Thank you to the 811 Flag Subscribers for supporting our 2024 Flag Subscription Program
Their subscription allowed them to have a 3x5 US Flag on a 10-foot staff erected at their street curb on the major holidays of Memorial Day, Flag Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Patriots Day, and Veterans Day. Proceeds from our flag subscription program allow the Wichita Falls Rotary Club to provide and support our community service projects such as scholarships, Rotary Youth Leadership Awards, CASA, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Road to College and others.
To accomplish this task for every holiday we partner with the Optimist Club of Wichita Falls and the Road to College students. Veterans Day was our last flag launch with 35 teams, half placing flags Saturday morning and half retrieving flags before sunset Veterans Day.
Saturday, one route team of Road to College mentors was placing flags when Mayor Tim Short stopped to thank them for their service. He shared a Wichita Falls Challenge coin with each person. They proudly displayed their coins when they returned.
Thank you, Mayor Short, your influence will have a long tail as these leaders interact with dozens of students and their families throughout our community.
Over 50 flags are placed at key community locations: Booker T Washington Elementary, Fain Elementary, WF Safety Center, WFPD, as well as numerous businesses:
Community Healthcare Center
James Lane Air Conditioning & Plumbing
United Supermarket / Market Street
ER Now
Family Fun Zone
Berend Brothers
Corlett Probst & Boyd Surveyors,
Faith Baptist Church
First Capital Bank
Pilgrim Bank
Mike Morris State Farm
Texoma Community Credit Union
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It is not too soon to consider purchasing a flag subscription for the 2025 holidays.
Thank you, Wichita Falls Southwest Rotary Club member Jack Browne for helping to prepare this story.
Jack Browne is a community volunteer and former technology sales and marketing executive who worked 40 years at Motorola, MIPS Technologies and other companies. How are the children doing?