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Your COVID-19 Questions Answered
Feb. 25, 2021 12:00 p.m.
Join us on February 25 as we welcome Bill King to the Bellaire SW Houston Rotary Club meeting. Bring your questions because Bill King will have answers for you about COVID-19. ABOUT BILL KING Bill is a life-long resident of the Houston area. He was born and raised in the Clear Lake area, attending Clear Creek High School before going on to the University of Houston to earn an undergraduate degree in political science and a law degree. He has enjoyed a varied career as a businessman and a lawyer. He began his career with a turbulent, and ultimately unsuccessful, foray in the savings & loan industry in the 1980s. His experience in that industry is retold in his 2009 book, Saving Face. Later in his career Bill served as the national managing partner for Linebarger, Goggan, Blair & Sampson, the president of Southwest Airport Services, Inc. and of counsel to Bracewell & Giuliani. As an Author Bill became a published author in 2004 with an opinion essay in the Houston Chronicle on hurricane evacuation. That essay lead to a 10-year relationship with the Chronicle and the publication of over 400 columns and editorials. From 2011-2015, Bill was a member of the Chronicle’s editorial board. In 2015, Bill published a compilation of his columns in Unapologetically Moderate. As a Leader In 1996, Bill was elected to the Kemah City Council. He later served as mayor of Kemah from 2001-2005. He was a candidate for mayor of Houston in 2015. He came in second in the general election but narrowly lost the run-off, in the closest mayoral election in Houston’s history. Throughout his life Bill has had a strong interest in a wide range of social, environmental and political issues. He has served on the boards of Interfaith Ministries, the Galveston Bay Foundation, Texas Southern University, Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, Fire Fighters Foundation of Houston, Memorial Hermann Foundation, Houston Methodist Debakey Heart and Vascular Center Advisory Council, CYCLE, the HISD Foundation and many others. https://billkingblog.com/ |
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Rotary's Disaster Aid USA
Mar. 04, 2021 12:00 p.m.
ABOUT DISASTER AID USA Disaster Aid USA (DAUSA) began with one Rotary Club’s Vision to nurture Rotary’s Dream of a world absent of pain and suffering by providing humanitarian aid when domestic disasters strike. DAUSA is a Rotary project, and it is open to all U. S. Rotary Districts, their clubs and their members. ABOUT PATRICK LESLEY
Originally, born in Bogota, Colombia and raised in Houston, TX. He now calls Pearland, TX home. Married and a father of two wonderful children, Jack (23) and Tara (17). Jack is proudly serving in the United States Navy as a Petty Officer and Tara is a Senior at Dawson High School. When not spending time with family, friends and fellow Rotarians, he spends his professional time as a Financial Advisor working for a Financial Services company. Also, when not spending time with family and friends, he enjoys reading a good book while savoring a glass of Kentucky Bourbon. |
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Mar. 08, 2021 6:00 p.m. - Mar. 13, 2021 5:00 p.m.
2020-2021 President Elect Training Seminar (P.E.T.S.)
We're Going Virtual for PETS this Year! This year's event will be held Monday, February 22nd through Sunday, February 28th! All sessions have been scheduled outside of work hours so you can join us!
Lone Star PETS is my favorite event of each Rotary year! This is the time to get energized about our next Rotary year and learn great ways to engage club members in service, fundraising, membership, club service and more! I promise you will meet new friends that will become lifelong friends. The 2021 Lone Star PETS is THE opportunity for our Club Presidents-Elect, Presidents-Nominee, Rotaractors, AGs and PDGs to learn about new trends in Rotary and cover essential topics to insure success as a leader in their clubs. Each of my DG classmates and I have selected outstanding speakers who will challenge you and inspire you. There will be plenty of time for discussion and sharing of ideas-- all from the comfort of your own home.
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Second Servings
Mar. 11, 2021 12:00 p.m.
