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Looking for More "News Around The District"? Looking for more news about the Clubs in Rotary District 5870 Central Texas? Check out the "News Around the District" page for all stories. (Hint, use the search box at the top of the page to easily find your story.
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DG Shannon Coleman's July Message
Happy New Year, District 5870! Over the past few years, the importance and power of connection has been evident as we have come together to help those in need. What amazes me most is that this heart felt desire to help others took place on a global level. We have all witnessed how much can be achieved by working together. |
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New Rotary Year Check List Time to get ready for the NEW ROTARY YEAR! Download this NEW YEAR PUBLIC IMAGE CHECK LIST 2022-2023 .. to get you started. |
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Saying Thank you to our Ft. Hood Military Troops!
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2022 Thomas R. Kirk Scholarship Recipients The McGregor Rotary Club hosted a Scholarship Luncheon on May 18, 2022 to honor 7 McGregor High School Seniors who were awarded the Thomas R. Kirk Scholarship for this year.
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Scholarships Awarded Each year, the Rotary Club of Marble Falls awards $10,000 to local seniors striving to further their education by attending a trade school, 2 year or 4 year college program. This year, 5 scholarships were awarded to students from Marble Falls High School. We wish them well on their next phase of life!
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Temple Rotary Dedicates Little Library, Park Bench, Trees at housing authority; Partners with Altrusa for books Rotary Club of Temple dedicated a “Little Library," a Rotary bench and two trees at Central Texas Housing Consortium’s Jonathan Moore Apartments in Temple on Wednesday morning.
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1st Gen Belton HS Student Receives $10,000 Temple Rotary Scholarship The Rotary Club of Temple presented a $10,000 scholarship Thursday (June 9) to Jasmyne Joseph, a first-generation college-bound Belton High School senior.
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Bike Racks Project for the City of Bastrop The Rotary Club of Bastrop County worked with the City of Bastrop on a “Bike Racks for the City of Bastrop” project. The objective of this project is to support Bastrop City goals for a “multi-modal transportations” approach to encourage bicycling and walking for enjoyment of the city by residents and visitors.
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Rotary Club of Pflugerville Awards $25,000 in Scholarships
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Celebrating a Great First Year Rotary Club of Austin North Metro, one of District 5870's two Passport Clubs, celebrated their first full year at the Anchor Bar in Round Rock on June 13th. The Gavel was passed from President Miriam Moorman to President Elect Dian Edwards as the club celebrated the year's accomplishments including a Rotary Citation, a new EAFK program, and a successful First Annual Bowl-A-Thon which is hoped to become the club's signature fundraiser.
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2022 Education Grant Recipients Lakeway / Lake Travis Rotary Club Education Grant Winners include:1. Brogan Leonard - Attending TEEX Fire Academy, Texas A&M University, $5,4002. Mia Garcia - Attending Texas Tech University, $5,0003. Kiersten Crespell - Attending Texas A&M University, Central Texas, $5,0004. Emily Urista - Attending Texas A&M University, $5,0005. Sofia Gonzales - Attending Wellsley College, $5,0006. Jack Mann - Attending Texas A&M University, $2,5007. Jamey Etheridge - Attending Texas A&M University, $2,5008. Joelle Halfmann - Attending University of Oklahoma, $2,5009. Juan Pablo Urista - Attending Carnegie Mellon University, $2,100
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SIPS AND DIPS Join West Austin Rotarians on July 9th at 6pm for the perfect summer event at Water2Wine, 3300 West Anderson Ln. Wine tasting, great Mexican food, live music and art show. Raise a glass to celebrate friends, summer and service! Click to buy tickets.
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Ukrainian Rotarian visitor Andrea CHerepanov from Mykolaiv Ukraine was our guest and spoke to us about his home, Rotary Convention experience and his family visit to Austin. He is President Elect of his Club in Mykolaiv. We also had a visit from Rotarian Mary Anne Rishebarger from Maryland as well
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NW Austin Installation at the Nyle Maxwell's Vehicles Unique Museum You snooze you lose! This is the only way to say that if you missed last night's installation at Nyle Maxwell's Vehicles Unique Museum, you missed the event of the year.
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See you Later, Not Goodbye! We said "See You Later!" to Rotarian Kevin Mouller after serving the Fairfield Rotary Club since 2004.
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Rotary is Fellowship Among many things, what I love most about Rotary is its ability to bring people together and its inclusive, welcoming nature. When you walk in, you automatically have a group of lifelong friends. Here are photos from our most recent social at Austin Cosmopolitan! We laughed, we enjoyed each others' company and the hours passed by so quickly. It's true, time flies when you're having fun.
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May Operation Vacation Ft. Hood The Rotary Clubs of Austin and Killeen in partnership with the Stephen F. Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel and the County Line on the Lake hosted a military family for a special R&R weekend in Austin to thank them for their service.
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Register to District & Club Leader Installation Come join us on Saturday, June 18th at Concordia High School Cardinal Hall in Pflugerville as we install our District / Club Officers and celebrate the 2022-23 Rotary International "Imagine Rotary" theme! Tickets - $45/per person - includes a buffet luncheon & includes adult beverages. |
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Celebration of Life - May |
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Veterans Honored Rotary Club of Temple honors two Vietnam Era Veterans during annual Memorial Day Commemoration. Special thank you to LTG (ret) Paul ”Butch” Funk and LTC (Ret) Dr. Bob Crouch. #templerotarystrong #1DistrictStrong #rotaryinternational #ServiceAboveSelf #ServeToChangeLives
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DG Beverly Luedke's June Message
Time has definitely flown……just a short 11 months ago, I had a lot of plans, goals and hopes for District 5870. And now, looking back over the past 11 months, I am thrilled to say that many of them came to fruition. Rotarians of District 5870, YOU can be so proud of what you have accomplished.
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 On May 6th the Northwest Austin Club gave out $32,000 in scholarships to 13 seniors from Westwood High School, McNeil High School, and Navarro High School.
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Temple Rotary Donates to Promise House for Homeless Rotary Club of Temple presented a check for $4,190 during its noon meeting May 26 to Rucker Preston, executive director of Family Promise of East Bell County. The funds will be used to help furnish one of the bedrooms for the new transitional housing campus they are building
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Temple Jackson Park Cleanup Rotary Club of Temple adding a sprinkle of love to a community gem, Jackson Park, part of the Temple Parks & Recreation. |
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Little Free Library for Cedar Park The Rotary Club of Cedar Park-Leander has enjoyed being a part of DG Beverly Luedke’s Rotary District 5870 grant which includes the construction, installation, and ongoing management of a Little Free Library.
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E-Club Hosts Four-Way Test Speech Competition The Rotary E-Club of Central Texas hosted a Four-Way Test Speech competition on May 12 via Facebook Live.
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Monarch Butterfly Project Hats off to the #Rotarians and the McGregor Interact Students who participated in the Monarch Butterfly Service Project at District Conference. Each participant had the opportunity to assemble a kit for an educator, which contained seeds, lesson plans, and supplies for educating children about monarchs and encouraging them to plant milkweed. 50 kits were assembled and were delivered to schools on the Waco area.
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Rotary Club of Pflugerville leads effort to replace markers in historic Black cemetery St. Mary’s Cemetery lies within Pflugerville’s Historic Colored Addition, a parcel of land off West Pecan Street with roots in segregation. Sold in 1910 to Black Texans who were not permitted to live within Pflugerville's city limits, the Historic Colored Addition remains the site of two historic cemeteries, a historic church, and several homes and businesses.
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Promise House Roof Being Installed as Donations Pour In The RC of Temple-South banded together and raised $3500 on a flash project to completely furnish one of the seven bedrooms for the new $1.3 million dollar facility Family Promise of East Bell County under construction in Temple. |
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Marble Falls Daybreak Rotarians participate in 5K fundraiser for local Recovery House For many years Marble Falls Daybreak Rotary has been a supporter of the Open Door Recovery House, a local, residential, sober–living home for women who are rebuilding their lives and breaking the chains of addiction. Open Door has been very successful, providing a 65% to 80% non–recidivism rate each program year, over its 12 year tenure, for their successful participants. |
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Rotary Awards $6K to THS grad Rotary Club of Taylor honored the top 10% of graduates from local public schools and awarded its $6000 Bunnell-Rotary Academic Scholarship Trey Boles at the club’s annual scholars banquet on May 2.
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8th Annual Flatonia Rotary Golf Fundraiser Flatonia Rotary Golf Tournament was a big success on Sat. 14 Teams played great golf but a chance to sink a hole in won to win a new Ford Bronco fell short. Golfers played for a cause, with 100% net proceeds to benefit local & international programs. 1st place winners flights 1,2,3
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Sprinkling a Little Love on Jackson Park Rotary Club of Temple joined together on Saturday, May 14 to sprinkle a little love on a beautiful community park.
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Rabies Clinic for Caldwell Area Residents Sponsored by Rotary Club and Texas A&M The annual Rabies Clinic sponsored by the Caldwell Rotary Club was held on May 3, 2022 from 2-6pm at the Burleson County Fairgrounds.
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Caldwell Rotary Uses DAP Funds to Provide Books for Every Pre K Student in Caldwell ISD Caldwell Rotarians made an investment of their DAP funds by purchasing books for every Pre K student at Caldwell Elementary.
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Congratulations Betty Richardson! Congratulations to Betty Richardson who was awarded the 2021-22 ROTARY INTERNATIONAL SERIVCE ABOVE SELF AWARD! Betty is an amazing Rotarian who lives the life of Service Above Self. She is a member of the RC of Austin University Area.
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Public Image Super Star Winners! The following Clubs completed all 5 levels of the Public Image Super Star Challenge and will receive a super cool HASHTAG sign and 3 Yard Signs that we will have shipped to each of the current Club Presidents. THANK YOU for being a PUBLIC IMAGE SUPER STAR CLUB!
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Rise Against Hunger Austin Rotary Project The Rotary Club of Austin in partnership with Westlake, West Austin, Cosmopolitan, South Austin and North by Northeast Rotary clubs packed 25,000 food bags for Rise Against Hunger. These may look like simple meals of rice and soy but they represent the battle against world hunger. It is one of the most rewarding Rotary service projects. Service Above Self! |
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May .... I SPY THE GOVERNOR?? Do you know where Beverly is? Hint, this place is near and dear to Rotary and District 5870.
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Thank you from Georgetown Days for Girls Please give our heartfelt thanks to your Rotary members for the tremendous support we have received. We will make use of every washcloth, bar of soap and underwear to enhance the life of women and girls who do not have access to menstrual supplies. Thank you,also, to everyone who came to the workday. A mountain of work was accomplished and will help us be ready for our next packing day.
