Marcos is partnering with multiple other organizations in San Marcos to sponsor a Human Trafficking Town Hall that will focus on providing specialized training for teachers, counselors, law enforcement and others to help them recognize and curtail human trafficking activities. The training focuses on those working directly with youth on a regular basis. Kirsta Melton, founder of the Institute to Combat Trafficking, is the lead trainer
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New Honorary Rotarian Lieutenant General Darrell D. Jones, USAF (Ret) the President and Chief Executive Officer of Blue Skies of Texas, became an Honoray Rotarian at the Rotary Club of San Antonio West meeting Tuesday, October 15, 2024. Blue Skies of Texas is the top-rated continuing care retirement community with two campuses in San Antonio.
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October 19 Rise Against Hunger in San Marcos More than 100 community volunteers helped San Marcos Rotary sponsor a Rise Against Hunger event on October 19. In just over 90 minutes the volunteers bagged and boxed almost 15,000 packets, each of which serves six meals.
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Jourdanton Annual Homecoming Pre-Game Dinner The Jourdanton Rotary held their annual Homecoming Pre-Game Dinner on Friday, October 11th at the Jourdanton High School Cafeteria to help support area education and scholarships.
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Jourdanton Delivers Dictionaries & Constitutions On Tuesday, October 15th the Jourdanton Rotary made their annual trip to Jourdanton ISD to deliver dictionaries to third graders and constitutions to eight graders.
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San Marcos raises $3,000+ for Polio The Rotary Club of San Marcos sponsored a Pints for Polio event at Zelicks Ice House in San Marcos on October 2. More than $3,000 was raised. More recently a $500 donation was made to Polio Plus on behalf of the Texas Roadhouse, which has hosted Rotary meetings for the past two years. The club thanks the restaurant by making a donation in their name.
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Boerne Receives Citation for 2023-2024 Goal Achievement Rotary District Governor Kristen Salazar presented a Citation to the Rotary Club of Boerne for its many accomplishments and achieving its goals in the 2023-24 year. Receiving the award on behalf of all the members was Joe Anzollitto, club president for 2023-2024 and Susie Smith, current president. Thus, the photo is of the whole club in attendance last week since the members are the backbone of the club and its ability to accomplish so much.
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Dictionaries for Serna Seals On October 10, 2024, San Antonio Airport Rotary Club members Kim Munoz and Pete Siegel presented English dictionaries to the 3rd grade classes at San Antonio's Northeast Independent School District's Serna Elementary School. The school mascot is a seal, the pinniped variety, not the US Navy variety.
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District 5840 Earns Rotary Citation Award We're thrilled to announce that our district is among the 111 worldwide recognized for excellence! Over 71% of our clubs have earned the prestigious Rotary Citation Award, highlighting our commitment to Rotary's mission of service above self. |
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Madison Interact Club Unloads Pumpkins The James Madison High School Interact Club volunteered to unload pumpkins for St. Margaret's Episcopal Church and School's "Most Sincere Pumpkin Patch" on Saturday, October 12, 2024, in San Antonio. Mrs. Downen's hardy crew and other Madison Mavericks helped unload 1,800 pumpkins.
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District Leader Spotlight: DGE Craig Hardy District Governor Elect, Craig Hardy, was recently sent a letter of gratitude from the South Texas Blood & Tissue organization for reaching the donor milestone of 8 gallons. |
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Jourdanton Rotary Club Paints The Town Red The Jourdanton Rotary Club gathered the week of October 11th to paint Jourdanton red for homecoming!
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Johanna Hansen to be Honored The Rotary Club of San Marcos honors Johanna Hansen in November as its 5th Major Donor to the Rotary Foundation. She will be honored at the club’s meeting on November 6, when former District Governor, Jerry Hardy, presents a program about the Foundation in observance of Rotary Foundation Month. |
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TeamPearl and Friends Serve Downtown San Antonio's homeless Rotary Club of San Antonio Pearl and friends came out to help distribute bag lunches to 168 people with Under The Bridge Inc. Members of Rotary Club of San Antonio South joined us while members of the Rebecca Court #2 and Moussa Court 119 donated funds and supplies to make this service project another roaring success.
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DG Kristen Salazar's October Message As we approach World Polio Day on October 24th, let’s take a moment to reflect on Rotary’s long-standing commitment to eradicating polio. This day is a powerful reminder of how far we’ve come and how critical it is to sustain our efforts until we reach our goal of a polio-free world. Every contribution, whether through advocacy, awareness, or financial support, brings us closer to ending polio once and for all.
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Expanded D5840 Morgan's Wonderland Halloween Opportunities!! The event has grown every year, and now, Morgan's Wonderland is offering an expanded Halloween celebration every weekend, beginning on September 27th, culminating with our traditional "District 5840 More Delightful Than Frightful" event on Halloween.
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Annual Gold Raffle Scholarship Fundraiser The RC of San Antonio Oak Hills invites you to join us at our live Gold Raffle drawdown on October 30th. Tickets are still on sale at $100 each.
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District 5480 All Hands Meeting - October 9th Join us on Wednesday, October 9th, 6:00PM - 7:00PM for the D5840 All Hands Meeting on Zoom and hear from the District Leadership. Updates from Foundation, Membership, Public Image, Service and Youth Services will be provided. All are welcome! Zoom link will be sent out a few days before the event.
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District Foundation Fundraiser - World Polio Day District Governor Kristen Salazar is challenging all Clubs to donate online to Polio Plus on Oct. 24, 2023. Club who have 100% members donating at least $25 will receive $1000 in points/dollars from the District. See document that provides steps on how to donate to Polio Plus. Again - must be done on Oct. 24th and online to count for the District Fundraiser.
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New Rotary Brand Event Templates
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Pints for Polio Events Around the District World Polio Day is a time for Rotary members, public health advocates, and all who want a world free from polio to come together, recognize our progress in the fight to end polio, and talk about the actions we need to take in order to end polio for good. All donations are matched 2:1 by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, tripling your impact! See the graphic or District calendar for Pints for Polio events happening in October.
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Rotary Club of Del Rio Proud to Support “All Kids Bike” Program! The Rotary Club of Del Rio was thrilled to support this impactful project by the Del Rio Parks Foundation! Thank you for allowing us to help better our community!
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Celebration of Past Centennial Governor, John Peterson This month the current and past District 5840 Governors joined over 75 people to celebrate the impact of our past Centennial Governor, John Peterson. John joined the Rotary Club of Boerne in 1994 and was the Rotarian of the Year in 1997.
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San Antonio West invite D-5840 Rotarians to Walk for Alzheimer’s The Rotary Club of San Antonio West invites Rotarians from District 5840 to join in the Annual Alzheimer’s Walk in support of Freedom House, the memory care center on the Blue Skies of Texas-West campus. The event is Saturday, Oct 19, 2024.
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Donation for Residents of Rotary Village A round of applause for all the sponsors including Rotary Club of Del Rio for food for the 16 of September luncheon at Rotary Village. Shout out to Jesse Avila, Vice President of Operations and his staff for coordinating such a fun filled event.
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Rotarians celebrating Residents Bdays On Saturday, September 21, 2024, Rotary Club members delivered gifts to residents from Rotary Village who celebrated birthdays. We had the incredible honor of celebrating Mr. Vincent Tobin's 101st birthday!
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Jourdanton Interact Holds First Meeting of Year On Thursday, September 19th at Fairy Tale Books the Jourdanton Interact Club had their first meeting of the school year to organize service projects for the year, finalize plans on their window service project at the Jourdanton Senior Citizens Center, and gear up for homecoming!
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District 5840 Installs Peace Pole at Northwest Vista Campus On Saturday, September 21st, Rotary District 5840 commemorated World Peace Day by installing a Peace Pole at the San Antonio Peace Center, located at Northwest Vista Campus of Alamo Community College. This event brought together Rotary members, community leaders, and peace advocates in a shared commitment to promoting peace and unity. |
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Rise Against Hunger With the help of Schreiner University we were able to package 15,000 meals for rise against hunger. There were also over a dozen interact students who showed up to help. It was a great event with that is always so much fun to put on.
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Boerne Salute to PDG John Peterson Centennial District Governor John’s knees are in rehab; meanwhile PDG Dick Baggett (pictured along with DG Kristen) and many friends and family participated in singing his praises this week. Peterson led Rotary Foundation programs for several years and earned his Papa John moniker while leading youth programs for the district and his club.
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New Braunfels helps restock ReStore Members of the Rotary Club of New Braunfels recently spent a Saturday morning volunteering at the Comal County ReStore, operated by Comal County Habitat for Humanity. They moved and sorted donated merchandise, got dirty, got sweaty, and helped make a difference towards Habitat for Humanity's mission and purpose.
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New Braunfels Helps Past President's Widow When help is needed, Rotary steps up, and that's exactly what members of the Rotary Club of New Braunfels did when a dead oak tree needed to be removed from the front yard at the New Braunfels home of Willie Mae Coffman, widow of former Rotary Club of New Braunfels member and President, Wallace Coffman.
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Blanco County Stuff Backpacks for Orphans and Migrants Rotarians from the Rotary Club of Blanco County helped Blanco Methodist Church members stuff and prepare 200 backpacks for orphans and migrants in Mexico supporting HOPE (Helping Overcome Poverty Everywhere) Ministry. The backpacks contained hygiene kits and hair accessories, socks, hats, shirts, stuffed animals/toys, coloring books, paper, pencils and erasers.
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Team Pearl and friends build a walking path at Towne Twin Village The Rotary Club of San Antonio Pearl volunteered to help build a walking path designed by Gardopia Gardens for Towne Twin Village. This walking path will be a part of a quiet garden for the residents of Towne Twin Village.
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Achieving Pledged Goals Rotary District 5840 Assistant Governor (Area #10) Ron Hubbard, presents the Rotary Citation to Fair Oaks Ranch Club President Mary Thompson in recognition of the club achieving 100% of its pledged goals for the 2023-2024 year.
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Protecting our Shared Legacy The Rotary Club of Fair Oaks Ranch helped their neighbors safely dispose of paint, fertilizer and motor oil at a recent Hazardous Waste Collection event. The chemicals will be incinerated or recycled. Our club facilitated the event by directing traffic for 267 vehicles.
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Medical Supplies Arrive in Ukraine The vehicle purchased by the Rotary Club of Boerne last month was part of a caravan of vehicles that recently arrived in Ukraine. The Rotary vehicle was filled with medical equipment.
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UGRA River Cleanup Kerrville members volunteered with the local UGRA as well as other volunteer groups to do a river trail trash cleanup this past weekend.
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Sharing Four Way Test Coloring Books On September 11, Rotarians from Fredericksburg's three clubs met at the Fredericksburg Elementary School to share Four Way Test coloring books and crayons with third grade students. The Rotarians read stories from the coloring books that depicted children in situations involving the elements of the Four Way Test, then engaged in discussions with the students.
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Pearl Rotary - Riverbend Rotary Fellowship One of the glorious tenants of being a Rotarian is the ability to travel and fellowship with like-minded Rotarians. This past month, members of the Rotary Club of San Antonio Pearl got the opportunity to visit with the Rotary Club of New Orleans Riverbend.
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Donate Fall Programs to Junction ISD Junction Rotary ask local business to advertise for our Fall Sports Programs and we keep the money for we receive to place their ad in the program. We pay with those proceeds the cost to make the programs but then we donate the programs to Junction ISD and they give to one of their Clubs to sell at football games and all proceeds they make from selling the programs are kept by the Junction ISD club that sells them. They keep 100% of the money made from selling the programs.
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New Braunfels Provides Grant Funding to Local OrganizationsThe Rotary Club of New Braunfels recently completed their 2024-2025 first quarter grant distributions to nonprofits and charities, allocating a total of $30,000 to seven groups, six local and one international through the club’s Charitable Contributions Committee (CCC). Included in the Q1 grant issuance was Friends of CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Foundation – $5,000, Kids Feeding Kids – $2,000, Kinetic Kids – $5,000, NBTX YoungLife & WyldLife – $5,000, ProjectMEND – $5,000, River City Advocates – $5,000, and Rotary Club of Zacoalco, Mexico – $3,000.
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International Partnership The Rotary Club of Cd. Acuña and the Del Rio Rotary Club provided backpacks filled with various school supplies which were distributed to several elementary schools in Cd. Acuña. Boerne Sunrise Rotary Club also donated some laptops.
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Plan now for World Polio Day World Polio Day is fast approaching on 24 October. Visit the World Polio Event page for graphics, videos, social media messaging, Pints for Polio templates and fundraiser ideas that will help your club plan an event on or around that day. Also, once your event is planned, don’t forget to register it to help us show the world Rotary’s commitment to ending polio.
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2023-2024 Zone Awards...Congratulations As many of you know, San Antonio hosted the Zone 25B & 29 Institute this past weekend at the beautiful Downtown Marriott Riverwalk. We had leaders from 7 Districts in Zone 25B and 16 Districts in Zone 29 ready to learn and share ideas. Everyone had nothing but great things to say about our D5840 Hospitality and our city of San Antonio. But the most exciting thing to tell you is that out of the 7 Districts in Zone 25B, our District 5840 won Best In District Overall and Best in District for Foundation! We also received the following awards:
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Celebration of Districts EARLY BIRD SPECIAL Join us for an unforgettable weekend on May 2-4, 2025 at the Embassy Suites in San Marcos celebrating friendship and community as Rotary Districts 5840 and 5870 come together for a special occasion. Early Bird Pricing - now through September 15 - limited to 50. $150/per person after Sept 15 price is $175/per person. |
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San Marcos Packs School Supplies for Villages in Mexico Twenty-four San Marcos Rotarians, Texas State University students and community members packaged school supplies for eight villages in Northern Mexico and child-serving nonprofits in San Marcos on August 30. The event took place at First Christian Church on Ranch Road 12.
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DG Kristen Salazar's September Message The Rotary theme for the month of September is Basic Education and Literacy. According to the National Literacy Institute, 21% of adults in the United States are considered illiterate. This impacts their ability to not only read and understand printed material but to also communicate effectively both verbally and in writing. Education and literacy contribute to personal growth and development, economic growth and development, and provide various social benefits.
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Fall Fundraisers in Process The Rotary Club of Medina County is busy with two separate fall fundraising events. Our annual raffle helps support our Bountiful Blessing Thanksgiving meal for senior citizens and veterans and our Share the Joy Christmas event providing meals and gifts for needy families. Only 1600 tickets are being sold for $10 each with an assortment of prizes - see flyer; drawing will take place on November 29th and winners notified within one day.
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Oak Hills RC Welcomes Rotary Exchange Student Welcome Rotary Youth Exchange Student, Lina from Sweden! Oak Hills Rotary Club President Derek Matthys and Rotarian Ken Donoughue help to welcome Lina at the San Antonio airport.
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Best of the Best The Boerne Sunrise Rotary Club was recently voted “Best of the Best” non-profit clubs for the top volunteer organization in Kendall County by subscribers to “The Boerne Star”. Subscribers could vote for one of five local organizations in this category for the best volunteer non-profit club. This is an annual event sponsored by the local newspaper
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Trash Pickup This last weekend we did our semi annual trash pickup on the highway the rotary club of Kerrville adopted years ago. We had a great group as usual of Rotarians and interact/roteract kids.
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San Antonio West Supports Alzheimer’s ResearchIn July, the Rotary Club of San Antonio West launched Unlocking Hope: Our Fight to End Alzheimer's—a project to help fund research leading to a cure for Alzheimer's Disease. Rotarians in the club have family members suffering from Alzheimer's or loved ones they lost to this disease.
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Petri's Place Wildlife Rehab & S.A. Airport Helping Baby Season! The San Antonio Airport Rotary club teamed up with Petri's Place Wildlife Rehab to host a Nocturnal Nights event at the rehab center Saturday, August 10th, 2024. Petri's Place is located in the Southeast side of San Antonio where over an acre of sanctuary space has been created for native urban wildlife to recover and thrive.
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Blanco County Presents Dictionaries to Blanco Elementary 3rd Graders The Rotary Club of Blanco County presented personal dictionaries to each of the 3rd graders of Blanco Elementary School on August 16. The dictionaries not only contain words and definitions, but also encyclopedia-type information that the students may use as a source for writing various papers or composing stories.
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Introducing the Service Project Center The Service Project Center, Rotary’s new hub for everything related to service, is now live. It gives you a better way to manage and share information about your service projects. With service networking moving to this new platform, Rotary Showcase has been retired. All Rotary and Rotaract projects that were posted on Rotary Showcase have been migrated to the Service Project Center, which is being released in phases.
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4th Wednesday-Food Wednesday Members of the San Angelo Sunrise Rotary Club voted to continue this program in 2024-2025 to benefit Angelo State University students in need of supplemental food sources while attending the university. Over the past two years, the club has provided $2000 cash to the ASU Food Bank, and food items every fourth week of the month. Club member, Patrick Malloy, is shown making the July 24 delivery.
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Hola, Hej, Hallo, Ciao, Bonjour, Ola No matter what the language we are happy to say hello to our inbound students to District 5840 who have arrived for their exchange year with us. Make it a point to cross paths with these intelligent and entertaining young people.
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Rotary Clubs Support Humanitarian Aid in Ukraine Rotary clubs worldwide have united to support the Ukrainian people, with the Rotary Club of Boerne and the Rotary Club of San Antonio distinguishing themselves as early contributors to humanitarian operations following the outbreak of war in February 2022. Recently, Boerne’s club joined an international coalition of Rotary clubs dedicated to providing humanitarian aid, medical equipment, ambulances, and civilian extraction vehicles.
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Helping Families with Back to School The Rotary Club of Fair Oaks Ranch helped at the "Resource Rally" to guide parents to vaccination and registration stations, school bus and lunch information. Rotarians also passed out free lunch boxes and school supplies to needy families in the Boerne School District.
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Blessing in a Medal Rotarians at Fair Oaks Ranch are collaborating to raise money for the Blessings in a Backpack food services program by creating and selling this Fiesta Medal. Rotarian Colette Nosal is the artist and new members June and Kyle Ashley are the sponsors.
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School Supply Donation to Local Schools Fellow Rotarians Rey Sanchez and Gregorio Arrambide, Jr. along with Nathan Villarreal Lisa Gallegos, Rosa Arrambide, aided in separating school supplies and distributed to the Del Rio Elementary Schools.
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Del Rio Crayola Project Cd. Acuna President Jaime Cardenas, Juan Rodriguez, & Monica Garcia and their Club, are ready to begin the school supply distribution. The Del Rio Club was able to give a $500 donation toward the Crayola Club School supply drive for Cd. Acuna and surrounding areas.
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Del Rio International Project Cd. Acuna President Jaime Cardenas, Juan Rodriguez, & Monica Garcia and their Club, are ready to begin the school supply distribution. The Del Rio Club was able to give a $500 donation toward the Crayola Club School supply drive for Cd. Acuna and surrounding areas.
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Donation for Backpacks for Mexico A check was presented to our Club from Jaime Cardenas-President of the Rotary Club of Cd. Acuna, Mexico, to be used towards school supplies. In the photo from left to right is Bobby Martinez-Upcoming District Governor ’25-‘26, Rotarian Abner Martinez, Jaime Cardenas, Gloria Wilson, District International Chair, Kristen Salazar-District Governor, Cynthia de Luna- International Chair, Abram Rodriguez-Rotary Club President, Eddie Amezcua-Asst. District Governor.
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Jourdanton Rotary Ice Cream Social Thank you to Abby Henry, Chase Amason, and the amazing members of our Jourdanton Rotary Club for putting on a fun Ice Cream Social at Argent Court on Sunday, July 28th.
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Jourdanton Rotary Honorary Members Dinner On Tuesday, July 30th the Jourdanton Rotary Club had a dinner to pay tribute our 2024 Honorary Members Joye Peterson (unable to attend), Bob Orr, Wayne Schuchart, and Barbara Peeler. We'd like to send a huge thank you to the Pleasanton Texas Lions Club for use of their beautiful building and to Maggie Aguilar Huddleston & Chile Bandera for the amazing turkey dinner!
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3rd Charity Golf Tournament/Bunco Party The Nimitz Rotary will be holding their 3rd Charity Golf Tournament on October 14, 2024 at Lady Bird Golf Course. This year's proceeds will benefit the Fredericksburg Volunteer Fire Department's General Equipment Fund in Memory of the late Fire Chief Stacy Kuhlmann.
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Cross Mountain Park Improvements Cross Mountain Park will soon have a new entrance and better sidewalk connectivity after the City of Fredericksburg received a donation from the Nimitz Rotary Club. The Parks and Recreation Dept. will remove the existing entrance that leads from the parking lot to the park's main trail.
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Conor Hits Ground Running (Filming) CLRC wishes to acknowledge the accomplishment of Conor Cummings, one of its new CLHS 4 year scholarship winners! The following article appeared on the Canyon Lake HS Broadcasting face book page.
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San Marcos to Help The Hungry The service theme of San Marcos Rotary in October is to Help The Hungry. The club plans activities that will benefit food insecure people locally, county-wide, and internationally.
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New Braunfels Supports CTE Teacher Summer Externship Program Rotary Club of New Braunfels Career and Tecnical Education (CTE) Chair Austin Milam recently helped organize a two-day Teacher Summer Externship Program for New Braunfels ISD and Comal ISD teachers in CTE fields to help them gain insight into real-world companies and tailor their curriculum in the classroom to meet the needs of employers. The teachers received credit from their districts for attending.
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Celebrating Our Annual School Supply Drive Alamo Ranch and Rotary Club of La Cantera assembled 150 backpacks full of school supplies yesterday evening! We surpassed our goal and our collection of 47 backpacks last year!
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Stuff the Bus The Communities In Schools of San Antonio (CIS-SA) annual Stuff The Bus School Supply Drive provides free school supplies to thousands of underserved students and families throughout the school year. This year several Interact clubs participated in Stuff the Bus by collecting school items at two local HEB stores.
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San Antonio North Central at the Texas Diaper Bank Twelve Rotarians and a handful of Interactors volunteered at the Texas Diaper Bank on Monday, August 5, 2024. The Texas Diaper Bank has been working since 2013 to change the lives of babies, children with disabilities, and seniors in the Greater San Antonio Area and 12 surrounding counties by providing diapers and other items to the community.
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It's Official!! It's official! The Rotary Club of Hondo D' Hanis has changed its name to the Rotary Club of Medina County.
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Rotary International President 2026-27 Selected Sangkoo Yun, a member of the Rotary Club of Sae Hanyang, Seoul, Korea, has been selected to become Rotary International President for 2026-27. Meet the president-nominee: https://on.rotary.org/3AlRuWN |
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Volunteers Needed to be Zone Ambassadors Volunteers are needed to be a Zone Ambassador for the 2024 Zone Institute! Zone Ambassadors do not need to register for the event and meals will not be included. Click to register.
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E-Club of San Antonio's Project Literacy eClub of San Antonio “Project Literacy Impact promotes family literacy , with books in the community, schools, and daycares. We believe reading with understanding of words, embrace good citizens, higher education, strong careers, and families. |
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DG Kristen Salazar's August Message
The official District Governor visits have started and I'm thoroughly enjoying visiting the clubs in District 5840! Thank you all for being so welcoming to myself and others from the District Governor Line who have joined me on the visits. August is the month that the kiddos head back to school to continue furthering their education.
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Rotary Rockstar Challenge 2024-25 We are excited to announce the rollout of our new ROTARY ROCKSTAR CHALLENGE! The Rotary Rockstar Challenge was designed to help Clubs increase their public image skill set. The more you promote your Club, the better the odds are at increasing your membership. It is a win-win all around! Each level game introduces you to tools and resources to promote your Club to your members, around the District, and the community. This year, we have some fun new tools that we are excited to share! Let the games begin! |
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Rotary Leadership Institute - September 21 There will be a Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) on Saturday, September 21st, 2024 from 8:30AM to 4:30PM at the Northwest Vista College,3535 N Ellison Dr, San Antonio, TX 78251. Click for map. Classes will begin at 9AM. The institute is $50 and is open to all Rotarians. Click to Register. |
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Interview with Gaby Trevino, returning Global Education Grant Scholar Interview of Gaby Trevino, returning Global Education Grant Scholar. She was sponsored by the Rotary Club of San Antonio North Central and the Rotary Club of Edmonton in London, England.
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You're Invited to Attend the All Clubs Luncheon On Friday, September 6th, 11:45-1:45, at the Marriott Riverwalk, we will be celebrating our District with an All Club Luncheon at the 2024 Zone Institute! This is a great opportunity to hear first-hand from our Rotary International President Elect, Mario Cesar Martins de Camargo from Brazil, and our Rotary International Director, Salvador Rizzo from Mexico. |
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Blanco County hosts Taste the Grape Fundraiser September 14 Save the date - September 14 - and plan on attending Rotary's "Taste the Grape" wine tasting fundraiser. A fun evening of tasting and grading wines and enjoying charcuterie meats and cheeses all while raising money for Rotary's many projects for 2024-2025.
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Summer Leadership Academy Members from the Boerne Sunrise Rotary Club recently attended a ceremony sponsored by the Hill Country Daily Bread Ministry’s Stand by Me Student Mentoring Ministry program serving at-risk and youth grades K-12. This event featured one of their programs, “Summer Leadership Academy”, where students who participated in the program shared their testimonies with the audience and the effect it has had on their lives.
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San Marcos packages school supplies for Mexico On Friday, August 23 from 8:30 a.m. to noon San Marcos Rotary will package school supplies for children in seven villages in northern Mexico, and nonprofits in San Marcos, including the Hays County Women’s Shelter and the Youth Services Bureau. The event will be held at First Christian Church, 3105 Ranch Road 12, San Marcos.
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Blanco County Supports Those in Need Rotarians from the Rotary Club of Blanco County, along with the Lucky Leaf 4-H and Friends, recently packaged 250 Hygiene Kits for delivery by HOPE Ministries to orphanages and schools in Northern Mexico. Each kit contained a wash cloth, soap, a tooth brush and paste, soap and a brush and comb.
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Interact Bottle Cap Drive Several District Interact Clubs collected approximately 25 large plastic trash bags of bottle caps this school year. The bottle caps are delivered to a private recycling company in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico that melts them down, and transfers the money to a non-profit organization in that city.
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Soccer Balls for Tanzania Students Rotary Club of Fredericksburg International Projects Co-Chair Debbie Sultemeier took 22 soccer balls donated by Club members with her on a trip to Tanzania to visit schools where Rotary has been funding water and hygiene projects. Co-Chair Caryn Crump donated paper and pencils for the schools, and other Club members donated soap products.
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Protecting the Environment The Fair Oaks Ranch Rotary Club members foster harmony and keep their city beautiful by picking up trash along busy Ralph Fair Road. Our Adopt-A-Highway program is a great way to bring about positive change in our community.
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Navy JROTC Fundraiser A fundraiser was held at Texas Heritage Vineyard tasting room for the Fredericksburg Navy Junior Officer Training Corps July 11th. The Nimitiz Rotary provided food by donation and raffled gift baskets.
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Jere Pace Selected as DG 2027-2028
The District Governor Nominating Committee met on July 6, 2024 and selected Jere Pace from the Rotary Club of San Antonio Mission Trail for the position of District Governor for Rotary District 5840 for the term beginning July 1, 2027 |
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New Braunfels Rotarians of the Year and Quarter Each year, the President of the Rotary Club of New Braunfels has the distinct pleasure of recognizing five Rotarians with the Rotarian of the Quarter and Rotarian of the Year Awards. These individuals have gone above and beyond in exemplary service to the Club through as positive change makers and leaders, leaving an indelible mark on the Club.
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DG Kristen Salazar's July Message
As we start the 2024-2025 Rotary year I would like to thank Immediate Past District Governor Monica for all of her hard work. She has put the District in a strong position to move forward and succeed. The start of a new Rotary year is a moment of anticipation and magic. It marks the beginning of fresh initiatives and renewed commitments to service above self.
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The Rotary Landmark Map is LIVE The Rotary District 5840 - South Central Texas LANDMARK MAP is now live! All year, we have been asking for Clubs to submit their landmarks. Click to view the map or to submit your Rotary Landmark.
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Oak Hills - Interact Scholarship Awards Congratulations to the Clark High School Interact Scholarship recipients. Oak Hills Rotary sponsored an awards luncheon for both students and their family.
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Cross Mountain Park Ribbon Cutting The City of Fredericksburg held the Ribbon Cutting ceremony atop Cross Mountain for the newly fabricated and erected cross. The funds were raised by the Fredericksburg Nimitz Rotary over a two-year period of time.
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Helping Moms and Babies The Rotary Club of Fair Oaks Ranch supports mothers and babies! A recent tour of the Hill Country Pregnancy Care Center showed members where their charity dollars are going. HCPC provides blankets, clothing, medical care, pre-natal vitamins to vulnerable mothers and children so they can live longer and grow stronger.
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Blanco County Golf Tournament's Big Success! The Rotary Club of Blanco County raised approximately $25,000 on June 17th at its major annual fundraiser - The Joe Garcia Memorial Golf Tournament. The winning foursome was James Fulton, Chase Thalman, Ryan Moore and PJ Pfeiffer
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Blanco County Awards Scholarships to Local Graduates The Rotary Club of Blanco County awarded scholarships to three Blanco High School gradates. Rotarian Jack Twilley presented the Rotary Club of Blanco County Scholarship in the amount of $2,000 each to Gemma Broglie and Sophie Blankenburg.
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San Antonio Sunrise Rotary Club Scholarship Chris McCorkle, Vice President of the San Antonio Sunrise Rotary Club presented a college scholarship to Judith Joaquin, at their meeting on May 14, 2024. Judith served as Secretary of the South San HS Interact Club her senior year, was a RYLA participant, and has been accepted to Columbia University where she will major in Political Science in the fall. Judith's mother, Rachel was present at the ceremony.
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Lonesome Dovefest Kickoff Lonesome Dovefest Kickoff: Saturday 7/27/24 at 5pm, held on a Saturday night, our fundraiser provides an evening of fun for our community to come together. Meal tickets are $40 and it covers a catered meal and drinks. Sponsor tables are $1,000 and include eight meal ticket with extra goodies.
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Boerne Sunrise Car Show The Boerne Sunrise Rotary Club held its first ever car show hosted by Hector Mata of Mata’s Concepts in Boerne and was organized by rotary club member Rick Reyes. Over 300 people attended the event throughout the day.
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Providing Mobility in Paradise When most think of Fiji, they likely envision a tropical oasis in the middle of the south seas with white sand beaches, swaying coconut trees, year-round warm weather, beautiful resorts, and vibrant blue waters. So, when a member of the Rotary Club of Savusavu (RCSSV), Fiji Islands, Ronni Van Applebaum, who happens to have family in New Braunfels, Texas, and is friends with a member of the Rotary Club of New Braunfels (RCNB), Bill Biggadike, contacted Bill and let him know about the need for wheelchairs in Savusavu, the International Committee of the Rotary Club of New Braunfels, chaired by Norma Blackwell, rolled up their sleeves and took action.
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San Antonio South Celebrates 70 years For over 70 years the Rotary Club of San Antonio South has served the Southside of San Antonio. On May 9, 2024, the club came together to celebrate their platinum jubilee. Chartered as the Rotary Club of the Highlands in 1953 the club changed their name around 2012 to encompass more of the southside.
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Best in District Award The Madison High School Interact club was the recipient of the “Best in District” award. District Governor Monica Gutierrez recently presented the award to club sponsor, Ms. Janeen Downen and the several Interact members at the San Antonio Northeast Rotary meeting on June 11, 2024.
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Students One Step Closer to Exchange On June 2nd District 5840's seven outbound students gathered with their parents, members of the District Committee, seven of the District's inbound students, DG Monica Gutierrez, DGE Kristin Salazar and DGN-D Bobby Martinez in New Braunfels for the final of three orientations. Following the orientation, DGE Kristin Salazar assisted by PDG Bill Dean presented District Pins to the students signifying their graduation from being Youth Exchange Candidates to Rotary Youth Exchange Students.
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Veterans Pantry Donations We love our Veterans! Besides being able to do two free veterans appreciate breakfasts a year we also were able to donate a BUNCH of non perishables and toiletries to their pantry at the veterans center. Thanks to the districts matching grant we were able to donate twice a much this year!
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Jourdanton Rotary Issues Scholarships to Students Congratulations to McKenzie Bauerle, Marti Ducote, Drake Vyvlecka, Kayla Fair, Madison Garvin, Chase Rankin, Ava Gutierrez, Sophia Castillo, and Curtis Steinle (missing from photo) on receiving Jourdanton Rotary Club Community and RYLA Scholarships!
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Wounded Warrior at Nebo Fundraiser An event held at the ranch of Nimitz Rotary Club members Pam and Neal Martin on May 25th in honor of Memorial Day raised over $5,200 which was presented to Sharon Massey and Dottie Pieper of Wounded Warriors at Nebo. The Nimitz Rotary provided a BBQ dinner and desserts for attendees.
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San Antonio North Central Installs New Members On May 13, 2024, San Antonio North Central Rotary Club was honored to welcome 3 new members to our Rotary Family. They are Michael Emmons, Dave Miller and Christina Trentsch. They increased membership by 10% this year.
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2024/25 Outbound Exchange Students DGE Kristin Salazar and PDG Bill Dean presents pins to District 5840 Long Term and Short Term Outbound Exchange Students on Sunday, June 2, 2024. Countries they are going to include Spain, Italy, and Switzerland. |
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San Antonio North Central Scholarships On May 20, 2024 S.A. North Central Rotary Club awarded 6 Scholarships in the amount of $2500 each to students from Churchill High School, The Winston School and L.E.E. High school.
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Rotary Foundation Raffle Winners The District Rotary Foundation raffle winners from the June 1st drawing: Kristy Vandenberg (Kerrville), Betty Coleman (Uvalde), Marilyn Mitchell (Hondo), Imelda Gonzalez (SA North Central), Fred Timmons (Oak Hills SA), Linda Mariani (San Antonio), and Marsha Hildreth (Fredericksburg Nimitz). Rotarian Linda Mariani was the seller of the third ticket drawn. The $70,420 in raffle proceeds will support the humanitarian programs of the Annual Fund in our communities and around the world. |
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Youth Leadership Awards Ceremony 2024 With our friends from the community alongside us, the Rotary Club of Kerrville proudly recognized the top nominated 5th graders from across Kerr County for this prestigious recognition. Each child from every elementary school in the Kerr County area were honored for their heartfelt commitment to leadership, service and education.
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Rotary Supports Mothers and Babies In-coming President of the Fair Oaks Ranch Rotary Club Mary Thompson is all smiles at a recent tour of the Hill Country Pregnancy Care Center. Fair Oaks Ranch Rotary made a financial donation to the center, which helps Boerne-area women in times of crises by providing clothing, formula, pre-natal services and more.
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Early Act in Fair Oaks Ranch Fair Oaks Ranch EarlyAct Club ended the school year with a distinguished Rotarian speaking to elementary students on the benefits of serving one's community. This EarlyAct Club is just one example of the various youth programs served by the Fair Oaks Ranch Rotary Club.
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Paul Harris Fellow Presentation to Paul Mireles of Kens 5 Who: San Antonio Airport Rotary Club
What: Paul Harris Fellow presented to Paul Mireles of Kens 5 Where: The Petroleum Club, SA, TX When: March 27, 2024 Why: For his continuous support as the Emcee at the SA Airport Rotary Club's Casino Night |
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Alamo Ranch Hosts Fashion Show for Mental Health Awareness The Rotary Club of Alamo Ranch partnered with Hello Gorgeous Boutique to host an inspiring fashion show that beautifully blended style and substance on May 19th. This event was not just about showcasing the latest fashion trends; it also served as a powerful platform to promote Mental Health Awareness, our Rotary district's monthly theme.
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Hondo D'Hanis Dedicates New Gazebo The Hondo/D'Hanis Rotary Club proudly unveiled a magnificent new gazebo, graciously dedicated to the City of Hondo. This stunning structure, a testament to community spirit and collaboration, stands as a beautiful new landmark for residents and visitors alike to enjoy. The gazebo represents not just a physical enhancement to the cityscape, but also a symbol of the Rotary Club's unwavering commitment to enriching the local community.
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D5840 All Hands Meeting - June 5th Join us on Wednesday, June 5th, 6:30PM - 7:30PM for the D5840 All Hands Meeting on Zoom and hear from the District Leadership. Updates from Foundation, Membership, Public Image, Service and Youth Services will be provided. All are welcome! Zoom link will be sent out a few days before the event. |
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Congratulations to the 2023-24 Rotary Rockstars CONGRATULATIONS to the following clubs for earning ROTARY ROCKSTAR status for our PUBLIC IMAGE CHALLENGE: Alamo Heights Rotary Club, Rotary Club - Del Rio, Texas, ROTARY Club Of Fair Oaks Ranch, Fredericksburg Morning Rotary, Fredericksburg-Nimitz Rotary Club, Jourdanton Rotary Club, Rotary Club of Kerrville, Rotary Club of New Braunfels, Rotary Club of San Antonio Pearl, San Antonio Oak Hills Rotary, Pleasanton Rotary Club, Rotary Club of San Antonio, TX, Rotary Club of Alamo Ranch, San Antonio Northeast Rotary Club, Rotary Club of San Antonio South and Rotary of San Marcos! Shout out to our Raffle Winners:
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Blanco County Club to Host Golf Tournament June 17 The Rotary Club of Blanco County will host its annual Joe Garcia Memorial Golf Tournament on June 17. The club has BIG plans for this upcoming year with no less than 20 different community service projects in the works.
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Rotary Club of Blanco County Enjoys Social Evening The Rotary Club of Blanco County enjoyed a social evening at the Bistro on Blanco River April 24. In addition to working hard on projects in Blanco County and beyond, club members know how to HAVE FUN!
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Saddle Up for a Spectacular Celebration You're invited to attend the Del Rio Rotary Club's annual Independence Day Rodeo on June 28 and June 29! This family-friendly event promises two days of thrilling rodeo action, patriotic festivities, and community spirit.
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District Leader Spotlight-Executive AG Yvonne Soliz-Valdez
What was your most memorable Rotary service project? My most memorable Rotary service project was serving as Group Study Exchange Team Leader to Argentina. Seeing Rotary’s impact of service projects at the international level was very inspiring. |
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DG Monica Gutierrez's Message for June As I write this, my last DG message for the year, I can’t help but to reflect on all the wonderful things we did this Rotary year. Everything I had envisioned our District accomplishing turned out better than I could ever have imagined. And that’s because of ALL the Rotarians who had an open mind and a willingness to do things a little differently. From accommodating my work schedule and holding joint club DG visits to leadership meetings and District All-Hands on the 5th of the month #CincoDeRotary5840.
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Oak Hills Volunteers at Food Bank The RC of San Antonio Oak Hills recently volunteered at the @safoodbank boxing and packing 1,400+ boxes of food. Thank you to Community Service Chair and President Elect Derek Matthys for organizing this opportunity.
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Rotary E-Club San Antonio Promotes Literacy for Summer The Rotary E-Club of San Antonio promotes literacy at the Ed Franz Academy through their "Summer Literacy Readiness Backpacks." Funded by District grants, these backpacks are filled with books, dictionaries, journals, and pencils.
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San Marcos Awards 12 Scholarships The Rotary Club of San Marcos awarded 12 scholarships in the amount of $1,500 each to 12 seniors attending high schools in the San Marcos area, for total of $18,000.
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Exchange Students Continue to Give Even though the exchange year is coming to an end for 5840's current inbound students, their willingness and commitment (even giving up a Saturday) to share the story of their Rotary Exchange and what Rotary means to them continues. Three students recently attended the District Leadership Conference on May 11 in San Antonio to share their experiences.
