South Austin Newsletter (Mar. 15, 2024)

March 13, 2024

March 17th - Happy St. Patrick's Day

President

Rick Collins

President Elect

Shirley Diepenbrock

Treasurer

Jim McComb

Secretary

Shirley Diepenbrock

Immediate Past President

Satch Nanda

Membership Chair

Mickie Powers

Public Relations

Amber Scarborough

Service Chair

Jenny Turney

Sergeant At Arms

Amber Scarborough

Programs Chair

Allison Batlin

Rotary Foundation Chair

Satch Nanda

Executive Secretary

Linda Voigt

Club Service

Prayer/Pledge: Lisa Killough

Four Way Test: Lisa Killough

Attendance 13

Members: 9

Guests: 4, Speaker Beth Long, Linda Boxberger, Peter Berardino, Rachel Garza - Simon’s daughter-in-law and two grandchildren, Eloise and Emilio

Visitors:

Meals on Wheels

3/21 - Jeff Christner

3/28 - Simon Garza

Mar 20, 2024 12:00 PM

Mainspring Schools Update, Colin Swanson

Mar 27, 2024

Club Social - Meanwhile Brewing

3901 Promontory Point Dr,

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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

March 13th - Announcements

· Shirley shared that she is working on getting board members for next year and that Lisa Killough has agreed to be President Elect! We celebrated with St. Patrick’s Day cookies!

· It’s March Madness basketball pool time!!! It’s a fundraiser for our service projects. $25 entry fee, the club will keep 50% and the winners will share the other 50% Look for the email from CBS Sports that says “Jenny’s Bracket Is Back” that you received today 3/13/24. Forward that email to friends and family so they can play too! Money is due by next Thursday 3/21.

Service To Our Community

For our DAP Grant project this year we will be constructing a Gaga Ball Pit at Sunset Valley Elementary School on April 13th. Mark your calendars and plan to come help! Girl scouts will be there to help us with some of their parents.

Styrofoam collection. Remember to save all your styrofoam and bring it to our meeting or to the Southwest Club’s booth at the Sunset Valley Farmers Market on the first Saturday of the month. Contact Jenny, Shirley or Beth Long for help.

Austin Cosmopolitan's Handbags for Hope Project

They are collecting women’s handbags, bags and shoes during the month of March for domestic violence victims. New or gently used medium to large women’s purses and bags.

Speaker - Dr. Beth Long, RC of Austin-Southwest

Beth was born in KC, Missouri but moved to Orange, Texas at 5 years old where she grew up and graduated from high school. Having survived giant mosquitoes and the alligators of the SE Texas swamps, she moved to Austin for college and attended the University of Texas graduating with a degree in Microbiology.