Growing up, one of the fundamental values my parents instilled in me was the importance of service. They were members of several service organizations and would let me tag along during service projects and other club events. After graduating from college, I returned to my hometown of Dripping Springs, ready to enter the workforce. I also began searching for an outlet to serve the community. There were several civic organizations to choose from, but the Rotary Club of Dripping Springs was the outlet I chose. I was excited to have found a way to give back to the community that had given me so much.
Rotary’s mission is to provide service to others, promote integrity, and advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through our fellowship of business, professional, and community leaders. On a global and national level Rotary promotes sustainable projects to aid people in need in all areas from literacy and peace to water and health. We are always working to better our world, and Rotarians stay committed to the end.
Although the Rotary Club of Dripping Springs has participated in international projects, we mostly stay focused on local programs and projects. Some of our events include:
- Supporting the DS High School Interact Club
- Providing annual scholarships to DS High School students
- Sending students to the Rotary Youth Leadership Academy (RYLA)
- Supporting the local food bank, Helping Hands
- Sponsoring children through Project Elf (via Helping Hands)
- Organizing a highway litter clean up on Ranch Road 12 several times a year.
- Helping The Burke Center, a home for disadvantaged boys, with repairs and improvements as needed
- Hosting an annual dinner and dance tribute to all veterans on Veteran's Day
- Becoming a founding sponsor of Patriot's Hall, the new home for our local veterans
- Supporting Rotary International's Polio eradication project through “Pints for Polio”
- Providing a safe parking alternative during the DS Founder's Day weekend by providing shuttle buses from the high school to the Founder’s Day event.
Rotary meetings are held twice a month on the first and third Wednesdays. We meet at Flores Mexican Restaurant for lunch at noon. Meetings last one hour and we spend the time preparing for events and learning more about our community through guest speakers.
If you have been thinking of a way to serve your community and would be interested in learning more about the Rotary Club of Dripping Springs visit us at our next meeting or use one of the links listed below. If you have any questions you can send me an email at [email protected].
www.drippingspringsrotary.org
www.facebook.com/DSRotaryClub