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Space Center Rotary 




President
Sheila Self    


Officers and Board  
  

 

History
of
The Rotary Club of Space Center (Houston), Texas, and U.S.A.
Club 2010  District 589
for
Rotary Year 2003-04

President
Sheila M. Self 

Chartered August 6, 1964

Forty years of serving the local and world communities with a passion for “Service Above Self”


Officers
President Elect
Vissett Sun
Secretary
J. B. Fox
Treasurer
Olive Murphy-Riker
Sergeant at Arms
Mike Duckworth

Directors
Club Service A
Earl Maudlin
Club Service B
Dick Gregg III
Club Service C
Ted Cummings
Club 
Service D
Geoff Atwater
Vocational Service
Joan Skellenger
Community Service A
Jim Sweeney
Community Service B
Johnny White
International Service A

Mike Hernandez
International Service B
Dick Kidder

Earl Maudlin Received District 5890 Service Above Self Award


The Club continued to meet at the Holiday Inn in Nassau Bay, Texas each Monday at noon with interesting programs from guest speakers and several programs regarding the Club’s activities.  Bill Geissler was the Program Committee Chair.  Jerome Bourgeois led the members in songs for most of the meetings and the members shared in leading the members in the pledge of alliance to the U. S. flag, prayer, and the Four-Way Test.  Club fellowships were facilitated by Bill Taylor with attendance good and fellowship great.  Golf on Thursday under the leadership of Gary Johnson continued to be a favorite.  A Christmas Party and a trip to the Rodeo provided additional opportunities for fellowship for the Club members and invited guests. Two of the Club members were former District 5890 governors, Floyd Boze 1981-1982 and  Billy Weseman 1993-1994.  Vince Lipovsky, a chartered member of the Club, 15 past presidents, and Floyd Boze continue to attend the weekly Club meetings.  Past District Governor Boze celebrated his 55 years of perfect attendance in August 2003.

The Club's Board of Directors probably met 12 times in regular sessions however only 3 copies of the minutes were located.  Billy R. Smith was the Club’s Parliamentarian, and maintained and interpreted the Club’s Constitution and By-Laws.   The avenues of service committees and committee members can be viewed by clicking on committee members. Billy R. Smith was the Club’s Parliamentarian, and maintained and interpreted the Club’s Constitution and By-Laws. 

Over $42,000 was given to service projects and The Rotary Foundation.  A comprehensive overview of the  financial condition of the Club can be viewed with the following documents: summary   of the cash and investment balances in various accounts as of June 30, 2004, and  profit and loss  statement from July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2004.  The administrative and service budgets can be viewed by clicking on budget.

There were 3 issues of the Club’s newsletters, Blastoff, located leaving 45 issues not found.  The newsletters contained a variety of interesting items such as future programs; make-up opportunities; Shrimporee and Boots and Black Tie Event, information including pictures and list of the associated sponsors; general information about the Club, District, and Rotary International; and write-ups about the weekly programs including pictures.  Marilyn Watkins was the editor of the Blastoff and Bob Mitchell was the photographer.

The Club’s membership at the end of the Rotary year was 133 members, two honorary members, and 4 dropped members totaling 138 members using the Club's roster dated April 2004 (closest one to June 30, 2004 that could be found.  A District 5890 listing for July 2004 noted 133 members.  The Phone Tree was handled by Bill Geissler.

This was the 4th year that another major fundraiser was held in addition to the Shrimporee.  The SCR VIP Gala, chaired by Carol Shelley, was held on August 23, 2003 at the Hilton Hotel City of Nassau Bay, Texas. The 30th Shrimporee, chaired by Scott Rainey, was held September 20, 2003 at the Clear Lake Park Seabrook, Texas (1840 tickets were sold).  Both events netted over $57,782 according to the Profit and Loss Statement July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2004 and the VIP financial statement.  Additional information on the Shrimporee and the VIP Gala can be viewed  by clicking on 2003 Shrimporee Poster 1, 2, 3 (with sponsors),  newspaper article, or committee chairs.   A collection of publicity items can be reviewed by clicking on publicity.   The amount made from the fund raisers since the first recorded fund raiser in 1968 is estimated $911,673. 

Russell Hall received $1,000 for the 16th annual Clear Creek Independent School District Drug Awareness Essay contest.  Marcissa Born received $750 Health and Safety award.  The Scholarship Committee awarded six $500 scholarships to students in the Clear Creek Independent School District.  The recipients were Christine Watkins, Molly Anderson, Evan Snell, Marisol Salmones, Austin Cox, and Hanna Ye.

The Excellence in Education committee under the leadership of Belinda Skloss presented the winner of the 14th annual Teacher of the Year award.  The finalists received a gold teacher's apple, a certificate and $300.  The Teacher of the Year for Elementary and Secondary schools received $500 and a plaque. The six teachers were Christopher Blackburn, Donna Johnson, Mary French, Malin La Place, Patricia Devore, and Kevin Fleming in the Clear Creek Independent School District for Distinguished Service awards.  From this group, Mary French and Kevin Fleming were honored as “Teacher of the Year.

From a newspaper article:  President-elect Dr. Vissett Sun and his wife, Adrienne, recently joined other Rotarians for a trip to Chinandega, Nicaragua for the Avoidable Blindness Project.  While there, the Clear Lake optometrist examined the eyes of the Children of the Dump School with some 220 children screened and 11 needing glasses, which he later made and sent back.  The Children of the Dump, you may recall, are mostly orphans who lost everything in a hurricane that devastated their country and were found scavenging at the city dump to survive.  Rotarians went in and built them housing and a school.  Several in a group, called the Children of the Dump, travel about the world in the summertime singing to earn money to support themselves.  Three of the children had con-genital cataracts, Dr. Sun said, and will need surgery to restore their sight.  Sponsors for the cataract surgeries are needed, he said, adding that five are blind and no glasses will improve their vision.  Others on the trip include Rotary Assistant District Governor Suzie Howe, Past District Governor Charlie Clemmons and his wife, Barbara of Seabrook Rotary, Past Space Center Rotary Club President Laura Hale and Dick Kidder, also of the Space Center Rotary Club.

The Club continued (twelfth year) the bikes for Christmas 
program.  This year the Club purchased 60 bicycles and 60  helmets for this program.  The donations were given to the Houston Chronicle Goodfellows.  See a photo journey on bikes.

The Club added 12
Paul Harris Fellows bringing the total to 262 since the first recorded Paul Harris Fellow in 1973.

The 95th Rotary International Convention was held May 23-26, 2004  in Osaka, Japan.  There were 43,381 in attendance.  President Elect Dr. Vissett and Adrienne Sun  of Rotary of Space Center, Houston attended. They stayed in the Rotary International headquarter's Rihga Royal Hotel and attended the opening ceremonial celebration along with 30,000 Rotarians at the Osaka Dome.

District 5890 Conference was held April 29 - May 3, 2004 on a 4 day cruise to Cozumel, Mexico. Earl Maudlin received a Service Above Self Award  for his dedicated service in promoting fellowships. Hilmar Zeissig was the District 5890 International Service Chairman.

The Rotary National Award for Space Achievement (RNASA) Foundation presented Neil A. Armstrong with the 2004 National Space Trophy at the 18th annual stellar event held on March 11, 2004 at the Hyatt Regency Houston, Texas.  Proceeds of the event went to benefit the High School Aerospace Scholars program held at Johnson Space Center for the 5th year.  The front cover of the 2004 Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Program can be viewed by clicking on 2004 RNASA Program . See photos.

President Self  approved the history for Rotary year 2003-04 and it was placed in archives May 2011 




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