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Rotary Club of San Antonio Spelling Bee The Rotary Club of San Antonio held its 11th annual member spelling bee on May 15. Five brave members took part to raise money for the club's projects and the Rotary Foundation.
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San Marcos Sponsors Successful Scramble 4 Scholarships San Marcos Rotary sponsored a golf fundraiser May 17 at the relatively new Kissing Tree Golf Club in San Marcos on May 17. Twenty-two teams competed.
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Human Trafficking Town Hall San Marcos Rotary was a lead sponsor, together with the San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District and other nonprofits, in organizing a Human Trafficking - Child Trafficking Town Hall in San Marcos April 18. The goal was to create greater awareness of the problem and alternatives for addressing it.
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Members Graduate New Braunfels Leadership Program The Greater New Braunfels Chamber of Commerce's Leadership New Braunfels program recently graduated it's 32nd class which includes the following members of the Rotary Club of New Braunfels: • Tim Blazi, Structura Inc • Beverly Davidek, Davidek Law Firm, PLLC • Lisa Hood, Images of Texas • Morrigan Land, Casteel & Casteel PLLC • Trey Palreiro, Comal Truck Gear • Ron Richardson, UTSA SBDC/Spark Board New Braunfels • Chris Ricks, Traeger & Ricks, PLLC
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Fredericksburg Nimitz Scholarship Jimmy Culp, Scholarship Committee chair presents a check to Mileidy Araiza of Harper High School, the recipient of our Randy Stapp Memorial Vocational/Technical Scholarship.
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New Braunfels Awards $100,000+ in Charitable GrantsThe Rotary Club of New Braunfels Charitable Contributions Committee (CCC) recently wrapped up their grant distributions for fiscal year 2023-2024. The Club awarded a total of $115,000 to 30+ local and international charities and non-profits.
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President's Volunteer Service Award Recipients Fourteen Winston School Interact Club members earned the President's Volunteer Service Award this school year. They received their medals at the school's end of year Award Ceremony on May 15, 2024.
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Rotary Club of New Braunfels Awards Four With Scholarships The Rotary Club of New Braunfels recently awarded four local high school students with scholarships totaling $36,000. These graduating seniors competed against 75+ other students from the NBISD and CISD school districts for their chance at receiving a scholarship worth $1,500 for each semester of their education at a 4-year, 2- year, or CTE institution.
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Fredericksburg-Nimitz Scholarship Fundraiser An event hosted by Craig and Marsha Hildreth featuring music by the Outlaw Firm raised over $6,000 for Nimitz Rotary's scholarship fund.
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Rotary Pocket Park Clean Up We’re thrilled to announce a major milestone in our journey of service and community enhancement! Del Rio Rotarians, as people of action, have come together to trans-form the Del Rio Pocket Park from a simple adoption into a full-fledged project that we can all be proud of.
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Rotary Picnic at Rotary Park A heartfelt thank you to all the Rotarians who joined us for the Picnic at the Park last week! Your presence and enthusiasm made the event truly special and memorable. It was wonderful to see everyone come together to enjoy delicious food, engage in lively conversations, and strengthen the bonds of our Rotary community.
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Rotary Pocket Park Ribbon Cutting A Heartfelt thank you to all the Rotarians who joined us for the ribbon cutting ceremony at Del Rio Rotary Pocket Park last week! Your support and dedication have truly made this project possible
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Donation for Children's Day in Mexico In honor of Children’s Day or Dia de Los Niños, The Rotary Club of Del Rio partnered with Club Rotario de Cd. Acuña, Mexico, to provide toys, books and treats to the children in the ranches in the outskirts of town.
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Kerrville's Josh the Otter Water Safety Program Every year we have Rotarians volunteer to go to local elementary schools to talk to them about water safety. We use the Josh the otter puppet and book and it’s always a hit with the kids.
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Veterans Appreciation Breakfast Twice a year, we host a free veterans appreciation breakfast. We always get A great turnout of volunteers. We also donate to their food pantry.
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Pleasanton Interact Club New Officers The Pleasanton Interact Club installed new officers for the Junior High level on May 6, 2024. The new officers are: Officers for 2024-2025 SY: as pictured President: Ainsley Kelley Vice-President: Vivian Villareal Service Credit (External): Samantha Shows Service Credit (Internal): Kinsley Ramirez Treasurer: Corey Royal Secretary/Historian: Tessa Broom |
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You're Invited to Attend the District Installation You're invited to attend the Installation Dinner for 2024-2025 District Governor Kristen Salazar on Wednesday, June 26th at the Old San Francisco Steakhouse, 10223 Sahara Dr, San Antonio, TX 78216, USA. The evening will begin at 6PM for cocktails, followed by dinner at 6:30PM. Dress code is Roaring 20's. Cost is $40/person or $300 for a table of 8. Click to Register. |
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Winston Interact at Walk for Autism The Winston School Interact Club was on hand to support the Walk for Autism on Saturday, April 20, 2024 at Palo Alto College. The Interactors helped set up the VIP area and later participated in the Walk. The event attracted over 10, 000 participants. The Winston Interact Club has been supporting this Walk for over 12 years.
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Jourdanton Interact Club Elects New Officers On Monday, April 29th the Jourdanton Interact Club met to elect new officers at Fairy Tale Books. Congratulations to President Laney Briones, Vice President Hailey Sralik, and Secretary/Treasurer Josiah Reyna.
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Shining a Light on Mental Health May is not just another month on the calendar. It’s a month of significance, a time when the world comes together to raise awareness about an issue that often remains shrouded in silence: mental health. As we embark on Mental Health Awareness Month, it's crucial to acknowledge the significance of dismantling the stigma surrounding mental health and cultivating a culture steeped in understanding, empathy, and support. |
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New Public Image Tool for Clubs Discover our latest PUBLIC IMAGE TOOL designed specifically for Clubs: Simplifying the Newsletter Creation Process with Club Runner. Crafting a Club Newsletter is a powerful way to engage members, ensuring they stay updated on upcoming events, programs, and your community contributions. |
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DG Monica Gutierrez's Message for May April started with a service project that included all our D5840 Interactors. While each club contributed to folding 20 cranes for our Cranes for Hope effort, the Interactors were tasked to help string all 1000 cranes. It was so great to see them work together as teams and collaborate with Interactors from other schools.
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District Leadership Spotlight - Public Image Team, Bruce Smith
What was your most memorable Rotary service project? My favorite service project happened every year at my club in South Dakota. We bought bicycle helmets for all 2nd graders, and Rotarians custom fitted helmets to tiny heads, also providing assorted decals so kids could customize their helmets, and then did a lesson on bicycle safety. The goal was to reduce traumatic head injuries from bike accidents. |
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Trash Pickup The Rotary Club of Kerrville did our quarterly trash pick up this last weekend. We had a great turnout of Rotarians and Rotaract students show up to help.
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Poteet Strawberry Festival, 2024 Who: San Antonio Airport Club
What: Strawberry Festival Where: Poteet, TX When: April 13, 2024 Why: Community support |
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Rotarian Recognition Luncheon Celebration Who: San Antonio Airport Club and Human Trafficking Club members
What: Rotarian Recognition Luncheon Where: Witte Museum, SA When: March 25, 2024 Why: Celebrate and recognize members with 20+ years in Rotary |
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Fredericksburg Clubs Come Together for Tri-Club Mixer The Rotary Club of Fredericksburg was the host for a Tri-Club "Spring Fling" mixer held on April 3 at the Western Edge restaurant in Fredericksburg. Approximately 120 members and guests from the three Clubs--Rotary Club of Fredericksburg, Rotary Club Fredericksburg Morning and Fredericksburg Rotary Club Nimitz attended the event.
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Bingo Night Success: Empowering Youth Sports in Junction On March 23rd, 2024, Rotary hosted an electrifying Bingo Night, uniting our community in a spirited evening of games and goodwill. Through the incredible generosity of our attendees and the dedication of our members, we triumphantly raised $6000 in support of local initiatives.
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San Antonio Oak Hills - RLI Attendees Congratulations to our Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) attendees and graduates!
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Sock Drive for Families in Need San Antonio Oaks Hills Rotary Club donated 171 socks towards the combined efforts with District 5840 during P.E.T.S. Club members provided the socks to PE Derek Matthys to help assemble bags for those in need.
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Save the Date for Fair Oaks Ranch Upcoming Fundraiser Rotary Club of Fair Oaks Ranch is having it's 12th Annual Charity Golf Classic to be held on Monday, October 7, 2024, at the Fair Oaks Ranch Golf & Country Club, which recently hosted a PGA tour qualifier round of golf for the PGA Valero Texas Open. Sponsors are wanted!
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Environmental Protection in Fair Oaks Ranch Fair Oaks Ranch Rotarians helped 237 families dispose of their sensitive documents at the communitywide Shred Day. Every ton of regenerated paper can save 17 trees!
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A Shelter of Warmth and Love We are thrilled to announce a wonderful partnership between Del Rio Rotary Club and Casa de Amor shelter in Acuña! Thanks to the generosity of our members, we were able to donate not one, but TWO commercial dryers to support the incredible work being done at Casa de Amor.
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Easter Celebration "Service above self.” Fellow Rotarians Gloria Wilson, Ruben Cantu, Lupita McDonald, and Pat Bowers, Wishing the residents of Rotary Village a very happy Easter! Let's celebrate this joyous occasion with love, laughter, and lots of chocolate eggs!
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Create our Rodeo Shirt Saddle up, designers! It's time for the Rotary Independence Day Rodeo T-shirt Design Contest! Calling all artists and creative minds! Want to see your design showcased at the heart of our Independence Day Rodeo? Now's your chance!
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A Shelter of Love Rotarian Cheryl Simmons & TJ Moore Lumberyard, donated building materials to the Rotary Club of Cd. Acuña for the Casa de Vision de Amor children’s shelter. These materials will be used to help them expand the shelter based on their need.
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First Responder Luncheon The Rotary Club of Kerrville hosted their annual First Responder Luncheon today, presenting members of local fire departments and law enforcement departments with special awards. Thank you to all first responders.
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Rotary Night at Missions Baseball The Rotary Club of San Antonio enjoyed a beautiful night at Wolff Stadium watching Missions baseball. Nearly 100 Rotarians, family and friends filled the private party deck for a great evening of fun and fellowship
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Beeville Promotes Literacy Through Various Initiatives
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Funds Raised for Local Mom Group Fredericksburg-Nimitz Rotary President Debbi McCurdy (center) presents a check for $2,145 to Linday Closson representing FBG Mopco by MOPS, a local faith-based group for moms. The funds were raised at Texas Heritage Vineyards quarterly Bingo and Vino for a Cause event held in March.
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3rds Charity Golf Tournament The Nimitz Rotary will be having the 3rd Annual Charity Golf Tournament and Bunco Party on Monday, October 14th, 2024. This year’s tournament proceeds will go toward our continued support of local organizations such as Wounded Warriors at Nebo, The Golden Hub, The Grace Center, Meals for Vets, The Needs Council, The Food Pantry, Heart of the Hills, Hill Country SPCA, VFW, Gillespie County Honor Guard, FBG Jr. ROTC, FBG Police Law Enforcement Training and Mission de Candelilla’s Christmas Missions, to Mexico to name a few. The club is seeking sponsors and players.
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Blanco County's Annual Joe Garcia Memorial Golf Tournament The Rotary Club of Blanco County is sponsoring its annual Joe Garcia Memorial Golf Tournament on Monday, June 17th, at Blanco’s Vaaler Creek Golf Course. |
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Fabra Early Act Club Beautifies Their School The Rotary Club of Boerne and Boerne Sunrise sponsor the Fabra Elementary Early Act Club under the guidance of Rotarian Naomi Jendrusch. With the help of Kathy Webster, Certified Master Naturalist, approximately twenty Fabra students put native plants in 3 areas at their school this past month.
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Jourdanton Interact Club International Service Project On Monday, April 8th the Jourdanton Interact Club met at Fairy Tale Books to donate items that were collected for “For God’s Children,” an international service project!
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Cranes for Hope Project Forty one Interactors and their sponsors responded to the call from the District Governor to string 1,000 origami cranes. At the start of her Rotary year, District Governor Monica challenged every Rotary club to fold 20 cranes as part of her wish to bring mental health awareness to our communities as part of our RI President’s goal for Mental Health.
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Beeville Helping the Homeless The Beeville Rotary members continue their service project of helping the homeless with towels and toiletries. Club members are actively engaged in this "service above self" community outreach. Thank you, Nickelle, the Hilton Garden Inn, and Kenneth for your participation. |
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Deadline Reminder: Public Image Rockstar Challenge Time is ticking, but there's still an opportunity to showcase your creativity and win big in the Public Image Rotary Rockstar Challenge! With the deadline fast approaching on May 1st, it's essential to gear up and finalize your submissions. Don't let this chance slip away!
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Club Leader Training in San Antonio - May 11 Registration is now open for the Saturday, May 11th Club Leadership Workshop at the UTSA Race Center, San Antonio 8:30AM-2PMPM. The cost is $30. This training is for all incoming executives for the Rotary Year 2024-2025. Click to Register.
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Registration Open for District Installation Dinner You're invited to attend the District Installation Dinner on Wednesday, June 26th at the Old San Francisco Steakhouse, 10223 Sahara Drive, San Antonio, TX. The theme is Roaring Twenties. Cost $40/per person, $300 for table of 8. Click to register.
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District Leadership Spotlight - Learning Facilitator Arden Riley
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2024 District 5840 Membership Recognition Party! On Monday, March 25th Rotarians from throughout District 5840 came together at the Witte Museum to celebrate members with 20+ Years of Membership. It was a full house! Highlight of the event was the celebration of members with 50+ Years of Rotary Service! These members were identified by blue sashes with 50 Years, as well as a special lapel pin and 50 Year tab. |
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DG Monica Visits with Global Grants Scholar Erica McFarland, District 5840 Global Education Grant Scholar, and Monica Gutierrez, District 5840 Governor, got to visit in Vancouver, Canada, where Erica is studying Maternal and Child Heath for a Masters degree. Monica was there for the RI North American Youth Conference in Vancouver. The is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Fair Oaks Ranch and the Rotary Club of Arbutus in Vancouver.
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East Central Interact Club Hosting Animal Adoption/Market East Central Interact Club is hosting an Animal Adoption/Market Day on April 6, 9AM-2PM at the East Central High School. Vendors and shoppers wanted!
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E-Club of San Antonio Promotes Literacy Rotary eClub of San Antonio encouraged 1st grade students and their families with a POP Up Book Fair at Ed Franz Leadership Academy's "1st Graders Emphasis Night". |
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Rotary Club of Blanco County Celebrates 5 Years The Rotary Club of Blanco County celebrated its 5th year as a chartered club. Members enjoyed dinner and a cake celebration at the March 18 club meeting.
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Rotary Club of New Braunfels Scholarship Program Sees Solid Growth The Rotary Club of New Braunfels Scholarship Program received 77 applications, 68 four-year and 9 CTE, during the recent application period ending March 15th. As part of Rotary International's mission and vision, the Rotary Club of New Braunfels offers academic scholarships to graduating high school seniors in New Braunfels who are seeking a four-year degree, two year degree or certification, or a CTE education or certification.
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HCCBF Looking for Volunteers Calling all you beer-lovin' do-gooder Rotary volunteer types out there! The 2024 Hill Country Craft Beer Festival hosted by the Rotary Club of New Braunfels is looking for Rotary volunteers to help raise money for Rotary scholarships and non-profits in our region.
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Be Part of the Magic Exchange Students begin their exchange year as Citizens of their respective Countries and end the year as Citizens of the World. It is a magical transformation to witness and of which to be part.
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Rotary Grove Rotary Grove at Schreiner University! Today, Schreiner planted 4 new Cedar Elms from Rotary Club of Kerrville at the end of Rotary Grove, 2 on each side of the river trail as you walk toward the creek.
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Women in Rotary International Women's Day was March 8, and our club celebrated by recognizing all the women members of our club at the meeting last Wednesday. There are thirty nine women in the Kerrville Noon Rotary Club, but it hasn't always been this way.
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San Marcos Casino Fundraiser Draws a Crowd The Rotary Club of San Marcos sponsored a well attended Casino Night fundraiser on March 1. It was held at the Commemorative Airforce Museum at San Marcos Airport.
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Global Grant Scholar Visits Fair Oaks Ranch Pictured here are Ron Hubbard, Rotary Club of Fair Oaks Ranch president (right), Sally Yan, Rotary Global Education Grant Scholar Alumna (center), and Jane Burton, District 5840 Global Education Grants Chair. Sally was welcomed by the Rotary Club this past Wednesday. She is in her first year of medical school at UT Health in San Antonio.
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Register Today For Club Leadership Workshop Registration is now open for the Saturday, April 13th Club Leadership Workshop at the Brady National Bank in Brady 9AM-3:30PM. The cost is $30. This training is for all incoming executives for the Rotary Year 2024-2025. Click to Register.
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Join Us for Rotary Day SA 2024 Join your fellow Rotarians in a district-wide day of service on Saturday, March 23 at the McAllister Park in San Antonio. Scan the QR code above to register or click this link.
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DG Monica Gutierrez's Message for March Another month has come and gone with only 4 months left of this Rotary year. My focus now is to help our clubs reach the goals they set at the beginning of the year. We are accountable for our own success. Clubs have done a great job this year and I would like each club to receive the recognition from Rotary International through the Rotary Citation. |
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District Leader Spotlight - Global Scholarship Chair Jane Burton
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Boerne HS Interact Club Makes A Difference The Boerne High School Interact Club recently performed two community service projects. On Friday afternoon, February 23, the Interact Club assisted the librarians at the Boerne Public Library with counting puzzle pieces for the variety of puzzles children work at the library to make sure that each one was complete.
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New Cross for Cross Mountain After two years of fundraising, the Fredericksburg-Nimitz Rotary's project of replacing the historic cross on Cross Mountain has come to a conclusion. The new cross replaces the one that has been there since before 1940 and was in various stages of deterioration.
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Pints for Polio Cheers to the Rotary Club of Fair Oaks Ranch for using their Superbowl Party to raise funds for Polio prevention! 40 members purchased a square in 2024 Super Bowl Pool, raising $2500 for Pints for Polio.
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Promoting Literacy Librarians in Fair Oaks Ranch are beaming today after receiving grant money to purchase more library books. The Fair Oaks Ranch Rotary Club helped two local elementary schools promote literacy!
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Towels for the Homeless The Beeville Rotary Club starts an ongoing service project to help the local United Methodist Church with donations of used and new towels. The donations of towels and money to purchase towels will be used for the homeless in the Beeville community. The church provides showers and food to the homeless.
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It's "Lift Off" in memory of the late Robert Hickerson The Fredericksburg Morning Rotary Club recently donated $3,000 to the Fredericksburg High School Engineering Program. This group, comprised of senior students, is working to design and construct a rocket that will launch and reach 50,000 feet in the air. That rocket will be tested at White Sands, New Mexico this summer. These funds will help students to purchase necessary components for the construction of their rocket.
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FHS Rocket program Donation The Rotary Club of Fredericksburg Morning recently donated $3000 to the Fredericksburg High School Engineering Program.
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Special Events Enjoyed by Exchange Students District 5840 was well represented by its eight exchange student, members of the District Committee and DG Monica, DGE Kristen and DGN Craig at the Winter Conference of South Central Rotary Youth Exchange in Tulsa, Oklahoma, January 26-28. Joining this group were students and district leaders from the other 36 member Districts of South Central Rotary Youth Exchange.
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Fredericksburg Car Fest Join Fredericksburg Morning on June 1st, 2024 for the 19th Annual Fredericksburg Car Fest. Take a nostalgic journey down memory lane as you immerse yourself in the charm of a remarkable collection of classic automobiles, each expertly and lovingly restored to perfection.
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Cross Replacement Project After two years of fundraising projects Fredericksburg Nimitz rotary will be replacing the historic cross at Cross Mountain Park. Pictured is the removal of the old cross located at Cross Mountain Park.
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Rotary Exchange Students Attend San Antonio Rodeo Members of the District 5840 Rotary Youth Exchange Committee took our eight inbound students to the San Antonio Rodeo on Sunday, February 11, 2024.
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Play Golf, Change Lives The Rotary Club of Jourdanton enlists your help by having a day of golf at The Pleasanton Country Club on Sunday, April 7, 2024 so you can be a part of helping students further their education.
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Rotary Fantasy Football for a Cause What happens when ten football loving do-gooder Rotarians get together and decide to raise some funds while having some fun and a little healthy competition? You naturally start a fantasy football league for charity.
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Rotarians on the Rise The best and brightest young professionals of New Braunfels were honored recently at the Rising Stars of New Braunfels Awards and half of the ten member class of 2024 are members of the Rotary Club of New Braunfels. The award honors locals under the age 40 who excel in their careers and give back to the community.
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Eagle Scout Recognition On February 4, 2023, Pete Siegel, District 5840 International Fellowship of Scouting Rotarians Coordinator, presented Eagle Scout Caleb D. the IFSR Eagle Scout recognition certificate at his Court of Honor. Caleb is a member of San Antonio Troop 650 chartered with Concordia Lutheran Troop.
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Pancake Supper Ballinger Rotary Club Annual Pancake Supper Ballinger Community Center February 20, 2024 5:00PM to 7:30PM All proceeds benefit service projects in our community
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San Marcos helps pack Food for Students School Fuel in San Marcos provides a bag of food for school students who depend on school meals and need weekend and holiday food when school meals are not available. San Marcos Rotarians helped pack 1,000 bags on Thursday, February 1.
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DG Monica Gutierrez's February Message We begin the new calendar year with an opportunity to reflect on the last 6 months of the Rotary year and adjust as needed so we can continue to #CreateHopeInTheWorld. We look at what is working, what is not working, and what we can improve with the intent of making our Clubs vibrant.
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District Leadership Spotlight - International Service Chair Gloria Wilson
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Membership Recognition Luncheon Join fellow Rotarians celebrating 20 or more years of active membership this 2023-2024 Rotary year at a special luncheon on March 25, 2024 11:30AM to 1:30PM at the Witte Museum - Dawson Family Hall, 3801 Broadway, San Antonio. Cost is $35. Click to Register.
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Ignite Your Rotary Club's Public Image: Play Rotary Rockstar Challenge Public image is the key to creating a lasting impact and attracting both members and community support. The Rotary Rockstar Challenge have been meticulously designed to empower Rotary Clubs to master the art of self-promotion through five engaging tasks.
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Celebrate International Women's Day with Rotary! This International Women's Day, March 8, 2024 let's come together to celebrate the incredible strength, resilience, and achievements of women worldwide! We invite all Rotarian women to participate in our special campaign by sharing a photo of themselves proudly wearing their Rotary shirts. Let's showcase the power and unity of women within the Rotary family!
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February Membership Minute What is your club doing to make February Special??? 1. How about challenging every member to bring a guest this month and then put those member's names in a drawing for a gift card or other prize? |
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Beeville Rotary Clean-Up Despite the cool and windy weather, several Beeville Rotary Club volunteers cleaned up trash along a heavily trafficked road in Beeville on Saturday morning, January 27th. Each time this service project is fun and worthwhile. |
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Cleaning Highways Despite Artic Temperatures Frigid morning temperatures didn't stop the FOR Rotary Club from supporting the Fair Oaks Ranch Home Owners Association with a quarterly clean up of the highway and office area. A true "can do' attitude that we are known for!
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Sock it 2 Us! Borrowing on their earlier success, the Rotary Club of Fair Oaks Ranch donated bags of socks for the homeless. In December, the club gave 791 pairs of socks.
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Rotary Partnership with BISD Members from the Rotary Club of Boerne and the Boerne Sunrise Rotary Club made a presentation to the Boerne Independent School District Board (BISD) meeting on January 22, 2024. The presentation focused on the impact that Rotary has made in Boerne Schools and the community.
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Origami Connections: A Tale of Peace, Compassion, and Rotary Spirit In the vibrant landscape of Rotary Club of Alamo Ranch’s activities, a heartwarming story unfolds, weaving together the worlds of technology and tradition, empathy, and action. Meet Richard Sullivan, a recent graduate of Texas State University and Software Engineer at Def-Logix, Inc., whose journey with the Rotary Club of Alamo Ranch showcases the profound impact one individual can make through a simple yet profound gesture.
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Santa's Workshop The Rotary Club of New Braunfels recently held their second annual Making Spirits Bright holiday program, a community service project for underprivileged families living in New Braunfels.
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Second Annual Health & Wellness Expo The Beeville Rotary Club held the Second Annual Health & Wellness Fair on Friday, January 5th. The well-received event was free and open to the public.
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Rotarians at Work at 49'ers Game In early January, I travelled to Northern California to visit my family and my brother surprised my nephews to see their favorite team, the San Francisco 49ers! While purchasing a couple of adult beverages, the Rotarians working the concession stand from Rotary Club of Cupertino recognized my Rotary Club of San Antonio hat and soon we were all friends! This was a service project for the club but raises revenue, as well.
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San Marcos Hosts Casino Night Fundraiser March 1 The Rotary Club of San Marcos is sponsoring its annual Casino Night fundraiser on Friday, March 1, from 7-10 p.m. The event will be held at the Commemorative Airforce Museum at the San Marcos Airport. The Museum houses numerous flyable WWII aircraft and large museum.
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Club Membership Workshop - Feb 27th There will be a Club Membership Chair Workshop on Tuesday, February 27th to discuss "all things" regarding club membership: Recruitment, Retention, Alumni, Rotaract, New Clubs (Rotary, Rotaract & Impact) and the District Membership Olympics! Click to Register.
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Rotary 2024-2025 Theme Revealed Rotary International President-elect Stephanie Urchick revealed the 2024-2025 presidential theme, The Magic of Rotary, at International Assembly. "We are not going to end polio or bring peace to the world by waving a wand. It's up to you. You create the magic with every project completed, every dollar donated, and every new member." |
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DG Monica Gutierrez's January Message This month’s DG message will focus on Cranes for Hope. At the 2nd quarter President’s meeting in December, one of the club Presidents requested I share my story of why I’m asking clubs to fold 20 paper cranes as part of D5840 Cranes for Hope initiative for mental health. |
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District Leader Spotlight - Efrain Gonzalez
What was your most memorable Rotary service project? My most memorable service project was in India. I participated in a Rotary Group Study Exchange (GSE) in December of 2012, and wasn't a Rotarian yet. However, being allowed to assist in distributing the polio vaccine directly to children had a lasting impact on me. It defined Rotary in a way many won’t ever experience. |
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Happy Holidays from San Antonio Oak Hills Rotary San Antonio Oak Hills Rotary Club wishes you a happy and healthy New Year!
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Blanco County Scholarship Recipient at Christmas Meeting The Rotary Club of Blanco County celebrated Christmas with a short meeting and a party at Stephen and Georgia Hartmann’s home on December 18. Members and their guests enjoyed delicious food and desserts and had a fun gift exchange.
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Grinch's Heart Grows The Beeville Rotary Club and Texian Books, a Rotarian-owned bookstore, hosted a Christmas reading time with children. Rotary club volunteers read Christmas stories to children as they arrived for their hot chocolate and visit with the Grinch. |
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Backpack Donation The Rotary Club of San Antonio Oak Hills has donated 70 backpacks with school supplies in them to the Locke Hill Elementary School refugee (“new comer”)students yesterday.
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Sock It To Us! Celebrating the Holiday at the annual Rotary Club of Fair Oaks Ranch Holiday party, but this year with a twist, as all the elves (members) donated a total of 791 pairs of socks that evening. These socks will keep the feet warm of the adults, children and babies departing San Antonio for their final destinations.
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Annual Atascosa County Rotary Christmas Atascosa County Rotary Clubs (Jourdanton, Pleasanton, and Poteet) from District 5840 gathered together on 12/14/23 at the Pleasanton Lions Club building for our annual Christmas party. (BIG thank you to the Pleasanton Lions Club for helping us out with the event!!) It was Jourdanton’s year to host, and we had Chile Bandera cater a fabulous turkey dinner with all the fixings. |
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S. A. NE Rotary Club helps Blessed Angels Community Center Blessed Angels Community Center is an emergency food pantry located on the northeast side of San Antonio. The mission of Blessed Angels is to fight hunger in San Antonio and surrounding communities through healthy and nutritional food distribution. Blessed Angels does this with their volunteers and their fleet of four vehicles. |
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It's Time for a Club Membership Check It's mid December and almost the 6 month mark for our Rotary 2023-2024 year! This is the time for Club Membership Chairs and Presidents to review their rosters and ensure that they are accurate. |
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TeamPearl Serves Lunch To Residents at Towne Twin Village On Saturday, December 9, Pearl Rotarians joined Mark Wittig serve lunch to the residents of Towne Twin Village, located in San Antonio's Eastside. Donated items were tacos, cookies, rolls, and soft drinks/water.
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15th Annual Romantic Rendezvous Canyon Lake Rotary invites everyone to its 15th annual “Romantic Rendezvous” Dinner and Dance on Saturday, February 10, 2024, at the New Braunfels Civic Center. All can have fun taking chances to win with opportunities available in the form of silent auctions, raffles, drawings, and live auctions.
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Season of Generosity in Fair Oaks Ranch Fair Oaks Ranch Rotarians gave their time, talents and treasures to bring Christmas joy to the community. Rotarian Garry Manitzas served as Santa, taking present requests and hundreds of photos. Along with the HOA, Rotarians also played Reindeer Games and did Arts-And-Crafts with about 200 local children. |
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Secure Your Spot On The District Conference Cruise We are thrilled to inform you about an exciting event that promises to be both enriching and enjoyable—the upcoming District Conference Celebration Cruise, set to sail from May 2nd to May 6th. |
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It's About the Kids Construction has commenced on a new eight classroom school with potable water and electricity! A field was acquired nearby for a Sports Program. You may think this is somewhat basic and certainly not up to American standards, but this school is not in America…it is in Nigeria, in a small village called Wassa, a village in the Federal Capital Territory.
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DG Monica Gutierrez's December Message
October ended with a More Delightful than Frightful District Service Project at Morgan’s Wonderland where we had at least 13 Rotary Clubs, 2 Interact Clubs, and 1 Rotaract Club all participating in distributing candy. I’d like to thank these clubs for spending their Halloween providing fellowship and service while bringing joy to the children of our San Antonio Community. |
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District Leaders Spotlight - AG Dan Clark
What was your most memorable Rotary service project? A project called Merry Sockmas. Our Rotary club partnered with a local ministry to collect socks so that they could be distributed to the homeless. The origin of this project started with one of our charter members who always wore interesting socks. From that we started collecting socks for the ministry to distribute to the homeless |
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The Eye Bank of Aguascalientes Recently the director of the Eye Bank of Aguascalientes, Ricardo Magdaleno, provided an update on the eye bank supported by the Boerne Sunrise Rotary Club and other clubs in our district. He also recognized the efforts of Don Jones and Robert Cisneros for their continued support of this wonderful Rotary project.
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Rotary Leadership Institute - January 13, 2024 There will be a Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) on Saturday, January 13th, 2024 from 8:30AM to 4:30PM at the Spring Creek United Methodist Church, 28970 Old Fredericksburg Rd, Fair Oaks, TX 78015. Classes will begin at 9AM. The institute is $50 and is open to all Rotarians. Click to Register.
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New Public Image Resource for Rotary Clubs We are thrilled to share some exciting news of some new public image resources for Clubs to help with their content strategy for social media/newsletter: Rotary Branded Canva Templates - Member Spotlight, Membership Rack Card, Rotary Birthday, Guest Speaker and Rotary Monthly Theme Graphics.
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Building Bridges Beyond Borders: Bi-District Conference Uniting District 5840 and District 4110 Mexico In the spirit of fellowship and a shared commitment to service, the Rotary Bi-District Conference for District 5840 South Central Texas and District 4110 Mexico emerged as a beacon of collaboration and friendship. Despite facing unprecedented challenges, including the cancellation of the inaugural conference in 2020 due to the global pandemic, the Rotary members persevered, and in a triumphant moment, finally convened to turn their dreams into reality.
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Excellence In Motion Rotary eClub of San Antonio presents "Excellence in Motion" as they gave out TRICK or Read Books and Healthy snack to children at the Ed Franz Leadership Academy Fall Festival. |
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Raising Awareness - DG’s Challenge The Rotary Club of San Antonio Oak Hills was up to the DG’s challenge of making Senbazuru (1000 origami cranes). Its purpose is to create more hope and awareness of Mental Health in our community
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Feeding the Hungry The Rotary Club of Fair Oaks Ranch joined several Kendall County organizations to fry turkeys, then package them for delivery or pick up. Their donation of time and talents provided Thanksgiving meals to the needy in Boerne and surrounding areas.
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Stopping Hunger The Rotary Club of Fair Oaks Ranch came out in force to help the Hill Country Daily Break of Boerne gear up for their Thanksgiving feed. Members brought their strong backs (and smiles) to pack thousands of bags of canned food for the needy.
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Rotary Club of Blanco County Presents Check to Fire and EMS The Rotary Club of Blanco County (RCBC) recently presented a check for $1700 to the Blanco Fire and EMS Auxiliary President, Caroline Richardson. The funds will be used by the Fire and EMS organizations for essential equipment, such as equipping the newest fire fighting vehicle, Tender 82, and purchasing various medical equipment, all to better serve the Blanco community.
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Blanco County Rotarian Mike Arnold Visits District 9125 in Nigeria Mike Arnold, member of the Blanco County Rotary Club, visited Rotary clubs in Distict 9125 in Nigeria during the month of November. Mike is founder of Africa Arise and has built a school in the New Kuchingoro IDP camp.
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Bountiful Blessings Hondo D'Hanis Members handed out Thanksgiving meals to Veterans and Senior Citizens on Tuesday before Thanksgiving .
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Rotary Supports Eye Bank of Aguascalientes This past October The Rotary Club of Boerne, under the leadership of Robert Cisneros and joined by several other Rotary Clubs, proudly presented a check to support the Eye Bank of Aguascalientes in Mexico. The Aguascalientes State Governor, Secretary of Health, Mayor, and other local dignitaries were in attendance.
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Bunco/Poker and Vino for a Cause Nimitz Rotary and Wildseed Farms Vineyard held a Bunco/Poker and Vino for a Cause event at Wildseed Farms Vineyard tasting room to raise money for Samaritan's Purse Operation Christmas Child. This project sends boxes of gifts to underprivileged children around the world spreading the educating them on the teachings of God.
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Diaper Drive Nimitz Rotary held a Diaper Drive on Halloween Night at Western Edge Kitchen and Cocktails to raise money and provide diapers to Heart of the Hills/Mom Center of Gillespie County. Club Treasurer Deb Bowen presents a check for $1,200 along with some diapers to Nicole Davis, CEO of Heart of the Hills and Nancy King, Director of Operations.
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#TeamPearl feeds the homeless community in downtown San Antonio Rotary Club of San Antonio Pearl members, fellow Rotarians, and other amazing volunteers fed the needy with Under the Bridge, Inc. on October 29. This service project included Holly Weems Croom - President / Alamo Heights Rotary Club, Dan Hernandez / Northeast Rotary Club, Endeavors/Rotary Club of Puerto Rico, Alamo Commandery No 7, Capital City Assembly No 247 OGC, National Elite Little Miss Texas Brooklyn Gentry, HPC Dedra Rahim/2nd Lt Commandress, Moussa Court No 119 DOI.
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District Interact Conference The 12th Annual District Interact Conference was a huge success! Eighty nine Interactors from nine Interact clubs attended the event on November 11, 2023 at the Winston School San Antonio.
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Veterans Appreciation Breakfast Rotary Club of Kerrville had another successful Veterans Appreciation breakfast. We had over 90 Veterans attend, 27 Rotarian's that attend/volunteered and the Tivy High School ROTC.
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Rotary Club of Alamo Ranch Makes a Splash in Service In the heart of a rainy evening, the Rotary Club of Alamo Ranch demonstrated that even the weather couldn't dampen their spirits for service. Gathering at the Texas Diaper Bank, our dedicated members embarked on a mission to make a tangible impact in the lives of families in need.
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Rotarians Walk to Show Support for Suicide Prevention A group of Rotarians, friends and family members joined together on Saturday October 27th to participate in Out of the Darkness Walk. They raised money to support and to help bring awareness about suicide prevention.
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World Polio Day WINNER(S) We have received the final report from RI showing results of our World Polio Day Challenge on October 24, 2023. Together, we raised $9,125 to help eradicate Polio! D5840 had a record day of giving for our PolioPlus Fund and that was all because of you. THANK YOU for your commitment to Create Hope in the World.
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Pints for Polio Thank you to all that came out for the Rotary Club of Kerrville's Pints, Pumpkins & Pies for Polio October 26, 2023 @ River Star Arts Pavilion! |
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NEW - Training Tab Hot off the press the New "Training Tab" located on the District 5840 Website was just added! Featured in today's article is the new Learning Center page offered on the Training Tab. |
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Running into Rotarians The San Antonio Conservation Society had a workday October 28 cleaning the grounds of their beloved Yturri Edwards Homestead.
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Rotary Global Education Grants - Deadline Nov. 25
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DG Monica Gutierrez's Message for November
This month’s DG message continues to focus on DG visits, but we also had a very successful month supporting our End Polio Now efforts. World Polio Day was on October 24th and we celebrated this month with several club events that not only brought awareness that Polio still exists but also how we as D5840 are doing our part to raise funds to close the gap and eradicate Polio. |
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District Leader Spotlight - Youth Services Chair, Charles Karulak
What was your most memorable Rotary service project? Every December for the past twenty years my Club (Boerne Sunrise Rotary Club) with support from The Winston School San Antonio hosts a Christmas party at the Shady Rest Mobile Park in Boerne. Families are treated to a breakfast, on average 85 children are presented with gifts, and each family is given a smoked turkey dinner. This event was started by Rotarians Don Jones, Jim Johnstone, and me. |
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Public Image Seminar - Social Media Best Practices Mark your calendars for November 14th, at 6PM on Zoom as we're bringing you a valuable Social Media Best Practices Seminar! In the era of digital communication, managing your club's online image is crucial. Our seminar will provide you with the knowledge and tools necessary to enhance your online reputation, effectively engage with your community, and build a positive public image. Click to Register.
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San Angelo Rotary Club's 34th Annual Shrimpfest
The San Angelo Rotary Club presented its 34th Annual Shrimpfest on October 14th. The event raised money for the Concho Valley Regional Food Bank's children's hunger initiatives including its Food 2 Kids weekend backpack food program. The event included all-you-can-eat shrimp and sausage, music, and a cornhole tournament. Stay tuned to the newsletter next month for our announcement on how much we netted. Service above self! |
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DGND Announcement Robert “Bobby” Martinez from the Rotary Club of Poteet was selected to serve as District Governor for the Rotary year 2026-2027. Bobby has been married for 27 years and has 3 children and 2 grandchildren.
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DGN Announcement Craig Hardy from the Rotary Club of San Antonio North Central was selected to serve as District Governor for the Rotary year 2025-2026. Craig is owner and President of a consulting company and has been in Rotary for 36 years.
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San Antonio Northeast 13th Annual Halloween Bowling Fundraiser There were 12 teams of bowlers that came out for the San Antonio Northeast Rotary Club’s 13th Annual Bowling Fundraiser. |
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FOR Rotary Golf Classic a Success! Fair Oaks Ranch Rotarians check in a record number of players and sponsors for the 11th Annual Charity Golf Classic held October 9 th.
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San Antonio Northwest Rotary Computer Project Rotary Club of San Antonio Northwest and The Rotary Club of Antigua, Guatemala working together donated computers to set up a new computer classroom at a new Guatemalan elementary school in the small community of El Hato. Members of school, The Antigua Club and Rotary District 4250 Assistant Area Governor attended the presentation.