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Operation Vacation The Rotary of Austin and Killeen Rotary hosted our second military family from Ft. Hood through Operation Vacation.
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Celebration of Life - April |
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DG Beverly Luedke's May Message
IT’S HERE!!!!! May….and District Conference of Clubs….We have all been working toward the weekend we get to CELEBRATE all that we have worked so hard for over the last 10 months and it is FINALLY here.
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Empowering Girls Project A Success! Our Empowering Girls event on Saturday, April 24 was a great success. The district prepared nineteen kits to be distributed in Honduras. Each kit lasts a girl for three years, giving them back about 60 days for school, work, and living!
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A Devoted Mom
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1st Annual Bowl-A-Thon! Fundraising Chair for the Rotary Club of Austin North Metro, Sarah Carriker and her team pulled off a very successful 1st Annual Bowl-A-Thon at Highland Lanes in North Austin on Sunday, April 24th.
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Peaceable Kingdom Camp Killeen Members of Local Rotary clubs - ( Austin, West Austin, Northwest Austin, Killeen Heights, Temple South) and our District Governor Beverly Luedke were invited to tour the Variety’s Peaceable Kingdom Camp in Killeen. |
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Feeding the Hungry in South Austin Members from the Rotary Club of South Austin and Austin Westlake worked for three hours sorting and inspecting donated food prior to distribution to those in need. 2500 pounds were processed which equates to >3,000 meals. A cash donation from Rotary District 5870 was also made which will provide for another 15,000+ meals.
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Cinco De Mayo Fundraiser The Rotary Club of Austin North by Northest invites you to join them at their ANNUAL CINCO DE MAYO CELEBRATION on May 4th at Casa Chapala from 6PM to 9PM. Tickets are $50 - music, appetizers, margarita foundation and an auction.
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Four-Way Test Speech Contest Live Event! The Rotary E-Club of Central Texas will host the Four-Way Test Speech Contest via our Club's Facebook Live page on Thursday, May 12 at 6:00 p.m.
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Waco Family Abuse Playground Gets Mulched It was a beautiful day, so Waco Sunrise Rotary Club spent the morning adding tons of mulch to the playground at the Waco Family Abuse Center.
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Rotary Institute Leadership (RLI) Virtual Training Spring & Summer RLI is a grassroots coalition of Rotary districts implementing a leadership development program for “potential” leaders of Rotary CLUBS. While it is an unofficial program of Rotary International, it has substantial support of several past Rotary International Presidents and current, past, and incoming RI Directors.
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Fighting Hunger Around The World Rotary Club of South Austin and Rotary Club of Austin Southwest were joined together with volunteers from the community to fight hunger around the world at the Rise Against Hunger Meal Packing Event on Saturday, April 23. Meals packed over 15,000 in under 2 hours.
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Round Rock Sunrise Pint's For Purpose The Rotary Club of Round Rock Sunrise invites you to join them at their Pints for Purpose event on May 15 at Third Base 2PM-5PM! Tickets are $20 which can be bought online at www.rotaryroundrock-sunrise.org or at the door. Proceeds support youth & literacy projects.
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Pioneer Farms is a Living History Pioneer Farms is a Living History Park in northeastern Travis County given by the grandchildren of the Jourdan Family to honor the early pioneers who settled in the Austin area in the mid-to-late 1800s. The Jourdan cabin is original to the site, and 16 other period structures have been moved to the farm from nearby locations.
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DAP Grant Awarded The Rotary Club of Marble Falls awarded The Boys & Girls Club $3800 DAP Grant on April 12, 2022.
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Volunteering at R.O.C.K. Sunrise members volunteered on Friday, April 1st at the Ride on Center for Kids in Georgetown to assist in preparation for their 16th Annual Barn Dance fundraiser. The Barn Dance financially supports the group's mission of providing equine-assisted services to children, adults, and veterans with physical, cognitive, and emotional challenges. Members cleaned the arena, set up tables and chairs, moved hay, and set up the concession stand. Our club enjoyed supporting such a great organization.
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Come to the Biggest BBQ Competition Around The Rotary Club of Bastrop County is hosting an internationally sanctioned barbecue contest on Memorial Day weekend.
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Organizational Meeting for Possible New Club in Lampasas Rotarians from District 5870 Leadership met with Lampasas' Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Melissa Unger about developing a Satellite Club or Rotary Club in Lampasas County.
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Corsicana Rotary Club Donates Bleachers The Corsicana Rotary Club presented bleachers to the Corsicana Parks & Recreation Department Tuesday, March 22nd.
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Join the District to Empower Girls on April 23
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New at the District Conference this year! Special Friday afternoon Break Outs As a new feature of the District Conference this year, Rotarians will have the opportunity to participate in Friday afternoon break out sessions to receive training and professional development at no extra charge.
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April ... I SPY THE GOVERNOR?? Do you know where Beverly is? Hint, this place is near and dear to Rotary and District 5870.
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Rockin' Rotary The Rotary Club of Belton invites the public to the Rockin’ Rotary Street Party with Hair Metal Giants on stage performing rock classis from the 1980’s. Break out your best 80’s rocker gear, lawn chairs and blankets, and come join our club in Downtown Belton, April 8th from 5:30pm to 10:00pm.
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DG Beverly Luedke's April Message
I LOVE THIS TIME OF YEAR!!!! The trees are budding, the bluebonnets are blooming and Rotary Benches are popping up EVERYWHERE!! This is an exciting time for Rotarians and District 5870 as many things are coming to fruition. We have completed a couple of our District projects we set out to do in July and the others are close to completion. |
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Harris Elementary EAFK Jousting Event Rotarians from Cosmopolitan Rotary, Northwest Rotary ,Austin North Passport and Rotary Club of Austin at the Harris Elementary EAFK jousting event in Austin with Lady Amber and Lady Charlomaine. |
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Volunteers Needed for 2 Rise Against Hunger Events Volunteers are needed for two Rise Against Hunger Events in the month of April! First event hosted by the Rotary Club of South Austin is on April 23, 2022 9AM-1PM at the Oak Hill United Methodist Church, 7815 US-290. Click to Volunteer Second event hosted by the Rotary Club of Austin is on April 30 at Casa Chapala, 9041 Research Blvd #100. Click to Register. |
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Temple Rotary keeps growing! Rotary Club of Temple has added 12 new members so far this fiscal year, including three more pictured here with their Rotary sponsors at a recent meeting at the Central Fire Station in Downtown Temple. |
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Temple Rotary Raises $16,000 for Ukraine Humanitarian Relief The Rotary Club of Temple has raised $16,000 for food, water, medical equipment and shelter for refugees from the conflict in Ukraine.
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Bastrop County Rotary Installs New Park Bench The Rotary Club of Bastrop County has installed a new park bench adjacent to “Smitty” the nation’s largest gingerbread man, in Smithville. In the peaceful park where Smitty resides is a tranquil garden with gingerbread mosaic walking paths, and art abounds.
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RYLA's New NameWe have it!! RYLA has a new name!! Thank you to everyone who submitted such great ideas for RYLA. We had 60 submissions. I love our District and am so grateful for your help!! I could not have picked this name on my own! |
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Volunteering at Round Rock Serving Center Lori Scott, Executive Director of the Round Rock Serving Center, spoke to Round Rock Sunrise on February 18th. The club presented her with a check for $1000 on behalf of the Copperas Cove Rotary Club.
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Harris Elementary EAFK Knighting Ceremony
The students at Harris Elementary in Austin were honored today for the trait of Citizenship by Sir James. The parents of the honorees were invited to attend and this character program is sponsored by the University Area Rotary and the Austin North Metro Passport Rotary Clubs.
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Clothes to the UT Career Closet
The Rotary Club of Austin donated two carloads of new or gently used professional clothes to the UT Career Closet. The clothes are available to students as they prepare for graduation, job interviews and entering the work force.
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West Austin Rotary Project Update The Rotary Club of West Austin would like to announce that we are nearing completion of our second Global Grant. This is a water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) project in Bilampi, Nicaragua benefiting 43 families. |
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Tour of Peaceable Kingdom Peaceable Kingdom Retreat for Children (PKRC) is going to give a tour of their facility and have lunch there on April 28, from 10a – 2p (PKRC will order box lunches - $10.00 per box – payable at the door). All are welcome!
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BBQ for the Helping Hand Home
The Rotary Club of Austin hosted a bbq for the kids and staff during Spring Break at the Helping Hand Home to remind them that our members still
care about them even though we could not be around due to the pandemic. |
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Relief for Central Texas Tornado Victims The following communties from our District suffered severe damage: Elgin, Taylor and Round Rock. Nothing worse than seeing your own community destoryed. Our local Clubs are already mobilizing to help with support & relief efforts. |
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Rotarians Ready to Tee-Off in Taylor Have fun and fund scholarships at the annual Taylor Rotary Club Golf Tournament Friday, April 8, at Mustang Creek Golf Course. For information on having a team or sponsoring, email Austin Brown at abrown5@farmersagent.com.
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ANMPRC's First-Ever Fundraiser Please help make the Austin North Metro Passport Club's first fundraiser a success! Sign up a team or consider sponsoring a bowling lane. The event will also have a silent auction, raffles, and food! The bowling will be family-friendly and not competitive. The event is April 24 from 2-4:30 at Highland Lanes (8909 Burnet Road) in Austin. Sign up at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rotary-bowl-a-thon-tickets-259853487777 |
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Rotary Club of Flatonia Annual Pints For Polio Flatonia Rotary members are taking action to raise awareness, funds, and support to end polio, a vaccine-preventable disease that still threatens children in parts of the world today.
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Career Day On February 17th, The Rotary Club of Marble Falls hosted Career Day for juniors from Marble Falls High School and Faith Academy.
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Ukraine Response Update - March 23
Visit https://www.rotary.org/en/rotary-responds-ukraine-crisis and follow Rotary on social media to stay updated on how clubs can get involved and what actions Rotary members have taken and the impact it has had for people in the region. In response to the deepening humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, The Rotary Foundation has created an official channel for donors around the world to contribute funds to support the relief efforts underway by Rotary districts and has designated its Disaster Response Fund as the main avenue for contributions. |
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Human Trafficking at CD Fulkes MS Round Rock Sunrise worked in conjunction with District Governor Beverly to host Jim Weber at CD Fulkes Middle School in Round Rock on January 31,2022.
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Rotary Assistance to the Ukraine
Several of you have asked about what Rotary is doing in support of the humanitarian crises brewing in Eastern Europe. Here’s what’s been released so far:
Additional thoughts and ideas for personal or club assistance to Ukraine:
As more information becomes available, I’ll let you know how members can provide humanitarian relief to the people of Ukraine. |
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Rotary Honors Our Troops! SFC Adam Gonzalez and his lovely family from Ft. Hood enjoyed a complimentary weekend in Austin through Operation Vacation. |
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Bus Trip to the House of Friendship If you would like to get a taste of Rotary International Convention without a lot of expense, PLEASE consider hopping on the bus in Georgetown on Saturday, June 4th for a one day trip to the RI House of Friendship in Houston.
