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Club Executives & Directors
President
Felicia James
President Elect
Chris Humphries
President-Elect Nominee
Steve Rodgers
Immediate Past President
Rick Kiesling
Sergeant-at-Arms
Austin Jeffers
Secretary
Lisa Hood
Treasurer
Steve Rodgers
Public Image
Gary Gannon
Community Lane
Chris Sitton
International Lane
David Maltby
Charitable Giving
J. Ed Guillen
Youth Lane
Lou Ann Wallis
Membership
Chris Humphries
The Rotary Foundation
Travis Taylor
Vocational Lane
Lindsay Haas
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays:
  • Stephanie Bascon
    June 7
  • Jacob Yaklin
    June 13
  • D. Lee Edwards
    June 15
  • Richard Robbins
    June 18
  • Ian Perez
    June 22
  • Marcie Griffin
    June 24
  • Jim Peck
    June 26
  • Alice Jewell
    June 27
Join Date:
  • Barry Williams
    June 1, 1987
    35 years
  • Marian Benson
    June 1, 1989
    33 years
  • Stephanie Bascon
    June 5, 2002
    20 years
  • Joe Castilleja
    June 11, 2014
    8 years
  • David Lasher
    June 23, 2021
    1 year
  • Lilia Marek
    June 24, 2009
    13 years
  • Ron Reaves
    June 30, 1997
    25 years
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January 2022
President's Message

Felicia James

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WE DID IT!

WE SERVED TO IMPROVE LIVES!

 

2021-2022 Fast Facts:

  • 11,900 community service volunteer hours
  • $8,000 youth scholarships
  • $86,000 in community, youth, and international grants
  • 25 new members
  • 13 socials
  • 40 great programs/speakers/Member Spotlights
  • 133 pints of blood donated
  • 71% attendance
  • $189,000 raised from Wurstfest and Hill Country Craft Beer Festival to award next year
  • Club approved/member led strategic plan
  • Streamlined board and committee operations and reporting
  • Public image and club communication greatly improved

Thank you Rotary Club of New Braunfels members and our community partners! I am proud to be a member of this club!

–Felicia

Member Spotlight
Chris Humphries
 
Chris Humphries was born in Texas City, TX and graduated from Santa Fe High School. After high school, he attended Southwest Texas State University where he majored in Resource and Environmental Studies and minored in Geology.
 
After college Chris began his career in the construction industry and worked for a large general contractor. After a few years of traveling with his company, he decided to specialize in the HVAC/plumbing industry and went to work for a mechanical company in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. With aspirations of wanting to live in the Hill Country, in 2001 Chris was able to transfer to a mechanical contractor in San Antonio and chose New Braunfels as his home. In 2008, Chris married his wife Allison, a native of New Braunfels. They have two children, Addison age 11 and Caitlynn age 8.
 
In December of 2012, Chris decided to partner with one of his best friends and start their own mechanical construction company. They started Team Mechanical of TX with just three employees and today they employ over 100 people, and they are still growing.
 
As a child, Chris would always look forward to attending Rotary meetings with his grandad. It was not until a few years ago he learned that his great grandad was a founding member of the Texas City Rotary Club and served as the club’s first president. Chris joined the Rotary Club of New Braunfels in 2014 and has served as Sergeant at Arms, YEO, Youth Lane Chair, President Elect Nominee, and President Elect.
 
Chris is also a proud member of the Wurstfest Association. He has volunteered and coached for the New Braunfels Little League, New Braunfels Youth Soccer Association, New Braunfels Parks and Recreation, YMCA, and Upwards. He was also a recent board member for Communities in Schools, member of the Elks Lodge, and serves on the finance committee for his church.
 
Chris is extremely dedicated to serving his club and is looking forward  to his new role as President.
Rotary Club of New Braunfels
New Braunfels

Service Above Self

We meet In Person
Wednesdays at 12:00 PM
Columbus Hall
111 West Landa Street
New Braunfels, TX 78130
United States of America
Attending a meeting requires an invitation from an existing member. Visiting Rotarians and/or current Rotarians considering joining Rotary Club of New Braunfels should contact the President-Elect Nominee.
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OBJECT OF ROTARY
 
The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster:
 
  1. The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service; 
     
  2. High ethical standards in business and professions; the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations; and the dignifying of each Rotarian's occupation as an opportunity to serve society; 
     
  3. The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian's personal, business, and community life; 
     
  4. The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.
Speakers/Programs
Felicia James
Jun 29, 2022 12:00 PM
Installation Luncheon for President Elect Chris Humphries and 2022-23 Board of Directors
Usi Aimiuwu
Jul 06, 2022
My Journey from Nigeria to Texas.
Sgt. Mike Coons, Comal County Sheriff's Office
Jul 13, 2022 12:00 PM
CRASE Presentation (Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events)
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Rotary Club of New Braunfels
P.O. Box 310587
New Braunfels, TX  78131 USA
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