ACCOMPLISHMENTS - COMMUNITY SUPPORT

We had the privilege of touring the Crisis Center's brand new facility for victims of domestic violence. It is truly a state of the art facility. The Crisis Center is faith based and looks to God for guidance in all they do. We are honored to partner with them and make our community a safer place. We plan to help with final finishes on the facility by supplying needed items for the rooms and apartments that people will be housed in. Be watching for information in that regard!! Thank you to all of our members that joined us on the tour...it was a very special time together.

In the past month RoundUp has been fortunate to help many in our communities. We provided furniture, clothing and grocery money to 2 families in need. Provided monetary support to several local non profits.....Crisis Center of Comal County...Serve Outdoors...Comal County Jr Livestock Association...Connections Individual and Family Services and the New Braunfels Chamber of Commerce. It is our strong desire to be a positive force in our communities...spreading love and joy with all we do. We are proud to have each of you on this journey with us and look forward to the future and where God will lead us!!

We have supported Acres of Hope in multiple ways in the past and are excited to help with Cummins Activity Center taking part in what they have to offer. We have 5 members that have gone through training with the Equine therapy facility so that we can help with upcoming events.

There are no definite dates at the time of the newsletter release, but we will keep you posted.

RoundUp is honored to work with existing charitable organizations in our community. We have an opportunity to help Kinetic Kids of New Braunfels in their upcoming Outdoor Explorer event for children with special needs. The event will be held at Fischer Park (1946 Monarch Way NBTX)

May 9th from 10:00-12:30. They need a commitment from us of 10 volunteers. Please let Kathleen know by May 1st if you would like to participate. This is sure to be a fun filled day with lots of joy and excitement from the kids and volunteers!!

Our silent auctions continue to be a success with our members and guests. We average over $1k in donations monthly through this effort. Thank you to each of you that are always looking for that next treasure for us to offer!! We could not help as many as we do without your constant support!!

We are excited to share with you that RoundUp4Charity will be the presenting sponsor for the upcoming New Braunfels Business Expo! The event will be held at the New Braunfels Civic Center Sept 15th. This will be a great opportunity to share our mission and what our organization provides to the communities we serve. Be on the lookout for more information to follow.

RoundUp has been busy within our communities since the first of the year. We have supported Connections Youth and Family Services and The Rotary Club of Canyon Lake with over 5k in donations. Diapers and wipes have been delivered to Options for Life as well as children's clothing. With the generosity of our members, we have been able to provide furnishings for 4 families setting up new homes; three of them after fleeing dangerous domestic situations.

We have provided meals to 8 families undergoing hardship. We continue to hold game nights each week and have several dances each month to pour back into our communities...our game nights have attendance from 25-35. The last dance shared the evening with over 250 people from our community including lots of children and young people. Let's continue to spread God's love and be the light in a sometimes dark world. We are making a difference!!!

RoundUp continues to be blessed with opportunities to serve critical needs in and our communities. During the recent cold temperatures we were able to share a substantial amount of blankets, warm hats and gloves to those who have no shelter. Thank you to Suzanne Kirchten for seeing that the donated items were given to the ones in need. Together we are better!

New Years Eve with RoundUp4Charity was one of the best ever. We were blessed to have Di Clay decorate for us again and it was simply beautiful!! We had a large crowd (almost 300!) enjoying the evening at Columbus Hall where The County Line Band had us on the dance floor all night long. It was truly a pleasure and honor to ring in the new year with each of you. We are looking forward to 2026 and having many opportunities to dance and serve others along side each of you!!

2nd Annual Gala was held in December 2025 at Columbus Hall.

Wow!! We had such a fantastic evening at Martinez Social Club with Dale Watson and Cactus Country. Both bands played an abundance of Christmas Songs and we enjoyed dancing in the beautiful historic dance hall. It was a beautiful evening and we were able to raise some additional funds to help with purchasing groceries for our Angel Tree families! Thank you to all for supporting our events. We hold these for you!!!

On the morning of December 20th, we had 30 volunteers who came together to wrap Christmas gifts for our Angel children. We had such a wonderful time of fun and fellowship. Some gifts had already been delivered to Kerrville and Seguin. Then, in the afternoon the remainder of the families picked up their gifts and HEB gift cards. In total, we provided gifts for 70 children. Thank you to all of you who helped shop for gifts, donated money and wrap gifts. It as a wonderful time of serving. Together we accomplished so much.