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Celebration of Life - February |
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Grants Management Training - March 19 We will hold our second Grants Managment Training Seminar on March 19, 2022 on Zoom. Both the 3hr and 1hr sessions are available. Check this page to see if you qualify for the 1 hr session. Must register in advance to receive the Zoom link. Click here to Register.
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Get Ready to Celebrate at the Conference of Clubs Mark your calendar for our Conference of Clubs on May 6-8th at the Waco Hilton Hotel! This will be a family-fun filled event along with a celebration for all the good that we have done this past year. Register now to lock-in early bird pricing (ends April 2). Click here for more details.
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Club Leader Training - April 9th Come learn what DGE Shannon Coleman has planned for Rotary 2022-23 and get Club Leader Training on April 9th at Central Texas College in Killeen. 8AM-9AM is registration and a continental breakfast. Sessions start at 9AM. Cost is $30. Click here to register.
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Temple Targets Human Trafficking Three Times The Rotary Club of Temple focused a lot of attention in February on the scourge of human trafficking by scheduling two speakers at club meetings in addition to sponsoring the anti-human trafficking trailer at the Bell County Expo Center.
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Rotary's Official Statement on Events in Ukraine
It is a tragic and sad time for the people of Ukraine and the world. At Rotary, we are deeply concerned by the deteriorating situation in Ukraine and the escalating loss of life and humanitarian hardship there. Continued military action against Ukraine will not only devastate the region, but also risk spreading tragic consequences across Europe and the world. |
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District Governor Beverly Luedke's March Message
It is FUNNY how time flies when you are either BUSY or having FUN!!! For me, it has been this entire year. We are into our last quarter of the year and we are still TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS. We have some exciting events coming up this month and I hope that each of you will take part.
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March ... I SPY THE GOVERNOR ??? Do you know where Beverly is? Hint, this place is near and dear to Rotary and District 5870. Yes, we know Governor Beverly is at the Central Texas College, but do you know why the Rotary Connection this month?
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Public Image Super Star Challenge Helpful Links & Directions We are approaching the wrap up of another very successful Rotary Year here in District 5870 CENTRAL TEXAS! As you and your clubs are reviewing your many many accomplishments…. We wanted to check in and provide a few helpful links and directions for the completion of the 2021-2022 SuperStar Challenge! |
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Public Image & Membership Seminar - March 19th Join us for the Public Image & Membership Training Seminar on Saturday, March 19 at the Georgetown Library 12:30-4:30PM. We close out the day with a Happy Hour at Mel's Lonestar Lanes. This is a free event and open to all Rotarians! Click to Register.
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Four-Way Speech Contest The Rotary E-Club of Central Texas will be hosting a Four Way Test Speech contest for high school students on the evening of Thursday, May 12, 2022, and we would like to invite clubs to participate. The Four Way Speech competition will be a virtual speech competition for students in grades 9 – 12 based sponsored by our Club with cash prizes ranging from $300 to $100. |
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Rotary Zone End Human Trafficking Meeting - Charlie Tebow, Survivor CHARLIE TEBOW - Charlie is a survivor who has dedicated her life to serving others like them. In their day job, they are an advocate working with runaway and exploited youth to help them overcome complex and compounded trauma. Charlie has also served on various working groups. Click photo to play interview. |
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Bastrop County is Getting Busy The Rotary Club of Bastrop County has been busy making partners and serving our community.
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Flatonia Rotary Hosts Pints For Polio On Saturday, 12 March 2022, The Rotary Club of Flationia will hold it’s annual Pints For Polio Fundraiser in downtown Flatonia.
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Help Save UT Rotaract Club
We are looking for leaders and members for the Rotaract Club at UT. Please notify me if you have a child, a neighbor or just anyone you know who is a student at UT in the undergraduate program. Mary Reynolds of the Austin Club has through her club members, identified a couple of potential members for the Rotaract Club as well as some strong adult support for the Rotaract Club. Contact me at bkrich5207@gmail.com or 512-922-0566. Betty Richardson |
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Waco Clubs Check Presentation District Governor Beverly Luedke, center, presents a check for $2,000 to Caritas of Waco Co-Executive Director Ann Burt Owen for the Rotary "Hunger Project--Helping Fight Hunger in Our Communities" initiative. Others pictured include Lake Brazos Rotary Club Waco President Tom Albers, Waco Rotary Club President-Elect RoseMary Mayes, Waco Sunrise Rotary President Margaret Ferguson, and Waco Rotary Club President Russell Livesay.
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Rotary Club of Austin Blood Drive The Rotary Club of Austin heard that Austin was desperate for blood donors so our club decided to help. We set up a Blood Drive bus at our February 8 meeting at the Ben Hur Shriner’s parking lot.
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Valentines Chocolates for Hart Teachers Rotary Club of Austin NxNE and the Rotary Club of Northwest Austin delivered some chocolates to our EAFK teachers at Hart Elementary.
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Roll Of Fame - March 20th Deadline As we begin preparing for District Conference May 6-8 in Waco, celebrating the Service and Dedication of Rotarians throughout the District is very important. Club Presidents, please consider nominating a member of your club for the Roll of Fame which will be awarded during the Sunday morning activities of Conference. |
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23rd Annual Charity Golf Tournament The Rotary Club of Austin-Southwest is going to have our 2022 tournament at the beautiful Falconhead Golf Course on Friday, April 22, 2022.
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Elgin Food Pantry Donation We received a grant from the Rotary Foundation just a few months after receiving our charter, and we are excited to announce that on February 8th, we were about to donate those funds to our local food pantry at the Elgin First Baptist Church. Our passion to impact our community is strong, and we are proud to align with The Rotary Foundation's focus on Community Economic Development! This is just the beginning for us!
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We Got Our Charter! On November 9, 2021, the Rotary Club of Elgin, Tx received our Charter from The Rotary Foundation!
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New Member Social On February 9th, The Rotary Club of Marble Falls held a new member social at Double Horn Brewing Company in Marble Falls.
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Flatonia HS Interact Club & Rotarians TeamUp For Highway Clean-Up Service Project The Flatonia High School Interact Club and members of Rotary Club of Flatonia did a highway clean-up service project Saturday morning Jan 29th. Safety vest were handed out and the Interact Club made a difference to keep “Flatonia Beautiful”.
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Local Rotary Clubs Co-Sponsor Rise Against Hunger Service Project On Saturday, 5 February 2022, the Rotary Clubs of Flatonia, Hallettsville, Shiner, and Yoakum co-sponsored a global service project, Rise Against Hunger, at the Flatonia Civic Center.
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Two Rotary Clubs combine to "Launch Temple" |
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Celebration of Life - January |
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February .... I SPY the Governor Where? Do you know where Beverly is? Hint, this place is near and dear to Rotary and District 5870. Yes, we know Governor Beverly is at the DFW Hyatt, but what is the Rotary Connection this month?
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Limited time only: Save on the 2022 Rotary International Convention In response to questions and concerns raised by members worldwide, we are pleased to announce that the Rotary International Board of Directors has confirmed that the 2022 Rotary International Convention will be an in-person event 4-8 June in Houston, Texas, USA. We are excited to offer a special registration rate of US$495 through 28 February. |
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FEBRUARY-- PEACEBUILDING AND CONFLICT PREVENTION MONTH
I have no hesitation in saying that world peace could be achieved and made permanent if reared on Rotary’s firm foundation of friendliness, tolerance, and usefulness. (Paul Harris, 1940 Rotary Convention) |
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RYLA Contest: RYLA Needs a New Name
RYLA needs a new name!! Due to a change in LCRA facilities, we are moving the location of RYLA to a wonderful place - Varieties Peaceable Kingdom in Killeen, TX.
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Temple Rotary Sponsors Anti-Trafficking Trailer at Youth Fair District Governor Beverly Luedke arranged for a special exhibit to travel the District in late January and the first week of February to help educate and make us aware of the signs someone may be a victim of human trafficking.
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Marble Falls Holds New Member Social Marble Falls Rotary will hold a New Member Social on February 9th at Double Horn Brewing Company.
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Elgin Charter Celebration The excitment that was in the air in Elgin, Texas on Friday, January 21 and so energizing as the Rotary Club of Elgin officially received its charter....... what a great night of fellowship.
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District Governor Beverly Luedke's February Message
I hope that each of you have your Rotary At Work shirts ready to go because February is all about SERVICE this month. We kicked off our first of four District Service Projects…..End Human Trafficking….last weekend at the very successful Foundation Gala. Partnering with Global Connections International, District 5870 is increasing the awareness of human trafficking throughout the communities of 5870 by means of student assemblies in schools as well as providing End Human Trafficking fliers to those visiting the GCI EHT trailer in communities and even a County Fair this month.
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Temple Rotary Sponsors Anti-Trafficking Trailer at Youth Fair District Governor Beverly Luedke arranged for a special exhibit to travel the District in late January and the first week of February to help educate and make us aware of the signs someone may be a victim of human trafficking.
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Community Partners The Rotary Club of Austin has several Community Partners that we support with our Good Works Budget Girl Scouts (Girl Scouts Behind Bars-providing scouting activities for girls whose parents are incarcerated) Boy Scouts (STEM School programs-teaching STEM directed activities in the East Austin schools) Sammy’s House (providing programs for the mentally disadvantaged and health fragile children) Women’s Storybook Project (Connecting incarcerated mothers with their children through literacy) and BookSpring (Support the Spanish books for the free Books for Me programs in the schools). |
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Helping Those In Need In Mayfield District 5870 gave the Mayfield, Kentucky Rotary Club $5,000 through our Keyway to use where it was most needed in support of those devasted by the tornadoes that leveled Western Kentucky.
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Rotary Club of Flatonia Participates in #WearBlueDay On Tuesday, 11 January 2022, the Rotary Club of Flatonia participated in the Department of Homeland Securities “Wear Blue Day” to bring awareness to the issue of human trafficking.
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Rotary Strives to End Human Trafficking
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2022-23 Presidential Theme Revealed Rotary International President-elect Jennifer Jones wants members to imagine the possibilities in the change they can make to transform the world. Jones, a member of the Rotary Club of Windsor-Roseland, Ontario, Canada, revealed the 2022-23 presidential theme, Imagine Rotary, as she urged people to dream big and harness their connections and the power of Rotary to turn those dreams into reality. |
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Rotary Collaboration With Berkman Elementary Round Rock Sunrise Rotary conducted their club assembly at the campus of Berkman Elementary on Friday, January 7, 2022.
