West U Rotary's Holiday Party

You and your guest are cordially invited to an evening of fun at our annual Holiday Party

Tuesday, December 4th

at Maggiano's

2019 Post Oak Blvd.

from 7:00 to 11:00 PM

Dinner $50.00 per person

Cash Bar

Caroling led by Suzanne Diecks, Raffle for surprise gifts, Guitarist

Share the holiday cheer by bringing an unwrapped gift for a boy or girl.

Register on Club Runner or give checks to Jim Waters, our treasurer. Sign up sheets will be at meetings,

but don't delay.  Only 80 seats are available, and you don't want to miss this party!

Michael Landrum is presiding Judge in the 113^th Civil District Court, in Harris County.  He has held this bench since his appointment by Governor Rick Perry in May, 2013.

Michael is a native Houstonian. He grew up in the Spring Branch area and attended Memorial High School.  He received his B.A. from The University of St. Thomas and a law degree from the University of Texas.

Michael Landrum holds specialist certifications in the fields of Civil Trial Law and Civil Appellate Law from the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. 

Before being sworn in as judge, Landrum dedicated his legal career to representing businesses and business people in matters involving a wide variety of transactional, litigation and appellate matters.

In addition to his official duties, Landrum teaches a class about American courts at Houston Baptist University, serves as judicial liaison to the Houston Young Lawyers Association, lectures in continuing legal education programs, judges student mock trial and moot court competitions, and is active in Houston Bar Association activities.

The Oikos Church is needing donations of toys and books for all ages, and warm clothing and coats for 6 - 12 year olds.  Please bring to rotary meetings.

Please contact Frank Parrilla at 832.396.2416 if you have any questions.  Or Howard Thomas, 931.472.5999, howard@theoikos.org

Thank you!

Join Rotarians (and their families), Interactors, and Rotaractors from around the Houston area to sort and palletize books for shipment to Rotarian led literacy projects in Africa and around the world. You are also welcome to bring gently used books of any sort to donate. 

We have shipped over 345 of large 40' shipping containers of books since 2000!

Danny Kahalley, Director of Admissions at Saint Thomas’ Episcopal School, has

fifteen years of experience in education administration and has worked for

numerous schools and colleges in Tennessee, Alabama, and Texas at the primary,

secondary, undergraduate, and graduate level. He has his bachelor’s degree from

Rhodes College and master’s degree from the University of Alabama. His

daughters, Lydia and Islay, both attend private schools in Houston, and wife, Lisa,

is an Associate Professor of Pediatric Psychology.

FELIZ NAVIDAD GIFTS CARDS DISTRIBUTION

The very first community project our club did was to clean up the vegetation of a resident plus some minor house repairs.

 

I would like a team for a quick community project in cleaning the yard of a friend who does not have the tools or the ability to do this herself.  She lives in the Hiram Clark/Orem area which is SW Houston off Hwy 90, not far, about 20 minutes from my house.

 

Her yard has overgrown trees and some of it affects her roof.  Repairs are needed on a part of her fence too.  I suggest we pull a work party to clean up the vegetation.  It's not that big of a chore and perfect for anyone who likes light physical, outdoor work.  (Harvey muck team?)

 

If we have 8-10 people, it probably can be done in two hours.  6-8 people, maybe three hours.  Need someone with a chain saw to get some of the bigger branches and then the rest of us can break it down.  I'll bring my truck and a ladder.

 

More details can be worked out after I know more about who and how many are available.

 

Rain check on Dec 22 if needed.  This is your opportunity to do a service to someone in need as part of your Holiday Cheer!

 

Please reply or register.  Thank you very, very much.

Cecile Schutter

713.670.6357

JOIN US Wednesday, DECEMBER 19TH AT 4PM
For our first West U Winter Wonderland Festival!
We'll have great performances, and tons of fun surprises!

6115 Edloe St.· West University Place TX. 77005
For Open Mic Ticbets and toy donations Call 956-312-7388

HOLIDAYS HAPPY HOUR

AT THE OWL BAR

Come and join your fellow rotarians and friends in the last social event of 2018. It has been a long tradition to have a holiday happy hour at The Owl Bar, 2221 W. Alabama, 77098. We have always had a good turnout. So come on out and wish each other holiday cheer. 

Thank you Paul and Suzanne!