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World Interact Week October 30 through November 5 is World Interact Week. Rotary Clubs that sponsor Interact clubs should find ways to connect. Do a project together, invite them to a Rotary meeting or encourage them to attend the District Interact Conference, Nov. 11. One Rotary club has already made a significant contribution to their Interact club so that those members can attend. The cost to attend the conference is $20 for students. Rotarians can attend at no cost, HOWEVER, if they want to have lunch they have to pay $10. |
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How do you say fun in Italian? Short term exchange student Alisha from Fredericksburg (left) and her host sibling Patrizia (right) kick up their heels and jump for joy during Alisha's month long visit to Italy. At the conclusion of that visit Patrizia returned with Alisha to Fredericksburg for a month long visit to the US. Check out the Youth Exchange section of the District 5840 website for more information about Short Term and Long Term exchanges. Rotary Exchange is truly a life changing, once in a lifetime experience.
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A Cause For Paws Fredericksburg Nimitz Rotary president Debbi McCurdy along with Texas Heritage Vineyard owner Susan Johnson present Andrew Davis, Executive Director of the Hill Country SPCA a check for $2,200.
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Youth Join San Antonio Northwest to Clean Military Highway On Saturday October 7 at 8:00 in the morning, over 15 volunteers, many of them high school students showed up for the San Antonio Northwest Adopt a Highway quarterly event on Military Highway. We collected over 7 full bags of trash in the two mile clean up area. Rotarian Don Yeaton spearheaded the event.
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Interact Meeting The Jourdanton Interact Club met on October 2nd at the Jourdanton Senior Center to discuss "Painting the Town Red" for the Jourdanton Homecoming and fundraising ideas.
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DG Monica Gutierrez's October Message
I begin this month’s DG message celebrating Hispanic Heritage month. Being that I am the first Hispanic District Governor for D5840 I’m excited to share my culture throughout this Rotary year #CincoDeRotary5840.
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Early Morning Clean-Up Three times a year, Beeville Rotary Club members clean up a very busy thoroughfare in Beeville. Here is the current group of Rotary volunteers, including two Interact students from AC Jones High School, performing service above self. |
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Polio Events Around the District |
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District Leadership Spotlight - Rotaract Chair Andres Trevino
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Take Action On World Polio Day Every year, Rotary members around the world mobilize for World Polio Day. We raise awareness of polio and gather support for our global effort to make sure that every child is protected from it. By staying tenacious, hopeful, and committed, we will make history by making polio the second human disease ever to be eradicated.
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San Antonio Oak Hills Announces New Early Act Program The Rotary Club of San Antonio Oak Hills is thrilled to announce it’s sponsorship of the new Early Act program at Locke Hill Elementary.
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No Child Sleeps on The Floor Around 3% of the children in San Antonio do not have a bed to sleep in, most sleep on the floor or share a small space with sibling. Only 3% equates to over 70,000 children.
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Del Rio Donates Backpacks & School Supplies The Rotary Club de Ciudad Acuña recently had their Crayola Project and delivered school supplies to several schools in Mexico. Thank you to the Del Rio Rotary Club, Abner Martinez and Elizabeth Elizalde Calderon for their donations of backpacks with supplies.
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Stopping Pollution The Fair Oaks Ranch Rotary Club helped 227 neighbors unload their household hazardous waste materials on a Saturday morning in late September. Due to these efforts, toxins like pesticides, bleach, CFL Light Bulbs are are NOT in the landfill today. Collected items are recycled or incinerated.
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Del Rio Rotary Creating Hope In the World Mike Coplan, Del Rio Rotary Club President and Miguel Flores helped organize clothes and shoes donated by the Del Rio Rotary Club and Fellow Rotarians for children rescued from human trafficking.
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Origami Workshop Ms. Janina Villareal volunteered to come and help us make origami cranes. District Governor Monica Gutierrez would like to bring Mental Health Awareness by making paper cranes. At our last meeting, Ms. Janina Villarreal taught us how to do these origami cranes. We had a lot of fun! |
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Exchange Students Adapt to Life in their Host Countries Inbound students to District 5840 all arrived safely and gathered in New Braunfels the weekend of August 25-27 to share in fun, fellowship and learning at the District Sponsored Inbound Orientation.
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Leading the Way at RLI The Rotary Club of San Antonio Oak Hills had the largest number of attendees at the Rotary Leadership Institute! Thank you District 5840 for hosting.
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$10,000 in Gold - Annual Scholarship Fundraiser Do you have the winning ticket? The Rotary Club of San Antonio Oak Hills is raffling off $10,000 in Gold and other prizes. Tickets are on sale and only 350 are sold.
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Founding Member Receives Honorary Membership Certificate The Canyon Lake club honored Mr. Norman Cooper, one of its Founding members, with a certificate of Honorary Membership.
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Rotarians Working Together This week several Rotary Clubs were involved in helping raise money for Love Kendall County Kids. Rotarians from Rotary Club of Boerne, Fair Oaks Rotary Club, Dominion Rotary Club of San Antonio and the Rotary Club to Combat Human Trafficking worked together as a great example of “Service Above Self” as they raised funds at the Karnival 4 Kids.
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Fair Oak Ranch Rotary Excels at RLI The Fair Oaks Ranch Rotary Club had outstanding participation at the Rotary Leadership Institute held on September 16th, 2023.
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Rotary Assists at Special Needs Dance On September 21, 2023, several Pleasanton Rotary members assisted “Jayme’s Ranch”, a special needs organization who was hosting a dance in Pleasanton, Texas. The Pleasanton Rotary Club had a great showing of members who helped serve the meal, refill lemonade glasses and clear tables for the guests.
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Jourdanton Rotary Delivers Dictionaries and Constitutions to Jourdanton ISD On Tuesday, September 19th members of the Jourdanton Rotary Club delivered copies of the United States Constitution to eighth grade students and dictionaries to third graders of Jourdanton ISD.
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Be Part of the 5840 Olympic Team We are excited to announce the rollout of the Membership Olympic Games - a fantastic opportunity for your club to not only strengthen your bond with existing members but also attract new ones! |
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Volunteers Needed for Rise Against Hunger Event San Marcos Rotary needs 150 volunteers and some donors for our Saturday, October 14 9-12 Rise Against Hunger event to package 15,000 meals (each feeding 6 people) to be sent to a famine stricken place in the world. We are also trying to raise donations for the Hays County Food Bank and School Fuel. Donations for local food programs can be mailed to Rotary Club of San Marcos, PO Box 581, San Marcos TX 78667 https://rah.my.salesforce-sites.com/events/homepage?id=7013Z000002L5teQAC
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Combat Human Trafficking Maria Cansino, of District 5840 E club to "Combat Human Trafficking", recently spoke to the Canyon Lake club.
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Blanco County Offers Brain Fitness Event The Rotary Club of Blanco County helps folks in the community keep their brains in shape by offering a monthly brain fitness event at the Community Resource Center (CRC) in Johnson City.
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Hwy 97 Showdown Football Game The Jourdanton Rotary Club was honored to have Pleasanton Rotary President Jessica Tom as our guest on Tuesday, September 12th!
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San Marcos Packs School Supplies for Mexico San Marcos packed school supplies for 8 villages in Northern Mexico and youth serving nonprofits in San Marcos on September 1st.
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Combating Indoor Air Pollution The Pandemic had us all stuck inside and many without adequate air conditioning. 2023 found South Central Texas sweltering in a triple digit heat wave.Many recent studies have found indoor air contaminated with dustmites, bacteria, pet dander and even viruses and mold spores.
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Field of Dreams Contributions Del Rio Rotary Club was one of the first Organization on board in helping the City of Del Rio by contributing $30,500 in 2014. The Feild of Dreams project started in 2013 and 10 years later was the ribbon cutting. |
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District's Global Scholar is Celebrated Gabriela Trevino having completed her undergraduate degree at Brown University was sponsored by San Antonio North Central Rotary Club to become the Districts Global Grant Scholar for 23-2024. Even after being selected and before flying to her host Rotary Club of Edmondson, she has been a great help in all North Central's Service projects. She will be studying Public Policy in Education at Kings College in London. We couldn't let her leave the States before celebrating her and her Dad at our PoPo Tratorria Monday evening meeting. |
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Crossing Boundaries Donations or Pet Shelters in Acuna Members of the Club Rotario Empresarial Acuna as well as Cd. Acuña Rotary Club of their Project Croqueton Del Rio Rotary Club raised over $100.00 for donations. Pictured are President, Oscar Navarrette & fellow Rotarians Steve Wilson at the pet supply project. As well other Rotarians who volunteered. |
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Gold Raffle Tickets Now On Sale Tickets are now available for the Oak Hill's Annual Gold Raffle Fundraiser! Only 350 tickets are sold! Need not be present to win. Click to buy tickets.
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DG Monica Gutierrez's September Message August started with some great news from our Rotary Regional Membership Chair Alex Johnson. He informed me that D5840 was the only District in Zone 25B to have ended the RY22-23 with a gain in membership. This is the result of an outstanding effort from our District Membership Team last year that I know will continue this year.
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District Leadership Spotlight - District Membership Co-Chair, Holly Croom
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Volunteer for Morgan's Wonderland Volunteers needed for Oct. 31, 2023 at Morgan's Wonderland! Click to sign-up. Also, if a club would like to volunteer to run an entire table, please email volunteers@morganswonderland.com directly for assignment. Monetary and Candy donation are still very welcome and needed!
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Membership Madness Challenge Winners District Membership Co-Chair (now District Governor Elect), Kristen Salazar, visited five clubs in District 5840 over the last two months to bring a special delivery. These five clubs participated in the Membership Madness Challenge last Rotary Year and met the requirements to receive a customized banner for their Club purchased by District 5840.
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Crossing Boundaries Donations or Pet Shelters in Acuna Club Rotario Empresarial Acuna (Mexico) invited the Del Rio Rotary Club to help them feed stray dogs and cats who are living on the streets in Acuna. Many Del Rio Rotarians donated dog and cat food for this worthy cause. |
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The Service Companion Club - A Membership Boost for Your Rotary Club! Does Your Rotary Club Need a Boost? Ask yourself the following questions: Is your Rotary Club seeking more members? Would you like to involve the club in more service projects? Are you looking to diversify your membership base? If you've answered "YES" to any of these questions, it's time you considered the creation of a Service Companion Club.
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Get Ready for World Polio Day World Polio Day, 24 October, is right around the corner. Help us keep up the momentum on our top priority of ending polio by planning an event in your community and by continuing to raise funds for PolioPlus. Every dollar raised will be matched 2 to 1 up to $150 million. Click here for resources.
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Walk With Us to Prevent Suicide Join the Alamo Heights Rotary Club at the OUT OF THE DARKNESS WALK on Saturday, October 28 at the Nelson Wolff Stadium, San Antonio, TX. They are walking to raise awareness and protect mental health and lives. To register or donate.
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Easily Create Your Club Public Image Strategy Jump Start Your Club's Public Image! Complete this short survey to create your Club's Public Image Strategy for Rotary Year 2023-24.
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September - Suicide Prevention Awareness Month September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, providing us with the opportunity to learn about and recognize risk factors and warning signs of suicide, support and refer those that struggle and save lives.
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District 5840 Welcomes Long-Term Inbound RYE Students District 5840 Clubs welcome eight inbound students who began arriving in Texas on August 2. They are Mariana from Brazil hosted by Beeville, Loraine from France hosted by Boerne, Nora from Germany hosted by Fredericksburg Morning, Oscar from Spain hosted by New Braunfels, Ruby from Taiwan hosted by New Braunfels Downtown, Edoardo from Italy hosted by Pleasanton, Paul from Belgium hosted by San Marcos and Kellie from Sweden hosted by Seguin.
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San Antonio's Meeting Site - Expansion Completed The Rotary Club of San Antonio – Club 52 – founded in 1912 has a new and permanent home at the newly completed Dawson Family Hall within the historic Witte Museum (1926) in near downtown San Antonio. In perhaps a first for a large Club (~400), our Club now has a permanent weekly home for its meetings.
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Tri-County Rotary Club President's Meeting Tri-County Rotary Club Presidents’ Meeting with Rotary District 5840 Assistant Governor. Met on 8-14-23 at Chile Bandera in Jourdanton to discuss goals and successes!
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Dominion Rotary Foundation Shoot for Hope Clay Shoot Sept 21, 2023 - Dominion Rotary Foundation Shoot for Hope Clay Shoot at the San Antonio Gun Club, 928 E. Contour Dr., San Antonio, TX 78212
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Del Rio Crayola Club Project "Del Rio Cravola Club Project" Fellow Rotarians Rey Sanchez, Diana Barrientos and Gregorio Arrambide, with the help of volunteers, speperated school supplies for each elementary campus in Del Rio. Other volunteers Nathan Villarreal, Abel Lopez and Schuyler Burdett. |
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Support for Maui August 9, 2023 was a tragic day for our Rotarians, families and friends on the Island of Maui. The fires across the island have changed lives forever. Truly devastating. Our sympathy, thoughts and prayers are with everyone impacted. As people of action, we can take immediate action. As we come together to recover and rebuild, we need to support each other. Rotary District 5000 Foundation has created a special relief fund for the victims. Click here to donate. |
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Leaving an Impact for Kids in Need
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Service Project at Haven for Hope On Saturday July 29, Rotary Club of San Antonio members and friends gathered on the campus of Haven for Hope, for their monthly volunteer service-day project. Approximately 40 volunteers came together to beautify the entrance to the campus by painting light poles, walls and handrails. |
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San Antonio Pearl Golf Tournament You're invited to the Annual Rotary Club of San Antonio Pearl Golf Tournament on September 15th at historic Brackenridge Park Golf Course, located minutes from the historic Pearl Brewery district. Lunch will be provided as we golf for a cause! Click to Register.
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Kerrville Rotary at the UGRA - River Clean The Rotary Club of Kerrville along with other volunteers participated in the 20th Annual River Clean Up at Upper Guadalupe River Authority (UGRA).
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DG Monica Gutierrez's August Message
With the first month into the new Rotary year already gone, I must admit it went by faster than I anticipated. It started by planning a few joint club District Governor visits and attending a club Board meeting via Zoom. |
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District Leader Spotlight - Assistant Governor Rosie Ramirez
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Rotary Rockstar Challenge 2023-2024 We are excited to announce the rollout of our new ROTARY ROCKSTAR CHALLENGE! The Rotary Rockstar Challenge was designed to help Clubs increase their public image skill set. The more you promote your Club, the better the odds are at increasing your membership. It is a win-win all around! Each level game introduces you to tools and resources to promote your Club to your members, around the District, your community and Rotary International |
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Rotary's Mental Health Initiative Rotary has long been involved in mental health and wellness initiatives. Our culture of Service Above Self builds community and promotes acts of kindness, two proven methods to build and maintain mental wellness.
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Fair Oaks Ranch Couple Shares Vision of Service
Past District Governor Kathy Hubbard swears in her husband, Ron Hubbard, at the Annual Installation Dinner. Mrs. Hubbard was also the first President of the Fair Oaks Ranch Club when it was chartered in 2012. Ron and Kathy share a deep commitment of doing good in the world!
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Connecting with our Community in Fair Oaks Ranch When the Home Owners Association of Fair Oaks Ranch wanted to spread Patriotism with a patriotic Golf Cart Parade on July 4th, they looked no further than the Fair Oaks Ranch Rotary Club for Volunteers! Our members provided traffic control, Emcee services, even participation in the "Best Decorated" contest... proving Rotarians are leaders and servants in our community. |
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Rotary Leadership Institute - September 16th There will be a Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) on Saturday, September 16th, 2023 from 8:30AM to 4:30PM at the Spring Creek United Methodist Church, 28970 Old Fredericksburg Rd, Fair Oaks, TX 78015. Classes will begin at 9AM. The institute is $50 and is open to all Rotarians. Click to Register. |
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Celebrate Community Service Week - Sept. 11, 2023 Rotary, Kiwanis, Lions, and Optimist clubs will cooperate in community service projects the week of September 11th – 17th. Plan now for your Rotary and Rotaract clubs to build on existing relationships with other like-minded services or develop new ones to impact your communities.
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San Antonio Pearl Feeds Over 168 Homeless Individuals On Sunday, July 9, 2023, the Rotary Club of San Antonio Pearl handed out food, including plates of lasagna and salad, as well as essentials, such as feminine hygiene products and other toiletries. On San Antonio’s Near West Side, the lunch benefitted about 168 individuals in need (and 2 pets), and was coordinated by Under The Bridge, Inc., a local nonprofit that has served San Antonio’s most vulnerable populations a warm meal every Sunday since 1988.
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Boerne Noontime Rotary Celebrates 50th Anniversary Recently the Rotary Club of Boerne (Noontime) celebrated 50 years of service to the Boerne Community. The Ribbon Cutting Celebration was hosted by Frost Bank and the Boerne Chamber of Commerce and was held at Frost Bank with over 150 people joining in the event.
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DG Monica Gutierrez's July Message
The start of a new Rotary year is always exciting. We take this time to recognize all the accomplishments for the past year and set forth goals for the next year. Although we change District and Club leaders every year, the focus remains the same - Service Above Self. |
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Rotary Rockstar Raffle Winners! We want to CONGRATULATE all the winners of the 2022-2023 Rotary Rockstar Challenge! At District Conference on May 6th certificates were handed out to the winners however did not have time to hold the raffle for the cash prizes.
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Rotarian of the Year On June 27th, at their regular scheduled meeting, the Kenedy Rotary Club presented the prestigious Rotarian of the Year Award to their outgoing Secretary, Janet Martin.
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Installation of New Officers On June 19th, 6:30 p.m. the Kenedy Rotary Club held their annual installation of officers banquet at their meeting location, 5D Steakhouse.
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Stone Oak Golf Ball Fundraiser Help support the Stone Oak Rotary Club GOLF BALL DROP FUNDRAISER on July 31st! Buy a golf ball(s) that will be dropped by helicopter at the Sonterra Country Club ... ball closest to the hole wins a prize! Use the QR code to buy your golf balls!
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Rotary E-Club of San Antonio Focuses on Literacy The Rotary eClub of San Antonio have dedicated their community service efforts through investment in education and nutrition. Our Literacy Projects are student driven to increase family literacy and health from crib to 6th grade. |
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Get Your Rotary Landmark on the Map! Has your Club completed a project and left behind a Rotary Wheel? Or a Plaque? The District is building a Google Map with Rotary Landmarks from across the District!
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Four Clubs 4 Kids The four Rotary clubs of Fair Oaks Ranch, Dominion, Boerne Noon, and Combat Human Trafficking, recently came together to build a much needed play / relaxation area at the Retreat 4 Kids sanctuary. Proving once again, that a "Rotary team" is a powerful force with unlimited capabilities.
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Stop Pollution Rotary International's newest Focus Area > Save the Environment, was definitely on the minds of the Fair Oaks Ranch Rotarians as they volunteered their time and efforts to conduct a highly successful Shred Day in the city of Fair Oaks Ranch. Over 200 households were able to eliminate potential ground waste by delivering items to be shredded instead of dumped in fill sites. |
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Food 4 Kids Food Drive Fredericksburg Nimitz Rotary held a food drive for Hill Country Needs Council's Food 4 Kids program which addresses weekend hunger in children who school personnel identify as “undernourished”.
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Money for Meals Fundraising efforts netted $1,500 for the Meals for Vets program. A check was presented to Hollie Baker and Melinda Froess from Meals for Vets. The organization in turn presented our club with a plaque of appreciation for our fundraising efforts that we have done for their organization.
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Vino and Bingo for a Cause Nimitz Rotary in partnership with Texas Heritage Vineyard held a Vino and Bingo for a cause event at Texas Heritage Vineyard's tasting room on June 8th.
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Save the Date for the Fredericksburg-Nimitz Golf Tournament Fredericksburg-Nimitz Rotary is having their 2nd Annual Charity Golf Tournament and Bunco Party on October 9, 2023 at Lady Bird Golf Course in Fredericksburg.
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Rotary of Uvalde Bingo Come help us raise money for a splash pad. Buy your ticket to save your seat. With each game being $3 a game when you buy the presale ticket. You have a chance to win up to $ 3,000. 1-4 & 6-9 games are a winning of $200 each, 5th game $400 payout, 10th game is $1,000 payout. |
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San Antonio Northeast Rotary Installs Safety Signs Under the expert guidance of Lane Mitchell of the Rotary Club of San Antonio, San Antonio Northeast Rotarians Dan Hernandez and Dan Clark installed safety signs in the parking areas of Madison High School on June 7, 2023.
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Wimberley Supporting the Homeless The Wimberley Rotarians (and future Rotations) prepared supply bags for the homeless in our community. Each bag had basic toiletries, socks and a tee shirt, tissues, non-perishable food, and a recycled Rotary magazine. Some of these bags went to the Crisis Breadbasket center in town, and others will go to homeless shelters. |
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Walking Trail Benches The Canyon Lake club recently completed erecting 8 park benches to be installed around a walking trail being developed within the county's Comal Park.
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DG Dwayne Hopkins June Message It has been an honor and pleasure serving with you in Rotary this year. Thank you so much for all you do as Rotarians in our community, national and around the world. As we wind down this Rotary year, we have exceeded our goal on Foundation Giving and Polio plus in the district. |
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New Public Image Tools The District Public Image Team has created some new PUBLIC IMAGE TOOLS for Clubs! These tools are located on the PR Resources For Clubs Page. 1. Canva Tool Kit - step-by-step instructions on how to create a tool kit 2. Pre-Event Checklist - use this checklist as a guideline for public relations for when you hold your next fundraiser
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Blanco County's International Project in Belize Several Rotarians from the Blanco County Club traveled to Placencia Village, Belize, Central America in May. As an international project, they visited St. John’s Primary School and presented them with approximately 100 books for the school’s library and 50 hygiene kits for children of the school.
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Rotarians Helping with Yard Clean Up YOUR Rotary Club partnered with San Antonio District 3 and Operation Rebuild to assist a local resident in need of yard clean up, Thursday, May 25. Rotarians being Rotarians stepped in to help and even brought along friends to assist.
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Social Gathering Fredericksburg Nimitz Rotary were the recipients of the District 5840 Rotary Club of the Year award presented to attending members at the District Conference held on May 6th in San Antonio.
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Fredericksburg Rotary Club Awards $21,000 in Scholarships The Fredericksburg Rotary Club awarded $21,000 in college scholarships to 13 high school seniors in May 2023.
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School Safety The Rotary Club of Fair Oaks Ranch was able to raise enough funds through private donations and club / foundation sources to proudly sponsor the School Resource Officer (police) program full time for Fair Oaks Ranch Elementary School. There is no higher community priority than keeping our children / future leaders safe while they grow and learn.
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Rotarians Support Blessings in a Backpack Program The Rotary Club of Boerne is one of three Rotary Clubs that support Blessings in a Backpack, a non-profit organization. For ten years this organization has been providing weekend food packages consisting of two breakfasts, two lunches and several snacks to children living in poverty who are enrolled in the Federal Meal Program.
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Rotary Foundation Raffle Drawing
The District Rotary Raffle for the Annual Fund kicked off this morning at The Pearl Brewery with several Rotarians from around District 5840! Participation in the drawing helps raise funds for The Rotary Foundation - Annual Fund. The Annual Fund supports our local and global grants. Seven names were called and each winner will receive a $1,000 Visa Cash Card. The winners are: Emily Davis Rose Funko Rita Apolinas Ross Bigelow Sean & Dr. Janice O’Brien Stephanie Macchia Monica Gutierrez Thanks for your participation in this year’s raffle drawing!!
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Rotary Club of New Braunfels Top 10 Academic Students Recognition Program The Rotary Club of New Braunfels recently held their annual Top 10 Academic Students Recognition Program, celebrating the top ten graduating seniors from Canyon High School, New Braunfels High School, and the New Braunfels Christian Academy. |
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San Antonio Pearl Feeds The Homeless On Sunday, April 30, 2023, the Rotary Club of San Antonio Pearl handed out food, including plates of lasagna and salad, as well as essentials, such as feminine hygiene products and other toiletries.
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Congratulations to our Rotary Rockstars! CONGRATULATIONS to the following clubs for earning ROTARY ROCKSTAR status for our PUBLIC IMAGE CHALLENGE: Rotary Club of Blanco County, ROTARY Club Of Fair Oaks Ranch, Fredericksburg Morning Rotary, Jourdanton Rotary Club, Rotary Club of Kerrville, Rotary Club of New Braunfels, Oak Hills Rotary, Rotary Club of San Antonio Pearl, Pleasanton Rotary Club, Randolph Metrocom Rotary Club, Rotary Club of Alamo Ranch, San Antonio North Central Rotary Club, Rotary Club of San Antonio South and Rotary of San Marcos! Shout out to the nine clubs that completed the bonus rounds ... PUBLIC IMAGE SUPERSTARS!!!
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DG Dwayne Hopkins May Message
Wow, what an amazing Rotary District 5840 District Conference! We had 200 Rotarian's from the District attend this event at the UTSA R.A.C.E. center. A special thank you to PDG Jan Livingston (District Conference Chair) and the entire District Conference Committee for doing such an amazing job in organizing the event. Clearly, an event this size can not happen without a committee doing great work up front, during and after the conference.
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Register for DG Monica Gutierrez & Leadership Team Installation Join us on Sunday, June 25 at 1PM for the Installation of District Governor Monica Gutierrez and the Leadership Team at Aggie Park, 6205 West Ave, San Antonio, TX. Tickets are $40/person or a table of 8 for $300. Attire: Fiesta. Ticket sales profit will support Therapy Animals of San Antonio.
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Call to Action! Copyright Trolls Pursuing Rotary Clubs Clubs continue to post images and other media (cartoons, songs, etc) online in disregard of copyright laws, resulting in a considerable increase in claims activity under the U.S. Rotary Club & District Liability Insurance Program ("Program").
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4H Club Receives Donation Canyon Lake, President Max El Tawil presents a $500 Check to Canyon Lake's local 4H Club.
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Interact Clubs in Tanzania Initiate Sustainable Soap Making Project Students at seven public schools in Katoma, Tanzania, were trained in making liquid soap this month by the Karagwe Rotary Club.
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Annual Homecoming Pre-Game Dinner On Friday, September 23, 2022 the Jourdanton Rotary Club had their annual Homecoming Pregame Dinner at the Jourdanton High School Cafeteria.
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Sharing Our Vision For Service Above Self The Rotary Club of Randolph Metrocom showed up BIG to promote "Service Above Self" at The Chamber Luncheon held on April 18, 2023 where Non-Profit Organizations set up booths to Promote their organization.
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Rotarians Come Together To Serve Members of the San Antonio Northeast Rotary Club volunteered alongside with their fellow Rotarians in the Randolph Metrocom Rotary Club at the 13th annual GRASP Western Night on Thursday, March 16th.
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Beeville Rotary Recruits High School Volunteers Here are two active Beeville Rotarians, Lola Castro, and Madeline Madden, recruiting ACC Jones High School volunteers to help with our "Service Above Self" projects.
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Alamo Heights HS Interact Club at Alamo Heights Night Once again the Alamo Heights High School Interact Club officers were on hand to put smiles on the faces of the children who came out to AH Night year. . The Interactors have been providing temporary tattoes to the children for several years now. The club is sponsored by the Alamo Heights Rotary Club.
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Rotarians and Scouts - A Good Match The Rotary Club of Boerne (Noontime) are the proud sponsors of Boerne Scout Troop 102 and Pack 102. Rotarian Rick Swinghamer is the Chartered Organization Representative of Troop 102 and Pack 102 in Boerne.
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Seguin Rotary Club Annual $20,000 Raffle Fundraiser . |
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Winston Interact at Poteet Strawberry Festival The Winston School Interact Club traveled to Poteet Friday, April 14, 2023 to help the Poteet HS Interact Club with their Nacho and Pink Lemonade booth at the Poteet Strawberry Festival.
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Jourdanton Interact Club Selects New Officers The Jourdanton Interact Club met on April 17th at the Jourdanton Senior Citizen's Center to select new officers for 2023-2024 year.
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Spring Into Giving - A Hidden Heart Oak Hills Rotary Club presents local San Antonio non profit, A Hidden Heart with a check. A Heart Heart provide resources and life skills to families to create a better future. To learn more about this organization visit their Facebook page. #springintogiving
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Donation to Meals for Vets Cindy Turner presents a check for $2,400 to Hope Mitchell from Meals for Vets. The club raised money at Texas Heritage Vineyards' quarterly Vino and Bingo for a Cause event held in March. We offered Irish Stew by donation and raffled some great gift baskets.
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How to Create a People Of Action Campaign Promote your Club and inspire your Community easily by using the "People Of Action" Campaign developed by Rotary International. It is not difficult - only takes 2 steps:
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DG Dwayne Hopkins April Message
The Rotary 5840 District Conference on 6 May is fast approaching. Please sign up as soon as possible as seats are limited. This conference is for all Rotarians and serves as a celebration of the Rotary year. The Conference will be at the UTSA Sports complex with UTSC Coach Carol Torok as guest speaker.
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District 5840 Combat Human Trafficking Rotary Club Supports Students for Golf Tournament The Program for Excellence in Selling Spring Golf Open Tournament is an event held to provide real-world selling experience to upcoming business professionals who are part of an advanced sales training program.
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Beeville Spring Project A team of Rotarians distributed eggs at the Vineyard (a local Beeville non-profit) to those in need of food assistance in Beeville. Farm Fresh Eggs were purchased by the Beeville Rotary Club from the Amaral Ranch, LLC who generously gave of their time to deliver the eggs to the Rotarian team, assuring safe delivery.
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World Immunization Week: Vaccines Save Lives During World Immunization Week, 24-30 April, join us in advocating for polio eradication and the importance of vaccines. As one of the greatest advances of modern medicine, vaccines are safe, effective, and save millions of lives each year. Our progress in the fight to end polio is proof that vaccines work. |
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4th Annual R.A.T Race - April 29th Please join us for our 4th Annual R.A.T. Race on April 29, 2023. Proceeds Benefit Local and International Charities.
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Rotary Leadership Institute Training - May 20th There will be a Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) on Saturday, May 20th, 2023 from 8:30AM to 4:30PM at the Spring Creek United Methodist Church, 28970 Old Fredericksburg Rd, Fair Oaks, TX 78015. The institute is $50 and is open to all Rotarians. Click to Register.
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Celebrating our Legacy Members The Rotary Club of San Antonio had the great privilege to recognize two members celebrating milestone years of of service. Melvin Mitchell was honored for reaching 60 years of Rotary service. Melvin was joined on stage by his son Lane, daughter-in-law Charlotte and granddaughter Molly who are all Rotarians in our club.
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Blanco County Rotary Club’s Annual Golf Tournament The Rotary Club of Blanco County is sponsoring its annual Joe Garcia Memorial Golf Tournament on Monday, May 1st, at Blanco’s Vaaler Creek Golf Course.
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Eagle Scout recognized by the International Fellowship of Scouting Rotarians (IFSR) Pete Siegel, District 5840 IFSR Coordinator presented the IFSR Eagle Scout Recognition Certificate to Eagle Scout Kurt Krueger at his Court of Honor on February 25, 2023. Kurt is a member of Scouts BSA Troop 90 which is chartered to Abiding Presence Lutheran Church.
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San Marcos Casino Night Raises Money for Youth Serving Nonprofits The Rotary Club of San Marcos hosted a Casino Night fundraiser on March 4 to raise funds for youth serving nonprofits in San Marcos.
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Rotarians Help to Clean Up Cibolo Creek This past month members of the Rotary Club of Boerne (Noontime) were once again serving their community. The Rotary motto of “Service Above Self” was exemplified by their picking up of garbage along the banks and in the waters of Cibolo Creek.
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DG Dwayne Hopkins March Message
I am so excited to announce the location of the 2023 Rotary District 5840 Conference. The Conference will be at the UTSA Sports Complex in San Antonio on 6 May 2023. Please go to the district page and sign up. This one-day event is designed for everyone in the district and will only cost $50 with lunch. Club leadership training will be provided for President Elect, Secretary, Treasurer, and other key positions. We will also announce the Club of the Year, Rotarian of the Year and other top awards at this event. Clearly, this is an all-attend district event. Come on out, wear your favorite professional football shirt/jersey and have fun. We will start at 9:00 a.m. and be finished by 5:00 p.m. |
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District Conference & Club Leader Training Join us Saturday, May 6th for the District Conference & Club Leader Training at the UTSA Sports Complex 9AM-5PM in San Antonio. The event includes lunch and snacks. Cost is $50/person. Come on out, wear your favorite professional football shirt/jersey and have fun. Click to Register.
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Boerne Sunrise Rotary Sponsors New Interact Club
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Welcome to My World DG Dwayne (aka Floyd Wayne) will donate profits from this cover song "Welcome to My World" to the Rotary Foundation from 21 Feb - 21 April 2023. Just go to the Amazon site (see site link below) and contribute 99 cents. Then, download the song by DG Dwayne (aka Wayne Floyd). Let's help the Rotary Foundation do great things around the world. Amazon Link to download here only 99 cent... https://amzn.to/3YXmrIE Hear sample of cover song "Welcome To My World" here https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/floydwayne/welcome-to-my-world
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Danforth winners of Rotary Loves Readers The Rotary Club of Wimberley is proud to announce the winner and runner up of the third Danforth Rotary Loves Readers contest of the school year.
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Public Image Training - March 29 Join us on Wednesday, March 29th at 6PM on Zoom for a special Public Image Training Seminar on how to Promote your Club - Inspire your Community using a People of Action Campaign.
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Beeville Rotary Days of Service Here are Beeville Rotarians with "service above self" smiles. The early Saturday morning clean-up service project also put smiles on the faces of the Beeville residents who were happy to see another road full of paper and plastic cleared of such waste. |
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Kerrville Days of Service Saturday March 4th the Rotary club of Kerrville volunteered at the Hill Country Crisis Center cleaning out/reorganizing their storage. |
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Kenedy Rotary Takes Home 1st Place Trophy The Kenedy Rotary Club participated in the Goliad County Fair Parade, Saturday March 11 in Goliad. Continuing to celebrate their 100 yr, they took home the “1st Place Non-Commercial Float Goliad County Fair” trophy! |
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Days of Service Blood Drive Rotary Club of Kerrville Blood Drive on Fri March 3rd was a great success. Thanks to #crenwelgemotors for allowing us to collect blood at their location and to everyone who came by and donated the "gift of life". #District5840RotaryDaysofService #kerrvillerotary |
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Blanco Club Assists at Middle School Educational Event Rotarians Anne Marie Morgan, Harvie Lindeman and Tracy Barr assisted with set up and serving lunch at the Blanco Middle School Educational Event held February 10. During the event students attended presentations on topics such as healthy eating, substance abuse prevention, mental health awareness, kindness, healthy relationships, and all around health goals. |
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Rotary Rockstar Challenge - Opportunity to Win a Cash Prize Did you hear the news? There is now an opportunity to win a cash prize for completing the Rotary Rockstar Challenge! There are only five tasks. We KNOW you can get them all done before the May 1 deadline.
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Cupid's Bow Bash Fundraiser The Fredericksburg Rotary Club held a very successful Cupid's Bow Bash fundraiser on February 13. The sold-out event featured dancing to the music of the Bob Appel Band, a catered dinner, 100-item silent auction and a wine pull. The event raised over $32,000 to benefit our Club's Scholarship, Toys for Tots and Literacy programs. |
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San Marcos Sponsors Golf Scramble for Scholarships The Rotary Club of San Marcos is sponsoring a Scramble 4 Scholarships on Friday, May 12 to fund scholarships for San Marcos area high school seniors. The event will be held at the Double J Ranch Golf Club in Woodcreek, just outside Wimberley. The cost is $150 for individuals or $500 for a team. Beverage, meal, and a title sponsor are being sought. Contact event chair Scott Yarbrough at 512-214-8730 or email scott@theyarbroughagency.com |
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Green and Cream Pints for Polio The Rotary Club of Ballinger will be hosting a Pints for Polio fundraiser on March 17th from 5-8pm on 8th Street in Ballinger. Partnering with the City of Ballinger, The Coffee Haus on Main and other local businesses, the Rotary Club of Ballinger will have live music from the Davis Brothers Band, after hours shopping in which many local businesses will donate a percentage of the proceeds to Pints for Polio. So come out, listen to some music, make a donation and drink some green beer!
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DG Dwayne Hopkins February Message February 27th through March 4 is Rotary District 5840 Service Project Week. Rotary clubs all around District 5840 can maximize opportunities around service projects in local communities or even combine projects with several clubs. Please use local social media to push efforts and information on all the great work Rotarians are doing in the community. This of course is centered around Rotary Service Project Day at McAllister Park that is sponsored by the San Antonio Rotary Club on 4 March. Registration for this project starts at 9:00 a. with work efforts going from 10a.m. – 2p.m. More details the park sign-up can be found at this link https://rotary5840.org/event/rotary-day-sa-2023/ |
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100th Year Celebration The Rotary Club of Kenedy, Texas #1908, celebrates their 100th year Feb. 7, 2023, at the Second Street Art Gallery, Kenedy. Guest Speaker, Kristen Salazar, District Governor Nominee, representing District 5840. Also on this day, the City of Kenedy, places a RI road sign the very first displayed on the main highway of 181. |
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Rotary District Service Week Mark your calendars for Feb 27 - March 4 for Rotary District 5840 - South Central Texas SERVICE PROJECT WEEK!! We are encouraging all Clubs to hold a service project in your community or join the ROTARY DAY OF SERVICE hosted by the Rotary Club of San Antonio at McAllister Park on March 4th. To sign-up: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GK6Y83Y March 4th Schedule - Meet at Pavilion #5 (watch for Rotary signs)
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Congratulations - Rotary Club of La Cantera We are proud to announce the chart of our newest Club - Rotary Club of La Cantera! They chartered on January 26th with 23 members.
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Promote Your Club, Inspire Your Community Visit the District's Public Image Resource page to access resources, templates and media contacts to share your club’s stories of impact and show your community we are #PeopleOfAction! You'll find training videos, templates, tools, a direct link to RI's NEW and improved Brand Center and MORE. Click Here.
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Fredericksburg Rotary Katoma Water ProjectFredericksburg Rotary Club joined with five other Clubs to construct rainwater catchment tanks, toilets, handwashing facilities, septic tanks and incinerators for sanitary napkins at seven public schools in northwest Tanzania. |
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Oak Hills Adopts Family During the Holidays Oak Hills Rotary adopted a family of 4 at Christmas time. Rotarians shopped for various items requested and wrapped the gifts. Thank you to club Secretary, Veronica Ruse and DG Dwayne Hopkins for helping deliver the wonderful cheer to the family. |
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Celebrating 100 Years! Chartered Feb. 8, 1923. 100 year Celebration. Banner Display and cake cutting ceremony. Feb.7, 2023, 12:00 noon at the Second Street Art Gallery, 122 S 2nd Street, Kenedy, Texas |
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Rotary Day SA 2023 - Save the Date! Join us for the 5th annual Rotary Day SA! Rotary Day SA brings together Rotarians from all over the district for a day of service to the community. This year will be a cleanup day at on Saturday, March 4th 10AM-2PM at McAllister Park, 13102 Jones Maltsberger Rd. Rotarians will pick up trash, spread mulch and paint picnic tables. Sign up here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GK6Y83Y |
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Pleasanton Rotary supports the PJHS Helping Closet A team of dedicated educators at PISD are working to provide assistance with hygiene, clothing and food items to students in need. The Pleasanton Rotary Club is supporting their efforts though financial donations, in-kind donations, and an ongoing relationship with a Club member’s online Ebay clothing store to meet specific needs. |
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Funds for the Golden Hub Senior Center Cindy Turner presents a check to a representative from the Golden Hub Community Center for $1,050. The funds were raised at a Bunco and Vino event held at Wildseed Farms VIneyards. |
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Funds donation to the Hill Country Needs Council Jimmy Culp presents a check for $2,400 to Cindy Hefiner of the Hill Country Needs Council earmarked for their Food for Kids Program. |
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DG Dwayne Hopkins January Message A Rotary Story “Dinner With Rotary friend Yale “Buzz” Trustin and His Wife Litzie Trustin”. You never knew who you may be sitting with at a Rotary event. In fact, I would say every single member in Rotary is important. We need all people of different ages, background, gender, race, cultural, experiences and ability to form an amazing organization. This is a story of one such Rotarian (mentor) whom I learned so much.