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Pine Tree Seedlings Give Away to Support the Environment For the second year the Rotary E-club has given away and planted on 9E Ranch Conservation Easement 400 Virginia Pine Seedlings to support the environment.
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Frost Thanks Rotarians for Supporting Families at Christmas Pictured: John Chenoweth, Rotarian and Breakfast with Santa chair, Layla Nations, counselor at Frost Elementary School in Georgetown, TX, Doug Lowe, club president, Tamra Marbibi, Frost ES principal.
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Congratulations ShelterBox HERO! Congratulations to the Rotary E-Club of Central Texas and the Rotary Club of Northwest Austin for both earning the 2021-2022 Bronze Hero Award for "Outstanding Dedication and Support" of ShelterBox!
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Waco Sunrise Spreads Holiday Cheer Waco Sunrise Rotary brought holiday cheer to 10 families this Christmas season with delivery of food and Christmas presents.
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Rotary Club of West Austin Christmas Shopping Spree, 2021
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Volunteers Needed for Rise Against Hunger Event Volunteers are watned for the Feb. 5th - Rise Against Hunger Event hosted by the Rotary Club of Yoakum. Rise Against Hunger's mission is to end hunger by providing food & life-changing aid. Lasting impact is made by nourishing lives, empowering communities & emergency relief. The event will be held at the Flatonia Civic Center located at 208 E. North Main. Register here to volunteer.
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District Kicks-Off End Human Trafficking Campaign This Month The District 5870 Central Texas "End Human Trafficking Campaign" will be hosting the Global Connections International Human Trafficking Trailer for 10 days throughout our district as we bring AWARENESS to human trafficking to the forefront. The Global Connections International mobile education experience provides human trafficking awarenesss and prevention information. The campaign will kick-off at the Foundation Gala on January 29 at the Sherton Austin-Georgetown Hotel and Conference Center. Learn More
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Clean Water & Sanitation for Bilampi, Nicaragua - Project Update Dec 2021 We are pleased to share a second update on the Community Water and Sanitation Project in Bilampi, Nicaragua.
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Ring the Bell for Salvation Army During the month of December, the members of The Rotary Club of Marble Falls stood outside the local Wal-Mart to ring the bell for the Salvation Army.
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Celebration of Life - December |
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January ..... I SPY the Governor Where? Do you know where Beverly is? Hint, this place is near and dear to Rotary and District 5870. |
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January - Human Trafficking Awareness Month Every year since 2010, January has been proclaimed as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. Take time in January to learn more about human trafficking and action steps your Rotary Club and each Rotarian can take to prevent human trafficking.
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DG Beverly Luedke's January Message
Happy New Year!!!! I hope that each of you had a Blessed and Joyous Holiday with family and friends. There is no time better spent than with those we love. As we start the down side part of the Rotary Year, 2021-22 I have to say, “There will be NO down side to it.” There is a lot planned with:
So put your “Rotarian At Work” shirt on, call a friend and let’s all get down to DOING GOOD IN THE WORLD. See you at the Foundation Gala on the 29th. To “Serve to Change Lives”. Beverly PS ……and wear your Blue on January 11th to raise AWARENESS AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING. |
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Selection of District Governor Nominee for 2024-2025 Rotary Year
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Rotarian Peace Fellowships For World-Wide Peace
With rising tensions around the world there is a rising desire for peace. It’s what we all want instead of the conflict emerging in neighborhoods, communities, around the nation and throughout the world. |
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Adventures of The Georgetown Sunrise Rotary The Rotary, worldwide, has pursued the eradication of polio. Water for the Navajo Indians in Arizona is a Texas District 5870 project that is in process. Members of Rotary are addressing the problems of human trafficking.
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Christmas Presence .The Rotary Club of Temple-South spent their final meeting of 2020 surrounded in the spirit of giving as members purchased 40 blankets and personalized Christmas cards to provide warmth and cheer to the residents of the Brookdale Senior Living home in Temple
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South Austin Rotary Supports Soup Kitchen South Austin Rotary supports a soup kitchen at a 170 bed transitional housing facility in southeast Austin. Christmas day there saw a big splurge meal for more than 100 residents and some folks living in some nearby homeless camps.
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You're Invited Attend the Elgin Rotary Charter Celebration Rotary District 5870 Central Texas is proud to announce the charter of the Rotary Club of Elgin, TX! All Rotarians are invited to attend the official Charter Celebration on Friday, January 21st at 6PM-8PM at the Firewild On Main, 201 N Main St, Elgin, TX. Tickets are $35 which inlcuded a plated meal. DG Beverly Luedke is the featured speaker. Click to Register.
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Austin Rotary Brings Joy to Kids at Helping Hands The Rotary Club of Austin hosted a Christmas party for the kids at the Helping Hand Home last night with presents, songs, Santa and his elf.
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Breakfast with Santa For 21 years, the Sun City Club, in partnership with the Georgetown Fire Department, served up breakfast with Santa while raising funds to support gift giving and holiday food for families in need in our community.
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Happy Birthday Rotary Club of Flatonia Flatonia Rotary Club celebration of 82 years “Service Above Self” was held at the last Rotary meeting of the year. Chartered on 4-Dec-1939. Warm wishes from Suren Poruri, Assistant Governor, RI District 3150, from India was shared with the club.
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Congratulations Club Champions! Congratulations and Thank You for carrying the banner to fight the Travesty of Human Trafficking.
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We Have a Voice in the Governance of Rotary
Rotary's Council on Resolutions and Council on Legislation give us a voice in how our organization is governed.
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Global Grant Provides Clean Water for 24 Communities in Ethiopia
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Seeing the Impact We Make in Rural Ethiopia With a Global Grant
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Adoption Day 2021 The Marble Falls Daybreak Rotary partnered with CASA and CPS on November 13th to sponsor a special Adoption Day Event for children who were about to be joined into their forever families!
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Human Trafficking Resources January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. As you recall, our District Governor called on every club to conduct a Service Project, preferably in January, relating to Ending Human Trafficking (EHT).
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Register Today For Foundation Gala 2022 Join us at the District 5870 Central Texas Foundation Gala on Saturday January 29, 2022, 6:00 pm, at Sheraton Austin Georgetown Hotel & Conference Center, 1101 Woodlawn Avenue, Georgetown, TX 78628. |
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Grants Management Training - January 15 We will hold our first Grants Managment Training Seminar on January 15, 2022 on Zoom. Both the 3hr and 1hr sessions are available. Check this page to see if you qualify for the 1 hr session. Must register in advance to receive the Zoom link. Click here to register.
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District Project - Central Texas Food Bank District 5870 presented a $10,000 check to the Central Texas Food Bank last week. Because the real cost of food to our local food pantries goes for transportation, the money will actually be directed to specific local food centers for these costs.
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Cameron Rotary Club - Painting for Polio The Cameron Rotary Club sponsored a very successful Painting for Polio event on November 20th. You've never seen such lovely Christmas trees and reindeer as at our party. |
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Distinguished Service Award
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Bastrop County Holds Collection Food Drive For Local Food Pantries Bastrop County Rotary is holding a Collection Food Drive to support local food pantries on Dec. 18th from 9AM to 5PM at the First National Bank main office in Bastrop (489 SH 71).
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November Celebration of Life |
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December... I SPY, the Governor's Where? Do you know where Beverly is? Hint, this place is near and dear to Rotary and District 5870.
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Join Us in Houston at the Rotary International Convention! Last call for reduced rate! The deadline to register at the reduced rate is fast approaching. You have until 15 December 2021, so sign up and pay today to take advantage of significant savings.
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Become A People Of Action Club You have the power to increase people's understanding of Rotary by showing your members as people of action - telling and showing the public how you make a positive difference in your community.
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DG Beverly's December Message
Happy Holidays!!!!! Tis the season for joy, thankfulness and giving. We as Rotarians celebrate this season it seems all year round with all that we do in so many ways. I have been so blessed to be a part of this Rotary family and to be a part of all that we do, not only in our own backyards but around the world……a little bit like what Santa Claus does. Hummm….I never thought of it like that. Wishing you and yours a most Blessed and Wonderful Holiday Season and Thank You for being one of “Santa’s Elves”. Serving to Change Lives, Beverly |
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Adoption Day 2021 The Marble Falls Daybreak Rotary partnered with CASA and CPS on November 13th to sponsor a special Adoption Day Event for children who were about to be joined into their forever families!
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Austin-Southwest Making A Difference Austin-Southwest Rotary volunteers twice a month at El Buen Samaritano Food Pantry. This past week was Diaper handout with the food (thanks Austin Diaper Bank). Lots of nutritious food & diapers given out!
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Cameron's Painting for Polio Event |
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Zoom Series - Empowering Women & GirlsLocal Ambassador and friend of Rotary International, Erin Rigsby, will donate 15% of all orders placed at the link below before November 12th to The Rotary Foundation - PolioPlus. It's the perfect time to purchase Christmas gifts that give back! https://bit.ly/RotaryNoondayImpact Any questions about your order or how to share Noonday Collection with your friends, email Erin.Noonday@gmail.com |
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November ... I SPY, the Governor's Where? Do you know where Beverly is? Hint, this place is near and dear to Rotary and District 5870.
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Save the Date for Foundation Gala Mark your calendar for Saturday, January 29, 2022 for our Foundation Gala at the Sheraton Austin Georgetown Hotel & Conference Center. Registration opening soon!
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Celebration of Life - October & September |
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DG Beverly Luedke's November Message
Happy November and welcome to Rotary Foundation Month!!! It is hard to believe that we are already through 1/3 of our Rotary year…..it TRULY has FLOWN by!!!! We have lots to celebrate this month so hang on to your hats.
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It's Tamale Time In South Austin Tamale Season is here again, and The South Austin Rotary Club has a great way for you to get Tasty Tamales delivered straight to you or a loved one... and MAKE A DIFFERENCE at the same time!
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South Austin Rotary Supports Local Kids South Austin Club members gathered at Todos Juntos Learning Center this month to continue our work for creating a safe outdoor learning space and play area at Todos Juntos Learning Center in South Austin. They built a sandbox, installed sun coverings a new slide and painted crosswalks.
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Marble Falls Rotary Supports Polio Plus Our club kicked off Polio Plus with a Back to School and New Member Social in August at Bear King Brewing in Marble Falls! We held an “Arm and a Leg” ticket purchase to have a “CHANCE TO WIN” half the collection!
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Excellence in Membership Recognition Every good Rotarian knows the requirements for being a Paul Harris Fellow and how to move up to the next Paul Harris level.
