Monthly Board of Directors meeting held o n 2nd Tuesday monthly at noon. \; President ML Brookshire will call on each officer to share reports covering Old Business and New Business.\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Please join our monthly zoom meeting held at noon with Meeting ID 281 370 4200. Speakers will be listed separately each month. DTEND:20260721T180000Z DTSTAMP:20261011T030019Z DTSTART:20260721T170000Z LOCATION:your own computer Houston\, TX United States of America SEQUENCE:1 SUMMARY:Monthly Zoom Meeting UID:3bf94c22-2daa-479f-bc9a-1f1eefdb5a0a-639202500000000000 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Please join our monthly zoom meeting held at noon with Meeting ID 281 370 4200. \; Speakers will be listed sepa rately each month.

\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Bahale Arts Development Center in Maseru\, Lesotho DTEND:20251021T050000Z DTSTAMP:20261011T030019Z DTSTART:20251021T050000Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:1 SUMMARY:Neal Kassanoff UID:5bd43917-51a8-40de-8445-376d7e2b06bc X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Bahale Arts Development Center in Maseru\, Les otho END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Introduction to CANVA DTEND:20260217T060000Z DTSTAMP:20261011T030019Z DTSTART:20260217T060000Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:1 SUMMARY:Brittany Johnson UID:15977eb9-8364-4b3a-b11c-25b22454968c X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Introduction to CANVA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION: DTEND:20260220T033000Z DTSTAMP:20261011T030019Z DTSTART:20260219T233000Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:1 SUMMARY:ALL-Club Meeting UID:d8ce2a02-d142-4c43-8521-317bc2021fa4 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:A hybrid club social is planned for March 16th at 6:00 pm to we lcome our two guests who are part of a District Friendship Exchange. The y are from Lithuania and staying with PDG Ed and Robin Charlesworth. Bri ng a dish to share with others as a "Pot Luck" and beverages will be provi ded. We will do a banner exchange as is traditional between Rotary membe rs from international clubs. The online camera will become active at 7:1 5 pm since they will be unable to partake of the food. We will have a sh ort program to introduce our guests and share about the Friendship Exchang e. Their flight to Houston arrives on Saturday and each day is planned w ith activities. This will be our only opportunity for more members of ou r club to meet our guests as we only have them for four days. Next they will move to be hosted by Rotarians in College Station/Bryan area. Please rsvp and tell Robin what you plan to bring (or at least the food categor y - appetizer\, salad\, main or dessert). DTEND:20260317T020000Z DTSTAMP:20261011T030019Z DTSTART:20260316T230000Z LOCATION:11407 Hylander Dr. SEQUENCE:1 SUMMARY:Friendship Dinner "\;Pot Luck"\; UID:a08660b7-a4a1-41cd-b055-73f602ac7834 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

A hybrid club social is planned for March 1 6th at 6:00 pm to welcome our two guests who are part of a District Friend ship Exchange. \; They are from Lithuania and staying with PDG Ed and Robin Charlesworth. \; Bring a dish to share with others as a "\;P ot Luck"\; and beverages will be provided. \; We will do a banner exchange as is traditional between Rotary members from international clubs . \; The online camera will become active at 7:15 pm since they will b e unable to partake of the food. \; We will have a short program to in troduce our guests and share about the Friendship Exchange. \; Their f light to Houston arrives on Saturday and each day is planned with activiti es. \; This will be our only opportunity for more members of our club to meet our guests as we only have them for four days. \; Next they wi ll move to be hosted by Rotarians in College Station/Bryan area.

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Please rsvp and tell Robin what you plan to bring \; (or at least the food category - appetizer\, salad\, main or dessert). \;

