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“SERVICE ABOVE SELF”

ROTARY CLUB of SPACE CENTERRotary International District 5890

Club 2010

CharteredAugust 6, 1964

Member Orientation Manual

P.O. Box 58862Houston, Texas 77258-8862

www.SpaceCenterRotary.org

Updated—July 1, 2015

Space Center Rotary Club

TABLE OF CONTENTS

WELCOME LETTER FROM CLUB PRESIDENT...............................................................3OBJECT OF ROTARY...........................................................................................................4THE 4-WAY TEST.................................................................................................................4THE ROTARY MOTTO.........................................................................................................4THE ROTARY ORGANIZATION.........................................................................................4THE ROTARY FOUNDATION.............................................................................................6PAUL HARRIS FELLOWS....................................................................................................6HOUSTON DISTRICT 5890 HISTORY................................................................................7ROTARY CLUB OF SPACE CENTER.................................................................................7HISTORY OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF SPACE CENTER................................................8SPACE CENTER ROTARY CLUB ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION...............................10RNASA – NATIONAL AWARD FOR SPACE ACHIEVEMENT FOUNDATION...........11WHAT IS EXPECTED OF YOU AS A NEW MEMBER....................................................12OPPORTUNITES FOR SERVICE........................................................................................13OFFICERS & DIRECTORS 2015-16....................................................................................15MAKE-UP OPPORTUNITIES..............................................................................................16RED BADGE CHECK LIST.................................................................................................18SOURCES OF INFORMATION...........................................................................................19

Member Orientation Manual – of 22 July 1, 2015


WELCOME LETTER FROM CLUB PRESIDENT

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL

Rotary Club of Space CenterJohn BranchClub President 2015-16

“SERVICE ABOVE SELF”

P O Box 58862Houston, TX 77258-8862

Congratulations!!

Through hard work and dedication, you have reached a degree of success as a professional person. More importantly, you have reached a point in your career where you realize that giving back to your community and serving others is very important, which made you eligible for an invitation to become a Rotarian. You were invited to become a Rotarian – Rotary is not a club just anyone can join.

Marriage and the birth of children are always important events in the lives of all family members. Another great milestone is now taking place in your life of service to others. Today, even as you read this, you are becoming a member of a family of over 1.2 million dedicated Rotarians who truly believe in putting “Service Above Self”. This is our very own cherished motto and a way of life.

The reason Rotarians believe in their motto so strongly is that by 1950, when the motto were officially adopted, it was a proven fact that Rotary was and still is the greatest of all service organizations; and “SERVICE ABOVE SELF” is the key to Rotary’s undisputable success. Rotary brings hope wherever it goes and to all who espouse its principles.

You are being accepted into this Rotary Club because its members believe that you have a heart that is willing to put others first – to serve others before self – which is the most humbling experience any person can have.

We welcome you into the Rotary Club of Space Center.

John BranchPresident 2015-16Space Center Rotary Club



OBJECT OF ROTARYThe Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular to: encourage Rotarians to serve others through their vocations and to practice high ethical

standards undertake projects and activities to improve life in the Club's community expand Rotary’s humanitarian reach around the globe and to promote world

understanding and peace recognize the positive change implemented by youth and young adults through

leadership development activities, service projects, and exchange programs

THE 4-WAY TESTFrom the earliest days of the organization, Rotarians were concerned with promoting high ethical standards in their professional lives. One of the world's most widely printed and quoted statements of business ethics is The 4-Way Test, which was created in 1932 by Rotarian Herbert J. Taylor (who later served as Rotary International president) when he was asked to take charge of a company that was facing bankruptcy. This 24-word test for employees to follow in their business and professional lives became the guide for sales, production, advertising, and all relations with dealers and customers, and the survival of the company is credited to this simple philosophy. Adopted by Rotary in 1943, The 4-Way Test has been translated into more than a hundred languages and published in thousands of ways. It asks the following four questions:

"Of the things we think, say or do: Is it the TRUTH? Is it FAIR to all concerned? Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?"