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Global Grant Project - Whiteclay Arts Makerspace
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Safe Place Collection Drive  The Rotary Club of Austin did a Wishlist Collection Drive for Safe Place in Austin on Sat. Oct. 23 and we collected about $1800 worth of baby items, kitchen equipment, sports equipment, cleaning products, bedding and gift cards. This was a fun and safe project for our members to help our community.
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Rotary International President , Shekhar to Visit Georgetown Field Of Honor® Come join us on Nov. 7 at the 5th Annual Georgetown Field of Honor® in San Gabriel Park with special guest, Rotary International President Shekhar Mehta and first lady, Rashi to attend the Opening Ceremonies. This is an exciting opportunity for Rotarians all across Central Texas to see and hear our R.I. President in person! |
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Marble Falls' $10,000 Night Fundraiser What a great night for our club and community! Our $10,000 Night Fundraiser was a smashing success.
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Stuff the Truck Mobile Food Drive The Rotary Club of Central Texas had a successful mobile food drive on October 20 in Austin. Members and Several Rotary clubs, neighbors and friends brought food and stayed to visited in lawn chairs under trees. It became a party as the truck was filled and taken to St Luis food pantry.
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Round Rock-Sunrise Helping Kids of All-Abilities The Rotary Club of Round Rock-Sunrise was honored to participate in the City of Round Rock's annual Play for Fall event on Friday, October 15, 20201 at the Play for All Abilities park in Round Rock Texas. |
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Giddings High School Interact Club receives Outstanding Youth Organization of the Year Award In the early 1960’s, Rotary International urged Rotary Clubs to find ways to encourage service among youth, foster their active interest in the community and offer opportunities for them to develop as leaders.
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Honoring Law Enforcement The Caldwell Rotary Club honored the community's law enforcement officers and staff on October 12, 2021.
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Zoom Series - Empowering Women & Girls We are so excited to announce... A SPECIAL episode on EMPOWERING WOMEN & GIRLS on Thursday, NOV. 4th @ 4pm. Our Rotary International President, Shekhar Mehta, has challenged Rotarians around the world to get involved in finding ways to Empower WOMEN & GIRLS. We hope that you will join us in this opportunity! Click to Register. |
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What is an E-Club? An E-Club is a full-fledged regular Rotary Club. We have a board and officers. We support the foundation, have local and global service projects, believe in the 4 way test, participate on the district level, and meet regularly.
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Rockdale Rotary Donation to Vision Historic Preservation ROCKDALE, TX, SEPTEMBER 29, 2021 – Vision Historic Preservation Foundation was the guest presenter at the Rockdale Rotary Club lunch on Tuesday, September 28th.
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Harker Heights 2nd Quarter Project Fundraiser The Rotary Club of Harker Heights (Satellite) is holding a Fundraiser at Chipotle in Harker Heights.
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End Polio Now Rotary Club of Flatonia met Oct 7th at Robert’s Steakhouse for a meeting and to bring awareness to World Polio Day Oct 24th.
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Rotary Participates in Navarro College Legacy Parade Corsicana Rotary Club participated in Navarro College 75 Anniversary Legacy Parade. Corsicana Rotary Club celebrates its 100 year anniversary along with other local businesses with legacy status.
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Children's Museum Receive $16,000 Check from Temple Rotary ’Incredible! Fantastic! Absolutely entertaining! High energy and audience engagement! Definitely a 5-Star evening.’ These are just a few of the words used to describe the Rotary Club of Temple’s fundraising evening, The Killer Dueling Pianos, held September 3 at the Cultural Activities Center in Temple,” said Rotary club president Rod Henry.
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E-Club Mobile Food Drive During these days, there are folks who are really in need of food. Please help us gather nonperishable food and get it to the people who need it. Check your own pantries and see if you can share, ask your neighbors, co-workers, HOA, neighborhood, friends, and relatives and let’s get food to hungry people!
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Flatonia Interact Club Serves to Change Lives With a Highway Clean Up On Thursday, 30 September 2021, The Flatonia High School Interact Club had a service project to clean up the frontage road north of I-10 between FM-609 and State Hwy 95 for the “Adopt-A-Highway” program.
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Celebration of Life - September |
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Save the Date for Northwest Austin's October Social - "Pints for Polio" Let's get together in support of World Polio Day by joining together for a multi-club Pints for Polio event on Tuesday, October 26th! |
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Waco Habitat for Humanity Members of Waco Sunrise Rotary Club and Lake Brazos Rotary Club met with other volunteers to put up walls, frame the front porch, and wrap a Habitat House for a local Waco family. The home is just one of 7 planned by Waco Habitat for Humanity during 2021. |
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EAFK Student Orientation Sir Cass kicked off the beginning of EAFK at Jarrell Elementary and let the kids know how Knights use their armor. Jarrell Elementary is sponsored by the RC of Georgetown Sun City. |
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Tribute to A True Rotarian We had to say a final goodbye to John Burton Roberts who passed away September 4, 2021. John was a much loved member of the West Austin Rotary.
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Grow Rotary Central Texas Challenge Your Membership Team is excited to announce the new “Grow Rotary Central Texas Challenge” for 2021-2022. The Challenge is designed to lead you to become a healthy and vibrant club, while attracting new members and engaging current members. Each level contains resources and tools to help you Grow Rotary! |
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October ... I SPY, the Governor's Where?
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DG Beverly Luedke's October Message SERVICE ABOVE SELF and the work of Rotary begins in the community. As we celebrate “Economic & Community Development Month” this October, let us all focus on the impact that we as Rotarians make throughout not only our own communities but the world.
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Austin Southwest's Coats for Kids We are excited to continue our long tradition of collecting Coats for Kids Southwest in conjunction with the Travis County West Rural Center. The West Rural Center is a non-profit run by volunteers that supports the Travis County Community Center in Oak Hill.
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Rotary Club of Harker Heights (Satellite) Pet Adoption Project The Rotary Club of Harker Heights-Satellite’s Rotary 2021-2022 1st Quarter Project was to conduct, for the 2nd Year in a row, a community involved project to raise funds and donations of pet supplies & money for the Harker Heights Pet Adoption Center.
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What Is A Passport Club? In an effort to attract new members who may not be a fit for the traditional Rotary club and to bring back former Rotarians who have left due to financial, work, or family conflicts, Rl has created new club formats that will appeal across a wide range of interests and lifestyles, including the Passport Clubs.
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Trifecta of Service for Austin Southwest Rotary Rotary Club of Austin-Southwest: August Gave Us a Chance at a Trifecta of Service. As the start of school approached this month, Austin-Southwest Rotary had not one but three opportunities for service and jumped on it.
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Temple Hosts Killer Dueling Pianos “Incredible! Fantastic! Absolutely entertaining! High energy and audience engagement! Definitely a 5-Star evening!”
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Work Day At Pecan Springs Members of the Rotary Cosmopolitan Club worked at Pecan Springs Elementary in East Austin last Saturday to create sensory paths designed by one of their members, David to calm down students as they walk the path when they are out of control. The various textures on the path redirect the brain waves and give the students a chance to refocus their emotions.
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Marble Falls 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony On Saturday at 10am the Marble Falls Rotary commemorated its 19th Day of Remembrance Ceremony. Lorinda Peters, President of the Rotary Club of Marble Falls opened the ceremony.
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Green Steps - Supporting the Environment with Butterfly Garden Rotarians Linda Tyler and Sophie Downs highlighted the importance of having a native plant butterfly garden during the September Rotary Meeting as an important way to support the environment. They are shown working in the Butterfly Garden at Pecan Springs. The garden was designed by Linda Tyler and planted by Rotarians and teachers.
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Where Are My Lead Candidates Have you ever wondered why you haven’t received any Lead candidates from the D5870 Membership Chair?
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RC of Temple's 100th Anniversary GreetingRotary Club of Temple celebrates their 100th Anniversary with a message for Central Texas Rotarians. |
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2020-21 Achievement Recognition District 5870 has been recognized for its outstanding support of the Rotary Foundation in Zone 25B.
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District Governor Luedke Visits Marlin: Serve to Change Lives Rotary Club in Marlin welcomed Rotary International District 5870 Governor Beverly Luedke to its gathering on Wednesday, September 8, 2021.
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Rotary Helping Abuse Victims Taylor Rotarian Regina Jo Carlson is leading the charge to collect new or gently-used luggage filled with hygiene items for victims of domestic abuse in an area shelter.
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Early Act First Knight at Flatonia Elementary Sir Cass speaks to pre K-5th get ade students of Flatonia Elem. School about the 2021-2022 Early Act First Knight character education program. This is the sixth year that FISD has participated in this program, sponsored by Rotary Club of Flatonia.
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Lakeway Lake Travis Fundraiser This will be the 21th ANNUAL CAR GIVEAWAY sponsored by the Rotary Club of Lakeway/Lake Travis.
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Rotary Club to Honor Lives Lost on 9/11
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Lakeway/Lake Travis Annual Fundraiser This will be the 21th ANNUAL CAR GIVEAWAY sponsored by the Rotary Club of Lakeway/Lake Travis. The grand prize is a 2022 Cadillac CT4 Sedan or a XT4 SUV ! |
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Rotary Clubs Help Austin’s Pecan Springs Elementary Staff Work On Unique Learning Centers  The members of the University Area and Cosmopolitan Rotary clubs showed up on Saturday at Pecan Springs Workday along with students from Concordia. Everybody worked together to pull weeds in the butterfly gardens, create Sensory Paths and beautify the grounds to make learning outside fun! Service Above Self for our students in East Austin.
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DG Beverly Luedke's September Message
As we Rotarians roll into September, Rotary International celebrates Basic Education and Literacy Month…..and as I see it, how appropriate since school is starting. District 5870 is very well known for all that we do to support our youth and their education.
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September ... I SPY, the Governor's Where?
 Do you know where Beverly is? Hint, this place is near and dear to Rotary and District 5870.
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Back to School and Back to EAFK Now that school has started again, the students in our EAFK schools are learning their character traits again and will soon be celebrating the honorees in school ceremonies.
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Caldwell Club President Honored The Rotary Club of Caldwell Club President, Andrew Peters (Caldwell ISD Superintendent) was was chosen as the Texas A&M College of Education Human Development and Good Neighbor Partnerships Excellence in Action award winner.
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Clean Water and Sanitation for Bilampi, Nicaragua_Project Update Aug 2021 We are pleased to share an update on the Community Water and Sanitation Project in Bilampi, Nicaragua.
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Polio Plus Kick Off Our official kick off for Polio Plus was held at Bear King in Marble Falls on August 19th.
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Where Are Our Lead Candidates?
Have you ever wondered why you haven’t received any Lead candidates from the D5870 Membership Chair?
