It is a pleasure to invite you to the celebration of our e-club’s first anniversary. We will have a potluck party at the home of our fellow Rotarian Brandt Smith, who generously offered to host.
Date: March 21st, 2015
Time: 11:00-12:00 pm Open Board Meeting
12:00-3:00 pm fellowship and fun
Address: 17911 Avalon Point Ct – Cypress, TX - 77429
There are four reasons to attend our fellowship party on March 21st:
(1) We will celebrate our 1st anniversary as Rotary e-Club of Houston.
(2) We will have our board of directors meeting
(3) We will start the decoration of a guitar. (More details below)
(4) We will relax and have fun!
As part of this year’s 5890 District Conference, all Rotary clubs in our district will take part in a friendly competition. Clubs are asked to decorate a musical instrument and bring it to New Orleans where the conference will be held. There will be a silent auction, and proceeds will be donated to the Rotary Foundation. District Governor Lisa Massey handed us a guitar during our e-club’s fundraiser this past Saturday, and we accepted to join in this artistic endeavor!
In my spare time I make mosaics so I thought it would be a great idea to decorate the guitar with a mixed media mosaic. The idea is that each one of us will contribute with one piece for this mosaic, and then I will complete the artwork around the entire piece. The pieces can be anything you think represents the idea of our e-Club or Rotary in general, service above self, anything inspirational, humanitarian, friendship, love, piece, goodness, charity, volunteerism. The pieces can be of any hard material: glass, wood, metal, tile, ceramic, but no bigger than 2 inches and no thicker than ¼ inch so they will fit and be secure.
If you can’t attend our fellowship event, please mail me your piece. My address is 11 Beebrush Place, The Woodlands, TX – 77389
If you are coming to the celebration, please bring:
A dish of food to share with everyone
Your own drink
Something to contribute to the guitar decoration
Kindly RSVP by sending an email to: adriane0303@aol.com or calling or texting: 503-593-4364.
Please feel free to bring your family along! I highly recommend you bring a prospective member for our e-Club!
Yours in Rotary Service,
Adriane Miller (Dree)
Membership Chair
Rotary e-Club of Houston
Mobile: (503) 593-4364
http://portal.clubrunner.ca/10506
Soulful crooners John Legend and Sam Smith have collaborated for a duet of Smith's "Lay Me Down" in honor of Comic Relief's Red Nose Day, which is this Friday, March 13. The music video has been released, and it really is quite emotional — perhaps even more than the original. Smith and Legend are recording in the studio, while footage of young children playing and smiling is shown. The charity was originally founded to support children who are victims of famine, mainly in Ethiopia, which makes the video all the more poignant. Take a look.
WHAT IS RED NOSE DAY?
Since its launch in 1988, Red Nose Day has become something of a British institution. It’s the day, every two years, when people across the land can get together and do something funny for money at home, school and work.
There’s a fantastic night of TV on the BBC, with comedy and entertainment to inspire the nation to give generously.
Comic Relief spends the money raised by Red Nose Day to help people living tough lives across the UK and Africa.
From Iceland to South Africa, events based on Red Nose Day and Sport Relief have popped up all over the place.
Red Nose Day in the US is starting with a bang in 2015. It aims to drive the involvement of millions of Americans through watching the TV show, making a donation and having some fun. It hopes to raise millions of dollars to help to lift children out of poverty in the US and in the poorest communities around the world.
The District 5890 International Convention Committee would like to invite you to a Reception at the Hilton of the America in the Skyline Ballroom on Sunday evening March 15th from 5 pm until 7 pm . This receptions is our chance to show Rotary International that Houston and District 5890 not only wants but would also be a great city to host a Rotary International Convention.
Our District received the great news that only four cities were selected to receive a site visit from RI and we are one of the four! Furthermore we are the only US city selected to receive one of 3 RI convention appointments. The District Convention Committee submitted a bid for the 2021 or the 2022 RI Convention. While our bid is strong, we need you to help seal the deal.
Please join us on Sunday March 15th for this special reception. Space is limited to 175 people so register now through the District website. This reception is only 1 week away and we want every club represented. The cost is only $20.00 per person. All attendees must be in place in the Skyline Ballroom by 5:00 pm. The RI Site Selection Committee will arrive shortly thereafter. Start practicing you cheer… Houston, Houston, Houston!