Come and check out the necklace that will be raffled at the E.S.S.I. (Empower. Stand. Serve. Impact) human trafficking awareness gala, the Iconic Happy Diamonds Pendant White Gold with 1 moving diamond, valued at $1910, and many other beautiful jewelries at our sponsor Chopard's boutique! Proceeds from the raffle, kickoff party, and gala go to United Against Human Trafficking (UAHT). The kickoff party is free and occurs at Chopard's boutique on Tuesday, January 8. The gala is on Friday, January 18 at the St. Regis hotel (www.essi-event.org).

Looking forward to seeing you!

Hope to see you at Christians Tailgaters on Kirby for our Monthly Aspiring Professionals of the West U Rotary Happy Hour!  The standing plan is:

• Date:  Second Wednesday of every month
• Location: Christians Tailgaters, 5114 Kirby Drive, Houston, TX 77098
• Time:  Anytime between 5:30 and 7:30; show up when you can…
• Invitation:  Though all Rotarians are invited, the focus is on those of us still moving up in our professional lives.  Spouses, partners and friends are invited and Encouraged to attend.
• Standing Agenda:  There is No agenda except to get to know each other a little better.

See you there!

Specialist Steven C. Baskis successfully completed Infantry training at Fort Benning, Georgia in 2007 and went on to deploy with the U.S. Army’s distinguished 4th Infantry Division, a unit that crossed the Normandy beaches in World War II. While serving as a Personal Security Specialist in 2008, Baskis was severely wounded by an improvised explosive device during military operations in Baghdad, Iraq. May 13th, 2008 marked the day in which Baskis lost his sight and suffered multiple shrapnel injuries to the head, neck, arms and legs which resulted in significant blood loss, hearing loss, loss of smell and nerve damage to left arm. Steve explains how this traumatic experience has forever changed his sight and vision. “I may have lost my physical ability to see, but I have a new vision, a new perspective to guide me through life and all of it’s amazing challenges.

After war and debilitating injuries, Steve has gone on to climb 2 of the 7 tallest mountains in the world which include Mount Elbrus in Europe and Kilimanjaro in Africa. A documentary titled “High Ground”, captures Steve and 11 veterans’ amazing journey to climb a 20,000 foot Himalayan peak, Lobuche, which sits in the shadow of Mount Everest. Another documentary Steve had the opportunity to be featured in is “On Me”. The film follows five completely blind veterans down a stretch of white water river rapids in Montana. Baskis has found a love for adventure and physical challenge. Actively pursuing half marathons, a half ironman, cycling nearly 800 miles from the capital of Canada to the capital of The United States, snow skiing down cold mountains in Colorado and white water kayaking 226 miles of the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon, are just a few of Steve’s thrilling adventures.

“I now want to give back to the people who have helped me, through my foundation called Blind Endeavors”, Steve says. The Blind Endeavors Foundation’s main purpose centers around educating, conducting research and making more people aware of what is possible, no matter the level of adversity faced.

Willow Water Hole Tree Planting 

Trees of Houston is supplying the trees and digging the holes.  All we have to do is plant the trees!   It's a great way to improve the environment and the looks of the park.   We had a lot of fun last year and we expect the same this January.

Empower. Stand. Serve. Impact Fundraising gala benefiting United Against Human Trafficking (UAHT)

Join us for a fun-filled evening that includes dinner reception, silent and live auctions, survivor testimonials, keynote speaker, music entertainment, award ceremony, and raffle! 

RSVP at https://www.essi-event.org/

Join Rotarians (and their families), Interactors, and Rotaractors from around the Houston area to sort and palletize books for shipment to Rotarian led literacy projects in Africa and around the world. You are also welcome to bring gently used books of any sort to donate. 

We have shipped over 345 of large 40' shipping containers of books since 2000!

Please meet at the shed (9405 Buffalo Speedway) at 10am. We will place about 300 flags along University Blvd.

Come out to University blvd and find an active team.

Join us as we start to form the new West U Rotary Communication Commitee!  

Our goal is to more effectively coordinate and facilitate the club's internal and external communications strategies in order to increase efficiency, member engagement, recruitment and retention, and to facilitate the Club’s activities in the community; and to more fully exploit the potential of multiple communications channels, including, but not limited to, the internet, e-mail, social media, print, and elsewhere, through messaging targeted to the normal audiences of each platform.

Please help us figure out what this means, and how we can best make it happen!

