Eric C. Botts, Adjunct Professor of International Studies at the University of St.Thomas and Adjunct Lecturer at the University of Houston Downtown, received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from St. Mary’s University and Master of Security Management from the University of Houston Downtown.  After service for 31 years in the U. S. Department of State as a Foreign Service Officer (Santa Domingo, Seoul, Dublin, and Nassau), Assistant Director of Houston Passport Agency and an Information Systems Security Officer, Mr. Botts retired to work in the private sector.  During his federal career, he served as Program Chairman of the Gulf Coast Federal Safety Council and as a member of the Federal Executive Board.  He is a founding board member of the Foreign Policy Alliance and has spoken on foreign policy issues to civic groups, colleges, and the media.  He works as a Security Project Manager Consultant for Swailes & Co. Inc. specializing in cyber security, risk management, business continuity, due diligence, travel security, and investigations.  In the cyber security community, he is on the Secure World Advisory Council and served on the Executive Board of the IT Summit.

Third annual West U Seniors Breakfast served by members of the Rotary Club of West U.
 

About this Author

Chris Tomlinson has written a commentary on business, energy, and economics for the Houston Chronicle since 2014. Before joining the Chronicle, he spent 20 years with The Associated Press reporting on politics, conflicts, and economics from more than 30 countries in Africa, the Middle East, and Europe. He’s also the author of the New York Times bestseller Tomlinson Hill, and he produced the award-winning documentary film by the same name. Both examine the history and consequences of race, politics, and economics in Texas

Books for the World

Rotary Books For The World is an International Service Project, started in 2000 and supported by Rotary Clubs nationwide, Rotaract Clubs, and Interact Clubs.  We are proud to announce the shipment of our 370th  40’ shipping container of books and school furniture (for a total of over 15.5 million pounds with a value of over $155 million) to Rotarian led literacy projects in 24 countries in Africa and around the world.

Would you & your club like to help with the shipment of the next container? 

Please bring a group of your Club members, Interactors, Rotaractors, friends and family members to help sort and palletize books on the following dates:

Saturdays:   9 AM to 11 AM – November 16, & December 7, 2019, January 18, February 15, March 7, April 11, May 9, and June 6, 2020.

Our warehouse is not air-conditioned or heated. Please dress appropriately.

Yes, you are welcome to bring used books of any type as long as they are in good condition to donate to this project.

Parking is available  on Eagle Ave. or under Hwy 225.  Be careful crossing the street and do not leave valuables in your car

Questions?  Terry Ziegler - bigzlumber@aol.com or 713-825-1176

Donations are welcome!  Please consider asking your club to donate to this great project or to apply for a District Grant to support us.  See more at the project website www.rotarybooksfortheworld.org.  

Board Meeting

Executive Director of Evelyn's Park - Bellaire

Nestled on five acres of green space in Bellaire, Texas, Evelyn’s Park offers our community a place to relax, reset, and rekindle connections with the outdoors and each other.

https://www.evelynspark.org/about-park

David Redford to confirm

Carrin Patman is chair of the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County. She is METRO’s first woman chair, appointed in 2016 by Mayor Sylvester Turner. She previously served on the board from 2010 to 2013.

Books for the World

Rotary Books For The World is an International Service Project, started in 2000 and supported by Rotary Clubs nationwide, Rotaract Clubs, and Interact Clubs.  We are proud to announce the shipment of our 370th  40’ shipping container of books and school furniture (for a total of over 15.5 million pounds with a value of over $155 million) to Rotarian led literacy projects in 24 countries in Africa and around the world.

Would you & your club like to help with the shipment of the next container? 

Please bring a group of your Club members, Interactors, Rotaractors, friends and family members to help sort and palletize books on the following dates:

Saturdays:   9 AM to 11 AM – November 16, & December 7, 2019, January 18, February 15, March 7, April 11, May 9, and June 6, 2020.

Our warehouse is not air-conditioned or heated. Please dress appropriately.

