Wow, Debbie Weems has had a variety of career paths in her life! Her natural curiosity led her to try many different things. Currently Debbie is Vice President of Product Development and Design for a company that specializes in healthcare. Also she is the COO of Multi-state hospitality company. They have bourbon, a couple of bed and breakfasts, and some Social Houses. In addition, she is managing Director of Highland Advisors and Highland Mediation. And, if that’s not enough, she is a Senior Advisor to a telehealth and provider quality company. So mostly she has worked in healthcare, with some technology sprinkled in. What she really likes doing is taking things from an idea to execution. The messiness of accomplishing this doesn't bother her! If you have an idea and you need to have an event, start a company, or you need to resolve a conflict, she and one of her companies can help you!
The Rotary Shoot Team has begun preparations for Daybreak Rotary’s 19th Annual Sporting Clays Shoot. It will be held on Saturday August 20th 2022, at Copperhead Creek Shooting Club, Marble Falls, Tx.
Larry Conway spoke to us on Tuesday, 3/1/22, about his 35 years of Missionary work in the cities and surrounding rural areas of Nairobi and Kenya. His mission reaches out to and helps homeless children on the streets of these cities by providing counseling, food, clothes, shoes, vocational training opportunities, and in some cases shelter, and bible study. A native of Odessa Texas, Larry married, a gal from Austria. They began to do missionary work together many years ago.
Larry believes that "What we do in life echoes in eternity." He follows the words of Psalm 27:10: For had my father and my mother forsaken me, then had Jehovah taken me up.
Shalonda Crawford of Open Door Recovery House gave us a heartfelt talk about Open Door on Tuesday, February 22. Not only does she now work for Open Door, she is also a successful former resident. Her testimony about Open Door is in the story content below.
She encouraged us all to support Open Door's upcoming Fundraiser: Open Door's CommUnity 5K Fun Run/walk starts at 8:00 AM on Saturday, April 30th.
Registration starts at 7:00 AM in the east High School parking lot.
The run is being held on the gently rolling hills and smooth pavement of the Manzano Mile, just east of Marble Falls High School.
Open Door depends entirely upon Community support and Sponsoring or Entering their Family-friendly 5K fundraiser will help tremendously! As Shalonda said, every little thing you can do to support our women Matters!
Sponsorship forms and Entry forms can be found at:
The Hill Country 100 Club is an all-volunteer organization which supports first-responder families, bringing hope where tragedy exists.
The 100 Club is usually the first organization to provide financial aid of up to $25,000 to the family of a first responder who is killed in the line of duty. The 100 Club provides financial support within 24-48-hours, and ongoing support as needed.
They recognize and honor first responders, who have been nominated by their organization. at their Annual Awards Banquet:
Hill Country 100 Club 17th Annual Meeting & Awards Banquet.
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The YMCA in Burnet has some programs about which you may not be aware. Like Camp, Afterschool (on three campuses) and Child Care. See her program on the Daybreak YouTube channel.
The Falls on the Colorado Museum in Marble Falls, Texas is truly a gem of history and information about the town on the Colorado River laid out by a blind man.
On November 16, 2021 we had a great program about Candlelight Ranch and tomorrow, November 23rd, Robyn Richter will talk to us about the Falls on the Colorado Museum right here in River City.
Our program tomorrow will be totally by Zoom as our usual venue is uber-busy with Thanksgiving business. Click here to join us. We just ask that you turn on your video, mute your speakers, and have your name displayed.
Mike Perkins of Sleep in Heavenly Peace (SHP) spoke to Daybreak Rotary on Tuesday, October 19, about their program of building beds for underprivileged kids who have no bed in which to sleep. Since its inception, Sleep in Heavenly Peace has built and delivered beds for over 3,000 underprivileged kids in more than 30 states. “No Kid sleeps on the floor in my town“ is their Motto
Adoption Day is Saturday, Nov 13th! Volunteers are needed at the Courthouse Annex in Burnet on both Friday evening, Nov 12, to decorate, and on Saturday, Nov 13, to manage traffic outside and people inside the Courthouse.
Johnny Campbell, Executive Director of Marble Falls Emergency Management Services (MF EMS), spoke to Daybreak Rotary on Tuesday, October 12 about the current state of Emergency Management in Marble Falls.
The Rotary Clubs of Marble Falls, Marble Falls Daybreak, Rotary Club of Burnet, the Area’s Passport Club, and EClub marked historic progress toward a polio-free world while urging the community to help end the paralyzing disease.
