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Mask Up Wichita County!

Yard Signs and Banners with the message, MASK UP Wichita County, You can Save a Life," are available for order by credit card at shop/mask-up-initiative-sw-rotary. Orders will be delivered to homes and businesses by Road to College participants with profits going towards Zavala in support of the Road to College programs.

The Rotary Club of Southwest Wichita Falls is partnering with the other Rotary and Service Clubs in Wichita County in an initiative to encourage the wearing of masks in advance of reaching vaccination levels supportive of “Herd Immunity”.

Why are we doing this project?

Citizens are getting tired of following the protective measures: wear a mask, social distance, wash hands frequently and minimize our movement in public to necessary activities. COVID-19 will continue to spread till we reach “Herd Immunity” that comes as 75% of the population has been vaccinated. If we wear a mask we can prevent, “People are going to die that don’t need to die.”

Mask Up & Save a Life!

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Frequently Asked Questions and other resources: COVID FAQs - Feb 2021

Mark your Calendar for 2021 Clay Shoot June 12th

Mark your calendar now to join other shooters & teams at one of the area’s top Clay Shoots. NW Texas Field & Stream sets a challenging course of rabbits and birds for the competition for prizes.

Look for more information here and on our Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/rotaryswwf. Register there now to assure your team’s place!

Raffle tickets for a great gun will be available in 2021 from SW Rotarians: $10 for one or $25 for 3. Need not be present to win. Message us for tickets.

This fundraiser enables Southwest Rotary to support local and international projects, making our world a better place. If you are interested in sponsorship click for more information or contact us to be a sponsor. Link to download information. Link to email to be a sponsor

Shooters enjoyed our Oct 17, 2020 Sporting Clay Shoot

Posted on Oct 17, 2020

2020 Clay Shoot - Great Turnout!!

Southwest Rotary of Wichita Falls 2020 Sporting Clay Shoot was held Saturday Oct 17, 2020 at Northwest Texas Field and Stream. Great weather helped turn out about 70 shooters and a couple dozen SW Rotarians in our annual fund raiser.

Our Title Sponsors were American National Bank, Business Technology Solutions Group, Merrill Lynch, Sue Hamilton, Sawyer Printing & Promo, Dan Campbell, J-System, Decker Farms, Domain Real Estate Services.

Lunch was sponsored by Goodwill Industries of S OK & N TX and was prepared by DryFork BBQ & Catering.

Great time for the Wichita Falls Chamber of Commerce!

Economic Development has changed; now companies go where people are.

Being different and using Zoom as a way to meet with site consultants is an advantage. Success breeds success with decisions from Pamlico Air and Panda Biotech for manufacturing centers locally in Wichita Falls.

Henry Florsheim, CEO and president of the Wichita Falls Chamber of Commerce was our luncheon speaker Monday September 28, 2020. Henry is also a Rotarian with the Rotary Club of Wichita Falls. He was joined by Shay Jones, the chamber's Director of Business Intelligence.

SW Rotary enjoyed guests Dwain Linden and Majid Sharolli as well as Rotarian Noel Filer (also a member of the Rotary Club of Wichita Falls).

In person meetings resume Sept 14th!

As the number of active cases in Wichita County has declined over the summer, the SW Rotary Club will resume in person meetings at the MPEC starting Sept 14th. Our meetings are held on Mondays at noon each week. Message us on Facebook if you would like to attend as a guest and we will have a lunch for you!

We adopt COVID prevention measures at our meetings including Checking attendee's temperature, wearing masks while not eating and social distancing.

Interfaith Outreach Services - a Necessary Safety Net

Monday June 22, SW Rotary had a great presentation from Interfaith's Executive Director Kris Gossom. Normally this time of year, she be asking us to commit to serving meals during the Hotter 'n Hell bicycle races in August. Instead with those races moving to virtual events, Interfaith lost one of their fundraisers.

COVID has changed their work flow while increasing the need from the community. In the last 3 months, Interfaith has served 530 households of 1258 people -half lost their job, the others lost hours. Of those helped, 234 are new clients, who never came to Interfaith before.

Wichita Falls Area Food Bank Steps Up to Serve

With the COVID economic impact, area residents need the food bank more than ever. Over 55,000 people were served in the month of Mar. Last year's demand for 37,000 lbs of food has risen to over 100,000 lbs this year!

2020 Flag Program - Ready for July 4th!

Southwest Rotary and our partners, Road to College and Wichita Falls Optimists put out over 450 flags for the Flag Day weekend. Our first display goes to current and past subscribers and honors our Flag, our country and our Service men and women.

