We are Hosting Hybrid Meetings: In-Person & Zoom !

Posted on Sep 28, 2026
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The Rotary Club of West Austin is hosting hybrid meetings; in-person at the Casa Chapala Restaurant and using Zoom !
Please see our newsletter for additional Zoom meeting details and information about our speaker and program.
 
Join us at 12pm for the first 3 Thursdays of every month.
 
 
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Members and guests are welcome to meet in person at Casa Chapala or to participate using Zoom.  The club has invested in equipment to continue the Zoom option for members and guests who either cannot or choose not to attend the meeting in person.  Members and guests who attend the meeting at Casa Chapala will receive an individual bill for the meal if the attendee chooses to either order from the menu or partake of the buffet.
 
Those who join using the Zoom link may log on as early as 11:50 am to enjoy informal conversation with fellow members.
  The regular meeting starts at 12 noon CDT as usual.
 
 
WEDNESDAY !  October 7, 2026  Hybrid Access Meeting
 
 
(* Instruction for remote meeting access are found below this meeting announcement)
 
To Join this Zoom Meeting (for this meeting only) from a PC or a SmartPhone (click on this link)
 
 
Or dial the telephone number and enter the access code when prompted:
Phone Number:  1-346-248-7799
Access Code (do not forget to press # at the end):   832 2876 7401#
Password: 970382
 
Meeting Location:
Casa Chapala
or the comfort of your own home
 
Time:
11:30am - 12:00pm Arrival, Check-in & Club Fellowship
12:00pm - 01:00pm  Club Meeting
 
Speaker:  Sheriff Sally Hernandez
 
Topic:  Update on the Travis County Sheriff's Department
 
 
 
 
 
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Travis Country Sheriff Sally Hernandez will talk about her career in law enforcements and the challenges in Travis Country for which she is uniquely qualified.
 
 
About Sally Hernandez:
 
Elected in November 2016, Sally Hernandez is currently serving her third term as Sheriff of Travis County. Uniquely qualified for such a challenging leadership role, Hernandez has worked in law enforcement for over 40 years, more than 30 of which have been in Travis County.

Hernandez began her career in law enforcement in 1981 in Llano, TX as a Night Dispatcher. In 1988, she moved to Austin and served as a Deputy with the Travis County Constable Precinct 3 Office. In 1992, she was hired as a Sergeant Investigator for the Travis County District Attorney’s Office. In 2005, Hernandez advanced to Chief of Investigations and over the next 7 years, she worked to keep Travis County safe.

In 2013, Hernandez took office as Travis County Constable Precinct 3, and on January 1, 2017, was sworn in as Travis County Sheriff. She holds the distinction of being one of only six women serving as sheriff out of the state’s 254 counties.
 
 
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Folks, if you are not yet Paul Harris +8 and would like Rich Kaye to match your contribution to the Rotary Foundation, and have not yet done so, please bring a check on Thursday to the meeting for an amount between $250 and $500.  The check should be payable to "The Rotary Foundation".  In the memo field specify "Annual Fund".  If you are new to the Club and are not yet a Paul Harris Fellow, bring a check for $330, Rich will match with dollars and I will match with points and you will become a Paul Harris Fellow just like that.  Thanks, K.C.
 
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* If you have not used Zoom before, it will save time if you  download Zoom to the device(s) of your choice, and create an account prior to the meeting. You can do that for free.  It will be, however, your individual responsibility to remember your Zoom username and password. Once you have set up your Zoom account, you can click on the link at the top of this email to connect to the meeting.  Here is the link to set up your free Zoom account.
 
 
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