Yes, you are welcome to bring used books of any type as long as they are in good condition to donate to this project.

Parking is available  on Eagle Ave. or under Hwy 225.  Be careful crossing the street and do not leave valuables in your car

Questions?  Terry Ziegler - bigzlumber@aol.com or 713-825-1176

Donations are welcome!  Please consider asking your club to donate to this great project or to apply for a District Grant to support us.  See more at the project website www.rotarybooksfortheworld.org.  

Rotarians In Action By Sharing Our Skills at PEP

Prison Entrepreneurship Program

Empowering Innovation.  Releasing Potential.  Transforming Communities.

Our vision is to expand our community of accountability and encouragement until every inmate who is truly committed to change has the choice and the chance to reboot his life.  We strive to empower our men to move from being tax consumers to taxpayers; from gang leaders to servant leaders; and from felons to real fathers and even philanthropists.

We will build this robust community with an army of executive volunteers who share with us and our men a passion for education, mentoring and entrepreneurship.  Through their engagement, our volunteers will move from knowing the joy of success to experiencing great significance in their lives.

Location: events are located in Cleveland, Texas

Visit the website for more information about sharing your skills and other ways to support at https://www.pep.org/.

For more details, please contact our fellows, Suzanne and Bill Diecks, Carol Lester, Geoff Lanceley and Paul Ralph. They are happy to share their experiences as volunteers.

Books for the World

Rotary Books For The World is an International Service Project, started in 2000 and supported by Rotary Clubs nationwide, Rotaract Clubs, and Interact Clubs.  We are proud to announce the shipment of our 370th  40’ shipping container of books and school furniture (for a total of over 15.5 million pounds with a value of over $155 million) to Rotarian led literacy projects in 24 countries in Africa and around the world.

Would you & your club like to help with the shipment of the next container? 

Please bring a group of your Club members, Interactors, Rotaractors, friends and family members to help sort and palletize books on the following dates:

Saturdays:   9 AM to 11 AM – November 16, & December 7, 2019, January 18, February 15, March 7, April 11, May 9, and June 6, 2020.

Our warehouse is not air-conditioned or heated. Please dress appropriately.

Yes, you are welcome to bring used books of any type as long as they are in good condition to donate to this project.

Parking is available  on Eagle Ave. or under Hwy 225.  Be careful crossing the street and do not leave valuables in your car

Questions?  Terry Ziegler - bigzlumber@aol.com or 713-825-1176

Donations are welcome!  Please consider asking your club to donate to this great project or to apply for a District Grant to support us.  See more at the project website www.rotarybooksfortheworld.org.  

The West U Rotary golf tournament will be held Monday, April 13, 2020 at Riverbend Country Club.   This year's tournament proceeds will be shared between the West U Rotary Club Foundation and Second Servings of Houston.

Second Servings is Houston’s only prepared and perishable food rescue organization. The nonprofit is on a mission to direct perfectly edible surplus food from businesses and fill people's stomachs, not the city's landfills. Second Servings picks up unserved and unsold food from convention centers, sports venues, distributors, hotels, etc. and executes free same-day delivery to more than 80 local shelters, soup kitchens, low-income housing and many other charities. Since Second Servings of Houston began operations in 2015, the team has rescued approximately 3 million pounds of food, valued at more than $20 million, from over 200 food donors.

The West U Rotary Club Foundation supports numerous projects and non-profit organizations in Houston, across the country and internationally.

Click here to download the flyer with more information and the registration form. 

Rotarians In Action By Sharing Our Skills at PEP

Prison Entrepreneurship Program

Empowering Innovation.  Releasing Potential.  Transforming Communities.

Our vision is to expand our community of accountability and encouragement until every inmate who is truly committed to change has the choice and the chance to reboot his life.  We strive to empower our men to move from being tax consumers to taxpayers; from gang leaders to servant leaders; and from felons to real fathers and even philanthropists.