We follow with Flag Displays for subscribers for July 4th, Labor Day, 9/11 and Veterans Day during the balance of 2020.

Randall Duncan joins as new member

Today's meeting of SW Rotary was exciting as we gained a new member, Randall Duncan. Randall and his wife, Denisia are pictured with his sponsor Dr. Blaine Purcell on the left and Membership Chair, Raymond Lopex on the right.

Randall and Denisia welcome to the SW Rotary family, we are so glad you joined!

Danny Martinez speaks to SW Rotary

Posted on Jul 22, 2019

Danny Martinez, born in Wichita Falls and successful both in the music industry as well as the food and beverage industry spoke about his history and his current business projects. Danny is a person of action giving back to the community by hosting Hispanic music concerts, working with charities and providing scholarships for college textbooks to employees and their families.

He also tipped us to a wonderful project in the works -- a documentary with Tejano singer Stephanie Lynn, who performed with Selena's backup band.

Lunch with our Mayor

Posted on Jul 15, 2019

At Monday July 15 meeting, Mayor Stephen Santellana gave an update about Wichita Falls, with comments in categories of the Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

All in all we are making progress. As the 2019 elections happen November Mayor Santellana is looking forward to getting the new council members on board, focusing on recruiting more jobs to Wichita Falls and executing the strategic plan.

People of Action - Angels in the sky

Posted on Jul 14, 2019

Lots of pilots use their own planes for business meetings and long-trip vacations. John Key decided to become an angel as he became interested in the work of Angel Flight, a nonprofit that helps people who need transportation to medical treatment far from home. Pilots, at their own expense, provide the flight at no cost to patients and passengers.

HOT Tax - The Tax You Don't Pay

Posted on Jul 28, 2019

Lindsay Barker, Director of Wichita Falls Convention and Visitors Bureau presented information about the Hotel Occupancy Tax to SW Rotary July 1. Her first slide summarizes the HOT Tax as the tax we don't pay since we sleep in our own beds as residents of the community. This tax would raise hotel costs by 2% or $2 for a $100 hotel room. In the course of a year, would raise about $600,000. This revenue could be used to pay a long term $6M bond for needed repairs to the MPEC facilities as well as Memorial Auditorium to make our aging facilities more attractive as entertainment venues, boosting the amount of money spent by visitors.

Lindsay noted that in 2018, travel spending was $239M, supporting over 3,000 jobs in Wichita County.

2019 Annual Clay Shoot by Southwest Rotary

11th Annual Southwest Rotary Sporting Clay Shoot

Sign up Now for the Annual Sporting Clay Shoot happening on Saturday, March, 23, 2019. Every year Southwest Rotary of Wichita Falls sponsors a sporting clay shoot to help raise funds to support charitable giving and international programs for Rotary International. Help us make the world a better place! Raffle Tickets and Registrations happening NOW!

And a thank you to ServPro of Wichita Falls, returning again this year as Door Prize Sponsor. Thanks to all of our sponsor for helping us make Wichita Falls a better place to live, work and play!

[DOWNLOAD THE REGISTRATION FORM]

Alzheimers is a growing problem

Sue Gross, Education and Family Care Specialist, talked to SW Rotary Monday January 28, 2019. She talked to us about Alzheimers and its precursor dementia. Dementia covers 99 different sets of symptoms. "About 65 percent of all dementias diagnosed is Alzheimer's," said Sue. "Education about all forms of dementias is paramount when it comes to understanding the diseases and in the caring for those with them."

We also learned that Alzheimer’s is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States and is responsible for more deaths than breast and prostate cancer combined. Of the top 10 causes of death, Alzheimer’s is the only cause that has no way to prevent, stop, or cure it. The current 5.3 million people diagnosed with this disease will triple to 16 million by 2050 if a cure is not found. No part of dementia is part of the normal aging process.

For more info, you can reach Sue at 940-767-8800 or go to alz.org/WichitaFalls.

9/18 Program: Seymour's Dinosaur Museum Overview

For our program 18th September, we welcome Chris Flis, Museum Director of the Whiteside Museum of Natural History. Based in Seymour, this museum highlights the fossil finds of Texas. A great day trip to visit Seymour, tour the museum and learn more about dinosaurs in Texas.

See What Southwest Rotary is All About

Posted by Erica West on Feb 02, 2012

Take a look at our brochure under downloads and see what the Rotary Club of Southwest Wichita Falls is all about: Service Above Self. This brochure shows just a few of the many projects and organizations Southwest Rotary touches.

Interested in joining; come to one of our meetings at noon every Monday at Luby's Cafeteria.

Wonder what you are missing at our weekly meetings? Take a look at our photo journals of past speakers and programs.