Austin Founder Lions Club upcoming events

League of Women Voters: Researching Your Ballot (08/06/2026)

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 16:45:00 GMT

League of Women Voters: Researching Your Ballot

WHEN: Thursday August 6, 2026 11:45 AM - 1:00 pm

WHERE: Austin State Hospital

4110 Guadalupe Street, Austin TX

Building 626 [map]

Kaitlyn Tran and Grace Chimene
Introduced by Lion Henry Welles

This presentation by two representatives of the League of Women Voters will discuss the history, goals and mission of League of Women Voters, as well as why voting is important, how to obtain your sample ballot, how to research the candidates, and how to devise and execute your voting plan.

About our Speakers: more info coming soon

Kaitlyn Tran is a League of Women Voters Austin Youth Council member and environmental advocate who has worked directly with state and federal policymakers on legislation to protect Central Texas water. She is also a science policy fellow with the American Geophysical Union, through which she has advocated for science-based legislation on Capitol Hill, and volunteers with LWV Austin on voter education and civic engagement outreach to Austin's Asian American community. This fall, she looks forward to interning at the Environment Texas Research and Policy Center.

Grace Chimene is a retired pediatric nurse practitioner. She joined the League of Women Voters in 2012 and has served as Advocacy Chair and President of LWV Texas. Currently, she is the Communications Team Lead and specializes in explaining complex voting and election issues in plain language for voters in Central Texas and using technology to support the League's mission of empowering voters and defending democracy.

Lunch is available for $15.00 Please register so we know how much to order.

Assorted sandwiches: Turkey & Gruyere; Turkey & Provolone; Roast Beef and Swiss; Smoked Ham & Swiss; Curried Chicken Salad, Tuna Salad
Sandwich with Gluten Free Bread (Turkey & Provolone and/or Smoked Ham & Swiss).
Chef Salad with ham & turkey or Greek Salad (vegetarian)

All sandwiches come with lettuce and tomato. Mustard and mayo on the side.

Please register by 5 p.m. on Tuesday

We order meals based on your reservations and must pay for them even if you do not show up.
If you need to change or cancel your reservation, please call 512-441-1555.

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We Serve 24/7/365 (08/13/2026)

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 16:45:00 GMT

We Serve 24/7/365

WHEN: Thursday August 13, 2026 11:45 AM - 1:00 pm

WHERE: Austin State Hospital

4110 Guadalupe Street, Austin TX

Building 626 [map]

District Governor Diane Schaule
Introduced by Lion Ann Ward

Fresh from her installation at the Annual Convention of Lions Clubs International in Hong Kong, our District Governor Diane Schaule from Canyon Lake, Texas will update us on the affairs of LCI and her goals for 2026-2027: membership growth, member retention, building new clubs, and increasing donations to the Lions Clubs International Foundation. Bring a friend and welcome our District Governor to the Oldest Lions Club in the World.

About our Speaker:

Diane Schaule retired to Canyon Lake, Texas in 2004, after a 30-year career as a civilian personnel and manpower policy analyst position for the Department of the Army at The Pentagon, in Washington, DC. She joined the Canyon Lake Noon Lions Club in 2013 and assumed the position of Club Secretary (when her husband, about to become Club President, coerced her into joining as Club Secretary). She went on to hold offices of 2^nd and 1^st Vice President, President, Administrative Officer, and Tail Twister. She was elected Second Vice District Governor in 2024-2025. Her husband, Lion Norm, passed away in July, 2025.

Lunch is available for $15.00 Please register so we know how much to order.

Assorted sandwiches: Turkey & Gruyere; Turkey & Provolone; Roast Beef and Swiss; Smoked Ham & Swiss; Curried Chicken Salad, Tuna Salad
Sandwich with Gluten Free Bread (Turkey & Provolone and/or Smoked Ham & Swiss).
Chef Salad with ham & turkey or Greek Salad (vegetarian)

All sandwiches come with lettuce and tomato. Mustard and mayo on the side.

