Rotary e-Club of Houston Bulletin - October 2021 (Oct 29, 2021)

Volunteer Day @ Harvest for the Hungry

WHEN: Saturday, October 30th

Rotary e-Club of Houston is volunteering at Harvest for the Hungry. Come out to the farm to help out with planting, weeding, mulching, or doing various other tasks alongside community friends! Starting at 9:00 am we will volunteer until noon.

Meet in the gravel lot by the red shed.

Afterward, we're driving to Seahorse Bar & Grill for a nice group lunch by the beach!!!

LUNCH: Seahorse Bar & Grill @ 12:30pm
310 Ocean Ave
Surfside Beach, TX 77541

PLEASE RSVP FOR A RESERVATION AT THE RESTAURANT on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1064576704291001/?ref=newsfeed

Speaker Series: Wayne Beaumier (Disaster Aid USA)

Wayne R. Beaumier Sr. is the Chairman of the Board of DAUSA. Past President of two Clubs in Rotary District 5890, Presidential Citation Award winner. He has served 4 times as Assistant Governor, currently serving his third term as District Disaster Chair. Distinguished Service and Community Service Award winner. Club and District 5890 Rotarian of the year.

Multiple Paul Harris Fellow, Paul Harris Society Member, Level 2 Bequest Member, Polio Plus Society Member.

IFSR- International Federation of Scouting Rotarians, Wine, Beer and Whiskey Fellowship, Lifetime Member of each.

Disaster Network of Assistance-Rotary Action Group and Water-And- Satiation Rotary Action Group Member DAUSA is an active member of VOAD- Voluntary Organization Active in Disasters, Gulf Coast Chapter.

Nguyen T. Nguyen is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Speaker Series: Disaster Aid USA
Time: Nov 4, 2021 06:30 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

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Have you registered for District 5890 Yellow Pages?

Please go to www.district5890yellowpages.com and register your Rotary Yellow Pages account. Two of our members have been the driving forces behind the development of this project in development for more than one year. Let's who Wind Nguyen and Alexis Campestre our support in this Rotary Social Networking platform. This allows Rotarians to CONNECT with each other and network - this is the "go to" for advertising employment opportunities or for seeking employment with Rotarians. DG Michelle Bohreer helped with rolling out this on September 27th in a district-wide presentation and celebration.

DISTRICT 5890 ROTARIANS & ROTARACTORS HELPING EACH OTHER!

The District 5890 Yellow Pages is a directory for Rotarians & Rotaractors to network, refer business, job search, mentorship, and encourage members to support their fellow Family of Rotary members for goodwill & better friendship.

We hope that Rotaractors and Rotarians will do business with each other and hire members when qualifications match the job requirements.

Update on Global Grant - Venezuela Medical Project

Past President Isis Meijas has submitted the Interim Report for Global Grant 2015574 to Rotary International. This grant is entitled "Diagnostics and Treatment of Infectious Diseases in Barquisimeto, Venezuela".

We have completed the following:
- Successfully purchased all equipment, supplies, and reagents
- Received in-kind donations valued at USD$33,093 from the University of Mount Sinai and various vendors
- Created a detailed inventory of all items obtained with this grant
- Documented preparation of container with pictures
- Loaded and shipped the container in Houston, Texas
- the Rotary e-Club of Houston shipped the container to Barquisimeto, Venezuela
- the Rotary Club of Nueva Segovia and the Venezuelan Science Incubator received the container in
Barquisimeto, Venezuela
- Checked off all items in the inventory and documented arrival of the container with pictures

What roles and responsibilities did international sponsor members have?
The role of the international sponsor, the Rotary e-Club of Houston, during this year was to :
- Receive and manage the grant funds
- Procure all items, including reagents, equipment and supplies
- Store and inventory all items in Houston, Texas prior to shipment
- Search for an adequate and competent shipping company
- Coordinate logistics to load the container in Houston, Texas
- Communicate impact of project activities to Rotary, including other clubs in Texas District 5890 and internationally

