What We're All About
It all began in 2002 when a few dynamic women of Garland decided to form an Altrusa club to serve the communities of Garland, Rowlett and Sachse, Texas. To this day, Altrusa Garland has remained dedicated to improving our community in a variety of ways. While our primary focus remains on literacy, we also undertake a variety of other projects from boxes to the military, support of local food banks, serving our un-housed neighbors, supporting women's shelters, senior citizens, and so much more.

Things We're Proud Of:

  • “Welcome to Chillville” grant for Founders
    Plaza Nursing & Rehabilitation Center

  • Weaver Elementary grant for Early
    Childhood Special Education Program

  • Make a Difference Day – helping our
    community

  • Future Readers of Garland – promoting
    literacy

  • Care packages for local nursing
    home residents

  • Boxes to the Military – providing personal
    items to overseas troops

Working together for Literacy!

It takes team work to make the dream work. Altrusa Garland partnered with Boy Scout troops 548 and 1959 to assemble 7 Little Free Libraries. The 8th LFL belongs to Altrusa Lake Cities…another partnership, when we pooled our resources and purchased these kits. The libraries will go up at various places in our community. Boy Scout Troops will help with the installation of the boxes. Altrusa Garland will provide books free for the taking. So thankful for the help of these young men, and their parents/troop leaders. We are all working to promote literacy in our community, reaching one million lives, one book at a time.
 

Supporting Youth

Garland Altrusans partnered with Boy Scout Troops 1199 and 1989 to paint the Tutoring Room at the Garland Police Boxing Gym, whose mission is to provide a socially acceptable, after-school program for at-risk youth. In addition to the refreshed room space, Altrusa will be providing new computers, a printer, headphones, furniture and supplies to support the Gym's mission.
 

Caring for our Military

Military care packages are stuffed annually with "comforts of home" to military personnel deployed overseas.  The boxes also contain messages of support letting them know they are in our thoughts and prayers for their sacrifices for our freedoms. 
 

Altrusa's Motto: 

Patriotism  * Efficiency  *  Service

2024 Marjorie Hall Chamberlain
Memorial Scholarship Recipients
 
 
Congratulations to Ashley Huynh and Jackson Major, our two recipients of the MHC scholarship this year.  Here's a little bit about each of these well deserving individuals.

Ashley Huynh

Ashley is from Lakeview Centennial and is second in her class. Ashley is planning on attending the University of Texas at Austin as a business major.
 

Jackson Major

Jackson is from Rowlett high school and is an Eagle Scout. He plans on attending either Vanderbilt, Howard or Ohio State to pursue chemistry and pre-dental.
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New International Partnership
School supplies were purchased from our local foundation as a new international project for our club. The supplies were delivered to Director Larry Pederson of Friends of Cozumel to support the organization in preparing backpacks for a July distribution to over 600 students in the Cozumel area.
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Join Us!

Our members work hard to make a difference in our community. Whether reading to elementary school children, working  in partnership with the local food bank, collecting  supplies and shipping care packages to our active military, or many other worthy causes, we have a project made for you. Contact our Club President through email on the facebook link for more information and come join us!