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Stone Oak's 10th Annual Casino Royale Mark your calendar for the RC of Stone Oak's 10th Annual Casino Royale on Saturday, March 25th. For more information email stoneoakrotarysa@gmail.com.
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Pearl Rotarians and students of Antonian HS Feed the Homeless in Downtown San Antonio On Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022, the Rotary Club of San Antonio Pearl joined with young volunteers from local Antonian High School to hand out food, including plates of lasagna and salad, as well as essentials, such as feminine hygiene products, toothbrushes, and blankets.
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Bell Ringing Rotarians supporting the Salvation Army red kettle drive by ringing the bell outside Gibson’s for 4 Saturdays after Thanksgiving! Great job everyone and to David Samuel for coordinating!
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Blue Santa Event What a great day! Blue Santa 2022! KPD and the KCPAAA, the Kerrville Rotary Club and other amazing volunteers came together to make Christmas better for many Hill Country families!
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New Braunfels Making Spirits Bright for Families in Need Rotary Club of New Braunfels recently completed their newest service project, Making Spirits Bright – a holiday giving program that provided Christmas gifts and meals to local families in need.
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New Braunfels Completes International Wellness Trip to Piedras Negras, Mexico Rotary Club of New Braunfels recently completed an international wellness trip to Piedras Negras, Mexico, where they checked the health and wellness of 40 local children at two local schools, and provided them with Christmas gifts.
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Breakfast With Santa "Service Over Self" isn't just a motto for the Boerne Noontime Rotarians. It's a guiding principle and why they host "Breakfast With Santa" every year. This December over 100 children enjoyed a great meal cooked by Rotarians, decorated cookies, and got to visit with Santa and take home a special gift purchased by the Boerne Noontime Rotarian "Elves".
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LET THE SLIME BEGIN! Students at Travis Elementary in San Marcos had a fundraiser to collect money for a Travis Scholarship that would be awarded in the spring to a San Marcos high school senior who had attended Travis.
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Continued Work on Needs Project Fredericksburg-Nimitz club members Mike Strolle and Jimmy Culp continue their work on the Hill Country Needs Council project helping to make a manufactured home accessible for a young mother of 5 confined to a wheelchair. They finished work on the ramp in the front of the trailer and are now working on a deck for the back side. |
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Annual Toy Drive and Wellness visit to Piedres Negras Fredericksburg-Nimitz Club members (From left to right) Tom Brayshaw, Christina Gonzalez, Cindy Turner, Leslie Moeller, Kelly Graham (with Mision de Candelilla), Gayle Ramsay and Lorie Kobar made the trip to Piedras Negras to take toys for the children and conduct wellness checks on them. While there, participants enjoy a lunch with members the Rotary club of Piedras Negras. |
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Gonzales' Breakfast with Santa The Gonzales Rotary Club #3850 hosted its annual "Breakfast with Santa" Fundraiser as part of the Gonzales' Winterfest activities.
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Beeville Rotary Club's First Annual Health and Wellness Fair The Beeville Rotary Club’s First Annual Health and Wellness Fair surpassed our expectations. Thank you, Beeville!! |
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Wrappin' With Jack Members of the Winston School Interact Club volunteered at "Wrappin' With Jack" on December 6, 2022 at the Blue Bonnet Palace in Selma, Tx.
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Winston Interact at St. Nicholas Ball The Winston School Interact Club helped set up for the St. Nicholas Ball, a Catholic Charities fundraiser at the J.W. Marriott Resort on December 2nd & 3rd, 2022.
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 Canyon Lake Rotary is sponsoring a Dinner Dance Saturday, February 11th at the New Braunfels Civic Center.
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DG Dwayne Hopkins December Message
True Story "The Little Round Rotary Wheel". If someone looked at me today they would never know me as a young boy and the difficulties. They would never know the difficult times and tears. They would never know a time of grief and sorrow. As a young boy (about 7 years old), I remember getting visits from several people in the Children’s home that I lived in. |
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Beeville's Christmas Service Project The annual Uncommon Table Brunch with Santa was a fun service project. Volunteer story readers from the Beeville Rotary Club and the BISD Interact Club joined with Texian Books to delight the children with stories about Christmas. Breakfast was Crème Brulee French Toast. Yummy! Santa knows that all attending the breakfast are on Santa’s good list. |
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Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) Training - Jan 7 There will be a Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) on Saturday, January 7th, 2023 from 8:30AM to 4:30PM at the Spring Creek United Methodist Church, 28970 Old Fredericksburg Rd, Fair Oaks, TX 78015. The institute is $50 and is open to all Rotarians. Click to Register.
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District Conference Service Project for Endangered Children The District Conference Service Project for Endangered Children sponsored by the D5840 Combat Human Trafficking Rotary Club was led by Amy Barag and JoAnn Browne. Rotarians who attended the 2022 District Conference filled150 backpacks filled with various hygiene products, combs, brushes, quilts, dental products, journals, Walmart gift cards and snacks.
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Beeville Rotary Thanks Local Veterans for Their Service
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DG Dwayne Hopkins' November Message
One thing I have noticed while visiting Rotary Clubs in District 5840 is how involved and motivated Rotarians are with Service Projects. Each Rotarian makes a difference in our communities with the power and energy to change the world which is reflected in the service projects. It is an honor to say “I am a Rotarian” knowing our District contributes so much to improve the lives of others with a Service-Above-Self attitude. |
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Beeville Service Project and Aid to Puerto Rico When Hurricane Fiona hit Puerto Rico, Coastal Bend Retail Holdings, owned by two Beeville Rotarians, donated 275 new school uniform polos to the Vega Alta, Puerto Rico Rotary Club for children affected by the hurricane damage
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Kristen Salazar Selected DG 2025-26 District Governor Dwayne Hopkins and the District 5840 Nominating Committee are pleased to announce the selection of Kristen Salazar of the Rotary Club of Alamo Heights as the District Governor for the Rotary year beginning July 1, 2025. Congratulations Kristen! |
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Pints for Polio Hosted by Randolph Metrocom Rotary Club SELMA, TEXAS -- On October 27, 2022, The Randolph Metrocom Rotary Club (RMRC) co-hosted a mixer with the Tri-County Chamber of Commerce at The Bluebonnet Palace in Selma, Texas. More than 50 people attended this event. The program was specifically intended to raise awareness to End Polio Now.
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Dictionary Day at Ridgeview Elementary School On October 21, 2022, members of the San Antonio Airport Rotary Club presented English and Spanish-English dictionaries to the Third-grade classes at the Northeast Independent School District's Ridgeview Elementary School. |
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Community Help Members of Fredericksburg Nimitz club built a handicap access ramp for a trailer donated to a family of five. Some members also assisted with inside priming and painting to get the trailer ready for the family. |
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Karnes City Lonesome Dove Parade On September 17, 2022 the Kenedy Rotary Club attended the Karnes City Lonesome Dove Parade. There were 32 entries and we received 1st place in the clubs division.
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BBQ Chicken Dinner Sale Fundraiser for Scholarships On Sunday, October 16th, the Kenedy Rotary Club had their annual BBQ Chicken Dinner fundraiser for their local surrounding area high school scholarships.
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Winston Interact at Guadalupe Fair Gates The Winston School Interact Club traveled to Seguin on Saturday, October 8, 2022 to help the Seguin Sunrise Rotary Club with their annual fundraiser, the Guadalupe Fair Gates festival.
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Kerrville Morning Rotary Supports Mercy Gates Ministries
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Roadside Cleanup Fredericksburg Rotary Club picked up roadside trash along its designated route on US 290 West on Saturday, Sept. 24. Project leader Mike Elvir said the morning drew 30 members 15-16 high school Rotary Interact members, as well as the club's exchange student. After picking up trash, the group enjoyed breakfast tacos and camaraderie. It was a terrific morning of exhibiting “Service Above Self.”
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District Governor Dwayne Hopkins October Message
I am honored to be part of an amazing group of motivated Rotarians in District 5840. To be honest, Rotarians in our District inspire and motivate me every day with their generosity and devotion to service. The month of October is going to be great for our District. The Rotary International theme for October is Economic and Community Development.
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Pies for Polio Challenge Rotary District 5840 has set a goal of donating as much as we can to the Rotary Foundation’s Polio Plus Fund this year. This year, we introduced the PIES FOR POLIO CHALLENGE to help build awareness for our fight to end polio. If $1,000 in the District is raised DGN Steve gets the pie in the face. If $2,000 is raised DGE Monica gets the pie in the face. If $3,000 is raised DG Dwayne gets the pie if the face. If the $5,000 goals is raised or more all three (DG Dwayne, DGE Monic and DGN Steve) gets the pie in the face. Click to donate.
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Beeville Rotary Club Human Trafficking Educational Program On the evening of September 29th, the Beeville Rotary Club sponsored a well-attended educational program to combat human trafficking. The speaker was Susan Burkholder, a Rotarian, and Community Engagement educator from Ransomed Life.
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Sister Club Receives School Supplies The Fredericksburg Nimitz Rotary provided school supplies for the children of Piedras Negras for the upcoming school year.
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WIN $10,000 in GOLD! Oak Hills Rotary Club Annual GOLD RAFFLE event! Sponsored by Myron's Prime Steakhouse and the Principle Auto Group. Tickets are $100 each, each ticket allows 2 people to enjoy Myron’s delicious food, drinks and entertainment. Hosted by the Mini of San Antonio dealership.
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Canyon Lake's Pints for Polio Event You're invited to attend Canyon Lake's 9th Annual Pints for Polio Event on November 2 from 6PM to 9PM at the BAJA ICEHOUSE & GRILL. Sponsors and tickets are available canyonlakerotary@gvtc.com or 830.832.7383
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Wimberley's Trick O' Read Each year the Rotary Club of Wimberley joins other community organizations on Halloween in meeting on the town square to give treats to the children trick o’ treating. As part of their literacy projects, Wimberley Rotary gives out hundreds of beautiful books to the community’s children. We call the event Trick O’Read, and Rotarians dress up in costumes to give out the goodies. See you October 31!
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New Braunfels Celebrates 85 Years! The Rotary Club of New Braunfels is celebrating 85 years of service and invites you to join them for what is sure to be a spectacular evening on Oct. 19th at the McKenna Event Center! VIP sponsorship packages and reserved tables are available, as well as single general admission tickets. Buy tickets: bit.ly/3JW4ROr
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District Earns Top Awards At Zone Rotary District 5840 earned 5 top awards at Zone Institute for Rotary Year 2021-22: 3 for Membership, 1 for Public Image and 1 for Foundation. Great job everyone for your hardwork and dedication! Shout out to PDG Kristy Vandenberg for her leadership!
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Apply Global Education Grant - Nov. 19th As a Rotarian, you have the ability to help make someone’s graduate education (Master’s or PhD.) a reality. How, you ask? By identifying a person to apply for a Rotary District 5840 Global Education Grant. The grant is for a minimum of $30,000 for a college graduate to study anywhere in the world outside the United States. |
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Rotary Supports City The city of Fair Oaks Ranch received a huge assist from its community partner Rotary Club with a Hazardous Waste Collection Day.
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Teacher's Wish List Filled After participating in the “Stuff the Bus” campaign, The Rotary Club of San Antonio South asked the teachers of Graebner Elementary, located in SAISD, what their “wish list” would be. Schools receive many different supplies, but often the teachers “wish list” is overlooked.
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Boerne Hosts Italian Student Boerne Rotary Club (Noontime) has been privileged to host students from around the world for many years. Here is Rubin Cardenas, Past President & Rotary Youth Lane Director, picking up Filippo at the airport. Filippo is our youth exchange student from Italy who is looking forward to attending high school in Boerne and in learning about America.
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Kerrville Packs Meals for the Hungry Kerrville Rotary was joined by volunteers from Schreiner University to pack meals for Rise Against Hunger. They packed 15,120 meals to feed the hungry.
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Rotary Club of Blanco County Conducts Coats and Blankets Drive The Rotary Club of Blanco County is gathering coats and blankets from the Blanco community to provide to refugees in northern Mexico.
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Beeville Clean Up Continues On Saturday, September 10th, members of the Beeville Rotary Club together with the Beeville Interact Club participated in the third street clean-up to make Beeville a cleaner city. With the support of the City of Beeville and a donation from Walmart for supplies, garbage bag pick-up was accomplished. The Beeville Rotary Club plans to continue this clean-up effort several times throughout the year as needed. |
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Oktoberfest Kraut Run
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Get Ready for World Polio Day - Oct 24 Every year, Rotarians and Rotaractors across the globe mobilize for WORLD POLIO DAY to raise awareness about eradicating polio for good. If we stay committed, polio will be the second human disease ever to be eradicated. |
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Volunteers Needed for Wonderland Volunteers and donations needed! Here is the link for volunteer sign up: https://forms.office.com/r/6WyJG8W0ea
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DG Dwayne Hopkins September Message
In August, I shared stories with the Rotary Clubs of Canyon Lake, New Braunfels, Ballinger, Uvalde and the Dominion. I am inspired by those great Rotarians and those pictured today who are making a difference in their communities.
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Presentation of Presidential Plaques to Past Presidents At the regularly scheduled Kenedy Rotary Club meeting August 30th, Saundra Schultz, President presented Presidential Plaques to our past Presidents. Wade Phelps 2020 - 2021 and Joe Avalos 2021 - 2022. It was a celebratory event for sure!!!
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Supporting Your Local College The Randolph Metrocom Rotary Club presented a check for $2000.00 to Northeast Lakeview College.
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San Marcos Packs School Supplies for Children Twenty-four San Marcos Rotarians and community members packaged school supplies for nine villages in Northern Mexico and child serving nonprofits in San Marcos on August 26. The supplies will be delivered by Mision de Candella, based in Fredericksburg, which provides free health care services to the villages. |
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Uvalde teachers are granted their wish list for back-to-school items The Rotary Club of San Antonio provided 12 teachers from Uvalde, Texas nearly $8,000 worth of Amazon Wish List items for their classrooms.
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Handmade Pillows for Uvalde Victim's Families Las Vegas After Hours Rotary Club joined the Uvalde Rotary. They came down to deliver handmade pillows to parents of the victims Uvalde Rotary help put the pillow covers on and arranged/ hosted the meeting Aug 25 at the El Progress Memorial Library
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Fundraiser at Panda Express Join us on Sunday, September 4th , from 10:30 am - 9:30pm at PANDA EXPRESS @ 32707 SE Military Dr #104 San Antonio, Texas 78223! Enjoy delicious food and support our Bike Ride! 20% of your purchase will be donated to MTR Charities! To listen learn more about Mission Trail Rotrary, http://www.missiontrailrotary.com
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Fundraiser at Willie's Join us on Wednesday, October 12th , ALL DAY at Willies Gill and Icehouse @ 15801 San Pedro Avenue San Antonio, Texas 78232! Enjoy delicious food and support our Bike Ride! 15% of your purchase will be donated to MTR Charities! To learn more about Mission Trail Rotary, http://www.missiontrailrotary.com
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SAVE THE DATE🚨 for Chipotle Join Mission Trails Rotary on Wednesday, September 21st , from 5 pm - 9 pm at CHIPOTLE @ 3155 SE Military Dr #101 San Antonio, Texas 78223! Enjoy delicious food and support our Bike Ride! 33% of your purchase will be donated to MTR Charities! To learn more about Mission Trail Rotary, http://www.missiontrailrotary.com |
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Sister Club Receives School Supplies The Fredericksburg Nimitz Rotary provided school supplies for the children of Piedras Negras for the upcoming school year. |
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Paul Harris Awards Pictured are 2 out of 8 Canyon Lake Rotarians Receiving Paul Harris (PH) Awards this past club year. First, we have Jane Bowen awarded a PH+4 pin followed by Jean Whileyman a PH +2 pin.
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Interact Clubs Supports to Staff the Bus The Winston School and South San Interact Clubs participated in Stuff the Bus on Saturday, August 6, 2022.
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Early Bird Registration for District Conference Join Rotary District 5840 as we celebrate how Rotary Changes Lives!!! Three great experiences in one! Attend the Rotary District 5840 Conference Nov 9-11 at the Y.O. Ranch Resort & Conference Center in Kerrville and experience a great Texas hotel and one of a kind Museum of Western Art. Learn more about Rotary and have a great time networking. |
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Fans for Seniors According to data from the Southeast Regional Climate Center (SERCC), at least six Texas cities with the longest historical record have had their hottest summer.
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Stephanie A. Urchick selected to be the 2024-25 President of Rotary International
Stephanie A. Urchick, of the Rotary Club of McMurray, Pennsylvania, USA, is the selection of the Nominating Committee for President of Rotary International for 2024-25, a decision that would make her only the second woman to hold that position. She will be declared the president-nominee on 1 October if no challenging candidates have been suggested.
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Rotary Rockstar Challenge 2022-23 We are excited to announce the rollout of our new ROTARY ROCKSTAR CHALLENGE! The Rotary Rockstar Challenge was designed to help Clubs increase their public image skill set. The more you promote your Club, the better the odds are at increasing your membership. It is a win-win all around! |
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Member Spotlight Promotion Your Public Image team is excited to announce a new tool "MEMBER SPOTLIGHT" template that will help Clubs promote current members! Submit your member's photo and we will send you back the graphic, then you post on your website and/or social media. When posting, don't forget to tag the District (@RotaryDistrict5840) and use hashtags #District5840Family #WeAreRotary and (include your Club Hashtag).
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Working Toward a Malaria-Free Zambia is Personal
By Eric Liswaniso, member of the Rotary Club of Ndola and the Rotaract Club of Lusaka, Zambia One of the most frustrating things about malaria is the preventable suffering it imposes on families. The death of a child or a parent, the loss of work, or economic stability can be devastating. |
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DG Dwayne Hopkins' Message for August
We can all be inspired by our new Rotary International President Jennifer Jones and all the work being done around the world. Her Imagine Rotary theme is catching on fast with its seven orbiting dots representing the 7 global areas of focus. |
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Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) Training - August 20 There will be a Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) on Saturday, August 20th, 2022 from 8:30AM to 4:30PM at the Spring Creek United Methodist Church, 28970 Old Fredericksburg Rd, Fair Oaks, TX 78015. The institute is $50 and is open to all Rotarians.
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Rotary Strong Representatives of the Rotary Club of Wimberley recently traveled across the district to join the Uvalde Rotary Club members to, basically, give them a group hug. The Wimberley Rotarians joined Uvalde at one of their regular Thursday meetings, and heard a counselor who is dedicating her services to the community.
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Rotary Connects the World During the RI Convention in Houston, a random encounter on the streets led to a wonderful evening with Walter > a Rotarian who originally was a refugee from Uganda and now coordinates Ukranian refugee efforts in California. Joining our DG Dwayne Hopkins in this stimulating / educational dinner, were Fair Oaks Ranch Rotarians Ron & Kathy Hubbard, plus Jackie Parsons, President of the Combat Human Trafficking Club.
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Food Pantry Champion The Canyon Lake Rotary Club was recently recognized by the Community Recreation and Resource Center as a “Food Pantry Champion”! This area Organization serves residents with needed food and warm clothing items and wanted to recognize Rotary’s many different ways it supports local community through its service efforts. |
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New Officers The Canyon Lake Rotary Club recently installed its new slate of officers with the help of District Governor Dwayne Hopkins.
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Foundation Per Capita Giving Tops $1,000 Imagine That! Three D5840 clubs top $1,000 per capita giving! Hats off to Fredericksburg, Fair Oaks and San Antonio Airport for their 2021-2022 contributions to the Annual Fund of The Rotary Foundation. Rotary awards banners to the top three clubs and this is the first year any club exceeded $1,000; much less three clubs.
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Rotarian Shears Locks for Polio Rotarian Peter Baen stopped cutting his hair during Covid. When it started getting really long he had a brainstorm.
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Surprise Visitor at our Alamo Heights Rotary Club Ron Weaver has been a Bell Collector for many decades with a collection of over 3000 bells. He is retired and was in the process of getting rid of some of his bells and found one he obtained at a flea market in the Valley 55 years ago.
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Help Needed For School Supplies for Refugee Children Event San Antonio has over 3,000 Afghan recently arrived refugee families plus many refugees (defined as legally here and unable to return to their country of origin) from Asia and Africa (and a few from Ukraine). A volunteer center is coordinating a backpacks filled with school supplies for refugee children event early August and needs supplies and volunteers, with a goal of 750 backpacks and volunteers signing up for 2-3 hours shifts online via Sign Up Genius.
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Three Honorable People at the Pearl Rotary Pride Month Social The Honorable Rosie Speedlin Gonzalez, Michael Quintanilla, and David Cruz shared their stories of their childhood, coming-of-age, and professional successes/challenges of being perceived differently in sexuality, preference and the community. We invited them to be our featured speakers at a June Pride-themed social with the Rotary Club of San Antonio Pearl. |
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School Supplies are provided for Mexico and San Marcos from San Marcos Rotary On Friday, August 26 from 10 a.m. to noon San Marcos Rotary will package school supplies for children in six villages in northern Mexico, and nonprofits in San Marcos, including the Hays County Women’s Shelter and the Youth Services Bureau.
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World Food Day is Rotary's Focus in Hays County World Food Day is October 15. San Marcos Rotary, partnering with Rotarians in Wimberley and Kyle, plan three events and need volunteers or donations of food or cash.
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Fredericksburg-Nimitz Charity Golf Tournament Fredericksburg Nimitz Rotary will be holding a golf tournament to raise money to replace the cross at Cross Mountain Park. The tournament will be held at Lady Bird Golf Course in Fredericksburg on October 10, 2022.
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Texas and Mexico Rotary Clubs Complete Joint Environmental Project Members of the Rotary Club of New Braunfels and Rotary Club of Zacoalco de Torres, Mexico recently completed a five-day environmental project where they planted 6,500 trees and helped landscape Zacoalco’s new Rotary Park.
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San Saba Rotary Assists with Mission San Saba San Saba Rotary commuted time, talent, and funds to Mission San Saba. The renovation of a home for a family in need.
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Donation for Junior Deputy Academy in Beeville Beeville Rotary Club presented a $500 donation to Bee County Sheriff Alden Southmayd in support of the Junior Deputy Academy.
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Toast the Four Way Test ... With a Four Way Test Cocktail
During the month of July, the Hotel Estancia (Estancia del Norte San Antonio, 37 NE Loop 410 At, McCullough Ave, San Antonio, TX 78216) is featuring this drink created especially for Rotary. 50% of the proceeds come back to the San Antonio Rotary Club for their charitable works. Visit the Paseo Bar have a cocktail and support Rotary!
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DG Dwayne Hopkins July Message
Welcome to a whole new year!!! I am so honored to serve as your District Governor for this year. Thanks to Kristy, her staff of volunteers and especially YOU, we have emerged from the pandemic in great shape and are getting ourselves ready for great things to come. |
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New Rotary Year Check List Time to get ready for the NEW ROTARY YEAR! Download this NEW YEAR PUBLIC IMAGE CHECK LIST 2022-2023 .. to get you started.
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Fair Oaks Ranch Hosts Blood Drive for Uvalde Victims The mobile Blood Drive, recently hosted by the Rotary Club of Fair Oaks Ranch in conjunction with Cibolo Creek Community Church, had a very successful day thanks to a giving community. The tragedy in Uvalde has seriously depleted the blood supply in South Texas, and this local effort was able to replenish that stock with 29 units of donated blood. @District5840 #D5840Service Strong
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Blanco County Sponsors Blood Drive for Uvalde Victims The Rotary Club of Blanco County sponsored a blood drive to assist victims of the Uvalde tragedy on June 14. Rotarian, Pat Clewell, was at the door to register the donors. The South Texas Blood and Tissue Center was very pleased to collect 19 units of blood as well as having two plasma donors.
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Blanco Rotary Club Awards Scholarships to Local Seniors  The Rotary Club of Blanco County recently awarded six $1000 scholarships to deserving LBJ and Blanco High School seniors. Each student was recommended by a teacher(s) and submitted a Rotary scholarship application to the Club. Each applicant was evaluated on their academic record, extra-curricular and community activities, and their career and life goals.
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Alamo Heights Summer Donations The Alamo Heights Rotary Club will be distributing over $58,000 to 16 charitable and educational organizations during June-July 2022.
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Beeville Clean-Up Service Project It was hot, even at 7 AM on Saturday, June 18th, when several members of the Beeville Rotary Club participated in the 2nd annual clean-up. The clean-up is a partnership with the city of Beeville and the Rotary Club to promote a healthy and attractive community.
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Flag Day Remembrance Every year on June 14th the Rotary Club of Boerne (Noontime) raises funds by putting up flags in front of participating businesses in downtown Boerne. We do this to celebrate Flag Day on June 14 as well as on Memorial Day, Fourth of July, and other patriotic holidays. But who really knows much about Flag Day?
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Charity Golf Tournament Fredericksburg Nimitz Rotary Club will be having a golf tournament on Monday, October 10, 2022 at Lady Bird Golf Course in Fredericksburg. Proceeds from the tournament will go towards replacement of the historical cross at Cross Mountain Park.
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We Welcome Castroville to our Club! The Rotary Club of Hondo-D'Hanis had the privilege of inducting Mayor Darrin Schroeder and Scott Dixon, City Manager of Castroville, bringing the count to 10 new members for our 2021-22 year!
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DG Kristy Vandenberg's June Message
Hello District 5840, I am writing this message from Houston, the site of the 2022 Rotary International Convention. How appropriate it is that June's theme is Fellowship. I have just spent 6 days with Rotarians from throughout the world united in fellowship. These members are diverse, smart, of varying ages and backgrounds and have shown compassion for others and passion for Rotary. All have displayed a united theme and it is "Serve to Change Lives." |
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Awarding CHANGE in Elementary Students Members of San Antonio Northwest Rotary Club were at Dellview Elementary School (NEISD) on May 25 to award students participating in the Club’s CHANGE program.
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Stone Oak Rotary "FLAG" Bike Presentation For the past nine (9) years, Stone Oak Rotary (SORC) has been privileged to have the opportunity to support and encourage a new group of students each year. Our goal is to improve the wellness of the students, as well as boost school attendance, which will enable the faculty and staff to provide the educational support and guidance to hopefully a larger population and enhance the Rotary focus on Literacy. |
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Uvalde Community Relief Fund The horror of the May 24 shooting at Robb Elementary School in the community of Uvalde has been felt around the world, and Rotarians everywhere have reached out to the Rotary Club of Uvalde and District 5840 asking where they can send donations which will go towards healing. In response, and in collaboration with the Rotary Club of Uvalde, our Rotary District 5840 has set-up a Uvalde Community Relief Fund within our 501c3 foundation. The purpose of this fund will be to assist and comfort, where possible, those who are grieving and who are most affected by the shooting as well as to aid in the restoration of the shattered world view of the children, families, educators, and first responders of Uvalde. |
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Youth Lessons Utilizing the First Tee's certified curriculum, David Murrah (PGA), and other members of Fair Oaks Ranch Rotary, meet weekly with at-risk youth in the Boerne area to impart golf and life skills designed to equip and inspire them towards a brighter future.
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Situation in Uvalde Texas: Immediate Need in our D5840 District is BLOOD Donations Tragedy has struck Uvalde, Texas on the eve of Uvalde Rotary Club's 100th year celebration! This has happened in OUR District 5840. Let us, as Rotarians, do what we DO best! We still are left in the dark regarding most of the goings on in that small town, but, need to keep Uvalde Rotary members, their families, the Uvalde Community, Law Enforcement, Medical Personnel, and sadly, the family of the perpetrator in ongoing prayers. We will keep all of you notified of anything that we learn. IMMEDIATE NEED: BLOOD donations. The Regional Blood Bank was already depleted. Desperate need for BLOOD Donors. If all Rotarians in our District, who are able, can immediately go DONATE BLOOD this would be a blessing. Long Term: We need to look at ways to support Uvalde children and Uvalde Rotary with cooperative grants, programs and projects. There will be a community prayer vigil tonight (5/25/22) at the Fairplex Event Center at 7:00pm. Further information will be sent out as we learn more. |
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Book Buddies Book Sort Members of the Airport Rotary club met at the San Antonio Independent School District's "Book Buddies World Headquarters" in Port San Antonio to help sort donated books.
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Rotary Scholarship Tournament Rotary Club of Hondo-D'Hanis held it's annual Rotary Scholarship Tournament on Saturday, May 14th @ Hondo Golf Course.
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San Saba Rotary Club holds 40th annual Student Honor Banquet San Saba, Texas – The local Rotary Club of San Saba will hold its 40th annual Honor Student Banquet to recognize academically high-achieving students from Cherokee, Richland Springs, and San Saba ISDs. |
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District Leader & AG Installation Lunch Help kick-off the new Rotary year on June 15, 2022 at 12PM at the District Leader & AG Installation Luncheon at the Matamores Restaurante, 12844 IH-10, SA TX, 78249. Tickets are $28 and includes a fajita lunch with a beverage. Seating is limited! Register here.
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Alamo Heights Night 2022, our 34th Fiesta Event Alamo Heights Night 2022, our 34th Fiesta Event, is now history. After a two year hiatus because of the Pandemic, everyone was ready to party. It was a fabulous time for everyone.
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DG Kristy Vandenberg's May Message
Happy Cinco de Mayo! May's theme is Youth Service Month and for many of you, your Youth Projects are coming to an end as the kids prepare for graduation and look forward to summer vacation! It is an exciting time! I spoke with a class of 2nd Graders and 3rd Graders yesterday about Water Safety and staying safe around the water! We read together information from the Josh the Otter program which has been endorsed by Rotary International. It was a great time, with excellent readers and singers in Harper ISD. Rotary Youth Exchange is back for the 2022-2022 year! How exciting to send our youth abroad and at the same time host high school students from other countries to get a taste of South Central Texas Rotary Clubs. I know that all the clubs participating and their host families and outbound students will have great stories to share. What better way is there to promote Peace than to experience another country's culture through the eyes of a student? Kudos to our Youth Exchange Committee for all their hard work interviewing and training both outbound & inbound students as well as host families. They are all truly silent Heroes to all the kids who participate as without them, this program would not happen!! |
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Rotary International Convention - Virtual Option Can’t make the #Rotary22 convention in person? Join virtually for $50 when you register and pay by 10 May, or $75 from 11 May (12:00 a.m. Chicago time) through 31 August 2022. Register now at https://on.rotary.org/38XbelV |
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Fredericksburg's First Craft Festival
A fabulous new festival for Fredericksburg! Rotary’s June event will showcase local hospitality, Texas craft beers. Mark your calendars and get ready to wet your whistle on June 10-11 for the first Fredericksburg Craft Beer Festival. This event is sure to become another of this town’s incredible attractions for fans of the suds. Fredericksburg’s history with beer goes way back, with a brewery being established way back in the early days of the Nimitz Hotel. Others remember sidling up to the bar at the old White Elephant Saloon and ordering beers. |
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12th Free Veterans Appreciation Breakfast |
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Stone Oak Rotary Fundraiser The Stone Oak Rotary Club will be having a virtual popcorn fundraiser in May. Stay tuned for more details. We will put it on the calendar as soon as we have a date.
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First Responders Luncheon We are so pleased to be able to continue recognizing our wonderful area 1st responders and awarding these agencies with funding for continued education and training.
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Wimberley's Dinner in the Dark Tickets are available on our website: www.rotaryclubofwimberley.com |
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Rotary South Cleans Up The Rotary Club of San Antonio South hit the highway to clean up their adopted highway area along SE Military Dr.
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Child Abuse Awareness To commemorate April as Child Abuse Prevention Month, Fair Oaks Ranch club members "adopted" cardboard kids then dressed and decorated them.
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Rotary Club of Seguin $20,000 Rotary Raffle Night Please join us Thursday, June 9, 2022 for the 31st Annual Rotary Club of Seguin’s $20,000 Rotary Raffle Night! The fun begins at 6:00pm at the Seguin Coliseum. See flier for details.
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Eggs by the Thousands Members of the Fredericksburg Morning Rotary Club took some time to help out the Easter Bunny this year.
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New Club Chartered! District 5840 and the Rotary Club of Fair Oaks Ranch would like to announce our district's newest and greatest club. The Rotary Club of District 5840 to Combat Human Trafficking was chartered by RI on April 5th, 2022. This is our district’s first cause based club. These club members are ‘on fire’ to combat human trafficking in all aspects of society. They know the issues and are prepared to share all their knowledge and strategies with other Rotary clubs. A charter party is in the works. Congratulations to this awesome Rotary club. Can’t wait to see what these members accomplish. |
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St. Patricks Day Western Dance At Grasp Rotarians from the Randolph Metrocom Rotary Club and the San Antonio Northeast Rotary Club volunteered on Thursday, March 17th at the 12th Annual GRASP Western Night.
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DG Kristy Vandenberg's April Message April's theme is Maternal & Child Health! I know that many of you are already involved with organizations in your communities providing programs and services in this area. When I look at the theme each month, I think about all the programs and services offered by our clubs that make us so relevant today.
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Rotary Leadership Institute - May 14th The next Rotary Leadership Institute Training Session will be on Saturday, May 14th at the Spring Creek United Methodist Church - 8:30AM to 4PM. Cost is $50. Click to Register.
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I Am Rotary - Video DGE Dwayne Hopkins created this "I Am Rotary" video from the Rotary SA Day on March 26, 2022 promoting the good work of Rotary. Click here to play video. |
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Grants Management Training - April 14 Our first Grants Management Training Seminar is on Thursday, April 14 at 6:30PM on Zoom. Each Rotary Club in the District needs to attend one of the three trainings (check the District Calendar). Each club needs 2 Rotarians per club to be trained to be eligible for District Grants for the 2022-2023 year. Cost is $0 but you must register to receive the Zoom Link.
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Register for Club Leader Training - April 30th Come join us on Saturday, April 30 for Club Leader Training at the Winston School, 8565 Ewing Halsell Dr., San Antonio from 9AM-2PM. Cost is $30. Click to register. Who Should Attend: Presidents-Elect, President-Nominee, Club Officers, Committee Chairs and anyone else who wishes to enhance their Rotary knowledgebase. All are Welcome!
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eClub of San Antonio Literacy Project eClub of San Antonio Literacy Project. Spring Books give away to K-5th graders at Ed Franz Elementary School Family Night.
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Oak Hills Receives Sister Club Certificate Club Rotario Nueva Rosita Centenario AC Club President Federico “Lico” Garcia presents and Oak Hills Rotary Club President with a certificate of Sister Club.
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Rotary Youth Leadership Orientation During the period of March 25-26, our four outbound Rotary Youth Exchange students participated in an extensive orientation to prepare them for their upcoming school year abroad.
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Fredericksburg Rotary - Tanzania Project Update The Frerdericksburg Rotary sanitation project in Katoma is going very well. It started in mid-January, and 2 of the 7 school's facilities are almost finished. As you may recall, the total project budget is approximately $104,000. One disbursement of $26,000 was sent in January to get the project started.
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Blanco County's Joe Garcia Memorial Golf Tournament May 9 The Rotary Club of Blanco County is hosting the Annual Joe Garcia Memorial Golf Tournament May 9 at Vaaler Creek Golf Course in Blanco.
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Dripping Springs Rotary is Growing & Making Strides After a long couple of years, the Rotary Club of Dripping Springs is making progress in all areas.
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Rotarians Rebuild Playground
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Boerne Rotary Partners with BISD School and Knights to Encourage Character Today, you typically hear about bullying or violence in schools around the nation. But in Boerne ISD we have leadership that starts encouraging positive behaviors in our youth at an early age.
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Rotary Clubs Working Together to Support Vulnerable Populations The Combat Human Trafficking Satellite Club of Fair Oaks Ranch Rotary, has 4 areas of Focus:
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Fair Oaks Ranch Rotary Celebrates 10 Yr Anniversary District Governor Kristy Vandenberg was an honored guest as the Rotary Club of Fair Oaks Ranch recently celebrated it 10th anniversary during its weekly meeting. Past District Governor Lisa Herring was invited back to be the guest speaker in a fitting tribute to her keynote address at the club’s Charter Ceremony 10 years ago. Eleven of the original charter members were recognized and honored at the meeting along with a video presentation of the club’s 10 year. history |
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Rotary Helps San Marcos School Fuel School Fuel is a nonprofit in San Marcos that provides 1,000 needy k-8 students with food on weekends and over holidays, when in-school meals are not available. San Marcos Rotary was a $1,500 sponsor of the School Fuel 5k Run, and Rotarians paid to run/walk as well. In addition, Rotary had a table at the event to create awareness of the club. |
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Breakfast of Champions Fredericksburg Morning Rotary Club does a lot of service projects around youth and literacy, so when recently asked for volunteers to flip pancakes one Monday morning for the teachers and staff of Fredericksburg Elementary School, they were glad to send members to create heart-shaped pancakes on a cold February morning.
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Donation to Hill Country Community Fredericksburg-Nimitz Rotary President Cindy Turner presented a check for $5,000 to Denise Rizzo with the Hill Country Community Needs Council to continue with all the good work they do for the Gillespie County community.
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Ukraine Response Update - March 23
Visit https://www.rotary.org/en/rotary-responds-ukraine-crisis and follow Rotary on social media to stay updated on how clubs can get involved and what actions Rotary members have taken and the impact it has had for people in the region. In response to the deepening humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, The Rotary Foundation has created an official channel for Rotary members around the world to contribute funds to support the relief efforts underway by Rotary Districts and has designated its Disaster Response Fund as the main avenue for contributions. |
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Take a Featured Course in the Learning Center
Discover these courses in the Learning Center this month:
Our District 5840 Rotarians have enrolled in 2,871 online courses in The Learning Center offerings available on the Rotary International website. Find all of our Learning Center courses in the updated course catalog.
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District Governor Kristy Vandenberg's March Message
Our March Rotary Theme is Water & Sanitation. There are many Global Grants that address this critical issue all over the world and right here at home. As Rotarians know, these grants can be completed in any country of the world, as long as there are at least two Rotary Clubs willing to donate funds, which can then be matched through their District and Rotary International upon approval. District 5840 has been a partner in several of these types of grants. If your club is interested in getting involved with a Global Grant which is focused on water and sanitation, check out www.myrotary.org to find an international partner who wants to help make the dream of safe water a reality. There are also Rotary Action Groups you can support. These are listed on www.MyRotary.org too! |
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Blanco County Supports BHS Powerlifters The Rotary Club of Blanco County recently presented the Blanco High School Powerlifting Team a check for $1000 for purchase of needed safety equipment such as back braces, or weightlifting belts, bench shirts, wrist wraps, etc. - all necessary powerlifting equipment.
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Rotary Assistance to the Ukraine
Several of you have asked about what Rotary is doing in support of the humanitarian crises brewing in Eastern Europe. Here’s what’s been released so far:
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Rotary Rockstar Challenge - Level 5 An important goal to a Club is to achieve geting media attention for their upcoming fundraiser/service project. The first step is to create a press release. Once developed, it is your "bible" for the language that is used for your website, social media and flyers. Rotary Rockstar Challenge - Level 5 is about how to create a Press Release. |
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Rotary's Official Statement on Events in Ukraine
It is a tragic and sad time for the people of Ukraine and the world. At Rotary, we are deeply concerned by the deteriorating situation in Ukraine and the escalating loss of life and humanitarian hardship there. Continued military action against Ukraine will not only devastate the region, but also risk spreading tragic consequences across Europe and the world.
