Giovanna Alanis-Vega, best known as Gio, is our newest member of our Kiwanis Club. Gio was born and raised in Matamoros, Mexico-Brownsville, Texas. Gio moved to Austin in 2010 to attend The University of Texas at Austin, where she received her Bachelor’s of Science in Athletic Training. Currently, Gio is pursuing her Master’s in Business Administration from Concordia University- Texas. She also works at UT Health Austin, the clinical practice of Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin.
While enrolled at UT Austin, Gio was a member of Texas CKI from 2010-14. She also serviced as Chapter Treasurer from 2012-2013, Texas-Oklahoma District Treasurer in 2013-2014 and was part of the CKI Large Scale Service Project Fellowship Committee in 2013-14.
We’re thrilled to welcome her into our club!
Last Updated: July 1, 2022 by John Cano Leave a Comment
More Playground Improvements at Mary Bailey Head Start Center
Since 2020, our club has worked with the Mary Bailey Head Start Center in Georgetown on a couple of occasions to improve the grounds. Read More
Last Updated: June 22, 2022 by John Cano Leave a Comment
Senior Safety Kits
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, members of our club participated in a safe, socially-distant activity to continue to serve the community. Funds from the club’s service account were used to purchase tote bags, hand sanitizer, masks, and sterile gloves in bulk and distributed to members for assembly as safety kits. Completed kits were given to Williamson & Burnet County Opportunities to Work Meals on Wheels Program for distribution to seniors throughout the community.
Last Updated: June 22, 2022 by John Cano Leave a Comment
Playground Improvements for Mary Bailey Head Start Center
Over the course of two weekends, members of the club gathered to construct and install new sensory boards for the Mary Bailey Head Start Center in Georgetown.
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New Member Profile: Adrian Thompson
Adrian Thompson was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland where he began his K-Family involvement as a member of the Patterson High School Key Club which was sponsored by the Highlandtown Kiwanis Club in East Baltimore. With service in his heart, Adrian was quickly elected to service as the Patterson High School Key Club President, then elected to the post of Lt. Governor for Division 6-12 which covered Baltimore City and Baltimore County. After servicing as Lt. Governor Adrian was encouraged by his fellow Key Clubbers to run for Governor of Capital District so he did and after an exciting election, he was elected Governor of Capital District Key Club.
In his professional career, Adrian has been an HR Generalist, Staffing Manager, Training Manager, and currently is a Homeowners Association Manager.
Adrian is excited to come back to the Kiwanis Family and is looking forward to broadening his Kiwanis career by serving as a Kiwanis Advisor for a local Key Club and becoming an active member of the Texas-Oklahoma Kiwanis District.
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New Member Profile: Nia Delmast
Just one month into our new Kiwanis year and we’re excited to welcome Nia Delmast as the newest member of the club! Nia first reached out to us by finding our club online. She is a recent graduate of St. Edward’s University where she served as a member and vice president of the Circle K Chapter. My service interests include education and environmental sustainability. In her free time she enjoys yoga and swing dancing.
Last Updated: June 22, 2022 by John Cano Leave a Comment
New Member Profile: Nelly Estrada
Nelly Estrada is a UTB-TSC (now UTRGV) and UT-Austin CKI alumna. She was raised in Brownsville, Texas and moved to Austin to attend The University of Texas at Austin. She obtained a Bachelor’s in Biology in 2014, and became a Teach for America Corps Member in Arkansas thereafter. She is currently a Cardiology Services Tech and a Research Volunteer at St. David’s Medical Center.
Her journey in the Kiwanis-family began in 2008 and she has enjoyed it ever since! She was Vice-President, Secretary, and Committee Member. She received scholarships for two consecutive years and was named the Outstanding Chapter Secretary of the Texas-Oklahoma District of CKI in 2013. She is thrilled to be a Kiwanian and to serve her community.
