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Posted by Jon R. McKinnie on Jul 01, 2012 I would like to welcome each of you to the website for Rotary International District 5890 that is comprised of 62 community oriented Rotary clubs with more than 2,800 dedicated service minded Rotarians. We are proud to be one of the more than 530 Rotary Districts in Rotary International that has a membership of more than 1.2 million Rotarians worldwide.
The Rotarians of the Rotary Clubs of District 5890 give freely of their time, talents and treasures to better the lives of those in our communities both locally and internationally. This you will be able to witness by the postings on this website, the individual club websites, our Facebook page and our YouTube postings. I encourage the public to support these hard working Rotarians and should you be so inclined, I invite you to join us as we promote our core values of service, fellowship, diversity, integrity and leadership in all the things we do. | Posted by Miguel A. Hernandez on Feb 03, 2013 The Space Center Rotary Club will host a Peace Forum entitledPeace through Service Monday evening, Feb. 18, in the UH-Clear Lake Bayou Building Garden Room. The forum, scheduled from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m., is an effort to further inform the community, by describing actual service projects, of the value and importance of service and how it contributes to promote peace and better understanding among citizens of the world. Please register that you will attend, click on REGISTER NOW | Posted by Jon R. McKinnie on Feb 07, 2013 The "Par for Polio" Golf Tournament is hosted by the Alvin Rotary Club and Alvin Sunrise Rotary Club with the support of the Alvin High School Interact Club. 100% of the profits from this tournament go to Rotary's End Polio Now. The tournament will be held at Country Place Golf Course, 3123 Flower Field Lane, Pearland, Texas 77584 Registration starts at 11:00 am, with tee-off at 1:00 pm Come join us "End Polio Now" Click on REGISTER ON-LINE or this story heading to learn detail. | Posted by Jon R. McKinnie on Dec 28, 2012 Now that the new Rotary year has started, the new Presidents-Elect should mark their calendars for the 2013 PETS. There is no better preparation than attending PETS which is scheduled for Feb 28 - Mar 3 2013 at Hyatt Regency DFW. In fact, attendance at PETS is now required by RI for all president-elects in order to serve as president of your Rotary club. | Posted by Jon R. McKinnie on Feb 11, 2013 Space Center Rotary's spring fundraiser, Springoree, will be held at the Lakewood Yacht Club, 103 Yacht Club Lane, Seabrook, TX 77586 on March 21 starting at 6:00 pm. The theme is Mardi Gras (the decorations are fantastic!). Mardi Gras attire and whatever would be appropriate to the theme. Cocktails at 6:00pm; Dinner at 7:00pm. with choice of beef, fish, or veggie. The cost is $75 per person including two drink tickets for beer, wine, mixed drink and sodas (soft drinks). | Posted by Jon R. McKinnie on Jan 01, 2013 The next trip planned to Guerrero Clinic will be Apr 2-7 2013. There will be a group of doctors and eye specialists heading a group of Rotarians, which is always an anxiously awaited event for the locals. Whether this is your first trip or next of many, you will always enjoy a very rewarding experience. Whether you will attend this trip or won't be able to make this trip, the Guerrero Clinic needs your assistance. The eyeglass center which has provided thousands of glasses really needs additional glasses inventory. Please accept our invitation to join us in our passion for this noble effort as we create miracles in the lives of thousands of people in rural Mexico and around the world. Click on this story heading for more details. | Posted by Jon R. McKinnie on Feb 11, 2013 The 2013 District Conference will be held April 18-21 2013, at the outstanding Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort - San Antonio, TX. Step into a world of timeless charm at Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort and Spa. Building upon our heritage as Rogers - Wiseman Ranch, our casually luxurious San Antonio Texas resort is the perfect blend of AAA Four Diamond pampering in an inviting setting. Come celebrate the many accomplishments of District 5890. District 5890 is alive and vibrant. See how to make your club grow and maintain membership. Learn why the Rotary Foundation is important to your Club, District 5890 and the World as a whole. | Posted by Wayne Beaumier on Feb 08, 2013 Bearcreek-Copperfield Rotary Club is hosting the "Helping A Hero" Classic Golf Tournament on Monday, April 29th at Sterling Country Club at 16500 Houston National Blvd, Houston, TX 77095. The scramble format will start at 1:00pm.To register on-line, click on REGISTER NOW | Posted by Niki Whiteside on Oct 01, 2012 District 5890 Rotarians always have a GREAT time at the RI Convention and 2013 will be no exception. The 2013 Rotary International Convention will be held in Lisbon, Portugal, June 22-27, 2013. If you are planning to attend and would like to stay with other District 5890 Rotarians contact District Convention Chair PDG Sunny Sharma ([email protected]) to be added to his list. If you have already made plans to attend let PDG Sharma know to be included in communications about District 5890 events before, during and after the convention.
