The Bastrop Honor Choir is more than 15 years old, and is dedicated to healing the human spirit through music, empathy, and community. The members of the choir have all been selected, not for their vocal talent, but because they individually display a high level of empathy and human understanding. Just as do Rotarians, these young people have a heart for service, specifically to support and encourage abused children.
The choir uses the “power of music to heal a broken spirit - we sing for the children who have no voice, who have no choice. We honor them and those who help them by sharing our energy, our resources, and our song.”
Honor Choir founder and Music Director Bill Owens is also a Bastrop County Rotarian. The Bastrop Club has helped to support the choir and its mission for the last several years, thus also contributing to efforts supporting abused children through the Children’s Advocacy Center in Bastrop County.
In 2025, Bastrop County Rotarians donated $500 to the good works of the Honor Choir at the Club’s annual Holiday Social. In return, we received a wonderful “thank you’ card, and a beautiful Christmas concert.
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Bastrop County Rotary Supports Children's Honor Choir
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2025-12-29 06:00:00Z |
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Rotarian Audrianna Esser has agreed to be the Club's liaison with Mina Elementary administration. She has already met with the appropriate folks, and also put together a fantastic plan to guide the Club through the entire year of volunteer events. Those events and their volunteer requirements will become part of our on-going calendar, so keep an eye out for what we will be doing this Fall. Keep reading to find the full calendar.
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Adopt-A-School - Mina Elementary
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2025-08-26 05:00:00Z |
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President Vicky Lindsey of the Bastrop County Rotary Club graciously accepted a generous grant from Bastrop County Cares! This impactful donation will enable our club to construct and deliver dozens of new beds to children in Bastrop County who currently lack a bed of their own. We extend our heartfelt thanks to BCC and eagerly anticipate collaborating with them on future community initiatives.
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Bastrop County Rotary and BCC Partner to Help Kids Sleep Better
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2025-07-15 05:00:00Z |
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Bastrop completed a very successful fundraiser on Saturday with its 3rd Annual Clay Shoot Tournament. The event was great fun, the weather was perfect, and our hosts, the Fayette County Gun Club, were professional and generous!
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Bastrop's Clay Shoot Tournament a Success
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2025-04-28 05:00:00Z |
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Bastrop Rotarians Steve Schroeder, Adam Straznicky, Karen Trevino, and Vicky Lindsey delivered a major stash of supplies to the Emile teachers last week. They apparently REALLY appreciated the big box of popcorn! The legitimate supplies included spiral notebooks, index cards, pencils, and boxes of tissue.
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School Supplies for Teachers
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2025-04-07 05:00:00Z |
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The Bastrop Club met at the Austin Sleep in Heavenly Peace warehouse in Austin bright and early Saturday morning, March 22, to complete its first "bed build!" We were joined by friends and family and are very grateful to the "red shirt" guidance from the Round Rock and Georgetown Clubs. The crew sawed, drilled, sanded, and stained the pieces and parts needed to assemble 10 bunk beds.
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Building Dreams: Bastrop Rotary Club's First Bed Build Event Makes a Difference
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2025-03-23 05:00:00Z |
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Join us for an exhilarating day of camaraderie and skill at the Rotary Club of Bastrop County's prestigious 3rd Annual Sporting Clay Tournament Fundraiser on Saturday, April 26, 2025 at 7AM at the Fayette County Gun Club in La Grange! Whether you're a seasoned marksman or new to clay shooting, our event promises excitement and friendly competition for all skill levels. Sponsorships opportunities are available! Click: Become a Sponsor. If you questions regarding sponsorship, contact Event Chair Joni at 713-540-1695.