THE ROTARY MOTTO: Service Above Self

THE ROTARY ORGANIZATION On a cold and windy 23rd day of February in 1905, Paul P. Harris, a lawyer, hosted a meeting in Chicago, Illinois. In an effort to bridge a gulf between professionals and tradesmen, he invited a coal dealer, a tailor, and a mining engineer to the first meeting. Paul explained his idea of a different kind of businessmen’s club, one in which the various businesses and professionals of the community are represented. Harris wanted to recapture the friendly spirit he had experienced among business people in the small town where he had grown up. Rotary was born that day and Paul Harris is recognized as its founder. Having no formal organization at the time and no budget to pay expenses, the four men agreed to “rotate” the meetings from one of their personal offices to another as they continued to meet, and thus they decided to name it the “Rotary Club of Chicago”.



Rotary International is an association of Rotary clubs throughout the world, with over 1.2 million members located in 250 countries and over 34,000 clubs worldwide. It is administered by a Board of Directors consisting of the President and President-elect of Rotary International and 17 other directors nominated by the clubs in zones as specified in the by-laws and elected by the convention. Each director, although nominated by the clubs in certain zones, is elected at the convention by all the clubs, thereby placing on each director responsibility for each club. Directors serve two-year terms and are elected at the Rotary International Convention. The convention is held annually in a major city chosen to expand international fellowship and Rotary knowledge.

The Council on Legislation is the legislative body of Rotary. It meets every three years in a different part of the world to review and make changes in the rules and policy. It adopted in 1995 the past service membership for retired persons, and in 1998, allowed Rotarians to receive attendance credit for attending Club Service projects.

The World Headquarters of Rotary International is located in Evanston, Illinois. It has an international staff, headed by the General Secretary. There are service centers located in Parramatta, Australia; Sao Paulo, Brazil; Delhi, India; Tokyo, Japan; Zurich, Switzerland; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Seoul, Korea; and Manila, Philippines.

A Rotary district is a geographic area in which Rotary clubs are associated for Rotary International administrative purposes. Each district is headed by a district governor who is an officer of Rotary International. The district governor’s role is to assist clubs in the district. The district conference is an annual meeting of Rotarians of the district that enhances fellowship and the discussion of the affairs of the clubs and Rotary International. The Space Center Rotary Club is one of 62 different Rotary Clubs in District 5890, which includes those in greater Houston metro area, and surrounding counties. Space Center Rotary Club has a president and a board of directors who are elected annually. Director’s term is for 3 years with one third elected annually. A listing of the current officers and board members appears in the reference materials section of this manual.

Rotary is hierarchical organization composing of Rotary International, the districts, and the clubs. Club morale, understanding of the Object of Rotary, and effectiveness in earning a place in the communities are attainments for which the individual club takes full responsibility and consequently recognition. In a very real sense, the District is not an array of clubs all marching in step, but is instead, a collection of highly individualistic entities whose greatest desire is to practice Rotary as they see it.

This is to say that this district, and every Rotary district, should see itself, not as administrator or judge of conformity, but as a helper, a supplier of ideas and, when necessary, a coordinator of activity. The sixty two clubs of Rotary District 5890 are bound together by their common loyalty and understanding of the Object of Rotary and by their common belief in the validity of Rotary's motto, ''Service Above Self".



THE ROTARY FOUNDATIONIn 1917 Rotary International President Arch Klumph told delegates that “it seems eminently proper that we should accept endowments for the purpose of doing good in the world.” The response was favorable; however it was a year later before the first funds were received. At the end of a six-year period, the endowment stood at $700. A decade later, The Rotary Foundation was formally established at the 1928 convention. By 1932 it had grown to $50,000.

In 1947, upon the death of Paul Harris, a new era opened for the Foundation. Memorial gifts poured in to honor the founder. In 1954 the Foundation received its first $500,000 gift and it received a $1 million gift in 1965. Rotary Foundation receives more than $65 million each year from its members for educational and humanitarian work around the world.