RoundUp members showed up big time for the 2nd year in a row for Camp Cummins Activity Center Angel Tree!! We had 52 kids this year to shower with gifts, an increase of 20 from last year. The gifts were obviously purchased with care and love as each one that opened exclaimed with delight that Santa knew exactly what they wanted. Those that were able walked around showing their treasures to their friends. Several members were able to join in the wonderful party where Santa showed up to deliver each person’s gifts!! Thank you to all who provided gifts for Camp Cummins. Each gift was loved and very much appreciated. We are honored to partner with Camp Cummins to support their great mission to provide a safe and learning environment for those that have aged out of our school special needs programs. We look forward to many more opportunities to work with our special needs community in 2026!!

We had the most wonderful Turkey 2Step for the 2nd Year.

RoundUp hosts a Steak Dinner for Veterans every year. It is our biggest outreach to local men and women that have served in our nation’s armed forces. This year was fantastic!

We fed well over 100 men and women, most of them veterans. Russell Hansmann grilled up the steaks with the help of Juan Martinez. We had several serving our guests, Sharon Clairmont-Martinez, Madison Hansmann, Jacquie Sanders, John Allen, Melissa Onks, Kathleen Whitton and others. We are so honored and proud to honor those that served and are very appreciative of their sacrifice to keep America the land of the free. If you missed this wonderful time, plan to join us next year…On Veterans Day…always November 11th!!

On November 1, 2025, several of us had the opportunity to go to Kerrville and Hunt and distribute more funds from RoundUp4Charity to flood victims. All of the families we visited had been in the rising flood waters and survived. One couple said they were in an RV and managed to escape to a tree. One family struggled to get their children to the roof of their home. Another family was able to swim out. We heard some terrifying stories. One family returned to their home to find their dog alive, sitting in their washer. They were all so appreciative of the financial help. We were able to tour some of the homes and see the renovations. We hope to go back in the future and help with projects. Your generosity through RoundUp is making a difference in the lives of others.

If you missed our annual get together at Wurstfest, you missed a fantastic time. We had a huge group of people show up to enjoy the music by Cloverleaf Orchestra. They played polka after waltz after polka all evening with a couple 2steps and a swing song thrown in for good measure.

We had the privilege of being the spotlighted Non-profit at the New Braunfels Farmers Market for the 2nd time this year. We had several members join us to share about RoundUp. We gained 2 new members from that day. We made some great contacts that we can collaborate with for the coming year.

We gave out 60 tickets to the Turkey 2Step Dinner Dance and lots of prizes the kiddos.

It was a wonderful day...we enjoyed every moment!!

We sponsored Memorial Elementary helping to make sure every student got a free tshirt for spirit days and field trip days.

Memorial Elementary PTA

Spirit Shirt Day = BEST DAY!

Today every single one of our Dragons received their 2025–2026 School Spirit shirt and to say they were excited is an understatement! Each class was thrilled to get their free shirt, and our teachers and staff are loving them too.

A HUGE thank you to Big Frog Custom T-Shirts & More for bringing our vision to life and to all of our incredible sponsors who made this possible. Your generosity means every student and staff member can proudly wear their shirt on spirit days, field trips, and school events all year long.

Together, we truly are empowering our future world changers!

We can’t wait to see our little Dragons wearing their shirts for Kindness Wednesday this week!

Kinder Parents – Kinder shirts will stay with teachers until after Thursday’s field trip so the whole class matches. Any parent-ordered shirts will go home today in your student’s backpack.

Extra & Parent Shirts – All additional or parent-purchased shirts are also going home today with students.

Memorial Elementary School - New Braunfels ISD (copied from Memorial Elementary School Facebook page)

Hydration Heroes Unite!

Our amazing school nurse is leading the Water Drinking Challenge to help students stay healthy, focused, and hydrated throughout the day!

A huge shoutout to RoundUp4Charity for supporting our Memorial Elementary students and helping us put water bottles in every student’s hands!

Together, we’re building healthy habits—one sip at a time!

In September 2025, we had the opportunity to assist two individuals that were involved in motor vehicle accidents that were not their fault.

Joshua Balat was traveling in the Canyon Lake area when a car veered into his lane and hit him head on. He was able to get out of his truck and tried to render aid the other people involved in the accident. He owns a landscaping company and will be unable to work for six weeks as he recovers from hand surgery on his hand injury he received in the accident.

RoundUp was able to support him with $2500 to help him get through the time he will be unable to work.

