Since the start of the Rotary year on July 1st, I have been fortunate to visit numerous Rotary clubs, and each visit has been a lot of fun. These visits have provided me with the opportunity to establish new friendships, exchange ideas, and gain insights from the diverse perspectives of fellow Rotarians.
Join us on Saturday, August 24 at 9AM for the District Rotary Foundation Seminar at the Georgetown Parks & Recreation Dept.1101 N College St, Georgetown (Hybrid - in person/zoom). Open to all Rotarians! Whether you are a new club Foundation Chair, have years of experience, or simply interested in understanding how our Rotary Foundation operates, there's something for everyone. Click to Register.
Come learn WHY and HOW you can support your Club’s Public Image on Tuesday, August 27th 4:30-6:30PM on Zoom! We will spend the first hour discussing WHY this is important and how to inspire your members to get involved and the second hour on HOW with a review of the tools and resources that have been developed to support your Club’s Public Image efforts! Open to all Rotarians. Click to Register.
Rotarians, your District Membership Team wants to thank you all for your efforts to Grow Rotary this past year. As we look toward Rotary Year 2024-2025, the most important thing clubs need to do is Have a Plan. Have a plan for Growing Rotary through Growing Rotarians.
Pies for polio raised $300 in five minutes! The Rotary Club Of Austin NxNE’s president Karen Bogisch stepped up to the plate, literally, and took one for the love of the 100 children, whose lives will be saved by this donation.
The Rotary Club of Austin-SW continues their environmental project, "A New Home for Styrofoam". The first Saturday of the month from 9am-1pm, Club members and volunteers staff the collection booth at the SFC Farmer's Market in South Austin.
Austin NxNE took the month of May to raise money during our monthly meetings. The club raised $1100 at the meetings plus $231 via our link and also donated 8 fans. We presented the funds and fans at the Kickoff at KXAN on July 12th and were featured live on the noon KXAN news.
Bastrop Rotary has been partnering for several years with a local organization that provides temporary residences for homeless families. "In the Streets/Hands Up High" requires adults to be searching for work during their stay, provides skills training, and supports folks with meals while at the facility.
Rockdale Rotary has joined forces with Rockdale Chamber of Commerce for the past few years to provide fans to our residents in need. Until this year, the Chamber was the driving force behind the project
August is National Wellness Month. The focus of this month is on self-care, stress management, and creating healthy routines, all of which contribute to positive mental health.
Rotary E-Club of Central Texas supported District 5870 and RYLA by donating funds to provide a meal to the 2024 RYLA CAMP and Rotarians Joan and Kent Bohls assisted in serving the young leaders a noon meal on July 1. The young leaders are making a difference in the present and in the future and we are proud to support them.
Marble Falls Rotary Club presented the Wesley Respite Center a generous grant to the director, Allie Bennett, on behalf of the center. The theme for the day was “fishing.”
The Rotary Clubs of Austin and Killeen hosted a military family from Ft. Cavazos this week end at the Hilton Austin Hotel through Operation Vacation. Joe Bolash, GM of the hotel greeted SSG Ivann Icao, his wife and their children and escorted them to their room for a two nite complimentary stay with breakfast each morning, a fantastic amenity in their room upon arrival and free parking in the heart of downtown Austin.
South Austin Rotary Club with some help from the Southwest Austin Rotary Club built a castle stage set for Eden Park Academy located in south Austin. Designing, purchasing materials and constructing theater flats were all done ahead of time and on Thursday, July 18th the two clubs came together at the school and made the dreams a reality.
The Rotary Club of Marble Falls delivered Chik-fil-A lunch to the Habitat for Humanity building crew on Wednesday July 24th at 709 Downs Dr. in Granite Shoals, Tx. A tour was given of the build to learn more about Habitat for Humanity.
The Georgetown Sunrise Rotary Club (GSRC) started the new Rotary year strong with a service project in July. We participated in the Family Eldercare Central Texas Summer Fan Drive that provide fans to our neighbors who do not have conditioning in their homes during the hot Texas summer.
Check your refrigerator before you shop and only buy what you will eat. If food goes to the landfill and rots, it produces methane. Methane is the second most abundant greenhouse gas, after carbon dioxide. Though it breaks down more quickly, methane traps 80 times more heat than carbon dioxide, making it a major contributor to climate change. Methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, is emitted from landfills, resulting from the decaying of organic waste over time under anaerobic conditions.
Marble Falls Rotary Club Sponsors Global Scholarship Student Addie Stone. She has recently left her role as Government Relations Specialist at the Texas Department of Agriculture, where she analyzed legislation, communicated TDA policies, and managed interstate collaboration.
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