Rotary Leadership Institute Training - May 20th There will be a Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) on Saturday, May 20th, 2023 from 8:30AM to 4:30PM at the Spring Creek United Methodist Church, 28970 Old Fredericksburg Rd, Fair Oaks, TX 78015. The institute is $50 and is open to all Rotarians. Click to Register.
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Blanco County Rotary Club’s Annual Golf Tournament The Rotary Club of Blanco County is sponsoring its annual Joe Garcia Memorial Golf Tournament on Monday, May 1st, at Blanco’s Vaaler Creek Golf Course.
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Eagle Scout recognized by the International Fellowship of Scouting Rotarians (IFSR) Pete Siegel, District 5840 IFSR Coordinator presented the IFSR Eagle Scout Recognition Certificate to Eagle Scout Kurt Krueger at his Court of Honor on February 25, 2023. Kurt is a member of Scouts BSA Troop 90 which is chartered to Abiding Presence Lutheran Church.
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San Marcos Casino Night Raises Money for Youth Serving Nonprofits The Rotary Club of San Marcos hosted a Casino Night fundraiser on March 4 to raise funds for youth serving nonprofits in San Marcos.
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Free Veterans Appreciation Breakfast |
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Rotarians Help to Clean Up Cibolo Creek This past month members of the Rotary Club of Boerne (Noontime) were once again serving their community. The Rotary motto of “Service Above Self” was exemplified by their picking up of garbage along the banks and in the waters of Cibolo Creek.
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DG Dwayne Hopkins March Message
I am so excited to announce the location of the 2023 Rotary District 5840 Conference. The Conference will be at the UTSA Sports Complex in San Antonio on 6 May 2023. Please go to the district page and sign up. This one-day event is designed for everyone in the district and will only cost $50 with lunch. Club leadership training will be provided for President Elect, Secretary, Treasurer, and other key positions. We will also announce the Club of the Year, Rotarian of the Year and other top awards at this event. Clearly, this is an all-attend district event. Come on out, wear your favorite professional football shirt/jersey and have fun. We will start at 9:00 a.m. and be finished by 5:00 p.m. |
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District Conference & Club Leader Training Join us Saturday, May 6th for the District Conference & Club Leader Training at the UTSA Sports Complex 9AM-5PM in San Antonio. The event includes lunch and snacks. Cost is $50/person. Come on out, wear your favorite professional football shirt/jersey and have fun. Click to Register.
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Boerne Sunrise Rotary Sponsors New Interact Club
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Welcome to My World DG Dwayne (aka Floyd Wayne) will donate profits from this cover song "Welcome to My World" to the Rotary Foundation from 21 Feb - 21 April 2023. Just go to the Amazon site (see site link below) and contribute 99 cents. Then, download the song by DG Dwayne (aka Wayne Floyd). Let's help the Rotary Foundation do great things around the world. Amazon Link to download here only 99 cent... https://amzn.to/3YXmrIE Hear sample of cover song "Welcome To My World" here https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/floydwayne/welcome-to-my-world
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Danforth winners of Rotary Loves Readers The Rotary Club of Wimberley is proud to announce the winner and runner up of the third Danforth Rotary Loves Readers contest of the school year.
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Public Image Training - March 29 Join us on Wednesday, March 29th at 6PM on Zoom for a special Public Image Training Seminar on how to Promote your Club - Inspire your Community using a People of Action Campaign.
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Beeville Rotary Days of Service Here are Beeville Rotarians with "service above self" smiles. The early Saturday morning clean-up service project also put smiles on the faces of the Beeville residents who were happy to see another road full of paper and plastic cleared of such waste. |
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Kerrville Days of Service Saturday March 4th the Rotary club of Kerrville volunteered at the Hill Country Crisis Center cleaning out/reorganizing their storage. |
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Kenedy Rotary Takes Home 1st Place Trophy The Kenedy Rotary Club participated in the Goliad County Fair Parade, Saturday March 11 in Goliad. Continuing to celebrate their 100 yr, they took home the “1st Place Non-Commercial Float Goliad County Fair” trophy! |
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Days of Service Blood Drive Rotary Club of Kerrville Blood Drive on Fri March 3rd was a great success. Thanks to #crenwelgemotors for allowing us to collect blood at their location and to everyone who came by and donated the "gift of life". #District5840RotaryDaysofService #kerrvillerotary |
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Blanco Club Assists at Middle School Educational Event Rotarians Anne Marie Morgan, Harvie Lindeman and Tracy Barr assisted with set up and serving lunch at the Blanco Middle School Educational Event held February 10. During the event students attended presentations on topics such as healthy eating, substance abuse prevention, mental health awareness, kindness, healthy relationships, and all around health goals. |
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Rotary Rockstar Challenge - Opportunity to Win a Cash Prize Did you hear the news? There is now an opportunity to win a cash prize for completing the Rotary Rockstar Challenge! There are only five tasks. We KNOW you can get them all done before the May 1 deadline.
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Cupid's Bow Bash Fundraiser The Fredericksburg Rotary Club held a very successful Cupid's Bow Bash fundraiser on February 13. The sold-out event featured dancing to the music of the Bob Appel Band, a catered dinner, 100-item silent auction and a wine pull. The event raised over $32,000 to benefit our Club's Scholarship, Toys for Tots and Literacy programs. |
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San Marcos Sponsors Golf Scramble for Scholarships The Rotary Club of San Marcos is sponsoring a Scramble 4 Scholarships on Friday, May 12 to fund scholarships for San Marcos area high school seniors. The event will be held at the Double J Ranch Golf Club in Woodcreek, just outside Wimberley. The cost is $150 for individuals or $500 for a team. Beverage, meal, and a title sponsor are being sought. Contact event chair Scott Yarbrough at 512-214-8730 or email scott@theyarbroughagency.com |
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Green and Cream Pints for Polio The Rotary Club of Ballinger will be hosting a Pints for Polio fundraiser on March 17th from 5-8pm on 8th Street in Ballinger. Partnering with the City of Ballinger, The Coffee Haus on Main and other local businesses, the Rotary Club of Ballinger will have live music from the Davis Brothers Band, after hours shopping in which many local businesses will donate a percentage of the proceeds to Pints for Polio. So come out, listen to some music, make a donation and drink some green beer!
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DG Dwayne Hopkins February Message February 27th through March 4 is Rotary District 5840 Service Project Week. Rotary clubs all around District 5840 can maximize opportunities around service projects in local communities or even combine projects with several clubs. Please use local social media to push efforts and information on all the great work Rotarians are doing in the community. This of course is centered around Rotary Service Project Day at McAllister Park that is sponsored by the San Antonio Rotary Club on 4 March. Registration for this project starts at 9:00 a. with work efforts going from 10a.m. – 2p.m. More details the park sign-up can be found at this link https://rotary5840.org/event/rotary-day-sa-2023/ |
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100th Year Celebration The Rotary Club of Kenedy, Texas #1908, celebrates their 100th year Feb. 7, 2023, at the Second Street Art Gallery, Kenedy. Guest Speaker, Kristen Salazar, District Governor Nominee, representing District 5840. Also on this day, the City of Kenedy, places a RI road sign the very first displayed on the main highway of 181. |
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Rotary District Service Week Mark your calendars for Feb 27 - March 4 for Rotary District 5840 - South Central Texas SERVICE PROJECT WEEK!! We are encouraging all Clubs to hold a service project in your community or join the ROTARY DAY OF SERVICE hosted by the Rotary Club of San Antonio at McAllister Park on March 4th. To sign-up: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GK6Y83Y March 4th Schedule - Meet at Pavilion #5 (watch for Rotary signs)
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Congratulations - Rotary Club of La Cantera We are proud to announce the chart of our newest Club - Rotary Club of La Cantera! They chartered on January 26th with 23 members.
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Promote Your Club, Inspire Your Community Visit the District's Public Image Resource page to access resources, templates and media contacts to share your club’s stories of impact and show your community we are #PeopleOfAction! You'll find training videos, templates, tools, a direct link to RI's NEW and improved Brand Center and MORE. Click Here.
