Events

Legislative Update

Please join us at Adair Kitchen on August 3rd at 7p to welcome Matilda. David LeFevre and his family will be hosting her for the upcoming year. 

Jane Shapiro ventured to Houston from the Boston area back in the 1980’s. She received her degree

from Boston College and holds a certificate as an Assisted Living Administrator and is licensed

as a Pre Need Planning Advisor.

She has enjoyed being part of the Houston community for the past 40 years. She’s been

affiliated with several healthcare organizations in providing training/development to

employees, building relationships within the medical and religious community, counseling

families seeking senior living options, to her current role at Houston Jewish Funerals and

Distinctive Life Cremation and Funerals.

She has worked for HCA, US Physical Therapy, Aetna Health Plans, the Alzheimer’s Association,

Brazos Towers and Seven Acres Jewish Senior Care Services.

She takes pride in volunteering at the Evelyn Rubinstein JCC, Seven Acres, WU and Bellaire Sr.

Centers, Weekly YMCA and is a member of Jewish Federation’s Business and Professional

Group, River Oaks Women’s Breakfast Club, Houston Area Continuity of Care, Houston

Gerontological Association, Houston Jewish Chamber of Commerce, Houston Women’s

Chamber, Bellaire Business Association and lifetime member of Hadassah.

Having joined Houston Jewish Funerals and Distinctive Life Cremation and Funerals back in

2018, she was tasked with educating and sharing the importance of Pre Need Planning to

families in our community.

Jane shares, that it’s truly a calling, a mitzvah and a gift to impart her knowledge and

understanding while bringing her life experiences, passion and empathy to those in need.

Hi everyone! On August 21st, we will be hosting the summer awards banquet for The Women's Home. The event will take place at the Mabee Life Center at 1905 Jaquelyn, Houston, TX 77055. Volunteers need to arrive at 4p for setup and the event begins at 6p. We need 6 to 8 volunteers. If you are unable to attend but want to volunteer, there are several opportunities to serve. 

The Women's Home is an organization that we have supported for many years, and that support has taken various forms from volunteering at their thrift store, The Cottage Shop, to role playing with soon to be graduates to our annual celebration with the women as some of them graduate from the program and move out into the world of employment and independent living. 

Please contact me if you are available to volunteer. Thank you.

SECOND SERVINGS POP UP GROCERY STORE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY

REDUCE FOOD WASTE AND FIGHT HUNGER

WHEN: Saturday, August 24, 2024 TIME: 11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.

WHERE: Mission Millby 2220 Broadway St, Houston, TX 77012 

Mary Kay Jackson, the daughter of local Rotarian Dan Clinton, was raised in Houston and holds civil engineering degrees from Texas A&M and Stanford University.  After a brief stint in the oil industry, Mary Kay practiced civil engineering in Atlanta, Georgia, for 20 years designing water infrastructure for municipal clients. 

In 2006, Mary Kay moved to Ghana, West Africa, and joined the staff of the Methodist Church Ghana to create their Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) program.  In 2017, she returned to Houston and joined the staff of TMS Global, where she currently is the Director of Strategic Initiatives. She continues to maintain an active water ministry in Ghana.

Over the past 18 years, Mary Kay has constructed 300 boreholes for villages, clinics, and schools in Ghana.  She served for 9 years as the Managing Director of Pure Home Water, a Ghanaian social enterprise that manufactures ceramic pot filters for household water treatment.  During her tenure, Pure Home Water constructed its manufacturing facility and grew from 4 to 25 employees, mostly local women potters. To date, Pure Home Water has provided over 30,000 filters to households in Ghana, including as part of two Rotary grants.

Sheer Success Barber and Cosmetology Save the Date!

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

September 12, 2024 from 1p-3p

Location: 1212 A Roberts St, Houston, Texas 77003

Bunk Bed Builders are needed!

6 to 7 volunteers are needed to build 2 sets of bunk beds for 4 Afghan refugee children.  No heavy lifting or handyman skills required. 

Meet at 10a to noon: 3700 Watonga Blvd Apt 1304 (290 and Mangum Rd area)

Please email melissa@amaanahservices.org or call 281.726.6167 if you are available to volunteer.

Russ Schulze has agreed to host our World Polio Day event again this year at the Owl Bar on Thursday, Oct. 24 starting at 5 PM.

Check back for more details!

Please plan on joining us on October 26, 2024 to pack meals at Rise Against Hunger!

More details to come!