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Supporting The Rotary Foundation Thank you for supporting Rotary International/The Rotary Foundation (TRF)! Because of your dedication to Doing Good in the World and your donation to our Foundation, we achieved more in the last Rotary year (2020-2021) than ever before. Click photo to play video.
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Why Support Polio Plus??
On Saturday, Oct 23rd 2021, the World should be Celebrating/ and creating even more awareness for Polio Plus!!! Why?!?!?! |
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Discover New Horizons Make plans now to attend the 2022 Rotary International Convention, June 4-8, 2022 in Houston, Texas and "DISCOVER NEW HORIZONS!".
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Waco Rotarians making a wish come true! |
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Taylor Club Hosting Drive-Through Dinner The Rotary Club of Taylor will host its annual Chicken-fried Steak fundraiser on Tuesday, Oct. 12, to raise money for local projects.
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Trifecta of Service for Austin Southwest Rotary As the start of school approached this month, Austin-Southwest Rotary had not one but three opportunities for service and jumped on it.
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Attorney & Youth Social Services Professional Needed!
The Youth Services Committee of District 5870 is committed to protecting the youth of our district in the various programs that we sponsor.
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New Rotary Year, New Public Image Challenge We are excited to announce the rollout of our new Public Image Super-Star Challenge ! The Super-Star Challenge was designed to help Clubs increase their public image skill set. The more you promote your Club, the better the chances are at increasing your membership. It is a win-win all around! |
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Limited Time Offer
District 5870 is offering the following to any Rotarian who is already a Paul Harris Fellow but not yet a Paul Harris Fellow +8:
Using a pool of Foundation Recognition Points, we will match contributions of new cash made to the Annual Fund-SHARE during Rotary Year 2012-21 on a 1-to-1 basis in amounts of $250 to $500 for any active Rotarian in District 5870 who is not yet a Paul Harris Fellow +8. Please note: These matches are limited to one per donor and will be processed on a first come, first served basis. |
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Meet Brooke Reaves – D5870 Global Grant Scholar Brooke has been selected as one of three Global Grant Scholars this year from District 5870.
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Celebrate World Polio Day on October 24th!!!! World Polio is October 24, 2021. As World Polio Day, October 24th, approaches, all District 5870 clubs should be planning a way to celebrate the SUCCESS of Rotary International and its fight to eradicate Polio from the face of the earth.
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Marlin Rotary Welcomes New Year, New President |
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Meet Vocational Winner, Alan Reyes Gonzalez Congratulations to Alan Reyes Gonzalez who was awarded a Vocational Scholarship for 2021-2022! "To me this scholarship means that I don’t have to worry as much about not being able to continue paying for my education". He was sponsored by the Rotary E-Club of Central Texas.
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Green Steps Green Steps committee of Rotary E-Club has individual service projects and challenges around Supporting the environment for members each month.
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Meet Vocational Scholar Winner, Alejandra Garrido
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Meet Vocational Scholarship Winner - Alex Congratulations to Alex Fahrenthold who was awarded a Vocational Scholarship for 2021-22. He was sponsored by the Rotary Club of Bastrop County. " Welding has been something I have been passionate about since I was 13, and getting this scholarship will allow me to pursue my dream of being a professional welder. I am incredibly thankful for this opportunity and I highly encourage others to pursue this opportunity as well.
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Selection for 2023-24 Rotary President
Gordon R. McInally, a member of the Rotary Club of South Queensferry, Lothian, Scotland, is the selection of the Nominating Committee for President of Rotary International for 2023-24. He will be declared the president-nominee on 1 October if no challenging candidates have been suggested. McInally lauded Rotary’s ability to adapt technologically during the COVID-19 pandemic, saying the approach should continue and be combined with the best of our past practices as Rotary seeks to grow and increase engagement.
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Vocation Scholarship-Jared Morgan Jared Morgan received Vocational Scholarship Rotary Club of Corsicana This scholarship is allowing me to follow my interest in assisting people in their personal security at TSTC of Waco.
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Celebration of Life - for July |
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Rotaract BBQ & Pool Party Calling all Rotaract students! You are invited to join us on September 19 at 4PM for a pool party and bbq to cool off, eat, and meet your fellow Rotaractors in central Texas. Engage, collaborate, and learn how your district can support you! RSVP: to Serita Lacasse (512) 470-3943 or serita.lacasse@gmail.com
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Take The Lead In professions where there is a constant need to keep existing customers and to add new customers, the generation of new LEADS is a critical factor in finding new customers.
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Membership Seminar - August 28 Join us on August 28th at 9:30AM-12:30PM for a Virtual Membership Training Seminar! All Rotarians are welcome to come and learn the newest and greatest trends in attracting, engaging and retaining members.
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August ... I SPY, the Governor’s Where???? Do you know where Beverly is? Hint, this place is near and dear to Rotary and District 5870.
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District Governor Beverly's August Message
There is definitely excitement in the air……my District wide tour of clubs has begun and Rotarians are extremely excited to be getting back together. As we celebrate Membership & New Club Development Month there are lots of plans being made for service in communities throughout the District and this is AWESOME.
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Foundation Seminar - August 28 Mark your calendar for the Foundation Virtual Traning Seminar that will be held on Saturday, August 28, 2021 at 9:30AM to 12:30PM. Whether you are a multi-year experienced Foundation Chair or new to the job, there will be something for you. Open to all Rotarians!
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Public Image Training - August 21 Join us for our Public Image Virtual Training Seminar on Saturday, August 21, 2021 at 9:00AM to 12:00PM. Open to all Rotarains! We encourage Clubs to have at least one member attend the training.
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Central Texas HOTTEST Golf Tournament a Tremendous Success Waco Sunrise Rotary Club held its 19th Annual Golf Tournament on July 15th at Bear Ridge Golf Club in Waco.
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Meet Vocational Scholar - Jenne Ognibene Congratulations to Jenne Ognibene who was awarded a Vocational Scholarship for 2021-2022.
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Bat Cruise with the Flexibility, Friendly, Fun Rotary E-club Family. All Rotarians and Friends are invited to join the EClub Rotary Family to see the bats on September 30.
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Rotary Excellence in Leadership Workshop Rotary Excellence in Leadership Workshop for District 5870 - Rotary Clubs of Temple-South and Temple
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Meet Vocational Scholarship Winner- Grant Congratulations to Grant Barta who was awarded a Vocational Scholarship for 2021-2022. "This scholarship will greatly help me advance myself in education of linework, but also help ensure that everyone who relies on electricity is taken care of."
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KNOW A GREAT SPEAKER? NEED A GREAT SPEAKER? |
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West Austin Still Making An Impact The Rotary Club of West Austin (RCWA) has traditionally (for probably at least two decades) done a major charitable activity each December called the Christmas Shopping Spree. Well, that was what we had hoped would happen this year, but the pandemic disrupted our event. |
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Meet Vocational Scholarship Winner - Amelia Congratulations to Ameila Thomason who was awarded a Vocational Scholarship for 2021-2022. “This scholarship is a blessing and a reminder that the community cares. It provides me with the ability to have more support and an to focus more on my educational goal.”, said Amelia.
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Waco Rotary Awards Scholarships The Waco Rotary Club Scholarship was recently awarded to 2 students: Megan McClung and Kathryn Smith.
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Introducing the District Community Service Team When one endeavors to participate in service, they experience a number of benefits. Serving others generates, a stronger sense of purpose and elevated meaning in life, improved mental and physical well-being and increased emotional intelligence, formation of higher developed and more resilient social bonds, and an increased sense of meaningfulness to name just a few. |
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Rotary Recycles The Rotary Club of Marble Falls hosted an Electronics Recycling Fundraiser Thursday, June 17th thru Saturday, June 19th. We had a great turn out by the community who brought everything from mouses and monitors to cables and components to be boxes up and recycled. |
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Marlin: Rise Against Hunger Event Meals Have Shipped! We are delighted to announce that the meals from Rotary Club of Marlin and Rise Against Hunger Experience on 3/13/2021 have been shipped in a container totaling 285,120 meals from the Rise Against Hunger Houston warehouse.
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Rotary Club of Bastrop County events on July 4th and Labor Day holiday events including “Lost Pines BBQ Showdown” Our Rotary Club of Bastrop County will be involved in events on July 4th and Labor Day events which have several purposes including raising the visibility/awareness and illustrating the relevance of our Rotary Club as well as Rotary in our community.
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Bosque County Night Golf Tournament Our only fundraiser this year for scholarships was a great success thanks to our Sponsors, club members , Adam Willmann our President and Donors! We gave out $18,000 in scholarships to seniors in Bosque County schools.
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The Rotary of Cedar Park-Leander Participates in Guinness World Record As part of an effort to advance the awareness for the needs of families within the Cedar Park Community, Reveal Resources Center in January 2020 began helping families meet their diaper needs, and in partnership with the Austin Diaper Bank receives 6,000 diapers a month to serve approximately 240 babies each month.
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Feeding Friends In Need |
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Wilsonart Keeps Rolling with Rotary Books For The World For the past seven years, Wilsonart, LLC (“Wilsonart”), the Temple Rotary Club, the Temple Public Library, the Temple Independent School District (“TISD”), and the Belton Independent School District (“BISD”) have literally been taking all of us to school.
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Full House in South Austin President Simon Garza presiding over the first in person regular South Austin Rotary meeting since the pandemic shut us down. We were back at the Red Robin with our attentive waiter Josh. |
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D5870 Membership Goals 2021-2022 1. Strong Membership Team with Mission, Vision and Goals
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Around the World with District 5870 ... I SPY, the Governor’s Where????
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Scholarships Awarded The Lakeway/Lake Travis Rotary club in partnership with the Ladies of Charity have announce their 2021 Scholarship Awards.
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DG Beverly Luedke's Message for July
“Serve and Change Lives”…..these four words could not represent Rotary better and Rotary International President Shekhar Mehta could not have chosen a better Theme for 2021-22.
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Rotary Clubs Join Forces To Build A Wheelchair Ramp The Rotary Club of Austin-Southwest and the Rotary Club of South Austin and friends worked together in the heat this past week to build a wheelchair ramp for a disabled gentleman who desperately needed it to leave his home.
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Making our Military Feel Special The Rotary Clubs of Austin and Killeen gave the Alvarado military family from Ft. Hood a complimentary weekend in Austin. The Killeen Rotary arranged a rent car through Toyota and gave the family spending money. |
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Taylor Rotarian Clears 50-years With Perfect Attendance The Rotary Club of Taylor and Congressman John Carter’s office recognized Dennis Richter for 50 years of perfect attendance at the Rotary Club of Taylor’s meeting on June 3.