Thousands of Events were held by Rotary clubs around the world on or around World Polio Day, 24 October
The Rotary Foundation was begun over 100 years ago in 1917 when Arch Klumph, from the Cleveland Club, had an idea to create an Endowment fund dedicated to “Doing Good in the World.” Through our Foundation, Rotary members have supported thousands of projects to provide clean water, fight disease, promote peace, provide basic education, and grow local economies. We’ve also been a leader in the fight to eradicate polio worldwide. The infrastructure developed worldwide to fight polio, has also helped in the worldwide fights to eliminate other dangerous endemics such as SARS, Ebola, and now Covid.
Trudy Marshall, the Executive Director of Libraries Of Love is just back from her recent, annual 6-month stint in Africa and presented her latest adventures to us in her annual update to Marble Falls Daybreak Rotary on Tuesday morning, Sept 21st.
After visiting Africa in 2004, and taking a few books with her to read, she was amazed when the African people she encountered were so taken with her books! She learned that people in Africa did not have Libraries and therefore did not have the access to books that we in America take for granted. Trudy decided to do something about that and Libraries of Love was formed!
On September 14, 2021, Damon Beierle, wearer of many hats, updated us on what’s happening in and around Burnet. To say Beierle “wears many hats” is an understatement. In addition to owning his own business, Double Eagle Entertainment, Beierle is also a Rotarian, Board Treasurer of the Burnet Chamber of Commerce, County Commissioner of Precinct 2, and CASA Board President.
Burnet Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center recently welcomed Allison McKee as Executive Director. McKee comes to the Chamber from Georgetown Chamber of Commerce. McKee has hit the floor running as there are a lot of fun things going on in and around Burnet over the next several months, including:
On September 7, 2021, Janet Parker, Burnet County Clerk, and Vicinta Stafford, Chief Deputy, discussed the fraud alert software that the Burnet County Clerk’s Office implemented in 2020 to help protect Burnet County citizens from being victims of fraud.
On August 31, 2021, Hatch Cummings Smith, Jr., Administrator of MidCoast Central Medical Center (“MidCoast Central”), provided us with a status update of what has transpired with the hospital since MidCoast Health System took over management of Llano Memorial Hospital on January 1, 2021, and changed the name of the hospital to MidCoast Central.
Hatch grew up in Llano, Texas and was instrumental in ensuring that rural Texans continued to have access to affordable and quality healthcare through his efforts to keep the Llano hospital from closing its doors.
The story starts with a young mother who works through several jobs only to find herself well into her 30's and wondering how to make a difference with her life. Not afraid of tough jobs, she had been a Child Protective Services investigator and then a conservatorship caseworker for CPS. In that position her job was to find a "forever home" for child victims of abuse and neglect.
Then what to do with her life? A mentor had posited to her "where do you see yourself in five years?"
Right here in the Highland Lakes we have a tremendous resource to aid men in recovery from addiction to alcohol and drugs. Our program for July 27 heard from His Joshua House, a transitional recovery residence for men, and from two of their recent "graduates" who had resided there. Read more to learn more about "HJH" and to hear inspirational and motivating testimonials from two men. Click here to view the program on YouTube at the Daybreak Rotary YouTube channel.
Trey Berry, Pres. of the Highland Lakes Association of Realtors spoke to us about how the market is in our area, with some contrasts to Austin and surrounding areas. View the program here on the Daybreak Rotary YouTube channel. The club first inducted a new member, Melissa Christian, and then the program starts at 3:10 if you want to jump ahead.
Jim McCrocklin was elected as Vice-President today (July 20, 2021). He will follow Andy Hoffmans who will take over from Becky Lange July 1, 2022. Congratulations, Jim.
Welcome Melissa! Daybreak is proud of its newest member, Melissa Christian. Melissa is an attorney with the Shell and Shell law firm and practices mainly in the area of civil litigation. She also has a background in Child Protective Services and as a CASA volunteer. Her heart for service and professionalism makes her an asset for Daybreak Rotary which hopes to be an asset to her in return!
Kevin Naumann spoke to Marble Falls Daybreak Rotary (TX) on July 13, 2021 on the Highland Lakes Crisis Network focus on parents with children in the CPS system. This is a great initiative -- sort of like CASA for the parents. Listen to the presentation.