Barbara Bronstein, Founder, President & Volunteer at Second Servings, noticed an excessive amount of food being wasted at banquets, as a result of no-shows, so she sought out a donation solution. When Barbara learned that the local food bank did not accept prepared food donations, she connected a soup kitchen directly with numerous banquet venues, to retrieve their surplus food. After a year, Barbara was determined to create a more effective, scalable solution to connect abundance with need. While researching, she became aware of the term “food rescue” and began studying and connecting with a multitude of food rescue organizations around the country. Once she got a better idea of the mission at hand, she chose the best practices for the Houston market, and founded the city’s only prepared and perishable food rescue organization, Second Servings. OPERATIONS OFFICIALLY BEGAN IN EARLY 2015, AND SINCE THEN, WE HAVE RESCUED OVER 5 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD, VALUED AT APPROXIMATELY $50 MILLION, FROM MORE THAN 400 FOOD DONORS AND DELIVERED IT AT NO COST TO OVER 90 LOCAL CHARITIES. |
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Passover
Mar. 18, 2021 12:00 p.m.
Passover begins at sundown of March 27 this year. Rabbi Jacknin will once again join our Club to speak about Passover. ABOUT RABBI GAVRIEL JACKNIN Rabbi Jacknin and his wife founded the Bellaire Jewish Center in 2010. https://www.bjchouston.org/ |
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Mar. 18, 2021 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Come out and say hello at our next club social! Bring a friend that might be interested in Rotary! We're meeting at Evelyn's Park on Thursday, March 18, from 5-7pm. Evelyn's Park 4400 Bellaire BLVD The parking lot is behind Betsy's Cafe on Newcastle Dr. Overflow parking is available across the street at the two churches. |
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Mar. 25, 2021 12:00 p.m.
We're please to welcome "The High-Tech Texan" Michael Garfield to speak to our Rotary Club! RADIO HOST. TV CORRESPONDENT. TECH EVANGELIST. COLUMNIST. ACTOR. FOODIE. TRAVELER. ATHLETE. INFLUENCER. It is tough to categorize Michael Garfield as he fits and defines many categories. He is heard, seen and read by an audience of millions with his unique take, comments and reviews on everything from technology to travel; fashion to food. Michael hosts radio programs heard around the world on iHeartRadio and terrestrially on one of the largest news/talk stations in the U.S. – KPRC-AM (Houston). Industry executives, entertainers, athletes and other guests open up to Michael with insights on their profession and inside scoop on his long-running program, “The High-Tech Texan® Show with Michael Garfield.” He also serves as the Technology Correspondent for TV outlets and radio stations across the U.S. These platforms feature listener call-ins, product reviews, tips and opinions that reach millions of consumers. He writes columns for LOCAL Houston and Prime Living magazines, authors several blogs and updates his widely viewed websites at HighTechTexan.com and iHeartVehicles.com. Michael is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and holds a bachelor’s degree in Communications, Radio-TV-Film. He began his broadcasting career in the late 1990’s on the Houston NBC-TV affiliate and has built a nationally recognized brand across several media including a columnist for magazines, websites and blogs. Michael gained experience in the communications, marketing and promotion areas with key roles in companies like Microsoft, MCI, Chase, and ProServ Sports Management. But it was his first job out of college that propelled his drive to evangelize products in front of masses. Hired as one of the youngest TV Show Hosts on QVC Network, Michael honed his skills as a product pitchman guiding viewers across the country through products like fine jewelry, hardware, household items and electronics. Michael appears regularly on regional and national TV commercials and hosts satellite media tours for several companies. He has appeared on ABC’s General Hospital, ran ten marathons, floated in zero-gravity, sky and SCUBA dived, just to name a few of the activities that keeps him busy. As one of the country’s youngest Eagle Scouts (age 13), Michael is considered a go-getter and over-achiever. He works diligently with clients around the world to ensure their projects and messages are completed with clarity. He also emcees high-profile events, delivers uplifting and keynote speeches. He denotes his time and resources to many organizations including the Boy Scouts of America, Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo, various charities and schools. Michael lives in Houston and has three teenage sons who always seem to think they know more than their dad. They hope to one day take over his jobs. Michael hopes that day comes soon. Contact michael@hightechtexan.com |
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Apr. 01, 2021 12:00 p.m.
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District 5890 Peace Committee
Apr. 08, 2021 12:00 p.m.
