Rotary Club Presented a Check to BISD Safety Patrol
The Rotary Club of Blanco County presented a check to the Blanco Independent School District Safety Patrol on October 30, 2020
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Hygiene Kits Delivered to Schools and Senior Living Areas  Sandy Switzer delivered hygiene kits to Blanco ISD schools while Dan Van Eynde delivered additional hygiene kits to the senior living areas. |
CoAPT, Rotary Partner to provide funds for vape detectors at BHS by Jack Twilley
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Rotary Club Gives Back Through "Helping Hands" Program  Rotary Club gives back through ‘helping hands’ program By Sandy Switzer Ladies of the Rotary Club of Blanco County safely spaced themselves and dressed in masks united to put hygiene kits together for several Blanco County outreach organizations. Sandy Switzer, who is the hygiene kit project team leader, and Connie Cox, Pat Clewell, Dixie Van Eynde, Jan Gass and Leta Garcia decided to prepare the kits for Blanco County as safely as possible. The organizations the Rotary Club delivers kits to are: Blanco ISD schools, Johnson City ISD schools, the Community Resource Center in Johnson City and senior living areas. |
Put and end to Polio and COVID-19 by Jerry GassFor those of us old enough to remember, hearing the word polio brings back major discomfort. It brings the vision of young children being crippled for life or crying in agony while living in iron lungs. It was certainly a time of celebration when the Salk vaccine was developed and then widely dispersed. Since that time, tremendous improvement has occurred in most countries of the world in eradicating polio. |
Africa Region Declared Polio-Free It's with great pleasure to announce to you that the African region has just been certified wild poliovirus-free. Rotary members have played an invaluable role in the effort to rid the African region of wild polio. We should be proud of all the hard work that we’ve done to eliminate the wild poliovirus throughout Africa and in nearly every country in the world. |
Providing Supplies to CAPRA Blanco County Rotary is helping supply needed materials as soap, washing supplies, tooth paste, many hygiene needs to community families. We are working with the Community Resource Center in Johnson City, Blanco who touches many lives in our community. Rotarian Patricia Clewell is presenting kits to the site Coordinator, Dawn CAPRA. |
The Rotary Club of Blanco County Awards Scholarships by Niki Lockwood The Rotary Club of Blanco County recently announced the award of $1000 scholarships to four deserving high school seniors, two from Blanco High School and two from Johnson City High School. Each school will publicly announce the recipients at an appropriate ceremony of their choosing. The students will further their education at a university or technical training school. The students are: -Alvin Lopez and Dooley Smith, JCHS -Mitchell Barnett and Adelyn Seymour, BHS The Rotary Board evaluated twelve applicants, six from each school, all of whom were extremely qualified. The evaluation was based on their academic record, a personal letter to the board, extra-curricular actives, and community service. The board was impressed by the breadth and depth of each applicant’s credentials. All were outstanding students in their own right. They will be introduced to the membership at 7 p.m. on Monday, June 1 during a virtual club meeting. |