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Register for the 3rd Annual Sporting Clay Tournament
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2025-02-25 06:00:00Z |
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The Rotary Club of Bastrop County "floated" in City of Bastrop's Lighted Christmas Parade last Saturday night. It was the Club's first entry in many years, and local Rotarians are looking forward to a drier trip next year! Rotarians were joined by some of Rotarian Laurence Richardson's Frost Bank friends, members of Scout Troops 8 & 1423 and Cub Pack 180, with which Rotarian Bo Reynolds volunteers. Rotarian Rick Nalle drove his truck which pulled the decorated trailer. Thank you to all the Rotarians & friends of Rotarians who made the successful parade float possible!
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Rotary Club of Bastrop County Shines Bright in Lighted Christmas Parade
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2024-12-17 06:00:00Z |
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Rotary Club of Bastrop County was recently honored by Bastrop Independent School District officials. The BISD Board recognized the Club as a "Community Partner" of the school district. Bastrop Rotary has adopted Emile Elementary School to help teachers & students where needed. Rotarians provided & served a Thanksgiving luncheon to Emile teachers and for Christmas, adopted kids from the school's Angel Tree.
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Club Honored as Community Partner
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2024-12-17 06:00:00Z |
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The Bastrop County Rotary Club delivered an SUV full of "loot" to teachers at Emile Elementary. Snacks, drinks, pens, makers, and other helpful items make a teacher's classroom life a little easier. Principal Windy Burnett (R.) & Asst. Principal Ginny Ackermann (L.) were presented the goodies by Rotarians Vicky Lindey (behind the camera!), Karen Trevino, and Joni Thompson.
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Supporting Local Teachers
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2024-09-08 05:00:00Z |
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Bastrop Rotary has been partnering for several years with a local organization that provides temporary residences for homeless families. "In the Streets/Hands Up High" requires adults to be searching for work during their stay, provides skills training, and supports folks with meals while at the facility. Our Club, through the good services of members Rick Nalle, Norman Jones and others, constructed a hydroponics garden on the property earlier this year. The fresh vegetables it produces are now supplementing the meals provided to ITS/HUH residents and to others needing food support. The hydroponics garden was supported by our 2023-24 DAP Grant. Between 20 and 30 residents will benefit from its produce.
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Hydroponics Garden Food Support
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2024-07-11 05:00:00Z |
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Register your team or become a sponsor for our 2nd Annual Sporting Clay Tournament on April 6th at the Fayette County Golf Club. Click here for more details.
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2nd Annual Clay Shooting Tournament - April 6
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2024-01-22 06:00:00Z |
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Club President David Johnson dropped off the donations from our Club Social at the Bastrop County Emergency Food Pantry. Special thanks to our sponsors Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative, Rick Nalle, Mike Helmick and Mike and Jan Goebel and all Rotarians for putting Service Above Self!
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Supporting Bastrop County Emergency Food Pantry
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2023-08-23 05:00:00Z |
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We enjoy Club Socials every two months in the place of our weekly meeting. We enjoy food, merriment, and the fellowship of our great club. Guests are absolutely welcome to attend! In the course of our fellowship, we do not miss an opportunity to serve. Our service for the April Club Social benefitted the Bastrop Pregnancy Resource Center to help aid their outreach to expecting parents.
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April Club Social Benefits Mothers and Children
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2023-04-27 05:00:00Z |
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Birds in Bastrop County are now able to take shelter and nest inside specialized homes built and distributed by the Rotary Club of Bastrop County. Residents will be able to see the birdhouses at River Bend Park near downtown Smithville, as well as at Fisherman’s Park in Bastrop.
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Club Builds Birdhouses to Enhance Local Parks
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2023-04-27 05:00:00Z |
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The project was two solid years in the making, but our club is excited to announce that the Downtown Bicycle Rack Project is complete. Our club funded and produced 6 custom crafted bicycle racks for downtown Bastrop in close coordination with the City of Bastrop to help make Bastrop a more "bikeable" city. We are most thankful to the City of Bastrop and our sponsors for converging efforts to make this challenge a reality!
