At the Rotary District 5870 Conference of Clubs, there were four Rotary clubs honored by District Governor Rick Stacy for their Community partnership with Austin ISD and Pecan Springs Elementary in East Austin. These clubs  were E Club of Central Texas, Austin Cosmopolitan, University Area Rotary and the Rotary Club of Austin. 
This partnership  brought an incredible character/ ethics program called EAFK to the students that teaches them how to make right choices, live by a code of ethics  and follow the Four Way Test. This program has been going on at that school for over nine years and during that time these Rotary clubs’ support grew into much more educational opportunities through service clubs, Literacy, Books for Me, mentoring/ role models, educational supplies, butterfly gardens and outdoor learning centers. The students and staff now see “hope” in their future and these Rotary clubs  have received the gift of walking in the kids’ shoes and sharing the gift of service to a community in need. Thank you Rotary for changing the world one student at a time.