MSB Rotary welcomed Melanie Dubendorff, District 5890 Co-Chair for Operation Turkey and a Rotarian with the Rotary Club of Greater Houston Veterans.

Melanie shared how Operation Turkey delivers over 13,700 warm Thanksgiving meals to veterans, individuals, and families in need. She is also the founder of MAD for Vets, a nonprofit providing groceries to more than 200 veteran families annually.

Operation Turkey needs our help! MSB Rotary proudly contributed $2,500 toward this meaningful cause, but additional support is still needed to help make Thanksgiving brighter for thousands of Houstonians.

Would you like to help? Please contact Melanie at melanie@madforvets.org to contribute.

We were also delighted to welcome Carson McCullar and Deziree Durayappah, two prospective new members who joined us for our monthly board meeting!

Thank you, Melanie, for your dedication to our community and for inspiring the spirit of Service Above Self!

We are honored to be featured in a Spring Branch ISD article published October 3, recognizing Memorial-Spring Branch Rotary's commitment to helping students pursue their dreams.

Since 1969, our club has awarded more than $1.2 million in scholarships to SBISD graduates, helping generations of students pursue higher education.

The article shares inspiring stories from scholarship recipients and highlights the generosity and dedication of Rotarians, supporters, and our annual Rolex for Scholarships fundraiser.

Our sincere thanks to Spring Branch ISD for sharing these stories and celebrating the difference our community can make together!

Read the full Spring Branch ISD article


 

MSB Rotarians and guests gathered at Liberty Kitchen for another enjoyable evening of Rotary After Dark.

It was a wonderful opportunity to bid farewell to summer and welcome fall. Here's to more great evenings of Rotary fellowship!


 

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Every contribution brings Rotary closer to our goal of wiping polio off the planet.

Want to Join the Ride?

Join Rotarians, Rotaractors, the International Fellowship of Motorcycling Rotarians, friends, and family for this year’s Motorcycle “Ride to End Polio Now.”

Saturday, October 10, 2026
Meet at Buc-ee’s in Baytown at 9:30 AM
Kickstands up at 10:00 AM

We’ll ride the back roads to Mama Jack’s in Kountze for lunch and fellowship before heading back.  

 

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More than 125 Interact students came together on a Saturday morning for the District 5890 Interact Roundup, connecting young leaders from more than 70 Interact clubs as they prepared for another year of Service Above Self.

Featured speakers included PDG Chris Schneider, Chief of Club Experience Scotty Jung, RYLA Chair Paola Cervantes, and others who shared leadership lessons and opportunities for the year ahead. Students also enjoyed team-building activities, including the always-fun Human Knot.

MSB Rotary was especially proud to see 23 Interactors from Westchester Academy and newly formed Stratford High School participate, with two of District 5890’s seven Interact Officers from Westchester! And as a little surprise and thank-you, our Westchester and Stratford Interactors went home with Chick-fil-A gift cards for spending their Saturday morning with Rotary.

It was a great morning of leadership, friendship, fun, and young people coming together to serve.

MSB Rotarians recently visited Bunker Hill Elementary School for our annual Dictionary Project, presenting brand-new dictionaries to third-grade students.

More than simply a reference book, a dictionary is a tool students can use throughout their educational journey—and for some, it may be the first book they can truly call their own.

We thank Bunker Hill Elementary and Spring Branch ISD for welcoming us and our Rotarians who helped continue this wonderful tradition of putting the gift of words directly into the hands of young students.

Service Above Self.


 

MSB Rotary joined the Bellaire-Southwest and Sharpstown Rotary Clubs for a special Multi-Club Collaborative Meeting at Braeburn Country Club with District Governor Camille Hamilton.

It was a wonderful opportunity to hear from our District Governor, strengthen friendships among neighboring clubs, and celebrate the fellowship and collaboration that bring Rotary together.

Thank you to Governor Camille and our fellow Rotarians!


 

We extend our sincere thanks to Judge Sonya Heath and Judge Angela Lancelin for joining MSB Rotary and providing an insightful look into the family court system in Texas.

Judge Heath, who presides over Harris County’s 310th Family District Court, and Judge Lancelin, who presides over the 245th Family District Court, shared their experiences from the bench and discussed courtroom procedures, technology, and the important human side of family court.

We were also honored to welcome Past District Governor Kelchner, who recognized MSB Rotary with the Club Excellence Award for the recently completed Rotary year under Past President Genevieve Rowland’s leadership. The Club Excellence Award recognizes Rotary clubs that achieve important goals, strengthening their club, service, engagement, and impact.

Congratulations to Genevieve and our entire club on this wonderful recognition, and thank you to PDG Kelchner for joining us to present the honor.

We are grateful to Judges Heath and Lancelin, PDG Kelchner, and everyone who joined us for a memorable Rotary gathering.


 

Thank you to Robbie Perrine, Executive Director of Two Lives Changed, for joining us today and sharing the important work her organization is doing to support and empower young mothers and their families. Robbie shared three inspiring success stories that showed the real impact this work is having in our community.

Two Lives Changed meets at the Outreach Center of West Houston, led by Executive Director and fellow MSB Rotarian Jorge Quinones. We were also pleased to have Natalie Lerner, the Outreach Center’s Director of Communications & Events and Past President of Sugar Land Rotary, with us today. It was wonderful to see Rotary connections supporting organizations that are making a difference in our community.

We were also proud to officially recognize Arch Klumph Society Mads Engelstoft as a new member of Memorial-Spring Branch Rotary, presenting him with his 4-Way Test plaque. Welcome to the MSB Rotary family, Mads!

It was also a pleasure to welcome fellow Rotarians to our meeting. Our sincere thanks to Arch Klumph Society member Abbie Engelstoft of Brazos River Rotary, Past President Sandy Liu of Houston Galleria Rotary, and President Scotty Jung of Katy Rotary for visiting us.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for a great afternoon of fellowship, service, and community.