At 100 years, Rotary Club of Kerrville is planning the next century
The Kerrville chapter operates on the traditional Rotary “Four-Way Test” — Is it the truth? Is it fair to all concerned? Will it build goodwill and better friendships? Will it be beneficial to all concerned? — but has added a fifth, local standard: “And the fifth, is it fun?”
When Layng Guerriero agreed to become club secretary, he thought he would be taking notes at board meetings.
“And then you realize you’re on a conveyor belt,” he said Friday on Lead Live.
Guerriero became president of the Rotary Club of Kerrville on July 1, 2026, as the club marks its centennial year. It was founded in 1926 by local figures whose names still define the community’s landscape — among them Charles Schreiner and Hal Peterson.
“We’re not just stopping and figuring out what we’re doing next,” Guerriero said. “We’re planning for the next hundred years.”
Guerriero was joined by Club Secretary and President-Nominee Lindsey Gulledge, who also chairs the Kerr County Stock Show fundraising committee. Their overlapping leadership reflects one of the Stock Show’s and Rotary’s shared philosophies: investing in Kerr County youth.
The Kerrville chapter operates on the traditional Rotary “Four-Way Test” — Is it the truth? Is it fair to all concerned? Will it build goodwill and better friendships? Will it be beneficial to all concerned? — but has added a fifth, local standard: “And the fifth, is it fun?”
The club’s local programs include the Josh the Otter water safety initiative, which reached nearly 1,700 elementary students this year with swimming and floating instruction. It also coordinates a First Responder Golf Tournament for professional training, river cleanups, highway beautification, a Veterans Appreciation Breakfast, Habitat for Humanity support, and blood drives. It partners with the Schreiner University robotics team and — after a pause — has revived its youth exchange program. A student from Spain arrives imminently to stay with a local family.
Gulledge described a turning point during the 2025 flood that deepened her commitment to Rotary: phone calls arrived from clubs in France and across Europe, asking how they could help and what resources they could send.
“The impact of Rotary going far beyond the ocean is, I think, a huge thing for me why I want to be here,” she said.
The club meets every Wednesday at noon at the Salvation Army Kroc Center. Corporate memberships are available for businesses who want multiple employees to participate on a rotating basis. A major fundraiser — a casino night with dueling pianos — is planned for February or March 2027.
To join or attend a Wednesday lunch meeting: kerrvillerotary.org.
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