We will build this robust community with an army of executive volunteers who share with us and our men a passion for education, mentoring and entrepreneurship.  Through their engagement, our volunteers will move from knowing the joy of success to experiencing great significance in their lives.

Location: events are located in Cleveland, Texas

Visit the website for more information about sharing your skills and other ways to support at https://www.pep.org/.

For more details, please contact our fellows, Suzanne and Bill Diecks, Carol Lester, Geoff Lanceley and Paul Ralph. They are happy to share their experiences as volunteers.

Rotarians In Action By Sharing Our Skills at PEP

Prison Entrepreneurship Program

Empowering Innovation.  Releasing Potential.  Transforming Communities.

Our vision is to expand our community of accountability and encouragement until every inmate who is truly committed to change has the choice and the chance to reboot his life.  We strive to empower our men to move from being tax consumers to taxpayers; from gang leaders to servant leaders; and from felons to real fathers and even philanthropists.

We will build this robust community with an army of executive volunteers who share with us and our men a passion for education, mentoring and entrepreneurship.  Through their engagement, our volunteers will move from knowing the joy of success to experiencing great significance in their lives.

Location: events are located in Cleveland, Texas

Visit the website for more information about sharing your skills and other ways to support at https://www.pep.org/.

For more details, please contact our fellows, Suzanne and Bill Diecks, Carol Lester, Geoff Lanceley and Paul Ralph. They are happy to share their experiences as volunteers.

Rotarians In Action By Sharing Our Skills at PEP

Prison Entrepreneurship Program

Empowering Innovation.  Releasing Potential.  Transforming Communities.

Our vision is to expand our community of accountability and encouragement until every inmate who is truly committed to change has the choice and the chance to reboot his life.  We strive to empower our men to move from being tax consumers to taxpayers; from gang leaders to servant leaders; and from felons to real fathers and even philanthropists.

We will build this robust community with an army of executive volunteers who share with us and our men a passion for education, mentoring and entrepreneurship.  Through their engagement, our volunteers will move from knowing the joy of success to experiencing great significance in their lives.

Location: events are located in Cleveland, Texas

Visit the website for more information about sharing your skills and other ways to support at https://www.pep.org/.

For more details, please contact our fellows, Suzanne and Bill Diecks, Carol Lester, Geoff Lanceley and Paul Ralph. They are happy to share their experiences as volunteers.

Books for the World

Rotary Books For The World is an International Service Project, started in 2000 and supported by Rotary Clubs nationwide, Rotaract Clubs, and Interact Clubs.  We are proud to announce the shipment of our 370th  40’ shipping container of books and school furniture (for a total of over 15.5 million pounds with a value of over $155 million) to Rotarian led literacy projects in 24 countries in Africa and around the world.

Would you & your club like to help with the shipment of the next container? 

Please bring a group of your Club members, Interactors, Rotaractors, friends and family members to help sort and palletize books on the following dates:

Saturdays:   9 AM to 11 AM – November 16, & December 7, 2019, January 18, February 15, March 7, April 11, May 9, and June 6, 2020.

Our warehouse is not air-conditioned or heated. Please dress appropriately.

Yes, you are welcome to bring used books of any type as long as they are in good condition to donate to this project.

Parking is available  on Eagle Ave. or under Hwy 225.  Be careful crossing the street and do not leave valuables in your car

Questions?  Terry Ziegler - bigzlumber@aol.com or 713-825-1176

Donations are welcome!  Please consider asking your club to donate to this great project or to apply for a District Grant to support us.  See more at the project website www.rotarybooksfortheworld.org.  

Our exchange students, Emma and Sebastian, will give us a presentation of their experience living in Houston and going to school from August 2019 to now.

Rotarians In Action By Sharing Our Skills at PEP

Prison Entrepreneurship Program

Empowering Innovation.  Releasing Potential.  Transforming Communities.

Our vision is to expand our community of accountability and encouragement until every inmate who is truly committed to change has the choice and the chance to reboot his life.  We strive to empower our men to move from being tax consumers to taxpayers; from gang leaders to servant leaders; and from felons to real fathers and even philanthropists.