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Fredericksburg Rotary Katoma Water ProjectFredericksburg Rotary Club joined with five other Clubs to construct rainwater catchment tanks, toilets, handwashing facilities, septic tanks and incinerators for sanitary napkins at seven public schools in northwest Tanzania. |
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Oak Hills Adopts Family During the Holidays Oak Hills Rotary adopted a family of 4 at Christmas time. Rotarians shopped for various items requested and wrapped the gifts. Thank you to club Secretary, Veronica Ruse and DG Dwayne Hopkins for helping deliver the wonderful cheer to the family. |
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Celebrating 100 Years! Chartered Feb. 8, 1923. 100 year Celebration. Banner Display and cake cutting ceremony. Feb.7, 2023, 12:00 noon at the Second Street Art Gallery, 122 S 2nd Street, Kenedy, Texas |
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Rotary Day SA 2023 - Save the Date! Join us for the 5th annual Rotary Day SA! Rotary Day SA brings together Rotarians from all over the district for a day of service to the community. This year will be a cleanup day at on Saturday, March 4th 10AM-2PM at McAllister Park, 13102 Jones Maltsberger Rd. Rotarians will pick up trash, spread mulch and paint picnic tables. Sign up here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GK6Y83Y |
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Pleasanton Rotary supports the PJHS Helping Closet A team of dedicated educators at PISD are working to provide assistance with hygiene, clothing and food items to students in need. The Pleasanton Rotary Club is supporting their efforts though financial donations, in-kind donations, and an ongoing relationship with a Club member’s online Ebay clothing store to meet specific needs. |
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Funds for the Golden Hub Senior Center Cindy Turner presents a check to a representative from the Golden Hub Community Center for $1,050. The funds were raised at a Bunco and Vino event held at Wildseed Farms VIneyards. |
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Funds donation to the Hill Country Needs Council Jimmy Culp presents a check for $2,400 to Cindy Hefiner of the Hill Country Needs Council earmarked for their Food for Kids Program. |
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DG Dwayne Hopkins January Message A Rotary Story “Dinner With Rotary friend Yale “Buzz” Trustin and His Wife Litzie Trustin”. You never knew who you may be sitting with at a Rotary event. In fact, I would say every single member in Rotary is important. We need all people of different ages, background, gender, race, cultural, experiences and ability to form an amazing organization. This is a story of one such Rotarian (mentor) whom I learned so much.
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Stone Oak's 10th Annual Casino Royale Mark your calendar for the RC of Stone Oak's 10th Annual Casino Royale on Saturday, March 25th. For more information email stoneoakrotarysa@gmail.com.
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Pearl Rotarians and students of Antonian HS Feed the Homeless in Downtown San Antonio On Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022, the Rotary Club of San Antonio Pearl joined with young volunteers from local Antonian High School to hand out food, including plates of lasagna and salad, as well as essentials, such as feminine hygiene products, toothbrushes, and blankets.
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Bell Ringing Rotarians supporting the Salvation Army red kettle drive by ringing the bell outside Gibson’s for 4 Saturdays after Thanksgiving! Great job everyone and to David Samuel for coordinating!
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Blue Santa Event What a great day! Blue Santa 2022! KPD and the KCPAAA, the Kerrville Rotary Club and other amazing volunteers came together to make Christmas better for many Hill Country families!
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New Braunfels Making Spirits Bright for Families in Need Rotary Club of New Braunfels recently completed their newest service project, Making Spirits Bright – a holiday giving program that provided Christmas gifts and meals to local families in need.
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New Braunfels Completes International Wellness Trip to Piedras Negras, Mexico Rotary Club of New Braunfels recently completed an international wellness trip to Piedras Negras, Mexico, where they checked the health and wellness of 40 local children at two local schools, and provided them with Christmas gifts.
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Breakfast With Santa "Service Over Self" isn't just a motto for the Boerne Noontime Rotarians. It's a guiding principle and why they host "Breakfast With Santa" every year. This December over 100 children enjoyed a great meal cooked by Rotarians, decorated cookies, and got to visit with Santa and take home a special gift purchased by the Boerne Noontime Rotarian "Elves".
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LET THE SLIME BEGIN! Students at Travis Elementary in San Marcos had a fundraiser to collect money for a Travis Scholarship that would be awarded in the spring to a San Marcos high school senior who had attended Travis.
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Continued Work on Needs Project Fredericksburg-Nimitz club members Mike Strolle and Jimmy Culp continue their work on the Hill Country Needs Council project helping to make a manufactured home accessible for a young mother of 5 confined to a wheelchair. They finished work on the ramp in the front of the trailer and are now working on a deck for the back side. |
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Annual Toy Drive and Wellness visit to Piedres Negras Fredericksburg-Nimitz Club members (From left to right) Tom Brayshaw, Christina Gonzalez, Cindy Turner, Leslie Moeller, Kelly Graham (with Mision de Candelilla), Gayle Ramsay and Lorie Kobar made the trip to Piedras Negras to take toys for the children and conduct wellness checks on them. While there, participants enjoy a lunch with members the Rotary club of Piedras Negras. |
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Gonzales' Breakfast with Santa The Gonzales Rotary Club #3850 hosted its annual "Breakfast with Santa" Fundraiser as part of the Gonzales' Winterfest activities.
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Beeville Rotary Club's First Annual Health and Wellness Fair The Beeville Rotary Club’s First Annual Health and Wellness Fair surpassed our expectations. Thank you, Beeville!! |
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Wrappin' With Jack Members of the Winston School Interact Club volunteered at "Wrappin' With Jack" on December 6, 2022 at the Blue Bonnet Palace in Selma, Tx.
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Winston Interact at St. Nicholas Ball The Winston School Interact Club helped set up for the St. Nicholas Ball, a Catholic Charities fundraiser at the J.W. Marriott Resort on December 2nd & 3rd, 2022.
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 Canyon Lake Rotary is sponsoring a Dinner Dance Saturday, February 11th at the New Braunfels Civic Center.
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DG Dwayne Hopkins December Message
True Story "The Little Round Rotary Wheel". If someone looked at me today they would never know me as a young boy and the difficulties. They would never know the difficult times and tears. They would never know a time of grief and sorrow. As a young boy (about 7 years old), I remember getting visits from several people in the Children’s home that I lived in. |
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Beeville's Christmas Service Project The annual Uncommon Table Brunch with Santa was a fun service project. Volunteer story readers from the Beeville Rotary Club and the BISD Interact Club joined with Texian Books to delight the children with stories about Christmas. Breakfast was Crème Brulee French Toast. Yummy! Santa knows that all attending the breakfast are on Santa’s good list. |
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Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) Training - Jan 7 There will be a Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) on Saturday, January 7th, 2023 from 8:30AM to 4:30PM at the Spring Creek United Methodist Church, 28970 Old Fredericksburg Rd, Fair Oaks, TX 78015. The institute is $50 and is open to all Rotarians. Click to Register.
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District Conference Service Project for Endangered Children The District Conference Service Project for Endangered Children sponsored by the D5840 Combat Human Trafficking Rotary Club was led by Amy Barag and JoAnn Browne. Rotarians who attended the 2022 District Conference filled150 backpacks filled with various hygiene products, combs, brushes, quilts, dental products, journals, Walmart gift cards and snacks.
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Beeville Rotary Thanks Local Veterans for Their Service
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DG Dwayne Hopkins' November Message
One thing I have noticed while visiting Rotary Clubs in District 5840 is how involved and motivated Rotarians are with Service Projects. Each Rotarian makes a difference in our communities with the power and energy to change the world which is reflected in the service projects. It is an honor to say “I am a Rotarian” knowing our District contributes so much to improve the lives of others with a Service-Above-Self attitude. |
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Beeville Service Project and Aid to Puerto Rico When Hurricane Fiona hit Puerto Rico, Coastal Bend Retail Holdings, owned by two Beeville Rotarians, donated 275 new school uniform polos to the Vega Alta, Puerto Rico Rotary Club for children affected by the hurricane damage
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Kristen Salazar Selected DG 2025-26 District Governor Dwayne Hopkins and the District 5840 Nominating Committee are pleased to announce the selection of Kristen Salazar of the Rotary Club of Alamo Heights as the District Governor for the Rotary year beginning July 1, 2025. Congratulations Kristen! |
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Pints for Polio Hosted by Randolph Metrocom Rotary Club SELMA, TEXAS -- On October 27, 2022, The Randolph Metrocom Rotary Club (RMRC) co-hosted a mixer with the Tri-County Chamber of Commerce at The Bluebonnet Palace in Selma, Texas. More than 50 people attended this event. The program was specifically intended to raise awareness to End Polio Now.