ABOUT DISTRICT 5890's PEACE COMMITTEE Rotary has partnered with the Institute for Economics and Peace, an independent think tank and leader in the study of peace and conflict, to help address the root causes of conflict and create conditions that foster peace. Here in District 5890, we are promoting peace by facilitating heightened levels of communication and coordination between already existing Committees here in District 5890 which are defacto building Positive Peace, fostering the development of new Positive Peace sub-committees (such as the Environment, Social Emotional Learning, Critical Conversations) as well as providing programs on Peace Building and the opportunity of becoming Rotary Peacebuilder Clubs to all of our District's 63 Rotary Clubs. We encourage all Rotarians to become Certified Rotary Peacebuilders through completing the Positive Peace Academy Certification Program. ABOUT GWEN COROLLA Gwen Corolla is currently serving as the Chair of the District 5890 Peace Committee. She joined the Memorial-Spring Branch Rotary Club in February 2013 and served as President of that club in 2015. She was presented with the “Rotarian of the Year” award in 2018-19. In addition to their work with their clubs, Gwen and her husband Wayne Staton, Sharpstown Rotary Club, have been active at the District Level of Rotary for about 5 years. She brings her lifetime of experience in sales and marketing, administration, business management and private consulting, working with all sizes and types of organizations to her work in Rotary. |
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Apr. 15, 2021 - Apr. 18, 2021
District Conference 2021 at Horse Shoe Bay Resort. https://portal.clubrunner.ca/50025/page/our-2021-serve-like-a-champion-district-conference |
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Apr. 15, 2021 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Join us for fellowship, good food, and fun at our April club social! Socials are a perfect opportunity to invite a friend or colleague to learn about Rotary in a low-key setting and meet current club members. |
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Life In Simulated Space
Apr. 22, 2021 12:00 p.m.
LIFE IN SIMULATED SPACE Astronauts undertaking missions to deep space destinations like the Moon and Mars will face a number of challenges caused by the vast distances and durations involved in these journeys. To study and prepare to meet these challenges, NASA is conducting a variety of space analog missions, which recreate aspects of life in space here on Earth. Andrzej Stewart, who has served as a crewmember for simulated space missions in the HERA and HI-SEAS analogs, will talk about what life is like as part of an analog crew, as well as what life may be like for astronauts living on Mars in the future.
ABOUT ANDRZEJ STEWART Andrzej Stewart is an experienced spacecraft operator for a wide variety of NASA missions. He's worked as a spacecraft mission controller for the Spitzer Space Telescope, Juno, GRAIL, and NASA's Mars orbiter fleet. Andrzej now works in Mission Control at the Johnson Space Center, training as an Orion spacecraft Navigator for NASA’s upcoming Artemis missions. He is also a 1st Lieutenant in the Civil Air Patrol, serving as the Texas Wing Emergency Services Training Officer, and also as a Search and Rescue/Disaster Recovery Mission Pilot and Aerial Photographer. Andrzej earned degrees in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and aspires to be a NASA astronaut. In pursuing that, he has served as the Flight Engineer of HERA C2M2, a two-week asteroid mission simulation at the Johnson Space Center, and as Chief Engineering Officer of HI-SEAS IV, a year-long Mars simulation in Hawai'i. |
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Apr. 29, 2021 12:00 p.m.
The Bellaire Southwest Houston Rotary Club can only grow to be a vibrant club with the help of you, our Members! Let your voices be heard and help shape the future of our club! Both meetings are open to the entire club and your participation is highly encouraged, especially the incoming board members. Meeting 1: 4/29 @ Noon CST at Westbury Christian School (10420 Hillcroft St, Houston, TX 77096) and on Zoom Meeting 2: 5/20 @ Noon CST at BraeBurn Country Club and on Zoom Lunch will be provided. There will be no regular speakers during these Thursday strategy meetings. |
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"The Impact of Mentoring" - Willburn Heritage Scholarship Foundation
May 06, 2021 12:00 p.m.
Please join us in welcoming Lauren Harris with the Willburn Heritage Scholarship Foundation. She will be speaking on "The Impact of Mentoring" and how the scholarship recipients can be positively impacted by gaining a mentor. She will explain how Rotary club members would benefit from becoming a mentor, and will describe the strategy for selecting and pairing potential mentors with their mentees. ABOUT LAUREN HARRIS Lauren Harris is an international public health advocate who is passionate about health Born and raised in Houston, TX, Lauren attended the University of Houston and earned a Currently, she serves as the youngest and first scholarship recipient to serve as a Board |
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The ‘Kel Strong’ Mabatah Foundation
May 13, 2021 12:00 p.m.