This is a great opportunity to know about the projects we support at the Y. Club Mid is very important for our community and this would be a very nice experience. I am very happy we are visiting the Y! Just before we finish with the visit, we will be presenting the grant.

Please contact me if you are planning to attend. No need for registration online, just send me an email o give me a call.

Thanks.

Margarita E. Hernandez

MEXICAN TRAIN DOMINOES, OUR SOCIAL TRADITIONAL EVENT!

When: January 24, 2019

Time:  6-8 pm.

Where: 100 % Taquito.

3245 Soutwest Freeway
(between Buffalo Speedway and Edloe)
Houston, TX 77027

For registration or questions contact Event Chair Wendy Hiester at 360-961-5265 or at whiester1@gmail.com

Ryan Dolibois is currently the Executive Director and Superintendent for Yellowstone Schools—a unique school model in the heart of Houston’s Third Ward. Founded in 2002, the campus now includes Yellowstone Academy, a private Christian school for students in preK-4th grade, and Yellowstone College Prep, a public charter school growing to serve students in 5th through 12thgrade. This public/private co-location is the first of its kind in the state of Texas. This year, Yellowstone is serving nearly 600 students and alumni from Houston’s inner-city. 

Ryan’s twenty-year background in education includes teaching, fundraising, strategic planning, and executive leadership in both public and private schools in Houston. He began his career as a Teach for America corps member, where he was named first year Teacher of the Year for the state of Texas. For a decade, he then helped lead the growth of YES Prep Public Schools, a Houston charter school system. During his time as YES Prep’s VP of Advancement, he helped the organization raise over $80 million as it grew from a single school with 350 students to a school system serving thousands of students across the city. Ryan is a graduate of the College of William and Mary. He and his wife, Kim, have three children. 

Super Bowl Party

Sunday February 3, 2019

5:00 PM til game over

Camden McGowen Station Apartments

Community Room on 3rd floor

2727 Travis Street, Houston 77006

Parking at 2811 Travis at Midtown Park

Park and walk over to Apartment complex

BYOB & F: Bring your favorite drinks and pot luck dinner.

Questions or help:

Leslie Cauffman, 713-494-1811

Jack Wallace, 713-705-8661

Major Donor/Bequest Society and VIP Reception with Cash Bar 5:45-6:45 General Reception with Cash Bar 5:30 -7:00 Dinner and Presentation 7-9:30

West U Seniors Pancake Breakfast.

This is a great community event for our Club each year! 

When: Tuesday February 12, 2019.

Time: 6:30 A.M.  –  9:30 A.M.

Breakfast Volunteers: cooking, serving and cleaning.

Setting Up Volunteers: Monday February 11 at 5:30 pm

Where:   City of West University Place, Seniors Services   6104 Auden St.

West University Place, Texas 77005

Please contact Co-Chairs George Adams  at gbadams@gbadams.com and Irene Sadkowski at Irene@irenecosme.com

THANKS!

Fraud Prevention and Detection makes the business owner aware of internal and external fraud, corruption, asset misappropriation and financial fraud. We will also discuss the Fraud Triangle which are the components that lead to fraud. Steps to Prevention and Detection, (1) communication, (2) checks and balances, (3) follow through. Being aware of how and why fraud is committed can save the business ten’s if not hundreds of thousands of dollars. Fiduciary Fraud - Black's Law Dictionary defines fiduciary as, “a person who is required to act for the benefit of another person on all matters within the scope of their relationship; one who owes to another the duties of good faith, trust, confidence and candor; one who must exercise a high standard of care in managing another's money or property.” The presentation will (1) identify various contexts in which a fiduciary duty exists, (2) determine how the actions and inactions of a fiduciary can cause a breach of fiduciary duty, (3) recognize how breaches often lead to fraud, losses and damages, (4) recognize that civil breach of fiduciary duty claims can prove invaluable in preparing a criminal theft or embezzlement case. J. Richard Claywell, CPA, ABV, ASA, CBA, CVA, CM&AA, MAFF, CFD, ABAR richard@biz-valuation.com 281 488-7531

Join Rotarians (and their families), Interactors, and Rotaractors from around the Houston area to sort and palletize books for shipment to Rotarian led literacy projects in Africa and around the world. You are also welcome to bring gently used books of any sort to donate. 

We have shipped over 345 of large 40' shipping containers of books since 2000!