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Dictionary Day at Ridgeview Elementary School On October 21, 2022, members of the San Antonio Airport Rotary Club presented English and Spanish-English dictionaries to the Third-grade classes at the Northeast Independent School District's Ridgeview Elementary School. |
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Community Help Members of Fredericksburg Nimitz club built a handicap access ramp for a trailer donated to a family of five. Some members also assisted with inside priming and painting to get the trailer ready for the family. |
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Karnes City Lonesome Dove Parade On September 17, 2022 the Kenedy Rotary Club attended the Karnes City Lonesome Dove Parade. There were 32 entries and we received 1st place in the clubs division.
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BBQ Chicken Dinner Sale Fundraiser for Scholarships On Sunday, October 16th, the Kenedy Rotary Club had their annual BBQ Chicken Dinner fundraiser for their local surrounding area high school scholarships.
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Winston Interact at Guadalupe Fair Gates The Winston School Interact Club traveled to Seguin on Saturday, October 8, 2022 to help the Seguin Sunrise Rotary Club with their annual fundraiser, the Guadalupe Fair Gates festival.
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Polio Events Around the District |
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Kerrville Morning Rotary Supports Mercy Gates Ministries
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Roadside Cleanup Fredericksburg Rotary Club picked up roadside trash along its designated route on US 290 West on Saturday, Sept. 24. Project leader Mike Elvir said the morning drew 30 members 15-16 high school Rotary Interact members, as well as the club's exchange student. After picking up trash, the group enjoyed breakfast tacos and camaraderie. It was a terrific morning of exhibiting “Service Above Self.”
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District Governor Dwayne Hopkins October Message
I am honored to be part of an amazing group of motivated Rotarians in District 5840. To be honest, Rotarians in our District inspire and motivate me every day with their generosity and devotion to service. The month of October is going to be great for our District. The Rotary International theme for October is Economic and Community Development.
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Pies for Polio Challenge Rotary District 5840 has set a goal of donating as much as we can to the Rotary Foundation’s Polio Plus Fund this year. This year, we introduced the PIES FOR POLIO CHALLENGE to help build awareness for our fight to end polio. If $1,000 in the District is raised DGN Steve gets the pie in the face. If $2,000 is raised DGE Monica gets the pie in the face. If $3,000 is raised DG Dwayne gets the pie if the face. If the $5,000 goals is raised or more all three (DG Dwayne, DGE Monic and DGN Steve) gets the pie in the face. Click to donate.
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Beeville Rotary Club Human Trafficking Educational Program On the evening of September 29th, the Beeville Rotary Club sponsored a well-attended educational program to combat human trafficking. The speaker was Susan Burkholder, a Rotarian, and Community Engagement educator from Ransomed Life.
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Sister Club Receives School Supplies The Fredericksburg Nimitz Rotary provided school supplies for the children of Piedras Negras for the upcoming school year.
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WIN $10,000 in GOLD! Oak Hills Rotary Club Annual GOLD RAFFLE event! Sponsored by Myron's Prime Steakhouse and the Principle Auto Group. Tickets are $100 each, each ticket allows 2 people to enjoy Myron’s delicious food, drinks and entertainment. Hosted by the Mini of San Antonio dealership.
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Canyon Lake's Pints for Polio Event You're invited to attend Canyon Lake's 9th Annual Pints for Polio Event on November 2 from 6PM to 9PM at the BAJA ICEHOUSE & GRILL. Sponsors and tickets are available canyonlakerotary@gvtc.com or 830.832.7383
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Wimberley's Trick O' Read Each year the Rotary Club of Wimberley joins other community organizations on Halloween in meeting on the town square to give treats to the children trick o’ treating. As part of their literacy projects, Wimberley Rotary gives out hundreds of beautiful books to the community’s children. We call the event Trick O’Read, and Rotarians dress up in costumes to give out the goodies. See you October 31!
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New Braunfels Celebrates 85 Years! The Rotary Club of New Braunfels is celebrating 85 years of service and invites you to join them for what is sure to be a spectacular evening on Oct. 19th at the McKenna Event Center! VIP sponsorship packages and reserved tables are available, as well as single general admission tickets. Buy tickets: bit.ly/3JW4ROr
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District Earns Top Awards At Zone Rotary District 5840 earned 5 top awards at Zone Institute for Rotary Year 2021-22: 3 for Membership, 1 for Public Image and 1 for Foundation. Great job everyone for your hardwork and dedication! Shout out to PDG Kristy Vandenberg for her leadership!
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Apply Global Education Grant - Nov. 19th As a Rotarian, you have the ability to help make someone’s graduate education (Master’s or PhD.) a reality. How, you ask? By identifying a person to apply for a Rotary District 5840 Global Education Grant. The grant is for a minimum of $30,000 for a college graduate to study anywhere in the world outside the United States. |
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Rotary Supports City The city of Fair Oaks Ranch received a huge assist from its community partner Rotary Club with a Hazardous Waste Collection Day.
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Teacher's Wish List Filled After participating in the “Stuff the Bus” campaign, The Rotary Club of San Antonio South asked the teachers of Graebner Elementary, located in SAISD, what their “wish list” would be. Schools receive many different supplies, but often the teachers “wish list” is overlooked.
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Boerne Hosts Italian Student Boerne Rotary Club (Noontime) has been privileged to host students from around the world for many years. Here is Rubin Cardenas, Past President & Rotary Youth Lane Director, picking up Filippo at the airport. Filippo is our youth exchange student from Italy who is looking forward to attending high school in Boerne and in learning about America.
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Kerrville Packs Meals for the Hungry Kerrville Rotary was joined by volunteers from Schreiner University to pack meals for Rise Against Hunger. They packed 15,120 meals to feed the hungry.
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Rotary Club of Blanco County Conducts Coats and Blankets Drive The Rotary Club of Blanco County is gathering coats and blankets from the Blanco community to provide to refugees in northern Mexico.
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Beeville Clean Up Continues On Saturday, September 10th, members of the Beeville Rotary Club together with the Beeville Interact Club participated in the third street clean-up to make Beeville a cleaner city. With the support of the City of Beeville and a donation from Walmart for supplies, garbage bag pick-up was accomplished. The Beeville Rotary Club plans to continue this clean-up effort several times throughout the year as needed. |
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Oktoberfest Kraut Run
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Get Ready for World Polio Day - Oct 24 Every year, Rotarians and Rotaractors across the globe mobilize for WORLD POLIO DAY to raise awareness about eradicating polio for good. If we stay committed, polio will be the second human disease ever to be eradicated. |
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Volunteers Needed for Wonderland Volunteers and donations needed! Here is the link for volunteer sign up: https://forms.office.com/r/6WyJG8W0ea
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DG Dwayne Hopkins September Message
In August, I shared stories with the Rotary Clubs of Canyon Lake, New Braunfels, Ballinger, Uvalde and the Dominion. I am inspired by those great Rotarians and those pictured today who are making a difference in their communities.
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Presentation of Presidential Plaques to Past Presidents At the regularly scheduled Kenedy Rotary Club meeting August 30th, Saundra Schultz, President presented Presidential Plaques to our past Presidents. Wade Phelps 2020 - 2021 and Joe Avalos 2021 - 2022. It was a celebratory event for sure!!!
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Supporting Your Local College The Randolph Metrocom Rotary Club presented a check for $2000.00 to Northeast Lakeview College.
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San Marcos Packs School Supplies for Children Twenty-four San Marcos Rotarians and community members packaged school supplies for nine villages in Northern Mexico and child serving nonprofits in San Marcos on August 26. The supplies will be delivered by Mision de Candella, based in Fredericksburg, which provides free health care services to the villages. |
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Uvalde teachers are granted their wish list for back-to-school items The Rotary Club of San Antonio provided 12 teachers from Uvalde, Texas nearly $8,000 worth of Amazon Wish List items for their classrooms.