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See story on Home Page

\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Founder & Director of Wild Bird Adventures - "Birds Matter" DTEND:20260421T050000Z DTSTAMP:20261011T030019Z DTSTART:20260421T050000Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:1 SUMMARY:Mary Anne Morris UID:90e6cab4-2d78-4893-8a53-1f73e4c8bf07 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Founder & Director of Wild Bird Adventures - " Birds Matter" END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:MENTAL HEALTH WELLNESS SUMMIT 2026 🌿 Rotary District 589 0 Empowering Minds • Positive Wellness • Education Saturday\, May 9\, 2026 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM ✨ FEATURED EXPERT SPEAKERS ✨ Welcome: Evely n Traylor\, District 5890 Mental Health Chair Brandi Barnett\, LPC-S: T reatments for PTSD\, anxiety and depression Karine Parker\, Founder/CEO of Be Peace – Be Hope (1:45-2:00pm): Youth centered mobile game that build s essential mental well-being and life skills and turns in-game growth int o real-world acts of kindness and service Ed Charlesworth\, Phd\, Author ( 3-3:45pm): Stress Management\, Book: “A Comprehensive Guide to Welln ess” Robin Charlesworth\, M.A.\, L.P.A. Psychologist: Child\, adolescent \, family and couples mental health therapy Neal Sarahan\, PhD\, former Ex ecutive Director NAMI\, author: Developmental Psychologist opening\, space s and programs for those that are neurodivergent. Book “No longer Lost \, Stuck or Frozen” In-Person\, by zoom and will also be videoed and sen t to each President: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2813704200?omn=85636454360 Location: Memorial Church of Christ 900 Echo Lane\, Houston\, 77024 Contact: Evelyn Traylor\, ebtrlr@aol.com\, 281-794-0687 DTEND:20260509T220000Z DTSTAMP:20261011T030019Z DTSTART:20260509T180000Z LOCATION:Memorial Church of Christ SEQUENCE:1 SUMMARY:Mental Health Summit 2026 UID:ca930d21-5af7-4350-b548-2b1c44550b7e X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

< span style="box-sizing: border-box\; font-weight: 700\;">MENTAL HEALTH WEL LNESS SUMMIT 2026 \;🌿 \;Rotary District 5890

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Empowering Minds &bull\; Pos itive Wellness &bull\; Education

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Saturday\, May 9\, 2026

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1:00 PM &ndash\; 5:00 PM

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✨ \;FEATURED EXPERT SPEAKERS \;✨

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Welcome: Evelyn Traylor\, District 5890 Mental Health \;Chair

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Karine Parker\, Founder/CEO of Be Peace &ndash\; Be Hope (1:45- 2:00pm): Youth centered mobile game that builds essential mental well-bein g and life skills and turns in-game growth into real-world acts of kindnes s and service

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Ed Charlesw orth\, Phd\, Author (3-3:45pm): \; Stress Management\, \; Book: &l dquo\;A Comprehensive Guide to Wellness&rdquo\;

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Robin Charlesworth\, M.A.\, L.P.A. Psychologist: Ch ild\, adolescent\, family and couples mental health therapy

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Neal Sarahan\, PhD\, former Executive D irector NAMI\, author: Developmental Psychologist opening\, spaces and pro grams for those that are neurodivergent. \; Book &ldquo\;No longer Los t\, Stuck or Frozen&rdquo\;

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In-Person\, by zoom and will also be videoed and sent to each President :

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https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2 813704200?omn=85636454360

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Location: \; Memorial Church of Christ \; \; 900 Echo Lan e\, Houston\, 77024

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Conta ct: \; Evelyn Traylor\, \;ebtrlr@aol.com< span style="box-sizing: border-box\; font-weight: 700\;">\, 281-794-0687

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Rotary Quil ts – We need your t-shirts!

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Fellow Rotarians\,

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I once heard someone speak of his grandm other’s creative use of scraps of cloth from a myriad of sources as dive rse as silk and burlap. These scraps alone were not “big enough” to pr otect and warm her children or grandchildren on cold winter nights\, but w hen combined these diverse scraps could form a beautiful quilt and \;p rovide comfort from the cold.

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Rotary ’s strength lies in its diversity—like scraps of fabric that\, when co mbined\, create a meaningful and powerful quilt. Individually\, each membe r’s passion—whether in health\, education\, youth mentorship\, disaste r relief\, or community service—may seem small\, but together they form a greater impact through “Service Above Self.” This unity across diffe rent backgrounds\, professions\, and beliefs creates a collective force fo r positive change. To symbolize this\, the Rotary e-club of Houston and Di strict 5890 Interactors are collecting Rotary t-shirts to create a commemo rative quilt for District Governor Tom\, with an additional quilt to be au ctioned or raffled in support of Rotary projects. We invite you to contrib ute one or two Rotary t-shirts or consider a financial donation to help br ing this project to life. Our goal is to present a symbolic humanitarian q uilt to DG Tom and to have an extra one to raffle\, with the proceeds goin g to Rotary projects. Please send one or two t-shirts for a quilt to PDG E d Charlesworth\, 11407 Hylander Dr.\, Houston\, TX 77070. You can also bri ng them to District Concert in Galveston\, and we will have a table to acc ept them there. Call PDG Ed (281-890-8575) if you have an interest in this project and we hope that we can present future District Governors a simil ar quilt to celebrate their dedicated year of service to our District and for making the world a better place. Together\, we can create a lasting sy mbol of our shared service\, unity\, and impact.

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The photo below shows an example of a Rotary quilt which was ma de for PDG Ed’s governor year.

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