Our program is shared from National Geographic's videos published on March 12, 2015 - Caesar Sant of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, began playing the violin at age two and as a toddler amazed his music teachers with his advanced abilities. But by the age of five, he had suffered three debilitating strokes due to sickle-cell anemia. His third stroke left him unable to walk or play the violin. Now, as he tries to regain his musical abilities, he has a newborn sister who can provide a bone marrow transplant that could be lifesaving and could ensure he'll always be able to play the violin. Visit Caesar's Bone Marrow Foundation page and his GoFundMe page for more information.
Photographer Monika Bulaj shares powerful, intimate images of Afghanistan — of home life, of ritual, of men and women. Behind the headlines, what does the world truly know about this place?
Monika Bulaj is a photographer and writer who explores -- in Asia, Africa, Latin America and Eastern Europe -- the dim areas of monotheism, where the sacred can transcend borders: Bonfires, dances, cults of the dead, possession rites. She describes outskirts and deserts, frontiers and megalopolis. And the world of the last ones: nomads, farmers, immigrants, outcasts, untouchables and impure.
Her photos and reportaging have been published by GEO, National Geographic (Italy), La Repubblica, periodicals by Gruppo Espresso and Rcs, Courrier International, Gazeta Wyborcza (Poland), Internazionale, Freundin, Teatr (Poland) and other international magazines.
She has displayed more than 50 personal exibitions in Italy, Germany, Ungheria, Bulgaria, Egypt.
Rotary District 5890 Conference April 16-20 2015 at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside in New Orleans, LA
Rotary District 5890's GEAUX Rotary Conference is only 5 weeks away and our Hotel room block closes on Monday, March 16th at Midnight. Please book your hotel room now so you are not shut out. The rate code for Thursday to Saturday, April 16-19 is RIA. If you are arriving on Wednesday, use code RIAS to get our low rate of $189/night.
Register NOW for our fabulous District Conference in April and LAISSEZ LES BON TEMPS ROULEZ! It starts with a Second Line Band March led by District Governor Lisa Faith Massey, then on to a "kick-off jazz dinner cruise" on the Riverboat Natchez, and ends with a true NOLA District Governor's Masquerade Ball (that's right ball gowns and tuxedos adorned by fabulous masks). April 16-19 will be filled with fun and fellowship, not to mention great speakers talking about the power and import of Service! We have a great conference planned for District 5890 in New Orleans and you don't want to miss it. Starting with a Second Line Band march to the Natchez for dinner on the Mississippi on Thursday night and ending with a Masquerade Ball with a live band, silent auction of your club's musical instrument creations and our awards, this will be a phenomenal time of Rotary fellowship. A detailed timeline is on the website, but just to tease, we have Nic Phillips of Culture Map Houston and Harris County Sheriff Adrain Garcia joining us as speakers and fellow servants at our service project at the Ellis Marseilles Center for Music in the Ninth Ward on Saturday. Hank Moore, former White House Aide, will be speaking on Friday as well. Oh, and our RI President's representative will be one of the best ever (or so says PRID Andy Smallwood). So, take a few minutes, go to our website and register. Make sure to register your spouse/guest as well so they don't miss out on the fun.
See you in New Orleans. Geaux Rotary!!
TRANSPORTATION: Our GEAUX Rotary District Conference in New Orleans is fast approaching and we don't want you to worry a second more about whether to drive or fly, parking costs or taxi fares. Let us do the driving for you on our District conference buses. We have fabulous buses to take you to and from New Orleans for $150/per person round trip, which includes lunch and libations on the trip to New Orleans. Buses will leave at 8:00 am on Thursday 4/16, returning on Sunday 4/19 at 11:30. Your car will be safely parked at the North Shore Pavilion. Sign up now through the District Website as space is limited!!!
Africa - It has been over 13 months since the last Polio case was reported in Ethiopia, over 8 months for Cameroon, over 7 months for Somalia and over 7 months for Nigeria. If Nigeria can go 12 months with quality surveillance detecting no Wild Polio Virus, they will join the countries which have stopped Polio transmission. If after an additional two years, no Wild Polio Virus has been detected, Nigeria could be certified as Polio - Free!
