West U Rotary Happenings for May 16

Posted by Greg Faldyn 
on May 17, 2016
 
Paul Harris Society Dinner ... Thank you for your support! 
 
This week's speaker is Larry Gregory of the Lone Star Flight Museum
 
How 'bout a little floatin' down the river ... ok  ... bayou 
 
West U Rotary Happenings for the week of May 15, 2016 ….
 
If you missed last week, you missed a very special presentation. Bill Orlin, was a refugee from Poland and a survivor of the Holocaust. Bill and his family spent several years running and hiding throughout Europe. They eventually migrated  to Canada and the United States. Bill later was drafted by the US government to fight in the Korean War. He told the story of the amazing journey and the close calls his family endured to find eventual freedom. He presented the details of the events like they happened yesterday and also discussed the Houston Holocaust Museum. What a great presentation.  
 
This week’s speaker will be Larry Gregory – the President of the Lone Star Flight Museum. Larry will discuss the new 130,000 square feet addition to the flight museum that is scheduled to open in February 2017. For 30 years, The Lone Star Museum honored the extraordinary aviation history of Texas and has been designated as the official Texas Aviation hall of fame.
 
This past week Carol Lester,  Terry Ziegler, Fritz Beich and I along with Lara, Maciej and other youth headed out to Camp For All to assist with some of the camp activities. We spent the morning assisting the campers with riding the horses. We had a great time and we hope to participate again next year.  
 
Also this past week, we held our Paul Harris Society (PHS) dinner at Union Kitchen. We had a great time with approximately 40 participants from our club and other clubs in our district. We had guests from 9 different clubs join us for a fun fellowship evening. Thanks to Don Raskin for organizing the event. Everyone enjoyed the fellowship opportunity to talk to friends in the different clubs. Thanks to everyone who joined us for this special appreciation dinner. 
 
We have one more club activity this month:
  • Saturday, May 21st is our monthly social – this month we will be kayaking down the Buffalo Bayou. There may still be room but spaces are going fast so reach out to Honey if you are still interested in participating.  
Next month we have several events:
  • June 6th – our annual golf tournament at Riverbend Country Club. This is still plenty of space for hole sponsorships and foursomes. So, come on out and help support the West U Rotary Club Foundation and the Emergency Aid Coalition.
  • June 11th – Books for the World book Sorting
  • June 17th – District Governor Elect Eric Liu’s Installation Banquet – Hilton of the Americas. Please get with me if you would like to sit with the club.
  • June 28th – West U Rotary 2016 – 2017 Officer Installation – Maggianos. Come on out! Bring your spouse, significant other or family for this special evening.    
Did everyone figure out the plates from last week? The answers to last week and this week’s selections are provided below.
Last week:
  • IRIGHTI – right between the eyes
  • ULIV1S – You live once
  • YYUUUU – Too wise for you
This week:
  • NANYMIN
  • 10SNE1
  • SHRNNUF
Have a great week. Peace!
 
Greg Faldyn
West U Rotary Prez