Additional information about the 2013 RI Convention can be found at the convention website: http://lisboa2013.org/ | Posted by Jon R. McKinnie on Dec 18, 2012 On Dec 10-11, District 5890 was honored to have Rotary International General Secretary John Hewko take time from his busy schedule to come speak at our Dec 10 District Foundation Dinner, which was well attended. The next morning, Chief of Staff Jon McKinnie had organized an executive tour of NASA's Johnson Space Center for Hewko and several members of our District leadership. Some of the highlights of the tour included observing current Mission Control activities, walk through the Apollo Mission Control (remember Tom Hank's movie, Apollo 13), walk through astronaut training area (space station, space shuttle cockpit, next generation rover) and Russian Soyuz. For more details & photos, click on this story heading. | Posted by Jon R. McKinnie on Dec 21, 2012 Rotary Int'l announced its "Top 5 Rotary Stories of 2012". We are so proud of the Houston Interactors being part of the top 5 stories, as "Interact Celebrates 50 Years", which featured the Interact Club of Robert E. Lee High School in Baytown, Texas, USA. Interact Club of Robert E. Lee was chartered just months after the first club in Melbourne, FL is celebrating the anniversary with various events, including a roundup on 15 September that was attended by more than 320 Interactors from across District 5890. Click on Interact Clubs Celebrate Golden Anniversary to read the feature story. | Posted by Niki Whiteside on Nov 12, 2012 Hurricane Sandy may have passed but those impacted by the storm are left to work through the process to get their lives back to normal. As those hit by Hurricane Sandy continue the road to recovery there are several ways that clubs in Rotary District 5890 can assist. Click on the MORE link below to find out how you can help. | Posted by Jon R. McKinnie on Nov 03, 2012 District Governor Elect Bob Gebhard and Governor-Elect Dave Johnson #5910 are asking you to join forces and start having some Rotary Wine Appreciation Fellowship. Please go to www.rotarywine.net to sign up for a $20 yearly or $100 lifetime membership. The Houston Area chapter will be holding regular scheduled events, starting with: November 9, 2012: Katy Wine Fest, The Tuscany Villa 3330 F.M 1963 Katy, TX. 77494 www.katywinefest.com for info and tickets. Click on this story heading to see this and future events. | Posted by Terry R. (28) Ziegler on Jan 22, 2013 Rotary marked a number of achievements in 2012 on the road toward global Polio eradication. In January 2012, Rotary announced it had raised over $228 million to which the Bill & Belinda Gates Foundation added an additional $50 million (on top of the $355 million challenge grant they had pledged) - for a total of $633 million to directly impact the Polio eradication effort. Click on this story heading to see more achievements | Posted by Jon R. McKinnie on Jun 15, 2012 Congratulations to District Governor Chris Schneider for a very impressive & successful DG installation. DG Chris has his Official Visit schedule. He is very organized, ready to hit the ground running, conduct District activities and making the traditional Official Visits. On the left side of this web page in the download section, you will find DG Chris' busy schedule for this Rotary year. Let's all work together and make sure that Chris' year is an outstanding year.
| Posted by Jon R. McKinnie on Dec 15, 2012 Rotary Books for the World, a Houston Rotary District 5890 based International Service Project, started in 2000, is proud to announce the shipment of our 178th shipping container of books (for a total of over 6 1/2 million pounds) to Rotarian-led literacy projects in Africa and around the world. The project has now combines collections for 23 different Rotary Districts and clubs while shipping to 18 different countries.
Join us at Total Quality Books - 3802 Leeland (near Scott & I-45) for our next event. All Rotarians, Interactors, Rotaractors and their family members and friends are invited to participate in this great International Service Project! Click on this story heading to see the packing schedule for this new Rotary year. | Posted by Michelle Bohreer on Jul 01, 2012 Great things are happening in District 5890 and your business can gain great market advantage by linking its brand to the amazing brand of Rotary. District 5890 provides a range of sponsorship opportunities that allow our members' businesses to be front and center every time someone visits the District website or attends a district event like District Conference. Link to our sponsorship opportunities is attached. If you have any questions, please call or email Michelle Bohreer, [email protected] (832)622-4400. A great opportunity awaits you and your business; take advantage of it soon to maximize your value.
| Posted by Jon R. McKinnie on Dec 27, 2012 District Governor Chris Schneider's Newsletter is off the press and hashit the news stands; thanks to the hard efforts of Editors MarilynLidberg & PDG Rhonda Kennedy. |
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EarlyAct FirstKnight Knighting - Bear Branch Elem.
