Nehemiah's Place

Norma Archer spoke with us this week about her vision for Nehamiah's Place, a residential and support facility for people living with physical, mental and emotional challenges.  The concept also calls for some housing for elderly persons as well - providing a full community compete with a multi-purpose center for activities.

Norma and her associate Betty Menuchi are a part of United Bible Fellowship Ministries which has been working on assisting her with the development of the concept and implementation of Nehamiah's Place.

Club Celebration & Installation Dinner

Saturday, June 30, 2007 - is the date for our annula club celebration and the installation of officers and directors for the coming year. 

This will be an evening dinner event and will be held at the Hilton Houston Southwest Hotel.  The evening and dinner will at $35.00 per person.  A cash bar is being considered if there is enough interest.

Please hold the evening open and invite anyone you feel would enjoy an evenig of Rotary fellowship.

HOLD THE DATE:  Saturday, May 12, 2007

DISTRICT 5890 ASSEMBLY (Club Leadership Training Seminar) - 8:30am-1:00pm - First Presbyterian Church, 5300 South Main (near Bissonnet). This is an great event for ALL club members to attend. You can learn a lot about Rotary and the plans the District has for the coming year.  You also meet some really terrific people who can be super contact in the months and years ahead.

All incoming Club Officers and Directors are really expected to attend this special training event to help them be ready for the coming Rotary Year.

Guests, Visitors and Other Good News

We were delighted to welcome two visiting ROtarians this week:  Carl Taylor was visiting from the Rotary Club of Humble and Keith Lovelace from Bellaire/Southwest Houston Rotary joined us again

Jerry Hobby introduced his guest Mark Illian.  Mark is the founder of The Center For Rainwater Harvesting and his passion is helping find ways for all people to have proper (and safe) drinking water.  You can learn more at www.thecenterforrainwaterharvesting.org

Y'all come back now...hear?!!

Jerry Hobby and Mark Illian

Evelyn Hoyer, Keith Lovelace and CHuck Monteith

Karen Blakeman on The Rotary Foundation

Karen presented the club with a beautiful display board that shows infomation about the Rotary Foundation.  This board can be used at special club events to help us inform non-ROtarians about many of the things we accomplsh through the Foundation.

Karen Blakeman recognizes the latest additions to Every ORtarian Every Year: (l to r) Archie Wilcox, John Naidu, Rory Olsen and Bill Landers

Karen also recognized the four latest additions in the club's effort to maintain 100% member particiaption in the Every Rotarian Every Year program - with each member donating at least $100 per year to the Rotary Foundation. Those recognized were Archie Wilcox, John Naidu, Rory Olsen and Bill Landers.

Coming Up At Rotary

April 16 - Meeting of the Officers & Directors - 6:30 pm at Demeris BBQ - all members are welcome to attend!

April 17 - Jose Ramirez Jr. - Department Director for Network and Transportation at MHMRA of Harris County

April 24 - Special Presentation in Memory of past club member Paul Hall.  Please plan to be in attendance for this special program.

May 1 - Dr. Fredrick A Brown - Health, Wellness and YOU!

May 8 - Tanner Page - Bo's Place

May 12 - District 5890 Leadership Training Seminar, 8:30 am - 1:00 pm - First Presbyterian Church on Main Street

May 15 - TBA

May 21 - Meeting of the Officers & Directors - 6:30 pm and Demeris BBQ - all members are welcome to attend!

May 22 - Jim Helker - IMPACT A HERO - a support effort for injured returning vets...why community support continues to be so important to our vets.

May 29 - Club Assembly

June 30 - Club Celebration & Installation of Officers