Donation to Ronald McDonald House

At our 3 January club meeting, our guest speaker was Jacob Huereca, CEO of the non-profit organization Connections.   Connections started in 1981 as an organization to support at-risk youth in Comal County and has expanded to serve 17 counties with counseling, prevention programming, an emergency children’s shelter and a youth transitional living program. Connections  One…

Our club donated $750 to the Ronald McDonald House Charities San Antonio this holiday season to support their mission of providing a safe and caring home away from home for the families of children receiving essential medical services in San Antonio, Texas.  We received the following note of thanks and how our donation was used….

Scouts and leaders from local Troop 119 again helped our club with our annual fund raiser at Wurstfest by participating in the operation of the Opa and Oma parking lot.  Our club donated funds raised from the parking lot operation to the troop.  Presentation of the donation was made at our 3 January club meeting.

At our 21 February club meeting, members of the Crisis Center of Comal County organization were our guest speakers.   Club members brought supplies that the Crisis Center needs to support their clientele.  And the club also donated $2000 to the Crisis Center. Crisis Center of Comal County “Our mission is to embrace survivors of crisis…

At our May 4 club meeting, Jim Wesson, Executive Director of New Braunfels Christian Ministries, was our guest speaker.   The New Braunfels Christian Ministries has two programs, Volunteers in Medicine and Kids Club.   The Volunteers in Medicine provide quality medical and dental care at no cost to local uninsured patients.  Kids Club is a program…