We will build this robust community with an army of executive volunteers who share with us and our men a passion for education, mentoring and entrepreneurship.  Through their engagement, our volunteers will move from knowing the joy of success to experiencing great significance in their lives.

Location: events are located in Cleveland, Texas

Visit the website for more information about sharing your skills and other ways to support at https://www.pep.org/.

For more details, please contact our fellows, Suzanne and Bill Diecks, Carol Lester, Geoff Lanceley and Paul Ralph. They are happy to share their experiences as volunteers.

What? The West U Rotary 25th Anniversary Celebration Dinner

When? Saturday, May 16, 2020

Where? The Junior League of Houston

Time? 6 p.m. - Sign-in/Coctails (cash bar)

          6:30 p.m. - Dinner/Program

Attire? Business

Cost? $75 per person (credit card only)

Rotarians In Action By Sharing Our Skills at PEP

Prison Entrepreneurship Program

Empowering Innovation.  Releasing Potential.  Transforming Communities.

Our vision is to expand our community of accountability and encouragement until every inmate who is truly committed to change has the choice and the chance to reboot his life.  We strive to empower our men to move from being tax consumers to taxpayers; from gang leaders to servant leaders; and from felons to real fathers and even philanthropists.

We will build this robust community with an army of executive volunteers who share with us and our men a passion for education, mentoring and entrepreneurship.  Through their engagement, our volunteers will move from knowing the joy of success to experiencing great significance in their lives.

Location: events are located in Cleveland, Texas

Visit the website for more information about sharing your skills and other ways to support at https://www.pep.org/.

For more details, please contact our fellows, Suzanne and Bill Diecks, Carol Lester, Geoff Lanceley and Paul Ralph. They are happy to share their experiences as volunteers.

Books for the World

Rotary Books For The World is an International Service Project, started in 2000 and supported by Rotary Clubs nationwide, Rotaract Clubs, and Interact Clubs.  We are proud to announce the shipment of our 370th  40’ shipping container of books and school furniture (for a total of over 15.5 million pounds with a value of over $155 million) to Rotarian led literacy projects in 24 countries in Africa and around the world.

Would you & your club like to help with the shipment of the next container? 

Please bring a group of your Club members, Interactors, Rotaractors, friends and family members to help sort and palletize books on the following dates:

Saturdays:   9 AM to 11 AM – November 16, & December 7, 2019, January 18, February 15, March 7, April 11, May 9, and June 6, 2020.

Our warehouse is not air-conditioned or heated. Please dress appropriately.

Yes, you are welcome to bring used books of any type as long as they are in good condition to donate to this project.

Parking is available  on Eagle Ave. or under Hwy 225.  Be careful crossing the street and do not leave valuables in your car

Questions?  Terry Ziegler - bigzlumber@aol.com or 713-825-1176

Donations are welcome!  Please consider asking your club to donate to this great project or to apply for a District Grant to support us.  See more at the project website www.rotarybooksfortheworld.org.  

Rotarians In Action By Sharing Our Skills at PEP

Prison Entrepreneurship Program

Empowering Innovation.  Releasing Potential.  Transforming Communities.

Our vision is to expand our community of accountability and encouragement until every inmate who is truly committed to change has the choice and the chance to reboot his life.  We strive to empower our men to move from being tax consumers to taxpayers; from gang leaders to servant leaders; and from felons to real fathers and even philanthropists.

We will build this robust community with an army of executive volunteers who share with us and our men a passion for education, mentoring and entrepreneurship.  Through their engagement, our volunteers will move from knowing the joy of success to experiencing great significance in their lives.

Location: events are located in Cleveland, Texas

Visit the website for more information about sharing your skills and other ways to support at https://www.pep.org/.

For more details, please contact our fellows, Suzanne and Bill Diecks, Carol Lester, Geoff Lanceley and Paul Ralph. They are happy to share their experiences as volunteers.