What roles and responsibilities did host sponsor members have?
The role of the international sponsor, the Rotary Club of Barquisimeto-Nueva Segovia, during this year was to :
- Coordinate reception of items in Barquisimeto, Venezuela
- Visit the IVC (Beneficiary Organization) upon arrival of the container to confirm all boxes were received
- Act as a liaison between the Venezuelan Science Incubator (VSI) and the Rotary Hospital
- Communicate impact of project activities to Rotary, including other clubs in Venezuela District 4380

Additionally, we have confirmed the training received by the members of the Venezuelan Science Incubator, in relation to Rotary Global Grant 2015574, at the Universidad Del Rosario.

THANK YOU, ISIS, FOR YOUR DILIGENCE AND LEADERSHIP FOR OUR CLUB'S FIRST GLOBAL GRANT!

Bringing Awareness to Polio

October 24, 2020, marked World Polio Day, and annual reminder of the continued presence of this virus and how close we are to eradicating it. Earlier this year, the continent of Africa was certified as Polio Free by the World Health Organization with no new cases in the past 3 years. This terrible disease now remains endemic in only two countries, Afghanistan and Pakistan, with slightly over 120 cases so far this year. If we can eradicate it there, then Polio will be only the second disease in human history to which we have developed a planet wide immunity. Awareness of diseases like polio and the vaccines that can prevent them are more important than ever in the time of COVID, and over the next year, Rotary International, in partnership with the World Health Organization, the CDC, Gavi, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is making a huge push to raise awareness of polio and complete the task of vanquishing this disease from the planet. We truly are “this close.” Please visit rotary.org/en/history-rotary-polio-eradication-efforts, endpolio.org, and rotary6200.org to learn more and to see how you can help!

Program: The surprising habits of original thinkers

Sunshine from our Members

Mike Miller - Congratulations are in order as Mike was recently honored by American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE) to the distinguished grade of ASCE Fellow. ASCE fellows have made celebrated contributions and developed creative solutions that change lives around the world. It is a prestigious honor held by 3% of ASCE members. Mike is VP of Exo and he has been working for over 34 years and made significant contributions to ASCE. In 2014 he was the recipient of th Gene Wilhoite Innovations in Transmission Line Engineering Award.

Dree Miller -

The film “Stolen - Bring our Girls Home” will stream November 2 on MCS TV. Dree played a lead character named Angel, a victim of sex trafficking. Also, Dree has been filming on an island in the Pacific Northwest during October.

Leenette Wilke - Recently visited the Rotary Club of Gainesville, Florida with her cousin and 92-year old aunt. She also participated in a service project pouring concrete to enclose part of the outdoor kitchen on a farm used by Rotarians for various events.

Kim Rogers - Returned to Guatemala with sufficient funds raised to build a playground for children living in extreme poverty.

Dick Robie - Sponsoring a table at the Farm to Table Gala Fundrais4r on November 6th to support Harvest for the Hungry.

"Survivor Football" Fundraiser

The "Survivor Pool" is underway and four members are still competing and choosing winning teams each week. The object is to pick the winner of only ONE NFL game each week. Participants CANNOT PICK THE SAME TEAM TWICE during the entire season. If the team picked wins in that week, they survive to the next week and remain in the game to pick the next week. The game ends when only one person is left, to which that person will take all the prize pool money.

We had six members involved this season. The object here is to SURVIVE as long as possible. The one to survive takes home the prize! There are no consolation prizes. WINNER(S) TAKES IT ALL!!!!! (In the event that two (2) participants make it through all 17 weeks of the NFL season, those participants will split the prize equally. If more than two (2) participants are still in the Pool after Week #17, they will advance to the Playoff Round. (If we get to playoffs we can either split the cash or talk about the rules then.)

All participants MUST submit a team pick each week to Jake Stein. IF YOU DO NOT PICK A TEAM IN ANY GIVEN WEEK, YOU ARE ELIMINATED.

This fundraiser has really been fun and we hope that next year we will have more members participate.

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