History
of
The Rotary Club of Space Center (Houston), Texas, and U.S.A.
Club 2010 District 589
for
Rotary Year 1981-82
President Mansour A.
Jowid
Chartered August 6, 1964
Eighteen years of serving the local and
world communities with a passion for
“Service Above Self”
Officers President Elect/VP Chuck Jacobson Secretary Charles Hartman Treasurer Dick Brown Sergeant at
Arms
Jack Eggleston Editor
Walt Wicker
Directors Keith Sherman (replaced by Joe Shirley)
Ron Rosenhagen
Walt Wicker
Bill Webb
Bob Wren
Jim Hargrove
Mario Graber (partial year)
Larry Rowe(partial year)
Alfred R. Neumann (partial year)
Owen Morris (partial year)
John Watson (partial year)
The history file contained several documents: 23
newsletters, Blastoffs,
out of a possible 48, assuming
that one was issued
every Club meeting, 19 pieces of correspondence, a
budget, 25 Board meeting
minutes, and no members of the
avenues of service committees. The
Club Programs and Special Events
listing also contained 23
programs. The Blastoffs were colored, legal size and
two sided. The Club continued to meet at the Holiday
Inn.
A
1981-82 budget
dated February 1, 1982 contained a
few annotations regarding expenditures. Only $1,750 was noted for service projects
although $17,500 was shown budgeted. Further the principal
beneficiary was Crime Stoppers and it is assumed that the
money designated in the budget ($5,000) was given. Since
the Shrimporee netted $13,378, it is suspected that the amount
given to service projects was more. The amount of monies
made from the fund raisers since the first recorded fundraiser
in 1968 is $116,399.
The
membership was
as follows: 20 additions, 17 terminations, with a net gain of
12 leaving 128 members excluding honorary members.
The closest
Club
Roster for the year is dated
February 15, 1982. Eleven previous presidents were
on the membership roster.
The Club
received an exemption
dated July 15, 1981 from sales tax by the State of
Texas.
Requested change
to the Club's territorial limits wasapproved in a
letter
and associated documents including a map dated May 21, 1982
from the Rotary International to Charles Hartman, Secretary.
There were10
letters
regarding the Clubworking with other Rotary clubs to
purchase a blood refrigerator for the Tepic Rotary Club
Nayarit, Mexico. The Club donated $1,000. There
were 2
letters
establishing an International Youth Exchange with the Mexico
City Rotary Club tentatively planned for 1983.
There was
abounded, mostly typed report, prepared by F.
G. Morgan, Jr., General Chairman of the Shrimporee,
title"
Eight
Annual Shrimporee and Benefit Auction 1981" that
contains much information about the fund
raiser. There is a summary report in front which
provides a good overview of the activities. The
Chairman noted that therewere2,250 people served
with a total food serving count of 3,408. The event net
income
was $13,378.
The
March 8, 1982 Blastoff had an write-up on five visitors
from Australia under the Rotary Exchange Program.
A senior citizen's program proposed by
Bob Mitchell noted that the
Senior Citizen's Committee
was started in 1980.
Gene Lindquist
received a plaque of appreciation for 10 years of dedicated
service to Rotary. He stated in the
July 23, 1981 Blastoff that "The standing ovation, applause and
cheering warmed my heart..." Twentyfive members had 100% attendance for the Rotary
year. The District Governor sent a
letter of
appreciation with his evaluation of the Club to the
President dated December 11, 1981. An interesting
letter with
a Charter Dinner envelope from the Pretoria Rotary Club
requesting to establish a link to the Club. The Pretoria
club requested that the Club sent them a "doll dressed in
your area national costume".
There wereone
Paul Harris Fellow
named for the Rotary Year bringing the total
for the Club to 16 since 1972.
The
73rd Rotary International Convention was held June 6-9,1982
in Dallas TX, USA. There were 13,222 in attendance
and no record of anyone from Rotary of Space Center, Houston
attending.
No record could be found regarding District 589
Conference
.
This Rotary year history was placed
in the archives in 2009.
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