100% of contributions received in a given year are allocated to programs in the third succeeding year. The Rotary Foundation supports many wonderful programs, which include:

The Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarship Program The Health, Hunger, and Humanity Grants Matching Grants The Carl P. Miller Discovery Grants PolioPlus Disaster Relief Program Rotary Peace Program

PAUL HARRIS FELLOWS The most important step taken to promote contributions to the Foundation was the establishment in 1957 of the Paul Harris Fellows program. When Rotarians give $1,000 to the Foundation, they are recognized through the Paul Harris Fellow medallion, lapel pin, and certificate. More than one million individuals have been recognized as Paul Harris Fellows worldwide – people who have given $1,000 to the Annual Programs Fund or have had that amount contributed in their name. Rotarians, who make multiple $1,000 gifts, receive a pin with a blue stone for each additional $1,000 given. A red stone pin signifies gifts of $7,000 to $9,000, and a diamond circle pin is given to donors who contributed $10,000 or more.

The Paul Harris Fellow recognition provides a very important incentive for the continuing support of the Foundation’s programs that build goodwill and understanding in the world.

In May 2007 the Space Center Rotary Club became a 100% Paul Harris Fellow Club. Our goal is to maintain that status and you are strongly encouraged to participate and continue this tradition.



HOUSTON DISTRICT 5890 HISTORYAt a time when Rotary International can claim 1.2 million members and nearly 34,000 clubs, it is difficult to think of a time when there were fewer than 5,000 members and 50 clubs comprising the entire world of Rotary.

Yet, such was the case when the Rotary Club of Houston was founded, on November 1, 1912, and received charter No. 53, of the National Association of Rotary Clubs. Today, the Rotary Club Houston is one of the oldest clubs in Rotary. Any consideration of the history of the present District 5890 of Rotary International, or of any aspect of Rotary in all of South Texas, for that matter, must begin with full appreciation of the enduring leadership of the Rotary Club of Houston. The Houston club's "Lombardi Award" dinner is not only their primary fund-raiser, but it is a major event in the sports life of the city. Football notables from all over the country attend, and the event generates a great amount of media coverage.

The District 5890 administrative structure is a complex one. In the 2015-16 year there are twenty Assistant Governors (AG) , each serving as liaison to from three to five clubs. While the District Governor (DG) is required to personally visit each of the sixty two clubs in the course of her of his year, it is obviously impossible for the DG to maintain a continuing intimate relationship with each one. The Assistant Governors perform this function.

The entire district committee structure involves something over one hundred individuals. This is a way by which a great number of Rotarians may be drawn into activities which enable them to see something of the scope of Rotary beyond their respective clubs, and whatever can be accomplished enriches both Rotary and the Rotarians involved.

ROTARY CLUB OF SPACE CENTERUpon your induction, you will become a member of The Rotary Club of Space Center. The Club was organized in August 1964 (thus celebrating its 51st Anniversary this year) and is a member of District 5890 of Rotary International. It is an organization of business and professional leaders in the local community organized for fellowship and service.

As a MEMBER of the Club, you can attend regularly, enjoy lunch and fellowship with friends, and go on about your business until the next Monday lunch meeting OR you can willingly contribute some of your time and talents to Service Above Self and become a ROTARIAN. You will immediately become a member of this Club but will become a ROTARIAN slowly and for sure only as you dedicate your life to the cause of Rotary and invest your time, talent and heart in its noble undertakings. While the original basis of Rotary was fellowship, service to others soon became its hallmark. It is service to the community, the workplace, and the world. Rotarians build goodwill and peace, provide humanitarian services, and encourage high ethical standards in all vocations. Rotarians strive to create order where there is chaos, beauty where there is ugliness, fellowship where



there is loneliness and misunderstanding; and Rotary creates health and happiness where there is poverty and disease.