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Handmade Pillows for Uvalde Victim's Families Las Vegas After Hours Rotary Club joined the Uvalde Rotary. They came down to deliver handmade pillows to parents of the victims Uvalde Rotary help put the pillow covers on and arranged/ hosted the meeting Aug 25 at the El Progress Memorial Library
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Fundraiser at Panda Express Join us on Sunday, September 4th , from 10:30 am - 9:30pm at PANDA EXPRESS @ 32707 SE Military Dr #104 San Antonio, Texas 78223! Enjoy delicious food and support our Bike Ride! 20% of your purchase will be donated to MTR Charities! To listen learn more about Mission Trail Rotrary, http://www.missiontrailrotary.com
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Fundraiser at Willie's Join us on Wednesday, October 12th , ALL DAY at Willies Gill and Icehouse @ 15801 San Pedro Avenue San Antonio, Texas 78232! Enjoy delicious food and support our Bike Ride! 15% of your purchase will be donated to MTR Charities! To learn more about Mission Trail Rotary, http://www.missiontrailrotary.com
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SAVE THE DATE🚨 for Chipotle Join Mission Trails Rotary on Wednesday, September 21st , from 5 pm - 9 pm at CHIPOTLE @ 3155 SE Military Dr #101 San Antonio, Texas 78223! Enjoy delicious food and support our Bike Ride! 33% of your purchase will be donated to MTR Charities! To learn more about Mission Trail Rotary, http://www.missiontrailrotary.com |
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Sister Club Receives School Supplies The Fredericksburg Nimitz Rotary provided school supplies for the children of Piedras Negras for the upcoming school year. |
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Paul Harris Awards Pictured are 2 out of 8 Canyon Lake Rotarians Receiving Paul Harris (PH) Awards this past club year. First, we have Jane Bowen awarded a PH+4 pin followed by Jean Whileyman a PH +2 pin.
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Interact Clubs Supports to Staff the Bus The Winston School and South San Interact Clubs participated in Stuff the Bus on Saturday, August 6, 2022.
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Early Bird Registration for District Conference Join Rotary District 5840 as we celebrate how Rotary Changes Lives!!! Three great experiences in one! Attend the Rotary District 5840 Conference Nov 9-11 at the Y.O. Ranch Resort & Conference Center in Kerrville and experience a great Texas hotel and one of a kind Museum of Western Art. Learn more about Rotary and have a great time networking. |
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Fans for Seniors According to data from the Southeast Regional Climate Center (SERCC), at least six Texas cities with the longest historical record have had their hottest summer.
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Stephanie A. Urchick selected to be the 2024-25 President of Rotary International
Stephanie A. Urchick, of the Rotary Club of McMurray, Pennsylvania, USA, is the selection of the Nominating Committee for President of Rotary International for 2024-25, a decision that would make her only the second woman to hold that position. She will be declared the president-nominee on 1 October if no challenging candidates have been suggested.
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Rotary Rockstar Challenge 2022-23 We are excited to announce the rollout of our new ROTARY ROCKSTAR CHALLENGE! The Rotary Rockstar Challenge was designed to help Clubs increase their public image skill set. The more you promote your Club, the better the odds are at increasing your membership. It is a win-win all around! |
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Member Spotlight Promotion Your Public Image team is excited to announce a new tool "MEMBER SPOTLIGHT" template that will help Clubs promote current members! Submit your member's photo and we will send you back the graphic, then you post on your website and/or social media. When posting, don't forget to tag the District (@RotaryDistrict5840) and use hashtags #District5840Family #WeAreRotary and (include your Club Hashtag).
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Working Toward a Malaria-Free Zambia is Personal
By Eric Liswaniso, member of the Rotary Club of Ndola and the Rotaract Club of Lusaka, Zambia One of the most frustrating things about malaria is the preventable suffering it imposes on families. The death of a child or a parent, the loss of work, or economic stability can be devastating. |
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DG Dwayne Hopkins' Message for August
We can all be inspired by our new Rotary International President Jennifer Jones and all the work being done around the world. Her Imagine Rotary theme is catching on fast with its seven orbiting dots representing the 7 global areas of focus. |
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Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) Training - August 20 There will be a Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) on Saturday, August 20th, 2022 from 8:30AM to 4:30PM at the Spring Creek United Methodist Church, 28970 Old Fredericksburg Rd, Fair Oaks, TX 78015. The institute is $50 and is open to all Rotarians.
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Rotary Strong Representatives of the Rotary Club of Wimberley recently traveled across the district to join the Uvalde Rotary Club members to, basically, give them a group hug. The Wimberley Rotarians joined Uvalde at one of their regular Thursday meetings, and heard a counselor who is dedicating her services to the community.
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Rotary Connects the World During the RI Convention in Houston, a random encounter on the streets led to a wonderful evening with Walter > a Rotarian who originally was a refugee from Uganda and now coordinates Ukranian refugee efforts in California. Joining our DG Dwayne Hopkins in this stimulating / educational dinner, were Fair Oaks Ranch Rotarians Ron & Kathy Hubbard, plus Jackie Parsons, President of the Combat Human Trafficking Club.
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Food Pantry Champion The Canyon Lake Rotary Club was recently recognized by the Community Recreation and Resource Center as a “Food Pantry Champion”! This area Organization serves residents with needed food and warm clothing items and wanted to recognize Rotary’s many different ways it supports local community through its service efforts. |
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New Officers The Canyon Lake Rotary Club recently installed its new slate of officers with the help of District Governor Dwayne Hopkins.
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Foundation Per Capita Giving Tops $1,000 Imagine That! Three D5840 clubs top $1,000 per capita giving! Hats off to Fredericksburg, Fair Oaks and San Antonio Airport for their 2021-2022 contributions to the Annual Fund of The Rotary Foundation. Rotary awards banners to the top three clubs and this is the first year any club exceeded $1,000; much less three clubs.
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Rotarian Shears Locks for Polio Rotarian Peter Baen stopped cutting his hair during Covid. When it started getting really long he had a brainstorm.
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Surprise Visitor at our Alamo Heights Rotary Club Ron Weaver has been a Bell Collector for many decades with a collection of over 3000 bells. He is retired and was in the process of getting rid of some of his bells and found one he obtained at a flea market in the Valley 55 years ago.
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Help Needed For School Supplies for Refugee Children Event San Antonio has over 3,000 Afghan recently arrived refugee families plus many refugees (defined as legally here and unable to return to their country of origin) from Asia and Africa (and a few from Ukraine). A volunteer center is coordinating a backpacks filled with school supplies for refugee children event early August and needs supplies and volunteers, with a goal of 750 backpacks and volunteers signing up for 2-3 hours shifts online via Sign Up Genius.
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Three Honorable People at the Pearl Rotary Pride Month Social The Honorable Rosie Speedlin Gonzalez, Michael Quintanilla, and David Cruz shared their stories of their childhood, coming-of-age, and professional successes/challenges of being perceived differently in sexuality, preference and the community. We invited them to be our featured speakers at a June Pride-themed social with the Rotary Club of San Antonio Pearl. |
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School Supplies are provided for Mexico and San Marcos from San Marcos Rotary On Friday, August 26 from 10 a.m. to noon San Marcos Rotary will package school supplies for children in six villages in northern Mexico, and nonprofits in San Marcos, including the Hays County Women’s Shelter and the Youth Services Bureau.
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World Food Day is Rotary's Focus in Hays County World Food Day is October 15. San Marcos Rotary, partnering with Rotarians in Wimberley and Kyle, plan three events and need volunteers or donations of food or cash.
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Fredericksburg-Nimitz Charity Golf Tournament Fredericksburg Nimitz Rotary will be holding a golf tournament to raise money to replace the cross at Cross Mountain Park. The tournament will be held at Lady Bird Golf Course in Fredericksburg on October 10, 2022.
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Texas and Mexico Rotary Clubs Complete Joint Environmental Project Members of the Rotary Club of New Braunfels and Rotary Club of Zacoalco de Torres, Mexico recently completed a five-day environmental project where they planted 6,500 trees and helped landscape Zacoalco’s new Rotary Park.
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San Saba Rotary Assists with Mission San Saba San Saba Rotary commuted time, talent, and funds to Mission San Saba. The renovation of a home for a family in need.
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Donation for Junior Deputy Academy in Beeville Beeville Rotary Club presented a $500 donation to Bee County Sheriff Alden Southmayd in support of the Junior Deputy Academy.
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Toast the Four Way Test ... With a Four Way Test Cocktail
During the month of July, the Hotel Estancia (Estancia del Norte San Antonio, 37 NE Loop 410 At, McCullough Ave, San Antonio, TX 78216) is featuring this drink created especially for Rotary. 50% of the proceeds come back to the San Antonio Rotary Club for their charitable works. Visit the Paseo Bar have a cocktail and support Rotary!