Just a few days later, Autumn Duran, a much-loved friend of RU4C, was t-boned while delivering food to someone. Her car was totaled in the accident. Autumn teaches students that are learning to be commercial drivers. The funding for her students was halted, so she was furloughed for a short period of time. RoundUp was able to gift her with $1850 to help her through this difficult time.

It is our joy and honor to stand along side others when they go through difficult times. We are very grateful for each of you that give generously so that we may help those with critical and unexpected needs.

Thanks to our incredible members we are able to help in our community.....due to your generosity... we were able to give local veteran... Mr Garrett additional funds to continue in his rebuilding process... Mr Garrett is currently cutting up the pecan tree that fell on his garage and car with a chain saw and ax!! He joined us at game night last night after working all day.... we are so very honored to be on this journey together.... may God be honored by all that we do.

Doing what we do... the Seguin area had flooding as well recently....and we were able to help a family to replace several items..... thank you Roundup members for being generous!!

Thanks to everyone who helped our Kerrville Neighbors (August 2025)

This month we're spotlighting several members that went to Kerrville to support our neighbors in need.

Cassandra Massie...Gary Jack....Rebecca and Dave Pavlovsky...Matt Waterreus...Paula Tschoepe...Deborah Kluge...Roxanne Ware have all been to the area, some multiple times to help with the efforts in rebuilding there. We are so very honored to have such loving and selfless members in RoundUp. We love you all and are proud to work alongside you. Truly the hands and feet of Jesus. Thank you for all you do to spread God's love!!

With your great support, we raised over $7000 for flood victims. RoundUp4Charity matched the first $5000. This provided over $12000 to help flood victims in Kerrville and surrounding areas. Thank you everyone!!

God is so very faithful and blesses us so richly.....His providence is truly perfect. Our time in Kerrville today was such a blessing.... so many beautiful people God placed in our path. We met Chris and Raini Locke with Nexgen resources... they have been working with their heavy equipment the last month with no pay.... to help restore this area... God's people for sure. We have been able to help many in the area affected by the flooding. We shared HEB gift cards and backpacks with familes... helped a precious lady Alejandra .. with money to purchase an RV to replace her home that was washed away.... as well as another precious lady Claudia who lost her home… several of our members worked with Mercy Chefs to provide meals...we provided silent auctions at Howdy's Restaurant to help them with rebuilding.... we were able to leave over 4 thousand dollars in the community this weekend alone. Thank you to each one of you for your selfless giving and continued support.... we truly are His hands and feet.

Thank you to Cassandra Massie Gary Jack Deborah Kluge Paula Bass Tschoepe Russell Hansmann Rebecca Hilbert Pavlovsky Dave Pavlovsky Kat McDonald Matthew Waterreus for giving of yourselves... for being with us..... this will be a day we will not soon forget... precious memories.

Cactus Country - San Antonio

RoundUp4Charity

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We had the privilege of being the spotlighted Non-profit at the New Braunfels Farmers Market recently. We had several members join us to share about RoundUp. We gained 2 new members from that day...Gary and Linda Tucker joined our team and haven't missed a game day or dance since!!!

We made many new contacts and enjoyed being together...even in the heat!!!

Pasquale Ciampa didn't meet one stranger.. and no one could pass by without learning about RoundUp from him!! Also joining in the fun...Charlene Young...Jacquie Sanders...Fran and Don Desch....as well as Melissa...Russell and Kathleen.....it was a wonderful day...we enjoyed every moment!!

Special Needs Sock Hop

The Sock Hop for special needs was a wonderful success! Treston Hardgrave with The Gutter Dr sponsored this quarterly event. We all enjoyed a brisket dinner from Granzins Barbeque and dancing to DJ Firme’s Greatsongs. The kids all went home with door prizes and favors donated by you!!! Hope to see you at the next event for the kids. You will be richly blessed by the experience!

RoundUp4Charity

Helping Others

One of the focuses of Roundup is to assist existing organizations in their efforts. We have had the opportunity to provide that many times in recent months. Your generous support allows us to be generous with others!

Geronimo VFW has plans to resurface their parking lot. We presented them with a $1,000 check at our first Tuesday dance to get things started. Our plan is to assist further as funds become available.

Other agencies we have contributed to in the last few months:

Crisis Center of Comal County
Lions Club
Serve Outdoors
Options for Life
Local Historic Dancehalls
Home Center of San Marcos

We have provided meals and financial assistance to members facing struggles with serious health problems. It is our desire to continue to help those in our community with immediate critical needs. Please continue in prayer with us that God will show us who we need to be helping.