On Mar 2nd Russell Meek, with Atkins Pharmacy, spoke to the Marble Falls Daybreak Rotary Club about the state of COVID-19. To find out more information, contact Atkins directly at https://www.atkinspharmacy.com/
All proceeds from this event are used to help fund projects geared to help children of all ages in the Highland Lakes area. Some of our main focuses are Adoption Awareness and helping students of the local schools.
Megan Klaeger of the Highland Lakes Legal Center (HLLC), returned to update the Daybreak Rotary Club of Marble Falls on the activities of the area nonprofit law office.
Dr. Kelly Fox, Director, Higher Education Teaching Sites at Fredericksburg and the Highland Lakes (Marble Falls), and Lance Pickle, Admissions Director, filled us in the latest activity at TTU in Marble Falls.
Galyn Woerner accepted a donation to CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) of the Highland Lakes from Daybreak Rotary. Shown are Galyn and immediate Past-President Taylor Smith.
Rotarians are no longer just a collection of old white guys talking business. #DaybreakRotaryMF is all about service and "doing stuff" and proper public relations will let the world know what we do.
Roger Barr nearing his first year as Principal of the Marble Falls Middle School. Roger and his wife Michelle took the long way getting here. When they were still a young couple, her parents moved to Colorado and, seeking new horizons and maybe some adventure, the Barrs followed. They lived in Colorado for a number of years, until ...
... on the Amateur "Ham" Radio air, that is. Rotarian and ham radio operator (callsign KA5GIL) Gil Jones did an updated classification talk today based on his ham radio hobby and the National Park System.
Galyn gets official! She has been an integral part of several Daybreak projects and is now shown here as Rotary's newest member with her sponsor, Gil Jones.
We take water for granted in America where we just turn the tap. Without the water well that is about to be drilled, the Maasai people subsist on tainted water carried by the women in used petroleum drums, on their heads, five gallons at a time.
April is Child Abuse Awareness & Prevention month. Daybreak Rotary and CASA for the Highland Lakes have partnered to raise community awareness for prevention, and to encourage more people to consider becoming a foster parent.
Former Granite Shoals mayor and leader in this tennis project, Frank Reilly, gave us a great update on the current stage and future plans for the Roddick Youth Tennis Foundation.
Sarah spoke about the Phoenix Center, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, committed to meeting the need for high-quality, affordable mental health care for children and families in rural Central Texas.
Falls Career High School Principal Peggy Little knocks the ball out of the park, again. Ms. Little gave us an update on activities at Falls and told Daybreak Rotarians all about the new 9th Grade Academy at Falls.
Keith Conrad and Chuck Johnstone are Daybreak Rotary's newest Paul Harris Fellows. District Governor Hanspeter Tobler made their awards today at our regular meeting during his visit.
Christopher Scott was sentenced to life in prison for Capital Murder when he was just 26-years-old. After spending 15 years in prison, he was exonerated.
Two WWII veterans who recently participated in "A Trip of a Lifetime" discuss their experience in visiting the Washington, D.C. monument that was built to honor WWII Veterans.
You don't want to miss this one -- and members of the public are welcome.
Christopher spent almost 16 years in prison, falsely accused and convicted of capital murder at the age of 27, leaving his two sons, Christopher (6 years old) and Dameon (5 years old) to be raised without their father. He was finally released from prison, and exonerated, in 2009, which was the first non-DNA exoneration case in the United States. - See more here.
Rotary, along with our partners, has reduced polio cases by 99 percent worldwide since our first project to vaccinate children in the Philippines in 1979. We are close to eradicating polio, but we need your help. Whether you have a few minutes or a few hours, here are some ways to make a global impact and protect children against polio forever.
Mr. Kirk Noaker spoke to the Marble Falls Daybreak Rotary on Tuesday June 17, 2014. The fellow Rotarian is an investigator for the Regional Public Defender’s Office.
Kristen Harris is the new Exec. Director of CASA of the Highland Lakes. She is shown here with Jeffrey Bartz who brought the program to Daybreak today.
Bramer Owens, Associate Vice President, Clinic Operations for Scott & White Healthcare, Hill County, spoke to the Marble Falls Daybreak Rotary this Tuesday.
Dr. Rob O'Connor, Marble Falls ISD Superintendent, spoke to the Club about the Marble Falls ISD Board of Trustees calling for a second bond election for Saturday May 10, 2014 in the amount of $6,550,000 to improve the Technology and Career & Technical programs in the District.
