Welcome to the Rotary Club of Dripping Springs, Texas. Please take a look around our site to learn about our club and about Rotary International. If you would like to look into membership, suggest a project, or are interested in speaking to the club, please contact us here.
The Rotary Club is a service organization focusing on local and international needs. Our local activities 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)
- Highway litter Clean up on Ranch Road 12 several times per year
- Helping The Burke Center, home for disadvantaged boys, with repairs and improvements as needed
- Hosting an annual dinner and dance tribute to all veterans on Veteran's Day
- 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 Founders Day event
To pay for all of this we raise funds through dues, and various fund raisers. All of our activities are open; we have no secrets and we are proud of who we are. We enjoy our Rotary membership and seek to support our community and the greater good through service. After all, the motto of Rotary is "service above self," and we seek to embody that.
2021 Veteran's Day Dinner and Dance
11 Nov 2021 |
Dripping Springs |
Dripping Springs Distilling |
Dear Dripping Springs Neighbor,
Every day we meet our service men and women on the street, but how often do we tell them how much we appreciate their service to our country?
With great pleasure we are announcing an opportunity for our community to show its appreciation for our country’s Veterans. It has been our honor, as your local Rotary Club, to host an event to pay tribute to our local Veterans each Veteran’s Day.
This year’s event will be on November 11 (Veterans day), tentatively at the amazing Mercer Street Dance Hall on RR12. There will be dinner, and live music provided by the Hot Texas Swing Band. Last year we had to pivot to a drive through event and this occurrence is not yet completely ruled out (stay tuned).
We are currently seeking sponsors for this year’s event. Please see the attached sponsorship form for the different levels of sponsorships available.
The funds provided by your sponsorships will help us provide a special evening of food, fellowship and music to celebrate those who have so bravely served us.
Any funds donated through sponsorships exceeding the expenses for the event will go directly as a donation to the Patriots Hall building fund to help with the construction of a permanent home for our Veteran’s organizations here in Dripping Springs.
Thank you,
Joe Peterson
President, Rotary Club of Dripping Springs
jwpeterson@aol.com
Can we count on your help in making this tribute a success by making a donation to help us thank our Veterans?
Sponsors will receive recognition on the banner, social media, and on our publicity posters.
Sponsorship Levels:
Benefactor $1,000 Patron $750 Advocate $500 Friend $250
All contributions will go towards the Veteran’s program and funding of their new building, Patriots Hall.
Dripping Springs Rotary Foundation is 501(c)3 certified and donations are tax deductible.
Dripping Springs Rotary Foundation
PO Box 1033
Dripping Springs, TX 78620
Joe Peterson (Club President) 512-413-0636
Please complete the following information if you are interested in helping:
Sponsor Level donation:
Benefactor ($1000) ________
Patron ($750) ________
Advocate ($500) ________
Friend ($250) ________
General donation: (Please describe your donation...money, gift cards, merchandise, etc)
___________________________________________________________________
Contact:
Name:____________________________________Company:___________________________ Address:______________________________________________________________________ Telephone:___________________________Email:____________________________________
Please send checks to:
Dripping Springs Rotary Foundation
P.O. Box 1033 Dripping Springs, TX 78620
Thank you,
Dripping Springs Rotary Foundation
Our annual Veteran's Day tribute is today, Nov 11, from 3-6pm. For 2020, due to the Corona-19 virus, we will do this as a 'drive-thru' event rather than the traditional dinner and dance we have done in previous years. We will be passing out gift bags to all veterans from 3-6 pm on Veteran's Day, Nov 11, 2020 in the parking lot located at the intersection of Mercer St and Old Fitzhugh Rd.
We will also be presenting a check at 5:30 pm to the local veteran's groups to support construction of their new Patriot's Hall building.
2020 Tribute to Veterans Sponsored by Dripping Springs Rotary Club
With the risk of Covid-19 this year, we are not able to host our traditional dinner and dance for local veterans and their families. However, we definitely want them to know that we appreciate and remember them.
In place of our regular event, the Dripping Springs Rotary Club will be hosting a ‘drive thru’ recognition event on the afternoon of Veteran’s Day, Wednesday, November 11, 2020. The drive thru will be decorated with American flags, a banner in recognition of their service, and lots of red, white, & blue. ‘Thank You’ gift bags will be given to each veteran as they drive thru. The gift bags will include a Veteran’s lapel pin, a CD from the Hot Texas Swing Band that normally performs at our event, several other patriotic themed items, and gift cards to various local businesses that want to support our Veterans on their special day.
Can we count on your help in making this tribute a success by making a donation of money, gift cards, or merchandise to help us thank our Veterans? We are particularly wanting to provide gift cards for meals and treats at local restaurants since we can’t provide a sit down dinner this year.
Sponsorships are also available. Sponsors will receive recognition on the banner, on the Thank You note inside each bag, and on our publicity posters.
Sponsorship Levels:
Benefactor $1,000
Patron $750
Advocate $500
Friend $250
All contributions will go towards the Veteran’s gift bags and funding of their new building, Patriots Hall.
Dripping Springs Rotary Foundation is 501(c)3 certified and donations are tax deductible.
We really need your help with this as most of the Veteran’s Day appreciation events have been canceled this year. Let’s make sure they know we remember them.
Dripping Springs Rotary Foundation
PO Box 1033
Dripping Springs, TX 78620
Joe Peterson (Event Coordinator) 512-413-0636
Glenn Wash (Club President) 512-585-8652
Please complete the following information if you are interested in helping:
Sponsor Level donation:
Benefactor ($1000) ________
Patron ($750) ________
Advocate ($500) ________
Friend ($250) ________
General donation: (Please describe your donation...money, gift cards, merchandise,etc)
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
Contact Name:__________________________________________________
Company:______________________________________________________
Address:_______________________________________________________
Telephone:________________________________________
Email:_____________________________________________
Please send checks to: For more information, contact:
Dripping Springs Rotary Foundation Joe Peterson (512-413-0636)
P.O. Box 1033 Glenn Wash (512-585-8652)
Dripping Springs, TX 78620
Thank you,
Dripping Springs Rotary Foundation
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