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Mission Trail Participates in Basura Bash Since 1995, San Antonio community members gather every February to participate in a one-day, all volunteer event to clean the San Antonio Watersheds. The event known as Basura Bash brings awareness to the hazards trash can cause in our community when it is not disposed of properly.
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Rotary SA South and Habitat for Humanity |
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Club Runner Mobile App
Free to download and use, this app will let you access the key information you need while on the go. Password protected just like your website, the Club Runner Mobile app allows you to view your member directory, contact member and executives, read the latest articles posted to your website, learn more about upcoming speakers, view meeting details and track attendance statistics, right from your smart phone or tablet.
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Rotary Zone End Human Trafficking Meeting Feb 17 CHARLIE TEBOW - Charlie is a survivor who has dedicated her life to serving others like them. In their day job, they are an advocate working with runaway and exploited youth to help them overcome complex and compounded trauma. Charlie has also served on various working groups. Click photo to play interview. |
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Jourdanton Rotary Club Golf Classic On Sunday, March 27, 2022 the Jourdanton Rotary Club will be hosting their annual Golf Classic.
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Blessings in a Backpack The Rotary Club of Fair Oaks Ranch is very proud to be among the supporters of the Boerne Chapter of "Blessings in a Backpack."
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Helping Fill Beneficial Boxes Seven stalwart members of the San Antonio Airport Rotary gathered with a large group of volunteers at the San Antonio Food Bank on February 5, 2022.
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Rotary Club of New Braunfels presents the 2022 Hill Country Craft Beer Festival Craft beer enthusiasts rejoice – everybody's favorite craft beer festival is back for another year!
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Volunteers Needed - Rotary Day SA 2022 Rotarians from across the district will be joining forces to clean up Brackenridge Park on March 26 in time for the spring. Duties will include trash removal, painting park benches and mulching. Rotarians are asked to wear their Rotary gear, appropriate shoes and bring gloves. Click here to register online: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YJDQ23L Everyone (over the age of 10) is welcome to join us! Contact the Rotary office at director@rotarysa.org or 210-222-8242, x12 with any questions. |
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San Marcos Sponsors Tree Planting in the Park The Rotary Club of San Marcos placed one of two Rotary mini libraries in the Victory Garden Park in San Marcos. At a dedication of the little library, club members noticed that the park lacked shade trees and ornamentals. It has a huge playscape but little else. The club purchased six shade trees and four ornamental trees to improve the park aesthetics and environment.
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District Raffle Tickets Are Now Available!!!
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Limited time only: Save on the 2022 Rotary International Convention In response to questions and concerns raised by members worldwide, we are pleased to announce that the Rotary International Board of Directors has confirmed that the 2022 Rotary International Convention will be an in-person event 4-8 June in Houston, Texas, USA. We are excited to offer a special registration rate of US$495 through 28 February.
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District Governor Kristy Vandenberg's February Message Here's a toast to Peace & Conflict Resolution Month! This is one of our seven Areas of Service! What can all District 5840 Clubs do?
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Human Trafficking Education The Satellite Club to Combat Human Trafficking has taken on the huge task of educating all clubs in the District on what they can do towards eradicating this horrible crime to humanity.
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Art Education Continues The Blanco County Rotary members Jack Twilley, Leta Garcia (artist), Jan Gass, Jayne Lightfoot, and Betsy Scheffe (artist), and the teacher, Ms Rosalind Ellis who started the “ART for our Students” met to discuss second semester projects and schedules.
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Bottle Caps to Mexico Fair Oaks Ranch Rotary Club representatives Greg and Carmen Buschman, spent their holiday season transporting thousands of plastic bottle caps to a charity in Juarez Mexico which recyles them to earn money for the families of children in the hospital.
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Youth Putting Green The Roy Maas Youth Alternatives Home in Boerne, now has a putting green for their residents thanks to the Rotary Club of Fair Oaks Ranch with some assistance from a District grant.
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2022-23 Presidential Theme Revealed Rotary International President-elect Jennifer Jones wants members to imagine the possibilities in the change they can make to transform the world. Jones, a member of the Rotary Club of Windsor-Roseland, Ontario, Canada, revealed the 2022-23 presidential theme, Imagine Rotary, as she urged people to dream big and harness their connections and the power of Rotary to turn those dreams into reality. |
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Kerrville Wears Blue Did you know that Rotary is getting involved in the #fighthumantrafficking awareness initiative and putting the power and resources of 35K clubs and 1.2 million members behind this effort?
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Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) Training Seminar There will be a Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) on Saturday, January 29, 2022 from 8:30AM to 4:30PM at the Spring Creek United Methodist Church, 28970 Old Fredericksbu |
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San Marcos Raises Funds With Football Playoff Raffle San Marcos sponsored a raffle for the football playoff between Georgia and Alabama on January 10. There was a watch party for the game at Grill 54 in San Marcos. Ben Duncan organized the fundraiser. The event raised about $1,500.
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San Marcos Celebrates 100th Anniversary The Rotary Club of San Marcos hosted a 100th Anniversary Banquet on Friday, January 14, 2022 in the Embassy Suites Ballroom, San Marcos.
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2021 RIDE TO END POLIO--THE RESULTS The Indoor Ride to End Polio included 25 teams with approximately 250 participants. The highest Indoor Ride fundraiser award goes to Calgary West, where 34 clubs helped raise more than $91,000. Second place went to Stoughton, WI who raised more than $27,000. In total, the Indoor Ride, including all sites, raised a record $505,642 (all figures quoted with the Gates Match).
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Kerrville's Main Event Fundraiser Happy New Year! I hope 2022 holds great promise for us all! One way that we can ensure that we are able to serve our community and bring a little joy and promise, is to have a successful Main Event and raffle.
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Randolph Metrocom Holds Pints For Polio Event
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SA South Provides Scholarships for Vocational School Scholarships are needed year-round. Many students at vocational schools need just that little extra push to help them over the line to success.
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DG Kristy Vandenberg's January Message
I hope that everyone had a wonderful Christmas and New Year! The District has grown by a net of 14 members, as of 12/31/21, after many clubs purged their membership prior to January 1st. This is a shout-out to the clubs with positive growth: Ballinger, Blanco, Boerne Noon, Brady, Canyon Lake, Del Rio, Fair Oaks, Fbg Morning, Fbg Nimitz, Fbg Noon, Hondo D'Hanis, New Braunfels Downtown, Poteet, Rancolph Metrocom, San Antonio Airport, San Antonio Alamo Ranch, San Antonio Mission Trail, San Antonio, Northeast, San Antonio Oak Hills, San Marcos & San Saba.
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January Is Human Trafficking Awareness Month Every year since 2010, January has been proclaimed as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. Take time in January to learn more about human trafficking and action steps your Rotary Club and each Rotarian can take to prevent human trafficking. |
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Annual Breakfast With Santa Fair Oaks Ranch Rotary Club members assisted the Boerne Noon Rotary Club with their annual Breakfast with Santa community project.
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New Paul Harris Society Member Tom McKeown, Fair Oaks Ranch Rotary Club Foundation Chair, proudly presents the club's newest members of the Paul Harris Society > Clifton and Marie Lewis.
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SA South Brought Santa to Pre-K for SA Campus The Rotary Club of San Antonio South sponsored two families for Christmas. Both families have children that attend the Pre-K for SA South Education Center.
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18th Annual Sparkle of the Season Awards
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Jean Drive For the Homeless San Antonio Rotary is holding a jeans drive for the homeless served by Corazon Ministries at Travis Park Churh. It runs through Jan 21 and jeans can be dropped at the following locations:
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Kingdom for Kids at CASA On November 19th and 20th over 300 Volunteers from the Rotary Club of San Antonio joined to add the following new amenities to the Kingsom fo Kids at CASA …a beautiful reading theater, 2 new playgrounds, a soccer field, a new basketball court, beautiful murals now adding color and message and a gazebo garden.
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Share the Joy! The Rotary Club of Hondo-D'Hanis was busy shopping & wrapping toys, purchasing Christmas trees and preparing food baskets for 27 families in our Communities.
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How To Help Victims in Western Kentucky You can help victims in Western Kentucky through donations to the Rotary District 671 Foundation Relief Fund or if you want to drop off supplies, contact Kaytlin Flowers at 270-287-2214.
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UGRA Recognizes the Rotary Club of Kerrville The Rotary Club of Kerrville was recognized this morning for their efforts in the UGRA River Clean Up effort and received a $25 gift card for finding one of the "Most Unusual" items while picking up trash along the Guadalupe River in Louise Hays Park.
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Wimberly Rotary Supports The Community Members of the Rotary Club of Wimberley met with District Governor Kristy Vandenberg on Tuesday, December 14, 2021.
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Piedras Negras Trip The Fredericksburg-Nimitz club purchased toys for the children of Piedras Negras and made the annual trip down there for distribution of the toys along with a medical wellness check for the children.
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San Marcos 100th Anniversary Banquet The Rotary Club of San Marcos celebrates its 100th Anniversary on January 14, 2022 with a banquet at the Embassy Suites Ballroom in San Marcos.
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Donor Advised Fund Reaches Major Milestones
In the first half of this Rotary Year, the Donor Advised Fund (DAF) has authorized $11,800.76 in matching grants. That means, as a minimum, during this Rotary Year, the DAF has helped facilitate $23,601.52 in humanitarian projects, to better our world through Rotary.
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San Saba/Brady World's Greatest Meal December 7th, the Rotary Club of San Saba and the Rotary Club of Brady celebrated with a Combined Holiday Party at the Pecan House Grill in San Saba.
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District Governor Kristy Vandenberg's December Message
December is Disease Prevention & Treatment Month. What a great time our clubs had in October coming together to raise funds for Polio Plus. Polio Eradication continues to be one of our main goals as an organization. Kudos to all the clubs that held a Polio fundraising event and/or helped to share information about this disease. Of course, COVID 19 is still out there, with new variants probable. Rotary supports the COVID 19 vaccine while still honoring an individual's right to choose. We are working with organizations across the world to help get the vaccine to all individuals in all countries. We have mourned the loss of friends and family to this disease, but continue to work together as Rotarians committed to Disease Prevention & Treatment.
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Thanksgiving Community Service Fair Oaks Ranch Rotarians joined a variety of other local service organizations to cook, pack, and deliver several hundred Thanksgiving meals to families throughout Kendall County.
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Halloween Service Day The Rotary Club of Fair Oaks Ranch joined a variety of District 5840 clubs to make the day a little brighter for the families who enjoyed the Halloween festivities at Morgan's Wonderland - San Antonio's famous fun park catering to disabled children.
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Bountiful Blessings in Hondo-D'Hanis! The Rotary Club of Hondo-D'Hanis distributed over 200 Thanksgiving meals to Veterans and Senior Citizens in the Hondo/D'Hanis Communities.
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Join Us in Houston at the Rotary International Convention! Last call for reduced rate! The deadline to register at the reduced rate is fast approaching. You have until 15 December 2021, so sign up and pay today to take advantage of significant savings.
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SA South Become Axe-perts Though the Club of San Antonio Souths hasn't been able to fully institute their unofficial #5 motto, "Are we having fun?!" in a long time.
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Rotary Club of New Braunfels Triumphantly Returns to Wurstfest After a devastating fire destroyed the Marketplatz building at Wurstfest in New Braunfels in 2019, taking with it the Rotary Club of New Braunfels' main source of income, their German potato pancake booth, the future of the Club’s fundraising abilities seemed uncertain. |
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SA South Day of Giving Complete Thanksgiving meals for two families was recently provided by The Rotary Club of San Antonio South and RBFCU.
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Alamo Heights Rotary Volunteers Help Build Beds for "Bedless" Kids Alamo Heights President Kristen Salazar recently told 78209 Magazine, We’re putting more of a focus on doing work in the community by volunteering at least monthly.”
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Blanco County Supports Elementary School Art Blanco Rotarian and Artist, Leta Garcia and local Artist Betsy Scheffe, along with Jayne Lightfoot and Jan Gass, are volunteering at the Blanco Elementary School as Artists and helpers to introduce and teach kindergartners through second graders art.
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City Proclamation Honors San Marcos' 100th Anniversary Mayor Jane Hughson of the City of San Marcos read a proclamation in Council Chambers on November 16 declaring December 1, 2021 as Rotary Club of San Marcos Day in Honor of its 100th Anniversary.
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San Antonio Rotary Ice Rink is Back! Dust off your ice skates, San Antonio. The popular Rotary Club Ice Rink is returning to Travis Park ahead of Thanksgiving. "The Coolest Place in Town" first launched in 2019 but canceled its second year due to the pandemic. |
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Blood Drive The Rotary Club of Kerrville blood drive is scheduled for Monday, Nov. 29, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Crenwelge Motors.
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Steve Darling Selected DG 2024-25 District Governor Kristy Vandenberg and the District 5840 Nominating Committee are pleased to announce the selection of Steve Darling of the Rotary Club of San Antonio as the District Governor for the Rotary year beginning July 1, 2024. Congratulations Steve! |
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Wimberley Rotary Packs Meals For The Hungry On Saturday, October 16, several members and supporters from the Rotary Club of Wimberley joined with the San Marcos Rotary Club to pack 15,000 meals to be shipped to Africa’s hungry.
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DG Kristy Vandenberg's November Message
There are amazing Rotary Clubs and Members in District 5840! November is a great time to celebrate all the good works supported by the Rotary Foundation! I have often been asked "Why do you personally give to the Rotary Foundation?" The answer for me is very simple. I believe that Rotarians across the world are making a great difference by responding daily to the needs of their communities. Needs like clean water, food security hygiene facilities, schools, clinics, small business development and many more. I know that my donations to the Foundation are making dreams come true for millions of people! When natural disasters strike, I know that Rotary Clubs in that area are responding with basic needs and long term solutions. My donations are helping with emergency needs like food, housing and medical care, along with rebuilding communities. |
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Polio Survivor Visits San Antonio West Donating to Polio Plus is Bill Mann, who as a child survived polio in an iron lung. Bill said he had the live or die variety and within a month was back to normal. Now he is coping with post-polio syndrome and shared with San Antonio West Rotarian's Marcia Tinsley and John Sullivan his appreciation for their fundraising efforts and what Rotarians around the world are doing to eradicate polio. |
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Rotary Night Sky On October 26, the Rotary Club of Canyon Lake and the Comal County Friends of the Night Sky presented a Sky Friendly Certificate to the Tye Preston Memorial Library in Canyon Lake for their building and grounds.
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Blanco Pints for Polio Raises Funds for End Polio Now Herman Weber and his wife, Nancy, stopped by to make a donation at the Pints for Polio event hosted by the Rotary Club of Blanco County October 27.
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Building Better Lives On October 16, 2021 Alamo Ranch members volunteered their time to help build homes in one of Habitat for Humanity's newest communities. Rancho Carlota is located in San Antonio's Southwest side just east of Von Ormy and consists of about 90 acres with hopes of having about 250 homes once it's complete. Way to go team, thank you for your service to this amazing organization! |
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Mission Trail Rotary Supports Local Non-Profits with Annual Charity Bike Tour On December 4th, 2021, MTR Charities, Inc. will host our signature club fundraiser, the Mission-to-Mission Charity Bike Tour at Mission Park Pavilions (6032 Padre Dr., SATX 78214). The tour raises funds to distribute mini-grants to local non-profits ranging between $100- $1,500.
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Dripping Springs Rotary Helps Build a Home for a Family in Need Dripping Springs Rotary had the privilege of working with Hometown Missions on their Home in a Month project in September.
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2021 Veterans Day Tribute Dripping Springs Rotary is once again hosting our annual Veterans Day Dinner and Dance.
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Ballinger Rotary Club Gun and Knife Show The Rotary Club of Ballinger will be hosting its ninth annual Gun, Knife and hunting show. This will take place at the Ballinger Community Center on November 12-13th.
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San Antonio at Dominion Membership Drive Party Thanks to the generosity of several members and local businesses the San Antonio at the Dominion Club hosted an old fashioned "smoker" membership drive.
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Honorary Membership Recipient The FBG Nimitz Rotary club made Billy and Susan Johnson, owners of Texas Heritage Vineyards, Honorary club members and presented them with a plaque in appreciation for all they do for the club.
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San Antonio at Dominion Membership Donation to Local Food Bank The San Antonio at the Dominion Club recently donated $1,500 to the Hill Country Daily Bread Ministries' food bank.
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Piedras Negras Trip Club members Cindy Turner (President), Carleton Turner and Christina Gonzalez traveled to Piedras Negras recently to donate a washing machine to Asilo de Ancianos San Vincente de Paul, a local group home for elderly and infirmed adults.
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New Braunfels Rotary Clubs Raise Funds to Fight Polio On the evening of Thursday, October 21st, The Rotary Club of New Braunfels and The Downtown Rotary Club of New Braunfels held their first ever joint Pints for Polio event at Guadalupe Brewing Company. Despite only having just over a week to plan and market the event, it drew 60 to 70 attendees and raised just over $1,300.00.
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Building LEADERS Starts Early! On Friday, October 1, members of San Antonio Northwest Rotary Club provided special recognition for 12 developing young leaders at Dellview Elementary School (NEISD).
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National Nite Out Jourdanton Rotary Club participated in our local National Nite Out on October 5th. President Michele Higginbotham had a friendly competition with, fellow member Joyce Steinle’s sister, Barbara Peeler who was representing Jourdanton Education Foundation.
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Rise Against Hunger a Success in San Marcos More than 150 volunteers came from San Antonio all the way to Georgetown to help the Rotary Club of San Marcos pack 15,000 meals on World Food Day, Saturday, October 16. |
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Rotary Training Talk - 5 Tips for Effective Virtual Presentations With so many training events now being held fully or partially online, you too may be planning some virtual lessons. Try these tips from Past District Governor Chris Offer of the Rotary Club of Ladner, British Columbia, Canada: |
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Walk to Raise Awareness about Human Trafficking On October 16, the Rotary Club of Blanco County and the D5840 Combat Human Trafficking Rotary Club held a walk around the Old Blanco Courthouse grounds to raise awareness about human trafficking.
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San Marcos Builds Rotary Mini Libraries Rotarian Larry Hanson completed construction of two mini libraries for the Rotary Club of San Marcos.
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Seguin’s Oldest and Most Haunted Hotel The Rotary Club of Seguin is very proud of our town’s many restored historical buildings.
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Together, Let's End Polio! Check out our list of Pints for Polio Events happening this month. Together, we can end polio!
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RI President Shekhar Mehta asks clubs to support World Polio Day Take action for World Polio Day! Rotary International President Shekhar Mehta says that polio eradication can be achieved if Rotary members stay committed. He calls on every club to offer support this World Polio Day. Watch President Mehta’s World Polio Day video message.
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District Governor Kristy Vandenberg's October Message
October means cooler weather, falling colorful leaves, Rotary Economic & Community Development Month and, of course, World Polio Day, Sunday October 24th. Let’s talk Polio! We are literally so close to eradicating this disease. Only two (2) new cases of Polio have been reported this year from January thru September. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation supports our efforts with a 2:1 match for every dollar we raise! Once again our goal for the US is $50M raised, for a total of $150 after matching funds! |
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Special Invitation - Virtual Meeting, for Diversity Equity & Inclusion Presentation You're invited to join the San Antonio Rotary Club on Wednesday, Oct. 13 at noon to listen to nationally-known speaker, DEI and innovation leader and proud Rotarian, Dr. "BowTie" Todd Jenkins. Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 834 0430 0166 Passcode: 646012 |
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Join Us For District Celebration & Awards Gala You don’t want to miss this year’s biggest event The District Celebration & Awards Gala on Nov. 13th at 6PM at the UTSA Downtown Campus Rooftop Terrace! Register by Oct. 10th to lock in early bird pricing. Both individual and table purchase available.
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You Make A Difference! The Rotary Club of Hondo-D'Hanis awarded Ms. Frances Lopez the "You Make a Difference Award" for her hard work and dedication in the Hondo/D'Hanis Communities.
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Blanco County Club "Pints for Polio" Event October 27 The Rotary Club of Blanco County is partnering with Old 300 BBQ to host our club's first local "Pints for Polio" event.
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New Members and Paul Harris Fellow at Blanco County Club Candy Cargill, Pam Bindseil and Shannon Millard (pictured left to right) were inducted to the Rotary Club of Blanco County at the September 7 meeting.
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Service Above Self Award Rotarian Brian Kanke presented the "Service Above Self" Award for the first Quarter of the 2021 Rotary Year by Club President, Cynthia Prieto.
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San Antonio Airport Rotary Gives Eagle Scout Recognition Certificates Pete Siegel, International Fellowship of Scouting Rotarians Coordinator for District 5840, presented IFSR Eagle Scout recognition certificates to brothers Jackson and Jason W. of Scouts BSA Troop 90 July 30th.
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Fair Oaks Ranch helps Save the Environment The Rotary Club of Fair Oaks Ranch recently partnered with the city to conduct a Hazardous Waste Disposal event in order to protect its beautiful land, atmosphere, and abundant wildlife.
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The Causes and Cures of Human Trafficking Susan Burkholder is from the Ransomed Life organization and a member of the Rotary Satellite Club to Combat Human Trafficking.
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Rotarian Of the Quarter Russ Renaud was awarded Rotarian of the Quarter in recognition of his dedication to the Hondo-D'Hanis Rotary Club.
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Hondo's 26th Anniversary! Rotary Club of Hondo-D'Hanis was chartered on September 27, 1995 - we are celebrating our 26th year!
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Early Act Program at Travis Elementary Begins its 13th Year Travis Elementary School in San Marcos has begun its 13th year of offering Early Act, in partnership with the Rotary Club of San Marcos.
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Rotary Mixer at Deep Creek Rotary Club of Hondo-D'Hanis held our first quarter Mixer Thursday, September 16th @ Deep Creek in Hondo.
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Oktoberfest Kraut Run Fredericksburg Morning Rotary is hosting their 12th annual 5k Walk/Run and 8K Run - Kraut Run - in conjunction with Oktoberfest in Fredericksurg, Texas on Saturday, October 2.
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San Saba Celebrates World Polio Day with Purple Pinky Day San Saba Rotary will help raise funds for Polio with their 3rd annual Purple Pink Game Oct 15th at San Saba Football Field "The Grave Yard" in their home game against Winters.
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Rotaract Club at Texas State University Returns After a hiatus because of Covid, the Rotaract Club at Texas State University has begun anew.
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Walk of Fun We had quite a few Rotarians, interact and Satellite members who showed up to volunteer and spread the word of how we love to serve our Kerrville community during the 5th Annual Labor Day Walk-A-Fun!
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DG Kristy Vandenberg's September Message During September we celebrate Basic Education and Literacy Month. In District 5840 all our clubs have amazing service projects in this Rotary Area of Focus! |
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Morgan's Wonderland 2021 "MORE DELIGHTFUL THAN FRIGHTFUL" Halloween Are we ready to help our currently projected attendance of 2500 handicapped children at Morgan's Wonderland on Halloween evening October 31, 2021? Hopefully the answer is - YES WE ARE!! We are so excited since this year we are BACK IN THE PARK! |
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Rotarians In Action This morning 25 members of Kerrville noon, satellite and Interact kids from Tivy along with friends and family met under the bridge of Louise Hayes park and picked up a full bag of trash each, along the path up to Lehmann Park. |
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Get Ready For World Polio Day Take action for World Polio Day on 24 October by promoting awareness of Rotary’s polio eradication efforts, raising funds, and planning club events. Let’s engage our communities in the fight against polio, because as long as polio exists anywhere, it remains a threat everywhere. Check out our World Polio Day event page for resources, graphics and fundraising ideas.
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Fair Oaks Ranch Fundraiser The beautiful Fair Oaks Ranch Golf & Country Club will be the setting for this year's annual fund raiser golf tournament hosted by the Rotary Club of Fair Oaks Ranch on Monday, Oct 4, 2021.
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34th Annual Alamo Heights Night® (AHN) The Alamo Heights Rotary Club will present its 34th Annual Alamo Heights Night® (AHN) on April 1st, 2022, on the University of the Incarnate Word campus.The event is an official San Antonio Fiesta® Commission event. |
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Celebrate Your New Rotary Member! We want to CELEBRATE & WELCOME your new Rotary Member! We will provide you with a graphic that can be shared on your Social Media Pages and we will also share the graphic on the District Facebook page! Enter your new member's name, classification and a photo. Submit here or use the Submit New Member button located on the District home page.
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Ace Roundup Program Money Goes Back To The Community Recently our Canyon Lake Ace Hardware store awarded the Canyon Lake Rotary Club over $7,800 for participating in the Roundup program. The Club will fund various projects to help the Community. |
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New Members at Fredericksburg-Nimitz The Fredericksburg-Nimitz Rotary Club inducted four new members at it's Back Pack/School supply event held on July 27th. We welcomed Dave and Gina Woodward and Mike and Debbi McCurdy to our Rotary family! Of the club's 31 members, 22 are 'couples'.
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Rotary Rockstar Challenge We are excited to announce the rollout of our new ROTARY ROCKSTAR CHALLENGE! The Rotary Rockstar Challenge was designed to help Clubs increase their public image skill set. The more you promote your Club, the better the odds are at increasing your membership. It is a win-win all around! |
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School Resource Rally Project The Rotary Club of Fair Oaks Ranch recently partnered with the Boerne Independent School District, and a variety of community supporters, to conduct a back-to-school Resource Rally. Club members assisted in serving approximately 400 students; ensuring they had the counseling and resources needed for a successful start to the new school year.
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Community Grants Make a Difference Rotarians in Seguin have a long history of providing community grants within Guadalupe county. Normally through fund raising, the club awards 10 to 12 grants per year. It is indeed a tradition, that the Grants Committee and Club Members strive to focus on, year after year.
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Blanco County Community Resource Center Dawn Capra and Alyce Sierra with the Blanco County Community Resource Center (CRC), located in Johnson City, were guests at the Rotary Club of Blanco County meeting August 16.
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Travis Elementary School's EarlyAct Program Last year, during the pandemic year, Travis Elementary had 610 in-school students and 110 online students – all students involved in the EarlyAct program and character building principals.
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San Saba Rotary's 7th Annual Golf Tournament Please join us for our Annual Golf Tournament held at the Beautiful San Saba Golf Course, Saturday September 25th!
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Centennial Banquet on Jan. 14th, 2022 The Rotary Club of San Marcos invites District 5840 Rotarians to a grand gala to celebrate its 100th Anniversary on Friday, January 14, 2022 at the Embassy Suites Ballroom in San Marcos.
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Rise Against Hunger The Rotary Club of San Marcos is sponsoring Rise Against Hunger on Sat., Oct. 16 from 9-Noon. Volunteers will pack 15,000 meals for shipment to Africa.
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San Marcos Sends School Supplies to Mexico The Rotary Club of San Marcos and the Mision de Candelilla (MdC) in Fredricksburg partnered on August 27 to pack and deliver school supplies for children in seven impoverished villages in Mexico as an international project.
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Back to School The Fredericksburg- Nimitz Rotary Club held a ‘back-pack and school supply’ event on July 27th in support of the Hill Country Needs Council’s effort to serve the children of Gillespie County. |
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3rd Annual Wellness Fair- Medina County The Rotary Club of Hondo-D'Hanis was one of the sponsors of the 3rd Annual Community Wellness Fair held in Hondo on August 14th.
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Rotarians Kick off 3rd Annual Gun Raffle The Rotary Club of Hondo-D'Hanis kicked off our their 3rd Annual Gun Raffle on Saturday, August 14th!
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Selection for 2023-24 Rotary President
Gordon R. McInally, a member of the Rotary Club of South Queensferry, Lothian, Scotland, is the selection of the Nominating Committee for President of Rotary International for 2023-24. He will be declared the president-nominee on 1 October if no challenging candidates have been suggested. McInally lauded Rotary’s ability to adapt technologically during the COVID-19 pandemic, saying the approach should continue and be combined with the best of our past practices as Rotary seeks to grow and increase engagement. |
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Rotarians Partners with Hondo Public Library Our Rotary Club partners with the Hondo Public Library every year to support their Summer Reading Program.
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District Governor Nominations
District 5840 selects the next District Governor in October each year. We are actively looking for Rotary leaders to serve in this critical role for Rotary. This year we will select the person to serve as Governor for the Rotary year beginning July 1,2024. Persons eligible to be Governor must have served a full term as President of a Rotary Club and have been a Rotarian for seven years.
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Beware of Scam!
Please be aware of a recent spam email being sent to Clubs with subject line "Your website and digital card". The content goes on to say " With the pleasure of greeting you, it is already August and we have not had answer on your part to know if they will want your page" .. the link in the email is suspcious and SHOULD NOT BE CLICKED. The email is signed Rotary District 4185. If you have questions, contact pblankenzee@rotary5840.org.
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DG Kristy Vandenberg's August Message
How do we celebrate Membership & New Club Development Month? Several ways! Personally, we think about our business associates, friends and neighbors who might want to join the greatest Service Club in the World! |
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Welcoming Students of Ed Franz Back August 16, 2021 @7:15 a.m. The Rotary eClub of San Antonio will Cheer and Welcome the Elementary students of Ed Franz back to school and distribute reading and writing materials. |
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Scholarship Congratulations April Ancira (Vice President of Ancira Auto Group) congratulates Boerne High School graduate Ashlyn Murrah as the recipient of a Careers & Technology Scholarship from the Rotary Club of Fair Oaks Ranch.
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Field of our Dreams Becoming a Reality |
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New Braunfel's Independence Day Parade As always, our local club had a presence in the Independence Day Parade in New Braunfels.
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You Make A Difference The Rotary Club of Hondo-D'Hanis awarded 2 "You Make a Difference Awards" to two very deserving ladies.
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New 2021-22 Member Inducted Rotary Club of Hondo-D'Hanis proudly inducted our first New Member for the 2021-22 Year!
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Interact Presentation The Rotary Club of Fair Oaks Ranch recently hosted Mike Canales, District Interact Chair, and Abby Robinson, Winston School Interact Club President, at Fair Oaks Ranch Country Club.
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San Marcos Packs School Supplies Aug. 27th The Rotary Club of San Marcos will be packaging school supplies for delivery to 2 isolated villages across the border in Mexico.
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Announcing a New Satellite E- Club!! The Rotary Satellite E-Club of D5840 to Combat Human Trafficking is official! The club will meet by zoom link on the 2nd and fourth Mondays of each month at noon. Attend the Rotary Satellite E-Club of D5840 to COMBAT Human Trafficking on Monday, August 9th via Zoom to hear from Karen Walkowski.
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San Marcos Rotary Moves To A New Location The Rotary Club of San Marcos moved its meetings to the Holiday Inn - Convention Center at 105 Bintu Drive in San Marcos.
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Rotary Club of Blanco County Supporting Teachers and Students During Summer Program During the month of June, Rotarians from the Rotary Club of Blanco County provided assistance to the students and teachers at Blanco Elementary School’s summer program.
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FUNdraiser for Meals for Vets (Honor Veterans Now)
 On July 1st Fredericksburg Nimitz Rotary club partnered again with Texas Heritage Vineyards and their Vino and Bingo for a Cause quarterly event to raise money for Meals for Vets.
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4th of July FUNdraiser It was a great turnout for the 4th of July Kiddie Parade and Main Street Parade! So great to have our parades back up and running The Fredericksburg-Nimitz Rotary Club sold brisket and pork tacos, hot dogs, sodas, water, beer and wine. We raised $3,000 for our General Fund. All funds will benefit our community.
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Donation to Peterson Medical Center Tammy past president of Kerrville Rotary Club was able to donate $10,000 to their local hospital Peterson Medical Center. This donation was in honor of all the front line workers and all they have done during COVID.
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Kerrville Blood Drive Kerrville Rotary hosted a blood drive on 6/24/21 and it was our final one for Tammy's presidential year. Overall between our three blood drives we were able to donate 91 whole units of blood, 18 double red cell donations, and two red cell and plasma donations.
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Medina Co. Food Pantry -Donation The Rotary Club of Hondo-D'Hanis partnered with Broadway Bank, Hondo National Bank, Medina Electric Co-op, Hondo Public Library, D'Hanis Fire Department and Vulcan Materials Co. in a joint project to help collect non-perishables for the Medina Co. Food Pantry.
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RCSA's U40 Class Kingdom Keepers Project On July 11, 21 members of the Rotary Club of San Antonio's latest class of U40 (under the age of 40) members tackled a new project in support of a legacy project. Our club's Kingdom for Kids program has built 20 playgrounds in disadvantaged areas through the years.
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Bench in Memory of Arianna
On Aug. 6, 2020, Arianna Lopez, 8, was seriously injured when vehicle crashed through her bedroom while she was sleeping. She passed away on Aug. 17. Arianna was a Starkey Elementary School student.
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Rotarians Partner with Meals on Wheels The Hondo - D'Hanis Rotary Club partnered with Medina County Meals on Wheels to help deliver over 65 fruit baskets & meals to local homebound residents.
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Fair Oaks Ranch Installs Greg Maxton as New President The Fair Oaks Ranch Club held its annual Installation Dinner on June 23rd at The Bevy Hotel in Boerne.
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Promote Your Business Through Rotary EARN $$$ FOR YOUR CLUB EARN $$$ FOR YOUR DISTRICT EARN $$$ FOR ROTARY INTERNATIONAL Learn More at ww.TheRotaryConnection.com |
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Rotarians Partner with Meals on Wheels The Hondo - D'Hanis Rotary Club partnered with Medina County Meals on Wheels to help deliver over 65 fruit baskets & meals to local homebound residents.
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Volunteer of the Year! The Hondo Chamber of Commerce held it's annual 2020 Banquet on Saturday, June 26th, and the Rotary Club of Hondo - D'Hanis was the recipient of the Volunteer of the Year award!
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Oak Hills Rotary Providing Clean Water for School in Mexico The Rotary Club of San Antonio Oak Hills is a partner with the Rotary Club of Nueva Rosita, MX to purchase/install the RO drinking water equipment and water distribution piping required for new water purification systems in multiple schools in the Nueva Rosita area.
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San Antonio South Meets In Person For First Time In Over a Year The Rotary club of San Antonio South finally is back meeting face-to-face. Stinson Airport was the site of the first meeting, June 1. The meeting was well attended and a few joined in on Zoom.
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Pleasanton Rotary Club Awards Scholarships The Pleasanton Rotary Club is proud to announce its 2021 scholarship winners. These students were recently honored at the Pleasanton HIgh School Awards night. The club usually awards $5000 a year but was able to increase that this year to $6,000 in cooperation with Rotary 5840 and district grant funds. |
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Global Grant in Columbia Pictured plaque notes Rotary support from a global grant for three schools in Cocuta, Columbia providing $80,500 for three chemistry labs in their schools. Our District 5840 is among the listed contributors, which evidences the teamwork of Rotary clubs and districts across the globe. |
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Beeville Tackles Out-of-Control Waste In 2019, Rotary International implemented a partnership with the United Nations addressing the concerns of plastic waste on our environment. This partnership calls for reducing the use of plastic, changing the industry to use less and different kinds of plastic, and implementing more recycling. |
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Rotary Club of New Braunfels’ Hill Country Craft Beer Festival Huge Success The Rotary Club of New Braunfels recently held their spring fundraising event, the Hill Country Craft Beer Festival (HCCBF), a one-day Texas craft beer tasting and music festival that raises funds for the club and for distribution to local non-profit groups throughout the region.
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One Last Service Project... The Providence Rotary Interact Club completed one final service project before leaving for the summer.
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DG Kristy Vandenberg's July Message
What a great year this will be as we all get back together in person to do the work of Rotary! I am very proud to be your new District Governor for 5840, as I start this very important and "Change Maker" Rotary Year. |
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Alamo Heights Helping Seniors Alamo Heights Rotary President David Clapp (center) presented Jefferson Outreach (JO) CEO Bri Valdez (2d from left) with a check today as part of a $5000 donation supporting their activities delivering food and sundries to homebound seniors.
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Winston Interact's 25 Year Anniversary Celebration The Winston School Interact Club held its 25th Anniversary Celebration on Thursday, May 27, 2021 at the Winston School Greehy Family Foundation Dining and Assembly Hall. Eight past Interact Club Presidents and other officers were on hand for the event. Army Captain Dominic Cavallini, a 2011 graduate of the school was the emcee for the night. |
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Youth Citizenship Awards Kerrville Rotary held their yearly program that provides Citizenship Awards to area fifth grade students.
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Final Blood Drive Kerrville Rotary's final event for this Rotary year will be our South Texas Blood & Tissue Center blood drive. It is scheduled for Thursday, June 24, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Crenwelge Motors.
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Paul Harris Fellow +5 Congrats to Deb Bowen for receiving Paul Harris Fellow Plus 5 pin! Deb is an exemplary Rotarian and human being. We are proud to have her as our own (Fredericksburg-Nimitz). Congratulations, Deb!
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Worthy Causes President Jimmy Culp presents checks for $1250 each to Denise Usener from the Golden Hub and Jonathan Baethge from the Fredericksburg Food Pantry. Both worthy recipients considering last years struggles.
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Giving Back President, Jimmy Culp, presents a check for $3174 to Sharon Massey and Dottie Pieper of Wounded Warriors at Nebo. The club raised the money by selling BBQ plates at a Memorial Day celebration at the home of Neal and Pam Martin. Many, many thanks to all who participated and donated.
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Hail Relief Concert A benefit concert was held Sunday, June 13th at the Medina County Fair Hall, to help cover expenses caused by the hail storms that caused much destruction in Medina County in April. |
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Medical Supplies For Mexico Hondo/D'Hanis Rotary Club delivering PPE's to Del Rio Rotary Club. The equipment was donated by the Medina Regional Hospital and will be delivered to the Acuna Rotary Club for distribution. |
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Kerrville Morning Rotary Awards Scholarships Kerrville Morning Rotary recently awarded two, $1,500 scholarships to local students; one from Tivy High School and one from Ingram Tom Moore High School. |
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Golf Tournament Great Success The Rotary Club of Blanco County held the Joe Garcia Memorial Golf Tournament at Vaaler Creek Golf Course in Blanco on June 7.
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San Marcos' Rise Against Hunger Dinner On Friday, June 18 the Rotary Club of San Marcos had a Rise Against Hunger Dinner at First Christian Church in San Marcos. The ingredients that are packaged and shipped overseas by RAH were the basis of the meal, so Rotarians could experience a meal similar to what food recipients experience.
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Pearl Rotary Offical Chartered! Join us in welcoming our newest chartered Rotary Club - Pearl Rotary here in Rotary District 5840 - South Central Texas!! Congrats to all 30 charter members who will build, shape, and grow not only Rotary but themselves towards the greater good. The Pearl is one of the most desirable places to see and experience in San Antonio. So upon your next visit, be sure to stop by and say hello to fellow Rotarians. |
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Final Grant Management Training We will host our "Last and Final Chance - District Grant Training" on Thursday, June 17, 2021, at 6:30PM. For those clubs who have not completed the required training, please have your representatives present for this training. Click to register.
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DG Xavier’s Final Message – A Year in Review!
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Randolph Metrocom Rotary Sets Out to Partner with a Rotary Club in Indore, India for a Global Grant In September of 2018 Cheri Armstrong along with her husband Bill were invited by Roarian, Mr. Shaju Easo (Chicago, IL) to visit India in hopes of finding a club to partner with to invest $2500 of The Randolph Metrocom Rotary Club’s money into a global grant.