HISTORY OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF SPACE CENTERIn 1963, Fred Lane, then President of the La Porte Rotary Club, conceived the idea that the territory around Seabrook would possibly support a Rotary Club. With the rapid development of the Space Center area, it was felt by District Governor Virgil Lee that a survey be conducted to determine if a club could be organized in that area. Ed Bracher and Bill Avery, both past District Governors, made a preliminary investigation and felt that a Rotary Club would prosper there.

Territorial limits were checked with Dick Proctor, Secretary of the Rotary Club of Houston, since the Houston Club had jurisdiction over the area in the vicinity of the Space Center. Subsequently a formal request was filed with the President of the Rotary Club of Houston, Erwin Neinen on May 19, 1964. The territory to be encompassed by the club would be as follows: Genoa-Red Bluff Road on the North The Gulf Freeway on the West Clear Creek, Clear Lake and Taylor Lake on the South Red Bluff Road on the East

Rotary International approved the admission of Rotary Club of Space Center (Houston), Texas on August 6, 1964 (thus celebrating its 51st Anniversary this year). A letter from Beth Mavestry, Extension Services, Rotary International dated August 6, 1964 notified Ellis R. Bareiss, “Congratulations to you and your club on your success in extending Rotary to this community. The application for the provisional club has been received and before long we hope to advise District Governor Bracher of the admission of this club to membership in Rotary International.”

The Club’s Board of Directors (Board) met on different days and at different frequencies over the years. In recent years it has met once a month on the third Tuesday of the month. The Board requested twice, in 1968 and again in 1977, to include League City in the Club’s territory but was refused both times by the respective district governor. However change to the Club's territorial limits was approved in a letter and associated documents including a map dated May 21, 1982. The Sergeant at Arms position was established in Rotary Year 1975-76 and the position of Vice President/President Elect established in Rotary Year1979-80. The Articles of Formation of the Rotary Club of Space Center, Houston, Texas, an unincorporated nonprofit association dated August 17, 2010, replaced the Certificate of Incorporation of the Rotary Club of Space Center, Houston, Texas Charter No. 1311422-01 dated May 12, 1994. The Club received a Texas sales and use tax exemption in 1981 and again in 2002. A letter dated February 9, 1981 from the IRS noted that the Rotary International Space Center Chapter Rotary Club is exempt from Federal income tax under Group Ruling No. 0573, section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code. It noted that this exemption was granted August 1965. Board action on June 4, 1985 dropped the title of "Rotary Anns" for the Rotary wives to "My Rotary Wife" and later the title of “The Space Center Women of Rotary” was officially established June 18, 1987.



The Club has received many prestigious awards since receiving the first recorded award in Rotary Year 1983-84. President Webb was selected the outstanding Club President for Rotary Year 1983-84, the Club was designated as one of the 5 "Best Clubs" in Rotary Year 1984-85, and has received six Club of Year Awards since then. It has received the Rotary International Presidential Citation five times. Owen Morris was presented a 5-star, Paul Harris pin in recognition for his dedication to the Polio Plus campaign for raising $39,000 in Rotary Year 1987-88 and Dr. David Taylor received The Freedoms Foundation “At Valley Forge Award” in Rotary Year 1993-94. The Club became a 100% Paul Harris Fellow Club in Rotary Year 2006-07. Dr. David Taylor received the “Service Above Self” Award in Rotary Year 1988-89, Stan Galanski received the same award in Rotary Year 2009-10 and most recently, PDG Suzi Howe received the award in Rotary Year 2013-14.

International recognition came early in the Club’s history with emergence of the manned space program and several astronauts being honorary members of the Club: Frank Borman, Gordon Cooper, Jim Lovell, Buzz Aldrin, and Apollo crew James A. McDivitt, David R. Scott, and Russell L. Schweickart. The fame of the Space Center Rotary Club continued to spread and in 1966 when Astronaut Gordon Cooper addressed the Rotary International Convention in Denver, Colorado. The Rotary Club of Space Center was featured in an article in the May, 1966 issue of the Rotarian. In addition, Frank Borman was a principal speaker at Rotary International Convention in Honolulu, Hawaii in May 1969. He presented Rotary International President Kiyoshi Togasaki of Japan the banner of the Rotary Club of Space Center. This miniature banner was carried on Apollo 8, the first flight to circumnavigate the moon.