"Turn around, don't drown" was the main message from Paul Yura, Warning Coordination Meteorologist for the Austin-San Antonio National Weather Service office.
The ugly specter of bullying is being addressed at MFISD in a big way, along with other aspects of safety, according to MF Elementary Principal Bruce Peckover and Ass't Superintendent Allen Roberts.
Daybreak Rotarians Eddie Arredondo, Barbara Warden, and Ed Cole participated in an Adoption Awareness "match party" last Saturday. That event is part of the kick-off for Daybreak's adoption initiative.
The following was received from Daybreak Rotarian Brooks, who received it from Trudy Marshall whom we support in her Ugandan/Kenyan Libraries of Love mission.
Daybreakers,
Trudy is leaving on Wednesday for Kenya on a special mission trip. This is new and separate from the Libraries of Love. Once again Trudy has headed the call of the Lord and is off to do His will.
Below I have included a copy of her email regarding this trip.
Jim Berg opines: "Finally, Rotary gets the recognition it justly deserves! Our main focus of our beloved Rotary is the project conceived and driven by our 34,000 clubs and districts. This is a wonderful tool to support our ongoing drive to raise the funding to complete this important job : eradication of polio." Learn more about the tremendous progress in killing polio.
Dr. Kelly Fox spoke to Marble Falls Daybreak Rotary today about the partnership between Texas Tech and the Marble Falls ISD for an innovative mentor-education student program.
Each Christmas season Daybreak Rotary along with the other two area Rotary Clubs helps in the bell-ringing for the Salvation Army. We hear grateful stories which we now share with you.
Wow, what a program! Even as the hallowed adjournment time came, and passed, Daybreak Rotarians sat in quiet awe. Not one left the meeting. What passion: THAT is what puts the "R" in Rotarian.
Thomas Edwards, Daybreak's 2012-13 President was in the midst of leading the club to a great year when his job changed and he had to resign the position.
From the earliest days of the organization, Rotarians were concerned with promoting high ethical standards in their professional lives. One of the world's most widely printed and quoted statements of business ethics is The 4-Way Test, which was created in 1932 by Rotarian Herbert J. Taylor (who later served as RI president) when he was asked to take charge of a company that was facing bankruptcy.
Republic Services will be helping the City of Cottonwood Jan 26th at 9:00 AM clean up a nature preserve. We will meet at the end of Dogwood street at 9:00
Thanks,
Keith
Cottonwood Shores Nature Preserve Clean up 1/26/13 9:00AM End of Dogwood St
The Rotary Clubs of Marble Falls, Marble Falls Daybreak, Rotary Club of Burnet, the Area’s Passport Club, and EClub marked historic progress toward a polio-free world while urging the community to help end the paralyzing disease. 
Dr. Kelly Fox, Director, Higher Education Teaching Sites at Fredericksburg and the Highland Lakes (Marble Falls), and Lance Pickle, Admissions Director, filled us in the latest activity at TTU in Marble Falls.
Galyn Woerner accepted a donation to CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) of the Highland Lakes from Daybreak Rotary. Shown are Galyn and immediate Past-President Taylor Smith.
A 501(c)(3) non-profit, the Hill Country 100 Club is an all-volunteer group supporting first-responder families, bringing hope where tragedy exists.
Roger Barr nearing his first year as Principal of the Marble Falls Middle School. Roger and his wife Michelle took the long way getting here. When they were still a young couple, her parents moved to Colorado and, seeking new horizons and maybe some adventure, the Barrs followed. They lived in Colorado for a number of years, until ...
Chess Long and several students from MFISD's Falls Career High School gave Daybreakers a great rundown of the unique features of Falls..jpg)
New member Galyn Woerner shown with Dr. Dan McBride and Lynn Bishop, and "Lucy."
Galyn gets official! She has been an integral part of several Daybreak projects and is now shown here as Rotary's newest member with her sponsor, Gil Jones.
This is a big deal. The Rotary International/World Health Organization collaboration has almost licked polio, everywhere.
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Abbey Tootle, District 5870 Global Grant Coordinator reported on the Kenya water project.
Libraries of Love adds literacy to Uganda with over 15,000 volunteer hours annually.
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Alexandra Randolph (“Alex for short”) told us all about her experiences of being a local reporter for the Highland News group of papers. 
Mr. Kirk Noaker spoke to the Marble Falls Daybreak Rotary on Tuesday June 17, 2014. The fellow Rotarian is an investigator for the Regional Public Defender’s Office. 