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Downtown Bicycle Rack Project Complete
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2023-04-27 05:00:00Z |
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The Rotary Club of Bastrop County has provided the City of Bastrop with six unique bike racks as a “public service project”. These bike racks support City goals including a friendly walkable/bikeable community for residents and visitors. The Rotary Club designed and made these six custom bike racks to emulate the historic “steel truss” bridge entering Bastrop over the Colorado river.
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Dedication Ceremony for Bike Rack by Rotary Club for City of Bastrop
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2023-03-26 05:00:00Z |
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Thank You to Our Sponsors!
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2023-03-06 06:00:00Z |
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Big thank you everyone who came out to our Spring Sporting Clay Tournament! We had a perfect day for it. The participation was excellent. The Rotarians had a fun, and we had a great time with the crew at Fayette County Gun Club!
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Sporting Clay Tournament a Success!
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2023-03-06 06:00:00Z |
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Sporting Clay Tournament
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2023-01-27 06:00:00Z |
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Proud to announce that Bike Racks have been installed at the Bastrop Library!
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Bike Racks at the Bastrop Library!
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2023-01-27 06:00:00Z |
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Thank you to our excellent leadership and service-oriented club members. We were able to prepare, assemble and send over 200 Christmas cards to the southern border for National Guard soldiers posted and away from their families during the holidays. This is a worthy commitment of hours of service by several members. Thank you all for putting service above self!
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Cards to the Border
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2022-12-21 06:00:00Z |
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The Rotary Club of Bastrop County raised almost $500 and dozens of gifts for the Family Crisis Center at their recent social! Thank you, Rotarians for putting service above self!
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Bringing Holiday Cheer to Family Crisis Center
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2022-12-21 06:00:00Z |
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Making a difference in Bastrop County! The second of three potential rounds of bicycle racks have been delivered to City Hall and have gone to their temporary home to get powder coated. They will soon arrive at their permanent home on Main Street to help make Bastrop a more bikable city. Thank you to Main Street and the City of Bastrop for helping to make this vision a reality!
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Making a Difference in Bastrop County
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2022-12-10 06:00:00Z |
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Bastrop County Rotary participated in the District-Wide Service Project at last meeting. We packed food for 100 children who suffer from weekend hunger. It was a great day to be a Rotarian!
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Packing Meals for Hungry Children
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2022-10-22 05:00:00Z |
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We are proud to announce that we have installed our Mini-Library at Smithville City Hall in Bastrop County.
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Installation of Free Mini-Library
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2022-10-14 05:00:00Z |
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Thank you to Alex Fahrenthold for the excellent craftsmanship on the Rotary sponsored bicycle rack that will find a permanent home at the Bastrop Public Library. The rack is inspired by the iconic Bastrop bridge on Chestnut Street.
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Bike Rack Presentation Ceremony at Library
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2022-07-28 05:00:00Z |
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The Rotary Club of Bastrop County worked with the City of Bastrop on a “Bike Racks for the City of Bastrop” project. The objective of this project is to support Bastrop City goals for a “multi-modal transportations” approach to encourage bicycling and walking for enjoyment of the city by residents and visitors.
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Bike Racks Project for the City of Bastrop
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2022-06-24 05:00:00Z |
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Grand Champion First Place Brisket
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Congratulations to all the Winners!
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2022-05-31 05:00:00Z |
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Online Auction Now Through June 4th
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2022-05-27 05:00:00Z |
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Bid on the Silent Auction Items CLICK HERE TO VIEW ITEMS. To place a bid, press the green bid button on the item that you are interested in and enter your name, email, and phone number. You will receive notifications (text and email) from the PayBee system when you are outbid and if you are the lucky winner you will receive a notification letting you know that you have won the item. GOOD LUCK!
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Virtual Auction is NOW LIVE!
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2022-05-27 05:00:00Z |
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Event prep for our BBQ Showdown has started! Our members are super excited about our upcoming event on May 27 & 28 at the Riverbend Park in Smithville. Tickets are now available for purchase!
