Events

The Bellaire Southwest Houston Rotary Club, Houston International Rotary Club, and the Rotary Club of Bear Creek Copperfield are excited to co-sponsor Rotary Youth Exchange Student, Šimon Basler, from the Czech Republic this year! The Rotary Club of Bear Creek Copperfield is hosting a welcome party at the home of Rotarian, Jean Love, to welcome Simon to Houston. This is a casual poolside party (Bring a swimsuit!) and a great opportunity to meet other Rotarians from the Rotary Club of Bear Creek Copperfield, Bellaire SW, and Houston International.

Please RSVP to the Evite that was sent out no later than August 10th.

When: August 20, 2022

Time: 6:00 pm

Where: 8003 Laguna Spring Court, Houston, TX 77095

Attire: Casual poolside attire, bring your swimsuit and enjoy the pool

Contact Rotarian Jean Love or Carmen Cuneo with questions.

Jean: (281) 236-9838

Carmen: (713) 240-3058, cuneo@sbcglobal.net

A torchbearer for the business community, Glenn Hamer has a proven track record for success in the public policy arena. He testified before the 87th Legislature, second day on the job, and made meaningful contributions to the passage of top legislative priorities for the business community (including broadband expansion, “Keep Texas Trucking,” pandemic liability protections, and preventing astronomical increases in Unemployment Insurance).

Since the pandemic, Glenn has made it his mission to visit more local chambers of commerce than anyone else on the planet. He connects businesses, small and large, with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to protect Texas’ pro-business climate. Glenn is proud to be a part of the Texas Camino Real District Export Council, American Society of Mexico, and National Immigration Forum. He also serves on the board for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and chairs its committee of 100 (CCC100).
 
Glenn came to TAB after 14 years as CEO of the Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry — where he played a central role in major tax, education, legal and healthcare victories. He was at the forefront of the business community’s advocacy for the United States-Mexico- Canada Agreement (USMCA). Glenn is a highly regarded international issues expert and has joined governors, mayors, and the U.S. Chamber on trade missions to China, Taiwan, Mexico, Canada, Israel, and the United Kingdom. Recognizing the global race for talent to keep our economy strong, Glenn is also a recognized champion on immigration reform. 

Glenn has also served as chief of staff to Arizona Congressman Matt Salmon, executive director of the Arizona Republican Party, legislative assistant to Sen. Jon Kyl, and executive director of the Solar Energy Industries Association. 

A graduate of Cornell University and Arizona State University's College of Law, Glenn is married with three daughters, all of whom exhibit a strong entrepreneurial spirit. His wife Tali is quadrilingual, and their daughters are bilingual (English and Hebrew).

Caleb is a founding member of Rotary Club of Pignon, Haiti, and has served as Vice President and President.  Caleb is a Rotary Leadership Institute and a faculty member.

Save the Date for our Annual Willbern Heritage Scholarship Foundation Wine Dinner!    

Saturday, October 1, 2022

Braeburn Country Club

6:30 p.m.

Again this year the Gold Sponsor will be Prosperity Bank & the Event Sponsor will be HEB Meyerland

Dinner will be excellent with steak and lobster tail and wine pairings.

Invitations to follow in mid-August. Please let Craig Wooten know if there are friends or family members you would like an invite send to. 

Let's have fun with the live auction items! If you have unique ideas for auction items you can secure, please let Craig Wooten know.

Ideas - 

• Does anyone have a friend that can take a group on a sailboat cruise in Galveston?
• Have access to a weekend home, B&B or hotel in the Hill Country or on the beach?
• Know a photographer that can donate a portrait package?
• Do you have season tickets to the Astros, Rockets, Texans, the theater, ballet or opera? 

Tables are $1,600 for a table for 8

Individual tickets $200 ea

The event did sell out last year so secure your ticket early! Get some friends together and enjoy a night of good food and good company! The more funds we raise, the more students we can gift with higher education!

Melissa M. Williams Murphy is a children’s author, the founder of the iWRITE Literacy Organization, and the Executive Director of The Bryan Museum. Melissa’s background in psychology has influenced the framework to her writing programs, giving students a voice and giving educators and parents the tools they need to create a positive association with writing.

She established iWRITE in 2009, after a year-long book tour where she heard elementary students ask her the same question over and over, “Can kids be authors too?” That question sparked the idea for the I Write Short Stories by Kids for Kids Annual Publishing Contest, now in its thirteenth year, giving students the opportunity to become published authors. 

Melissa has written and published twelve books for children ranging from the K to 6th grade level and presented to students in over 250 schools across Texas. She makes learning fun for kids while still aligning lessons with TEKS standards for Texas education. Her most recent creative writing program and curriculum revolves around the “i” The Guy cartoon character and writing mentor. The mascot appears in numerous iWRITE resources for teachers and students, including writing workbooks in English and Spanish, a Texas History journal, online curriculum, and television programming. Melissa is most excited for her next big project through iWRITE and The Bryan Museum, to publish 1,000 students in the largest published book in the world called, I Am Texas, and break the Guinness World Record in November 2022. She loves spending time with her husband, Matt, and two little boys, Jackson and Colton, in Houston, TX.