WCCC: So Much More than the Home Tour

If you’ve ever traversed a Home Tour, thrilled to theatre at the Wimberley Players, scanned new releases at the library, adopted a chum from WAG, or fancied a fugue at a Starlight Symphony performance, give a thought to the Wimberley Community Civic Club. If family or friends have called on the services of Meals on Wheels, the Hays Caldwell Women’s Center, the Barnabas Connection or the Crisis Bread Basket, give another thought to the Wimberley Community Civic Club (WCCC).

WCCC supports more than 25 of Wimberley’s cultural, crisis and senior nonprofits. The annual Home Tour and Spring Events lineup are all WCCC fundraising creations. Throughout 2019 and 2020, Civic Club members gave more than $2,400 to the Hays Caldwell Women’s Center as the focus of their Benevolent Fund. Students also benefit from Civic Club fundraising. In 2020, the Club awarded $20,000 in student scholarships to nine students: Nicholas Basinger, Ben Bowen, Jada Bustamante, Kira Greer, Cooper McCollum, Shelby Morris, Hannah Peterson, Ethan Surdy, and Lauren Walker.

The Club also raised $39,750 in direct support to. Dedicated to making a strong community stronger, the Civic Club also focuses on building bonds between its members. Many fledgling friendships have been shaped through the group’s volunteering.

President Karen Thormalen says, “Collaborating with friends to keep our neighbors safe, sound and supported is a powerful reward. Whatever the challenges, we’re here to keep Wimberley creative and strong.”

June is a good month to join or renew WCCC memberships. Dues are a reasonable $35 a year. Go to wimberleyccc.org to join and donate. Watch for upcoming news about this year’s annual Home Tour. It promises to be unique.

Civic Club Donation Recipients

Barnabas Connection

Camp Good Samaritan

Combined Community Action/Meals on Wheels

Crisis Bread Basket

Fig Tree

Friends of the Library

Gold Santa

Habitat for Humanity

Hill Country Community Band

Mini Equine 2 U

PAWS Shelter & Humane Society

Society of St. Vincent de Paul

Starlight Symphony

Water Testing - Pete Anderson

Wimberley Adoption Group & Rescue - WAG

Wimberley Band Booster Club

Wimberley Chamber of Commerce

Wimberley Community Chorus

Wimberley EMS

Wimberley Players

Wimberley Senior Citizens Activity

Wimberley Senior Craft Shop

Wimberley Valley Radio

Wimberley Valley Big Band

The Greater Mercy Foundation