Please register by 5 p.m. on Tuesday

We order meals based on your reservations and must pay for them even if you do not show up.
If you need to change or cancel your reservation, please call 512-441-1555.

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The Camino de Santiago (08/20/2026)

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 16:45:00 GMT

The Camino de Santiago

WHEN: Thursday August 20, 2026 11:45 AM - 1:00 pm

WHERE: Austin State Hospital

4110 Guadalupe Street, Austin TX

Building 626 [map]

Scott Hendrix
Introduced by Lion Mark Hastings

About our Speaker: more information coming soon

Lunch is available for $15.00 Please register so we know how much to order.

Assorted sandwiches: Turkey & Gruyere; Turkey & Provolone; Roast Beef and Swiss; Smoked Ham & Swiss; Curried Chicken Salad, Tuna Salad
Sandwich with Gluten Free Bread (Turkey & Provolone and/or Smoked Ham & Swiss).
Chef Salad with ham & turkey or Greek Salad (vegetarian)

All sandwiches come with lettuce and tomato. Mustard and mayo on the side.

Please register by 5 p.m. on Tuesday

We order meals based on your reservations and must pay for them even if you do not show up.
If you need to change or cancel your reservation, please call 512-441-1555.

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Dr. Matthew Hinsley: The Spirit Economy (08/27/2026)

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 16:45:00 GMT

The Spirit Economy

WHEN: Thursday August 27, 2026 11:45 AM - 1:00 pm

WHERE: Austin State Hospital

4110 Guadalupe Street, Austin TX

Building 626 [map]

Dr. Matthew Hinsley, Executive Director of Austin Classical Guitar
Introduced by Lion Jean McArthur

Author and community arts leader Matt Hinsley will speak about his 30 years building performance and education programs through Austin Classical Guitar. He’ll share stories of impact and transformation through music as well as lessons from his forthcoming book, his ninth, entitled The Spirit Economy.

About our Speaker:

Dr. Matthew Hinsley received the 2020 Margaret Perry Award for Excellence in Education, was a 2019 recipient of the National Guild for Community Arts Education Milestone Award for more than twenty years of community service in the arts. He was named Public Citizen of the Year in 2017 by the Texas Statewide Division of the National Association of Social Workers, and was a winner of a 2015 Austin Under 40 award. Hinsley has worked as a community arts organizer in Central Texas since 1996.

As Executive Director of Austin Classical Guitar (ACG), Dr. Hinsley has raised more than ten million dollars in support of broad concert, community engagement, and educational programming, building the nation’s largest classical guitar nonprofit organization. In 2015 he joined the faculty at the University of Texas College of Fine Arts to teach courses in arts entrepreneurship and business management in the arts. In 2021 Hinsley opened ACG’s first concert and creative learning center in central Austin, called The Rosette.

Dr. Hinsley is founder and a lead author of the ACG curriculum and music library that, paired with extensive direct service, has transformed classroom guitar education in public schools across the United States reaching tens of thousands of students. The curriculum, which is now used internationally, is in service in over fifty Austin-area schools including for-credit programs at the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, multiple Juvenile Justice centers, forty-five Texas districts, and forty US states.

Dr. Hinsley was trained as a classical guitarist and vocalist at the Interlochen Arts Academy, the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, and the University of Texas at Austin. He has written eight books including Form & Essence: A Guide to Practicing Truth, Classical Guitar for Young People, Creativity to Community: Arts Nonprofit Success One Coffee at a Time, and the film-optioned fantasy series Tinder & Flint.

Lunch is available for $15.00 Please register so we know how much to order.

Assorted sandwiches: Turkey & Gruyere; Turkey & Provolone; Roast Beef and Swiss; Smoked Ham & Swiss; Curried Chicken Salad, Tuna Salad
Sandwich with Gluten Free Bread (Turkey & Provolone and/or Smoked Ham & Swiss).
Chef Salad with ham & turkey or Greek Salad (vegetarian)

All sandwiches come with lettuce and tomato. Mustard and mayo on the side.

