Events

Our speaker is Dan Parsons with the Better Business Bureau of Greater Houston and South Texas. Dan joined the BBB in 1983 where he has served as Director of Investigations, as well as becoming President in 2002. He is also involved with the Better Business Bureau Educational Foundation, Inc., as well as the Houston  Consumer Protection Group, a coalition of twenty fraud-fighting government agencies.

The Rotary Club of Memorial-Spring Branch and Rotary Club of Houston Galleria will be participating in the Spring Branch Development Center – (SBFDC), “Back to School Vaccination and School Supply Event“ on Saturday, August 10, 2024. The purpose is to assist with the annual Back to School Health Fair to support Families in the Spring Branch area and ensure over 500 school children will receive the necessary immunizations required for the new school year. Volunteers are needed to meet the families during registration for the vaccinations and create awareness for the Memorial-Spring Branch Rotary Club.
 
Please let us know that you can help volunteer by registering (RSVP) here. Please arrive and sign-in at the Spring Branch Family Development Center between 7:00 - 7:30 AM.

• Volunteer Signup 7:00 - 7:30 AM
• Volunteer Service Hours 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Thank you very much.

Joel Holder is a member of the Board of Directors of the Montgomery County Veterans Memorial Commission. He is working in collaboration with the Woody Williams Foundation to establish a Gold Star Families memorial monument in the Houston area. Named in honor WW II veteran Chief Warrant Officer Hershel “Woody” Herschel, USMC, the goal of the Woody Williams Foundation is to create Gold Star Families memorial monuments in communities in every US state and territory. In addition to that goal, the Foundation works towards educating and creating awareness of Gold Star Families, as well as honor, recognize, and serve these families.

Bill King is from Houston, and received a bachelor's degree and a J.D. from the University of Houston. He is a businessman and an attorney, and served as the president of Southwest Airport Services, Inc. from 1991 until February 2015. He is a former opinion columnist and editorial board member at the Houston Chronicle. He writes on a wide range of public policy and political issues. Bill is the author of “ Unapologetically Moderate.”

Theresa Strong, is the founder and Executive Director of Bel Inizio. She started Bel Inizio in 2010 while working full time as the Development Director for Vecinio Community Health Clinic and then for St. Catherine's Montessori School.  After building Bel Inizio nights and weekends for 5 years, Theresa became the full time Executive Director in February 2014.

Theresa's background includes an undergraduate degree in Business Administration, a Master of Fine Art in Photography, a second Masters in Instructional Design, Project Management Certification,  and graduation with Exemplary Status from the Rice University Leadership for Nonprofit Executives program.