Rotary Club of Lakeway/Lake Travis
The Rotary Club of Lakeway/Lake Travis is part of one of the best international organizations in the world. We are resolute people who share a passion for both community service, international philanthropy, and friendship. We proudly welcome and represent the surrounding communities of Lake Travis, Lakeway, Bee Cave, and Rough Hollow. Becoming a Rotarian connects you with a diverse group of professionals who share your drive to give back.
Our organization consists of local business leaders working to address various local and international humanitarian projects. We encourage high ethical standards in all vocations and help build good will and peace in the world through the ideal of service. The club objective is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise. Rotarians worldwide - live by the same 24-word code of ethics that is reflected in the Rotary 4-Way Test. Adopted by Rotary International in 1943, the 4-Way Test has been translated into more than a hundred languages.
This simple philosophy and code consists of the following:
Of the things we think, say or do:
1. Is it the TRUTH?
2. Is it FAIR to all concerned?
3. Will it build GOOD WILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?
Chartered in 1992, our Rotary Club’s membership includes 56 professionals (both women and men) who practice the Rotary motto of "Service Above Self". Since its inception, our club has awarded over 155 scholarships to Lake Travis Independent School District high school students and participated in many charitable events such as:
Our organization consists of local business leaders working to address various local and international humanitarian projects. We encourage high ethical standards in all vocations and help build good will and peace in the world through the ideal of service. The club objective is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise. Rotarians worldwide - live by the same 24-word code of ethics that is reflected in the Rotary 4-Way Test. Adopted by Rotary International in 1943, the 4-Way Test has been translated into more than a hundred languages.
This simple philosophy and code consists of the following:
Of the things we think, say or do:
1. Is it the TRUTH?
2. Is it FAIR to all concerned?
3. Will it build GOOD WILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?
Chartered in 1992, our Rotary Club’s membership includes 56 professionals (both women and men) who practice the Rotary motto of "Service Above Self". Since its inception, our club has awarded over 155 scholarships to Lake Travis Independent School District high school students and participated in many charitable events such as:
- Award of scholarships to more than 300 local students, for a total funding approximately $425,000.
- Donation of $15,000 to Los Suenos, a safe neighborhood in Roatan, Honduras for home construction and library improvements.
- Donation of a new minivan to AIM (our local program enabling special needs individuals to live independently).
- Support of ShelterBox USA, the largest club level Rotary project in the world, providing emergency provisions to thousands of disaster victims globally.
- Sponsor of the Early Act program at local elementary schools. The EA program teaches the principles of ethics and integrity to children through an exciting series of lessons and charity projects.
- Sponsoring and mentoring Interact Clubs, Rotary community service clubs for middle school and high school students.
- Sponsoring the Special Olympics Awards luncheon ceremony annually.
- Donation of $50,000 to Lake Travis Community Library.
- Donation of $50,000 to the new Spicewood Community Library.
- Support of the local free Healthcare Volunteer Associates Clinic, both financially and with volunteer hours.
- Arranging international youth exchanges for over 100 students.
- Collecting, repairing and delivering over 550 bicycles to both Mexican and local under-privileged youths.
- Distributing Spanish-English dictionaries each year to every LTISD sixth-grade student.
- Providing freshwater storage tanks for a Mexican fishing village.
- Partnering with an African Rotary Club to provide mosquito netting to stave off malaria.
- Providing physical therapy equipment and a therapy pool at a school for handicapped children in Mexico.
- Providing two neo-natal incubators to a Mexican hospital.
- Providing hearing aids to over 100 indigent youth in Mexico and Austin.
- Providing a refurbished ambulance to a hospital in Matamoras, Mexico.
The Lakeway/Lake Travis Rotary Club meets every Thursday for a noon luncheon at Salt Grass Steakhouse 12613 Galleria Circle, Bee Cave, Texas. Most meetings we enjoy interesting speakers on a variety of pertinent topics. On the first Thursdays of each month, we host an evening social hour at a local venue Check the "Speaker" schedule on the home page for details. We'd love to have you join us!
