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Texas Heart Institute 2024-Mission and Relevance
Sep. 05, 2024 7:01 a.m.
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Rotary and the Provision of Water in Northern Ghana
Sep. 12, 2024 1:01 a.m.
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. |
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Sep. 12, 2024 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
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Discuss her High School in Israel, Younited.
Sep. 19, 2024 7:01 a.m.
Nurit Gery - Managing Director and Co-Founder of Younited
Nurit is a social entrepreneur who decided to move from a successful career in the commercial world to the nonprofit sector. The catalyst was a three-week volunteering stint with her husband and teenage children at an orphanage in Zimbabwe. This life-changing experience showed her that this was the moment to use the transferable skills from her extensive commercial and marketing experience to create a project that had the potential to create real, long-term impact both within Israel and beyond.
Younited (formerly GHIS) was envisaged in 2017 and, under Nurit’s leadership and vision, only a year later it opened with a full cohort of local and international students and staff, ready to compete in quality with international schools worldwide. Partnerships with relevant government agencies, the International Baccalaureate Organization and a handful of donors who understood the value of this ‘start-up’, ensured that the foundations for quality and sustainability were in place. Since then, Nurit’s outreach skills and her ability to engage and include people has attracted a network of international partners, friends, volunteers and supporters from around the world.
Nurit’s commercial work experience spanned Israel and the U.S, with an emphasis on senior management, marketing and sales, entrepreneurship and business development. Prior to establishing Younited, Nurit worked for 20 years at the pharmaceutical giant, GSK, where she was a Business Unit Director.
Nurit has an MBA from the USF, California and a BA in Biology from the Technion, Israel.
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Sep. 21, 2024 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
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.
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Sep. 26, 2024 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
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Oct. 05, 2024 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
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When Seasons Change
Oct. 17, 2024
With her vast knowledge, hands-on experience and overall love of seniors, Jan has started her own business (When Seasons Change, LLC) in assisting seniors along with their families, in locating the community that best meets their needs. Jan also provides care management to assist families in navigating the care needs as well as assisting families in managing their loved ones care while in a community. |
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Oct. 19, 2024 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
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Oct. 24, 2024 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
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Oct. 26, 2024 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
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Oct. 26, 2024 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
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Oct. 26, 2024 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
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Nov. 01, 2024 7:00 a.m. - Nov. 07, 2024 6:00 p.m.
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Nov. 02, 2024 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
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Thompson Hansen, Tiny Boxwoods, and Tiny's #5 History
Nov. 07, 2024
Mr. Thompson is a native Houstonian who graduated from Lamar High School and the University of Texas with a degree in finance. He joined his brother at Thompson-Hanson in 1994 and moved with his wife and three children to West University Place in 2002. He is currently involved with landscape, nursery and growing industries along with restaurants, real estate, farming and ranching. Mr. Thompson's interest include health, nutrition, regenerative agriculture, vintige cars, aviation and golf. The intiatial seed money for Thompson-Hanson with their father's lawn mower! |
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Nov. 07, 2024 6:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Our next West U Rotary Blood Drive is scheduled for 11/07/24 during out scheduled meeting. You can sign up to donate between 6:30 and 9:30 AM. Appointments are available in 10 minute intervals. Please let me know if you can donate by texting me at 713-979-6179 and let me know what time slot you'd like.
Thanks in advance
Ralph Cox
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A brief overview of the Houston Field office, discuss lawful access, and take questions.
Nov. 14, 2024
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Nov. 14, 2024 7:00 a.m. - Nov. 20, 2024 7:00 p.m.
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Nov. 16, 2024 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
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Nov. 19, 2024 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Breakfast for Lunch (50+) will be sponsored by our club this year. It will be a great opportunity to meet some West U residents over lunch! Date:
November 19, 2024
Time:
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Address:
6104 Auden Street
West University Place, TX 77005 Contact:
713-662-5895
Email:
Cost:
Free with RSVP.
