Posted by Ernest Hauser on Sep 09, 2016

Chris Green of the Humble Police Department Crime Victims presents a program that is designed to assist victims of crime. They are provided assistance to get their lives back to normal. Humble Rotarians learned more about the services of our police department.

New Member Paul Kern

Posted by Ernest Hauser on Sep 09, 2016

Paul Kern is inducted as a new member and shares some information so that we can get to know him. Paul is already engaged by being a mentor to a Lakeland Elementary student. Welcome Paul.

Weekly Programs & upcoming Events

Posted by Ernest Hauser on Sep 09, 2016

Weekly Programs

Sep 7th: Chris Green – Humble Police Department – Crime Victims

Sep 14th: Scott Stephens – Cody Stephen’s Foundation

Sep21st: Club Assembly – Pam McNair

Sep 28th: Sponsorship Luncheon –Come early to thank Sponsors

Upcoming Events

Sept 8: International Literacy Day

Sep 29: 5 pm to 7pm-Handbags of Hope—Assemble Handbags of Hope @ Bain’s Residence, 503 North Commons View Drive. Harv’s Pulled Pork- Bring handbags, cosmetics, jewelry, or travel size toiletries

Oct 27th: Membership Mixer—Tricks or treats for Children’s Hospital. 5:30 to 7:30. 2611 Ridge Pine Drive

Membership Events

Posted by Kelly Paull on Sep 09, 2016

Sept 14th is the Membership Team Meeting at HCC at 11:15, before the regular meeting.

Sept 29th at The Bain's 503 North Commons View Drive, Huffman at 5 pm to 7 pm - We are collecting handbags, cosmetics and jewelry for the Handbags of Hope, to be donated to Family Time.

Oct 27th at The Paull's 2611 Ridge Pine Drive, Kingwood at 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm - We are collecting Tricks and Treats for the Children at Texan Children's Hospital. (Healthy individually wrapped snacks or sugar free candy, and small travel size games)

December 3rd is our Humble Rotary Christmas Party will be at Homewood Suites. More information on this to come out soon.

September Letter From RI President

Posted by Ernest Hauser on Sep 04, 2016

Presidential message

John F. Germ

President 2016-17

September 2016

In the summer of 1917, only a few months after the United States entered the first world war, Rotary held its eighth annual convention in Atlanta. Although many Rotarians at the time thought the convention should be canceled, the Board of Directors ultimately agreed with Paul Harris that it should continue as planned. In the midst of such uncertainty and fear, Harris penned, as part of his convention greeting, some of the most-quoted words in Rotary:

Individual effort when well directed can accomplish much, but the greatest good must necessarily come from the combined efforts of many men. Individual effort may be turned to individual needs but combined effort should be dedicated to the service of mankind. The power of combined effort knows no limitation.

Fittingly, it was at this convention that then-President Arch C. Klumph proposed a Rotary endowment fund “for the purpose of doing good in the world.” The power of combined effort was joined by a new power: that of combined resources. It was a combination that has proved unstoppable and has been behind so much of Rotary’s work for the last 100 years. Today, it is difficult to imagine Rotary without its Foundation. It was the Foundation that turned Rotary from an organization of local clubs into an international force for good with the power to change the world.

In this Rotary year, we are marking the centennial of our Rotary Foundation in the city where it all began: Atlanta. Our 108th Rotary International Convention promises to be one of the most exciting yet, with inspiring speakers, great entertainment, and a wide array of breakout sessions to help you move your Rotary service forward. And of course, we’ll be celebrating the Foundation’s centennial in style.

Whether you’re a regular convention goer, haven’t been to one in a few years, or haven’t yet attended your first, the 2017 convention will be the one you won’t want to miss. Atlanta is a great destination in its own right, with great food, friendly people, and many local attractions to enjoy. But the real reason to come to the convention is always the convention itself, and the people, ideas, inspiration, and friendship you’ll find there. To learn more, and save money on registration, visit www.riconvention.org. See you in Atlanta!

Posted by Ernest Hauser on Aug 16, 2016

Humble Rotary supports early childhood literacy through Imagination Library
By Melanie Feuk | Posted 21 hours ago

With the new school year fast approaching, the Humble Rotary is proud to continue providing a pre-school literacy program that helps promote early childhood reading, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.

The Imagination Library provides a child from birth to the age of 5 years old with an age-appropriate book every month.
“The Humble Rotary adopted the Lakeland Elementary School area and we wanted to make sure we’re putting books into the houses of the children in the area we support,” Pam McNair, president of Humble Rotary, said. “With school starting, we’ll be sending home flyers with students and informing families through the school about this opportunity.”
The Humble Rotary has partnered with Dolly Parton since last year to provide this service to children in the Lakeland Elementary School area in Humble. For $25 annually per child enrolled, Humble Rotary now sponsors the memberships of more than 60 children benefiting from the program.

“This is a wonderful program,” McNair said. “Humble Rotary wanted to be involved in literacy and there is nothing better than to partner with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. It’s a respected program and we are more than happy to be a part of it. “Statistics show that children with books in their house have a higher rate of graduating. A child, who has 60 books by the time they start school, has a nearly 100 percent chance of graduating from high school. That is the purpose of the Imagination Library; to get books into the home to increase the literacy rate and up the chance of graduating.”

Ivan Butterfield, community service literacy chair of Rotary district 5890, is an avid proponent of the Imagination Library. He expands on the importance of introducing young children to literature.“Some neurologists are now urging parents to start reading to their children from birth,” Butterfield said. “This helps the child build a foundation for future learning. If a child is not exposed to books by the time they are 3 to 5 years old, studies show when they enter school, they have a great possibility of not reading at grade level by third grade and if a child is not at grade level by third grade, they are much more likely to drop out before graduation.

“A parent is a child’s first teacher. To take just minutes a day reading with a child develops multiple different skill sets. Those sets are the foundation of learning and that is what the Imagination Library strives to provide.”

For more information about Humble Rotary visit www.humblerotary.com

To learn more about Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library visit www.imaginationlibrary.com.

Humble Rotary Supports Imagination Library

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Supporting the Rotary Foundation

Posted by Ernest Hauser on Aug 24, 2016

Rotary's Six Areas of Focus

Posted by Ernest Hauser on Aug 09, 2016

Rotary Pride!

Posted by Eric Lavezzari on Aug 08, 2016

Fighting polio – an emergency response in Nigeria
By Chris Offer, Rotary Club of Ladner, British Columbia, Canada In late August 2016, I had the extraordinary opportunity to be in the National Polio Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in Abuja, Nigeria. The center was activated to manage the response … Continue reading →

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