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New Member Profile: Alan Barnette
Alan is businessman here in Austin since moving here twenty-four years ago from Boulder, Colorado where he owned an art gallery for twelve years. He currently runs a retail store on South Congress and a small metal fabrication shop up in Jollyville. He’s also worked as a professional musician for the last forty years and originally moved to Austin to work together with a group of musicians with whom he still performs.
Alan was raised to believe that it is one’s duty to help those unable to help themselves. He’s volunteered for a variety of benevolence organizations for the last thirty years, including the Big Brothers Big Sisters and Boulder County AIDS Project in Colorado; and AIDS Services of Austin, Project Transitions, and the Octopus Club here in Austin. Through his membership in University Baptist Church, he’s helped feed and shelter the homeless youth that live on the streets around the university.
We love Alan’s diverse background of service and volunteerism, and we’re looking forward to the great things he’ll contribute to our community as a Kiwanian!
Last Updated: June 22, 2022 by John Cano Leave a Comment
New Member Profile: Giovanna Alanis-Vega
Giovanna Alanis-Vega, best known as Gio, is our newest member of our Kiwanis Club. Gio was born and raised in Matamoros, Mexico-Brownsville, Texas. Gio moved to Austin in 2010 to attend The University of Texas at Austin, where she received her Bachelor’s of Science in Athletic Training. Currently, Gio is pursuing her Master’s in Business Administration from Concordia University- Texas. She also works at UT Health Austin, the clinical practice of Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin.
While enrolled at UT Austin, Gio was a member of Texas CKI from 2010-14. She also serviced as Chapter Treasurer from 2012-2013, Texas-Oklahoma District Treasurer in 2013-2014 and was part of the CKI Large Scale Service Project Fellowship Committee in 2013-14.
We’re thrilled to welcome her into our club!
Last Updated: June 22, 2022 by John Cano Leave a Comment
New Member Profile: Marcelo Urieta-Bravo
Marcelo Urieta-Bravo is an alumnus of our sponsored service leadership program CKI at Austin Community College. While enrolled at ACC, he served as chapter president from 2012-13, distinguished lieutenant governor in 2013-14 for the Texas-Oklahoma District, and distinguished governor for the Texas-Oklahoma District in 2014-15. He graduated from St. Edward’s University in 2016 and helped to re-establish the CKI chapter on campus. Throughout his time in CKI, Marcelo held numerous roles on Circle K International committees.
Marcelo now serves as an assistant district administrator to the Texas-Oklahoma District of CKI, and he specializes in advising the district’s nine lieutenant governors. He’s looking forward to giving back to CKI as Kiwanian and giving developing young leaders the same opportunities he had as a member of CKI.
Last Updated: June 22, 2022 by John Cano Leave a Comment
Annual Meeting Results
The club’s annual meeting was held on Thursday, May 17 at the weekly luncheon and the slate of officers presented by the Nominating Committee was adopted by acclamation:
Ruth Ann Cossey and William Assamoi will continue the second of their two-year terms as directors.
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Jasmine, Will, John from our club and Kylan from Texas Circle K International joined the Winn Montessori PTA this morning to help prepare their garden for a restart.
So glad the weather was nice for hauling all of that stone out of the overgrown garden beds!
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We're so thankful for your support! Y'all are awesome!
We partnered with Winn Montessori and @winnpta for a great spring event and Butterfly Experience today!
We heard dozens of families enrolled for the new year, we helped build a stronger community for the school, and our club provided hundreds of butterflies in a temporary exhibit for kids and families to see them up close. Our club members were also serving up hot dogs and popcorn provided by the school.
Members from the Key Club of Manor New Tech High School sold helote cups and other snacks to the hundreds of visitors and represented Key Club well!
Thanks to Green 'n Growing for letting us borrow plants for the event! The butterflies loved having a place to hang out.
We’re looking forward to many more partnerships like this to improve the lives of kids in our community.
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Looks like a successful event.
Hi, do you accept in-kind donations? We have some fashion frames.❤My location is in Texas.