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 Youth and One Family at a Time
Our club donated $1000 to Connections.
At our 1 March club meeting, Nate Raschke, Workforce Coordinator at the New Braunfels Food Bank, talked about the services that organization provides for our community and the counties of Comal and Guadalupe (nbfoodbank.org). Over 7000 individuals are served monthly. Mr. Raschke also discussed the various opportunities for members of the community to volunteer at…
At our May 3rd club meeting, Laci Bird of St. Jude’s Ranch for Children Texas was our guest speaker. SJRC Texas, a non-profit organization, provides care for children affected by trauma, abuse, and neglect. SJRC Texas offers emergency placement, therapeutic residential care, community foster care, pregnant and parenting teen services, and adoption- creating forever families…
At our April 19th club meeting our guest speaker was Donna Dishman, CEO of Canine Classmates. Canine Classmates matches struggling and at-risk Pre-K through 5th grade students with mentors and trained service dogs in a one-on-one program that is positive, nurturing, and truly motivational. Canine Classmates operates in elementary schiools serving both Comal ISD and…
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…
Steve Rindahl of Warriors on the Way accepts our club’s donation of $500 from President Glenn Herman. Warriors on the Way is a pilgrimage on the Camino De Santiago (AKA The Way) that is designed with the purpose of facilitating a combat veteran’s healing from PTSD and Moral Injury. Fr Steven Rindahl (US Army, Retired) leads…
Members of the local Boy Scout Troop 119 help us work the Opa parking lot at Wurstfest.  In appreciation for their help our club donated our profit from this part of our fund-raising activities at Wurstfest. Pictured above is our President Glenn Herman with some of the scouts of Troop 119 for the presentation of…