HCCW welcomes their 27 new members and 84 standing members to the October 19th meeting at the Reck ‘Em Right Brewing Co., 102 South Avenue G, Johnson City, 10:00 a.m. social with meeting to follow at 10:30 a.m. The speaker will be Casey Matske, president-Elect of Texas Cattle-Women. Lunch is $18/person and will be served following meeting. Please RSVP by October 14th to <hillcountrycattlewomen1979@ gmail.com>.
For those interested in our organization, it can best be summarized by: The CATTLEWOMEN CREED Believing that the livestock industry is of basic importance to world existence, we, the Hill Country CattleWomen, dedicate ourselves to support it with our labor and finances; to promote it through information and publicity; to encourage its producers with our understanding and love, to do all in our power to install in the coming generation the love of the land and of life, the humility and awe before Nature, and the hope and faith in the future that is inherent in cattlemen and cattlewomen.
Our HCCW Chapter has monthly meetings in September, October, and January through June with interesting and informative speakers. Members participate in Ag Days activities put on for the local grade school students in their respective counties. We raise Scholarship monies for eligible local University attendees at our annual Roundup Dance. We also host a Women’s Ranch seminar designed to educate and provide resources to Cattlewomen. We have a Beef Rewards program that has benefited Father’s Day recipients, veterans, Fire Departments, Children’s Homes and other worthy local entities.
In addition to beef promotion, we always anticipate the opportunity to network and connect with friends who live in our beautiful hill country area.
Upcoming events of interest to members:
Fall Meeting: October 22-23, 2021, Texas Beef Council Austin, Texas, Fall Meeting of the Statewide organization.
HCCW booth at Wine & Food Festival: October 23, 2021, Marktplatz, Fredericksburg, Texas, Showcase beef with recipes, food tastings, and give-aways. Partnered with Texas Beef Council.
HCCW Fall Social: November 10, 2021, Heart of Art 1900 Winery, Art, Texas, Social to meet and greet all members of HCCW
HCCW Women’s Ranch Seminar: June 23, 2022, Gillespie Farm Bureau Building, Fredericksburg, Texas.
This year, HCCW is happy to welcome Comal County to the 1979 chartered chapter that includes Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Edwards, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Llano, Mason, McCulloch, Menard, Real and San Saba counties. We welcome any new members interested in joining our diverse membership. Our members not only include life-long CattleWomen born on the ranch but also those women who made it to the country “as soon as they could.” Our members are teachers, medical professionals, legal professionals, law enforcement professionals, real estate agents, women in the agricultural industry, photographers, web designers, and jewelry designers to name but a few.
We are looking forward to seeing our members and welcome any new women interested in Beef Promotion, land conservation, and networking with fellow ranch women.