Please register by 5 p.m. on Tuesday

We order meals based on your reservations and must pay for them even if you do not show up.
If you need to change or cancel your reservation, please call 512-441-1555.

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Volunteering with AISD: One Hour, Lifetime Impact (09/03/2026)

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 16:45:00 GMT

Volunteering with AISD: One Hour, Lifetime Impact

WHEN: Thursday September 3, 2026 11:45 AM - 1:00 pm

WHERE: Austin State Hospital

4110 Guadalupe Street, Austin TX

Building 626 [map]

Sandra Grimaldo Hernandez
Introduced by Lion Henry Welles

Discover the wide range of volunteer opportunities available across Austin ISD schools! In this engaging presentation, you will learn how your experience and skills can support local students—on a schedule that works for you.

We will explore every level of commitment, from flexible one-time event assistance (field trips, career days, library support) to high-impact ongoing roles like 1-hour weekly lunch mentoring, tutoring, and campus partner programs (Seedling, Academy 4). Whether you want to support your neighborhood school or connect with campuses across the district, join us to explore how you can make a difference, followed by open Q&A.

About our Speaker:

Sandra Grimaldo Hernandez is the Volunteer Specialist for Austin ISD. With more than ten years of experience in the nonprofit sector, her background includes volunteer engagement, event management, community outreach, and program coordination. She helped launch Austin ISD’s first in-house volunteer program and works to create systems and processes that support positive experiences for volunteers, schools, and community partners.

Lunch is available for $15.00 Please register so we know how much to order.

Assorted sandwiches: Turkey & Gruyere; Turkey & Provolone; Roast Beef and Swiss; Smoked Ham & Swiss; Curried Chicken Salad, Tuna Salad
Sandwich with Gluten Free Bread (Turkey & Provolone and/or Smoked Ham & Swiss).
Chef Salad with ham & turkey or Greek Salad (vegetarian)

All sandwiches come with lettuce and tomato. Mustard and mayo on the side.

Please register by 5 p.m. on Tuesday

We order meals based on your reservations and must pay for them even if you do not show up.
If you need to change or cancel your reservation, please call 512-441-1555.

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The Austin Sound: A History of Live Music in Austin Part 2 (09/10/2026)

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 16:45:00 GMT

The Austin Sound: A History of Live Music in Austin Part 2

WHEN: Thursday September 10, 2026 11:45 AM - 1:00 pm

WHERE: Austin State Hospital

4110 Guadalupe Street, Austin TX

Building 626 [map]

Billy Brookshire
Introduced by Lion Regina Budet

What is the Austin Sound? It’s roughly a blend of country, folk, rock, gospel & blues. In 1991, Austin officially adopted the motto: ‘Live Music Capital of the World’. But the story goes back much further. Live music has always been in Austin’s roots. In the beginning, all music in Austin was live, a hearty blend of hymns, spirituals, beer-hall tunes, folk songs, cowboy ballads, tribal chant, and more. It drew its inspiration from diverse influences and many cultures. This presentation will explore the roots and evolution of the current Austin Music Scene. We’ll talk about the factors, personalities, venues, and events contributing to live music here in Austin that continue to foster live music in The Live Music Capital of the World.

This presentation will be Part 2 and will start in the 1960s.

About our Speaker:

Billy Brookshire is a training consultant, public speaker, and tour-guide in private practice. He has presented workshops throughout the US and Canada. He has served as President of the Intergovernmental Training Council, the Texas Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired, the International Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired; and he is a past Chair of the Governing Committee of the Hall of Fame for Leaders and Legends of the Blindness Field. In addition, he narrates for the Talking Book Program & has served on the boards of All Blind Children of Texas and the Austin Tour Guide Association. As an Austin Tour Guide, he designs and conducts custom tours of beautiful Austin, TX. For more information on the Austin Tour Guide Association, check out: http://www.austintourguides.org/. He is also the award-winning author of 'Loving Me: A Guide to Creating and Presenting Workshops on Self-Esteem'.