Thanks to Thomas with Outlaw Graphix and Josie De la Rosa…the trailer has been wrapped and is a moving billboard for RoundUp!! Josie and Thomas donated the time and materials to get the job done. We are so very grateful for their generosity. The trailer will be at most of our dances and can be seen around town!! We are so excited to be able to share the news of RoundUp4Charity with so many. Thank you, Josie and Thomas!! We are so appreciative of our members and their commitment to further our mission. Gene Foerster purchased the trailer for RoundUp several months ago. We are grateful for such incredibly generous members.

A fire in the middle of the night recently took the home of Justin and Jamie Bierstedt in Guadalupe County. They were awakened in the middle of the night to flames in their home.

After learning of the tragedy, RoundUp members donated over $2300 in cash and gift cards for the family to help them with immediate needs.

One of our members, Gene Foerster, has vivid memories of a similar occurrence that happened to his family decades ago. He too, was awakened to the smell of smoke in the middle of the night and was able to get his 2 sons and wife to safety. When Gene heard of the Bierstedt’s plight, he pledged to match an additional $1,000 to further assist them in their rebuilding process.

Roundup members have donated over 4k to help the Bierstedts with the rebuilding process as well as supplied them with furniture and household goods to furnish their home.

We are so honored to be on this journey with you and are very thankful for each opportunity God brings our way to be His hands and feet.

A Very Busy February for such a short month (2025)

Roundup has been busy the month of February!! We held 9 events in this short month…4 game nights….and 5 community dances. We kicked off our Historical Dance Hall Tour with the first stop at Luckenbach,Texas. The temperature dipped quite low, and we had good attendance and everyone that joined in had a great time. Be sure to follow us on our website or Facebook to keep up with all events. Our secretary, Melissa Onks, also sends out weekly emails that will keep you informed! If you haven’t received the emails ,please let us know so we can add you to the mailing list. Email us at roundup4charity@gmail.com

We’ve also been busy giving back to the community. We assisted 2 families that have lost their homes to fire with financial support as well as furniture and appliances. We donated to 5 of the youth showing livestock in the Comal County Youth Show. Provided groceries and supplies to 3 families in need. Provided meals to the sick and shut-in among many other charitable works.

If you are interested in organizing any opportunities to serve others, we need your help!

We currently need someone to organize and target those in our community and our membership that need meals due to illness or other circumstances. We would love to extend our reach into the community and need you to help make that happen! This isn’t something you would do on your own. We are looking for many to coordinate and manage needs and requests. The more people participate, the more we can help and support. Think of it this way, 2 people coordinating, we can add one or two events. 20 people coordinating, we can add 30 to 40 events. We know we are surrounded by great people that have servants’ hearts. Please come talk to us or send an email to us at roundup4charity@gmail.com.

Several of our members have experienced serious medical issues in the past couple of months and we are so grateful to report that they are all improving and back with us at game night or the dance floor!!

Please reach out to Russell or Kathleen if you are interested in starting something new or organizing an effort or event…. We are willing and ready to do more!

We were asked for help in providing a table and chairs for a local veteran. RU4C quickly addressed the need and provided a table and chairs. Additionally, Josie gave him a ride to the grocery store to pick up a few groceries. This is what RU4C is about, to help in our community where we are needed.

Partnered with Home Center in Hays County

We're very grateful for the opportunity to partner with local non profits doing amazing work in our communities. We fulfilled part of our monetary commitment to get 4 veterans into their homes today... as well as shared some household items. Way to go RoundUp4Charity members!!

Sponsor of 18 Children with Love Child Brand in Honduras

We are so honored to have been able to sponsor 18 children with Love Child Brand.... Rhonda Lux will be headed to Honduras in a few days to take some much needed necessities and gifts to children there.... our donation will also help to give the children a pizza party. Rhonda owns Rusty Bugs & Roosters and has supported RoundUp4Charity frequently.... we look forward to partnering with her and Love Child to help our community and those abroad. So grateful to God for continuing to show us where we're needed! With all of us working together we are making a very positive impact!! Thank you!

