Events

Please register your attendance for a make-up meeting.  Include the date and the program/club you attended.  This will be registered for attendance points and contribute to engagement in Rotary activities.  If you have any questions, please contact Robin Charlesworth @ 970-880-0960.

Please register for this event - Committee Meetings & Activities for Club Service whenever you spend time for meetings, telephone tree, shopping for the club, prepping food for socials, etc.  This will be tallied for our point system registering member engagement.  Thank you!

Please complete the registration form for ANY community service project in which you have participated in with Rotary or as a Rotarian partnering with another community group.  List the date, hours of volunteering, and what you did for service.  This will contribute to your participation points as a Rotarian.  Thank you!

Important training required for President's Elect to be trained for leading the Rotary club.

Join us to visit the George Bush Presidential L9ibrary beginning at 9:30 am. Our guests from Ukraine will learn about leadership and public service through the life of President George H. W. Bush and also contains a special section dedicated to former first lady Barbara Bush       As one of the top attractions in the State of Texas, the George H. W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, creates a museum experience that is both educational and entertaining for the whole family.  Tickets may be $20 for adults, yet could be reduced to $10 if we have a group of 20.  If you are interested, please register for the event online.  We will monitor the numbers and provide an update later on the price of tickets.

Texas Independence Day Celebration” is an annual two-day living history celebration on Saturday, February 25th on the 293-acre Washington on the Brazos State Historic Site to celebrate where 59 delegates bravely met in 1836 to make a formal declaration of independence from Mexico in 1836.  The admission-free event features live music, food, demonstrations and sales of traditional crafts (blacksmithing, candle makers, woodworking, quilting and more), living history presentations, musket and cannon firings, pageantry, kids activities, museum exhibit and other commemorative programs. Historical reenactors set up a bonafide 1836 Texas Army camp where visitors can wander freely among the tents to learn how the soldiers and their families lived in 1836 so guests can experience life in Texas in 1836. To see the full schedule of events, visit www.wheretexasbecametexas.org. Admission to the grounds, on-site shuttles and parking are also free.  Join us to share with the Open World delegates from Ukraine a fun cultural experience with  activities for everyone. Please register online if you plan to attend so we may coordinate seeing you there.  Maybe a picnic lunch?

Join us for a glass of wine (buy your own) at the Messina Hof Winery and meet our Open World delegates from Ukraine.  An iconic destination in the Brazos Valley, Messina Hof Winery and Resort began operations in Bryan, TX in 1977 with a single-acre experimental vineyard, a site that still contributes to the company’s success today. As one of the largest producers of 100% Texas wines and the 4th largest Texas winery, we’re excited to share our Texas hospitality with you in the Tasting Room. 

Tour and learn about Messina Hof’s legacy in the Texas winemaking industry, all while sipping and stepping your way through our vineyard, production spaces, barrel room, and more! Tour will be at 5:00 pm.

Join our Open World team at the NASA Johnson Space Center which has served as a hub of human spaceflight activity for more than half a century.  HoIt is home to the nation’s astronaut corps, the International Space Station mission operations, the Orion Program, and a host of future space developments. The center plays a pivotal role in  enhancing scientific and technological knowledge to benefit all of humankind.  Buy your own tickets and let us know you will be there sowe can meet and tour together.  Register for this event online.

You are invited to attend the Welcome Dinner to meet the Open World delegates from Ukraine.  This event is $25 for Rotarians and their guests payable at the door by cash or check.  

Join us to say "Farewell" to our Open World delegates from Ukraine. New friendships have been made and we hope to contribute in the development of future projects with the introductions made this week.  We pray for a safe return and continued safety as they return to a country in the midst of war.  More detalls to follow.

Monthlty Board of Directors Meeting -  Open to All Members

We're excited to welcome RI President-Elect Gordon to Houston on March 15, 2023.  On March 15th, he'll be the Keynote Speaker at our "2023 Texas Rotary Round-Up" All Club Celebration!   This is a huge honor, and we all look forward to having the opportunity to give him a huge "Welcome to Texas" greeting (again).  Every Rotary club in District 5890 will have members and invited guests at this event. Come and be inspired by the messages shrared at this event!  Registration is on the district website.

Contact:  Janna Watson

Monthly Boatrd of Directors meeting at NOON.  Directors, please complete notes in preparation for this meeting.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81341323359

Meeting ID:  813 4132. 3359

Join us to learn about "Lanterns for Light" with  guest speaker Protus Onyango.  Eradicate poverty in Kenya by supporting. This project was started to begin construction of the Lantern For Light Library in Sega, Kenya project to be completed 2021.  Additional projects include sanitary. pads for girls to remain in school, a special needs school, an urgent care unit, a. feeding program, and an e-learning center.  

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Earth Day 2023 Houston Concert starring Shake Russell from 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm.  This fundraiser will support a new home for victims of sex trafficking, college scholarships, Harvest for the Hungry and projects in Ukraine.     We will also have a Silent Auction which will offer travel opportunities, collectibles, wine baskets, homemade pottery, designer handbags, and more.  Join us for an afternoon of fun, fellowship and great music.  Shake Russell is signing a guitar which will be auctioned and the lyrics to his hit "Travelin' Texas", the song written for a popular television program with Ron Stone on Channel 2.  

Monthly Board of Directors Meeting

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Join us to hear the wrap-up presentation from our Rotary Youth Exchange student who has been sponsored this year from France.  She has completed her school year and will share her insights and experiences with our club before saying "Bon Voyage".  The meeting will begin at 6:30 pm.

Join us to celebrate the end of the Rotary year with President Brittany Johnson and the installation of the new Board of Directors for President-Elect Stan Edwards year which begins on July 1, 2023.