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SPEAKERS
Blastoff
June 20,
2011
Reporter Kathy
Dooley
Photographers
John Lee
and Bob Mitchell
SPEAKERS
ON
FRIENDSHIP
Friendship was the foundation rock on
which Rotary was built and tolerance is the element which
holds it together
Paul P.
Harris
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The Rotary Club of Space Center (Houston), Texas,
and U.S.A.
Rotary International District 5890 (589)
Club
2010
Chartered
August 6, 1964
"Service Above
Self"
Happy 50th Pat and Wayne
Young
June
13, 2011 Club Meeting Review
Just Photos
A regular meeting of
Space Center Rotary was called to order by President David
Coney. Jack Bacon led members singing “You’re a Grand
Ole Flag”, followed by Happy Birthday in honor of John
Lee. Carlos Villagomez gave the prayer, Delia Stevens
led the Pledge of Allegiance to the U.S. Flag, and Kathy
Dooley kicked off the Four Way Test. Becky Reitz
introduced visitors and guests.
President Coney
presented a check for $1,000 to Walter
Branson for the
Guerrero Clinic in Mexico. Walter discussed the work
done by volunteers at the clinic and recognized Dr. Clariday
(an honoray member of
the Club) from our area as the doctor who performs
most of the cataract surgeries there. The clinic has
formed a partnership with the Mexican government that will
help considerably with funding, but they still need about
$30,000 to complete the facility.
Dick Meyer introduced
Mina
Aras, Youth Exchange student from Istanbul, Turkey.
Mina shared the history of her country and answered questions
concerning her experiences here. Bob Wren
presented a Floyd Boze Fellow Award to Rodolfo
Gonzalez
(center) in recognition of his outstanding
behind the scenes work on the RNASA banquet and ceremonies.
Darryl Smith
introduced Fred Lewis and Major General John Bailey of the
Bronze Eagles of Texas, a local chapter of Black Pilots of
America, Inc. See photo
Major
General John Bailey, Fred Lewis and President Coney.
Fred discussed the organization’s activities, which include
flying as well as teaching, mentoring, and coaching
youth. The group conducts a summer flight academy each
year at Ellington Airport. The academy instructs student
pilots and operates a ground school. The cost of the
academy is $3,100/student. Chapters from around the
United States fund the program in an effort to keep kids in
school and teach them a skill. The program targets kids
between the ages of 15 and 19. They are housed at Texas
Southern University during the academy, and attend classes
from 8 am to 8:30 p.m. The next camp will be July 9 –
23.
President Coney gave Fred an engraved Rotary paper weight and adjourned the meeting.
Shrimporee is October 15
Keep
your calendars open
Planning has
started
Marilyn Musial is the Chair
Sheryl Berg is the
CoChair
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