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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.
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President's Message
Becky Lange
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 ...
Lt. Steve Savoy from the Burnet County Sheriff's Office is part of the area task force combating vehicle crimes.
Chess Long and several students from MFISD's Falls Career High School gave Daybreakers a great rundown of the unique features of Falls.
Galyn Woerner, Camp Agape's Camp Director explained how Camp Agape helps children in the bereavement process.
