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? |
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 |
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. |
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. |
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). |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
Annual Breakfast With Santa Fair Oaks Ranch Rotary Club members assisted the Boerne Noon Rotary Club with their annual Breakfast with Santa community project. |
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. |
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: |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
Wimberly Rotary Supports The Community Members of the Rotary Club of Wimberley met with District Governor Kristy Vandenberg on Tuesday, December 14, 2021. |
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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San Marcos Inducts 5 New Members On December 8th, 2021 San Marcos inducted five new members into the club. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
SA South Day of Giving Complete Thanksgiving meals for two families was recently provided by The Rotary Club of San Antonio South and RBFCU. |
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. |
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. |
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! |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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! |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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). |
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. |
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: |
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. |
San Marcos Builds Rotary Mini Libraries Rotarian Larry Hanson completed construction of two mini libraries for the Rotary Club of San Marcos. |
Seguin’s Oldest and Most Haunted Hotel The Rotary Club of Seguin is very proud of our town’s many restored historical buildings. |
Together, Let's End Polio! Check out our list of Pints for Polio Events happening this month. Together, we can end polio! |
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. |
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! |
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 |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
Rotarian Of the Quarter Russ Renaud was awarded Rotarian of the Quarter in recognition of his dedication to the Hondo-D'Hanis Rotary Club. |
Hondo's 26th Anniversary! Rotary Club of Hondo-D'Hanis was chartered on September 27, 1995 - we are celebrating our 26th year! |
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. |
Rotary Mixer at Deep Creek Rotary Club of Hondo-D'Hanis held our first quarter Mixer Thursday, September 16th @ Deep Creek in Hondo. |
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. |
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. |
Rotaract Club at Texas State University Returns After a hiatus because of Covid, the Rotaract Club at Texas State University has begun anew. |
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! |
Fundraisers on Labor Day Fredericksburg Nimitz Rotary had two fundraisers in one day on Labor Day. |
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! |
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! |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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'. |
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! |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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! |
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. |
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. |
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. |
San Angelo Rotary 2021 Shrimp Fest San Angelo Rotary 2021 Shrimp Fest |
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. |
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. |
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! |
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. |
Rotarians Partners with Hondo Public Library Our Rotary Club partners with the Hondo Public Library every year to support their Summer Reading Program. |
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. |
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. |
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! |
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. |
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. |
Field of our Dreams Becoming a Reality What was once a dream, is now becoming a reality. |
New Braunfel's Independence Day Parade As always, our local club had a presence in the Independence Day Parade in New Braunfels. |
You Make A Difference The Rotary Club of Hondo-D'Hanis awarded 2 "You Make a Difference Awards" to two very deserving ladies. |
New 2021-22 Member Inducted Rotary Club of Hondo-D'Hanis proudly inducted our first New Member for the 2021-22 Year! |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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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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. |
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! |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
One Last Service Project... The Providence Rotary Interact Club completed one final service project before leaving for the summer. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
Youth Citizenship Awards Kerrville Rotary held their yearly program that provides Citizenship Awards to area fifth grade students. |
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. |
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! |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
Be Strong and Courageous
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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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
Scholarship Tournament Pays Big Dividends The Rotary club of San Antonio South awarded nine students from southside high schools with $9000 in scholarship money. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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/ |
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! |
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. |
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! |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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 |
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!! |
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: |
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. |
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. |
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! |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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 |
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. |
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. |
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). |
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! |
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. |
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! |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
POLIOPLUS AND COVID - STATUS AND HOW TO FUNDRAISE
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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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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! |
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! |
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. |
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 |
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). |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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). |
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. |
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! |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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! |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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)! |
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. |
DG Xavier Toson's December Message Season’s Greetings: December Is Disease Prevention and Treatment Month |
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. |
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. |
Mission School Supply Drop Complete The Eagle Pass Rotary Club purchased school supplies for two elementary schools: Ray H. Darr and Pete Gallegos Elementaries. |
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. |
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. |
Halloween Golf Tournament Hondo/D'Hanis Rotary Club hosted a Halloween Golf Tournament at our local golf course. |
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, |
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. |
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. |
Rotary Club Gives Away Free Books The Rotary Club of Wimberley handed out free books on Halloween in front of A Fit Plan. |
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. |
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. |
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 |
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. |
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! |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
Lone Star RLI - Part II - Final Session 10-6-2020 D5840 members involved with recently concluded Lone Star Rotary Leadership Part II session included: |
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. |
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. |
Walk to End Alzheimer’s Once again this year, the San Antonio Northeast Rotary Club participated in the Walk to End Alzheimer’s. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
Video Recording of District Town Hall with SA Mayor, Ron NirenbergClick the photo to play video |
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. |
DG Xavier Toson's October Message Greetings Rotarians, |
The Rotary Logo is the Face of the Organization |
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. |
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 |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
Canyon Lake Donation The Canyon Lake Rotary Club recently donated $10,000 to the Community Resource and Recreation Center in Sattler. |
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. |
Jourdanton Rotary Supports Local Economy This Spring the Jourdanton Rotary supported local and chain businesses during these unprecedented times to boost our economy. |
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! |
Virtual Town Hall - PRIP Rich King |
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 |
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. |
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 |
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? |
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. |
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! |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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, |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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 |
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. |
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. |
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, |
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! |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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 |
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. |
San Antonio South Delivers Meals to Healthcare Workers The Rotary Club of San Antonio South has been very busy during this time of shut down. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