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DG Dwayne Hopkins July Message
Welcome to a whole new year!!! I am so honored to serve as your District Governor for this year. Thanks to Kristy, her staff of volunteers and especially YOU, we have emerged from the pandemic in great shape and are getting ourselves ready for great things to come. |
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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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Fair Oaks Ranch Hosts Blood Drive for Uvalde Victims The mobile Blood Drive, recently hosted by the Rotary Club of Fair Oaks Ranch in conjunction with Cibolo Creek Community Church, had a very successful day thanks to a giving community. The tragedy in Uvalde has seriously depleted the blood supply in South Texas, and this local effort was able to replenish that stock with 29 units of donated blood. @District5840 #D5840Service Strong
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Blanco County Sponsors Blood Drive for Uvalde Victims The Rotary Club of Blanco County sponsored a blood drive to assist victims of the Uvalde tragedy on June 14. Rotarian, Pat Clewell, was at the door to register the donors. The South Texas Blood and Tissue Center was very pleased to collect 19 units of blood as well as having two plasma donors.
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Blanco Rotary Club Awards Scholarships to Local Seniors  The Rotary Club of Blanco County recently awarded six $1000 scholarships to deserving LBJ and Blanco High School seniors. Each student was recommended by a teacher(s) and submitted a Rotary scholarship application to the Club. Each applicant was evaluated on their academic record, extra-curricular and community activities, and their career and life goals.
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Alamo Heights Summer Donations The Alamo Heights Rotary Club will be distributing over $58,000 to 16 charitable and educational organizations during June-July 2022.
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Beeville Clean-Up Service Project It was hot, even at 7 AM on Saturday, June 18th, when several members of the Beeville Rotary Club participated in the 2nd annual clean-up. The clean-up is a partnership with the city of Beeville and the Rotary Club to promote a healthy and attractive community.
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Flag Day Remembrance Every year on June 14th the Rotary Club of Boerne (Noontime) raises funds by putting up flags in front of participating businesses in downtown Boerne. We do this to celebrate Flag Day on June 14 as well as on Memorial Day, Fourth of July, and other patriotic holidays. But who really knows much about Flag Day?
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Charity Golf Tournament Fredericksburg Nimitz Rotary Club will be having a golf tournament on Monday, October 10, 2022 at Lady Bird Golf Course in Fredericksburg. Proceeds from the tournament will go towards replacement of the historical cross at Cross Mountain Park.
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We Welcome Castroville to our Club! The Rotary Club of Hondo-D'Hanis had the privilege of inducting Mayor Darrin Schroeder and Scott Dixon, City Manager of Castroville, bringing the count to 10 new members for our 2021-22 year!
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DG Kristy Vandenberg's June Message
Hello District 5840, I am writing this message from Houston, the site of the 2022 Rotary International Convention. How appropriate it is that June's theme is Fellowship. I have just spent 6 days with Rotarians from throughout the world united in fellowship. These members are diverse, smart, of varying ages and backgrounds and have shown compassion for others and passion for Rotary. All have displayed a united theme and it is "Serve to Change Lives." |
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Awarding CHANGE in Elementary Students Members of San Antonio Northwest Rotary Club were at Dellview Elementary School (NEISD) on May 25 to award students participating in the Club’s CHANGE program.
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Stone Oak Rotary "FLAG" Bike Presentation For the past nine (9) years, Stone Oak Rotary (SORC) has been privileged to have the opportunity to support and encourage a new group of students each year. Our goal is to improve the wellness of the students, as well as boost school attendance, which will enable the faculty and staff to provide the educational support and guidance to hopefully a larger population and enhance the Rotary focus on Literacy. |
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Uvalde Community Relief Fund The horror of the May 24 shooting at Robb Elementary School in the community of Uvalde has been felt around the world, and Rotarians everywhere have reached out to the Rotary Club of Uvalde and District 5840 asking where they can send donations which will go towards healing. In response, and in collaboration with the Rotary Club of Uvalde, our Rotary District 5840 has set-up a Uvalde Community Relief Fund within our 501c3 foundation. The purpose of this fund will be to assist and comfort, where possible, those who are grieving and who are most affected by the shooting as well as to aid in the restoration of the shattered world view of the children, families, educators, and first responders of Uvalde. |
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Youth Lessons Utilizing the First Tee's certified curriculum, David Murrah (PGA), and other members of Fair Oaks Ranch Rotary, meet weekly with at-risk youth in the Boerne area to impart golf and life skills designed to equip and inspire them towards a brighter future.
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Situation in Uvalde Texas: Immediate Need in our D5840 District is BLOOD Donations Tragedy has struck Uvalde, Texas on the eve of Uvalde Rotary Club's 100th year celebration! This has happened in OUR District 5840. Let us, as Rotarians, do what we DO best! We still are left in the dark regarding most of the goings on in that small town, but, need to keep Uvalde Rotary members, their families, the Uvalde Community, Law Enforcement, Medical Personnel, and sadly, the family of the perpetrator in ongoing prayers. We will keep all of you notified of anything that we learn. IMMEDIATE NEED: BLOOD donations. The Regional Blood Bank was already depleted. Desperate need for BLOOD Donors. If all Rotarians in our District, who are able, can immediately go DONATE BLOOD this would be a blessing. Long Term: We need to look at ways to support Uvalde children and Uvalde Rotary with cooperative grants, programs and projects. There will be a community prayer vigil tonight (5/25/22) at the Fairplex Event Center at 7:00pm. Further information will be sent out as we learn more. |
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Book Buddies Book Sort Members of the Airport Rotary club met at the San Antonio Independent School District's "Book Buddies World Headquarters" in Port San Antonio to help sort donated books.
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Rotary Scholarship Tournament Rotary Club of Hondo-D'Hanis held it's annual Rotary Scholarship Tournament on Saturday, May 14th @ Hondo Golf Course.
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Rotary Leadership Institute (May 14, 2022) |
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San Saba Rotary Club holds 40th annual Student Honor Banquet San Saba, Texas – The local Rotary Club of San Saba will hold its 40th annual Honor Student Banquet to recognize academically high-achieving students from Cherokee, Richland Springs, and San Saba ISDs. |
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District Leader & AG Installation Lunch Help kick-off the new Rotary year on June 15, 2022 at 12PM at the District Leader & AG Installation Luncheon at the Matamores Restaurante, 12844 IH-10, SA TX, 78249. Tickets are $28 and includes a fajita lunch with a beverage. Seating is limited! Register here.
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Alamo Heights Night 2022, our 34th Fiesta Event Alamo Heights Night 2022, our 34th Fiesta Event, is now history. After a two year hiatus because of the Pandemic, everyone was ready to party. It was a fabulous time for everyone.
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DG Kristy Vandenberg's May Message
Happy Cinco de Mayo! May's theme is Youth Service Month and for many of you, your Youth Projects are coming to an end as the kids prepare for graduation and look forward to summer vacation! It is an exciting time! I spoke with a class of 2nd Graders and 3rd Graders yesterday about Water Safety and staying safe around the water! We read together information from the Josh the Otter program which has been endorsed by Rotary International. It was a great time, with excellent readers and singers in Harper ISD. Rotary Youth Exchange is back for the 2022-2022 year! How exciting to send our youth abroad and at the same time host high school students from other countries to get a taste of South Central Texas Rotary Clubs. I know that all the clubs participating and their host families and outbound students will have great stories to share. What better way is there to promote Peace than to experience another country's culture through the eyes of a student? Kudos to our Youth Exchange Committee for all their hard work interviewing and training both outbound & inbound students as well as host families. They are all truly silent Heroes to all the kids who participate as without them, this program would not happen!! |
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Rotary International Convention - Virtual Option Can’t make the #Rotary22 convention in person? Join virtually for $50 when you register and pay by 10 May, or $75 from 11 May (12:00 a.m. Chicago time) through 31 August 2022. Register now at https://on.rotary.org/38XbelV |
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Fredericksburg's First Craft Festival
A fabulous new festival for Fredericksburg! Rotary’s June event will showcase local hospitality, Texas craft beers. Mark your calendars and get ready to wet your whistle on June 10-11 for the first Fredericksburg Craft Beer Festival. This event is sure to become another of this town’s incredible attractions for fans of the suds. Fredericksburg’s history with beer goes way back, with a brewery being established way back in the early days of the Nimitz Hotel. Others remember sidling up to the bar at the old White Elephant Saloon and ordering beers. |
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12th Free Veterans Appreciation Breakfast |
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Stone Oak Rotary Fundraiser The Stone Oak Rotary Club will be having a virtual popcorn fundraiser in May. Stay tuned for more details. We will put it on the calendar as soon as we have a date.
