What do you call people who come together every week for the expressed purpose of giving back to their community and to mankind some of the blessings they’ve received in life?
ROTARIANS!
The 55+ members of Seabrook Rotary have a marked impact on much of the Clear Lake / Bay Area. We call it Service-Above-Self. And although what we do touches just about everyone, directly or indirectly, not everyone knows about Rotary.
All Rotary Clubs have in common good people who leverage their time, talents and resources in ways that are the envy of any charity. Of the monies raised each year, 100% is targeted toward our projects and programs in four Avenues of Service: Educational & Vocational Initiatives, Community & Humanitarian Initiatives, International Initiatives and what we call New Generations.
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Whether you’re just a little curious or think you might be interested in joining Rotary, please accept this invitation to visit at any regularly scheduled meeting. Seabrook Rotary meets at 7am Thursday mornings at the beautiful Lakewood Yacht Club.
Edie Houlden
Still loving the weather! We are so lucky that we haven't had summer hot days. The weather has been nice and cool. Rotarians enjoyed part of our 5th Thursday outdoor at Evelyn Baldwin's home with the weather being so nice. We had a wonderful time, and Evelyn and her husband, Chad, were great hosts. The food was delicious, but the fellowship was even greater! Thank you, Evelyn, for hosting such a wonderful 5th Thursday, and Thank you to Rotarians and guests that attended.
We also attended another event that we had great weather. Well, one of the two days. On the weekend of May 1st and May 2nd, Keels and Wheels Concours d' Elegance was generous enough to have a tent for The Rotary Club of Seabrook. While Saturday brought rain, but that didn't stop us from talking to people about Rotary. Some areas were a little muddy to where I had to wear Wellington boots while wearing shorts. Not a pretty sight. LOL! Sunday was absolutely a beautiful sun shining day. Rotarians that volunteered to be there at the tent handed out our brochures and water bottles. We met some great potential Rotary members. We also had Rotary caps that we donated if someone donated $20 to the Rotary donation jar. We ended up with $90 that went to the White Hat this last Thursday during our meeting.
Our Books for the World was this past Saturday. Rotarians and Interact students did a great job sorting books that will go to children and schools worldwide.
At last Thursday's Rotary meeting, Jennifer Finely, Scholarship Chair, presented two Clear View students with a scholarship of $4,000 each. On behalf of the Rotary Club of Seabrook granted by the Seabrook Rotary Foundation, the recipients awarded the scholarships were Jackson Chaviers and Jordan Warren. Jordan has been accepted to the University of Houston-Clear Lake, pursuing a major in Biology and focusing on animal science. Jackson will be attending San Jacinto College studying Electrical Technology. Both students are exceptional Honor Students with high GPAs and goals. We've honored them for their Outstanding Performance in High School and their ability to show that they will be great stewards of society.
The White at that Eric Moorehead passes around every Thursday has a purpose. Every year, our club makes a generous donation to The Friends at Evelyn Meador Library for the After School Enhancement Program. Kids who have to wait for their parents to come to pick them up after school can wait at the library. During that time, kids get drinks and snacks while they work on the homework. It's a win-win. The parents have somewhere safe that the children can wait for them to be picked up while taking advantage of the time in the library, the students work on their homework.
During our Thursday meeting this week, We will present The Teacher of the Year Award Program. Plan on being at the meeting a half-hour longer than usual.
Please make sure that your Rotary Club dues are paid. If you haven't paid your dues, Treasurer Eric Moorehead can send you a Simple Swipe link to pay your invoice with a credit card. Send him an email to ericl_m@outlook.com.
Edie Houlden
Rotary Club of Seabrook-President 2020-2021
Let’s continue to be great stewards of Rotary. Do good deeds. Be kind. Volunteer when you can and contribute to this great organization.
"Rotarians are People of Action! Let's continue to serve our community and the World!
Service Above Self
Seabrook, TX 77586
United States of America