Youth Activities were collectively the most funded and most Club member participated in projects of all of the service projects. Almost $500,000 has been given to such projects as the Interact, Academic Scholarships, Rotaract, YMCA, Drug Awareness, Boy and Girl Scouts, and International Youth Exchange. Club members also participated in many of the programs such as mentoring, Youth Forums, International (Rotary) Youth Exchange, drug awareness program, drug essay contest, Interact, and academic scholarships. A few of the Club member participation programs have continued through the years, however some of them were intermittent. Those continuing were the Interact and Rotaract programs, academic scholarships, drug awareness essay contest, and the International (Rotary) Student Exchange.

The first major fundraiser was held in July of 1974 at Galveston County Park, League City, Texas and has continued each year. It was patterned after the Brazosport Rotary Club Shrimp Boil. The event was moved to the September/October timeframe after the first year due to the hot weather in July. The format for the early years consisted of a live auction, conducted off an 18 wheeled truck trailer; a boiled shrimp and fried fish meal; entertainment such as a band, singer or recorded music; and a raffle of donated used vehicles. Activities such as a silent auction, 4 K run, beauty contest, and golf tournament were added to the Shrimporee in some of the latter years. In Rotary Year 2005-06 the President Elect was designated as the permanent Shrimporee Chair. The Club has raised over $1.67 million with the Shrimporee since 1974 through Rotary Year 2014-15.



A second major fundraiser was started in Rotary Year 2000-01. It had several different names; VIP Auction and Wine Tasting, SCR VIP Gala, Boots and Black Tie Ball, and Springoree in Rotary Year 2006-07 which it has remained. It is estimated that over $300,000 has been raised with these fundraisers through Rotary Year 2014-15. The event was more formal, catered to adults, and had higher value live and silent auction items than the Shrimporee. It was held at a banquet type facility, rather than in a park environment with about 100 persons attending. It was primarily to recognize the Shrimporee sponsors. The event was changed from August 2005 to the spring 2006 in Rotary Year 2005-06 to provide more separation between it and the Shrimporee which was held in the fall. In 2015, a third fundraiser, a golf tournament, was added which raised $22,000 for service projects.

SPACE CENTER ROTARY CLUB ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION (SCRCEF)

Its History:John Watson (Club President 1989-1990) and the Board unanimously supported the idea of a local foundation and resolved to establish the Space Center Rotary Club Endowment Foundation. John asked Billy Smith to obtain a charter from the Texas Secretary of State for a non-profit corporation and David Hamblin was asked to obtain approval from the Internal Revenue Service so that the Foundation was classified as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. After considerable research and discussions with members of other Rotary clubs who had long-established foundations, both were accomplished. The corporate charter was issued on February 15, 1991 and 501(c)(3) status was granted on April 9, 1993. The purposes for which the Foundation is organized are stated in Article I of its bylaws:

Intent of Founders:Not desiring to diminish the importance of or to detract from the work of The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International or to interfere with or compete for support, through its members, of Space Center Rotary Club, and, while acknowledging the worthiness of the Club's attaining the highest possible level of member participation in financially supporting The Rotary Foundation through Paul Harris Fellowships, Paul Harris Sustaining Members, and Benefactors, the founders of The Space Center Rotary Club Endowment Foundation believe that there will be those among its members, both present and future, as well as relatives and friends of members, who, desiring to foster and promote the ideals of Rotary, wish to do so within the local community and through the control, management, and administration of members of Space Center Rotary Club. Therefore, this Foundation has come into existence and shall strive to nurture, encourage, and advance the development of effective programs, activities, undertakings, and projects of a philanthropic, charitable, educational, humanitarian, and eleemosynary nature. To achieve this intent, the founders believe that it will be important and desirable for the Trustees of the Foundation to resist the temptations to distribute all available funds, but, at least in the early years, to concentrate on the building of a sizable trust corpus, accumulating as much of the income as possible and adding it to the principal until the Foundation has the means and resources to offer financial assistance to worthy projects of a far greater dimension than it would otherwise be able to consider.



