Minutes For Rotary Club of Wichita Falls,
September 3, 2026, by David Spencer
September 3, 2026, by David Spencer
President Greg rang the bell at 12:06 bringing our meeting to
order. The Invocation was led by David Hartman followed by Cara
Sauceda with the Pledge and song, My Girl, a vintage R&R hit by
“The Temptations”. There was an avalanche of info that followed
and I dug through the rapid fire barrage the best I could: David
Adams introduced his guest from the North Club, Julie Day.
Braden Wood reported details of his son’s first employment. The
first year of the Hotter’N Hell Hundred 6-year puzzle was started.
Our next Flag Day is for the 9/11 Anniversary, September 10-11,
with uniform times for setup and pickup pending Flag Captain
meeting. Both Wichita Falls High Schools won their opening
games. Texoma Gives donations are still being accepted as well
as those for the ShelterBox program.
District Governor Angie Cox was very complimentary about her
visit to the club last week, presenting us with the highly coveted
and extremely prestigious ‘Club Excellence Award
Benay Ayers gave Spin his second Sapphire Pin from the Rotary
Foundation.
This week’s program was introduced by Cara Sauceda. Nina
Feldman, the Advancement Manager for Catholic Charities,
spoke on their efforts to end poverty through faith-based, client-
led and research-backed programs that focus primarily on
led and research-backed programs that focus primarily on
education. Founded in 1910 by the Catholic Diocese of Fort
Worth, the program was designed to benefit the poor by offering
pathways out of poverty. “Human beings are valuable and worthy
of dignity and respect.” One does not need to be Catholic to
benefit from the program and funding also comes from
organizations beyond the Catholic Church. Currently, the poverty
line for a family of four is approximately $32,000 annually but it
takes almost $50,000 annually to live in North Texas. Education
is the key long-term poverty solution.
Worth, the program was designed to benefit the poor by offering
pathways out of poverty. “Human beings are valuable and worthy
of dignity and respect.” One does not need to be Catholic to
benefit from the program and funding also comes from
organizations beyond the Catholic Church. Currently, the poverty
line for a family of four is approximately $32,000 annually but it
takes almost $50,000 annually to live in North Texas. Education
is the key long-term poverty solution.
President Greg thanked Mrs. Feldman for the program and
informed her about a donation to the WFISD Foundation made in
the Catholic Charities’ name. The Four-Way Test was said and
out the door we went.