Oct. 8th, 2025

 
 
 
Executives & Directors
President
 
President Elect
 
Treasurer
 
Secretary
 
Immediate Past President
 
Membership Chair
 
Public Image
 
Media/Marketing Chair
 
Service Chair
 
Sergeant At Arms
 
Social Chair
 
Polio Plus Chair
 
Programs Chair
 
Rotary Foundation Chair
 
Executive Secretary
 
Director
 
Director
 

Club Service

Prayer/Pledge: Jenny Turney
Four Way Test: Jenny Turney
 

Attendance 17

Members: 12
Guests:  4
Visitors: 1

Meals on Wheels

Oct. 16 - Need a Volunteer

Oct. 23 - Jeff Christner

Oct. 30 - Simon Garza

Nov. 6 - Shirley Diepenbrock

Nov. 13 - Lisa Killough

Nov. 20 - Jeff Christner

Looking Ahead
Oct 15, 2025 12:00 PM
Dispute Resolution Center - David Huang
Nov 05, 2025 12:00 PM
Marla Johnson - Art From the Streets
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Welcome to South Austin Rotary

Join us! Wednesdays, 12:00 Noon at DK Marias Legendary Tex-Mex, 1807 W. Slaughter Lane, Austin, TX 78748
Club News
Announcements - Oct. 8th
EAFK--- Our club has funded (as approved by the board) $2,000 for this year’s EAFK program at the Wayside Eden Academy. Next knighting ceremony is November 12th – put it on your calendar to attend!
 
DAP Grant:   Has been cancelled due to AISD putting Sunset Valley Elementary on the closure list for next year.    Now we’re working on Plan B, possibly Todos Juntos.
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South Austin Rotary Honored by RecognizeGood for Outstanding Community Impact
The Rotary Club of South Austin was recently recognized by RecognizeGood for their continued dedication to making a difference in the community. The club received a $1,000 donation and a Certificate of Appreciation in honor of the positive impact their members have created through hands-on service and local partnerships.
 

From supporting youth programs and addressing food insecurity to promoting literacy and community wellness, South Austin Rotarians embody Rotary’s motto of Service Above Self. This recognition highlights the club’s ongoing commitment to improving lives and strengthening the South Austin community.

The club extends heartfelt thanks to RecognizeGood for this generous recognition and support — helping amplify Rotary’s mission to create hope in the world. See the photos.

Speakers: Joel Coffman and Leslie Leuenhagen from Recognize Good
Joel Coffman is the Executive Director of the 501©3 nonprofit that provides the means for anyone to illuminate, connect with and learn from great examples of goodness.  When Leslie Leuenhagen was searching the internet looking for service clubs with selfless community efforts and philanthropy, she came across our club’s website and said, “I’ve found a Lighthouse!”.
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Classification Talk - Linda Boxberger

Linda grew up in Kansas and enjoys reading and exercising, especially water aerobics and cycling.  She has a Masters in Linguistics and taught ESL to Saudi students in Wisconsin and Los Angeles, and later taught at the University of Kuwait. 

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Raffle - Galindo Elementary
Jim won the opportunity to draw, but he pulled the Ace of Diamonds from the deck, so the Queen lives on!                                
Earl Curry Sunshine Fund
Mickie is so very grateful for the 2000 bottles of water that was donated by her Indian friends, but she couldn’t use that many so she is donating 1,000 of them to the Angel House Soup Kitchen.
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Peace Quote
World Peace must develop from inner peace.   Peace is not just mere absence of violence. Peace is, I think, the manifestation of human compassion
- The Dalai Lama
TerraClear Holiday Cards
To buy your cards today or find out more information about TerraClear and this campaign, contact: Dawn Lewis 512 656 5112 or at Dawn.Lewis@TerraClearFounda􀆟on.org. Card printing generously sponsored by the South Austin Rotary Club.
Rotary News

With a US$2 million Rotary Programs of Scale award, a project makes high-quality care available to pregnant women, mothers, and newborns in Nigeria

 

Our lady of the primates Jane Goodall wants to save the world and she is counting on our children to do it

 
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