1st Annual Turkey Two Step - Thanksgiving Feast and Dance

And Tuesday, November 26, 2024, we held our first annual Thanksgiving Turkey Two Step - Thanksgiving Feast & Dance and evidence of God's presence and blessings surrounded us. The evening was full of joy and laughter as friends who are like family gathered to give thanks for all that God is doing in our lives. Thank you so much to everyone who made the evening such an incredible success.... Di Clay for the beautiful decorations and organizing the feast .. Josefina De La Rosa for always having everything we need and being right on time to make it happen... Melissa Onks for keeping us all straight and informed... Susan Dose Parrish for getting us started off just right and ready for whatever is needed. ..Sharon Clairmont.... the memories you provide with your pictures are priceless.... Kings & Queens Ballroom for making us feel at home and welcomed and allowing us to gather at your place...to Cactus Country - San Antonio for always supporting us and giving us the best music... to literally.... every single member.... every Person... that blesses us with your presence we are grateful.... and to the man that keeps us going like wildfire.... Russell Hansmann...your vision is bringing joy and an incredible community that loves and supports one another.... keep pushing us and dreaming up our next adventure... God is doing amazing things through RU4C and we are humbled and oh so grateful..... be thankful my friends... God is good.... each day Is a new opportunity to spread His message and do His will..... let's continue to honor Him in all we do. We love and are so very grateful for each one of you and look forward to working together to make our world a better place.

Free Train Rides and Snow Cones for our Special Needs Families and Veterans

On Sunday, November 24, 2024, Oh what a day!!! The weather was near perfect for our Snow cones and train rides.... we made over 300 snow cones and had tickets for train rides for 100 children, special needs families and veterans. The pictures tell the story.... it was pure joy!!

Frank M Tejeda Texas Veterans Home

We visited the Frank M Tejeda Texas Veterans Home on Wednesday, November 20, 2024. We took 36 blankets that Vicki Leclerc hand crocheted to the memory care veterans... we also took socks and snacks. We enjoyed visiting with them... we are so grateful for their service to our country.

Veterans Day Steak Night

On Monday, November 11, 2024 we held our first Veterans Day Steak Night! What a blessing to serve our veterans. We had a large crowd enjoy a delicious meal.... anchored with steaks grilled to perfection by Russell Hansmann, and served individually to each person who attended by Kathleen Whitton and the rest of the BOD members and some special volunteers. Thank you to everyone that helped to make this a success!! We can't wait to do it again. Thank you to Treston Hardgrave with The Gutter Doctor for sponsoring this special evening. Thanks also to Eric Bowden for partnering with us to include our Veterans in his Veterans Project.

Helping those in crisis -

October 2024

We collected a rack of clothes and many shoes Saturday from a retired Marine veteran and donated them to Crisis Center of Comal County. Crisis Center Thrift Store

Disaster Relief - October 2024

In October, our members donated over $2000 for Hurricane Helene in North Carolina and RoundUp4Charity matched funds and sent $5000 to Samaritan's Purse to aid in helping to support our neighers to the east.

Options for Life Support

September 2024

Options for Life, another non-profit based in New Braunfels, had a need for wet wipes. You showed up big! We donated over 200 packages of wipes to help new moms on their journey. Thank you to each and everyone of you that donated and continue to pray for these efforts. Together we are better!!

September Back to School Shoe Drive - Crisis Center of Comal Count - September 2024

Our members giving efforts raised over $1,085 in gift cards, shoes and cash to give to the Crisis Center of Comal County to purchase school shoes for the children served there. It was so timely. They were preparing to take the children shoe shopping the day after we delivered it. Thank you to everyone who donated to this fundraiser!

Gabriella Ladson from Davenport High School

Hudson Manlove from New Braunfels Christian Academy

Wyatt Soell from New Braunfels High School

Kai Van Haaren from Davenport High School

University Scholarships - $500 each

Burger dinner for our First Responders and Veterans -

June 2024

We held a Burger dinner for our First Responders and Veterans. Russell Hansmann cooked up the burgers and we made sure to feed our folks a yummy meal.

Special Needs Dance

In April, we held a dance for our Special Needs Community. This give the Special Needs community 13+ an opportunity to get out and have a great time with music, dancing and prizes.

USS Indianapolis - March 2024

Two huge boxes loaded with personal items headed for our soldiers aboard the USS Indianapolis thank you to everyone for donating.... We'll do it again in six weeks or so!! Our own Susan Dose Parrish son is on board this ship...We pray for his and his comrades safety!

Christmas Angel Program - 2023

We provided Christmas for 60 kids and 20 families in 2023. Our membership selected angels and purchased gifts. RoundUp filled in where we were lacking. We held a wrap party to wrap the gifts for all the kids with dinner cooked up by Russell Hansmann. And then held a party for distribution of the gifts to the families.

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