Welcome to Rotary Club of Blanco County

 
Are you an established professional who wants to make positive changes in your community and the world? Our club members are dedicated people who share a passion for community service and friendship. Becoming a Rotarian connects you with a diverse group who share your drive to give back. We meet twice a month, 1st Monday at 12:00 NOON and 3rd Monday at 6:30 PM. Our meeting location for noon meetings: Old 300 BBQ Back Forty, 318 4th Street, Blanco, TX 78606. Our meeting location for evening meetings: Uptown Blanco Restaurant, 317 Main Street, Blanco, TX 78606. You are welcome to join us!
Club News
Blanco County Veterans Memorial
     
 
Sixteen club members attended the ribbon cutting ceremony for the Blanco County Veterans Memorial on November 16. Leta Garcia gave the invocation and benediction and Kathie Estrada folded the flag. Take some time to visit this beautiful and peaceful site to remember those who have sacrificied and those who continue to sacrifice so much for the freedeoms we enjoy in the United States of America. The memorial is located at 300 N. Nugent Street, Johnson City, TX.
 
Rotary Club Donates to Blanco County Veterans Memorial
 
Rotary Club of Blanco County President Doug McKenzie presented a check for $1,000 to Kathie Estrada member of the Blanco County Veterans Memorial Committee. The funds will go toward the pedestal which honors the US Space Force at the Blanco County Veterans Memorial located at 300 N. Nugent Street, Johnson City, TX.
 
Wine Tasting Fundraiser a Big Success!
           
 
About 85 people attended the September 14 fun evening of tasting and grading wines while raising money for the many service projects the Rotary Club of Blanco County has planned. Thank you to L and L Drilling Co. for providing the wine and to The GVTC Foundation for providing the delicious charcuterie boards! Also thanks to all who attended and support Rotary's moto - Service Above Self!
 
 
Four New Members Inducted
 
FOUR new members were inducted On August 19! Pictured from left Beverly Tye, Norman Eubank, Barbara Eubank, and Veronica Jones were welcomed to the club and have already joined committees and are ready to go to work serving others and making Blanco County a better place. Service Above Self!
 
Rotary Club of Blanco County Presents Dictionaries to Blanco Elementary 3rd Graders
   
 
     The Rotary Club of Blanco County presented personal dictionaries to each
of the 3rd graders of Blanco Elementary School on August 16. The
dictionaries not only contain words and definitions, but also encyclopedia-
type information that the students may use as a source for writing various
papers or composing stories. Included are biographies of all American
Presidents, Countries and State facts and figures, and even common
American Sign Language. We’ve decided that the dictionary should be
identified as a DICTIONARY+.
     The BES Principal, Greg Wright, was the first to receive the dictionary+,
presented to him by Rotary President, Doug McKenzie. He then introduced
the presenting Rotarians to the 3 rd graders as well as praising the books
and their value to the students. The nearly 70 students who received the
dictionary+ were excited and immediately began opening the books and
paging through them.
     The Rotary Motto is: Service Above Self. The Club’s purchase and
presentation of the dictionaries+ is one example of living up to our Motto.
Anyone interested in serving and helping our community through
membership in the Rotary Club is invited to contact Teri McKenzie at
terimckenzie@gvtc.com.
 
Taste the Grape
Save the date - September 14 - and plan on attending Rotary's "Taste the Grape" wine tasting fundraiser. A fun evening of tasting and grading wines and enjoying charcuterie meats and cheeses all while raising money for Rotary's many projects for 2024-2025. Some of our projects include scholarships to Blanco High School and LBJ High School graduates, hygiene kits for those in need, library books and school supplies, drug and alcohol prevention, human trafficking awareness, brain fitness classes and more.
 
ROTARIANS SUPPORTING THOSE IN NEED
     Rotarians from the Rotary Club of Blanco County, along with the Lucky Leaf 4-H and Friends, recently packaged 250 Hygiene Kits for delivery by HOPE Ministries to orphanages and schools in Northern Mexico.  Each kit contained a wash cloth, soap, a tooth brush and paste, soap and a brush and comb. Organized by Rotarian Sandy Switzer, the volunteers packaged the items as if they were on an assembly line.  Kathy Kersten led the 4-H and Friends volunteers and several other neighbors and friends also volunteered to help in this worthy project.  Thanks to all, the project was finished in record time.
     This project is another example of “Service Above Self”, the Motto of Rotary.  If you are interested in helping your fellow citizens through membership in the Rotary Club of Blanco County, please contact Teri McKenzie at: terimckenzie@gvtc.com, or ask any Rotarian. 
 
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Taste The Grape Fundraiser