Lunch is available for $15.00 Please register so we know how much to order.

Assorted sandwiches: Turkey & Gruyere; Turkey & Provolone; Roast Beef and Swiss; Smoked Ham & Swiss; Curried Chicken Salad, Tuna Salad
Sandwich with Gluten Free Bread (Turkey & Provolone and/or Smoked Ham & Swiss).
Chef Salad with ham & turkey or Greek Salad (vegetarian)

All sandwiches come with lettuce and tomato. Mustard and mayo on the side.

Please register by 5 p.m. on Tuesday

We order meals based on your reservations and must pay for them even if you do not show up.
If you need to change or cancel your reservation, please call 512-441-1555.

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Taking Pride in Bat City (09/17/2026)

Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:45:00 GMT

Taking Pride in Bat City

WHEN: Thursday September 17, 2026 11:45 AM - 1:00 pm

WHERE: Austin State Hospital

4110 Guadalupe Street, Austin TX

Building 626 [map]

Skip Hobbie
Introduced by Lion Jean McArthur

For the past two years we have been working with non-profit partners like Merlin Tuttle's Bat Conservation and The Trail Conservancy on a project called Bat City, design to educate people about the beauty and ecological importance of bats by enhancing the visitor experience for bat watchers before, during, and after their visit to the Congress Avenue bridge in Austin. To Learn more or donate, visit BatCity.info

About our Speaker:

Skip Hobbie is an Emmy Award winning wildlife cinematographer based in Austin, Texas. Skip grew up in Texas flipping rocks and climbing trees, ever in pursuit of creepy crawlies and little critters. After receiving his BS in Radio/TV/Film from the University of Texas, he turned his passion for wildlife into a career that has taken him all over the world for National Geographic, the BBC, PBS, Netflix, as well an as independent features like Fin & Fur Films’ 2022 indie masterpiece about Texas, Deep in the Heart, narrated by Matthew McConaughey.

Lunch is available for $15.00 Please register so we know how much to order.

Assorted sandwiches: Turkey & Gruyere; Turkey & Provolone; Roast Beef and Swiss; Smoked Ham & Swiss; Curried Chicken Salad, Tuna Salad
Sandwich with Gluten Free Bread (Turkey & Provolone and/or Smoked Ham & Swiss).
Chef Salad with ham & turkey or Greek Salad (vegetarian)

All sandwiches come with lettuce and tomato. Mustard and mayo on the side.

Please register by 5 p.m. on Tuesday

We order meals based on your reservations and must pay for them even if you do not show up.
If you need to change or cancel your reservation, please call 512-441-1555.

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Truth in Media (09/24/2026)

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 16:45:00 GMT

Truth in Media

WHEN: Thursday September 24, 2026 11:45 AM - 1:00 pm

WHERE: Austin State Hospital

4110 Guadalupe Street, Austin TX

Building 626 [map]

Dr. David Ryfe
Introduced by Lion Mac Ragsdale

About our Speaker: more info coming soon

Lunch is available for $15.00 Please register so we know how much to order.

Assorted sandwiches: Turkey & Gruyere; Turkey & Provolone; Roast Beef and Swiss; Smoked Ham & Swiss; Curried Chicken Salad, Tuna Salad
Sandwich with Gluten Free Bread (Turkey & Provolone and/or Smoked Ham & Swiss).
Chef Salad with ham & turkey or Greek Salad (vegetarian)

All sandwiches come with lettuce and tomato. Mustard and mayo on the side.

Please register by 5 p.m. on Tuesday

We order meals based on your reservations and must pay for them even if you do not show up.
If you need to change or cancel your reservation, please call 512-441-1555.

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Interfaith Austin (10/01/2026)

Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:45:00 GMT

Interfaith Austin

WHEN: Thursday October 1, 2026 11:45 AM - 1:00 pm

WHERE: Austin State Hospital

4110 Guadalupe Street, Austin TX

Building 626 [map]

Nahid Khataw
Introduced by Lion John Nyfeler

About our Speaker: more info coming soon

Lunch is available for $15.00 Please register so we know how much to order.