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First Responders Luncheon We are so pleased to be able to continue recognizing our wonderful area 1st responders and awarding these agencies with funding for continued education and training.
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Wimberley's Dinner in the Dark Tickets are available on our website: www.rotaryclubofwimberley.com |
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Rotary South Cleans Up The Rotary Club of San Antonio South hit the highway to clean up their adopted highway area along SE Military Dr.
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Child Abuse Awareness To commemorate April as Child Abuse Prevention Month, Fair Oaks Ranch club members "adopted" cardboard kids then dressed and decorated them.
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Rotary Club of Seguin $20,000 Rotary Raffle Night Please join us Thursday, June 9, 2022 for the 31st Annual Rotary Club of Seguin’s $20,000 Rotary Raffle Night! The fun begins at 6:00pm at the Seguin Coliseum. See flier for details.
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Eggs by the Thousands Members of the Fredericksburg Morning Rotary Club took some time to help out the Easter Bunny this year.
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New Club Chartered! District 5840 and the Rotary Club of Fair Oaks Ranch would like to announce our district's newest and greatest club. The Rotary Club of District 5840 to Combat Human Trafficking was chartered by RI on April 5th, 2022. This is our district’s first cause based club. These club members are ‘on fire’ to combat human trafficking in all aspects of society. They know the issues and are prepared to share all their knowledge and strategies with other Rotary clubs. A charter party is in the works. Congratulations to this awesome Rotary club. Can’t wait to see what these members accomplish. |
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St. Patricks Day Western Dance At Grasp Rotarians from the Randolph Metrocom Rotary Club and the San Antonio Northeast Rotary Club volunteered on Thursday, March 17th at the 12th Annual GRASP Western Night.
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DG Kristy Vandenberg's April Message April's theme is Maternal & Child Health! I know that many of you are already involved with organizations in your communities providing programs and services in this area. When I look at the theme each month, I think about all the programs and services offered by our clubs that make us so relevant today.
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Rotary Leadership Institute - May 14th The next Rotary Leadership Institute Training Session will be on Saturday, May 14th at the Spring Creek United Methodist Church - 8:30AM to 4PM. Cost is $50. Click to Register.
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I Am Rotary - Video DGE Dwayne Hopkins created this "I Am Rotary" video from the Rotary SA Day on March 26, 2022 promoting the good work of Rotary. Click here to play video. |
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Grants Management Training - April 14 Our first Grants Management Training Seminar is on Thursday, April 14 at 6:30PM on Zoom. Each Rotary Club in the District needs to attend one of the three trainings (check the District Calendar). Each club needs 2 Rotarians per club to be trained to be eligible for District Grants for the 2022-2023 year. Cost is $0 but you must register to receive the Zoom Link.
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Register for Club Leader Training - April 30th Come join us on Saturday, April 30 for Club Leader Training at the Winston School, 8565 Ewing Halsell Dr., San Antonio from 9AM-2PM. Cost is $30. Click to register. Who Should Attend: Presidents-Elect, President-Nominee, Club Officers, Committee Chairs and anyone else who wishes to enhance their Rotary knowledgebase. All are Welcome!
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eClub of San Antonio Literacy Project eClub of San Antonio Literacy Project. Spring Books give away to K-5th graders at Ed Franz Elementary School Family Night.
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Oak Hills Receives Sister Club Certificate Club Rotario Nueva Rosita Centenario AC Club President Federico “Lico” Garcia presents and Oak Hills Rotary Club President with a certificate of Sister Club.
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Rotary Youth Leadership Orientation During the period of March 25-26, our four outbound Rotary Youth Exchange students participated in an extensive orientation to prepare them for their upcoming school year abroad.
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Fredericksburg Rotary - Tanzania Project Update The Frerdericksburg Rotary sanitation project in Katoma is going very well. It started in mid-January, and 2 of the 7 school's facilities are almost finished. As you may recall, the total project budget is approximately $104,000. One disbursement of $26,000 was sent in January to get the project started.
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Blanco County's Joe Garcia Memorial Golf Tournament May 9 The Rotary Club of Blanco County is hosting the Annual Joe Garcia Memorial Golf Tournament May 9 at Vaaler Creek Golf Course in Blanco.
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Dripping Springs Rotary is Growing & Making Strides After a long couple of years, the Rotary Club of Dripping Springs is making progress in all areas.
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Rotarians Rebuild Playground
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Boerne Rotary Partners with BISD School and Knights to Encourage Character Today, you typically hear about bullying or violence in schools around the nation. But in Boerne ISD we have leadership that starts encouraging positive behaviors in our youth at an early age.
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Rotary Clubs Working Together to Support Vulnerable Populations The Combat Human Trafficking Satellite Club of Fair Oaks Ranch Rotary, has 4 areas of Focus:
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Fair Oaks Ranch Rotary Celebrates 10 Yr Anniversary District Governor Kristy Vandenberg was an honored guest as the Rotary Club of Fair Oaks Ranch recently celebrated it 10th anniversary during its weekly meeting. Past District Governor Lisa Herring was invited back to be the guest speaker in a fitting tribute to her keynote address at the club’s Charter Ceremony 10 years ago. Eleven of the original charter members were recognized and honored at the meeting along with a video presentation of the club’s 10 year. history |
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Rotary Helps San Marcos School Fuel School Fuel is a nonprofit in San Marcos that provides 1,000 needy k-8 students with food on weekends and over holidays, when in-school meals are not available. San Marcos Rotary was a $1,500 sponsor of the School Fuel 5k Run, and Rotarians paid to run/walk as well. In addition, Rotary had a table at the event to create awareness of the club. |
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Breakfast of Champions Fredericksburg Morning Rotary Club does a lot of service projects around youth and literacy, so when recently asked for volunteers to flip pancakes one Monday morning for the teachers and staff of Fredericksburg Elementary School, they were glad to send members to create heart-shaped pancakes on a cold February morning.
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Donation to Hill Country Community Fredericksburg-Nimitz Rotary President Cindy Turner presented a check for $5,000 to Denise Rizzo with the Hill Country Community Needs Council to continue with all the good work they do for the Gillespie County community.
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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 Rotary members 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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Take a Featured Course in the Learning Center
Discover these courses in the Learning Center this month:
Our District 5840 Rotarians have enrolled in 2,871 online courses in The Learning Center offerings available on the Rotary International website. Find all of our Learning Center courses in the updated course catalog.
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District Governor Kristy Vandenberg's March Message
Our March Rotary Theme is Water & Sanitation. There are many Global Grants that address this critical issue all over the world and right here at home. As Rotarians know, these grants can be completed in any country of the world, as long as there are at least two Rotary Clubs willing to donate funds, which can then be matched through their District and Rotary International upon approval. District 5840 has been a partner in several of these types of grants. If your club is interested in getting involved with a Global Grant which is focused on water and sanitation, check out www.myrotary.org to find an international partner who wants to help make the dream of safe water a reality. There are also Rotary Action Groups you can support. These are listed on www.MyRotary.org too! |
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Blanco County Supports BHS Powerlifters The Rotary Club of Blanco County recently presented the Blanco High School Powerlifting Team a check for $1000 for purchase of needed safety equipment such as back braces, or weightlifting belts, bench shirts, wrist wraps, etc. - all necessary powerlifting equipment.
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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:
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Rotary Rockstar Challenge - Level 5 An important goal to a Club is to achieve geting media attention for their upcoming fundraiser/service project. The first step is to create a press release. Once developed, it is your "bible" for the language that is used for your website, social media and flyers. Rotary Rockstar Challenge - Level 5 is about how to create a Press Release. |
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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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Mission Trail Participates in Basura Bash Since 1995, San Antonio community members gather every February to participate in a one-day, all volunteer event to clean the San Antonio Watersheds. The event known as Basura Bash brings awareness to the hazards trash can cause in our community when it is not disposed of properly.
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Rotary SA South and Habitat for Humanity |
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Club Runner Mobile App
Free to download and use, this app will let you access the key information you need while on the go. Password protected just like your website, the Club Runner Mobile app allows you to view your member directory, contact member and executives, read the latest articles posted to your website, learn more about upcoming speakers, view meeting details and track attendance statistics, right from your smart phone or tablet.
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Rotary Zone End Human Trafficking Meeting Feb 17 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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Jourdanton Rotary Club Golf Classic On Sunday, March 27, 2022 the Jourdanton Rotary Club will be hosting their annual Golf Classic.