ABOUT THE 'KEL STRONG' FOUNDATION The ‘Kel Strong’ Mabatah Foundation’s mission is to help create a better future for those impacted by traumatic brain injuries through financial support for treatment and services as they journey to recovery. Kel’s goal with starting his foundation in addition to helping others in their recovery process, and anything he does really, is to inspire/motivate others to overcome their challenges, set backs, limitations, disabilities, whatever it is, and do the impossible coming back even stronger than before. Learn more: https://www.kelstrongfoundation.com/ ABOUT KEL MABATAH: Kelubia (Kel) is a native of Houston, Texas where he attended and graduated from the Kinkaid School in 2005. At an early age, Kel became a very dedicated and accomplished tennis player. He began competing in USTA tournaments, eventually achieving a top 5 ranking in the state of Texas and a top 40 ranking nationally. Following high school, he continued his tennis career, competing at the Division 1 level for Purdue University and Texas Christian University. After receiving his bachelor’s degree in Entrepreneurial Management from TCU, Kel returned to Houston and began working for his father’s businesses based in Houston and Nigeria. In 2014, Kel was working at his father’s company in Nigeria one night when he experienced a life-changing and nearly fatal event. For reasons still unknown to this day, Kel was viciously attacked and beaten by a group of men who had broken into the facility. Kel experienced severe injuries to his entire body, including trauma to the brain. After his first brain surgery in Nigeria, and many additional operations to his brain and body in Houston, Kel was able to pull through. His recovery from this terrible incident is truly a miraculous story, and he has since become an inspiration to many others who have experienced traumatic brain injuries and just to others in general. |
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May 16, 2021 2:00 p.m.
Join us for our May Social at The Museum of Natural Science! We'll be viewing the Pompeii exhibit. Click here to learn about the exhibit. Cost is $20 per person. Please bring cash. Meet inside the front entrance. |
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May 20, 2021 12:00 p.m.
The Bellaire Southwest Houston Rotary Club can only grow to be a vibrant club with the help of you, our Members! Let your voices be heard and help shape the future of our club! Both meetings are open to the entire club and your participation is highly encouraged, especially the incoming board members. Meeting 1: 4/29 @ Noon CST at Westbury Christian School (10420 Hillcroft St, Houston, TX 77096) and on Zoom Meeting 2: 5/20 @ Noon CST at BraeBurn Country Club and on Zoom Lunch will be provided. There will be no regular speakers during these Thursday strategy meetings. |
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May 22, 2021
Memorial Day Flag deployments are on May 22, and pick up is June 4/5. To sign up for a flag subscription, click here! |
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Leadership through Change
May 27, 2021 12:00 p.m.
ABOUT LISA HELFMAN Lisa Helfman is the Director of Public Affairs Houston for H-E-B Grocery Company and served previously as the Director of Real Estate for them. Prior to joining H-E-B in 2014, Lisa served as Director of Real Estate Services at Texas Children’s Hospital where she created the Real Estate Services Department in order to centralize the hospital’s real estate operations. Lisa worked at Texas Children’s for seven years after leaving Vinson & Elkins law firm where she represented many urban redevelopment clients, non-profits, and government entities in financings, real estate, and other legal matters. Lisa received her JD Magna Cum Laude from the University of Houston Law Center and her BA Cum Laude from Tulane University. When she isn’t representing H-E-B in the community, she is pushing kale smoothies to children all over underserved communities as the Founder and Board Chair of Brighter Bites. In the fall of 2011, Lisa and her family took part in a weekly fruit and vegetable co-op, and she watched her children’s eating habits transform—for the better. So much so that her little boy rejected a piece of cake at a birthday party, asking instead for the blueberries he’d grown fond of eating at home. Like most moms, Lisa realized this was a fairly significant decision for a six-year-old, and she wondered what kind of influence regular access to fresh produce might have on all children. She was inspired to replicate this type of positive change in underserved communities identified as “food deserts,” or areas with limited access to grocery stores. Because nutrition education in these communities is often equally lacking, Lisa’s vision was to bring a produce co-op to schools in these neighborhoods that included an educational component while also making it fun. She created a collaborative partnership with Dr. Shreela Sharma at the University of Texas School of Public Health, and launched the program now known as Brighter Bites in 2012. Eight years later, Brighter Bites has delivered over 40,000,000 pounds of fresh produce and 100,000s of education materials to more than 400,000 individuals (including teachers!) across 125+ participating schools in Houston, Dallas, Austin, New York City, Washington D.C., Northern California, and Southwest Florida. In 2019, the Houston-Galveston chapter of the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship named Lisa its Humanitarian of the Year, Newcomb College at Tulane University also named Lisa its Community Service Alumni of the Year and Business Insider named her and Shreela to their list of top 100 Coolest People in Food and Drink. In 2020, her alma mater Kinkaid named Lisa the Alumna of the Year. In addition to chairing the Board of Brighter Bites, Lisa also serves on the boards of the Jung Center, the Houston Food Bank, the YMCA of Greater Houston and Buffalo Bayou Partnership. She has two children, Drew (15) and Nathan (12), who continue to inspire her every day. |
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History of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
Jun. 03, 2021 12:00 p.m.
