Community Service Projects and Community Events March - May 2025
SERVICE ABOVE SELF
Mission: To make a positive difference in OUR COMMUNITY through collaboration, support, and volunteerism. ( C ) Rotary Club Projects ( D ) Rotary District Projects
( C ) Save the Date: Support our local Outreach Center of West Houston who serves our local community. For more information on this event please contact our club member Jorge Quinones at jorge@oc-wh.org
( C ) Save the Date: Trash Bash will celebrate the 31st annual cleanup of our Galveston Area watershed on Saturday March 29, 2025. This is a WAIS Rotary Interact service project and all Rotarians are invited to participate and help out. For more information contact club member Paul Vo at pvo@partneronetech.com and learn more at https://www.trashbash.org https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F094BABAF28A3FC1-wais3#/
( C ) - Memorial -Spring Banch Rotary bringing JOY to many. Please join us for a "FUN" BINGO event to helpSeniors in our local community. For more information and to RSVP please contact MaryAnn at m.sterrett2@att.net
(C) Memorial-Spring Branch Rotary Charities. Inc is in the process of reviewing applications from seniors attending SBISD. The top 20 finalists will be reviewed on May 10, 2025. Our club will award (11) scholarships to seniors for 2025-2028. (Picture above - 2024 Scholarship recipient's)
(D) All Aboard Our 2025 District Conference is May 1-4! Register today. For more information go to https://rotaryd5890.org
Looking Back !
Stephanie Urchick, President of Rotary International visited Rotary District 5890 All Club Celebration meeting on January 30, 2025. She "emphasized the importance of promoting Rotary 's work and expanding our membership." Pictured: left: Nancy Anderson, District Govenor District 5890 2024-2025, Melissa Maier, President MSBR Club and Stephanie Urchick , Pres. of Rotary International.
Memorial-Spring Branch Rotary Club members.
Memorial-Spring Branch Rotary Club Members.
District 5890 leaders and planning committee.
January 27, 2025 - Paul and Gisela Vo meeting with Interact Rotary sponsors and enjoying pizza with Interact students.
Memorial-Spring Branch Rotary members preparing Care Packages for homeless Veterans and families served by Houston area Salvation Army.
Our club prepared and delivered Care Packages for homeless veterans and families for local Salvation Army.
Speaker , Sarah Smith from Salvation Army presented a summary of services Salvation Army provides in our local Houston area. Chase Hooks, club Speaker chair presenting a book to be signed by our speaker to be donated to local school library.
February 21, 2025 - A great presentation from club member Genevieve Rowland about the Houston Livestock and Rodeo.
Rotary Shirts presented to new member Chuck Monteith .
Welcome New Member Gisela Vo.
February 15, 2025- WAIS Interact members got the chance to plant trees in Downtown Houston with the District Govenor and meet other interactors in the Houston area. Over 600 trees were planted on the Columbia Tap Trail.
Interact students gardening with the District Govenor!
Fun and Fellowship Dinner on February 18, 2025. Thank you, Ginger Howell, for making the arrangements!
