What happens at Rotary meetings?

Rotary meetings open to the public and visitors are always welcome. Meetings begin with an invocation, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a recitation of the Rotary 4-Way Test of the things we think, say or do: 

1. Is it the truth?
2. Is it fair to all concerned?
3. Will it build goodwill and better friendships? 
4. Will it be beneficial to all concerned?

Half of the meeting is a program on a different topic each week. In the past year we had programs about Habitat for Humanity, School Fuel, Hays County Food Bank, the Rotary Early Act program at Travis Elementary, Crime Stoppers, Texas State Greek Life service programs, the Hays County Sheriff’s Department, Twilight 127, building sandcastles, the international effort to eradicate polio and more. Several new members of the club introduced themselves to us by sharing information about their professional, personal and Rotary lives. And we discussed upcoming Rotary community service projects and gave checks to local nonprofits and to high school seniors to whom we awarded scholarships.

Rotary is nonprofit, nonpolitical, and nonreligious.  Our motto is Service Above Self.  Rotary began in 1905 in Chicago. The San Marcos Rotary Club was chartered 100 years ago on December 1, 1921. There are 1.4 million Rotarians in 34,000 clubs in 200 countries around the world. San Marcos is in Rotary District 5840, which includes 57 clubs in South Central Texas.  smtxrotary.com  rotary.org  smtxrotary@gmail.com