Bear Branch Elementary School (Kingwood)
Feb 21, 2013 01:00 PM
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Books of World Sorting
Total Quality Books
Feb 23, 2013 10:00 AM
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Interact District Conference
Deer Park High School-South Campus
Feb 23, 2013 10:30 AM - Feb 24, 2013 11:00 AM
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DG Official Visit to Seabrook
Lakewood Yacht Club
Feb 26, 2013 06:30 PM
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2012-13 LONE STAR PETS
Hyatt Regency DFW Airport
Feb 28, 2013 09:00 AM - Mar 03, 2013
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EarlyAct FirstKnight-Knighting at Love Elementary
Love Elementary School
Feb 28, 2013 01:15 PM
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EarlyAct FirstKnight Knighting Event - Epps Island
Epps Island Elementary (Klein ISD)
Mar 01, 2013 08:30 AM
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EarlyAct FirstKnight - Knighting - St. Christopher
St. Christopher Catholic School
Mar 01, 2013 01:00 PM
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EarlyAct FirstKnight-Eiland Elementary(Klein ISD)
Eiland Elementary School (Klein ISD)
Mar 04, 2013 08:45 AM
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EarlyAct FirstKnight Knighting Event - Nitsch Elem
Nitsch Elementary (Klein ISD)
Mar 07, 2013 01:30 PM
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EarlyAct FirstKnight Knighting - Cloverleaf Elem
Cloverleaf Elementary (Galena Park ISD)
Mar 08, 2013 08:00 AM
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EarlyAct FirstKnight - Knighting at Red Bluff Elem
Red Bluff Elementary (Pasadena ISD)
Mar 08, 2013 08:30 AM
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Alvin's "Par for Polio" Golf Tournament
Country Place Golf Course
Mar 08, 2013 11:00 AM
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EarlyAct FirstKnight - Knighting at Morales Elem.
Morales Elementary School (Pasadena ISD)
Mar 08, 2013 01:00 PM
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EarlyAct FirstKnight Knighting at North Shore Elem
North Shore Elementary School
Mar 08, 2013 01:00 PM
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Grants Training for Clubs
TBD
Mar 16, 2013
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Books of World Sorting
Total Quality Books
Mar 16, 2013 10:00 AM
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Public Image & Vocational Meeting
Los Tios Mexican Restaurant
Mar 18, 2013 06:30 PM
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EAFK Knighting Ceremony at Whitcomb Elementary
Whitcomb Elementary School (Clear Creek ISD)
Mar 21, 2013 08:20 AM
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Grants Training for Clubs
TBD
Mar 23, 2013
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EarlyAct FirstKnight Knighting - Northside Elem
Northside Elementary School
Mar 25, 2013 09:00 AM
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EarlyAct FirstKnight-Knighting at Love Elementary
Love Elementary School
Mar 27, 2013 01:15 PM
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EarlyAct FirstKnight Knighting - Cloverleaf Elem
Cloverleaf Elementary (Galena Park ISD)
Mar 28, 2013 08:00 AM
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EarlyAct FirstKnight Knighting at North Shore Elem
North Shore Elementary School
Mar 28, 2013 01:00 PM
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Guerrero Clinic Spring Eye/Dental Clinic
Guerrero Clinic
Apr 02, 2013 - Apr 07, 2013
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Books of World Sorting
Total Quality Books
Apr 06, 2013 10:00 AM
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Richmond Rotary Fish Fry
George Ranch Historical Park
Apr 06, 2013 06:00 PM - 09:30 PM
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Rotary Night at the Aeros
Toyota Center
Apr 07, 2013 05:30 PM
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Assistant Governors' Meeting
Los Tios Mexican Restaurant
Apr 08, 2013 06:30 PM
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EarlyAct FirstKnight-Eiland Elementary(Klein ISD)
Eiland Elementary School (Klein ISD)
Apr 09, 2013 01:15 PM
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District Committee Chairs Meeting
Los Tios Mexican Restaurant
Apr 09, 2013 06:30 PM
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EarlyAct FirstKnight Knighting Event - Nitsch Elem
Nitsch Elementary (Klein ISD)
Apr 10, 2013 01:30 PM
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Oyster Creek Crawfish Festival & Catfish Fry
Stafford Centre
Apr 13, 2013 05:00 PM - 09:00 PM
