Burnet to celebrate Donald Fawcett Community Service Day Saturday, March 28
Volunteers assembling bed frames during the 2024 Donald Fawcett Community Service Day. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography
The Donald Fawcett Community Service Day is Saturday, March 28, calling Burnet residents to rally for a bed build and fish fry at Wallace Riddell Park and the Burnet Community Center to honor the memory of steadfast leader and volunteer Donald Fawcett.
The bed build, hosted by Sleep in Heavenly Peace and the Rotary Club of Burnet, will take place from 8:30 a.m.-noon at the park, located at the southeast corner of Texas 29 and S. Rhomberg Street.
The fish fry will be held from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Burnet Community Center, located at 401 E. Jackson Street. A $15 donation per plate will be required, with options for dine-in and take-out. Proceeds from the donations, as well as proceeds from the three-prize raffle, will benefit the Donald Fawcett Scholarship Fund.
Fish fry and raffle tickets can be purchased online in advance.
Who was Donald Fawcett?
Donald Fawcett was a longtime resident of Burnet and an active community member known for his generosity and volunteer-first attitude. He delivered milk to Camp Longhorn for 58 years, regularly drove after-school buses, cooked for school events, and bought class rings for students in need.
In 2025, the Burnet County Commissioners Court declared March 29 as the Donald Fawcett Day of Service to continue his legacy.
He is also credited with creating the famous phrase “It’s Burnet, durnet. Can’t’cha learn it?!”