The Rotary Club of Austin-Southwest partners with El Buen Samaritano Mission in southwest Austin to help fight food insecurity. El Buen has been the recipient of the Club's DAP grant money (along with additional funds from the Club) for the past 4-5 years.
Monthly, Club members volunteer at the drive-through food pantry serving 300 families per day. Previously, the Club purchased a Peace Pole and installed it in the El Buen Community Gardens. In November, Club members installed 2 additional Peace Poles with appropriate foreign languages and English in the area of the food bank clients drive by. This area provides great visibility for Rotary and promotion of world peace in these turbulent times.