Lisa is the Director of Development for Shriner’s Hospital for Children in Galveston and has been an advancement professional in higher education, healthcare, community service and the arts for 30 years.  She is a graduate of the State University of New York at Oswego (Ah-swee-Go) and LeMoyne College in Syracuse, NY.

Lisa enjoys a long history in Rotary - Her father Richard was a Rotarian, her family hosted numerous exchange students and she too was a Rotary exchange student to Cape Town, South Africa.  Lisa was a member of the Cortland Rotary Club, co-chaired the youth exchange committee and subsequently served as club president in 2001.  She is now a member of the Galveston Rotary Club.  She moved to Texas nearly three years ago to join her brothers who have settled in Galveston.

Lisa is here today to share the powerful story of Shriner’s Hospital for Children and their mission of “Love to the Rescue!”

VISITING CONNECT COMMUNITY

Dear Fellows:

You are welcome to join me and other Community Service Committee members to visit Connetc Community. Connect Community is a collaboration of best-in-class organizations that builds healthy neighborhoods in Sharpstown/Gulfton by partnering with residents to advance their educational, economic, physical, and spiritual wellbeing and improve outcomes for every person, every step of the way.

When: Thursday February 21- 9:00-10:00

On Friday, March 1, 2019 West U Rotary will host another interviewing skills workshop for residents at The Women's Home.  This session there will be several women that need to be "interviewed" beginning at 7:45AM at 607 Westheimer on the second floor.  They are completing a series of vocational classes and are ready for the mock interview experience.  If you are a new member, you may not know that West U Rotary has supported The Women's Home for many years through various vocational service projects.  Our interviewing skills workshops are the most popular!  The Women's Home is an organization that supports women with substance abuse or mental health issues or issues of homelessness with an 18 month program that addresses the "Whole Life" of the woman, including vocational counseling.  The goal is for each woman to have employment when she leaves the program. We "interview" up to 14 women each session, giving them much needed one on one practice before they begin their search for permanent employment.  No experience is necessary (if you've ever held a conversation with a stranger, you can do this!).  Those of us that have participated before know that the women find this to be a very worthwhile experience. Please join us!  If you are interested, please contact Carol Gradziel at swkeystone@aol.com.  The more volunteers we have ensures that the women will have two interviews during our time period.  If you've never participated before, it's easy and fun so join us!  We are always finished by 9:30AM!

EMERGENCY AID COALITION & WEST U ROTARY CLUB

 Volunteers of West U will be supporting Spanish Speakers families to register to recieve bagpacks and uniforms in the Summer

When: March 4th, 2019

Time: 8:30 am - 12:30 pm

Where: EAC

          5401 Fannin
          Houston, Texas 77004

Thanks!

Margarita E. Hernandez

Community Service Chair

meliza_leon@yahoo.com

JuliAnna Jelinek serves as Executive Director of The Arbor School. Previous to assuming this role, she served as The Arbor’s Chief Development Officer for two years. As Executive Director, Ms. Jelinek is responsible for overall management of The Arbor including operations, brand management, business development, and public engagement. Prior to joining The Arbor, Ms. Jelinek spent over seven years in business development and fundraising for public policy and advocacy groups in Arizona, California, and Washington D.C.

The HAY Center, a program of Harris County Protective Services for Children and Adults, a public/private partnership, provides much needed services to foster youth transitioning to adulthood in our community. Our employment, education, housing, mental health and life skills programs empower current and former foster youth to be successful productive adults.

Join us for flag repair this Sunday March 17, at 1pm. Terry L. will be leading us in repairs. Thanks for your support

Dr. Nash grew up in Northwest Houston, attended Klein High School and swam for The Woodlands Swim Team. After clocking the 10th fastest 200 yard breastroke in 1993, he was offered a scholarship at The University of Tennessee, an NCAA Division I top 10 swimming program. Despite the excitement of competition at the highest level, he chose to focus on academics in hopes of attending medical school. He transferred to Texas A&M University, where he graduated Cum Laude with a double major in Biology and History, and a minor in Chemistry. He obtained his medical degree from the University of Texas-Houston. Dr. Nash was accepted to the prestigious Baylor-University of Texas Allied Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation residency program. The first year known as internship, was spent working in the Internal Medicine Department. The next three years he honed his skills working with many world-renowned professors. He next joined KSF Orthopedics after residency training. Dr. Nash lives with his wife and six children in The Woodlands. He enjoys swimming, surfing, backpacking.

