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President's Message
Melanie Dubendorff

Opportunities Are Here!

 
 
I have to start this bulletin with a very sincere thanks for your service to our Nation, for your participation in our awesome Rotary Club and for allowing Patriots to join you in your efforts to recognize veterans and work side by side to assist our community. Today, Veterans Day, is your day and we honor you today. We've begun the last quarter of 2024 and are headed into the busy holiday season. How did that happen so quickly? It's time to take advantage of the moment and make plans to support the upcoming Club events and Club meetings.
 
Your first opportunity to show up for your Club is tomorrow, Tuesday, Nov 12, and we have a very special meeting planned! We'll meet at the Michael E DeBakey VA Medical Center, 2002 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030 - 11:30am to 1pm. Our guest speaker will be Medical Director Francisco Vasquez and we'll gather outside at our Flags display for a photo op. Enter the main lobby and take the red elevator to the fourth floor and look for directions there. Please make the extra effort to join us for this special meeting and  invite someone to join you. 
 
Our biggest service projects of the year are in the coming weeks. The Club needs all hands on deck to make these successful! See more detail in this bulletin.
 
I've said this before and I'll say it again: there is no reason our Club shouldn't grow to become the biggest and most influential in our District. As a patriot, I'm a fierce supporter of veterans and there are many "out there" who love an opportunity to serve veterans. And, of course, as many of you are veterans, you know better than I do that veterans are the kind of people who truly understand Rotary mantra of Service Over Self. There is no reason why we shouldn't be regularly bringing like-minded, high-quality individuals to our meetings and service projects who help us with our mission to grow our Club and thus our ability to serve the veteran community and our community at-large here in Houston. Tell your Rotary story, share the Magic of Rotary (our 24/25 international theme) and invite others to join us every 2nd and 4th Tuesday, as well as to our upcoming special events.
      
See you soon.
 
Mark McVey
Rotary Club Greater Houston Veterans & Patriots
President 2024-2025
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And the WINNER IS . . . 
Congratulations Jeff Picard
Congratulations to Jeff Pickard for drawing the Ace of Spades to win the 50/50 Pot at last weeks meeting.  
 
On to our next draw . . .
We have a new deck of cards.  The Ace of Spaces has been pulled and replaced with the Joker. 
Draw the Joker . . . win the pot! 
 
The twist!!!
We are asking for small donations - value of about $10.  Assign a card value from a deck of cards to your donation.  For example, Tim Stroud donated a $10 gift card and assigned the Ace of Clubs to the gift.  If you win the 50/50 raffle at a meeting and do not pull the Joker, but pull the Ace of Clubs, you win the gift card.  
 
Donations of prizes are being accepted - you pick the card assigned to the gift. 
Please keep the gift small and around the $10 range - gift cards are perfect! 

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April 5 SPRING PARTY at the Richard A. Anderson State Veterans Home
The "SPRING" party was held at noon on Friday, April 5, 2024 at the Richard A. Anderson Texas Veterans Home. 
 
We served the residents Gumbo and drinks, played Bingo and trivia, gave away prizes and even did a little Karaoke! 
 
Check out the pictures in the Photo Album below! 
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Dues for the second half
of the 2023-2024
Rotary year past due.  
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Photo Albums
Spring 2024 VA Luncheon
SERVE Veteran Food Distribution
Hope Garden
Memorial Day 2023
Rotary Spotlight
Installation 2022-2023
Meeting Information
Tuesdays at 11:30 AM
Big Horn BBQ
2300 Smith Ranch Road
Pearland, TX 77584
United States of America
Phone:
(713) 824-7135
Second and Fourth Tuesday every month
Venue Map
Venue Map
Upcoming Events
Bi-Weekly Meeting
Jun 23, 2026 11:30 AM -
Jun 22, 2027 1:00 PM
2026 MEMORIAL DAY FIELD OF HONOR / SPRING
Jul 12, 2026
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Bi-Weekly Meeting
Jul 14, 2026 11:30 AM -
Jul 13, 2027 1:00 PM
Bi-Weekly Meeting
Jul 28, 2026 11:30 AM -
Jul 27, 2027 1:00 PM
Bi-Weekly Meeting
Aug 11, 2026 11:30 AM -
Aug 10, 2027 1:00 PM
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President Elect
 
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Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Maggie Peterson
June 5
 
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Cass Coroiescu
June 30
 
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Linda Webster
Kevin Webster
June 19
 
Join Date
Carey Counsil
June 1, 2002
24 years
 
Angela Busby
June 10, 2025
1 year
 
Perry Collins
June 10, 2025
1 year
 
Crystal Sarmiento
June 14, 2022
4 years
 
Hanh Hoang
June 25, 2025
1 year
 
Timothy Stroud
June 30, 2020
6 years
 
ROTARY MOTTO:
SERVICE ABOVE SELF
 
ROTARY VISION: 
Together, we see a world where people unite
and take action to create lasting change —
across the globe, in our communities, and in ourselves.
 
ROTARY CLUB OF GREATER HOUSTON VETERANS
 
A CLUB FOR VETERANS & PATRIOTS