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September 22, 2025
All about volunteer service projects
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At our September Chapter Meeting this year, we would like to get our Members-In-Training off to a great start, as well as to remind current members of the primary reason for our being, by focusing on the many volunteer service opportunities there are in the Texas Hill Country.
Join us in-person in Boerne this month, at Hunke Gathering Hall on Herff Farm Road across the creek from the Cibolo Center for Conservation, or online zoom on Monday, Sept. 22. Social time starts at 6 p.m., the Chapter meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. At 7 p.m., David Drake, director of Volunteer Service Projects for the Texas Master Naturalist Hill Country Chapter, will facilitate an exploration of the many ways you can enjoy the Texas Hill Country while doing something helpful for you and your neighbors in terms of volunteer service
This year, perhaps more than most, we have become acutely aware of the need for trained individuals to recognize what has to be done in the way of volunteer service and to do what first responders cannot, which is to ‘stay the course’ and help where help is needed in this place we call home, and to return week after week, month after month, and year after year to ensure our efforts will pay off. Each month during our Chapter Meetings we open a 10-minute window into one of the many places where we volunteer, but to properly prepare for the year ahead it is time we review our many commitments and perhaps to discover opportunities we never knew existed.
There is no charge to attend. Online attendance via Facebook livestream and Zoom are also available. If you wish to attend via Zoom, please pre-register using this link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84850885770
The Texas Master Naturalist, Hill Country Chapter is a volunteer organization sponsored by Texas Parks and Wildlife and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension. The Hill County Chapter is one of 48 Chapters in Texas and covers ten counties: Bandera, Edwards, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Kimbel, Mason, Menard, Real and San Saba. The Chapter invites individuals interested in joining the Chapter to visit https://txmn.org/hillcountry/for more information. Members receive comprehensive training in natural resource management specific to the Hill County and volunteer in a wide variety of community projects.
Join us in-person in Boerne this month, at Hunke Gathering Hall on Herff Farm Road across the creek from the Cibolo Center for Conservation, or online zoom on Monday, Sept. 22. Social time starts at 6 p.m., the Chapter meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. At 7 p.m., David Drake, director of Volunteer Service Projects for the Texas Master Naturalist Hill Country Chapter, will facilitate an exploration of the many ways you can enjoy the Texas Hill Country while doing something helpful for you and your neighbors in terms of volunteer service
This year, perhaps more than most, we have become acutely aware of the need for trained individuals to recognize what has to be done in the way of volunteer service and to do what first responders cannot, which is to ‘stay the course’ and help where help is needed in this place we call home, and to return week after week, month after month, and year after year to ensure our efforts will pay off. Each month during our Chapter Meetings we open a 10-minute window into one of the many places where we volunteer, but to properly prepare for the year ahead it is time we review our many commitments and perhaps to discover opportunities we never knew existed.
There is no charge to attend. Online attendance via Facebook livestream and Zoom are also available. If you wish to attend via Zoom, please pre-register using this link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84850885770
The Texas Master Naturalist, Hill Country Chapter is a volunteer organization sponsored by Texas Parks and Wildlife and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension. The Hill County Chapter is one of 48 Chapters in Texas and covers ten counties: Bandera, Edwards, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Kimbel, Mason, Menard, Real and San Saba. The Chapter invites individuals interested in joining the Chapter to visit https://txmn.org/hillcountry/for more information. Members receive comprehensive training in natural resource management specific to the Hill County and volunteer in a wide variety of community projects.