Dr. Nash provides non-operative, personalized treatment options to patients suffering with acute and chronic pain. Dr. Nash strives to provide compassionate care which begins with listening to the patient.

Come help staff the Concession Stand for Challenger Baseball!

Join Rotarians (and their families), Interactors, and Rotaractors from around the Houston area to sort and palletize books for shipment to Rotarian led literacy projects in Africa and around the world. You are also welcome to bring gently used books of any sort to donate. 

We have shipped over 345 of large 40' shipping containers of books since 2000!

Come help staff the Concession Stand for Challenger Baseball!

Sheridan Gabrisch is the Development Director of Connect Community, a ‘community quarterback’ organization that uses the power of community to revitalize the Gulfton-Sharpstown neighborhood. Basing its efforts on the national Purpose Built Communities model, Connect, along with founding partners, KIPP Houston Public Schools, Legacy Community Health, St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, and the YMCA of Greater Houston, works with residents to bring wraparound wellness services, assemble a high quality cradle through college education pipeline and build mixed income housing in the Gulfton neighborhood.

VISITING THE HAY CENTER

Houston Alumni Youth

The HAY Center, a program of Harris County Protective Services for Children and Adults, a public/private partnership, provides much needed services to foster youth transitioning to adulthood in our community. Our employment, education, housing, mental health and life skills programs empower current and former foster youth to be successful productive adults.

When: April 4, 2019

Time: 11:30 AM - 12:30 AM

Where: 1216 West Clay Street

Houston, Texas 77019

Please contact Rick Spencer at 832-628-8988 or by email at rspencer@fbfk.law for more information and if you are planning to attend. You may also register online.

This is a team leadership training for all 2019‐2020 Club Officers and members.  Each officer will receive training on their specific officer duties as well as a "Rotary 101" class for new members.  This is your chance to hear about all of the exciting things that will be happening in the Rotary world for the Rotary Year of 2019‐2020.

Join District Governor Elect Gary Gillen as he unveils Rotary International President Mark Maloney’s Theme for the new Rotary Year and his goals for District 5890.

Registration begins at 8:00 am, Continental Breakfast and Networking.  Training begins at 8:30 am and should conclude around 12:30 pm.

Come help staff the Concession Stand for Challenger Baseball!

Barry Ward, the Executive Director of Trees for Houston since 2008. Founded in 1983 as the Live Oak Society, Trees for Houston has expanded to plant, protect, and promote all of Houston’s urban forest. Growing with the city of Houston, they have worked to see that trees shade neighborhoods, clean air, beautify streets, and slow runoff – all vital to the beauty and well-being of our urban environment. Barry manages all conservation, project and administrative aspects of the organization which now has a 1.5 million dollar annual budget. He established and manages their 20,000 tree nursery operation.

From 1999 to 2006 Barry served with the Battleship Texas / San Jacinto Battleground Historic Park, Texas Parks and Wildlife, first as Curator and promoted to Director. In 2006 he because the Executive Director of the Battleship Texas Foundation where he served until taking the helm at Trees for Houston.

Barry’s background includes serving as Head Archivist, Assistant Curator, and Development Officer at The Haggin Museum in Stockton, CA from 1988-1995 and as part-time Historical Consultant and Site Manager if the historic Klamath Ferry Center in Stockton from 1993-1998. He served as Assistant Curator of the Houston Cultural Heritage Society from 1998-1999.

Barry has done guest appearances on PBS, the Discovery Channel and the History Channel.

Barry is also author of Stephens Brothers: A Century of Shipbuilding, published in 2002 and is a freelance writer, with articles published in the Wooden Boat Magazine, The Central Valley Harvester, Touchstone, The Caravan magazine, and others.

Join Rotarians (and their families), Interactors, and Rotaractors from around the Houston area to sort and palletize books for shipment to Rotarian led literacy projects in Africa and around the world.  You are also welcome to bring gently used books of any sort to donate. 

We have shipped over 345 of the large 40' shipping containers of books since 2000! 

Come help staff the Concession Stand for Challenger Baseball!

Please come welcome the new Red Badges (current and past year) into our Club!

We invite you to participate in the Rotary Club of West U 23rd Annual Spring Golf Tournament to be held on Monday, April 22, 2019, at Riverbend Country Club.  This year's tournament benefits the HAY Center Foundation and the West U Rotary Club Foundation.  The HAY Center provides transition services for youth aging out of foster care.