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Kinetic Kids
Nov. 21, 2024
Kristen Leach is the executive director of Kinetic Kids Houston, a nonprofit organization that offers sport, recreational and fine art programs for kids with special needs. Kristen founded Kinetic Kids Houston in January 2024 and started programming in March. Kinetic Kids serves our local special needs community by allowing kids to get off the sidelines and develop into athletes under the watch care of coaches and pediatric therapists. |
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Nov. 27, 2024 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
As per tradition, we will meet Wednesday 11/27 (before Thanksgiving) at the Marquis II.
Address:
2631 Bissonnet St.
Houston, TX 77005
Phone: 713-522-2090
Time: 5:30
I've secured the private room for us! (on left as you enter)
Extra parking at "Local office" (East of Marquis II)
Let's get together and share what we are thankful for.
IMPORTANT!
If you need to bring me payment for the holiday party, this will be a good opportunity to do so.
I will be there until 6:30.
As always, great fellowship and laughter!
See all there!
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Dec. 07, 2024 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
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Dec. 17, 2024 6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Are you ready for an UNFORGETTABLE evening enjoying delectable meat selections Brazilian style, including fish and vegetarian option, wonderful side dishes and scrumptious desserts? GREAT live music, SURPRISE show and raffle, all in the FANTASTIC company of your WEST U FRIENDS! Cost: $75.00 per person+CASH bar.. You can modify amount on Venmo to pay for more than one guest. IMPORTANT! Register and pay by 12/5/24 Please click the link below to make your payment after registration in ClubRunner. Click here to pay via Venmo by 12/5/2024. Link to Venmo Payment Payee: @RotaryclubofWestU. If you cannot pay via Venmo, please contact Irene Sadkowski/Social Committee Chair 281-748-7822. Please do not send any checks via mail. No payments will be accepted at the party. Please bring an unwrapped toy to be donated to "Operation Love". Dress code: Evening/party attire. Don't delay! Limited capacity! Hope to see you all there!
Irene Sadkowski REALTOR® Social Committee Chair 281-748-7822
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Artificial Intelligence
Dec. 19, 2024
Director, Global Cybersecurity Program and Assistant Professor of International Studies at the University of St. Thomas. Currently teaching courses on Cyber Warfare, Introduction to Enterprise Cybersecurity, Cyber Ethics, Digital Governance, and Geopolitical Risk. Mr. Botts is a lecturer at the Women’s Institute of Houston teaching a course entitled The World According to Eric. |
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Camp Logan and the Evolution of Memorial Park
Feb. 06, 2025
Caroline Hassell is a 5th generation Houstonian. She graduated from St. John’s School, started at UT-Austin and then graduated from Stanford University. Her first job out of college was with a private rocket company (that rocket blew up off the Texas Gulf Coast). She earned her MBA from Rice and worked for Compaq Computer and TeleCheck until “early retirement.” She’s still pushing her kids towards “adulting” while she volunteers and does genealogy and historical research. She’s active in the Daughters of the American Revolution and another genealogical organization, and served as Regent of the John McKnitt Alexander Chapter of NSDAR for the past four years. She still volunteers for her children’s former schools and at her church. During Covid, she worked on some really “down-the-rabbit-hole” projects, one of which resulted into deep research on the 200+ Harris County Soldiers who died in World War 1. That led to more research on Camp Logan here in Houston. Caroline is now serving on an advisory committee for the Memorial Park Conservancy, which is planning Memorial Groves, the “remembering” part of Memorial Park under development and part of the larger 10-year plan started in 2015. Caroline’s husband Jim just retired. They have a techy son, a recent UT-Dallas Computer Science graduate, and a daughter (a recent grad of Lamar and the FFA program which has been supported by the West U Rotary for many years); she’s at HCC with a hope of working with animals in the future.  ᐧ |
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Farming in the East End of Houston
Feb. 13, 2025
At Small Places, we develop high impact urban farms in low access communities. We are passionate about cultivating healthy neighborhoods via nourishing food and engaged communities; ultimately renewing the bond between people, place and food. Small Places has been actively involved in the East End of Houston helping with food insecurity across the food desert in 2nd ward, and I believe our work aligns with the values and interests of your club members. |
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Powering human potential in Sharpstown/Gulfton.
Feb. 20, 2025
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