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WHAT IS DAYBREAK ROTARY OF MARBLE FALLS ALL ABOUT?
Children and education are two of the main areas where Daybreak shines. We have a special relationship with the Falls Career High School at MFISD, including them in most of our projects and making those students recipients of our scholarships. Abused and neglected children are another focus of Daybreak through our promotion of foster homes, an annual recognition of Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention month, and the annual Adoption Day. Daybreakers are "hands on" with projects such as not only sponsoring but working at the Mustang Relays each year, putting on the entire Adoption Day event, and helping keep Rotary Field (ball fields) maintained and improved.
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.
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.
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.
On May 23, parishioners from St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church will present a program on constructing the Armed Forces Honor Garden in Horseshoe Bay. The following information was provided by Phil Schoch.
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.
Necessity is the mother of all invention, and so it was in taming the Lower Colorado River. John Hofmann, Executive Vice-President - Water - for the LCRA gave Daybreakers a brief history of the dams and explanation of LCRA's water management.
A recent online article on the Bill Gates blog caught my attention about RI's participation in eradicating the world of the polio virus. His blog mentioned only the Global Polio Eradication Initiative and not Rotary's PolioPlus and that led me to look up the GPEI. While at first I thought Gates and the GPEI were hijacking the role of Rotary, I was pleasantly surprised.
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.
This year the Rotary Presidential Theme is “Making a Difference.”
As Rotarians, business leaders and citizens of our local community it is our responsibility to make a difference. At Daybreak Rotary we do this with our Foster Care and Adoption Awareness Program, Mustang Relays, College and Vocational Scholarships, and sending high school students to Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA), along with many other Global Programs we support.
We want to make a difference in our community. Making a difference is not just the responsibility of Rotary, it is everyone’s job and Rotary helps us do that. Even though Rotary has over 1.2 million members, we still need you to help Make a Difference in our Community.
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.
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.
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.
Galyn Woerner, Camp Agape's Camp Director explained how Camp Agape helps children in the bereavement process.
Chess Long and several students from MFISD's Falls Career High School gave Daybreakers a great rundown of the unique features of Falls.
