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History
of
The Rotary Club of Space Center (Houston), Texas, U.S.A.
Club 2010 District 589
for
Rotary Year 1966-1967
President
Martin
Gracey
Chartered
August 6, 1964
Three years of serving the local and world communities with
a passion for
“Service Above Self”
Officers
Vice President
Bev. Steadman
Secretary
Don Kirk
Treasurer
Don Ahlborn
Sergeant-at-Arms
Roger Hobart
Editor
Bill
Swenson
Directors
Dick Allen
Ivan Brown
Harry Jennings
Vince Lipovsky
Joe Mason
Frank Morgan
Larry Sarahan
Lad Warzecha
The history for the Rotary Club of Space
Center (Houston), Texas, and U.S.A. has been compiled from
previously written histories and chronologies which can
be found in the Welcome section of the Home Page.
For the most part, the wording of these previously written
histories have been used verbatim except for the insertion
of additional information found elsewhere, obvious errors,
and annotations by Historian 2009.
There were very few documents in the history file.
No information could be found about financial information
or specific money donations made except $50 for World Community
Services.
The Club continued to meet at the King's
Inn.
There
were 19 Board meeting
minutes.
The
July 1, 1967 Semiannual Report of Club
Membership
states that the
memberships was 75 active members. The
Club's Roster
is based on the July 1, 1967 Semiannual
Report of Club Membership.
There were
only 2 newsletters,
Blastoffs,
(February 27 and June 12) out of a noted 27 programs in
the
Club Programs and Special Events
listing. The
Blastoffs were legal size written on front in various colors
such as purple and beige.
The Club's avenues of service committee
members can be viewed by clicking on
Committee Members
.
The
club membership voted to move the luncheon meeting to the
Nassau Bay Hotel and the Board meetings were also held there.
Earlier in the year the Board meet at the Holiday Inn.
Jim Lovell, Astronaut, was accepted for Honorary Membership.
The Board was expanded to include the addition of a second
vice-president beginning the next Rotary year. Community
service projects included financial aid to the World Community
Service and Boy's Home, a resolution supporting the Big
Thicket Park, a Career Day Luncheon for guest speakers,
and a Committee review of Boy's Home needs. The Space
Center Club was selected to host the District 589 Conference
during April 1968.
The 58th Rotary International Convention was held May 21-25,
1967 in Nice, France. There were 19,362 in attendance.
Martin Gracey represented the Club. No record
could be found regarding District 589 Conference.
Rotary year 1966-67 was placed in the archives in July 2009.
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