OUR PROGRAM OCT. 27 WILL BE AT THE 602. Sheryl Shewell will brief us on “Soaring the Skies.”
If you missed the importance of this announcement last week:
District Governor Jeff Coleman awarded Past President Vicky Lindsey with the 2025-26 banner for being an “Every Rotarian Every Year” Club.
DG Jeff also honored President Steve Schroeder with a banner recognizing the Club’s 100% Foundation Giving status.
These are high-status awards, folks, as only a few thousand of the thousands of Rotary Clubs across the globe receive these recognitions! So, go ahead, pat yourself on the back! Every member gave at least $25 to the Foundation last year, and our Club averaged $100 per member in Foundation giving!
This is the FUEL for our Good Works!
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REMEMBER TO CHECK THE CLUB CALENDAR ON OUR WEBSITE. WITH THE HOLIDAYS APPROACHING, WE WILL BE TAKING INTERMITTENT WEEKS OFF, TO ALLOW FOLKS TO ENJOY THEIR THANKSGIVING & CHRISTMAS FAMILY FESTIVITIES.
BE THE ONES “IN-THE-KNOW”!
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STUFF YOU NEED TO KNOW
We have scheduled a Staff Appreciation Breakfast at CRCA for Friday, Oct. 30. Please get with Karen Trevino to help her organize your food or monetary gift.
IF YOU CANNOT GO TO AUSTRIA WITH ROTARIAN BILL & THE HONOR CHOIR, PLEASE CONSIDER A DONATION TO SUPPORT THE TRAVEL COSTS OF ONE OF THE SINGERS!
We have obtained 30 more bed kits to schedule for delivery & set up in the near future. Scheduling Guru Dave Wells will be getting this Big Bed Delivery on the calendar in time for Christmas!
DON'T FORGET! Log in to BISD Voly to update your permission to work as a volunteer on BISD campuses. IT'S VERY EASY!
REMINDER: The Club is collecting new & gently used books for its “book gifting” program. These will honor our speakers as a donation to a library. If you have a suitable book(s), please bring them to a meeting.
The very few remaining Golf Tournament t-shirts are on sale for $10. See Treasurer, Wick Baker.
During the past 63 days, 227 Rotarians representing 39 clubs have pledged a total of $133,748 to the match. In keeping with DG Jeff's campaign to Be Better Than Our Best, we're working to raise another $35,900 over the next 3 weeks in order to surpass our previous high-water mark.
Significantly, 157 of our 227 contributors (69%) have either become a first-time Paul Harris Fellow (37) or reached a new Paul Harris Fellow level (120) by virtue of their contribution and its match. Congratulations!
Leader Board (as of October 2):
Two more clubs (Austin-Southwest in 23rd place, and Cameron tied for 26th place) have joined the Leader Board.
Every club with a minimum contribution amount of $1,000 is included on the Leader Board.
1st place: Georgetown with 33 donors and a contribution amount of $25,243
2nd place: Temple with 18 donors and a contribution amount of $13,500.
3rd place: Killeen Heights with 16 donors and a contribution amount of $11,350.
4th place: Marble Falls with 16 donors and a contribution amount of $9,914.
5th place: Georgetown-Sun City with 7 donors and a contribution amount of $7,750.
6th place: Austin with 14 donors and a contribution amount of $6,310,
7th place: Northwest Austin with 9 donors and a contribution amount of $4,605.
8th place: Waco with 9 donors and a contribution amount of $4,348.
9th place: Bastrop County with 3 donors and a contribution amount of $4,200.
10th place: Temple-South with 6 donors and a contribution amount of $4,160.
11th place: Corsicana with 7 donors and a contribution amount of $4,102.
12th place: Pflugerville with 7 donors and a contribution amount of $3,250.
13th place: Burnet with 7 donors and a contribution amount of $3,160.
14th place: Lakeway/Lake Travis with 7 donors and a contribution amount of $3.127.
15th place: Flatonia with 6 donors and a contribution amount of $3,000.
16th place: Waco-Lake Brazos with 2 donors and a contribution amount of $2,500.
17th place: La Grange with 6 donors and a contribution amount of $2,334.
18th place: Austin Cosmopolitan with 5 donors and a contribution amount of $2,000.
19th place: E-Club of 5870 with 4 donors and a contribution amount of $1,757.
20th place (tie): Caldwell with 7 donors and a contribution amount of $1,750.
20th place (tie): West Austin with 4 donors and a contribution amount of $1,750.
22nd place: Austin-North by Northeast with 6 donors and a contribution amount of $1,590.
23rd place: Austin-Southwest with 2 donors and a contribution amount of $1,500.
24th place (tie): Marble Falls Daybreak with 3 donors and a contribution amount of $1,250.
24th place (tie): Round Rock Sunrise with 4 donors and a contribution amount of $1,250.
26th place (tie): Cameron with 1 donor and a contribution amount of $1,000.
26th place (tie): Harker Heights with 4 donors and a contribution amount of $1,000.
26th place (tie): South Austin with 2 donors and a contribution amount of $1,000.
If you're one of the 216 who has already contributed, thank you so very much for your generous contribution. If you haven't contributed yet, please consider doing so. It's your annual contribution to this fund that ensures District 5870 has the wherewithal to fund community DAP Grants, career and technology scholarships, district service projects and international humanitarian grants. None of this would be possible without your generous support.
As a refresher, here's how the match works:
Using Rotary Foundation Recognition Points, we will match your $250 to $500 cash contribution to the Annual Fund-SHARE on a 1-to-1 basis for any active Rotarian or Rotaractor in District 5870 who is not yet a Paul Harris Fellow +8.
Please note:
These matches are limited to one per donor and will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis.
The match may end early if we exhaust the match pool prior to October 31.
Match requests received after 5 pm October 31, 2026 will not be accepted.