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Blessings in a Backpack The Rotary Club of Fair Oaks Ranch is very proud to be among the supporters of the Boerne Chapter of "Blessings in a Backpack."
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Helping Fill Beneficial Boxes Seven stalwart members of the San Antonio Airport Rotary gathered with a large group of volunteers at the San Antonio Food Bank on February 5, 2022.
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Rotary Club of New Braunfels presents the 2022 Hill Country Craft Beer Festival Craft beer enthusiasts rejoice – everybody's favorite craft beer festival is back for another year!
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Volunteers Needed - Rotary Day SA 2022 Rotarians from across the district will be joining forces to clean up Brackenridge Park on March 26 in time for the spring. Duties will include trash removal, painting park benches and mulching. Rotarians are asked to wear their Rotary gear, appropriate shoes and bring gloves. Click here to register online: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YJDQ23L Everyone (over the age of 10) is welcome to join us! Contact the Rotary office at director@rotarysa.org or 210-222-8242, x12 with any questions. |
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San Marcos Sponsors Tree Planting in the Park The Rotary Club of San Marcos placed one of two Rotary mini libraries in the Victory Garden Park in San Marcos. At a dedication of the little library, club members noticed that the park lacked shade trees and ornamentals. It has a huge playscape but little else. The club purchased six shade trees and four ornamental trees to improve the park aesthetics and environment.
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District Raffle Tickets Are Now Available!!!
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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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District Governor Kristy Vandenberg's February Message Here's a toast to Peace & Conflict Resolution Month! This is one of our seven Areas of Service! What can all District 5840 Clubs do?
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Human Trafficking Education The Satellite Club to Combat Human Trafficking has taken on the huge task of educating all clubs in the District on what they can do towards eradicating this horrible crime to humanity.
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Art Education Continues The Blanco County Rotary members Jack Twilley, Leta Garcia (artist), Jan Gass, Jayne Lightfoot, and Betsy Scheffe (artist), and the teacher, Ms Rosalind Ellis who started the “ART for our Students” met to discuss second semester projects and schedules.
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Bottle Caps to Mexico Fair Oaks Ranch Rotary Club representatives Greg and Carmen Buschman, spent their holiday season transporting thousands of plastic bottle caps to a charity in Juarez Mexico which recyles them to earn money for the families of children in the hospital.
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Youth Putting Green The Roy Maas Youth Alternatives Home in Boerne, now has a putting green for their residents thanks to the Rotary Club of Fair Oaks Ranch with some assistance from a District grant.
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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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Kerrville Wears Blue Did you know that Rotary is getting involved in the #fighthumantrafficking awareness initiative and putting the power and resources of 35K clubs and 1.2 million members behind this effort?
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Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) Training Seminar There will be a Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) on Saturday, January 29, 2022 from 8:30AM to 4:30PM at the Spring Creek United Methodist Church, 28970 Old Fredericksbu |
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San Marcos Raises Funds With Football Playoff Raffle San Marcos sponsored a raffle for the football playoff between Georgia and Alabama on January 10. There was a watch party for the game at Grill 54 in San Marcos. Ben Duncan organized the fundraiser. The event raised about $1,500.
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San Marcos Celebrates 100th Anniversary The Rotary Club of San Marcos hosted a 100th Anniversary Banquet on Friday, January 14, 2022 in the Embassy Suites Ballroom, San Marcos.
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2021 RIDE TO END POLIO--THE RESULTS The Indoor Ride to End Polio included 25 teams with approximately 250 participants. The highest Indoor Ride fundraiser award goes to Calgary West, where 34 clubs helped raise more than $91,000. Second place went to Stoughton, WI who raised more than $27,000. In total, the Indoor Ride, including all sites, raised a record $505,642 (all figures quoted with the Gates Match).
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Kerrville's Main Event Fundraiser Happy New Year! I hope 2022 holds great promise for us all! One way that we can ensure that we are able to serve our community and bring a little joy and promise, is to have a successful Main Event and raffle.
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Randolph Metrocom Holds Pints For Polio Event
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SA South Provides Scholarships for Vocational School Scholarships are needed year-round. Many students at vocational schools need just that little extra push to help them over the line to success.
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DG Kristy Vandenberg's January Message
I hope that everyone had a wonderful Christmas and New Year! The District has grown by a net of 14 members, as of 12/31/21, after many clubs purged their membership prior to January 1st. This is a shout-out to the clubs with positive growth: Ballinger, Blanco, Boerne Noon, Brady, Canyon Lake, Del Rio, Fair Oaks, Fbg Morning, Fbg Nimitz, Fbg Noon, Hondo D'Hanis, New Braunfels Downtown, Poteet, Rancolph Metrocom, San Antonio Airport, San Antonio Alamo Ranch, San Antonio Mission Trail, San Antonio, Northeast, San Antonio Oak Hills, San Marcos & San Saba.
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January Is Human Trafficking Awareness Month Every year since 2010, January has been proclaimed as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. Take time in January to learn more about human trafficking and action steps your Rotary Club and each Rotarian can take to prevent human trafficking. |
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Annual Breakfast With Santa Fair Oaks Ranch Rotary Club members assisted the Boerne Noon Rotary Club with their annual Breakfast with Santa community project.
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New Paul Harris Society Member Tom McKeown, Fair Oaks Ranch Rotary Club Foundation Chair, proudly presents the club's newest members of the Paul Harris Society > Clifton and Marie Lewis.
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SA South Brought Santa to Pre-K for SA Campus The Rotary Club of San Antonio South sponsored two families for Christmas. Both families have children that attend the Pre-K for SA South Education Center.
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18th Annual Sparkle of the Season Awards
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Jean Drive For the Homeless San Antonio Rotary is holding a jeans drive for the homeless served by Corazon Ministries at Travis Park Churh. It runs through Jan 21 and jeans can be dropped at the following locations:
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Kingdom for Kids at CASA On November 19th and 20th over 300 Volunteers from the Rotary Club of San Antonio joined to add the following new amenities to the Kingsom fo Kids at CASA …a beautiful reading theater, 2 new playgrounds, a soccer field, a new basketball court, beautiful murals now adding color and message and a gazebo garden.
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Share the Joy! The Rotary Club of Hondo-D'Hanis was busy shopping & wrapping toys, purchasing Christmas trees and preparing food baskets for 27 families in our Communities.
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How To Help Victims in Western Kentucky You can help victims in Western Kentucky through donations to the Rotary District 671 Foundation Relief Fund or if you want to drop off supplies, contact Kaytlin Flowers at 270-287-2214.
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UGRA Recognizes the Rotary Club of Kerrville The Rotary Club of Kerrville was recognized this morning for their efforts in the UGRA River Clean Up effort and received a $25 gift card for finding one of the "Most Unusual" items while picking up trash along the Guadalupe River in Louise Hays Park.
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Wimberly Rotary Supports The Community Members of the Rotary Club of Wimberley met with District Governor Kristy Vandenberg on Tuesday, December 14, 2021.
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Piedras Negras Trip The Fredericksburg-Nimitz club purchased toys for the children of Piedras Negras and made the annual trip down there for distribution of the toys along with a medical wellness check for the children.
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San Marcos 100th Anniversary Banquet The Rotary Club of San Marcos celebrates its 100th Anniversary on January 14, 2022 with a banquet at the Embassy Suites Ballroom in San Marcos.
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San Marcos Inducts 5 New Members |
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Donor Advised Fund Reaches Major Milestones
In the first half of this Rotary Year, the Donor Advised Fund (DAF) has authorized $11,800.76 in matching grants. That means, as a minimum, during this Rotary Year, the DAF has helped facilitate $23,601.52 in humanitarian projects, to better our world through Rotary.
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San Saba/Brady World's Greatest Meal December 7th, the Rotary Club of San Saba and the Rotary Club of Brady celebrated with a Combined Holiday Party at the Pecan House Grill in San Saba.
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District Governor Kristy Vandenberg's December Message
December is Disease Prevention & Treatment Month. What a great time our clubs had in October coming together to raise funds for Polio Plus. Polio Eradication continues to be one of our main goals as an organization. Kudos to all the clubs that held a Polio fundraising event and/or helped to share information about this disease. Of course, COVID 19 is still out there, with new variants probable. Rotary supports the COVID 19 vaccine while still honoring an individual's right to choose. We are working with organizations across the world to help get the vaccine to all individuals in all countries. We have mourned the loss of friends and family to this disease, but continue to work together as Rotarians committed to Disease Prevention & Treatment.