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DG Rick Stacy's Message for June
Rotarians: As we enter into the last month of the Rotary Year, I pause to reflect on the past eleven months and the whirlwind we all experienced. The year for me began on our patio. There on a windy June day, I was sworn in to be District Governor of 5870.
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Zoom Series - SPECIAL End of Year Episode The Staying Connected Zoom Series is Back! Join us for a SPECIAL End-of-Year episode on Friday, June 25th at 12PM. Our special guest is 2021-2022 Rotary International President Shekhar Mehta will join us from India! Registration is required to receive zoom link.
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Terry Stracke Awarded Rotary International Legacy Award The Rotary Club of Marble Falls would like to Congratulate Mark and Terry Stracke on being awarded the Rotary International Legacy Award and Thank them for their One Million Dollar Legacy Donation.
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Rotovinos Return For 8,000 years humans have been enjoying wine. On May 23rd, Rotovinos continued that tradition as we gathered at the beautiful home of President Tina and Dan Ady
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Book Bundles To Palo Alto Middle School Students On April 30th, Killeen Heights Rotarians and the staff at Palo Alto Middle School, in Killeen, Tx, teamed up to wrap, label and present a book bundle to some outstanding students hand picked by the principal.
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Installing Little Free Library On Friday, May 21st Killeen Heights #RotariansAtWork installed our first Free Little Library at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Texas 703 N 8th St, Killeen, TX 76541. Each child will get a book to read, share and return for a new one. Rotary is changing lives one book, one day, one child at a time.
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Marlin Rotary Club Membership Growth Top Performer District 5870 Membership Growth Top Performer award presented to Rotary Club of Marlin, Marilyn Martin, President. Presented by Richard Schneider on behalf of District 5870 Governor Rick Stacy in recognition of the club’s outstanding efforts on exceeding the District member growth goals in 2020-2021.
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Marble Falls Daybreak Rotary 18th Annual Rotary Sporting Clay Shoot
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Austin Southwest Rotary Supports Book Fairs at Oak Hill and Patton Elementary Schools Austin SW Rotary Club donated $250 to both Oak Hill Elementary and Patton Elementary Schools for a "bank" for students who are unable to purchase books when the schools hold their Book Fairs. In that way, all students who want to purchase a book of their very own to take home, can do so.
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Rotary Club of Austin Receives an RI Foundation Award The Rotary Club of Austin received an RI foundation award at the District Conference in recognition of over 1 million dollars donated to the foundation for educational and humanitarian missions.
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Club Service Award 2021
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.
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Member Minutes The Lakeway/Lake Travis Rotary Club has recently launched its Member Minute program! A Member Minute is a short video interview of a Member who tells their Rotary story.
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Taylor Awards $6K Scholarship Taylor Rotary Club President awarded the $6,000 Bunnell-Rotary Scholarship for 2021 to Sarah Vrabel, a graduate of Taylor High School.
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7th Annual Flatonia Rotary Golf Tournament Saturday May 15th Flatonia Rotary Club had 18 teams playing great golf to support the many charitable events for the community.
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Flatonia Interact Students Place Flags for Arm Forces Day Saturday May 15th the Interact Club Students place flags in the front of homes in Flatonia to honor Arm Forces Day. Interact helps with the flag program “Flags Over Flatonia”.
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Beautifying Hutto While many were celebrating Star Wars Day on May 4th, Hutto Rotary was celebrating service. For 2 years, the Hutto Rotary Club has partnered with the Keep Hutto Beautiful Foundation & the City of Hutto to Adopt & keep clean the downtown streets in Hutto.
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Rotary Club of Austin awards over $60,000 in college scholarships to local high school students This year , the Austin Rotary Scholarship committee spent months gathering applications from high school seniors pursuing further education. They were interviewed and selected and the committee chose thirteen students to receive a total of $60,750.
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Top Ten Club Membership List
10. Challenges and problem areas have been identified.
9. Strategies to address challenges are in effect. 8. Club members reflect your community. |
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Striving for Racial Unity The story of this Rotary peace initiative begins shortly after the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., on August 9, 2014. A Rotarian by the name of Ron Swain recruited a group of Georgetown, Texas, citizens and asked, “What would we have to do to ensure that this doesn’t happen in our city?”
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PDG John Salem Receives Service Above Self Award Congratulations to PDG John Salemfrom Marble Falls for receicing the 2020-21 Rotary International ServiceAbove Self Award!
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Congratulations Public Image All-Star Winners Congratulations to the following Clubs for completing all 5 levels of the Public Image All-Star Challenge: Austin, Austin Cosmopolitan, Bastrop County, Hutto, Lakeway/Lake Travis, E-Club, Killeen Heights, South Austin, Marble Falls and Taylor.
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DG Rick Stacy's May Message
“HAPPY 100TH BIRTHDAY ROTARY CLUB of ……..!” What? 100 years old? Are you kidding me? District 5870 not only has one Rotary Club celebrating it’s 100 Year Anniversary – we have FIVE! |
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Rotary Marks 100 Years in Taylor Dignitaries and Rotarians from around the area joined in the party on Saturday, May 1, to celebrate the Rotary Club of Taylor’s first 100 years in the community.
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Caldwell Rotary offers Free Rabies Clinic On Tuesday, May 4, 2021, the Caldwell Rotary Club and the Texas A&M College of Veterinary of Medicine worked collaboratively to offer a free rabies clinic. The event was held at the Burleson County Fairgrounds from 3pm to 7pm. 80+ dogs and cats from the community were vaccinated at no cost to the owner.
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Selection of District Governor Nominee It is my distinct honor and privilege to formally announce that Bob Crouch of the Rotary Club of Killeen Heights is now officially our District Governor Nominee and will serve as our Governor for Rotary Year 2023-2024. Bob is a great Rotarian and good friend who I know to be exceptionally well prepared for the job! Please join me in congratulating Bob on his selection as our 109th District Governor. |
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Introducing Texas Hill Country Passport Club!
After more than nine months of recruiting, the new Texas Hill Country Rotary Passport Club acquired the necessary number of charter members (20-plus). We had 22 total charter members in our application) when we submitted it to Rotary International two weeks ago. We have been greatly assisted in this process by the leadership of the recently chartered North Austin Metro Rotary Passport Club (first Passport club in the district) and District Governor Rick Stacy and Monique Hodges, Corsicana Rotary, both of them members of the District 5870 New Membership Task Force. |
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Belton Centennial Celebration You're invited to attend the Rotary Club of Belton's Centennial Celebration!
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“BBQ Festival Event” in Bastrop 2021 by Rotary Club of Bastrop County
The Rotary Club of Bastrop County plans to host a BBQ Festival Event in on Sep 3-5, 2021. This includes a “sanctioned BBQ competition, fundraising, Fun, and Information event” with goals of having a major event in Bastrop, raising funds (primarily for local organizations and projects), fun, and information activities.
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Marlin Rotary Club Co-Hosts National Remembering Our
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Rotary to Honor Top Grads
Taylor Rotary Club will recognize the top 10% of local graduates and award its scholarship at the Rotary Scholars Banquet on Monday, May 10.
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Flatonia Pool House Storage Shed Flatonia President Larry Haas and President-Elect Gerald Freytag, on Thursday. April 22 removed the old roof and decking, replaced rotted supports and replaced old facia with hardie board siding. The City of Flatonia pool storage building will be another service project that will help the community.
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Donation to Community First After the Rotary Club of Austin heard from Alan Graham, the founder of Mobile Loaves & Fishes and Community First, our club learned that the residents love to watch DVDs so our club purchased a variety of movies to donate to the Community First lending library. |
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SUPER FOR THE SOUP KITCHEN!! SOUTH AUSTIN Rotary club member Mickie Powers happily smiling after purchasing a month’s supply of disposable plates to serve meals at the soup kitchen that the club, as well as individual club members, have generously supported.
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Golf Tournament Huge Success The Rotary Club of Taylor on April 9 was a huge success. Thanks to organizing Rotarians Ryan Stiba and Austin Brown, the Club has more money to spend on its Rotary Scholars Banquet, scholarships and community projects.
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Cluster Meetings On April 9th, Killeen Heights Rotary held our 2nd round of CLUSTER MEETINGS. Rotarians gathered at 5 socially distant, COVID-19 mindful locations for breakfast, fellowship & networking.
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Partnering Project
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Service Above Self: 2021 Youth Citizenship Awards
Twenty-one high school seniors in McLennan County are being recognized for their volunteerism and service in the 41th annual Youth Citizenship Awards sponsored by the Rotary Club of Waco and the Tribune-Herald. The students are usually honored at a spring luncheon held by the Rotary Club, but for the second year COVID-19 is limiting recognition to a socially
distanced award presentation. They will be recognized at a drive-thru reception Monday at the Lions Den. |
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DG Rick Stacy Poolside Chat with Grandson Nolan About the Kalahari Adventure District Governor Rick Stacy interviews grandson Nolan about the KALAHARI ADVENTURE. He has experienced Kalahari first-hand and wants to share his take on the venue. Must watch! don't miss out on all the fun to be had at DISTRICT CONFERENCE MULTI-EVENT BASH on May 14-16! Click image to play video. To register: https://bit.ly/3rnuA8g |
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Congratulations to District 5870’s Newest Rotary Club District Governor Rick Stacy is pleased to announce the formation of District 5870’s newest Rotary Club, the Austin North Metro Passport Club. This initiative is one of the goals he announced early In the Rotary year to address the declining member base in District 5870. |
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Planting Trees in Whose Shade We Will Never Sit, But Someone Will Austin Southwest Rotary held a workday at the Will Hampton Library in Southwest Austin in March. In the past, the Club put in a trailhead, prepared a Learning Tree area for outdoor classes and maintains a gazebo at the Library built by a club member, Ross Baldwin. These projects were initiated as the Club’s Centennial project when Rotary International celebrated its 100th anniversary sixteen years ago. |
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Books For Palo Alto Middle School On March 26th, Killeen Heights Rotarians met at Palo Alto Middle School, in Killeen, to sort, inventory, label, and shelve books for the school. This is the final component of our DAP Grant project for the 2020-2021 Rotary year.
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Rotary Club of La Grange Builds Garden Beds Several La Grange Rotarians were hard at work constructing raised garden beds for The garden beds will be used to grow fresh, healthy foods for local families in the WIC program.
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Butterfly garden at Pecan Springs Elementary The Rotary E Club and the staff at Austin’s Pecan Springs Elementary are creative a butterfly garden for the students. The classes have painted cinder blocks for the borders and will plant and maintain plants that attract butterflies and enhance the beauty of the school grounds.what an exciting partnership project. |
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Killeen Heights Spring Classic Thank you players and sponsors for making Killeen Heights Rotary’s March 5th Spring Classic a success! This event raised over $25,000 for scholarships and service projects in our community!