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Annual Fund Raffle A big THANK YOU goes out to the Rotary Clubs of District 5840 for the fantastic raffle sale. 6920 tickets were in the hopper when we began drawing the winners. That translates to $69,200 fo the Annual Fund. A big THANK YOU also goes out to the Foundation Chairs in each club for handling the ticket sales and sending the money and reports to the RI Foundation.
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District Rotary Foundation News
It’s end of year wrap-up reporting time for the 55 district grants supporting humanitarian projects of our district clubs. Thank you all for responding to our need for accountability and transparency. We’ll put a recap on the district website by summer’s end.
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Rotary Club San Antonio West Recognizes New PHF+3 Pictured receiving his Paul Harris Fellow +3 pin is John Wendt, who in turn is using a district grant to supplement scholarships his committee from the Rotary Club of San Antonio West is awarding to Interactors from Southwest Legacy High School. Making the presentation is PDG Jerry Hardy.
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Paul Harris Fundraiser in San Angelo The San Angelo Rotary Club held a fundraiser at the home of one of the Rotarians in May. The poolside mixer was for Rotarians and spouses. Also, two Rotarians received their Paul Harris pins.
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Eagle Pass Rotary Club Celebrates Swing Set Installation On Monday, May 17th, the City of Eagle Pass and and Eagle Pass Rotary Club celebrated the installation of a new swing set for their park along with an inclusive swing.
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Scholarship Tournament Pays Big Dividends The Rotary club of San Antonio South awarded nine students from southside high schools with $9000 in scholarship money. |
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16th Annual Del Rio Rotary Independence Day Rodeo Get ready for the fun in Del Rio on Independence Day Weekend! The event kicks off with a Block Party on Friday July 2nd on Main Street. The rodeo will be held on Saturday July 3 & Sunday July 4th at the Val Verde County Fairgrounds.
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You're Invited to DG Kristy Vandenberg's Installation Make plans to join us on Tuesday, June 22 at 6PM for the installation of District Governor Kristy Vandenberg. Open to all Rotarians! The event, hosted by the Rotary Club of Kerrville will be held at the Rails - A Cafe at the Depot, 615 E Schreiner St, Kerrville, TX 78028. This is a free event (cash bar available) however we are asking you to RSVP by June 15th. We are limited to 200 attendees. Dress: casual no shorts. Bring your own name tags from your Clubs. Register Here.
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Rotary Logos at a Glance Need some help with your clubs Public Image? Am I using the right logo? Where do I get the logo? Your D5840 Public Image Chair, Liane Garrett is happy to ZOOM with you to answer any questions and assist you. Send her an email to set up a time to talk or to zoom. |
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Wimberley Rotary Scholarship Recipients The Wimberley High School Scholarship winners for spring 2021 are Emily Cook (2 year scholarship) and Daniela Perez (1year). The Wimberley Rotary scholarship committee of Jean Morris, Daina Slover, and Iris Campbell reviewed a qualified field of entrants and made the difficult decision based not just on academics but also on community and school service and family circumstances.
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Randolph Metrocom's Essential Workers Event You're invited to attend the Randolph Metrocom's Essential Workers Event Casino Night on July 22 at 6(M to 9PM at the Blue Bonnet Palace in Selma. No cover charge! Free appetizers for everyone.
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Help Support Cuero's Turkey Shoot
CUERO ROTARY CLUB, celebrating its 100th anniversary of charter from May 1, 1921, will host it’s annual TURKEY SHOOT & RAFFLE Saturday June 19th 10am-3pm at the Cuero Sportsman Club, 902 East Bailey Street off FM 1447 (Bailey Street). Proceeds from the event will assist Cuero Rotary Club in funding of their annual $6,000 award of academic-vocational scholarships to graduates of Cuero High School, pledges to C.A.M.A.L. House (food bank), and other services in the community of youth and adult needs. |
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Canypn Lake Supports Food Pantry Last month, the Canyon Lake Rotary Club ordered and paid for a new lift truck and metal racks for the Community Resource and Recreation Center’s Food Pantry in Sattler. |
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Rotary Club of Blanco County Awards Scholarships The Rotary Club of Blanco County recently announced the award of $1000 scholarships to four deserving high school seniors, two from Blanco High School and two from LBJ High School in Johnson City.
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Eagle Scout Recognition Scouts BSA Troop 501 celebrated its Twentieth Anniversary on May 15, 2021, with a picnic and recognition ceremony at the Alamo Area Council's McGimsey Scout Park.
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San Marcos Rotary Awards 11 Scholarships The Rotary Club of San Marcos awarded $20,750 in scholarships this spring to San Marcos Academy, SMCISD High School, and Hill Country Christian School seniors.
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Wimberley's Danforth Rotary Loves Readers Contest The Rotary Club of Wimberley is proud to announce the winner and runner up of the fourth and final Danforth Rotary Loves Readers contest of the school year.
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Successful Cow Patty Bingo Fundraiser The Pleasanton Rotary Club made the front page of our local newspaper with their Cow Patty Bing event at Ropin at the River. They raised about $3,000.00 to be used for student scholarships. |
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Rotary Village Mother's Day Luncheon
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You're Invited to San Antonio's Don Strange Party The Rotary Club of San Antonio invites you to join them June 23 from 6PM-10PM for DON STRANGE OUTSIDE AT THE WITTE. Great food, drinks, live music! Sounds like lots of fun! For more information: http://www.rotarysa.org/events/current-fundraising-events/
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Rotary Super Hero Challenge Raffle Winners Congratulations to the following Clubs that won in the final Rotary Super Hero Challenge Raffle: Eagle Pass, San Marcos, New Braunfels and San Antonio Mission Trails. Each Club won $500!
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District Raffle Winners The drawing was held on May 8 in Fredericksburg at 10 am. Interact members of the Fredericksburg High School Interact Club pulled the tickets. District Governor Xavier Toson posted the drawing live on the District 5840 Facebook page. PDG Judy Hutcherson was the recorder and PDG John Hutcherson was the mixer.
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Alamo Ranch Health and Wellness Fair The Rotary Club of Alamo Ranch will be hosting their 2nd Annual Alamo Ranch Health and Wellness Fair from June 1-5, 2021. We will host two online seminars followed by an in-person event on June 5, 2021 starting at 3 PM at Life Point Church. We're excited to bring this FREE event to the community!
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DG Message To The Youth: Never Doubt Your Opportunity To Shake The World! I’ve never heard or seen that specific quote from Gandhi before writing this message. However, the message has been in my heart for a very long time. My childhood is a story of very humble beginnings, which I believe helped to coat my heart with love for all humankind – despite our differences. As a youth, I would watch the infomercials come across the television screen requesting aid for children in Africa, Haiti, or some other country outside the United States.
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District Virtual Town Hall - May 13 Come join us on May 13th at 6:30pm (CST) for our District Virtual Town Hall with Kirsta Leeburg Melton. Open to all Rotarians. Must register to receive Zoom Link. Click to register. |
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Montana Meeker Newest Global Scholar Congratulations to soon-to-be UTSA graduate Monica Meeker on her April 29th global grant approval from The Rotary Foundation for post-graduate studies in solid waste management at National Chengchi University in Taipei, Taiwan. A big note of appreciation for Jane Burton (Fair Oaks Ranch RC) for leading the district program that annually identifies our candidates and Jim Montgomery (San Antonio at the Dominion RC) for sponsoring her.
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San Marcos Academy EarlyAct On April 30, 2021 the San Marcos Academy assembled all of their EarlyAct character award winners for a year-end photo. This was the Academy's first year participating in EarlyAct, and the K-5 principal said it was a big success.
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Habitat for Humanity Shout out to the Rotary Club of Alamo Ranch and the The Winston School #Interactors for their work at the Habitat for Humanity.
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Rotary Eye Clinic in Aguascalientes Celebrates 30th Anniversary
Aguascalientes Rotary Eye Clinic 30th Anniversary - Our then District Governor Bill Thorsby helped cut the ribbon on the creation of an eye clinic for the underserved people of central Mexico—and thirty years later we continue supporting it through Rotary Foundation global grants for medical equipment.
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POLIOPLUS AND COVID - STATUS AND HOW TO FUNDRAISE
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San Antonio South Installs Second Library Cheers out to the Rotary Club of San Antonio South for the installation of their Second Little Library at Tandem San Antonio.
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Clubs Donate to Local Honor Guard
All three Rotary Clubs in Fredericksburg donated $400 each to the Gillespie County Honor Guard to help them update their uniforms. The Honor Guard provides Veterans with Military Honors at burial ceremonies. Thanks to all three of these clubs for stepping up to help out for this great cause. For more information about this program, contact jimbisson65@outlook.com.
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Fair Oaks Ranch community SHRED DAY On April 24th the annual Fair Oaks Ranch community SHRED DAY was a big success as 20 Fair Oaks Ranch Club Rotarians volunteered to assist residents dispose of 24,000 lbs. of paperwork. During the 3-hour event 379 vehicles passed through the drive-up lanes.
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Community Service at it’s Best
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Raised Beds for Heritage Place With donated wood from members John and Dabs Hollimon, the Fredericksburg Nimitz Rotary built 4 raised beds (Mike Strolle and Charlie Montgomery) and delivered to the Heritage Place of Fredericksburg Assisted Living as residents enjoyed an ice cream social in the facilities outdoor atrium on April 20th.
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10th Annual Veterans Appreciation Breakfast Rotary Club of Kerrville hosted their 10th annual Veterans Appreciation Breakfast this morning. They donated $500 of the hygiene products to their pantry as well as another $800 in food.
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Blanco County Rotary Hygiene Kits Helping Families Johnson City School Nurse , Isela Raffety, is sharing the Rotary Club of Blanco County's hygiene kits. She uses them in teaching and she distributes the kits to guidance counselors who provide the kits to support families during the covid year. |
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San Marcos Rotary Sponsors Benefit Golf Tournament
The Rotary Club of San Marcos seeks golfers to play in its annual Scramble 4 Scholarships golf tournament on May 14, 2021 at Quicksand at Woodcreek, near Wimberley. Registration is from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. followed by a shotgun start at 1 p.m.
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Kerrville Trash Pick-Up Huge success with our trash pickup this time we had 15 volunteers including about 8 Tivy High School Interact club students such a blessing.
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Alamo Heights Build Mini Libraries As part of our District 5840 program in South Texas, the Alamo Heights Rotary Club put up mini-library boxes in three locations in the area of the Alamo Heights Independent School District. |
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Congratulations Raffle Winners! Congratulations to the winners of the 2nd ROTARY SUPER HERO CHALLENGE Raffle - Rotary Club of Alamo Heights, Alamo Ranch Rotary and San Marcos Rotary. Each club won $500. Our next set of missions, must be completed by May 15 to qualify for the next raffle.
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Join Us District Town Hall - April 8th Come join us on April 8th at 6:30pm (CST) for our District Virtual Town Hall with Tom Thorfinnson, Chief Strategy Officer at Rotary International. Open to all Rotarians. Must register to receive Zoom Link. To register: http://bit.ly/3tOUe6Q
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Register Now For Club Leader Training Join us for our FREE Club Leader Training Event which kicks-off on April 30 at 6pm-7pm for a Zoom Happy Hour. We will meet back up again on May 1 at 8:30AM where kick off our training with incoming District Governor Kristy Vandenburg. This training is targeted for: President-Elect, Secretaries, Treasurers, Membership Chairs, Foundation Chairs, and Public Image Chairs. This is a free training event however you must register to receive the Zoom link. All Rotarians are welcome!!
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Promote Your Good Work At RI with Rotary Showcase "Rotary Showcase" is a very cool online tool at My Rotary that allows Clubs to promote their good work, to find project partners and to browse other projects. In fact, this is where Rotary finds the projects to feature in their magazine. Clubs should aspire to add new projects every year into Showcase. See these easy steps:
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POLIOPLUS AND COVID - STATUS AND HOW TO FUNDRAISE Rotarians are used to the familiar phrase “we are this close” meaning that worldwide eradication of polio will happen soon. In case you are wondering if something is stopping us from reaching the eradication goal and the phrase is no longer used for that reason, not at all.
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City Wide Easter Egg Hunt Elaine Paske, Chairman of City Park Board getting ready to hide eggs for the City Wide Easter Egg hunt. Prizes of bicycles. Small rocking horse and many other various prizes. All made possible from donations of which Ballinger Rotary Club donated $500.00.
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Fighting Hunger and Feeding Hope On March 6, 2021 the Rotary Club of Alamo Ranch presented an $820.00 check to the San Antonio Food Bank. For every $1 raised, they are able to provide 7 meals to families in San Antonio and Southwest Texas, that's 5,740 meals!
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Vaccination Site Volunteers in Eagle Pass On March 6th, Rotarians, Elias Diaz and Clelia Valdes, volunteered to register citizens for vaccinations at the International Center for Trade in Eagle Pass. As a result of their donation of time along with many other volunteers, 1200 vaccinations were given out that day.
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Hill Country Needs Counsel Needs meet their annual fundraising drive ending March 31st, the Fredericksburg Nimitz Rotary club sold BBQ plates in conjunction with Texas Heritage Vineyards "Alamo Hero's Day" celebration on March 6th, raising over $1,000. |
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Rotary Citation for Meritorious Service The Rotary Foundation is recognizing Bill Phillpotts, RC of San Saba, for significant and dedicated service for promoting Foundation programs and thus advancing better understanding and friendly relations among people of the world.
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New Wimberley Rotarian Sworn In The Rotary Club of Wimberley welcomes a new member, Ermias Ketema Gebremeskel. Ermias is from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and holds degrees in Biology, Business Administration and Tour Operations. His company, Stunning Ethiopia Tours, can be found on Tripadvisor.
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R.A.T. Race * Red Arroyo Trail San Angelo Sunrise Rotary will be hosting their second annual 5K Run & Walk R.A.T. Race, on the * Red Arroyo Trail, in San Angelo, Texas, April 24, 2021. Our first R.A.T. Race was held in April 2019, with Meals for the Elderly as our designated charity.
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Texas Hold'em Poker Tournament Make plans to join the New Braunfels Downtown Rotary on April 24th for their ANNUAL TEXAS HOLD'EM POKER TOURNAMENT. To register: www.downtownrotarynb.org
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Rotary Loves Readers Contest Winners Wimberly Rotary is happy to announce the winner and runner up of the 3rd Danforth Rotary Loves Readers contest of the school year. This challenge asked students to read a biography of their hero, then compare their hero’s strengths, challenges, flaws and achievements.
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Eleanor Kolitz Hebrew Language Academy Food Collection Eleanor Kolitz Hebrew Language Academy (EKHLA) has found ways to help the community in spite of COVID-19. This is their second food drive for the San Antonio Food Bank. EKHLA also turned in a donation of approximately 200 dental care items for the families in Guatemala who live in the city's garbage dump.
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Scramble 4 Scholarships Golf Tournament
You're invited to join the Rotary Club of San Marcos for their Scramble 4 Scholarships Golf Tournament on May 14, 2021. Both Sponsors and players wanted! Quicksand Golf Course (Woodcreek) Wimberley, registration is from 11:45AM to12:45PM. 1:00 pm Shotgun start (everyone goes to an assigned hole and all golfers begin at approximately the same time). For more information contact, Scott Yarbrough 512-214-8730 (Chair).
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First Responders Golf Tournament
Our 4th Annual 1st Responders Golf Tournament!
An Outdoor Event That Will Allow All Of Us To Enjoy The Spring Sunshine, Great Weather, Rotary Involvement, Service Above Self, A Way To Build Goodwill and Better Friendship and Of Course It Will Be Beneficial To All Concerned as we can continue to Serve Our First Responders! |
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Cardboard Kids Members of the San Antonio Northeast Rotary Club volunteered this on Saturday, March 13th to pass out Cardboard Kids®. Thanks go out to Debbie Degollado, Jordan Alonzo, Becky Robles and Dan Clark for distributing the two-foot tall cardboard figures.
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Helping Those In Need On August 23rd, Randolp Metrocom was notified that we had been approved for a $1000 District Grant that allowed us to send a total of $2000 to this club so they could provide their local communities with 6 hand washing stations. One of our newest members, Arturo Arredondo, let us know that his previous club (Rotary Club of Piura Oeste in Peru) had a need and were were happy to help fill that need! |
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Wilson School Interact Club Tolietry Drive The Winston School Interact Club collected toothpaste, toothbrushes and dental floss for the families who live in the city dump in Guatemala City, Guatemala. The club started their drive in October 2020 and collected over 700 toiletry items. |
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Kerrville Morning Rotary Awards $2,000 to Christian Women’s Job Corps
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San Antonio Northeast Volunteers at RMH Members of the San Antonio Northeast Rotary Club volunteered at the Ronald McDonald House (RMH) on Saturday, February 27th located at 4847 Charles Katz Dr.
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Rotary Super Hero Challenge - Test Your Membership Powers! Our Rotary Super Hero Challenge is off to an amazing start! Over 30 Clubs particpated the PUBLIC IMAGE Missions. GREAT JOB!! Click here to see the Rotary Super Hero Challenge Scoreboard. |
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DG Xavier Toson's March Message Dear Fellow Rotarians, I hope this message finds you all well and in great health. During March, Rotary Water and Sanitation Month, we celebrate our commitment to creating healthier communities by supplying clean water and sanitation facilities to prevent the spread of infectious diseases. Last month, Winter Storm Uri presented many challenges to both clean water and proper sanitation for many residents throughout South Texas. This was only a glimpse into a much dire situation around the world. |
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District Rotary Foundation News
Good news recently on a couple of global grants being worked by our clubs. The Fredericksburg Rotary Club’s perseverance on a water and hygiene project in Tanzania hit a milestone with its application being ready for authorization.
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Romantic Rendezvous 2021 The Canyon Lake Rotary Club is taking a fresh approach to our wildly successful Valentine’s Day Romantic Rendezvous! This year the Club decided to fete an online fundraiser in February with the simple theme of supporting our scholarship program. |
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Golfers Wanted Calling all people that want to have fun! The Rotary Club of San Antonio South is seeking golfers for their annual golf tournament. Golfers or sponsors are needed to make this years tournament a success. Please contact Gina Hobbs at thehobbs4.gh@gmail.com for more information or to sign up to participate.
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Eagle Pass Rotary Delivers Meals to Seniors The Eagle Pass Rotary Club delivered dinner to the residents of El Centenario, a public housing facility on Saturday, February 20th. The residents are primarily seniors and were severely impacted by the notorious winter storm that hit Texas last month.
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Ballinger Rotary Pancake Supper Ballinger Rotary held their annual pancake supper for the community. This year we had a drive through and had some fantastic pancake Cookers this year. This year our Cookers were adorned in their new frilly aprons handmade by Karleen McMahan. From left to right Brian Frieda, Ken Slimp, Ken Kvapil, Larry Lange and John Pietrik. Also sausage cookers Alex Kvapil and Judge Barry Hilliard. |
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Alamo Ranch Partners With The Mission Continues The Rotary Club of Alamo Ranch partnered with The Mission Continues to finish a project for beautifying a building utilized by Vet TRIIP. Vet TRIIP provides therapeutic services including yoga, art and ukulele classes to Veterans and their families at this location. The organizations were approved for a grant from The Home Depot. Volunteers painted the inside and outside of the building, cleaned and repainted the deck, and assisted Gardopia in area beautification to the landscape. Thank you to all who volunteered. |
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What Is a Rotarian? A Profile John Wall was a charter member of the Fair Oaks Ranch Rotary Club when it was formed in 2012 but it was not where his Rotary journey began. He first joined Rotary as a member of the Northwest Rotary Club of San Antonio in 1985 at the encouragement of his business partners at a well-known San Antonio engineering firm.
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Kerrville's Main Event President-elect Jeff Harris and his "Main Event" co-chair Robin Miears are busy distributing raffle tickets to Rotarians. As you know, our annual in-person event cannot happen, so it will take each one of us to raise the funds we need to provide for next year's many, many service projects.
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Providing Meals During Historic Snowfall
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Rotary Club of Blanco County Announces the Joe Garcia 's Memorial Golf Tournament The Rotary Club of Blanco Count is happy to announce that its annual major fund raising event, the golf tournament, has now been rescheduled to Monday, June 7, 2021.
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Peace Corps Week Event - Stories of JFK and the Peace Corps Legacy Did you know that February is Peace and Conflict Resolution Month with Rotary and that the first week of March is considered "Peace Corps Week"? Connections between the two organizations do not end there. As you may know, Rotary and Peace Corps have an official relationship where Rotarians can sponsors Peace Corps projects and much more.
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Winter Storm Relief Program It's been an unimaginable week for all of Texas residents due to the winter storm. Here in District 5840, many are still without food, power, and safe drinking water. Some have even experienced structural damage to their homes (collapsed ceilings, busted water pipes, etc.). We are currently gathering information to support those Rotarians in need. If you need support, complete this form.
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Update on Alamo Heights Night Alamo Heights Night 2021 originally scheduled for April 16, 2021 has been cancelled. Our next event will be Alamo Heights Night 2022 on April 1, 2022.
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District Annual RaffleBig Change from previous years! District Annual Fund Raffle was for a cruise. Winner of th drawing got a cruise and seller of the ticket got a cruise. Cruises were already losing popularity and Covid 19 was the death blow for us. In the Fall, we surveyed membership for possible prizes and the prepaid bank card for $1000 was selected from 4 possible prize packages. There will be 7 drawings and we have 7 prepaid $1000 Frost Bank Cards for the prize. The third ticked drawn the prize will go to the seller of the ticket to give incentive to sell tickets. Tickets have been sent to Club Presidents. |
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District Virtual Town Hall - Feb. 11th Join us for next District Virtual Town Hall event on Thursday, Feb. 11 at 6:30PM with special guest, Dr. Sylvia Whitlock. She is the 1st woman Club President in Rotary International - who changed Rotary leadership through social change. All are welcome! Click to register.
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DG Xavier Toson's February Message
Dear Rotarians, This month we celebrate Peace and Conflict Prevention/Resolution. Did you know that today, over 70 million people are displaced as a result of conflict, violence, persecution, and human rights violations? Half of them are children. Some may hear this news and count it as another statistic for someone else to solve. Rotarians, on the other hand, spring into action! |
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Super Hero Raffle Winners On Saturday, January 30th during the District Town Hall meeting we held our first raffle for the Rotary Super Hero Challenge. All Clubs that completed MIssions 1-3 were entered into the drawing. The winners are: San Antonio South, Blanco County and San Antonio North Central. Each club won $500!
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Cross Mountain Cross Makeover On Thursday, January 28th, members of the Fredericksburg Nimitz Rotary club repainted the cross atop Cross Mountain to assist the City as it prepares to kick off a year-long series of events to commemorate the 175th anniversary of the founding of the City of Fredericksburg, TX beginning on May 8, 2021.
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Rotary 2021-2022 Theme Revealed President-elect Shekhar Mehta encourages members to be changemakers and announces his theme for the 2021-2022 Rotary year, Serve to Change Lives. Learn more: http://on.rotary.org/3j6bVuc
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Alamo Heights Supports The Community As part of our ongoing support for the local community, donations were presented in January to the Alamo Heights School Foundation ($5000); Alamo Heights Little League ($3000); and St Phillips College ($10,000 for vocational scholarships). |
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Canyon Lake Rotary Has Been Busy Forming Alliances!
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From Rotary Exchange Student to Surgeon Nearly ten years ago, during the 2011-2012 school year, the Mission Trail Rotary Club sponsored a Rotary Youth Exchange student Serah – who traveled all the way from Papua New Guinea (PNG), in the western Pacific.
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Donation for Buckner Shoes While at the PETS conference I noticed a brochure at one of the booths about giving shoes to children in Kenya. I put the brochure in my folder and forgot about it until one day I was sorting through all the papers from the conference, I noticed the brochure and began to read all about RI Buckner.shoes.
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PolioPlus Fundraising Ideas in the Virtual Mode
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RotaCare Free Clinics
With the support of several Rotary clubs a free health clinic organization has operated in California since 1989, and in Washington, New York, and El Paso. I wish to chat with anyone that might be interested in possibly being part of the startup process to create similar units in San Antonio and surrounding communities.
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Wimberley Donates Weekly Meal Budget
Food Insecurity is the state of being without reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food. Hays County has a food insecurity rate of 14.3% with 24,710 food insecure people.... 8,609 of which are children. When the pandemic hit and in person meetings were no longer recommended by the CDC, the Rotary Club of Wimberley voted to donate their weekly meal budget to the Wimberley Crisis Bread Basket. There are more than 2050 Wimberley residents living below the poverty level. We are proud to support our neighbors in their time of need, and we encourage those who can, to consider donating their time and/or resources to this worthy cause as well. |
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Fredericksburg Morning Completes Final Addition to Play Area The Rotary Club of Fredericksburg has just completed its final addition to the Old Fair Park Play Area. The newest addition features a fairly conventional “climb/slide” play unit, but also in that same area, includes a zero clearance “Orbit” Merry Go Round that is Inclusive for all.
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District 5840 Breast Cancer Project in Columbia Pictured is a Cocuta, Columbia surgeon with newly provided equipment for detecting and treating early stage breast cancer. Your contributions to this 2020 Rotary Foundation global grant added $5,000 to the $118,216 total project and will save countless lives--many of whom are Venezuela refugees in this border city.
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Pearl Satellite Service Project Members of the Satellite Club of San Antonio at the Pearl and the Young Catholic Professionals Association joined forces to clear brush and pick up trash at the construction site of a future community to shelter the homeless. |
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Books Fair and Reading with Santa We will remember 2020 for its changes to our weekly routines. For a while we stopped meetings thinking that the pandemic would soon be over, then we move to online meeting, and then back to in person with an online choice.
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Edu-Care Package As people of Action, our Club in Beeville, Texas is committed to serve above self and every year we strive to increase our impact in our community.
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Kerrville Morning Rotary Provides Hunting Opportunity for Veterans In an ongoing effort to give back to those who selflessly gave to us through their military service, The Rotary Club of Kerrville (Morning Rotary) provided deer hunts for veterans this past month, thanks to the philanthropy of Morning Rotarian Randy McClay. |
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Ingram Tom Moore High School Interact Club’s Coins for Christmas The Ingram Tom Moore High School Interact Club sponsored by the Rotary Club of Kerrville-Morning (Morning Rotary) conducted a Coins for Christmas fundraising drive during the holidays.
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Rotary Club of New Braunfels Provides Hurricane Relief to Lake Charles, LA residents On Aug. 27, 2020, Hurricane Laura made landfall in Cameron Parish, south of Lake Charles, as a Category 4 storm with 150-mile-per-hour winds. More than two dozen people died in its aftermath.
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Trash Pick Up Rotary club of Kerrville "Getting Busy" keeping our stretch of the road trash free. Seven Rotarians showed up to help make it happen this last weekend.
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Rotary Clubs of New Braunfels and Zacoalco Provide Wheelchairs to Residents of Zacoalco, Mexico The Rotary Club of New Braunfels recently partnered with the Rotary Club of Zacoalco, Mexico, and the Wheelchair Foundation to assemble and distribute 270 wheelchairs, each adorned with patches of the three partners.
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Oak Hills Rotary Club Going Strong on Zoom! Every week our members continue to volunteer and to attend zoom club meetings. Sure we miss visiting with our friends face to face, however we have adapted with the tools available to us.
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Tapitas for Cash Greg & Carmen Buschmann of the Fair Oaks Ranch Rotary Club delivered 225 lbs. of bottle caps to a private charity in Juarez, MX, that assists children whose parents are unable to pay for cancer treatment. |
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DG Xavier Toson's January Message Fellow Rotarians, From my family to yours, Happy New Year! We can all say that 2020 brought many challenges, blessings in disguise, and a new perspective on life in one way or another. I've always believed that the end of one thing was the beginning of another. However, It is our perspective that shapes the direction of our future. |
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District Town Hall - RI President, Holger Knaack Join us on Saturday, January 30th at 12PM as we welcome our Rotary International President for an enlightening and encouraging town hall event! This is a District-wide event and all members are highly encouraged to attend. Must register to receive Zoom link. Click to register.
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Ballinger Donates Gift Certificates to Teachers The Ballinger Rotary Club just donated 129 $10.00 gift certificates to our Elementary, Jr. High and High School teachers, aides, counselors and nurse in appreciation for all they have done this year.
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Test Your Rotary Super Powers to Earn CASH PRIZES! The purpose of this challenge is to provide your club with the tools and resources it needs to thrive. Every club that completes Missions 1-3 by January 29th will be placed in a drawing. We will select up to three (3) clubs for this first round to win $500 each!! The drawing will take place on January 30, 2020, live during a special presentation with RI President, Holger Knaack. |
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Promoting Your Club As People Of Action You have the power to increase people's understanding of Rotary by showing your members as people of action! Rotary developed the People of Action Campaign to provide Clubs with tools for telling and showing the public we make a positive difference in your community.
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PolioPlus
The PolioPlus themed Christmas card program Since every $10 means another 16 children will be protected for life against the polio virus, the total donations will be protecting 11,456 children. THANK YOU ALL!!!!!! has ended for 2020. Rotarians in District 5840 and outside the district donated enough money to pay the $10 a card for 716 cards. That is $7,160 for the fight against polio.
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Fulfilling the Promise to End Polio
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San Antonio South's Christmas Distribution Every child looks forward to a visit from Santa. And even though this year’s logistics were a bit different, the Rotary Club of San Antonio South didn’t want to leave two deserving families out. |
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Grants reporting: Our Rotary Foundation earns high marks for accountability! For us that means filing those final reports online on the district website for grants that helped clubs provide school supplies, Thanksgiving food and Christmas joy. If your project is complete, then file the report while it is fresh in your memory. Return to the same My Club Grant site where you applied and complete the reports tab (including uploading documents/receipts). |
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17th Annual Alamo Heights Holiday Decoration Contest
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Blue Santa Kerrville Rotary was able to help with two blue Santa events this year to help feed over 75 families. We teamed up with the Kerrville police department and citizens on patrol who donate clothing and toys.
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Del Rio Rotary Club Provides Holiday Cheer!
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Dominion Rotary Spreads Holiday Cheer Dominion Rotary club delivered more toys and 55 boxed lunches from the Leon Springs Schlotzgies this past week to The Children’s Methodist hospital. It takes a community that’s dedicated to serve!
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Donation to Ballinger Humane Society The Ballinger Rotary donated $500 to the Humane Society of Ballinger. This donation was used by the Humane Society to send adopted dogs to Canada and Pennsylvania. To do this each dog has to have a special paper to send across State lines.
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Second Mini Library Members of the Rotary Club of Alamo Ranch supports literacy and installed it’s second mini library in a community garden in Woodard Park.
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Kerrville Morning Spreads Christmas Cheer The Rotary Club of Kerrville - Morning (Morning Rotary) ends this pandemic-influenced year by sharing the Christmas spirit with several organizations including the Kerrville State Hospital, Christian Women’s Job Corps, and the Doyle School Community Center. |
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Fredericksburg Annual Toys For Tots Drive The Fredericksburg Rotary Club is in the final stages of our annual Toys for Tots (T4T) service to Gillespie county. Our Club Service Committee Chairman Bob Lee along with member Dana Green and and Honorary Member Linda Lee work on T4T all year.
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2020 Annual Christmas Party Rotary Club NW-Style While practicing Social distancing and Safety Pandemic guidelines, the Officers, Members, Family, and visitors celebrated the club’s 2020 Annual Christmas party at Outback Steakhouse.
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Rotary NW ringing the Bell for Salvation Army Officers and Members of Rotary NW volunteered to ring the bell and show support for the Annual Salvation Army Holiday event.
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Rotary NW Breakfast Surprise for Teachers & Staff of Dellview Elementary Club President Sabrina Avila and Club Treasurer Keith Schmitz delivered a surprise Breakfast to the amazing Teachers and Staff of Dellview Elementary - Northeast ISD for all of their hard work and dedication to our students during this pandemic.
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Santa's Sleigh to Centinela On Thursday, December 10th, members (Curtis Allerkamp and Jimmy Culp) of the Fredericksburg Nimitz Rotary in conjunction with the Mision de Candelilla of Fredericksburg along with a sister club from Piedras Negras delivered 50 personalized Christmas packages to the children of Centinela, just outside of Piedras Negras, Mexico. It was a beautiful day in both weather in both weather and spirit!
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2nd Danforth Rotary Loves Readers Contest Rotary Club of Wimberley is happy to announce the winner and runner up of the 2nd Danforth Rotary Loves Readers contest of the school year.
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Kerrville Morning Rotary Rings Bell for Salvation Army
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Virtual Town Hall - Dec 17th Come join us on Thursday, December 17th at 6:30PM for our next Virtual Town Hall Meeting with Dr. Jim Partin, Chief Medical Officer at Hill Country Memorial and Dr. Linda Ellsworth, District 5840 Medical Director. Open to all Rotarians! Must register to receive Zoom link.
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Rotary Cares For Seniors This holiday season we're asking all Rotarians to write at least one card or letter to a senior. It's an easy project you can do from home and could make a huge difference in the life of an isolated senior. Let them know that Rotary Cares. This project is sponsored by the Rotary Club of San Antonio.
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Super Hero Challenge Mission I - Strengthening Rotary's Brand Calling all Rotarians! The first mission for the Rotary Super Hero Challenge is to "Strenthen the Rotary Brand". The test is to create your Club's Rotary Masterbrand logo. See this article for the Importance of the Rotary Visual Identity. For this task, Step 1: Log-in to My Rotary and navigate to the Brand Center. If you already have a Club Rotary Masterbrand, fantastic (skip to the final step)!
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The Importance of Rotary's Visual Identity Some brands are recognized around the world just by their logos. When people see the logo, they instantly know what it means and what to expect from the product. Building that kind of visual recognition requires effort, including years of using a logo widely and consistently. Companies work at this because earning that global recognition benefits their business.
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DG Xavier Toson's December Message Season’s Greetings: December Is Disease Prevention and Treatment Month |
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PolioPlus Christmas Cards Are Ready to Ship
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The Mini LIbrary Project is Moving Along - Join Us
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Fair Oaks Ranch Veterans’ Day Program Features Local Community Leaders Texas Veterans Commission Chairperson Laura Koerner served as the guest speaker at the annual Fair Oaks Ranch Rotary Club Veterans’ Day Salute on November 11th. at the Fair Oaks Ranch Golf & Country Club.
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Annual Fund Raffle 2021
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Mini Library Installation The Rotary Club of Alamo Ranch partnered with Gardopia Gardens in the mission of promoting and supporting literary. On November 21, 2020, the Rotary Club of Alamo Ranch installed their very first Free Mini Library.
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Mission School Supply Drop Complete The Eagle Pass Rotary Club purchased school supplies for two elementary schools: Ray H. Darr and Pete Gallegos Elementaries.
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Morning Rotary Helps Provide Meals for Veterans Locally and State-Wide
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Dominion Rotary Toy Drive Photo from the San Antonio at the Dominion's toy drive for the Children's Methodist Hospital in San Antonio. Pictured (L-R) are D5840 Sect. Jo Ann Browne, Club Community Projects Chair Christina Gutierrez and Event Co-Organizer Darcee Grivel, D5840 Early Act Chair. |
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Veteran's Appreciation Breakfast On November 6, Kerrville Rotary hosted 49 veterans and their guests to a wonderful breakfast and fellowship at our Veterans Breakfast event held at the Hill Country Veterans Center.
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Rotary Club and Education Foundation Assist Blanco Elementary School The Rotary Club of Blanco County (RCBC) in partnership with the Blanco Education Foundation (BEF) recently presented the Blanco Elementary School Safety Patrol Coordinator, Mrs. Mary Jane Hill,
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Rotary Loves Readers Winner Announced We are happy to announce the winner and runner up of the first Danforth Rotary Loves Readers contest of the school year. This challenge asked students to write letters to the editor of the newspaper about the importance of our community library.
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Kerrville Morning Rotartian Women's Job Corps, Kerr County Supports Chris The Rotary Club of Kerrville - Morning recently provided lunch for the interns, staff and volunteers at the Christian Women’s Job Corps, Kerr County (CWJC). Unfortunately, due to COVID-19 restrictions, Rotarians were unable to join the interns for the meal. |
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Rotary Club Gives Away Free Books The Rotary Club of Wimberley handed out free books on Halloween in front of A Fit Plan.
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District Virtual Town Hall - Nov. 19th Join us for our next District Virtual Town Hall meeting on Nov.19th at 6:30PM. Our special guest is Jennifer Welch, Brand Coach. She will talk about Brands: What are they and why do they matter. Must register to receive Zoom link.
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DG Xavier Toson's November Message
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Groundbreaking Ceremony at Old Fair Park Members of Fredericksburg Morning Rotary, the City of Fredericksburg, Kraftsman Commercial Playgrounds and Waterparks, and the community gathered at the groundbreaking for a new playground at Old Fair Park.
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Rotary Super Hero Challenge We are challenging all Clubs to Test Your Rotary Super Powers .. and EARN prizes!! Each MISSION equips your club with "super powers" to MAXIMIZE your CLUB's potential .... faster & easier! See here for details on the Challenge and how to test your Super Powers
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District Virtual Town Hall - Rotary Foundation Join us on Thursday, November 5th at 6:30PM for our Virtual District Town Hall. Our guest speakers are PDG Jerry Hardy, Foundation Chair and Major Gifts Chair Amy Bawcom. Must register to receive Zoom link.
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Highway Clean-Up in San Angelo San Angelo Rotarians showed up early to clean up trash along the highway. 11 Rotarians collected 14 bags of trash in one hour on October 10th!
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San Angelo Rotarians Raise over $2,000 for PolioPlus Rotarians in San Angelo raised over $2,000 for PolioPlus at a backyard mixer fundraiser at the beautiful home of Keith Mortimore.
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District-wide PolioPlus Christmas Card Fundraiser As you may have heard or read, there are a couple of major District 5840 PolioPlus fundraising initiatives. The one described here is the sales and purchase of PolioPlus themed Christmas cards for a donation $10.00.
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Thanksgiving Day Service Project We invite you to join fellow D5840 Rotarians in a Thanksgiving Day Service Project. We are partnering with Meals on Wheels Texas to deliver warm greetings and Thanksgiving meals to the elderly and disabled population in our communities.
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Polio Free World Day at Winston The Winston Interact Club celebrated Polio Free World Day on Friday, October 23, 2020. The Club set up a Polio Information Display the week leading up to Polio Free World Day and collected $200 for the polio drive. |
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Lone Star RLI - Part II - Final Session 10-6-2020 D5840 members involved with recently concluded Lone Star Rotary Leadership Part II session included: |
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CoART, Rotary Partner to Provide Funds for Vape Detectors at BHS
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Corazon Ministries Service Project
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San Antonio's CASA Service Project San Antonio Rotary Club donated and packaged over 300 bags of candy for our friends at Child Advocates San Antonio (CASA). CASA Volunteers and Staff will hand these out on Halloween to the children they help. |
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Randolph Metrocom Sponsors Tri-County Chamber Mixer The Randolph Metrocom Rotary Club sponsored the Tri-County Chamber mixer, which was held on Thursday, October 22nd at The Hilton Garden Inn in Live Oak.
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Walk to End Alzheimer’s Once again this year, the San Antonio Northeast Rotary Club participated in the Walk to End Alzheimer’s.
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Kerrville Morning Rotary Inducts Three New Members
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Rotary Banners In Canyon Lake Every year the Canyon Lake Rotary Club searches for places in the community to display our large banners. |
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Alamo Heights Night 2021 Alamo Heights Night 2021, an official Fiesta event, is scheduled on the first Friday night of San Antonio Fiesta 2021 on April 16. It is not to early for any of our Rotary Districts' Clubs to sign up for a booth at the event. Details are on our event website, www.alamoheightsnight.org .With the cancellation of Fiesta 2020, the annual Alamo Heights Night in 2020 was also cancelled.