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Thanksgiving Community Service Fair Oaks Ranch Rotarians joined a variety of other local service organizations to cook, pack, and deliver several hundred Thanksgiving meals to families throughout Kendall County.
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Halloween Service Day The Rotary Club of Fair Oaks Ranch joined a variety of District 5840 clubs to make the day a little brighter for the families who enjoyed the Halloween festivities at Morgan's Wonderland - San Antonio's famous fun park catering to disabled children.
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Bountiful Blessings in Hondo-D'Hanis! The Rotary Club of Hondo-D'Hanis distributed over 200 Thanksgiving meals to Veterans and Senior Citizens in the Hondo/D'Hanis Communities.
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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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SA South Become Axe-perts Though the Club of San Antonio Souths hasn't been able to fully institute their unofficial #5 motto, "Are we having fun?!" in a long time.
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Rotary Club of New Braunfels Triumphantly Returns to Wurstfest After a devastating fire destroyed the Marketplatz building at Wurstfest in New Braunfels in 2019, taking with it the Rotary Club of New Braunfels' main source of income, their German potato pancake booth, the future of the Club’s fundraising abilities seemed uncertain. |
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SA South Day of Giving Complete Thanksgiving meals for two families was recently provided by The Rotary Club of San Antonio South and RBFCU.
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Alamo Heights Rotary Volunteers Help Build Beds for "Bedless" Kids Alamo Heights President Kristen Salazar recently told 78209 Magazine, We’re putting more of a focus on doing work in the community by volunteering at least monthly.”
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Blanco County Supports Elementary School Art Blanco Rotarian and Artist, Leta Garcia and local Artist Betsy Scheffe, along with Jayne Lightfoot and Jan Gass, are volunteering at the Blanco Elementary School as Artists and helpers to introduce and teach kindergartners through second graders art.
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City Proclamation Honors San Marcos' 100th Anniversary Mayor Jane Hughson of the City of San Marcos read a proclamation in Council Chambers on November 16 declaring December 1, 2021 as Rotary Club of San Marcos Day in Honor of its 100th Anniversary.
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San Antonio Rotary Ice Rink is Back! Dust off your ice skates, San Antonio. The popular Rotary Club Ice Rink is returning to Travis Park ahead of Thanksgiving. "The Coolest Place in Town" first launched in 2019 but canceled its second year due to the pandemic. |
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Blood Drive The Rotary Club of Kerrville blood drive is scheduled for Monday, Nov. 29, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Crenwelge Motors.
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Steve Darling Selected DG 2024-25 District Governor Kristy Vandenberg and the District 5840 Nominating Committee are pleased to announce the selection of Steve Darling of the Rotary Club of San Antonio as the District Governor for the Rotary year beginning July 1, 2024. Congratulations Steve! |
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Wimberley Rotary Packs Meals For The Hungry On Saturday, October 16, several members and supporters from the Rotary Club of Wimberley joined with the San Marcos Rotary Club to pack 15,000 meals to be shipped to Africa’s hungry.
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DG Kristy Vandenberg's November Message
There are amazing Rotary Clubs and Members in District 5840! November is a great time to celebrate all the good works supported by the Rotary Foundation! I have often been asked "Why do you personally give to the Rotary Foundation?" The answer for me is very simple. I believe that Rotarians across the world are making a great difference by responding daily to the needs of their communities. Needs like clean water, food security hygiene facilities, schools, clinics, small business development and many more. I know that my donations to the Foundation are making dreams come true for millions of people! When natural disasters strike, I know that Rotary Clubs in that area are responding with basic needs and long term solutions. My donations are helping with emergency needs like food, housing and medical care, along with rebuilding communities. |
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Polio Survivor Visits San Antonio West Donating to Polio Plus is Bill Mann, who as a child survived polio in an iron lung. Bill said he had the live or die variety and within a month was back to normal. Now he is coping with post-polio syndrome and shared with San Antonio West Rotarian's Marcia Tinsley and John Sullivan his appreciation for their fundraising efforts and what Rotarians around the world are doing to eradicate polio. |
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Rotary Night Sky On October 26, the Rotary Club of Canyon Lake and the Comal County Friends of the Night Sky presented a Sky Friendly Certificate to the Tye Preston Memorial Library in Canyon Lake for their building and grounds.
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Blanco Pints for Polio Raises Funds for End Polio Now Herman Weber and his wife, Nancy, stopped by to make a donation at the Pints for Polio event hosted by the Rotary Club of Blanco County October 27.
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Building Better Lives On October 16, 2021 Alamo Ranch members volunteered their time to help build homes in one of Habitat for Humanity's newest communities. Rancho Carlota is located in San Antonio's Southwest side just east of Von Ormy and consists of about 90 acres with hopes of having about 250 homes once it's complete. Way to go team, thank you for your service to this amazing organization! |
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Mission Trail Rotary Supports Local Non-Profits with Annual Charity Bike Tour On December 4th, 2021, MTR Charities, Inc. will host our signature club fundraiser, the Mission-to-Mission Charity Bike Tour at Mission Park Pavilions (6032 Padre Dr., SATX 78214). The tour raises funds to distribute mini-grants to local non-profits ranging between $100- $1,500.
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Dripping Springs Rotary Helps Build a Home for a Family in Need Dripping Springs Rotary had the privilege of working with Hometown Missions on their Home in a Month project in September.
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2021 Veterans Day Tribute Dripping Springs Rotary is once again hosting our annual Veterans Day Dinner and Dance.
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Ballinger Rotary Club Gun and Knife Show The Rotary Club of Ballinger will be hosting its ninth annual Gun, Knife and hunting show. This will take place at the Ballinger Community Center on November 12-13th.
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San Antonio at Dominion Membership Drive Party Thanks to the generosity of several members and local businesses the San Antonio at the Dominion Club hosted an old fashioned "smoker" membership drive.
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Honorary Membership Recipient The FBG Nimitz Rotary club made Billy and Susan Johnson, owners of Texas Heritage Vineyards, Honorary club members and presented them with a plaque in appreciation for all they do for the club.
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San Antonio at Dominion Membership Donation to Local Food Bank The San Antonio at the Dominion Club recently donated $1,500 to the Hill Country Daily Bread Ministries' food bank.
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Piedras Negras Trip Club members Cindy Turner (President), Carleton Turner and Christina Gonzalez traveled to Piedras Negras recently to donate a washing machine to Asilo de Ancianos San Vincente de Paul, a local group home for elderly and infirmed adults.
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New Braunfels Rotary Clubs Raise Funds to Fight Polio On the evening of Thursday, October 21st, The Rotary Club of New Braunfels and The Downtown Rotary Club of New Braunfels held their first ever joint Pints for Polio event at Guadalupe Brewing Company. Despite only having just over a week to plan and market the event, it drew 60 to 70 attendees and raised just over $1,300.00.
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Building LEADERS Starts Early! On Friday, October 1, members of San Antonio Northwest Rotary Club provided special recognition for 12 developing young leaders at Dellview Elementary School (NEISD).
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National Nite Out Jourdanton Rotary Club participated in our local National Nite Out on October 5th. President Michele Higginbotham had a friendly competition with, fellow member Joyce Steinle’s sister, Barbara Peeler who was representing Jourdanton Education Foundation.
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Rise Against Hunger a Success in San Marcos More than 150 volunteers came from San Antonio all the way to Georgetown to help the Rotary Club of San Marcos pack 15,000 meals on World Food Day, Saturday, October 16. |
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Rotary Training Talk - 5 Tips for Effective Virtual Presentations With so many training events now being held fully or partially online, you too may be planning some virtual lessons. Try these tips from Past District Governor Chris Offer of the Rotary Club of Ladner, British Columbia, Canada: |
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Walk to Raise Awareness about Human Trafficking On October 16, the Rotary Club of Blanco County and the D5840 Combat Human Trafficking Rotary Club held a walk around the Old Blanco Courthouse grounds to raise awareness about human trafficking.
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San Marcos Builds Rotary Mini Libraries Rotarian Larry Hanson completed construction of two mini libraries for the Rotary Club of San Marcos.
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Seguin’s Oldest and Most Haunted Hotel The Rotary Club of Seguin is very proud of our town’s many restored historical buildings.
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