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Rotarian Neil Nathan was recognized and honored for celebrating 45 years as a member of the Rotary Club of Galveston. Presenting his certificate and gift was District Governor, Demetress Harrell. (Harrell is the Governor for District 5910 - which includes Galveston.)

Vocational Awards Honoring Those that Serve

Presentation of the Rotary Club of Galveston's annual Vocational Awards took place at the February 22nd meeting. Congratulations to all of our winners.

Special Visit from District Governor

Cissy Matthews (right), president of the Rotary Club of Galveston, received a special certificate - presented by District Governor Demetress Harrell - recognizing the club for having 36 members who donated to the Polio Plus Society to help eradicate Polio - worldwide. Each of the Rotarians who participated donated a minimum of $100 each and received a commemorative Polio Plus Society pin.

Great fun at the Chili Supper

Thank you for another wonderful Chili Supper Event. It was great fun to see some many of our community members come out to support our event and enjoy a bowl of chili. We can't wait until the next one!!

Thank you to our generous sponsors that are supporting our annual Chili Supper including:

Diamond Sponsor: Bromberg Charitable Trust

Gold Sponsor: Edward Jones Investments, Prosperity Bank, Jerry Mohn, Autumn Springs RAL, LLC

Silver Sponsor: Stewart Title, Councilwoman Marie Robb, Fred & Kim Rasckhe, Neil and Linda Nathan

Bronze Sponsor: Bets Anderson, VJ Tramonte, Robyn Bushong, Dave & Cissy Matthews, The Grand 1894 Opera House, Heffernan Insurance Agency, Soar Vacation Rental Services

Interact Members Helping the Environment

The members of the Interact Club of Galveston participated in cleaning up fishing lines and cigarette butts at Jamail Park on January 21st. This ongoing project helps keep these items out of our bayou where they could contaminate the water or injury marine animals. The Interact Club was assisted by Rotary Club Past President Mary Brechtel along with Rotarians Casey Brechtel and Ming Tzeng.

Rotarians Recognized for Paul Harris Fellow Levels

Rotarian Neil Nathan (center) recognized and honored Ruth Suhler (left) and Barbara Winburn for their continued generosity and financial support of the Rotary International Foundation by increasing their annual financial commitment as members of the Paul Harris Society. The purpose of the Paul Harris Society is to honor and thank individuals for their generous, ongoing support of The Rotary Foundation. (photo by Robyn Bushong.)

Club supports Toys for Tots and Meals on Wheels

The Rotary Club of Galveston recently celebrated their annual Holiday & Family Program by making generous contributions to the annual Toys for Tots program - sponsored annually by the 4th Marine Division in Galveston. On hand to accept the generous contributions donated by the membership were Toys for Tots Coordinator, Sgt Christy (2nd from left) and Sgt. Garner. Also pictured were Club President, Cissy Matthews (far left), co-chairs Rotarians Mike Guarino and Bill Clement (far right.) Also pictured, in front, were Guarino's grandsons Gus and Pip (right) Caballero. (Photo by Robyn Bushong.)

Rotarians Ringing Bell for Salvation Army

Members of the Rotary Club of Galveston, including Interact members, rang the bell to collect donations for the Salvation Army. Members covered entrances at Walmart and Academy from 10am - 6pm on Saturday, December 10, 2022.

Club Foundation Awards Grant to United Nations' World Interfaith Harmony Week

The Rotary Club of Galveston's Galveston Rotary Foundation, Inc. awarded a $2,000 grant to First Lutheran Church in conjunction with the United Nations' World Interfaith Harmony Week. Pictured with the Reverend Richard Rhoades, is Committee member and Rotarian, Ming Tzeng (left), and Foundation treasurer and Club past president, Kris Carlson. Photo by Robyn Bushong.

Thank You to Past President Mary

Immediate Past President, Mary Brechtel received a special Rotary Citation Certificate for outstanding achievement during her year as president. Only 11 clubs (out of 41 clubs) in our District were honored with this citation. Mary was surprised to also receive a special themed-banner that was signed by each of the Board members who serve/served on her board this past year. Thank you Mary for your great leadership during the 21-22 Rotary Year. (Photo by Robyn Bushong.)

Tom Delgado Receives Coveted Glass

Cissy Matthews, Club President, presents club member, Tom Delgado, with a special "Thank you" gift for his work for the club and social events. (photo by Robyn Bushong.)

Rovin' Rotarians Recognized by the Alzheimer's Association

Rotarian Sally Byrom (right) was presented a special award at a recent meeting of the Rotary Club of Galveston from the Alzheimer's Association of Houston & Southeast Texas Chapter. Stephanie Fitzgerald, Bay Area/Galveston Regional Manager, made the presentation and recognized the Club's Rovin' Rotarians as the top-producing Rotary Club in the United States for raising over $20,000 annually -for the past 3 years - for the Alzheimer's Association. (Photo by Robyn Bushong.)

Adopt-a-Beach Fall 2022

Members of the Rotary Club of Galveston, and their families and friends, participated in the recent "Adopt -a -Beach" event held September 17th. Established in 1986, and sponsored by the Texas General Land Office, this program has been one of the most successful volunteer efforts in the nation to clean up trash from Texas beaches. Project Chair is Bill Leopold (fifth from left, back row.) (Photo by Ulli Budelmann.)

Rotarians Recognized for Paul Harris Awards

Nine members of the Rotary Club of Galveston were recognized at a recent meeting for upgrading their Paul Harris Fellow status by making additional generous contributions to Rotary International.