Denise Kurt is a member of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo’s Speaker’s Committee. We welcome her as our guest to speak about the history of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo! ABOUT DENISE KURT Denise Kurt, a native of St. Petersburg, Florida, received her Bachelor’s Degree from the University of South Florida, and her Doctor of Jurisprudence from South Texas College of Law. Denise is licensed to practice law in the State of Texas, and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. She is a member of the Houston Bar Association, Association of Women Attorneys, and the Disability and Elder Law Attorney Association. She is currently a Regional Attorney with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission and is based in Houston. Volunteering is a longtime passion for Denise. She was an active member for many years with Houston Proud, which assisted non-profits with their fundraising efforts. She’s also volunteered with the Houston Food Bank as part of HHSC’s Day of Giving. This is Denise’s fourth year as a member of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo’s Speaker’s Committee. She is proud to support them in their effort to provide year-round educational support for youth throughout Texas. |
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Jun. 05, 2021
Memorial Day Flag deployments are on May 22, and pick up is June 4/5. To sign up for a flag subscription, click here! |
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Jun. 10, 2021 6:30 p.m.
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Jun. 12, 2021 - Jun. 16, 2021
The Rotary International Convention, scheduled for 12-16 June 2021, in Taipei, Taiwan, will now be a virtual event in response to the ongoing threat of COVID-19. For more info: https://www.rotarytaipei2021.org/ |
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Cybersecurity Best Practices
Jun. 17, 2021 12:00 p.m.
ABOUT ANDREW MOORE Andrew Moore has a history of building great operational systems. He has worked in the IT arena for over 20 years and has been instrumental in the successful building of several businesses into multi-million dollar companies. Andrew's fusion of process development, data analysis and mentoring talented employees has provided the foundation for building strong and profitable organizations. Andrew has successfully implemented cyber-security and business intelligence practices into his organizations building additional revenue streams around Azure, Power BI and Cyber-security program management. |
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Jun. 23, 2021 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
We sold close to 100 new flag subscriptions for the Memorial Day 2021 rollout, but that means now we have many existing flags to repair and new ones to prepare. Join the team on Wed, June 23, at 4pm at Craig and Gayle Wooten's home for "Fun with Flags!" We'll have dinner after the work party to celebrate everyone's hard work toward 900 FLAGS in the 2021-2022 Rotary year! Feel free to bring a dish or drinks to share. |
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(no speaker, no Zoom)
Jun. 24, 2021 12:00 p.m.
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Jun. 24, 2021 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
We will celebrate our club's 64th anniversary at our June social, Thursday, 6/24 from 5-7pm at Lemongrass Cafe (5107 Bellaire Blvd, Bellaire). Bring your family or invite a friend! Club socials are a great opportunity to invite a friend or colleague that might be interested in service, networking and fellowship! See Social Chair, Kathleen Wiesenthal, for more info. |
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Jun. 26, 2021 5:00 p.m.
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Jun. 27, 2021 Ends: 11:59 p.m.
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Arboretum Restorations & Native Plants
Jul. 01, 2021 12:00 p.m.
