Long Time City
of Nassau Bay Mayor
and Former Club Member Dies
Gerald "Gerry"
B. Allen
".... I just
thought alot of Gerald, he was so very gracious and a
real
class act of a man. He was a wonderful person
and fine example of what a Rotarian
really is.".....Donnie
Johnson
Read obituary by Mary Alys
Cherry
View photo of
Gerry (center) at 1993 Shrimporee
All the known deceased Club members can
be viewed in Memorial
See First Hand A Service
Project In Action
Visit Honduras with Sheryl
Berg
Hi David, The Rotary Club of Copan,
Honduras has extended to us an invitation to come down and
take part in learning about, promoting and meeting with the
families in the community where the Ecocinas will be
distributed, thanks to Space Center Rotary's donation to
them. I am thinking of going in May, and I'd love it if
there is anyone else who would like to go down, too. We
have been invited to speak at their Rotary club as well.
Will you please make their invitation known to our club so
that if there is anyone else who would like to go, they could
make that know to me before I make my
reservations?
Thanks--
Sheryl
Read additonal
information on the
project.
What a Great Time
At The Pancake Breakfast
View
photos of the breakfast
The Space Center
Rotary Club Endowment Foundation's biannual
pancake breakfast was a fun time for all. The guests
enjoyed delicious food, great fellowship, and several oldies, like
Georgia On My Mine, by Danny Meyers. We were honored to
have 18 seniors from the Terrace and many other
guests to make, what may have been, a record
attendance. As usual our Club members had a great
time of comradeship, thanks to all who worked from Bill Lowes
and Jack Lister.
Update on the
Club's History
All the available
history record; documents, electronic archives, photos,
negatives, and slides have been reviewed and organized into
Rotary years and representatively archived and placed on the
Club History website http://www.spacecenterrotary.info/
except for four years out of the 46 Rotary years. In
addition, there are information and photos which support the
material on the website, electronically archived on a Rotary
year basis outside the web site.
The compilation of electronically archiving the history record
on a Rotary year basis is called Phase I. (Please
note the Rotary Year histories contain or has links
to all the available representative information for that year
and is the navigator for that year.) Recognizing that a
Rotary year does not necessarily reflect the entire story for an
activity, a theme history will be developed to reflect
the totality of an activity. There are many
projects or activities which spanned several years. For instance,
there were activities such as the Shuttle Payload
Project, the Three Wishes, Project Free Enterprise, and the Bolivia
Water Well project which cannot be completely told in one year.
Such activities will be compiled in a history under a theme heading
rather than on Rotary year basis. This is Phase II.
Phase III will to compile a
complete narrative history which spans all the years.
This history will have a long and short version.
Further, statistics on the Club over the years, such as the
membership, the Paul Harris Fellows awarded, and the amount of
money raised by fundraisers can be viewed separately and also will
be part of the narrative history.
In addition to the history record, there is a
memorial section on the Club’s deceased members and all the
exchanged banners are electronically archived. Both can
be accessed from the Club History Home Page.
In summary
there are 4 Rotary Year histories to be written,
7 that have been written and under review by the respective
President, and the remainder
complete.
Important Events
Coming Up
Springoree - Cullens Upscale American Grill
Thursday April 21
The 11th annual Springoree, will be held at Cullens
Upscale American Grill April 21. There will be Live and
Silent Auctions, Delicious Buffet Dinner, Fantastic Raffle,
CASH BAR for beer and wine, and Fun for All. Dress is Hawaiian
Cowboy/Cowgirl. View the Sponsor Invitation
for more
information.
District
Conference
- April 28-30
The 2011 District
Conference will be held April 28 - 30, 2011, at the Hyatt Lost
Pines Resort & Spa in Bastrop, Texas. Come see all
the activities of District 5890. District 5890 is alive
and vibrant. See how to make your club grow and maintain
membership. Learn why the Rotary Foundation is important
to your Club, District 5890, and the world as a whole.
Early Bird Registration Special: Register for 2011 District
Conference and get $20 discount.
The Rotary National Award for Space Achievement
25th Anniversary Event
Friday May 6
The Rotary
National Award for Space Achievement (RNASA) Foundation was
founded by the Space Center Rotary Club of Houston, Texas in
1985 to organize and coordinate an annual event to recognize
outstanding achievements in space and create greater public
awareness of the benefits of space exploration. Each
year since 1987, the Foundation has presented the National
Space Trophy to an outstanding American who has made major
contributions to our nation's space program at a gala event
held in Houston, Texas.
The RNASA Board of
Advisors has selected the Commander of U.S. Strategic Command,
and former Space Shuttle astronaut,
General Kevin P.
Chilton (USAF)
, to receive the 2011 National
Space Trophy.
The 25th anniversary
event will be held Friday, May 6, 2011 at the Houston Hyatt
Regency. Please see
ticket and table
information. Read additional information
from Bill Geissler.
Floyd
Boze/Paul Harris Dinner
May
12
The second annual Floyd Boze/Paul Harris
dinner will be May 12th at the Bay Oaks Counry Club.
Roger Donnelly is cordinating the event and will provide more
information about it.
Club Meeting At
South Shore Habour
Resort and Convention Center
May 16
The Club
will meet at the
South Shore Harbour Resort and Convention
Center for the May 16th
club meeting in conjunction with the Excellence in
Teacher Awards program. This program is a joint
effort by the Rotary Clubs of Space Center, League City, and
Seabrook; and the Clear Creek Independent School District
School (CCISD). It will be the third joint program
and the Club's 21st. Dr. David Taylor was the originated
of the program with the first awards in
1991.
Rotary International
Convention
New Orleans
May 21-25
Find out more about New
Orleans, download the convention logo, and watch
the 2011 Rotary International Convention promotional
video.
