Deadline to register is Wednesday, May 29, by 4:00 pm

Join the Rotary Club of Houston for a mysterious afternoon performance and to further amaze you a personal backstage tour by Managing Director and fellow Rotarian, Dean Gladden. You’ll appreciate the wonderful performance even more after seeing the behind the scenes view. Book quickly on our website to sit with fellow Rotarians.

Arrive: 1:15 p.m. - meet at the Box Office Lobby
Show: 2:30 p.m. on the Hubbard Stage (large theatre upstairs)
Cost: $30 (these tickets are in Section 4 starting at K and are usually $45)
Directions to the Alley: Click Here
Questions: Kathy Fenninger kfenninger@comcast.net

CLICK HERE TO BOOK YOUR RESERVATION NOW!

The World's Most Famous Detective in a New Mystery
Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Suicide Club -- By Jeffrey Hatcher
Based on "The Suicide Club" by Robert Louis Stevenson and Characters created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Directed by Mark Shanahan and Gregory Boyd
Mature themes; General audiences.

Based on Robert Louis Stevenson’s “The Suicide Club” and featuring beloved characters created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Jeffrey Hatcher (Mrs. Mannerly, 2010) crafts a smart new Sherlock Holmes mystery. Having played Sherlock Holmes in The Crucifer of Blood (2009) and Sherlock Holmes (2003), Alley Theatre Company Artist Todd Waite will again play the iconic and illustrious detective in a spectacular, lavish production. Dark forces may be manipulating the deaths of prominent men in a plot so far reaching that the fate of Europe is at stake. It is up to the brilliant Detective Holmes and his old friend Dr. Watson to uncover the chilling secret of the “suicide club.”

Wednesday, June 5, 2013
5:00 to 7:00 pm
Jesse H. Jones Rotary House International
1600 Holcombe - located directly across from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Free Valet Parking

B. J. Randolph
Chair, Rotary House Committee

We had two far away Rotarians visit the club at the weekly meeting of May 2nd:

Fay Kitto - Rotary Club of North Rocks, Australia
Marianne von Hartmansdorff - Rotary Club of Stockholm

Fay gave a great presentation on the Rotary International Convention that will be held in Sydney Australia from May 28 to June 4, 2014.  For more information, contact convention2014@gmail.com or visit www.rotary2014.com.au.

What an amazing weekend at Camp!!  Here's an update:

1. 62 students attended

2. 16 coaches and admin staff attended

3. Winner --- Rotary Club of Houston Service Above Self Award
    $5,000.00 Scholarship to the student’s university of their choice
    Belle Parizot - Langham Creek High School

    Two Runners Up --- Rotary Club of Houston Service Above Self Award
    $2,500.00 Scholarship to each student to the university of their choice
    Albin John - Awty International School
    Selena Martinez - John H. Reagan High School

4. JA Titan Business Simulation Winning Team - Yellow Team
    Each student receives a $1,000.00 scholarship to the university of their choice
    Scholarships sponsored by Steve Harter of Notre Capital Ventures, LLC and the Rotary Club of Houston

5. HBU Scholarship
   This year, Rotarian Richard Meek coordinated a scholarship opportunity with HBU for all Campers.  Any student attending the 2013 Camp Enterprise receives $1,000 per year scholarship and housing stipend if they choose to attend HBU.

What a great day it was at the Rotary Club of Houston Foundation Golf Classic!  A great big thank you to everyone that came out to support Camp Enterprise.

The following are your winners:

Long Drive - River #3: Bob Frank

Staightest Drive - Park #8:  Wayne Ekstrom

Closest to the Pin - Park #6: Bill Roper

Closest to the Pin -  River #6:  David Hargrave

Putting Contest: Bobby Richter

Chipping Contest: Derek Munger

Shamble Format: 
1st Gross: Bob Frank, Dave Belding, Keith Jones

1st Net:  Bill Byerley, Sheri Shepperd, Doug Meier, David Joyce

2nd Net:  Ted Pinso, John O'Neill, Cliff Iverson, Paul Jenkins

Scramble Format:
1st Net: Peter Devine, Bill Roper, Jim Braig, Clyde Brent

2nd Net:  Phil Hampton, Richard Fitzpatrick, Wayne Ekstrom, Calvin McIver

3rd Net:  Wes Wofford, Chris Mahoney, Dan Mahoney, Bobby Richter

The Rotary Club of Houston sponsored the “Hearts for Children” Festival in partnership with the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services in Region 6 on Saturday, February 9th at the Harris County Department of Education.   At the Festival 76 amazing children whose parent(s) rights have been terminated due to abuse, neglect or abandonment mixed and mingled with 41 prospective adoptive families (71 adults).  A CPS spokesperson likened the event to speed dating where families licensed and looking to adopt met with foster children in a relaxed and fun filled atmosphere.   The children were between the ages of 5 and 17, many were part of a sibling group.   The fun filled four hours included activity booths assembled with the help of the Roteractors, a visit from Toro, the Texan’s Mascot, and a DJ who led the children and prospective parents in many fun games, activities and karaoke and a photo booth.  A lunch catered by Chick Fil A was enjoyed by all the participants.  Rotarians Joel Levine, Jesus Amezcua, Deb Theotokatos, Phil Hampton, Jim and Judy Behrman, and Rick Slemaker all had a great time organizing the event and volunteering the day of the Festival.  The Rotary Club of Houston looks forward to hearing about the matches that were made as a result of the Festival from the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services.

For more information or to be a part of the Youth Committee, contact Joel Levine at joel.levine@cps.hctx.net or Jesus Amezcua at jamezcua@hcde-texas.org.

Dear President Angie Jimenez,

Greetings and a belated Happy New Year to you and fellow Rotarians of your Club from all of us at the Rotary Club of Chittagong in RID 3280 in Bangladesh.  Hope this note will find all of you in the best of health and spirit.

Two years polio-free: January 13 will mark two years since a child was paralyzed by wild poliovirus in India, a country once considered the most complex challenge to global polio eradication.

This Week's Time Magazine - Highlights the final push to end Polio. Read about the progress in fighting polio and Rotary’s role in eradicating this crippling disease.

The following club members have been elected to the offices shown for the club year 2013-2014.  We extend a heartiest congratulations to each, and also our gratitude to the other candidates who offered their services to the club by standing for election.

President 2013-2014 (previously elected)
Lindsey Kroll

President-Elect 2013-2014 - (President 2014-2015)
Dan Clinton

Treasurer 2013-2014 (previously elected)
Scott McMillian

Treasurer-Elect 2013-2014
Jim Behrmann

Sergeant-At-Arms 2013-2014
Billy Bray

Directors 2013-2016
Lew Arend
Dorothy Beeler
Linda Boggess
Sasha Costa
Richard Meek