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Monica Gutierrez Selected DG 2023-24 District Governor Xavier Toson and the District 5840 Nominating Committee is pleased to announce the selection of Monica Gutierrez of the Rotary Club of San Antonio North Central as the District Governor for the Rotary year beginning July 1, 2023. |
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Service to the Community at Rotary Park The Rotary Club of Del Rio has partnered with the Del Rio Parks and Recreation Department to make numerous improvements to Rotary Park. This included projects such as installing a very popular splash pad to offer water fun for kids of all ages, purchasing playground equipment for children of all abilities, installing two park benches, renovating the restroom facilities, planting shrubs & trees, and installing water fountains. |
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Veteran's Breakfast
Kerrville Rotary will once again host a Veterans' Breakfast event on Nov. 6 at the Hill Country Veterans Center to honor our local active military and military veterans in advance of Veterans' Day. You are invited to join us from 8-9:30 a.m. Masks and social distancing will be required. |
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Fredericksburg Morning Making A Difference Fredericksburg Morning Rotary has donated $5000 to Mision De Candelilla for the purpose of purchasing a slightly used Ultrasound machine to aid in their medical clinics in Mexico. Rotary District 5840 also donated $5000 to bring the total to $10,000 to complete the purchase. |
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Video Recording of District Town Hall with SA Mayor, Ron NirenbergClick the photo to play video |
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Fair Oaks Ranch Presents Checks to City’s BISD Elementary Schools The Fair Oaks Ranch Club presented Van Raub Elementary School a $1500 donation on September 9th.
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DG Xavier Toson's October Message Greetings Rotarians, |
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The Rotary Logo is the Face of the Organization |
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San Antonio South Works to Get the Vote Out
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Donor Spotlight Ralph Bowen and Jimmy Culp of the Fredericksburg Nimitz Rotary Club present a check to Donna at the Fredericksburg Food Pantry. |
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Town Hall Meeting with Mayor Ron Nirenberg - Oct 8 Join us for our next District 5840 Town Hall event on October 8th at 6:45 p.m. Our very special guest speaker, San Antonio Mayor, Ron Nirenberg. Topic: How to Lead in a Time of Crisis and How We Can Support. Click to register
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Virtual Paul Harris Ceremony The Rotary Club of Alamo Ranch held a virtual Paul Harris Fellowship Ceremony on September 22, 2020, in honor of inducting four new Fellows. Whitni Toson, Richard Diaz, Dale Goods, and Rosene Goods were recognized and inducted by guest speaker Jerry Hardy, PDG.
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Take Action for World Polio Day - Oct. 24 As of September 23, 2020, there are 102 new cases in 2020 of wild poliovirus Type 1. Type 2 and Type 3 have been declared eradicated from the planet. There is a yearly standing request for all Rotary clubs to have some type of public event on October 24, World Polio Day, to educate the public and celebrate the progress toward worldwide eradication. With Covid-19 pandemic still in full force, this is a hard request to honor. |
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Madison Interact at Julia Semmes Public Library The Madison HS Interact Club held a cleanup at Julia Semmes Public Library on Sunday, September 27. Approximately 20 Interact members collected 20 large bags of trash.
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Rotary Foundation Training for Club Leaders Coming Oct 29th We are hosting a 90-minute online training session on Thursday, Oct. 29 at 6:30pm about two aspects of managing Rotary Foundation programs in your club: fundraising and management reports. It will be a Power Point presentation led by Assistant Regional Rotary Foundation Coordinator Rich Kaye with assistance from our district-level team.
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Eagle Pass Rotary Club Recognizes Health Heroes
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Winston School Interact Celebrates 25th Anniversary
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Paul Harris Fellow Recognition Randy McClay, Rotary Foundation Chair for the Rotary Club of Kerrville-Morning (Morning Rotary) and Waverly Jones, Treasurer, made a joint presentation to club members on the purpose and function of the Rotary Foundation. |
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Kerrville Morning Supports Ingram Tom Moore Clothes Locker The Rotary Club of Kerrville-Morning (Morning Rotary) provided almost $800 in new clothes to the Ingram Tom Moore High School clothes locker.
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Randolph Metrocom Rotary Club Donates $2000 in Scholarship Money Randolph Metrocom presented at their September 14th zoom Luncheon to the President of Northeast Lakeview College - Dr. Veronica Garcia. Last year they presented a check, in-person for $1000 however, this year they were able to present them with a check (virtually) for $2000 because of an approved district grant.
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Randolph Metrocom Rotary Club donated $2000 for Hand Washing Stations is Peru Randolph Metrocom presented a check to members of the Rotary Club of Piura Oeste for Hand washing stations in their community.
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San Antonio Northeast Volunteers at Texas Diaper Drive San Antonio Northeast Rotarians Preston McKinney, Becky Robles, Mike Canales, Debbie Degollado and Dan Clark volunteered at the Texas Diaper Bank on Saturday, September 19, 2020.
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Canyon Lake Donation The Canyon Lake Rotary Club recently donated $10,000 to the Community Resource and Recreation Center in Sattler.
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Alamo Heights Centennial Project
It has taken just over 17 years to get the dedication plaque put in place for The Alamo Heights Rotary Club Centennial Project, but it is finally done. Our Centennial Project was a joint venture with the City of Alamo Heights, Alamo Heights Little League and Pony League, and the Alamo Heights Independent School District to rebuild the many ballfields and area in the vicinity of the Alamo Heights swimming pool known as the Park at Alamo Heights that had been destroyed during a flood in the late 1990s.
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Jourdanton Rotary Supports Local Economy This Spring the Jourdanton Rotary supported local and chain businesses during these unprecedented times to boost our economy.
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Rotary Club - Helping Local Students Succeed
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2020 Labor Day Walk On Monday, Kerrville Rotary had 28 Rotarian's volunteer for our Labor Day Walk-A-Fun at Louise Hays Park. We logged more than 125 volunteer hours, handed out 275 bottles of water, told the Rotary Club of Kerrville story along the River Trail and had three possible new member candidates inquire about our club! |
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Virtual Town Hall - PRIP Rich King |
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Services for PDG Wayne Massey
It is with much sadness, that we share the passing of PDG Wayne Massey a member for the Fredericksburg Rotary Club. What an amazing man who served his country so well (he was in WWII, Korea, and Vietnam!). There will be a brief graveside service at Ft. Sam Houston on Friday, September 25th. On Saturday, September 26 there will be a celebration of Wayne's life and service at the McCurdy Ranch, 6:30 pm, 4088 N. State Hwy 16. Masks and social distancing will be expected, of course, and there is additional information on the Fredericksburg Funeral Home website. To RSVP - contact PDG John Hutcherson
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2019-2020 Rotary Citation Recipients Congratulations to the following 2019-2020 Rotary Citation recipients: Alamo Heights, Eagle Pass, Fair Oaks Ranch, Fredericksburg, Kerville, New Braunfels, New Braunfels Downtown, San Antonio, San Antonio Airport, San Antonio North Central, San Antonio Northeast, San Antonio Northwest, San Antonio West and San Saba.
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District 5840 Rotary Youth Exchange You can find a list of frequently asked questions and the application forms. But hurry! Applications for the '21-'22 school year are due October 15th, 2020. Letter to Exchange Students |
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DG Xavier Toson's September Message
Welcome to September! This month we celebrate basic education and literacy. Did you know that worldwide, 67 million children have no access to education, and more than 775 million people over the age of 15 are illiterate?
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Town Hall Event with Rick King - September 17th Join us for our next District 5840 Town Hall event on September 17th at 6:30 p.m. Our very special guest speaker, Past Rotary International President, Rick King! Be sure to invite a friend or prospective Rotarian to this event. Register here. |
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District-Wide Impact Project We are calling all clubs to join in and participate! I'm excited to announce a district-wide impact service project benefiting education and literacy!
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Fair Oaks Rotary Hosting Annual Golf Tournament The Rotary Club of Fair Oaks Ranch is hosting its 8th Annual Charity Golf Classic on Monday, October 5th, at the Fair Oaks Ranch Golf & Country Club.
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Rotary Foundation News
GOALS: Congratulations to the 33 of 56 clubs with goals in Rotary Club Central! We should pick up another 12 within sixty days and will be in constant contact with the others the rest of the year. |
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Canyon Rotary 2020 Scholarship Winners
Every year the Canyon Lake Rotary Club (The Club) gives out education scholarships to bright intelligent and energetic youth in the area; and this is year is no exception.
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Del Rio Rotary Provides Lunch for Medical Employees On Friday, August 21, 2020, the Del Rio Rotary Club provided lunch for the employees working on the COVID units at Val Verde Regional Medical Center in Del Rio, Texas.
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Randolph Metrocom Delivers Essential Worker Plaques The Randolph Metrocom Rotary Club has been delivering ESSENTIAL WORKER plaques to 9 of their surrounding cities including Cibolo, Converse, Garden Ridge, Live Oak, Marion, Schertz, Selma, Universal City & Windcrest. |
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Kerrville Morning Rotary and Neu-Mart Team Up to Support Ingram Athletes The Rotary Club of Kerrville-Morning (Morning Rotary) with a generous donation from Mike and Debbie Neutze, provided 600 pairs of socks for boys and girls athletics at Ingram Tom Moore High School. |
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Rotarians at Work at the Hill Country Family Services The Boerne Sunrise Rotary Club cleaned up the landscape at the Hill Country Family Services facility in Boerne.
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Rotarians present ‘Youth Citizenship Awards’ Recognizing exemplary characteristics of 16 local elementary students, the Rotary Club of Kerrville hosted the annual “Youth Citizenship Awards” event at its regular meeting Aug. 5,
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Blanco Rotary Provides Needed Supplies During Virus
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San Marcos Rotary Greets San Marcos Academy Students on First Day of School San Marcos Academy students were welcomed back by San Marcos Rotary Club and San Marcos's Lions Club on August 10. |
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Rotary Boosting Morale
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Africa Region Certified Polio-Free It's with great pleasure to announce to you that the African region has just been certified wild poliovirus-free.
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Rotary Club of Boerne Gifts Face Shields A local school district got some much-needed help from the Rotary Club of Boerne this past Friday.
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Kerrville Morning Rotarians help “Keep OUR River Clean!”
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New Braunfels Wheelchair Project The Wheelchair Project resulted from an anonymous donor who wanted the donation specifically for wheelchairs. Donor sent half of the container price to the Wheelchair Foundation and Rotary Club of New Braunfels matched the balance.
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August 27 - District Town Hall with John T. Capps Join us on August 27th at 6:30 p.m. for our next virtual district town hall event! Our special guest speaker will international humanitarian and keynote speaker John T. Capps! John is an inspiring speaker and trainer who engages audiences with humor and excitement. He's also a third-generation Rotarian, has attended over 36 International Conventions, and alumni of The Rotary Foundation. If you are looking for a spark of excitement, engagement, and a good laugh, register today! Register here |
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Jennifer Jones Selected RI President 2022-23
Jennifer E. Jones, a member of the Rotary Club of Windsor-Roseland, Ontario, Canada, has been nominated to become Rotary International’s president for 2022-23, a selection that will make her the first woman to hold that office in the organization’s 115-year history.
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Fredericksburg Morning July Food Drive The Fredericksburg Morning Rotary Club is trying to keep members involved during the Covid 19 pandemic. A challenge was issued to each member to donate food to one of our local "tiny" food pantries.
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Vietnam Veteran's Remodel Project Larry Richard is a disabled Vietnam Veteran who currently uses a walker and possibly will need to use a wheelchair in the future. However, his house was not handicap accessible so Fredericksburg VFW Post 7105 worked with Towers for Troops and Purple Heart Home,
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District Virtual Town Hall Event Series We're excited to announce the first-ever Virtual District Town hall event starting Thursday, August 13, 2020, at 6:30 p.m. The virtual town hall events will bring in special guest speakers from all around the world with varying topics to inspire, inform, and support the work we are doing as Rotarians! |
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Kerrville Successful Golf Tourney  Kerrville Rotary Club held a successful First Responders Golf Tournament Fundraiser on June 15. They had over 82 players which is more than they have ever had before.
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A Thousand Books Making A Bridge To Literacy
There is great joy when a child is born and again when they can learn about the world through books. In a few short years that child is on a tract to get a good education but if for whatever reason that child is not reading at 3rd grade level by the 3rd grade he or she is on a very slippery sloop that leads to a very difficult life. |
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Knowledge Is Power
Over two years ago I joined the Alamo Heights Rotary Club, not fully knowing what I was getting into. As time went on my curiosity for Rotary turned into fondness, then excitement, and today I have a complete love for Rotary! My feelings have strengthened not only from the relationships I’ve made with other Rotarians but also from the information I’ve learned in the Rotary Learning Center.
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DG Xavier Toson's August Message
I hope this message finds you all well and in good spirits. I want to applaud you all for finding new ways to serve the communities in which you live and those abroad, fellowship, and fundraise as we navigate uncharted waters. Your willingness to take on the role of selfless service even amid such challenges as COVID-19 is why we are more than mere volunteers; we are Rotarians! Our theme for August is "Membership & New Club Development," and I would like to take a moment to highlight just what that means and why we should focus greatly on it. |
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The Rotary Network ... A New Tool This initiative helps Rotarians connect their business with Rotarians, find assistance for challenges both professional and personal, and access career advice and leads. It's Rotarians helping Rotarians! Check it out now. www.therotarynetwork.org
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Eagle Pass Rotary Donates to the South Texas Food Bank
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Back to School Backpack Giveaway Rotary Club of San Antonio South participated in the San Antonio District 3 Councilwoman Rebecca Viagran Back to School Backpack Giveaway along with the San Antonio Food Bank on Saturday, July 25.
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San Antonio Northeast Rotary Volunteers at Texas Diaper Bank Members of the San Antonio Northeast Rotary Club volunteered at the Texas Diaper Bank on Saturday, July 25th. Club members repackaged diapers into 25 count packages for clients that receive assistance from the Texas Diaper Bank and their 54 partner agencies.
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What is the Plus in PolioPlus
The following article will explain the original derivation of what the “Plus” in PolioPlus is. A lot of the following material has been copied in segments or paraphrased from material on Rotary websites related to PolioPlus - Rotary News Online; polioeradication.org, endpolio.org - and culled down to make the article a quick read. |
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Rotarian Creates Volunteer Contact Tracing Project
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Rotary Donation Drive Recently, the Rotary Club of Alamo Ranch organized two donation drives to benefit the Bexar County Battered Women and Children's Shelter. The club accepted new/gently used clothing, homeware items, and cleaning supplies, which will be used by survivors of domestic violence as they get a new start and transition into a safe and healthy living situation. |
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Kerrville Morning Rotary Honors Original Charter Member
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Blanco County Presents Paul Harris Awards The Rotary Club of Blanco County is proud to present the Paul Harris Award to many of its members. Joe Garcia was able to present the award personally to Hal Switzer.
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E-Rotarians Give Back
The Rotary E-Club President Eddie Knightington accompanied Mayor Mary M. Dennis made a generous donation of gift cards on May 26 to Live Oak First Responders for all their efforts during the pandemic. The club provided the firefighters with 20 gift cards from Williams Confectionery.
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Discovering The Power of Rotary During a Pandemic I have been a member of my club for two years, but it was in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic that I learned what it truly means to be a Rotarian. When my state of Texas went into quarantine, our club president, Brandon Logan, set up a ‘virtual happy hour’ on Thursday evenings.
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Grant Training on July 9th Clubs wanting to apply for a Rotary Foundation district grant will appreciate the requirement for a club member being trained in grants management can be met via an online 90-minute session
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Jane Burton Recognized For Merritorious Service Jane Burton, Fair Oaks Ranch Rotarian, recognized with the Rotary Foundation Citation for Merritorious Service.
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Foundation News
GLOBAL GRANTS IN MEXICO, GUATEMALA AND TANZANIA: We are truly opening opportunities with a flurry or global grant applications. Boerne Sunrise is working with Rotarians in Aguascalientes, Mexico on providing a cornea-splitting piece of equipment. |
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DG Xavier Toson's July Message District Governor Xavier Toson's Video Chat for July - Wishing us a Happy Rotary New Year and inspirational message to start the year Click to play video.
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Polio Outbreaks and the Endgame Strategy
As District 5840’s PolioPlus Chair for 2020-2021, I will be writing a blog on the status of PolioPlus and events related to it. The blog will be on Wordpress and will be readily available to the public there, on Facebook, and on Twitter. The blog will be placed on the District 5840 website in the enhanced PolioPlus section.
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Eagle Pass Inducts Five New Members On June 24th, Rachel Draeger, President of the Eagle Pass Rotary Club, inducted five new members to her club.
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Fredericksburg Food Pantry DonationPresentation made by the Fredericksburg Nimitz Rotary Club on June 26, 2020 to the Fredericksburg Food Pantry for $1500.
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Fredericksburg Rotary Clubs Support Hill Country Community The Fredericksburg Nimitz Rotary Club, The Rotary Club of Fredericksburg, and the Fredericksburg Morning Rotary Club jointly received a Covid-19 grant of $4,000 from District 5840. |
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Kerrville Morning Rotary Awards $2,000 Scholarship
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Rotary Foundation Contribution Club Awards
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Joint Rotary meeting via Zoom San Antonio Northeast Rotary Club held a joint meeting with the Rotary Club of West Liberty, Iowa.
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Kerrville Morning Rotary Installs New Officers
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Kerrville Morning Rotary Fetes Rotarian of the Year
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Food Box Distribution for Atascosa County Pick Up Pleasanton Rotary Club organized a needs assessment in Atascosa County for which 5-7 possible food pantries in Atascosa County and committed to distribute 475 boxes to the identified groups.
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Rotary Club Helps Barnabas The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a lot of pain and fear in the community, but local groups still look out for the community and the Wimberley Valley and help with those that individual and families that are directly affected.
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Canyon Lake Rotary Club Provides Community Support to Those in Need The Canyon Lake Rotary Foundation made a significant donation recently to jumpstart the financial assistance program at a local charity. The Community Resource & Recreation Center of Canyon Lake (CRRC) has served the community for 37 years by providing emergency food and financial assistance. |
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Boerne Sunrise & Fair Oaks Ranch Provide Crisis Assistance to Hill Country Family Services The Rotary Clubs of Boerne Sunrise and Fair Oaks Ranch applied for and were awarded grants through the District 5840 COVID 19 Disaster Relief Fund for the combined amount of $3000.
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District Governor Installation We look forward to welcoming our incoming District Governor, Xavier Toson (2020-2021), and congratulating our outgoing District Governor, John Hutcherson (2019-2020) on a job well done. Our special guest and presiding officer for the event will be Rotary International Director (2020-2022) Suzi Howe! We've made it super easy to log on and view the installation. You have the option to view on our District 5840 Facebook page by clicking the link below: https://www.facebook.com/RotaryDistrict5840/live_videos or You have the option to view on our District 5840 YouTube channel by clicking the link below: |
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Council on Legislation
Today under the leadership of PDG Carol Holmes our legislative committee counted the votes for the District 5840 Council on Legislation representative for the years 2020 - 2023. Kathy Hubbard the immediate Past District Governor was elected and PDG Sherri Muniz is the Alternate. |
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Katoma Community Enjoying Rain H.Water Project Thank you message from the Katoma community: "we are now enjoying rain h. water project! Thank you so much for your grant which is highly appreciated. It has changed the life of our community." |
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“Wave of Violence and Anguish Sweeps Dozens of US Cities” This is the headline on May 31, 2020 describing racial demonstrations happening again in the United States of America. These are the same United States of America where we are guaranteed Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Assembly and Due Process of Law.
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Emergency Food Distribution Service Project On May 20th, four of members of the Eagle Pass Rotary assisted with the emergency food distribution event for Maverick County.
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Fair Oaks Ranch Awards Scholarships
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Blanco County Awards Scholarships The Rotary Club of Blanco County recently announced the award of $1000 scholarships to four deserving high school seniors,
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Covid-19 Community Support Campaign
The Rotary Club of Fredericksburg (noon) put together a COVID-19 Community Support Campaign to get donations to help local organizations like the Needs Council, Food Bank and Good Samaritan Center. Our first round we raised over $3k for the Needs Council! |
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Feeding COVID-19 Workers in Fredericksburg The Texas Military Department (TMD) were in Fredericksburg, TX to conduct COVID-19 screenings for symptomatic patients on Tuesday, May 5, 2020.
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San Antonio Guest Speaker RI President Mark Maloney San Antonio Rotary May 27 meeting with Rotary International President Mark Maloney. Click here to listen to presentation. |
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San Antonio North Central Rotary Continues to Feed on Weekends Hunger is made worse during the Covid19 lock-down and North Central Rotary Club continues to help. |
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San Antonio Northwest Rotary Change Program SA Northwest Rotary will be giving out their Awards for the Change Program @ Dellview Elementary via ZOOM this year. Twenty (20) children qualified for the Awards and will receive a beautiful certificate and a 10” Tablet for all of their hard work.
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San Antonio North Central Awards Scholarships San Antonio North Central Rotary Club's Scholarship Chair - Christine Gonzales Tovar presented yard signs to the 2020 Scholarship winners from Winston School San Antonio
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Hondo-D’hanis Rotarians Provide Aid to Medina County Impacted by Covid-19 Although the Rotary Club of Hondo-D’Hanis, like so many other organizations during the coronavirus outbreak, could not meet “in person,” its members continued their hard work to make a difference in the lives of many in the community.
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Join San Antonio Rotary on May 27th - RI President Mark Maloney Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 871 7331 6692 One tap mobile +13462487799,,87173316692# US (Houston) +12532158782,,87173316692# US (Tacoma) |
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Canyon Lake Education Scholarships
Every year the Canyon Lake Rotary Club (The Club) gives out education scholarships to bright, intelligent and energetic youth in the area; and this is year is no exception.
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Blanco County Continues Serving The Rotary Club of Blanco County has reached out during this school year by providing hygiene kits for families in the Johnson City and Blanco Independent School Systems.
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Page Turner Awards
The Rotary Club of Wimberley is proud to announce the winners of this year's Page Turner Awards which recognizes those students who have read the most books during the school year. The recipients are: |
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April 4th District Conference - DG John Hutcherson District Governor John Hutcherson's Speech at the April 4th District Conference with Toastmasters. Click photo to listen to video. |
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Terry Beard Toastmasters-Rotary Synergy SpeechTerry Beard Toastmasters and Rotary Synergy Speech from April 4th District Conference |
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Kathy Moore's Toastmasters-Rotary Synergy SpeechKathy Moore's Toastmasters-Rotary Synergy Speech from April 4th District Conference |
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2020 Cruise Raffle Drawing Rotarian McKenzie Moellering from the Rotary Club of Fredericksburg Morning was the buyer and seller of the winning ticket of the District Cruise Raffle. The fundraiser contributed $48,930.00 to the humanitarian programs of Rotary. Thank you to all that sold tickets!
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Register for Club Leader Training - May 16 CLT is where club officers and emerging leaders can learn more about what Rotary has to offer. If you are an incoming Club President, Club Secretary, or chair of Membership, RI Foundation, if you are interested in Grants Management or Strategic Planning for your club, Club Leadership Training is for you. Register Here
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4 Ways to Engage Members Online
Are you looking for ideas to engage members while we’re physically distancing ourselves from each other? Has your club started meeting online? Here are some of our favorite resources to help:
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Blanco Rotary Educates on Prevention of Human Trafficking Tracy Barr, Rotary Club of Blanco project chair Preventing Human Trafficking provided an informational presentation to the Blanco Woman's club. We all must be involved in order to protect our community of young persons.
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Morning Rotary Donates to Doyle Community Center
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Adapting to Service in the Time of COVID
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Randolph Metrocom Supports Local Assistance Programs Randolph Metrocom Rotary Club founded a 501c3 (GRAPIE) ran by a board thats includes all club members. They gave $2500 each to two local assistance programs - Greater Randolph Area Services Program (G.R.A.S.P) and Randolph Area Christian Assistance Program (RACAP) located in their community.
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San Antonio Northeast Response to Covid-19
The San Antonio Northeast Rotary Club held its first Zoom meeting on Tuesday, March 31, 2020. The main topic of discussion was what we could do as a club to help out our community during these trying times. The club members voted unanimously to donate $2,000 from the club’s checking account to the Texas Diaper Bank, so that diapers, wipes and feminine hygiene products could be purchased directly from the manufacturer.
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Del Rio Provides Meals to Front Line Workers Showing our appreciation to the staff, the Del Rio Rotary Club provided meals to the staff of Val Verde Regional Medical Center and three of their clinics. The 200 hamburger meals were prepared by Skillet's Restaurant and included a inspirational quote. A big thanks to everyone who made this possible.
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Fair Oaks Ranch Supports Hill Country Family Services
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Polio and Covid-19
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Clubs Leading the Way with Foundation Giving
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Rotary Responds Covid-19 Telethon
Join this live event on Saturday, May 2, 2020 at 10AM to hear stories of hope, inspiration and gratitude from Rotarians, Rotaractors and friends of #Rotary from across the globe as they share what they are doing to help their communities. The telethon will also showcase how our polio eradication infrastructure is helping to combat COVID-19. The goal is to raise more than $1 million dollars! To watch, visit facebook.com/rotary. Here is how you can participate:
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District Conference Postponed
The District Conference scheduled for May 2, 2020 in Fredericksburg has been postponed until the Fall of 2020. The raffle will be held via Zoom on May 2, 2020.
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Wimberley Rotarians Project Supports Ethiopian Children What began as the adoption of an infant from Ethiopia by a Rotary Club of Wimberley co-president in 2008 and support of the club has become an international project supporting the education and welfare of hundreds of children. |
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Project - Volunteer Surge The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed our healthcare system to its limits. We can take action now through a citizen volunteer opportunity called Volunteer Surge! Rotary Clubs across the country are partnering with Volunteer Surge to recruit one million volunteers to participate in a new program that provides training online, for free, to become a Telehealth Worker or a Community Health Worker. Rotarian founded nonprofit The Global Impact Group is leading this effort. Click here to join the effort called Volunteer Surge!
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Boerne Sunrise Rotary Donates to Hill Country Family Services
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Connect With The Online Rotary World Join Rotary International as they host "Connect with the (Online) Rotary World" on Apr 28, 2020 3:00 PM CDT. Please register for webinar at: https://
Rotarians and Rotaractors everywhere are proving that being physically isolated doesn’t mean being disconnected. People are embracing new ways to connect using technology — smartphones, webcams, and the internet. Find out more in our upcoming webinar, which will feature members who are leading their clubs and districts in the move to virtual connection. |
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Rotary Crusie Raffle Information
As printed on the raffle tickets, there will be a drawing on May 2nd to determine the winner. The original plan was for completed tickets stubs being brought to the District Conference in Fredericksburg on that date has changed due to the Covid-19 based restricitions on group gathering. Instead, stubs will be mailed from the clubs to the District Rotary Foundation Committee Chair by April 20th and made available for the drawing overseen by the District Governor. Mailing address:
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Tips For A Zoom Meeting
· Set an agenda · Don’t sit with a window behind you. A little effort of lighting goes a long way · Sit close to the screen. Your face should fill the screen. · When you’re not talking, hit mute · Utilize the chat feature |
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Use Virtual Meetings To Stay Engaged With Members Consider the creative use of technology to host “virtual meeting” experiences for your members until you can resume in-person meetings and events. There are many free and paid options for hosting virtual meetings. See below for some free options: District Zoom account— Clubs may use the District Zoom account to hold their virtual meetings. Each meeting allows for up to 100 participants and no time cap. To access/schedule your Club Meeting using the District Zoom account, contact DG John Hutcherson at 5840dg1920@gmail.com. |
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RI Convention Cancelled
Rotary International just announced that the Rotary International Convention, scheduled for 6-10 June 2020, in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, has been canceled in response to the ongoing threat of COVID-19. Read more at riconvention.org
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Rotary’s Role in Battling Coronavirus
The COVID-19 coronavirus is affecting every aspect of our lives in real time, and this puts Rotarians in an unfamiliar place. As People of Action, we are most comfortable when we are fully engaged in the world – moving freely, meeting openly, and offering helping hands. These are very difficult times for people who, like us, are at our best when we are learning, growing, and serving—together.
We are also leaders in our communities, and these times call for leadership. In many ways, this also is our time. We have proven abilities to reach out and collaborate to offer immediate help to people in need at a rapid pace. These are precisely the skills needed all over the world today. The global effort against COVID-19 depends on actions taken in every country. Rotary has the unique ability to help improve those efforts in every community and every country. |
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Register for District Conference Warm-Up - April 4th Rotary and Toastmasters working together will enable us to change and impact the world more powerfully!
Come join us for our District Conference Warm-Up on Saturday, April 4th at 11:30am for an online Zoom meeting. Lark Doley, the immediate past President of Toastmasters International, will be the keynote speaker for Rotarians and Toastmasters. Please register to receive link. |
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Rotary during the COVID-19 outbreak
Dear fellow Rotarians, The health and safety of our members are our top priorities. We are closely monitoring the outbreak of COVID-19 (coronavirus disease) and continuously assessing its potential impact on our operations, meetings, trainings, and other events. Due to the rapidly changing nature of this situation, I encourage you to use your discretion when it comes to club and district meetings and events, and Rotary programs and activities.
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New Marketplatz at Wurstfest Wurstfest is a 10-day salute to sausage that is a 59-year tradition in New Braunfels. Each year hundreds of thousands of festival attendees enjoy all the foods, fun, and beer that Wurstfest has to offer.
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Save the Date - Hill Country Craft Beer Festival The spring fundraiser for the Rotary Club of New Braunfels is the Hill Country Craft Beer Festival, April 18 from 1pm to 6pm, with VIP entrance beginning at 12noon, at Rockin’ R on the banks of the Guadalupe River in Gruene. Tickets will go on sale March 1,
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Rotary Ribbon Cutting of Basketball Pavillion Fredericksburg Morning Rotary just completed another major project for our community, a basketball pavilion with multiple courts.A group of young adults came to asking for help building these courts. |
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Calling All Veterans!
We are looking at starting a San Antonio Military Rotary Club. First, I would like for you to consider being a member of this special San Antonio Military Rotary Club. Second, In order to do this, I need you to put on your thinking caps and reach out to your military friends/contact list. Our goal is to have 20 members by 15 March, 2020 who are committed to service-above-self.
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Katoma Water Project Completed The Rotary Club of Fredericksburg is proud to announce the completion of the Katoma Water Project in Africa! It was a very happy and monumental day for the villagers. Jim Harris and the International Services Projects Committee are looking at more ways to participate with District 5840 & Rotary International to bring more clean water to more people that are without it.
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Blanco County's Brain Fitness Program The program has grown to two times a month going to nursing homes, senior Nursing care and other group centers. The Rotarin team is lead by our amazing project guide, Anne-Maria Morgan. This group of ladies at Johnson City, Texas have been meeting for several months enjoying all the brain fitness activities.
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Fair Oaks Ranch Hosts Schlotzsky’s CEO
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Canyon Lake's Romantic Rendezvous Canyon Lake's sold-out 12th annual Valentine’s Day event was a tremendous success – again! The 300 plus attendees boot-scooted their way to country western music, dined on succulent beef, purchased silent and live actions items, all for the benefit of the youth fellowships the club supports. Join us next year!
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Rotary Club of Wimberley’s Teacher of the Month Congratulations to Mrs. Sarah Myers! Mrs. Myers, who teaches Focus Special Education at Wimberley High School, was recognized as the Rotary Club of Wimberley’s Teacher of the Month. |
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San Marcos Celebrates Successful Fundraiser San Marcos Rotary Club raised $7,000 from their Annual Wine Tasting and Casino Night on February 8, 2020. We had a wonderful turn out that exceeded expectations. We are so excited to get things ready for next year when we celebrate our 100th year anniversary! We invite everyone to like us on FaceBook to keep updated on all our news and events!
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Rotary Exchange Students Attend Rodeo The six Rotary Exchange Youth Exchange Students enjoyed an afternoon at the San Antonio Rodeo on Sunday February 16. The students, from Brazil, Argentina, France, Belgium, Spain, and Italy.
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Blood Drive Battle Jourdanton Rotary hosted a Blood Drive in December challenging the Pleasanton Rotary to a “Blood Drive Battle.” Jourdanton gave 31 units to Pleasanton’s 42 units. Not bad for our first drive. We are looking forward to our next battle.
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2nd Annual Bikes 4 Kids 4 a Cause Jourdanton Rotary sponsored a Bike Raffle in December. We had the participation of 20+ local businesses, raffled off over 20 bikes, raised over $1,700 which was donated to the newly formed Jourdanton Education Foundation and gave $500 to a lucky winner as a prize. |
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Long Time Rotarian Awarded Honorary Membership
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Join Us For Rotary Day SA 2020 Inviting all San Antonio area Rotarians to the 3rd annual Rotary Day SA on Saturday, March 21, 2020! Join your fellow Rotarians as we come together to make a huge impact in the community. Interact, Rotaract and children 10 and older are welcomed! We will be working at both Elmendorf Lake Park and Martinez Park - doing gardening, litter removal, painting and playground mulching. We are seeking 250 volunteers for Rotary Day SA 2020. Contact director@rotarysa.org to sign-up.
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Rotarians Host BBQ for Senior Center The 11th Annual Western BBQ Night and Dance was held on Thursday, January 30th at the GRASP (Greater Randolph Area Senior Project) Senior Center. San Antonio Northeast Rotarians teamed up with our fellow Rotarians in the Randolph Metrocom Rotary Club for this annual service project to host an evening of fun for the seniors in the community that frequent the GRASP Senior Center.
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February Rotary Leadership Seminar Rotary District 5840 held a Rotary Leadership Institute seminar on Saturday, February 8th in Boerne, TX. Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) is a multi-district, grassroots leadership development program of member districts organized into regional divisions in various parts of the world. |
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Newest Members of Arch Klumph Society-Trustees Circle Today, we are excited to announce that Doug and Sue Whinnery are now members of the Arch Klumph Society Trustees Circle! Thank you Doug and Sue for your generosity in support of the Rotary Foundation. And, thank you for your very long term strong support for District 5840.
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Toys For Children in Mexico Misión de Candelilla, Rotary Club of Fredericksburg-Nimitz, Rotary Club of New Braunfels and Club Rotario Piedras Negras recently shared the miracle of Christmas in Mexico. At 5:20 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 12, in the parking lot of Bridge Church, Santa (Curtis Allerkamp) was there preparing to take a team of his elves to Mexico.
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Wheelchair Donation Del Rio Rotary Melinda Martinez, RN for the cardiac unit at VVRMC, noticed that Sandra Puente was in need of a replacement for her worn wheelchair. Since Ms. Puente did not qualify for any assistance, Ms. Martinez approached Rotarian Fred Bowers, Fred advised her to reach out to Rotary President, Angela Prather.
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CC Winn Interact Club Presents Check to DG John Hutcherson
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Eagle Pass Rotary Club Assembles Toiletry Bags for International Project
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Canyon Lake Supports CASA of Central Texas Last month the Canyon Lake Rotary Club gave a $2,000 donation to CASA (Child Appointed Special Advocates) of Central Texas.
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Make Plans to Attend the 12th Annual Romantic Rendezvous
Canyon Lake Rotary Club is hosting it's 12th Annual Romantic Rendezvous at the Convention Center in New Braunfels on February 15th. Last year, 330 formally-dressed attendees netted the Club over $55,000 for their youth scholarships! There will be live and silent auctions with trips to South Africa, Park City, Utah, deer hunts, custom-made quilts, dinner and dancing to the music of Cactus Country, one of San Antonio’s favorite bands. This event has sold out five years in a row! Tickets are $75 per person. For reservations: 830-542-8270.
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Rotary Club of Fair Oaks Ranch & Casa del Aguila
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Rotary Club of Blanco County Supports Service Above Self
Rotary is an organization of business and professional leaders united worldwide, who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world. Rotary’s main objective is service—in the community, in the workplace and around the globe. The 1.2 million Rotarians who make up more than 35,000 clubs in 350 countries in the world share a dedication to the ideal of SERVICE ABOVE SELF. The Rotary Club of Blanco County is one of those 35,000 clubs. In the short time we have been in existence in Blanco County, our projects follow the guidelines of Rotary International to: |
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District Foundation Dinner Celebrates 1.03 Million “Rotarians are people of action” exclaimed District Governor John Hutcherson to an attentive audience of major donors at what was billed as a Million Dollar Dinner on January 17th. Slightly shy of a million that night, six days later the total topped the goal.
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"All-In for the Hungry" Texas Hold`em Poker Tournament
Each year, the Downtown Rotary Club of New Braunfels conducts four separate fundraisers including our All In for the Hungry Poker Tournament. These events enable our club to distribute a combined $250,000 annually to deserving area non-profits and to Rotary International. We dedicate all funds from our Poker Tournament to food banks serving our community. What is special about the poker event is the money raised when given to the food banks has a multiplier effect. According to the food banks, each dollar donated can be turned into $8 dollars’ worth of food given to those in need. Last year, we donated approximately $25,000. We need your participation to exceed that number this year! |
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Rotary 2020-21 Theme Revealed “Rotary is not just a club that you join, it is an invitation to endless opportunities. We believe that our acts of service, big and small, create opportunities for people who need our help. Everything we do opens another opportunity for someone, somewhere,” said President-Elect Holger Knaack.Therefore, the theme for year 2020-21 is -- Rotary Opens Opportunities.”
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott Luncheon Texas Governor Greg Abbott addressed the Rotary Club of San Antonio on Wednesday, January 8th.
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Message from DG John Hutcherson.jpg) As your Rotary District 5840 Governor this weekend was AWESOME! Friday, we celebrated significant gifts to the Rotary International Foundation with our Million Dollar Dinner at the San Antonio Country Club. Our special guest speaker was Ann Lee Hussey from Maine. Ann Lee is a polio survivor and and polio warrior and told her Rotary Story of service around the world to fight polio. Hearing the commitments of Rotarians like Ann Lee inspires all of us to continue our service and our gifts. |
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Kerrville Morning Awards New Paul Harris Fellows The Rotary Club of Kerrville-Morning (Kerrville Morning Rotary) President, Jon Tilley, recently awarded a Paul Harris Fellow to Kerrville Morning Rotarian, Katya Sczepanik.
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Eagle Pass and Interact Clubs Promote Literacy.JPG) Rotarians and Interact Club students will arrived at Ray H. Darr Elementary at noon on Friday, December 13th to read to first, second and third graders with Santa hats, books and candy in tow. |
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Christmas Dinner for Families in Need.jpg) Another success annual Holiday Eve of Giving Dinner. This year our Rotary Club Of San Antonio South sponsored 2 families...The Rodriguez Family from East Central ISD & the Garza Family from Somerset ISD.
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Seguin Rotary Christmas Party Rotary Club of Seguin Christmas Party was held at the Aumont, in the very room where our clubs first meeting took place in March 1933. |
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Warrior And Family Support Center
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Fredericksburg-Nimitz Volunteers at Walk to End Alzheimer’s November 9, 2019 was the Walk to End Alzheimer’s at Lady Bird Johnson Park in Fredericksburg. They made a presentation to the club a couple of weeks before,
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Fair Oaks Rotary Holiday Party
The Fair Oaks Ranch Club held a festive Holiday Party December 11th at the Fair Oaks Ranch Golf & Country Club. Over 40 Rotarians and their guests enjoyed a wonderful meal and a fun-filled evening that was highlighted by a white elephant gift exchange hosted by Rotarian Tom McKeown. Penny Sawyer and Jane Burton served as event coordinators and went beyond Service Above Self to orchestrate a memorable night of joy and friendship.
