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"Service Above Self"
Archives
and History
of the
Rotary
Club of Space Center
(Houston), Texas, U.S.A.
Rotary International District 5890
(District 589 prior to Rotary Year 1991-92)
Club 2010
Chartered
August 6, 1964
Charter
Presentation
to President Brown September 28, 1964
History from August 6, 1964 to August 5,
2014
Visit the 50th Anniversary
Celebration Home
Page
Our
Club, Our Heritage
The Rotary Club
of Space Center (Club) has an outstanding community service
history since August 1964 due to its diversified members,
all with a passion for "Service Above Self". Not
only this, but the Club shares a national heritage in that
it grew alongside the manned space program located at the
National Aeronautical Space Agency’s Johnson Space Center
in Houston, Texas. The bond between the Club and the Johnson
Space Center and the friendship that has developed is one
of the Club’s enduring values and a rich heritage.
With honor
the Club carries the name “Space Center” and its banner
reflects the manned space program. Many of the
former and current members were pioneers in the manned
space program and several of the earlier astronauts were
honorary members of the Club. There is a wealth of
experience, abilities, and talents among its members such
that long time member and President of the Club (1990-1991)
Billy R. Smith said that the Club was coined the name, “The
Can Do Club".
As a tribute
to the many Rotarians around the world including former
and current members of the Rotary Club of Space Center who
have contributed to the success of the historic manned space
program, please view the May 1966 edition of the Rotarian (page
19) about the start of this journey and a 2011 article
and video on the final journey of
the shuttle. In addition, an article on the
50th year anniversary of the manned space program by
Mary Alys Cherry, Editor Emeritus of the Bay Area Citizen June
2011 and member of the Club as of this writing (2014); and a
slide presentation ppt
or pdf of
the
United States manned space program from 1958 to 1992 provided
by Bill Geissler, President of the Club Rotary year
1999-2000 and a member as of this writing (2014), are included
in the Club's history. Additionally, a video titled
Above
and Beyond, Twenty Great Missions, presented at
the 1996 Rotary National Award for Space Achievement
Awards Banquet can be viewed here. The
video was produced by Stephen
Gauvain of KTRK-TV Channel 13 (ABC).
Associated
articles, photos, and information about the manned space
program are also noted, as appropriate, in the respective
Rotary year.
Banner
of the
Rotary Club of Space Center
The
distinctive banner of
the Rotary Club of Space Center, depicting an astronaut
in an Extra-Vehicular Activity of “Space Walk” while
orbiting the Earth, is like the banner which was carried
by Rotarian Colonel Frank Borman on Apollo VIII in
Lunar Orbit December 21-27, 1968 and which was later
presented to Rotary International President Togasaki in
Honolulu, Hawaii by Colonel Borman. The banner
is displayed in Rotary International Headquarters in Evanston,
Illinois. (Update June 2012 from Suzi Howe, Club President
2001-02 and District 5890 Governor 2006-07: ".....I have
just left One Rotary Center and learned that our banner
is not "hanging" at Rotary International, but rather is
stored off-site with other valuable historical documents
and memorabilia in a properly controlled environment (temperature,
etc.). There is a rotating exhibit of historical items from
this collection." Read more.
Photo
Gallery
of the
Club's Presidents
and
Club
Presidents who were
Rotary District 5890 (589)
Governors
(click
on icon)
Gallery 1964-1965 to 1979-1980
Gallery 1980-1981 to 1989-1990
Gallery 1990-1991 to 1999-2000
Gallery 2000-2001 to 2009-2010
Gallery 2010-2011 to 2013-2014
pdf or ppt
HISTORY
The history of the Rotary Club of Space
Center is complied on a Rotary year basis. However there
were some activities where the significance and/or the continuity
are not fully reflected on a Rotary year basis. These have
been written in story form and are shown in the listing
below by subject. In addition to these activities, noteworthy
events, usually the "first" or "origin", are in the Special
Occasions and Recognitions link below. Read more about the
organization of the history.
All the history is contained in the topics listed
below and can be accessed by clicking on the Rotary
emblem icon.
Those annotated by the Club's banner  are accessible
by Rotary year.
Ambassadorial Scholars (TRF Global
Grants)
Banners, Exchanged
Banners, Exchanged Write up
Bench Project
(Celebrating Rotary
International Centennial Year)
Board Meeting Minutes
Bolivia, Update on Humanitarian Efforts
(Slide
Presentation January
7, 2008)
Bolivia Water Project - Cochabamba
(Write Up 2008)
Village
of Aramasi - Spring Water Project
Village of Aramasi - Dam Porject
Concepcion Water
Well
Water Purification in Concepcion
(Slide Presentation
November 2008)
Bolivia, Dam Construction and Canal Restoration
Project in Aramasi
(Slide Presentation
November 2008)
Brass Shrimp
Committee Members
Deceased Club Members
Fund raisers
Golf Tournament Trophy
50
Year Graphs
Membership
Fundraisers
Paul Harris Fellowships
History and Archives, how organized
History
of the Rotary Club of Space Center,
A Topical Summary
History of
the Rotary Club of Space Center,
A Corollary Version
Important Club Documents
"Making a Difference" by Tom Weir
(A compilation of major
Club accomplishments about year 1990)
Membership and Club Directory
Newsletters (Blastoff)
Officers and Board Members
Paul
Harris Fellows
Polio Human Interest Story (December 2013)
Narrative
by Jerry Hardy, District Governor, D5840
Carolyn Watson sketch
End Polio Now
Poster
from sketch
Previously Written Histories
Project Free Enterprise
RNASA Rotary National Award for Space Achievement
(web
site)
Rotary (International) Student
Exchange
Rotary International and District 5890 historical
information
Links are on left border of this Home Page
Rotary Year Histories by Rotary Year
Refer to upper right corner of this Home Page,
and select a Rotary
year for
"Rotary Year History for the year
of ....."
Rotary Year History by President
Shrimp Costume
First Shrimporee
Sister Club Aeropuerto Club of Mexico City,
Mexico (1986 -1994)
Space Center Rotary Club Endowment Foundation
Space Shuttle Payload Project
Special Occasions and Recognitions
Statistics
Three Wishes for Christmas
(Bicycles for Christmas)
Water Purification in Concepcion
(Slide Presentation
November 2008)
World Health Foundation
Historian Search
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