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Public Image & Vocational Meeting
Los Tios Mexican Restaurant
Apr 15, 2013 06:30 PM
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2013 Dist Conference at Hyatt Regency Hill Country
Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort
Apr 18, 2013 - Apr 21, 2013
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EarlyAct FirstKnight Knighting Event - Epps Island
Epps Island Elementary (Klein ISD)
Apr 19, 2013 08:30 AM
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EarlyAct FirstKnight - Knighting - St. Christopher
St. Christopher Catholic School
Apr 19, 2013 01:00 PM
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EarlyAct FirstKnight-Knighting at Love Elementary
Love Elementary School
Apr 22, 2013 01:15 PM
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Alvin Rotary Club Frontier Day
National Oak Park
Apr 26, 2013 06:00 PM - Apr 27, 2013 07:00 AM
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Bearcreek-Copperfield "Helping a Hero"Golf Tourny
Sterling Country Club
Apr 29, 2013
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EarlyAct FirstKnight Knighting - Northside Elem
Northside Elementary School
Apr 30, 2013 09:00 AM
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EAFK Knighting Ceremony at Whitcomb Elementary
Whitcomb Elementary School (Clear Creek ISD)
May 02, 2013 08:20 AM
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EarlyAct FirstKnight - Knighting at Red Bluff Elem
Red Bluff Elementary (Pasadena ISD)
May 03, 2013 08:30 AM
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EarlyAct FirstKnight - Knighting at Morales Elem.
Morales Elementary School (Pasadena ISD)
May 03, 2013 01:00 PM
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Club Leadership Training (District Assembly)
San Jacinto College - North campus
May 04, 2013 08:30 AM - 02:00 PM
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EarlyAct FirstKnight-Eiland Elementary(Klein ISD)
Eiland Elementary School (Klein ISD)
May 08, 2013 08:45 AM
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EarlyAct FirstKnight Knighting - Bear Branch Elem.
Bear Branch Elementary School (Kingwood)
May 09, 2013 08:30 AM
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EarlyAct FirstKnight Knighting Event - Nitsch Elem
Nitsch Elementary (Klein ISD)
May 09, 2013 01:30 PM
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EarlyAct FirstKnight Knighting - Northside Elem
Northside Elementary School
May 13, 2013 09:00 AM
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EarlyAct FirstKnight - Knighting - St. Christopher
St. Christopher Catholic School
May 13, 2013 01:00 PM
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Books of World Sorting
Total Quality Books
May 18, 2013 10:00 AM
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North Shore's Catfish Fry, Crawfish Boil & Auction
North Shore Pavillion
May 18, 2013 11:00 AM
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Public Image & Vocational Meeting
Los Tios Mexican Restaurant
May 20, 2013 06:30 PM
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EarlyAct FirstKnight Knighting - Cloverleaf Elem
Cloverleaf Elementary (Galena Park ISD)
May 24, 2013 08:00 AM
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EarlyAct FirstKnight Knighting at North Shore Elem
North Shore Elementary School
May 24, 2013 01:00 PM
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EarlyAct FirstKnight-Knighting at Love Elementary
Love Elementary School
May 29, 2013 01:15 PM
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EarlyAct FirstKnight - Knighting at Red Bluff Elem
Red Bluff Elementary (Pasadena ISD)
May 30, 2013 08:30 AM
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EarlyAct FirstKnight - Knighting at Morales Elem.
Morales Elementary School (Pasadena ISD)
May 30, 2013 01:00 PM
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EarlyAct FirstKnight Knighting Event - Epps Island
Epps Island Elementary (Klein ISD)
May 31, 2013 08:30 AM
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EAFK Knighting Ceremony at Whitcomb Elementary
Whitcomb Elementary School (Clear Creek ISD)
Jun 06, 2013 08:20 AM
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Dist Committee Chairs Transition Meeting
Los Tios Mexican Restaurant
Jun 11, 2013 06:30 PM
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Installation of District Governor & Officers
Pasadena Convention Center
Jun 15, 2013 05:00 PM
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Public Image & Vocational Meeting
Los Tios Mexican Restaurant
Jun 17, 2013 06:30 PM
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