Nicole Normandin currently serves as the Executive Director for Stuff the Sleigh, a nonprofit organization that supports the psychosocial and emotional needs of pediatric cancer and hematology patients and families. Over the last ten years, Nicole has worked with vulnerable populations in several capacities – most recently as a Clinical Social Worker at Texas Children’s Cancer and Hematology Centers and as a Community Outreach Specialist with the American Cancer Society.

Nicole has a Bachelor’s of Arts in Psychology and a Masters of Science in Social Work, both from the University of Texas at Austin. In May 2017, she completed the Rice University Leadership Institute for Nonprofit Executives. She has extensive work volunteering and serving others, including time as the President of Student Hope, a pilot program through the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network.

What she loves most about her role in Stuff the Sleigh is the ability to give each patient, sibling and parent a little something to make them smile despite the devastating circumstances around them. When Nicole’s father lost his 7-year battle to pancreatic cancer, her personal and professional passion for positively impacting the lives of cancer patients was reinforced, allowing her to lead the efforts made by Stuff the Sleigh.

Come help staff the Concession Stand for Challenger Baseball!

Please go to the District 5890 website to get all the details about the conference including hotel and conference reservations.

ROCO is a dynamic and innovative professional music ensemble that flexes from 1 to 40 players from all over the US and Canada, with guest artists from around the world. Performing intimate concerts in dozens of venues, ROCO’s musicians don’t just give concerts – they challenge preconceptions, create extraordinary experiences, and foster new relationships with audiences through the language of music.

Expanding the repertoire, ROCO has premiered over 65 commissions from living American composers. ROCO embraces technology, with free worldwide concert livestreams and real-time artist commentary via a smartphone app, as well as on-demand recordings of past concerts via the Listening Room. A vital part of the community, ROCO concert DVDs are sent to nursing homes and hospitals to bring music to those immobile communities, and their music education/childcare program attracts multigenerational audiences.

Join Rotarians (and their families), Interactors, and Rotaractors from around the Houston area to sort and palletize books for shipment to Rotarian led literacy projects in Africa and around the world. You are also welcome to bring gently used books of any sort to donate. 

We have shipped over 345 of large 40' shipping containers of books since 2000!

Come help staff the Concession Stand for Challenger Baseball!

Dr. Rachel A. Meidl, LP.D., CHMM, is the fellow in energy and environment at Rice University's James A. Baker III Institute of Public Policy. She was previously appointed by President Obama to the U.S. Federal Government Senior Executive Service to lead the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration as Deputy Associate Administrator, an agency of the U.S. Department of Transportation in Washington, D.C. Meidl led development of domestic and international policy interests and oversaw the department’s delegations to the United Nations International Civil Aviation Organization, the United Nations Transportation of Dangerous Goods Council and the International Atomic Energy Agency. Her research and teaching portfolio focus on domestic and international policy and law as it relates to imports and exports of hazardous wastes; upstream and end-of-life management of byproducts and wastes; alternative and renewable energy and energy recovery technologies; chemical safety reform; and safety and environmental regulations of the treatment, storage, disposal, and transportation of chemicals within and outside the U.S.

Prior to her public service, Dr. Meidl was the director of regulatory and technical affairs at the American Chemistry Council in Washington, D.C., where she advanced a broad range of regulatory and policy issues that involved enforcement, compliance, investigations and litigation on behalf of the chemical and petrochemical industries. She has more than 20 years of experience in industry, academia, government, politics and international relations, managing the entire life cycle of hazardous waste operations and emergency response to chemical, explosive, radioactive and biohazardous materials.

Dr. Meidl holds a Ph.D. in law and public policy from Northeastern University, a master’s in environmental policy and management with a concentration in environmental chemistry and international law from the University of Denver, a master’s of education in applied science and technology with certifications in chemistry and physics from National University, and bachelor’s degrees in conservation biology and zoology & animal physiology from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Flag Repair in preparation for our Memorial Day Flag Launch.

Join others in donating blood on November 8. The Blood Center mobile donation crew will be at Pico's from 6:30 – 9:45 AM. Contact Bob Geary to schedule a time: rjgeary@swbell.net or 713-446-8245 . . . Don’t worry if you forget to schedule a time, they will take walk-ups.

https://www.commitforlife.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/282421

By the way, you know you can tell friends about this don’t you?