The La Grange Rotary Club has stepped up to become a Platinum Sponsor of the Mighty Leopard Band for its concert in Carnegie Hall next March. The local service club contributed $1,500 toward the band's trip to New York City. Rotary's fund-raisers like the County Fair Hamburger Booth and the upcoming Oktoberfest in La Grange help provide support for worthwhile efforts both locally and globally. Flanked by Rotarians Caleb Parks and Leonard Nuckolls, club president Hannah Janda presents the oversized check to Lep band director Chris Cooper.
A New Year Begins
Kyle Hartmann officially passes the gavel to new Rotary President Hannah Janda at the July 3 meeting. A final report on Kyle's year showed the club donated just over $51,000 this past year to charities, causes and scholarships -- from local children's programs to worldwide humanitarian organizations.
Rotary volunteers helped wrap trees for the annual Trail of Lights at Monument Hill State Historic Site.
Three new members were welcomed into the La Grange Rotary Club on Nov. 8. Club president Kyle Hartmann presented each with a blue apron for serving at club fundraisers: the annual county fair hamburger booth, Oktoberfest, and the pancake supper. New members are (from left) Bailey Taylor, relationship manager with Capital Farm Credit in La Grange; Dawn Sedlar, teacher aide at Mt. Calvary Preschool in La Grange; and Jennifer Schattle, assistant vice president at National Bank & Trust in La Grange. Behind them are sponsors Katie Swafford and John Wied, along with Hartmann. The Rotary Club meets at noon each Wednesday at the Texas Czech Heritage and Cultural Center on the Fayette County Fairgrounds. Guests and prospective members are welcome.