SPC Ashton Tubbs and his wife Melanie were hosted last weekend by Operation Vacation for a special visit to Austin at the Courtyard Marriott South. This program provides quality free time for one selected military family from Ft. Hood once a month with activities, meals and hotel rooms. The highlight of the weekend is always the dinner hosted by the County Line with the best barbeque in Texas, flowers and spending money for their entertainment. This special weekend is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Austin and Killeen and is a huge success due to Rotary’s joint sponsors of the Austin Hotel and Lodging Association, Austin Convention and Visitors Bureau, County Line Restaurants, Toyota Killeen, Super Shuttle and Around Austin Inc.

The Dawson EAFK service club collected over 100 pairs of shoes for their international service project, Souls for Soles and over $600 for their local project, Pennies for Patients, for kids with leukemia. Pictured: The officers and staff of the Dawson Elementary EarlyAct FirstKnight service club and their Rotary Club of Austin sponsors. Left of banner: Rotarians Mary Reynolds, Pam Bratton, John Braziel Right of banner first row: Lupita Santiago, Gabriel Zamarippa, Ariel Coplin, Desiree Perez Second row, teacher Becca Price, Principal Shannon Sellstrom, Rotarian Bruce Golden, teacher Sandra Rodriquez