Events

Bags of Grace is a ministry of love to the homeless and a simple way to assist those who are living on the streets of Austin. What is a A Bag of Grace? It is simply a one-gallon ziploc plastic bag filled with specific non-perishable food items and other basics we often take for granted. This is a tangible way we can make a small difference in the lives of others.

Scott Rainey was born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  He attended the University of Oklahoma and is a proud Sooner!  Scott is married to Martha Bowles, who he met in church in Clear Lake, TX.  Scott trades petrochemicals and fuel products as his day job.

Scott is a member of the Rotary Club of Austin and was previously a member of the Space Center club in Houston.  He served as Rotary District 5890 Governor for the year 2020-21.  Scott is a Major Donor and member of the White Hat Society.

Join us at the "Heckler Hole" as we support Deb's Dream 2024 at Twin Creeks Country Club.

Bring your noise makers! Bring your cow bells!  Let's make those golfers jittery!

Be there to award our 2024/2025 DAP Grant monies of $1,487 to Reed Elementary PTA.  This money will provide students individual books during their holiday celebration.

This is an opportunity to connect with the Leander Chamber of Commerce businesses at their monthly luncheon.  

Assembly shelf stable food items for children and adults in our community

We will hear from three of our new members: Mick Donohoe, Kim Komisarek, and Cheryl McGirr, about their careers and how they use the principles of Rotary in their work.

We will also receive the slate of Club Officers and Directors for Rotary Year 2025-2026 in preparation for elections at the meeting.

Please join me in supporting Reveal Ministries 2024 Share Your Blessings.

Join us as we re-live the September Honor Flight trip through our members, Jerry, Woody, Rich and Ken.

Join the YMCA membership  as they give thanks for their blessings, ou community and our members.

The YMCA will be supplying food, fellowship and thanks!  

If you sign up, please plan on bringing a dessert to share.

Join the Reed Elementary Librarian and deliver DAP grant books to the children.  Please consider dressing as Elf's for holiday cheer.

Join the Reed Elementary Librarian and delivery DAP grant books to the children.  Please consider dressing as Elf's for holiday cheer.

Event will be held at the McGee Family Hall.

Active duty & Veteran's and their immediate families are free.  $20 requested donation for non-veteran families.

Support the Salvation Army in the annual month of giving by ringing the Salvation Army Bell.

Each year, The Salvation Army will serve more than 25 million people across America – including many here in your community. That means 55+ million meals for the hungry, 10+ million nights of shelter for the homeless, and countless Christmas gifts for children who may otherwise go without.

So truly, you can make a difference with every ring. The funds you raise as a Salvation Army bell ringer will make a year-round impact in your community through social services assistance, homeless shelters, disaster relief, children’s programs, rehabilitation services, anti-human trafficking, and more.

Donations in the red kettle stay local – directly impacting the lives of your neighbors by helping them in their time of need. When you ring the bell, you’re making change happen.

Come see the Band of the Hills play at this annual holiday festival in Leander at 105 N Brushy St.

Support the Salvation Army in the annual month of giving by ringing the Salvation Army Bell.

Each year, The Salvation Army will serve more than 25 million people across America – including many here in your community. That means 55+ million meals for the hungry, 10+ million nights of shelter for the homeless, and countless Christmas gifts for children who may otherwise go without.

So truly, you can make a difference with every ring. The funds you raise as a Salvation Army bell ringer will make a year-round impact in your community through social services assistance, homeless shelters, disaster relief, children’s programs, rehabilitation services, anti-human trafficking, and more.

Donations in the red kettle stay local – directly impacting the lives of your neighbors by helping them in their time of need. When you ring the bell, you’re making change happen.

Join Band of the Hills for a festive Holiday Concert at Hill Country Nazarene Church! Immerse yourself in the spirit of the season with a joyful evening of holiday music, perfect for the whole family. This free concert will feature beloved Christmas classics and more, set in the welcoming atmosphere of Hill Country Nazarene. Don’t miss this opportunity to share in the holiday magic—mark your calendars and come celebrate the season!

Hill Country Church of the Nazarene is at 1750 Bagdad Rd, Cedar Park, TX 78613

The Band of the Hills website is https://bandofthehills.org/current-season/both-holiday-concert/

There is no regular Club meeting on the third Wednesday of December, the 18th, or the first Wednesday in January, the 1st. Join us on January 15th!

It's the time of year to celebrate the holidays.  This year, the potlock is being hosted by Kim.

What to bring:  A Whilte Elephant Gift per person (NTE $30)

                        A potluck dish to share

The club will be providing the meat and the wine.  

Please RSVP and sign up:  Rotary Holiday Party

Nothing will get you into the holiday spirit like a big group of tuba players performing Christmas music!

There is no regular Club meeting on the first Wednesday in January, the 1st. Join us on January 15th!

Becky Calzada, 2024-2025 President of AASL, is a District Library Coordinator in Leander, Texas, and a co-founding member of Texas #FReadom Fighters. She was selected for the 4th ALA Policy Corp Cohort, works as a member of the ALA Policy Corp Proactive Advocacy on Book Banning cadre and is a past member of the ALA Intellectual Freedom Committee. She is actively involved in the Texas Library Association and serves on the legislative committee and served as Past-Chair for the Texas Association of School Librarians division in 2016-2017. Becky is the recipient of several intellectual freedom awards and was honored by People Magazine in their 2023 Women Changing the World portfolio. Becky is the co-author of Prepared Libraries, Empowered Teams: A Workbook for Navigating Intellectual Freedom Challenges Together which was published by ALA Editions in June 2024.

Hill Country Bible Church will be hosting a Feed My Starving Children Mobile Pack event! Why a mobile packing event?  Food assistance is a vital component in the process of transitioning individuals, families and communities out of chronic hunger and poverty and into self-sufficiency. "Hunger is the world's biggest solvable problem." – World Food Programme. We believe that food is the foundation for all other progress. To a starving child, hope can only truly begin once a reliable source of nutritious food has been established. FMSC produces three special MannaPack™ meal formulas developed by food scientists to specifically stop malnutrition. We believe Jesus Christ has called us to feed the hungry and serve those in need. 
 

·      Feeding children in our community and around the world

·      Partnering with local churches, businesses, schools, civic orgs.

·      Encouraging 1,800+ volunteers to donate 2 hours of their time

·      Packing 300,000+ meals; that's enough to feed 800 kids a daily meal for an entire year! 

·      Collecting food to restock the Reveal Resource Center (local community food               bank).

Servant leaders enable us to do what we do, every day. We couldn’t do this work without YOU. Servant leaders pack all of the meals that the donations pay for.  It takes both packing and donating to feed the children!

Sign Up Link will be available January 2025.

Dawn Lewis is a new member of the Rotary Club of South Austin, which she joined last Fall. She serves as the Executive Director of the TerraClear Foundation, securing funding and forging connections that enable Lao families to access clean drinking water. Dawn previously spent a decade as a teacher in Texas and authored the children’s book “My Teacher Moved to Laos,” which details life in that country, which is in SE Asia.

Through her leadership, the TerraCare program has made a huge impact on vulnerable families by expanding access to clean drinking water in several countries. TerraCare provided 10,000 subsidized ceramic filters that brought clean drinking water to over 50,000 Laotians. Dawn’s commitment also extends to clean water projects in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

A Missouri native, Dawn holds a BS in Civil Engineering and an MA in Linguistics. She speaks English, French, and Lao. She enjoys time in nature and moments with her family, many of whom reside in Austin, Texas, which Dawn now calls home.