A Polio-Free Pakistan - Don't Think They Are Serious? Pakistani authorities have conducted their first-ever mass arrest of parents for refusing to allow their children to be vaccinated against Polio. In January of this year, 54,061 parents rejected the vaccine. In February, 36,510 did so. Authorities in Peshawar, in the north-west of the country, detained 471 people and charged them with "endangering public security". The local government says they will only be freed once they have pledged in writing to vaccinate their children. The Taliban prohibit vaccinations and have attacked health workers.
The Pakistani government has declared "war" on the disease. "We have decided to deal with the refusal cases with iron hands. Anyone who refuses will be sent to jail," said Riaz Khan Mehsud, deputy commissioner of Peshawar. With 85% of the world's 2014 Polio cases occurring in Pakistan, it's clear that evidence of increased commitment from the government of Pakistan at all levels is crucial for turning the tide on Polio.
The Final Three Endemic Countries:
Pakistan - 16 cases reported in 2015 with 306 Polio cases recorded in 2014 The most recent case was reported on 02/10/15 in the Dadu district.
Afghanistan - One case reported in 2015 with 28 Polio cases recorded in 2014. The most recent case was reported on 01/21/14 from the Hilmand Province.
Nigeria - Zero cases reported in 2015 with 6 Polio cases recorded in 2014. The most recent case was reported on 7/24/14. Sub-National Immunization Days are planned on March 14-18 using trivalent vaccine.
Importation Countries:
Ethiopia - Zero Polio Case reported in 2015 with 1 case in 2014.
Cameroon - Zero Polio Cases reported in 2015 with 5 cases in 2014.
Somalia - Zero Polio Cases reported in 2015 with 5 cases in 2014.
Iraq - Zero Polio cases reported in 2015 with 2 cases in 2014.
Syria - Zero Polio case reported in 2015 with 1 case in 2014.
Equatorial Guinea - Zero Polio Cases reported in 2015 with 5 cases in 2014. Our Goal is Global Polio Eradication!
Terry Ziegler, Rotary Foundation Committee Chair, District 5890
Celebrate with Rotarians from around the world and feel the heartbeat of samba during our own Rotary Carnival, a Host Organization Committee event, Saturday, 6 June. Thanks to the change in convention dates, you’ll find it even more convenient to attend this must-see event. This year's convention begins and ends one day earlier than previously scheduled -- 6 June through 9 June -- because the original opening day coincided with one of the city's most popular parades.
São Paulo is the perfect venue for a Rotary convention because Brazil, like Rotary, reflects many different cultures and peoples who have made the country their home. The financial and creative hub of Brazil, this sprawling city boasts many expanses of parks and gardens, including the immense Parque Ibirapuera. The best way to experience São Paulo is to explore its diverse neighborhoods, from Vila Madalena, where you will find galleries, bookstores, and nonstop nightlife, to Higienópolis, known for its international cuisine.
São Paulo’s churrascarias, pizzarias, bakeries, and ethnic restaurants make the city the gastronomic capital of Brazil. Visit the indoor Mercado Municipal to sample tropical fruits and enjoy a freshly made mortadella sandwich or pastel de bacalhau, a deep fried cod fish turnover. Museums such as Museu de Arte de São Paulo (MASP), shopping centers such as Iguatemi and Morumbi, and the city’s architecture and public art will excite your mind and senses.
With so much to do in São Paulo, you might forget that pristine beaches, such as Maresias and the island of Ilhabela, are just a few hours away. Adventure farther to visit breathtaking Rio de Janeiro and Iguaçu Falls, historic Salvador and the Northeast, Minas Gerais, Brasilia, Amazonas, and much more.
PLAN AHEAD - USA citizens do need a Visa. Brazil operates under the reciprocity rule, meaning that whatever is required of Brazilians traveling to your country of origin is what Brazil will require of you. Citizens of several countries, including most European countries, most Central and South American countries, Korea, New Zealand, and Philippines, do not need a visa to enter Brazil.
Celebrate with Rotarians from around the world and feel the heartbeat of samba during our own Rotary Carnival, a Host Organization Committee event, Saturday, 6 June. Thanks to the change in convention dates, you’ll find it even more convenient to attend this must-see event. This year's convention begins and ends one day earlier than previously scheduled -- 6 June through 9 June -- because the original opening day coincided with one of the city's most popular parades.