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Event Prep for BBQ Showdown
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2022-05-09 05:00:00Z |
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The Rotary Club of Bastrop County has installed a new park bench adjacent to “Smitty” the nation’s largest gingerbread man, in Smithville. In the peaceful park where Smitty resides is a tranquil garden with gingerbread mosaic walking paths, and art abounds. It was the perfect place to put a Rotary branded park bench for others to relax in the gardens. The Smithville Chamber of Commerce and Mayor were in attendance for the installation. We are grateful for our community projects which bring value to the County. Next time you’re in Smithville, take a respite in the gardens next to the Chamber of Commerce. You’ll know right where to sit!
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Rotary Bench for Smithsville
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2022-03-23 05:00:00Z |
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Lost Pines BBQ Showdown Riverbend Park in Smithville TX Memorial Day weekend 2022 The Rotary Club of Bastrop County will host the “Lost Pines BBQ Showdown”at the Riverbend Park in Smithville TX (in Bastrop County) on May 27-28, 2022. The event will include a national level “sanctioned BBQ competition” in accordance with IBCA https://ibcabbq.org rules. The Rotary Club will throw the ultimate celebration of all things barbecue! Events include adult and children cookoffs, awesome live entertainment, a kids zone, beer tent, corn hole tournament, silent and live hybrid auctions, vendor tents, and dancing. There is still space to be a competitor and even room to rent an RV spot on site. So nobody will miss out on the fun. Volunteers are needed for this event! “With the continuous support of the Bastrop Rotary Club and from the citizens who support them, we are able to make difference and help those who have been affected by domestic and sexual violence in our community,” Family Crisis Center Sherry Murphy Executive Director said. The event will begin at 8:00AM with Pickelball at the Show barn and live music will begin at 11 a.m. with the Honor Choir of Bastrop. The renowned trumpet player Hannibal Lokumbe Renown Trumpet Player will take the stage at 1 p.m. The awards ceremony is scheduled at 5 p.m. followed by music from Chubby Knuckle Choir 7-9 p.m. and Shop Dawgs who will perform 9-11 p.m. Come Join us at the “Lost Pines BBQ Showdown” on May 27-28, 2022!
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Join us for Lost Pines BBQ Showdown
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2022-01-26 06:00:00Z |
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Rotary Club of Bastrop County members wrote 150 Christmas cards that will be delivered to the Texas Military in time for the holidays.
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Holiday/Christmas cards for deployed Texas Military
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2021-12-23 06:00:00Z |
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On December 10th, Bastrop County Rotary presented Smithville Food Pantry a check for $2,000 to aid their efforts to support our community.
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Supporting Smithville Food Pantry
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2021-12-13 06:00:00Z |
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Collection Drive to Support Local Food Pantries
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2021-11-22 06:00:00Z |
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This project will include designing and building six custom bike racks for the City of Bastrop TX. These racks are part of a Bastrop City program to encourage non-vehicle traffic in downtown Bastrop. The racks will emulate the old iron bridge over the Colorado river going into Bastrop. This bike racks will emulate the old iron bridge over the Colorado river going into Bastrop. This concept was initiated by the Bastrop Mayor and the Rotary Club of Bastrop County offered to design and build these bike racks. The bike racks should be useful for many years and provide an indication of the relevance of Rotary to our community. A probable follow on project will be to design and build some benches for City parks.
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Bike Racks Service Project for Bastrop
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2021-11-15 06:00:00Z |
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Come join us on Nov. 2 at 5PM to Neighbor's Kitchen and Yard for our Pints for Polio Event. Neighbor's is donating $1 for every time their Iron Bridge Ice House Brew is ordered. All are welcome to join us! Click to Register.
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Pints for Polio Fundraiser - Nov. 2
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2021-10-11 05:00:00Z |
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Check Presentation Ceremony for Vocational Scholar
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2021-08-30 05:00:00Z |
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Congratulations to Alex Fahrenthold who was awarded a Vocational Scholarship for 2021-22. He was sponsored by the Rotary Club of Bastrop County. " Welding has been something I have been passionate about since I was 13, and getting this scholarship will allow me to pursue my dream of being a professional welder. I am incredibly thankful for this opportunity and I highly encourage others to pursue this opportunity as well."