Assorted sandwiches: Turkey & Gruyere; Turkey & Provolone; Roast Beef and Swiss; Smoked Ham & Swiss; Curried Chicken Salad, Tuna Salad
Sandwich with Gluten Free Bread (Turkey & Provolone and/or Smoked Ham & Swiss).
Chef Salad with ham & turkey or Greek Salad (vegetarian)

All sandwiches come with lettuce and tomato. Mustard and mayo on the side.

Please register by 5 p.m. on Tuesday

We order meals based on your reservations and must pay for them even if you do not show up.
If you need to change or cancel your reservation, please call 512-441-1555.

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World of Honey Bees (10/15/2026)

Thu, 15 Oct 2026 16:45:00 GMT

World of Honey Bees

WHEN: Thursday October 15, 2026 11:45 AM - 1:00 pm

WHERE: Austin State Hospital

4110 Guadalupe Street, Austin TX

Building 626 [map]

Nona Evans, Co-founder & Beekeeper, Texas Sassy Bees
Introduced by Lion Regina Budet

In World of Honey Bees, we'll explore the fascinating lives of honey bees and discover why these tiny insects have such an enormous impact on our food supply. Together we'll meet the queen, workers, and drones, follow nectar's journey from flower to honey jar, and uncover the remarkable organization that keeps a colony thriving.

Whether you're curious about bees, interested in gardening, or simply love honey, you'll leave with a deeper appreciation for one of nature's most extraordinary communities.

About our Speaker:

After a 30-year career in the food world, Nona Evans co-founded Texas Sassy Bees. She is a passionate advocate for honey bees and pollinator education. Since becoming a beekeeper in 2019, she has enjoyed sharing the wonder of the hive with audiences of all ages. Through Texas Sassy Bees, Nona mentors school bee clubs and beginning beekeepers, offers classes, presentations, and hands-on experiences that help people discover how bees support our food supply, ecosystems, and everyday lives.

Lunch is available for $15.00 Please register so we know how much to order.

Assorted sandwiches: Turkey & Gruyere; Turkey & Provolone; Roast Beef and Swiss; Smoked Ham & Swiss; Curried Chicken Salad, Tuna Salad
Sandwich with Gluten Free Bread (Turkey & Provolone and/or Smoked Ham & Swiss).
Chef Salad with ham & turkey or Greek Salad (vegetarian)

All sandwiches come with lettuce and tomato. Mustard and mayo on the side.

Please register by 5 p.m. on Tuesday

We order meals based on your reservations and must pay for them even if you do not show up.
If you need to change or cancel your reservation, please call 512-441-1555.

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Judge Elisabeth Earle (11/12/2026)

Thu, 12 Nov 2026 17:45:00 GMT

Judge Elisabeth Earle

WHEN: Thursday November 12, 2026 11:45 AM - 1:00 pm

WHERE: Austin State Hospital

4110 Guadalupe Street, Austin TX

Building 626 [map]

Judge Elisabeth Earle
Introduced by Lion Jack Pierce

About our Speaker: more info coming soon

Lunch is available for $15.00 Please register so we know how much to order.

Assorted sandwiches: Turkey & Gruyere; Turkey & Provolone; Roast Beef and Swiss; Smoked Ham & Swiss; Curried Chicken Salad, Tuna Salad
Sandwich with Gluten Free Bread (Turkey & Provolone and/or Smoked Ham & Swiss).
Chef Salad with ham & turkey or Greek Salad (vegetarian)

All sandwiches come with lettuce and tomato. Mustard and mayo on the side.

Please register by 5 p.m. on Tuesday

We order meals based on your reservations and must pay for them even if you do not show up.
If you need to change or cancel your reservation, please call 512-441-1555.

Drive slowly on Campus!