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Welcome to the Rotary Club of San Marcos

San Marcos

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We meet In Person
Wednesdays at 11:45 AM
VFW Hall
1701 Hunter Road
San Marcos, TX 78666
United States of America
Visitors always welcome at weekly meetings. Lunch begins at 11:45 a.m. and the meeting is called to order at about 12:10 p.m. Rotary is a nonprofit, nonpolitical, nonreligious service organization. The club was charted in 1921.
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  • Rise Against Hunger
    130 West Holland Street
    Oct 17, 2026 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM Central Daylight Time (UTC-05:00)
  • Pints for Polio
    Thirsty Planet Brewing
    Oct 23, 2026
    5:00 PM – 7:30 PM
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    Rotary Volunteers at School Fuel San Marcos

    School Fuel San Marcos is one of the favorite local charities of the Rotary Club of San Marcos TX. We are helping to pack food for kids on weekends and holidays. We do it every third Thursday. In addition to Rotarians, we happily recruited Rotary spouses, children and even grandkids for the work.
    Here is some info from the website of School Fuel:
    Since 2013: Supporting Education by Feeding Children
     
    More than 75% of SMCISD students qualify for free or reduced-price school meals, so while students have access to breakfast and lunch during the school week, many return home on weekends to little or no nutritious food.
    Hunger makes it difficult to concentrate, retain information, regulate emotions, and fully participate in the classroom. Students who lack consistent access to nutritious meals are more likely to struggle academically, have lower attendance, and face behavioral challenges that can interfere with learning.
     
    r. Black Speaks at Rotary on November 11 About Absurd Nutrition Trends


     

    Dr. Black Speaks at Rotary on November 11 About Absurd Nutrition Trends

    Dr. Angela P. Black, M.D., speaks to the Rotary Club of San Marcos on November 11 on the topic, “When Healthy Eating Gets Ridiculous: 3 Nutrition Trends Gone Too Far.” Rotary meets at noon at the VFW Hall, 1701 Hunter Road, San Marcos. Visitors are always welcome at Rotary meetings.

    Dr. Black is a board-certified pediatrician and lifestyle medicine physician with over 20 years of experience practicing medicine. She graduated from the University of Texas Health Sciences Center at the San Antonio Long School of Medicine in 1997. At Corridor Primary Care in San Marcos, she integrates evidence-based nutrition and lifestyle strategies into pediatric care to help families prevent chronic diseases before they start.

    Dr. Black partners with the Hays County Food Bank and coordinates the CPC food pantry to address food insecurity while providing practical education on healthy eating. Through her Eat Your Greens with Dr. Black podcast (eatgreenswithdrblack.com) and community talks, she says she tries to translate the latest science into simple, actionable steps families can take to improve their health and prevent conditions like diabetes, heart disease, and cancer.

    Rotary Club of San Marcos TX Texas State Rotaract Club Rotary District 5840 - South Central Texas #smtx #healthyeating

    Dr. Dewey Whisenant Speaks to Rotary on October 28 About Helping After Venezuela Earthquake
    Dr. Dewey Whisenant Speaks to Rotary on October 28 About Helping After Venezuela Earthquakes
    Dr. J. Dewey Whisenant, MD, joined an international relief effort to provide field hospital care in Venezuela after two earthquakes in June 2026. He will speak about his experiences on October 28 at Rotary. Rotary meets at the VFW Hall, 1701 Hunter Road, at noon. Visitors are always welcome at Rotary meetings.
    Whisenant says that despite a damaged airport and no water, a field hospital was quickly established in Venezuela. Within a week it had an emergency room, operating rooms, pharmacy, laboratory, and 60 beds.
    “It was remarkable to see what could be accomplished in tents,” he said. “In four weeks, the team treated more than 3,000 emergency room patients and performed 250 surgeries.”
    Whisenant is experienced at providing disaster medical relief through Samaritan’s Purse, a medical relief nonprofit. He volunteered to help in Ukraine, Turkey, Israel, and New York City during the height of the Covid pandemic. He will share his firsthand perspective on practicing medicine during a crisis, working with limited resources, and witnessing extraordinary human resilience.
    Whisenant attended school from elementary through high school in San Marcos. His bachelor’s degree is from UT Austin, and his MD from Southwestern Medical School in Dallas. Most of his career was spent working as an emergency room physician before retiring in 2021. He and his wife, Gretchen, is also a physician, moved back to SMTX in 1986.
     
    Rotary Supports Polio Vaccination Program

    Rotary Club Sponsors Pints for Polio Event on October 23
    Every October the Rotary Club of San Marcos raises money for polio vaccinations. This year the fundraiser will be on Friday, October 23 from 5-7:30 p.m. at Thirsty Planet Brewing, 110 E. Martin Luther King Drive, San Marcos. Attendees are asked to donate a minimum of $25, and receive 2 pints of craft beer and snacks. Whatever is raised at the event will be matched 2 to 1 by the Gates Foundation.
    Polio is a paralyzing and potentially deadly infectious disease that most commonly affects children under the age of 5. The virus spreads from person to person, typically through contaminated water, and can cause serious paralysis.
    Rotary worldwide has been working to eradicate polio for more than 45 years. Rotary's first polio project was in the Philippines in 1979. More recently, Rotary delivered one billion doses of oral vaccine a year ago and vaccinated 270 million that year. Over the years Rotary has contributed more than $2.9 billion to fight polio and has vaccinated more than three billion children in 122 countries.
    San Marcos Rotary has a goal of raising at least $2,000 for polio eradication this year, which will be matched with $4,000 by the Gates Foundation. This will buy 40,000 does of oral polio vaccine for children. When polio is eradicated worldwide, it will join smallpox as the second human disease eradicated worldwide.
    Peter Baen, chair of Rotary's polio fundraising committee, said that San Marcos Rotary has raised many thousands of dollars over the years to help end polio. "Rotary clubs," he said, "tackle many local problems but polio eradication is a goal shared by 45,000 Rotary clubs in 200 countries around the world."
    Rotary is nonprofit, nonpolitical and nonreligious. The San Marcos Rotary Club is 105 years old.
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    President
    Frank King
    President Elect
    Shannon James
    Secretary
    Jannett Jackson
    Treasurer
    Steven Cousineau
    Membership Chair
    Scot Campbell
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    Bruce Smith
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    Steven Cousineau
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    Shannon James
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    Jannett Jackson
    International Service
    Seth Worley
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    Kevin Katz
    Scholarship Chair
    Charles Keith Kebodeaux
    Immediate Past President
    Sammy Falletta
    The Rotary Foundation
    Bruce Smith
    Sergeant-at-Arms
    Louis Doiron
    Sergeant-at-Arms
    Dan Pontrelli
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    Glen Marshall
    Member-At-Large
    Scot Campbell
    Member-At-Large
    Julie Hollar