We had two of our scholarships recipients come today. They both will be attending U.T. Austin. Daina ia pursuing a Chemical Engineering degree while Deina will be working on a Government degree with the goal of becoming a lawyer. Daina was the President of the San Marcos High School Key Club and Daina was also involved in its growth. Congratulations to both of them.
Kelli brought lovely cupcakes for Cheryl, Penny, Jesse, and Charles's birthdays plus Gary and Sherry's anniversary. Thank you, Kelli.
REPORTS:
Craft Days have been continuing at the San Marcos Library. Chester and Luanne have been helping out. See EVENTS for the schedule.
The San Marcos Baptist Academy asked us to join other organizations in welcoming students back to the first day of school on August 12th at 7:00 am.
Willie and Rick will be going together to the Kiwanis Convention in Denton, TX this coming week. Vanessa will be attending as a Key Club representative.
Rebecca Ybarra, Destination Services Director
PROGRAM: Rebecca Ybarra, the Destination Services Director for the San Marcos Tourist Information Center, gave a rundown on all the services and programs offered for tourists as well as for locals to enjoy all that San Marcos has to offer. They offer brochures and maps for getting around town to see San Marcos's sites and events, including the San Marcos River, shopping, concerts, parks, and the arts and culture. One of the programs that has livened up the town is the promotion of public art in the form of murals on the walls outside of buildings. These can be found all over the downtown area. There are thirty-seven different works of art around town.
She mentioned San Marcos has officially received designation as a "Bird City" by Texas Audubon and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept. for enhancing and protecting their habitats.
An interesting shift occurred with the increased use of technology. Rebecca said much fewer people now actually come to the Visitor's Center as they can obtain information online. The majority come in to check on river conditions which has become more important since so much flooding has been occuring.
The Visitor's Center has a large and diverse involvement in the San Marcos community and tourism with all the amenities our town has to enjoy.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS:
July 24th: Sunshine Kids, Dennis Gutierrez
July 31st: Nothing scheduled at this time.
EVENTS:
July 19th: Camp work day.
July 28th: San Marcos Public Library: "STEM Tower Craft" starting at 10:00 a.m.
Call 512-393-8200 if you would like to help.
Regular Reminders:
Don't forget to click "like" and "share" on Facebook and other social media to promote the Kiwanis Club. We need to keep getting the club's name out there to promote our community involvement and to add new members to help in our endeavors.
Be sure to check the Calendar posted on the San Marcos Kiwanis Club website to stay up-to-date on what is happening.
bring a guest to an upcoming meeting!