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Killeen Heights Investing in Kids Future The Killeen Heights Rotary service project on March 13th, included constructing four Little Free Libraries. Next, the children of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Texas will paint 🎨 the libraries and fill with new books. The Free Libraries and books
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District Assembly, April 10th features Toastmater World Champion Mike Carr, 2020 Toastmasters World Champion, will be the featured speaker at the upcoming District Assembly and Leadership Training event on Saturday, April 10th. The event will be held virtually and will begin at 8:30 am and concluding with the featured speaker at 12 noon. |
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Join Austin Cosmo in Building Their Library Bus The Austin Cosmo club is thrilled to announce the beginning of an incredible, global project. The building of a library bus (bibliobus) in partnership with the Rotary Club of Tsimbaroa in Antananrivo, Madagascar.
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Marlin Rotary & Rise Against Hunger: End Hunger by 2030 Rotary International, which comprises more than 35,000 clubs with 1.2 million members in 200 countries and geographic regions, was big enough to be a major partner in the eradication of polio, the largest health initiative ever undertaken!
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Celebrate 100 Years of Rotary in Taylor The Rotary Club of Taylor invites the community, especially those interested in service to their community, to its 100th anniversary celebration on Saturday, May 1.They plan to put its motto, “Service Above Self,” into action to celebrate its 100th anniversary.
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Rotary Club of Marble Falls - Pizza in the Park
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Teams Ready to Tee-Off! Rotary Club of Taylor is ready to celebrate spring by getting golfers on the green. “Our annual golf tournament helps us support students and community projects all year long,” Club President Regina Carlson said. “We hope after the year we’ve had that golfers and the community are ready to get outside and play.”
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CAC Stuffed Animal and Snack Drive The Rotary Club of La Grange recently held a stuffed animal and snack drive for the Children's Advocacy Center Serving Bastrop, Lee, and Fayette Counties. The Center provides Forensic Interviews, Victim Advocacy, Therapeutic Services and facilitation free of charge. The Center was in need of new stuffed animals to give to kids who are coming to be interviewed to see if they have experienced some form of abuse. A cuddly friend sometimes helps to make that journey easier, and hopefully less traumatic. |
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Northwest Austin Prepares Fit Kits Twelve Members of the Rotary Club of Northwest Austin, including PDG Jim Henry, assembled on Monday afternoon, March 8, at Springwoods Park in Northwest Austin, to prepare 21 FiT Kits for distribution at two Round Rock ISD schools. Josh Reeley, Vice President of Youth Services for the Rotary Club of Northwest Austin, organized the effort, funded by a District 5870 DAP Grant.
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DG Rick Stacy's March Message
Fellow Rotarians: I hope that this Newsletter finds you all in good health and good spirits. The winter storm was a devasting event. Texas suffered greatly with loss of lives, infrastructure damage, personal property damage, and just a general interruption to our already interrupted Covid affected lives. Texas Governor Abbott has declared all of the 23 counties in our Rotary District “disaster area”. So, in the midst of searching out Covid vaccinations and keeping safe distances, Mother Nature gives us one more hurdle to climb. This leads us back to Rotary……. |
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Austin Cosmopolitan Rotary Club Joins Forces with RC of Adana Guney, Turkey On February 13, the Austin Cosmopolitan Rotary Club expanded their global reach by partnering with the Rotary Club of Adana Guney, Turkey as twin clubs. Twin clubs, or sister clubs, are two clubs from different countries that form a long-term relationship to promote international understanding and goodwill and carry out service projects in their communities. To participate in this partnership, sign up for the Cosmo newsletter: austincrc.org
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District Membership Forum Your District Membership Team will be hosting a Membership Forum on Saturday, 27 March 2021 from 9:30-11:30 AM via Zoom. We will be sharing ideas on how to be a healthy club with engaged members and creative and flexible meetings and projects. Click to register. |
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Memorial Service - PDG Clift Price
Fellow Rotarians: We announced last week of the passing of PDG Clift Price. He was such a great person and great Rotarian. There will be a virtual public memorial service in his honor at 3PM on Saturday, March 6, 2021. The link and livestream will be available at tumcaustin.church/funerals . There would be no better way to honor his contribution to Rotary than to show our respect and support for his family by participating. To really appreciate PDG Clift Price's long, varied, and accomplished legacy, please take time to read his full Obituary at this link: https://legcy.co/2PizTI2 |
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“Snow-vid 2021” Food Needs Met with Help of Austin Southwest Rotary
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Register Early for District Conference Multi-Event Bash Come join us in celebration at our Multi-Event Bash on May 14-16 at the Kalahari Resorts & Hotel in Round Rock, TX. We are taking a full year of missed opportunities and consolidating into one big weekend of ROTARY FUN!! This is a family fun event .. so bring your kids and the grandkids! |
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Killeen Heights Spring Classic We invite you to join us for the "Rotary Club of Killeen Heights Spring Classic" Golf Event March 5, 2021 at 9am at Stonetree Golf Club, Killeen to support vocational grants, scholarships and service projects in our community. For player Registration or Sponsorships visit: www.khrspringclassic.com or contact Daniel Hall at dhall@bgctx.org
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Delivering Meals and Gratitude for our Health Care Workers The Rotary Club of Lakeway/Lake Travis has been busy this month with delivery of meals and food coupons to all hospital and clinic staff to acknowledge the dedication and heroism of these frontline health care workers.. not only during COVID but also during our ice storm last week.
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Rotary Club of Pflugerville Assists With Water Distribution On Friday, Feb 19, the city of Pflugerville reached out from its Emergency Operations Center (EOC) to its Rotary Club. FEMA would deliver 7000 cases of water to be distributed. Could the Club provide volunteers to assist with the distribution? |
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Shiner Rotary Donation to Anna's Angels The Shiner Rotary Club was honored to have had the opportunity to donate to Anna’s Angels this past Christmas season. Anna’s Angels help with the needs of many local families at Christmas time.
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Love and Support for Our Teachers The Rotary Club of Austin put up these hero signs at our three EAFK sponsored elementary schools in Austin ( Pecan Springs, Dawson, Hart) to remind the teachers that we know they are essential workers and that we value the important work they are doing for our kids. |
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Rotary Club Plans Service Fair
The Rotary Club of Taylor plans to put its motto, “Service Above Self,” into action to celebrate its 100th anniversary.
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District Governor Rick Stacy's February Message
Is there something standing between you and Rotary? Is that Rotary mojo you had a year ago dwindling or gone? Are you torn between being safe and being isolated? Are you frustrated with the knowing there is a vaccine waiting for you, you just don’t know when or where it is? Are you missing the friendships and fellowship that comes with being active in your Rotary club? Well, join the club friend, I am in the same boat with you! |
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Leonard McGowan Receives PHF
The presentation of Paul Harris Fellow (PHF) Recognition is The Rotary Foundation’s way of expressing its appreciation for a substantial contribution to its humanitarian and educational programs. It is named for founder Paul Harris, a Chicago Lawyer who began Rotary International with three business associates in 1905.
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Stage #1 of DAP Grant Complete On January 30th, eleven Killeen Heights Rotarians and volunteers completed the first component of our DAP grant for the year:
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Rotary Theme 2021-2022 President-elect Shekhar Mehta encourages members to be changemakers and announces his theme for the 2021-2022 Rotary year, Serve to Change Lives. Learn more: http://on.rotary.org/3j6bVuc
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Austin-Southwest Rotary Rises Early to Help Fight Hunger
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Rotary Covid Style
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Rotary E-Club of Central Texas Gives Away Trees Rotary E-Club of Central Texas gave away 520 Virginia Pine Tree seedlings as an effort to help save our world. Club members gave Virginia Pine seedlings to anyone who would care for them at locations in Austin and Bastrop.
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Bastrop County Club Donates to Feed Hungry Kids
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District Member Orientation The District Membership Team will be holding a quarterly District Membership Orientation, on Monday February 1, 2021 6:30PM to 7:30PM CST on Zoom. It's open to all new Rotarians as well as anyone who just wants a refresher of Rotary. Please share this training with your members. Must register to receive Zoom link. The orientation is not a replacement for the Club Membership Orientation but serves as a way to bring together all of our new members to the District and offer a background of Rotary along with providing an introduction to the District organizational structure and operations. Please register here |
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Breakfast with Santa - Sun City Rotary, Georgetown Breakfast with Santa looked a little different this year due to COVID but the Grinch couldn't foil our plans.
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Introducing A New Resource For Clubs Introducing a NEW RESOURCE for Clubs… the Content Creation Team! This Team is here to help your Club with any of the following:
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Save the Date for "Multi-Event" Bash Let's party like it's .... 2019! MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW for our "Multi-Event Bash" on May 14-16, 2021 at the Kalahari Resorts & Conventions in Round Rock Texas. You won't want to miss this party!! We are consolidating a year full of missed opportunities in to ONE BIG WEEKEND BASH. Foundation Dinner & Conference of Clubs & being back together. More details coming soon.
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Clubs Join Together For Ramp Project The Rotary Clubs of Austin-Southwest and South Austin joined forces to build a 54-foot wheelchair ramp in conjunction with Texas Ramp Project of Travis County.
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Southwest Travis County “Coats for Kids”
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Mid-Year Public Image Booster Training Save the date of Saturday, January 23rd from 9AM-12PM for our Virtual Mid-Year Public Image Booster Training. This is a free event and open to all Rotarians. Click here to register.
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Christmas For Children Members of the Rotary E-Club of Central Texas delivered toys and games to CASA in Bastrop and Nancy Keck gave to VFW.
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South Austin Ends The Year With Service SOUTH AUSTIN Rotary club got together for their annual project of putting together dignity bags for people who are living homeless.
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Register for Grants Management Training Seminar Our first Grants Management Training Seminar will be held on Saturday, January 16, 2021 on Zoom. Both the 3hr and 1hr sessions are available. This is a free event however you must register to receive the Zoom link. Click to register.
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La Grange Rotary Spreads Holiday Cheer The Rotary Club of La Grange has been busy spreading some holiday cheer! They collected gifts and almost $2000 in monetary donations from members for the Fayette County Child Welfare Board. These gifts will go to local children currently in foster care or in placements with family members.
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Global Grant Scholarship
The Global Grant Scholarship Committee chaired by Katherine Logue of the RC of Waco met in December to interview four candidates. Candidates came from the RC’s of Waco, Austin, and Killeen Heights. All candidates were very qualified.
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Rotary Believes Peace Is Possible Each year, Rotary awards up to 130 fully funded fellowships for leaders from around the world to study at our peace centers to become peacemakers. Your club can nominate one of these leaders. |
