Austin Galano Club

Hi! Don’t forget to join us this Saturday, 5/30, for Mara’s Appreciation Party! Come celebrate the Best Club Manager Ever with tacos, refreshing drinks, fellowship, and fun. Please help spread the word and remind others too. Hope to see you there!

Taco Pot Luck Party - bring a dish, join the fun 🥳 See you there?

Want to make a difference in your recovery community?
Looking for purpose, healing and a way to help others?
Galano is searching for the next Club Manager to take us into the rest of 2026/2027. Please follow this link and apply for an interview.

Join Our Team: Austin Galano Club is Hiring a Club Manager! 🌟 The Austin Galano Club is hiring a Part-Time Club Manager (12–15 hrs/wk). Lead facility operations, inventory, and volunteer coordination for Austin's LGBTQIA+ recovery community. Apply today!

Huge appreciation to everyone who showed up for Spring Day of Service.

You scrubbed and polished, rolled paint, trimmed plants and trees, spruced up the flowerbeds, sorted and simplified—every corner got attention. The place feels lighter, brighter, and more cared for.

And yes, we wrangled that pesky water leak with a big assist from the City of Austin. 👷🏼‍♂️

Because of you, this space reflects who we are: welcoming, alive, and something to be proud of.

2026 T-Shirt Design Contest: Galano Proud. Galano Strong.

Show us what you’ve got—your design could become the official Galano 2026 shirt.

Submit artwork reflecting who we are: diverse, supportive, and united in recovery. Make it bold. Make it meaningful.

Deadline: 10:30 p.m. May 6. See website for design specs

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Bring your recovery journal, experience, strength and hopes to this very community based consensus. Help travis county develop and evolve current recovery programs by giving your input.

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AGC commemorates the event that changed the world. And how the Titanic has become a metaphor in the AA community surrounding hope.

Fellowship, a Friendliness, and an Understanding: Finding Our Lifeboat at Austin Galano Club "We are people who normally would not mix." Explore how the Austin Galano Club serves as a vital rescue vessel for the LGBTQIA+ recovery community. Our latest blog uses the AA Big Book’s shipwreck analogy to highlight how a "common peril" creates a life-saving bond between those from all backgroun...

🌸 Spring Clean Day @ Galano Club 🌸
We’re getting the club ready for a fresh new season and could really use your help!
Join us on April 25th from 10 AM – 4 PM to knock out some cleaning, hang out, and give back to the space that gives so much to all of us.
We’ll have pizza and soda 🍕🥤 and plenty of ways to jump in—whether you can stay all day or just swing by for a bit.
It always feels good to come together and take care of our home 💙
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- A remarkably gay life:
The story of the Author of “Living sober”
By Barry L.

Come hear Historian - Brandon B. tell the story of one of the first Gay men to explore AA.

There will be PIZZA 🍕 and refreshments and a Q&A. See yall there!

CommunityCare is coming to the Austin Galano Club! 🩺🏳️‍🌈
We’re excited to host CommunityCare Health Centers for a free sexual health outreach night at the Austin Galano Club.
Their team will be on-site providing:
✅ Free STD testing
✅ Help scheduling clinic appointments
✅ Assistance arranging rides to clinics
This is a great opportunity for our community to access free, confidential health services in a comfortable and welcoming space.
📅 Wednesday, March 18th
⏰ 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
📍 Austin Galano Club
🍕 Free pizza & soda for everyone who attends!

Community care is recovery care. Hope to see everyone there. 💙

🌈 CommunityCare is coming to the Austin Galano Club! 🌈
We’re hosting a special Evening of Free Health & Wellness Services for our community 💙
🩺 On-site STD Testing
🚗 Help setting up clinic rides
📅 Help scheduling appointments
CommunityCare’s sexual health team will be providing HIV, HCV & STD testing along with appointment support right here at the club.
📆 Wednesday, March 18th
⏰ 6:00 – 9:00 PM
📍 Austin Galano Club
🍕 FREE pizza & soda for everyone who attends!
This is a great opportunity to take care of your health in a safe, welcoming space. Bring a friend, spread the word, and come see us!
https://www.austingalano.org/event-details/communitycare-std-testing-agc

🌟 February Volunteer of the Month 🌟
This month we are celebrating — and saying farewell (for now!) — to our February Volunteer of the Month, Christian C.
Christian has been such an incredible help at the coffee bar. He has shown up last minute when we needed coverage, stepped in without hesitation, and gave his time generously — even when he didn’t need the hours toward his community service.
Now that we’ve begun partnering with Travis County, we’ve had the opportunity to work with many new individuals completing community service. If they were all like Christian, we’d try to keep them forever.
But just like our members who move on from their coffee bar service work, Christian is on to whatever is next for him — and we know he’s going to do great things 💪
Thank you, Christian, for your willingness, reliability, and positive attitude. You made a difference here, and we’re grateful for the time you gave us.

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27 years ago, I had pain and sorrow. I reached out my hand and my old colleague and friend, Richard Lewis, reached out and took my hand. The miracle of sobriety is that it just takes one other person to relate to how you're feeling and THAT can change everything. Richard introduced me to many others and for these 27 years I have met so many people who share our common link of addiction and recovery from that daily prison. I'm honored to be open with strangers, many who know me better than people I have spent my entire life with, and I try to honor all of their courage and strength, and hope daily and do what Richard did, which is reach my hand out to others in need. I miss my friend but his gift to me IS the gift that keeps on giving. .foundation

Be safe this weekend! See you next Sunday 2/1

Bring your voice. Bring your energy.