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A Busy Rotary Foundation January
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Katoma, Tanzania - Water Catchment Project The water catchment project initiated by the Rotary Club of Fredericksburg and funded by the Nimitz Rotary Club, Fredericksburg Morning Club, Rotary Club of New Braunfels and Rotary Club of Canyon Lake as well as a District 5840 Grant and individual Rotarian contributions is well under way.
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Valero Energy Foundation Supports 2020 RYLA The Valero Energy Foundation awarded a $5,000 grant in support of the upcoming 2020 Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) conference. The funds will enable additional high school juniors from underprivileged communities throughout the district who otherwise would not have been able to attend the upcoming January 17-20 conference.
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34th Annual Alamo Heights Night® (AHN) The Alamo Heights Rotary Club will present its 34th Annual Alamo Heights Night® (AHN) on April 17th, 2020, on the University of the Incarnate Word campus.The event is an official San Antonio Fiesta® Commission event.
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Rotary Club of Blanco County Helps Celebrate Johnson City Light Nights
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Ballinger Rotary Club Toy Drive Donation Ballinger Rotary Club presents a check to Sheriff Carl Squyres for the Runnels County Sheriff's Office Annual Toy Drive. |
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Fair Oaks Rotary Salutes Veterans & Families The Fair Oaks Ranch Rotary Club held a special salute to Veterans at its weekly luncheon on Wednesday, November 13th, at the Fair Oaks Ranch Country Club.
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Kerrville Rotary Club hosts free Veterans Appreciation Breakfast
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Kerrville Morning Packs Shoeboxes for Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child This past week, the Rotary Club of Kerrville - Morning (Morning Rotary) was joined by Past District 5840 Governor Jan Livingston who helped the club members pack shoe boxes with Christmas gifts for boys and girls.
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Blanco Rotarians Assist with Elementary School’s Homework Center
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You're Invited to the San Antonio Holiday Event All Rotarians are invited to join the San Antonio Club for their Holiday Event, on Thursday December 5th, 2019 for the opening of the Rotary Ice Rink from 6PM-9Pm at the St. Anthony Hotel - Rooftop Bar. Cost is $25 per person. Admission to the ice rink and skate rental included with reservation. Contact assistant@rotarysa.org to RSVP or call 210-222-8242 X11.
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Successful Morgan's Wonderland "More Delightful Than Frightful" Halloween Eve As one of the Chair's for District 5840's Halloween Event I would like to thank each and everyone of you that participated in "Morgan's Wonderland More Delightful than Frightful 2019" Event. We had over 100 adult volunteers and so many Interactor's I lost count.
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Fredericksburg Morning's Dictionary Project
The Fredericksburg Elementary School fifth graders again each received their own personal dictionary/thesaurus from the Fredericksburg Morning Rotary Club. They are used in the classroom all year and during the STAAR test, and then belong to the students. If you look carefully, Amber LeMaster's class is holding letters to spell out, "Thank you, Morning Rotary!" |
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Hays County Rotary Social The Hays County Rotary Clubs of Kyle, San Marcos and Wimberley gathered together for a social on November 7th at the Hays City Store in Driftwood, Texas. More than 50 were in attendance. The clubs sponsored non-alcoholic drinks, chips, queso, salsa, and guacamole.
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Blue Santa Program Kerrville Satellite Rotary Club
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Royal Carribean Cruise Raffle 2020
It’s that time of year again to start thinking about the sale of raffle tickets for our district’s annual Rotary Foundation fundraiser. Club President must send a request for tickets from Foundation Chair, Jerry Hardy.
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Rotary Loves Readers in Wimberley The Rotary Club of Wimberley is happy to announce the winner and runner up of the first Rotary Loves Readers contest of the school year. This challenge asked Danforth Junior High students to write journal entries based on a recently read novel.
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Wimberley's Halloween Trick Or Read For the 9th year, the Wimberley Rotarians set up tables on the Wimberley Square and at Deercreek Nursing Center on Halloween to hand out over 1200 new books and magazines to eager kids.
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District Interact Conference The District Interact Conference was a huge success! 109 Interact members from 10 schools participated in fun activities, shared ideas, and gave an account of projects/activities completed, and their goals for the remainder of the school year.
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Dwayne Hopkins Selected DG 2022-23 Dwayne Hopkins is the District Governor for the Rotary year beginning July 1,2022. He is a member of the San Antonio West Rotary Club and has been a Rotarian since 2008. He has been active in District activities and served 5 years as Assistant Governor. We welcome Dwayne to our Governor Chain as the District Governor Nominee Designate. One of his first jobs in this capacity is Ranger at Lone Star PETS. Read his biography.
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Kerrville Morning Supports Christian Women's Job Corps This past week, the Rotary Club of Kerrville - Morning (Morning Rotary) provided lunch for the interns, staff and volunteers at the Christian Women’s Job Corps, Kerr County (CWJC) and joined them for a special time of connecting over the meal. |
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Rotary Acuna Project Rotarians Chris Kailipaka (top left), Genevieve Flores (far left photo, middle) and (photos directly above, from left) Diane Cosgrove, Johnette Dixon and Trinket Milward all of The Rotary Club of Hondo-D’Hanis, traveled to Del Rio and Acuña, Mexico, joining Boerne Sunrise Rotary Club, Fredericksburg Morning Rotary and Rotary Club of Del Rio |
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San Saba's Purple Pinkie Project The Rotary Club of San Saba held their first "Purple Pinkie" Project at their High School football game this past Friday evening. We had a couple of things going in our favor as the game was against our arch rivals, the Goldthwaite Eagles, and our team colors are purple and gold. We did well for a first time event but there was more that went on than just raising a little money and awareness.
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Rotarian Fred Bowers Speaks at Amistad Dam Celebration
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Speakers Wanted!
Are you seeking dynamic speakers for your Rotary meetings &/or special events? Are YOU a dynamic speaker with an engaging message? Please contact PBlankensee@Rotary5840.org -- to get your (& others') names, contact information & topic(s) onto our Rotary 5840 Speakers' Bureau list.
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Jourdanton Rotary Participates in National Night Out The Jourdanton Rotary Club participated in our local National Night Out on October 1st, 2019. We had a Festive Fall Bean Bag Toss and gave away assorted colored pencils with ours club’s name engraved on them. We had lots of fun and even let the kids play after our members tried their hand at tossing a few. We are looking forward to participating again next year. |
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Foundation Training
Five members, from the Rotary Club of Fair Oaks Ranch, recently participated in the Foundation Training that was given in Kerrville. Pictured below are FOR members, Jackson Moss, Jane Burton, Tom McKeown, Mary Thompson and Bill Fusco with District Governor John Hutcherson and Foundation Chair Jerry Hardy. |
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The Rotary Ice Rink — The Coolest Place in Town! The Rotary Club of San Antonio presents the 2019 Holiday Outdoor Ice Rink located in Travis Park adjacent to the annual Christmas tree. The Rink will open the night of the Christmas tree lighting (Thanksgiving weekend) and continue daily through January 2020.
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District 5840 Rotary Foundation Recognition Award
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Joint Labor Day Project San Antonio Rotary Club and Alamo Heights Rotary Club worked together for the Snack Pak program. The blue bags are filled with 7064 jars of peanut better collected from local high schools. The clubs job was to sort and place all those jars in the green bins.
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San Antonio Northeast Holds Diaper Drive The San Antonio Northeast Rotary Club held a Diaper Drive as part of National Diaper Need Awareness Week. This drive helped provide 500 diapers for families in need. For more information on how you can host a diaper drive, please e-mail: procurement@texasdiaperbank.org |
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Kyle Rotary Directs Focus On Homeless Students
The Rotary Club of Kyle aims efforts toward helping homeless students in Hays County over the next year. Hidden homelessness is hard to define; however, it is a reality to 200+ students within Hays County. Students who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence, who share housing with others due to economic hardships or similar reasons may be identified as homeless. “Although we may not meet the students or their family directly, we are working with Hays CISD representatives to fulfill specific needs” stated Jason Nebgen, President of the Rotary Club of Kyle. “This is an effort that all of our members believe we can make an impact by working together with the entire community.” |
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Kerrville Morning Donates Dictionaries.jpg) Eighteen years ago, Kerrville Rotary – Morning (Morning Rotary) initiated a program to annually distribute dictionaries to Ingram ISD students. For the last several years, Harper ISD was included in the distribution as well. The dictionaries are provided to the students at no cost for their personal use in order to assist them in their studies and to help prepare them for future careers. |
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D5840 Passport Charter Club is Official! On September 13th, we celebrated the official induction of the Rotary District 5840 Passport Club. The Passport Club is a new approach in a new time for Rotary clubs. WELCOME!!
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September Rotary Leadership Institute This past Saturday we had 35 attendees for our RLI. There were 21 in Part I, 8 in Part II and 6 in Part III. We had 2 attendees from out of our district. Facilitators included 3 Past District Governors and the current District Governor.
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In Memoriam - David Flack
It is with much sadness we share the loss of David Flack, from the San Antonio Rotary Club . David was a true Rotarian and dedicated his life to service. He was at every meeting (perfect attendance) since 2002 and was always willing to help in a pinch. He was the first to sign up for a service project or a social. He had a kind word for everyone and expressed his appreciation to others for their service. He will be missed. David's memorial service will be Friday, September 20 at 2pm in the Sanctuary at Trinity Baptist Church, 319 E. Mulberry Ave., with a reception following in the Fanning Foyer. Our condolences to his wife Diane and entire family.
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Blanco Middle School Receives Grant for Computers
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Rotarians deliver school supplies across the border Rotary represntatives from Boerne Sunrise Rotary Club, Rotary Club of Hondo-D'Hanis, Fredericksburg Morning Rotary and Rotary Club of Del Rio, Texas joined with the 2 Rotary clubs in Ciudad Acuña to pack and deliver school supplies to 4 elementary and kindergarten schools in C. Acuña . It was a great day of service!
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Hurricane Dorian Relief This week the Bahamas took a direct hit from category 5 Hurricane Dorian, with winds that reached 180 miles per hour. This storm has battered these islands and the rebuilding process will take years. Grand Bahama island has 5 Rotary clubs and is part of Rotary District 6990. Rotary District 6990 has secured a 181-foot ship and begun the efforts to fill four (4) 20-foot containers with needed supplies to aid in the Hurricane Dorian Relief Efforts. The local Rotary Clubs will be collecting items and packing them for the first shipment by this weekend. Click here to see how you can help. |
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SAVE A LIFE KITS just may SAVE YOUR LIFE The Rotary Club of Blanco County in partnership with the Blanco County Emergency Medicals Service (EMS) are providing “Save a Life Kits” for citizens in our community . The population of Blanco County is over 11,000 people and the effort is being made by the Rotary for each family home to have a kit. |
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Bon Voyage to RYE Outbound Student Did you know that Seguin Rotary Club has hosted OVER 76 inbound and outbound exchange students all over the world!? Last week, they said goodbye to the club’s outbound Rotary Youth Exchange Student Reid Skinner, as he sets off to the Canary Islands, Spain. Reid’s parents Melissa and Mike have hosted many exchange students here so this is not there first experience with our program! Pictured here is Kathy Meurin who is involved with our youth in Rotary District 5840 - South Central Texas and inbound student Melodie from France. A previous exchange student Bibiana Klasz who was in town visiting and Reid our outbound student!
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Rotarians At Work At Food Bank The Rotary Club of San Antonio ended the month of August with their service project for the Haven for Hope. On Saturday, They made 3,120 sandwiches, served 488 people at lunch and even cracked 800 eggs in preparation for Sunday breakfast. It was a great day of service.
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Back To School With Rotary The Rotary Club of Greater San Marcos gathered last Friday at the community classroom at CTMC to organize school supplies, prepare 340 individual packets of supplies, and pack them in banana boxes for delivery to 2 isolated villages across the border in Mexico (in partnership with Mision De Candelilla) , as well as to the Hays Caldwell Women's Center and the Crisis Bread Basket. |
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Rotary Club of Kyle's - WHY ROTARY OUR WHY... the Rotary Club of Kyle is happy to report that our focus over the next 12 months will be on helping our homeless students. Stay tuned for for details. Until then, we are sharing our WHY.. here's a message from this years President, Jason Nebgen.
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Rotary Club of San Antonio Presents "Rotarian Malaria Partners" Project.png) President Brandon Logan would like to invite you and your club to attend this special luncheon on August 21. Mr. Ezra Teshome will be speaking about Rotary International progress on polio and the upcoming new initiative on eradicating malaria.
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September 14, 2019 Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI)Registration is now open for the September 14th Rotary Leadership Institute. For more information and to register, click h
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Matching Foundation Contribution Points Offer For This Summer
Want double recognition points for contributions to the Annual Fund of The Rotary Foundation? Our D5840 Past District Governors are offering their personal recognition points as a match for District Rotarian contributions until 30 September 2019. Click here for details.
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Greetings from District Governor, John Hutcherson.jpeg) ROTARY CONNECTS THE WORLD is our theme for this Rotary year. Service in our communities and across the globe is our focus in District 5840. Through service we build positive relationships around the world and in our communities. |
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A Great Way to Recognize a BirthdayA note from Rotary District 5840 Foundation Chair Jerry Hardy... My sister in Atlanta found out Rotary sends these neat tribute cards when you donate in somebody's name; so she surprised me with one. It is all online, the greeting cards are first-quality and it is a great gift for somebody who (a) already has plenty of stuff and (b) likes Rotary. Click here to find out more information. |
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RI Distinguished Service AwardThe Trus  tees of the Rotary Foundation bestow this honor in recognition of outstanding efforts to promote the Foundation’s many programs dedicated to international understanding. Only 50 are awarded worldwide each year. We are proud to announce our own PDG Sherri Muniz is a 2019 recipient. Sherri's dedication to Rotary is apparent in everything she does. Her leadership in the club, district and beyond is inspiring. Sherri's work with international service projects has made a huge difference in the lives of others. Congratulations, Sherri! |
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New Passport Club has Orientation Meeting Miguel Segura (President Select of new Passport Club) and Jackson Moss (District 5840 Assistant Governor 2019-2020-Passport Club) welcome guests to the first orientation/recruiting “After Work Happy Hour” hosted by the newly forming club. Membership is open to any currently inactive Rotarian in District 5840.
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Boerne Clubs Join Forces in Mexico.JPG) The Sun met the Moon in the hot waters south of the border. Don Jones and Rusty Meador of Boerne Sunrise Rotary joined Robert Cisneros, Jennica Colvin, Cathy Cisneros Viera, and Ron Cisneros of Boerne Moontime Rotary at the Aguascalientes Rotary Club in Mexico. The Rotarians were there to look at the Banco de Ojos project that has been ongoing for the last twenty years.
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Dominion Rotary Club Featured in Local MagazineThe Rotary Club of San Antonio at the Dominion was recently featured in a local magazine. To read the article, click here.
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Zone NewsletterCheck out this month's Zone Newsletter here.
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Wimberley Rotary Club Presents Student Awards The Rotary Club of Wimberley is happy to announce the winner and runner up of the third Danforth Rotary Loves Readers contest of the school year. This challenge asked students to write an original Greek myth that explains how something in nature came to be. The runner up with her myth about Jacob’s Well and Mount Baldy was 6th grader, Maia Martin. Maia received $50. The winner of a crisp $100 bill was 6th grader, Gus Dussler, with his entry The Myth of Honeybees.
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Text to 9-1-1 service now available in Atascosa, Bandera, Frio, Gillespie, Karnes, Kendall and Wilson countiesResidents in certain counties can now use text messages to reach help in case of emergencies In the case of an emergency, most people’s primal instinct is to pick up their phones and dial 9-1-1. Although that should still be your first option, certain situations may require your silence in order to maintain your safety. |
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Fun Activities Announced for District Conference Let the Fiesta Fun Continue with These Excursions! Here is a list of activities that you and your spouse may choose to participate in during the Rotary 5840 District Conference weekend in San Antonio! Some are free while others have a cost associated with them. The DC Committee has worked hard to negotiate special pricing for all the “extracurricular” events! Please note that MOST require you sign up in advance. Please adhere to this requirement as the hosts of the event MUST have a head count! Click here for a full list of activities. |
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President Elect Info for PETS LoneStar PETS 2019 is only a couple of days away. Thank you for registering. I look forward to serving with you as we seek to make Rotary even stronger. We have a full program in place to produce the best trained future presidents possible. If you haven't already done so, I invite you to download the mobile app that you will use throughout the event. To download the app follow these instructions - |
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TMI Podcast Highlights RYLA Students Dominion Rotary Club of San Antonio recently sponsored two students for the RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards) Conference. Stephanie Gish, Past President of the Dominion Club hosted a podcast for TMI and featured the two students. To listen to the podcast, click here.
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33rd Annual Alamo Heights Night at UIW The 33rd Annual Alamo Heights Night will be on Friday April 12, 2019, at the University of the Incarnate Word, 4301 Broadway. Come join us as a vendor, to volunteer, or as an attendee. See www.alamoheightsnight.org for details or contact Rick Berchin at 210-824-2462 or info@creativechocolates.com. |
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Rotary International President-Elect Announces ThemeRotary International President Elect, Mark Daniel Maloney, recently announced the theme for his Presidential year, 2019-2020, "Rotary Connects the World." To find out more details, click here.  |
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DISTRICT 5840 PASSPORT CLUB Reconnect with Rotary through the new District 5840 Rotary Passport Club! This is a unique type of Rotary Club with flexible attendance where members participate in meetings and events of multiple clubs of their choice helping in service projects, fundraisers, and most of the things traditional club Rotarians do. The new Club's membership focus is on former Rotarians and Rotarians who are considering leaving a club due to schedule commitments. |
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Early Registration Deadline Nears for PETS 2019
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The Wimberley View Highlights Human Trafficking SymposiumA recent District 5840 symposium on Human Trafficking, presented in San Marcos, was highlighted in The Wimberley View newspaper on November 29th. With permission from the paper, we are including Part 1 of a two part article, "Under Our Noses", written by Lance Winter, the Publisher. |
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Brady Club Warms Up McCulloch County.jpg) Brady Rotary Club had their third successful annual “Warm up with Rotary” project. The club works with Keith’s Ace Hardware to purchase heaters at cost and raise money throughout the community to purchase them. This year they hit their goal of 75 heaters. |
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To Save Lives...Help With Global Grant!Dear Rotary Friend, WE NEED YOUR HELP…we still need USD 6,900 DDF (or cash)… The Rotary E-Club 9920 Francophone will participate as International Primary Partner in another Global grant (GG) project during this Rotary year, focussing on CKD, for a Hospital in Rachaburi province in Thailand, with the Rotary Club of Bangkok Pattanakarn as Host Club…4 Dialysis machines including training for a GG total budget of USD 55,000. |
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Wimberley Club Announces November Teacher of the Month Congratulations to Mrs. Lesley Skrovan at Scudder Primary! Mrs. Skrovan, who teaches Kindergarden, was recognized as the Rotary Club of Wimberley’s November Teacher of the Month. Mrs. Skrovan was selected for this honor for the following reasons: |
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New District Governor Designate AnnouncedDistrict Governor Kathy Hubbard is pleased to announce the selection of Kristy Vandenberg as the District Governor Designate. Past President Kristy will serve as District Governor in 2021-22. She is a valued member of the Rotary Club of Kerrville. |
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Tackling Solid Waste ManagementPDG Judy Hutcherson wanted to make our District members aware of this project, regarding solid waste management. Christtel Cáceres Torres, Secretary 2018 - 2019, Club Rotario Tegucigalpa Sur - Honduras, District 4250, reported that along with fellow Rotarian Carlo Palmese, they created a presentation that they are sharing with clubs. |
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Rotary Service and EngagementRotary recently entered into a service partnership with Habitat for Humanity International to help enhance our service activities. Committed to the belief that every person deserves a decent place to live, Habitat for Humanity International began in 1976 as a grassroots effort on a community farm in Georgia, USA.
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Rotary Club of Del Rio Makes Donation in Honor of Local ResidentThe Rotary Club of Del Rio gave a donation to the Verde Regional Medical Center's Hope Cancer Resource Room, i memori
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Rotary Sponsors Human Trafficking SeminarNovember 6, 2018 |
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World Polio Day - October 24, 2018 |
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Rotary Weekly - A Roundup of Rotary NewsCheck out the latest issue of Rotary Weekly to see the latest info from Rotary International. Click here for more info.
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Great Western Cattle Trail "Drovers Reunion" The International Rotary project to memorialize the Great Western Cattle Trail began in 2006. It was featured as the Cover Article of the “Rotarian Magazine” in the December, 2017 issue. Now, on October 8, 2018, Monday, Columbus Day, one of those posts will be rededicated
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Rotary Club of San Antonio, at the Dominion, Featured in Local Magazine.png) The Rotary Club of San Antonio, at the Dominion, was recently featured in the August 2018 Dominion Magazine. A nice article on "Service Above Self", showcased information on Rotary as well as the Dominion Club. David Wiechmann, current President of the club, penned the informative piece that describes Rotary and even
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Membership Award Given to District 5840 At the Zone meeting in Boise, District 5840 won an award for having the most new members for Zone 21b for 2017-2018. Past District Governor Carol Holmes said, after receiving the award, "Thanks to all our presidents and clubs for making this happen and a special thank you to our |
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Project Crayola a Big Success The Rotary Clubs of Del Rio, Boerne Sunrise, Hondo D'Hanis, and the Rotary Club of Cd Acuna, Mexico joined forces to distribute school supplies to several schools in Cd Acuna, on September 7, 2018.
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Morgan's Wonderland More Delightful than FrightfulOct 31.jpeg) To All District 5840 Members & Friends: It is that time again. Are we ready to help our currently projected attendance of 3500 handicapped children at Morgan's Wonderland on Halloween evening October 31, 2018? Hopefully the answer is - YES WE ARE!! |
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DGE John Hutcherson Introduced at Zone Institute.jpg) This past week, DG Kathy Hubbard and her husband Ron, joined a number of district and zone leaders as they gathered in Boise, Idaho for the Zone Institute. |
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Rotary Youth Exchange Have you ever dreamed of...
You must be 15 to 18.5 years of age upon departure... Click here to learn more! For more information on Rotary Youth Exchange, see our webpage here.  |
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Registration Now Open - District Conference 2019 Register today, to join us for the 2019 District 5840 Conference, May 3-4, in San Antonio, Texas. The weekend will be filled with lots of fun activities, to include Wine Country Tours, local shopping, a golf outing, great speakers and breakout sessions. Something for everyone! EACH PERSON ATTENDING MUST REGISTER SEPARATELY. To register, click here. For a schedule of meeting activities, click here. For a list of excursions, click here. |
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Last Chance Discount for 2019 RI Convention Ends March 31 The 2019 Rotary International Convention in Hamburg, Germany is 1-5 June 2019. Deadline to get the last discount is March 31. Register here! Arrive early to meet Rotaractors from around the world at the Rotaract Preconvention, 31 May-1 June. |
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Global Scholar Grants for Graduate StudentsInterested in a Global Scholar Grant, or know someone who would be eligible? Application deadline is November 16, 2018. For more information see the
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Two Brothers, Two Clubs, One Mission! Operation Toothbrush, was a project planned and implemented by Rotarians from the Sunrise Club in Titusville, Florida and from the Fair Oaks Ranch Club in San Antonio, Texas.
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Member Focus: Barbara BaldwinBarbara Baldwin, a member of the San Antonio Dominion Rotary Club, is passionate about "Safety Whys", a program she developed for training babysitters. So much so, she had a table at the 2017 Atlanta International Convention. |
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2019 Rotary International Convention is in Hamburg, Germany |
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Greetings from District 5840 Governor, Kathy Hubbard.JPG) Welcome to Rotary District 5840, covering 44 counties in beautiful South Central Texas. We now have 2521 Rotarians in 57 clubs and 3 satellite clubs. We began as District 584 in 1912 with The San Antonio Rotary Club organized by Herbert J. Hayes. |
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Human Trafficking VideoDistrict Governor Kathy Hubbard is trying to increase awareness about Human Trafficking. To learn more about this growing issue, take a moment to view this video, from the Texas Attorney General. Click here to view the video.
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District Governor and Officer Installation District Governor Kathy Hubbard, and her District Officers, were installed into office, June 22, at the Cana Ballroom, St. Peter's Church, in Boerne. Over one hundred Rotarians and guests were in attendance.
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2018-2019 Rotary International Theme |
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Advertise Fundraisers on District Website Does your club have a fundraiser this year? If so, why not advertise it on the District Website?
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District Goals 2018-2019
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60 Years of Rotary Service |
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Procedure to Obtain Certificate of InsuranceThe U. S. Rotary Club and District Liability Insurance Program provides general liability (GL) and officers’/employment practices (D&O/EPL) insurance coverage automatically to active U. S. Rotary Clubs, Districts, club and district foundations, Interact clubs, RYLA, PETS, Rotary Youth Exchange, and other organizations on file with Rotary Risk Management. |
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Rotary Technology Newsletter |
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SAVE THE DATE: June 22, 2018 - District 5840 Governor and Officers Installation June 22, 2018 - 2018-2019 District 5840 District Governor and Officers Installation Register Online! Celebrate with us: outgoing District Governor, Carol Holmes, and install our incoming District Governor, Kathy Hubbard, the District Governor Elect, John Hutcherson, and the District Governor Nominee, Xavier Toson. |
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Scholarship for Water and Sanitation ProfessionalsDear district governors, district Rotary Foundation committee chairs, district scholarships subcommittee chairs, and district grants subcommittee chairs: |
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World Peace and Understanding DayGreetings from Rotary Club of Madras Midtown, RI Dist 3232, Chennai, India. On the occasion of 23rd February being World Peace and Understanding Day, it gives us immense pleasure in introducing our Rotary World Peace Project, A global project to effect World Peace. |
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Rotary Foundation Doing Good in the WorldThe Rotary Foundation continues to be a organization that is doing great things around the world. To see some of the projects and programs, check out these videos: |
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DGE Kathryn Hubbard Attends International Assembly in San Diego DGE Kathy Hubbard and her husband, Ron, had the opportunity to meet 2018-19 RI President Barry Rassin, and his wife Esther, at the 2018 Rotary International Assembly. |
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2018 DISTRICT CONFERENCE AT BEAUTIFUL HORSESHOE BAYCELEBR8 SUCCESS 2018 HORSESHOE BAY RESORT! HERE WE COME! DISTRICT CONFERENCE DISTRICT 5840 MAY 4-6, 2018 To receive the Room Block rate you must make your reservation by April 3! TAKE A LOOK AT THE DISTRICT CONFERENCE BROCHURE BELOW AND SIGN UP NOW! Dress code: Business casual except Saturday night: Business/Cocktail/Black Tie optional Youth may now sign up for the Friday dinner and Saturday lunch. Register with the Youth Option. FOR MORE INFO AND TO REGISTER => click here |
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Rotary Club of Greater San Marcos Early Act Program Submitted by Carrie Campbell Last Friday, I attended an Early Act ceremony at Travis Elementary in San Marcos at the invitation of Lisa Brown, the Early Act coordinator for Greater San Marcos Rotary.
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International Fellowship of Rotarian EducatorsThe International Fellowship of Rotarian Educators is one of RI's newer fellowships. The website address is www.rotarianeducators.org. As you can see from the website, one does NOT have to be an educator or work in the field of education to |
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Happy New Year to All from DG Carol and Doug Holmes! |
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District 5840 Rotarians in Chicago Many Rotarians from District 5840, recently attended events in Chicago, Illinois, including a visit to Rotary International Headquarters. To see pictures, click here. Pictured above are DG Carol Holmes and her husband Doug, at RI Headquarters.
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Rotary Photo Contest Underway Are you a great photographer or just happened to take a great shot of one of your club's fundraisers or events? Why not submit it to the 2018 Rotarian Photo Contest? Your picture could show up in a future Rotarian Magazine. Find out more here.
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DGN Hutcherson Rides to End Polio Rotary raises money to eradicate polio in many ways. One way is the "Ride to End Polio" sponsored by Rotary District 5500 and held in Tucson Arizona in November, each year, as part of El Tour de Tucson. |
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Rotary in India Trip PDG Sherri Muniz will be taking a group to India in March, 2018. If you would like more information on this trip, please click here for more information. The offer has been extended to December 15, 2017. |
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Important FYI: Upgrades to Rotary International ServersDear Rotarian,
We will be making significant upgrades to our servers on 18 and 19 November. Due to the size of this project, some functions on Rotary.org and My Rotary that require a sign-in will not be available. These include: |
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Successful Year at Morgan’s Wonderland
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San Antonio Downtown Club Builds Blanket Fort The SA Downtown Rotary Club members volunteered to sew blankets for the Autism Treatment Center’s “Autism Uncovered” project. They hope to bring awareness to autism by building a Blanket Fort that is going for a Guinness World Record . The event will be held November 19 at Toyota Field.
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Rotary Action Group for Peace.jpg) The Rotarian Action Group for Peace is an action-driven group of Rotarians, Rotarians’ spouses and Rotaractors working together for the purpose of advancing peace and preventing wars throughout the world. Learn more about the Rotary Action Group for Peace here.
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NEEDED: Chair for 2018-2019 D5840 At-Large Peace Scholar ProcessDistrict 5840 would like to sponsor an At-Large Peace Scholar, in 2018-19, and are searching for someone to chair the process.
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Rotary's Rose Bowl Parade Float Holiday Party For more Rose Bowl Parade info, click here.
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NEW: GULF COAST DONOR ADVISED FUND
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LETTER FROM ROTARY INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT IAN RISELEY Dear Governor Holmes,Mexico is now on a long road to recovery after two powerful earthquakes earlier this month, followed by aftershocks that occurred over last weekend. |
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Morgan's Wonderland-More Delightful than Frightful
Rotarians around the District will be volunteering their time and talent to help at the 5th Annual Morgan's Wonderland Halloween event. |
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Fredericksburg Rotary Exchange StudentJana Brockmann, Fredericksburg Rotary Club's Exchange Student for 2017-2018, enjoyed her first "muscle car" ride as part of the fun at...
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Attention Club Newsletter Writers If you are in charge of your Rotary Club's newsletter, there is now an easy to use club newsletter creator that works seamlessly with your club's membership list. |
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Hays County Meet & Greet Huge Success |
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Winston Interact Has Heart |
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Find Speakers For Your Club Meetings The "Speakers’ Bureau" is designed to give Rotary Clubs a broad selection of dynamic, inspiring speakers, who are willing to speak at your club function for no charge. |
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IRS Filing Requirements
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New and Improved Rotary Club CentralThe new and improved Rotary Club Central is finally here! Sign in now to experience the upgraded platform. And don’t forget — you can access Rotary Club Central with a desktop or mobile device. If you need help navigating the new platform, go to the Rotary Learning Center and search for Rotary Club Central to access any of the several guides.
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ROTARY CLUB OF PAKURANGA TOUR OF NEW ZEALAND.png)    The Rotary Club of Pakuranga invites you to join The Ultimate 17-Day Rotary Tour of New Zealand, April 6-22, 2018. |
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District Governor Club Visit Schedule 2017-18District Governor, Carol Holmes, will be visiting clubs all around the District during the 2017-2018 Rotary year. Here is her schedule as of 1/1/18.
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HELP VISITING ROTARIANS FIND YOUR CLUBIf your Rotary Club has changed their meeting time, date, location or any other pertinent information, please contact the District Website Manager, Terri Politi, as soon as possible, to make the changes on the District website. In addition, it is important that you visit the Rotary International website at Rotary.org to update your meeting information. Thank you!
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#1DistrictAllHeart Workshop #1DistrictAllHeart Workshop
November 12, 2016
District 5840 is offering a dynamic workshop for your club focusing on
Public Image, Membership and Foundation
Location: Northern Hills United Methodist Church
3703 N Loop 1604 East - Bulverde exit
San Antonio, TX 78247
Time: 9am-3pm (Registration begins at 8:30am)
Cost: $15-lunch included
Here’s what you’ll get when you attend:
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Sign Up Now for Sydney Harbor Dinner Cruise for Zones 21 and 27!
Sydney Harbor Paddle WheelerCowboy Dinner Cruisefor Zones 21 and 27During the RI ConventionSunday, June 1, 20148:00 p. m.Register early as seating is limited!$80.00 per personClick HERE to register online
Contact Al Muniz for a brochure: ermodels@msn.com |
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District Seeking Host Clubs for GSE Team from IndiaOur Rotary District 5840 will be hosting a GSE team from District 3212 in India from April 10 until May 10, 2013. At this time we are taking applications from Rotary Clubs to serve as hosts to this team. What is needed to apply is a tentative agenda including a vocational day and a list of potential host families. If you club is interested in hosting the Team based on the tentative schedule below, please provide the following information NO LATER THAN FEBRUARY 17TH 1. Name of Rotary Club, Club President’s contact info and GSE Club Chair’s contact info 2. A brief outline of activities for the team, including Rotary club meetings and/or projects as well as cultural activities 3. A brief outline of at least one day’s activities devoted to the vocations of the team 4. Verification that your club has host families available to meet the needs of the team Send your TENTATIVE ITINERARY by e-mail to: Sherri C Muniz at scmuniz@msn.com Your request to host will be considered and you will be notified at once if your club is selected. At that time, a full itinerary giving names, street addresses and contact information of each host family, a schedule of host families and all planned activities, specific locations of all planned activities, names and contact information for any Rotarians escorting the team, details of at least one day’s activity devoted to the vocation of each member. |
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Interact Students Ready to Change the World Will Gather for Conference Nov. 5Early Saturday morning, November 5, 2011, hundreds of teenagers from a 44-county area will converge on The Winston School San Antonio for a New Generations Conference of leadership training, sharing accomplishments and international community service. High school Interact clubs in central and south Texas have volunteered many week-ends over the past year to better their local communities and the world through hands-on volunteer projects, raising money and collecting items to help those in need. Interact members develop a world-wide network of friendships and learn the importance of:
As one of the most significant and fast-growing programs of Rotary service, with more than 10,700 clubs in 109 countries and geographical areas, Interact has become a worldwide phenomenon. Approximately 200,000 young people are now involved in Interact. For details about the conference, click on District 5840 New Generations Interact Conference in the District Events section of the Home Page.  Pictured with the Winston Interact Club are (back row from left) Past Centennial District Governor John Peterson, Boerne Sunrise Rotary Club President Charlie Wetherbee, Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar from Lebanon, Lamis Lamareddine. Back row right: Rotary Executive Assistant District Governor Dr. Yvonne Soliz-Valdez, Rotary District Governor Elect Lisa Herring, and Professor/Interact Club Sponsor, Mike Canales. The Winston School Interact Club recently received acknowledgment from the White House as five members were awarded Presidential Volunteer Service Awards. Winston Spanish teacher and Interact Club Sponsor, Mike Canales, adds, “Our Interact Club logged over 3,000 community service hours and collected over $7,000 in cash and in-kind donations for nonprofit agencies/organizations last school year. This is an increase of service hours and funds raised compared to the prior year. ” South Texas Money Management is the conference facility sponsor. Other underwriters include the Boerne Sunrise Club. |
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From the Governor's DeskJust before the start of this Rotary year, Rotary International President Kalyan wrote to give all District Governors of our Rotary world a focus for this year of Rotary service. I was certain that the letter would talk about Membership – so critical to being able to increase our service to humanity; and if not talking about membership, he would surely remind us of the importance of support to our Rotary Foundation – the fuel that helps keep our Rotary wheel spinning. How surprised I was when I read his words – “give added emphasis to one important Avenue: Vocational Service. Vocational Service is what makes Rotary unique. It is the foundation of all of Rotary.”
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PDG Jim Berg Named Regional Rotary Foundation CoordinatorCongratulations to Past District Governor Jim Berg of the Rotary Club of San Antonio on being selected as Regional Rotary Foundation Coordinator (RRFC). This role will require a significant commitment of time and energy from PDG Jim.
As RRFC, PDG Jim will work with the district governors and the district Rotary Foundation committees to promote The Rotary Foundation, to train and manage his Zone team and the district leadership, and to ensure district fundraising and program goals are met. Promotion of The Rotary Foundation's Future Vision Plan will also be an important aspect of this position during his term as RRFC.
Please take a moment to email or call Jim and congratulate him on this great achievement. |
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Rotarians rally to help those affected by brush firesDistrict Governor Suresh Pahwa of District 5870, which includes the Austin and Bastrop areas, thanks fellow Rotarians for their concern. Several Rotarians have lost their homes in the Bastrop fire, and one exchange student has lost everything except the clothes on his back and his passport. Among the items he lost were an acoustic and an electric guitar. Fortunately, he and his host family are safe. The following Facebook link is the best source of up-to-the-minute information about how we can help our fellow Rotarians. (This is a public Facebook page; you don't have to be a Facebook member to view the page.)
Follow this link to a Facebook page, Rotary D5870 2011 Brush Fire, to learn the latest news from our Rotarian brothers and sisters:
Fred Hansen is the District's Commander for this disaster. He can be reached at (512) 659-6019 or fredhansen@hotmail.com.
DG Suresh Pahwa can be reached at (512) 458-8855 or D5870dg12@gmail.com. |
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New Generations--5840 Speaks!
Check out our monthly video feature, 5840 Speaks. This month features Interact students telling about why they serve--this is the future of Rotary!
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From the Governor's Desk . . . “Teenagers volunteer 2.4 billion hours annually in the United States. Youth volunteering has increased steadily over the past ten years, with 30% of youth participating in volunteer activities at least once a month in 2000. Out of 13.3 million youth, 59.3% volunteer an average of 3.5 hours per week, versus 49% of the adult population who volunteer an average of 4.2 hours. When youth volunteer, adults tend to volunteer also.” Above cited in University of Nevada Reno – Fact Sheet 03-23 http://www.unce.unr.edu/publications/files/cd/2003/fs0323.pdf We find ourselves now in Rotary’s “New Generations” Month – focusing on our Rotary programs: RYLA, Interact, Rotaract, and Rotary Youth Exchange, as well as related programs such as EarlyAct or EarlyAct FirstKnight. Throughout this month’s district newsletter As the Wheel Spins you will find
articles about the amazing programs Rotary offers – programs that can change the lives of those who participate. Young people who are active in service organizations are less likely to abuse alcohol, or become pregnant – they are more likely to do well in school and graduate – and through Rotary’s programs they learn about the Four Way Test and develop ethical leadership skills. Each young person involved in Rotary’s New Generations programs has their life changed for the better in some way . . . |
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Winston School Interact Students Receive Presidential Service AwardFive Winston School San Antonio Interact Club students received the President's Volunteer Service Award on Aug. 30, 2011, from Rotarian Dr. Yvonne Soliz-Valdez. Minerva Abrego-Sanchez, representing Texas Senator Leticia Van de Putte, read a letter and presented certificates of congratulations to each student.
Cory Weinberg received a gold award and Lauren Rosnack, T. J. Gold, Lisa Luna and Marcos Kauffman received bronze awards.
Pictured with the Winston Interact Club are (back row from left) Past Centennial District Governor John Peterson, Boerne Sunrise Rotary Club President Charlie Wetherbee, Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar from Lebanon, Lamis Lamareddine. Back row right: Rotary Executive Assistant District Governor Dr. Yvonne Soliz-Valdez, Rotary District Governor Elect Lisa Herring, and Professor/Interact Club Sponsor, Mike Canales. |
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5840 Speaks! |
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Welcome to our new website!Welcome to the new Rotary 5840 District website. Over the coming weeks we will be rolling out new features, new options, and new ways for you to stay in touch with our District Governor and members of her leadership team.
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Raffle Drawing: May 1, 2025 (winners announced live on our Facebook Page from 6-8PM)
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