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Meet Vocational Scholarship Winner - Alex
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2021-07-23 05:00:00Z |
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Rotary Club of Bastrop and 11 other Rotary Clubs from around Rotary District 5870 partnered with Rise Against Hunger to pack over 10,000 meals for those in need in under 2 hours! It was an amazing day for service!
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Feeding the Hungry with Rise Against Hunger
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2021-06-06 05:00:00Z |
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Volunteers WANTED for the Rise Against Hunger service project on June 5th!
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Rise Against Hunger Project - June 5th
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2021-05-07 05:00:00Z |
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The Rotary Club of Bastrop County plans to host a “a sanctioned BBQ competition, fundraising, Fun, and Information event” with goals of having a major event in Bastrop, raising funds (primarily for local organizations and projects), fun, and Information activities. This event would be held in on Labor Day 2021 (and 2011 Bastrop Fire commemoration). One aspect is a “sanctioned Barbecue competition”. Another aspect is fundraising where the goal is to raise funds primarily for support of valuable causes with emphasis on some example organizations or projects which support our Bastrop area community. Support of community (local and larger) is a key kay goal of our Rotary Club. This event should help raise funds (mainly for local organizations and projects) and be entertaining. For more info
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Save The Date - Labor Day BBQ Competition
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2021-03-19 05:00:00Z |
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Texas Rain Water Collection For Homes & Communities
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2021-03-19 05:00:00Z |
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Congratulations to Past President, Michal Hubbard who was named by the Bastrop Chamber of Commerce 2020 Woman of the Year!
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Congratulations to Michal Hubbard!
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2021-02-25 06:00:00Z |
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From Sherry Murphey, the Director of Family Crisis Center in Bastrop "On behalf of our staff, board, and most importantly, the individuals we serve, I extend our sincerest appreciation to your organization for this donation. Rotary Club of Bastrop County’s past and ongoing support of the Center is truly appreciated. Please know that your efforts make such a difference in the provision of the vital range of services the Center provides to address and prevent violence and abuse in our community."
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Donation to Family Crisis Center
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2021-02-15 06:00:00Z |
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Program: Chief Nagy, Bastrop Police Dept
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2021-02-02 06:00:00Z |
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 One out of four children in Bastrop County goes hungry according to the Bastrop County Emergency Food Pantry. So the Rotary Club of Bastrop County is donating $2000 to help feed them. “We reached out to the Pantry to learn about their needs,” Club President Norma Jones said. “And we were shocked to learn how many children in our area go hungry. Once we learned about the Nutrition in Backpacks Before Little Ones Exit School (NIBBLES) program, we knew we want to make a difference in this way.” The NIBBLES program currently provides weekend meals and snacks during the school year for 142 low-income children from Lost Pines Elementary, Red Rock Elementary and Bastrop. “With your assistance, we would be able to provide out-of-school-time meals to five additional students who are currently on the waiting list,” BCEFP Development Support Specialist Kelly Manfredini told the club. The donation was formalized at a ceremony on Jan. 6. The Pantry still has children on the waiting list and, also, needs help weekly packing bags prior to distribution. If you can help, please call them at 512-303-0033.
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Bastrop County Club Donates to Feed Hungry Kids
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2021-02-01 06:00:00Z |
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Posted on Nov 26, 2019
Rotary provides millions in polio funding as wild poliovirus type 3 is eradicated
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This Close!
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2019-11-26 06:00:00Z |
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Membership is proposed by a Rotarian who is acquainted with the prospective member. Once the prospective member’s application has been received, it is reviewed by the Club.
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Join Our Club!
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Rotary is the world's premier international humanitarian service organization.
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What is Rotary?
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Posted by John Eaton
Welcome to our Rotary Club! 
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Welcome to our new website!
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John Eaton
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