ABOUT KELSEY LOW Kelsey Low is the Adult Programs Manager at the Houston Arboretum where she helps other adults connect to Houston's urban wilderness through classes on wildlife, native plants, art, cooking, and bird watching. She has been a bird watcher for nearly 25 years and has a broad background in biology studying everything from bird behavior to ethnobotany (how humans use plants). A committed advocate for nature in the city, she is a member of the Texas Parks & Wildlife Urban Outreach Advisory Committee, the City of Sugar Land PARCS Board, and the Cullinan Park Conservancy Board. |
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Jul. 03, 2021 9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
On Saturday, July 3, from 9:30am-1pm the Bellaire SW Houston Rotary Club will be back at the City of Bellaire's Celebration of Independence passing out slices of ice cold watermelon to festival attendees! See Hugh Sintic for to volunteer for this event. The parade will begin at 9:30 AM, followed by the festival. The parade route has changed, please see the new route below. Parade - starts at 9:30 AM- The Parade will start at South Rice Ave. and Valerie St. - Children's Bike Parade will start at South Rice Ave. and Evergreen St. - Both parades will end at South Rice Ave. and Linden St. Festival - starts after the Parade (approx. 10:00 am)Enjoy food, music from a live band, and more! The festival will take place on the Great Lawn and in Loftin Park. For more info: https://www.bellairetx.gov/1386/Celebration-of-Independence |
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Jul. 13, 2021 1:00 p.m.
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"Pursuit of happiness"
Jul. 22, 2021 12:00 p.m.
Sandra will speak on the "Pursuit of happiness" - how to balance work and life through serving others. ABOUT SANDRA DEE OLISON Sandra is an IT Professional Technology Trainer and Educator, currently working in the education sector. She is originally from Houston, TX, and now resides west of Houston. She has a B.S. in Information Technology and a Masters in Technology Education from Lamar University. She currently works in secondary education as a Google Certified Educator, Google Certified Trainer, and Microsoft Innovative Educator. She just received her Scrum/Agile certification and looks forward to achieving her Google and Amazon Cloud certifications. She enjoys learning new technology, focusing on her prayer time, and her Pilates reformer classes. She enjoys helping others overcome their technology fears, as well as volunteering at non-profits. She sees every challenge as an opportunity to improve and recognizes that balance is the key. |
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City Hall Update
Jul. 29, 2021
Michael Kubosh has served as the At-Large Position No. 3 Council Member since 2014, representing the entire City of Houston. Kubosh Priorities & Initiatives
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Rotary Collaborative Meeting
Aug. 05, 2021 12:00 p.m.
Please join the Bellaire/SW Houston Rotary, Memorial/Spring Branch Rotary, Med Center Rotary, Sharpstown Rotary, University Area Rotary, and West U Rotary as we welcome District Governor, Michelle Bohreer on her official visit to our clubs!
We do anticipate this to be a large gathering - in accordance with current pandemic threat levels, Rotarians and guests who have NOT been vaccinated against Covid-19 are asked to attend the meeting virtually via Zoom.
This is a great opportunity to expand your Rotary connections, to learn about what's in store for the coming year, and find out how you can be a part of it. It is also a great opportunity for a friend or colleague to learn more about Rotary, so bring a friend. We look forward to seeing you!
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Health Care Successes from this Year's Texas Session
Aug. 19, 2021 12:00 p.m.
David will speak on the health care successes that came out of the Texas Session this year. ABOUT DAVID BALAT David Balat is the director of the Right on Healthcare initiative at the Foundation. He has broad experience across the healthcare spectrum with special expertise in healthcare finance. He is a former congressional candidate in Texas’ 2nd Congressional District and a seasoned hospital executive with more than 20 years of healthcare industry leadership and executive management experience. Balat has earned the privilege of being invited to testify before the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform in Washington, D.C., and before various House committees in the Texas state Legislature. He is a published author and op-ed columnist in Newsweek, U.S. News & World Report, Real Clear Politics, and other news outlets. He is also an active speaker and commentator on matters of health policy. Balat often volunteers to help families navigate their bills and how to understand their benefits. He serves as a board member for a nonprofit focused on educating legislators and the community about important matters pertaining to healthcare freedom. Balat is a first generation American and the first in his family to graduate from college. He received his B.S. from the University of Houston and joint master’s degrees in business administration and hospital administration from the University of Houston – Clear Lake. |