Our Mission:Our mission is to build a foundation upon and with which the Rotary Club of Space Center, Houston, Texas will be financially enabled to meet and satisfy many of the needs of the Clear Lake Community.

Floyd D. Boze Fellows: The SCRCEF has established a process to recognize each $1000 given to the Foundation. It is patterned after the Rotary International Foundation‘s Paul Harris Fellow recognition program The program is termed the Floyd Boze Fellow recognition program and is named after long time member of the SCRC and a former District 589 Governor, Floyd D. Boze. The Program consists of a certificate, a label pin, and a neck medallion.

The initial Boze Fellow pin (75) was a 5/8 inch label pin shaped like a Rotary International wheel with two concentric circles within the wheel. The outer band contains the words, Floyd D. Boze Fellow and the inner circle contains continents of the western hemisphere. An astronaut in space gear is shown on the lower left circumference of the wheel. It contains a ruby insert in the black background signifying that it (only 73 pins have flown in space) was flown on the United States Space Shuttle Atlantis, STS-86, September 25 through October 6, 1997.

The first fellowship was given to Floyd D. Boze’s wife, Nancy Boze. One hundred and nine Floyd Boze Fellowships have been given since SCRCEF was formed (as of Rotary Year 2014-15).

RNASA – ROTARY NATIONAL AWARD FOR SPACE ACHIEVEMENT FOUNDATIONThe Space Center Rotary Club of Houston, Texas has always enjoyed a close association with the space program. In 1985, the club established the nonprofit Rotary National Award for Space Achievement (RNASA) Foundation to organize and coordinate an annual awards event to recognize outstanding achievements in space and create greater public awareness of the benefits of space exploration. The first event was held in 1987.

It all began with former NASA manager and Space Center Rotary Club member Owen Morris, who felt that contributions by individuals in the space program deserved more recognition by the public. He decided that a properly designed award program could help draw attention to the many benefits provided by the space program. He shared the idea with Space Center Rotary Club President Charles Hartman (1923-2001). Hartman and Robert Wren, who would be president the following year, enthusiastically embraced the idea. They formed a committee with Hartman as Chairman that evolved into the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation.

Other early recruits included NASA employees Ron Blilie, Al Jowid, and Robert Mitchell; Air Force officers Harold Neely (1910-1995) and John Watson; former Astronaut Eugene Cernan; contractor employees Chuck Jacobson, Frank Morgan, and Sam Boyd; University



of Houston Provost Charles Hardwick; and Rotarians John Francis, Billy Smith (who served as their attorney), Don Kirk, Floyd Boze, Lamar Bowles, and Terry Stock.

CHOSEN BY THEIR PEERSNominations for the recipient of the RNASA Foundation’s top award, the National Space Trophy, are submitted by leaders in government, industry, professional organizations, and the media. A ballot is voted upon by the Foundation's National Board of Advisors, all individuals intimately involved with the space program. These confidential votes are tabulated by an independent accounting firm. The winner is presented with the National Space Trophy at a black-tie gala held in the spring of each year.

STELLAR AWARDSIn addition to the National Space Trophy, nominations for Stellar Awards for individual and team achievements are also solicited each year from the government, military, and industry. The nominations are reviewed by a committee of distinguished scientists, engineers, managers, and academicians who select the winners based on whose accomplishments hold the greatest promise for furthering future activities in space. All nominees are invited for a special day of activities at Johnson Space Center and the winners in each category are announced at the spring gala.

COMMUNICATOR AWARDThe Foundation also selects individuals or a team for the Space Communicator Award. This award is for an important professional contribution to the public’s understanding of and appreciation for the accomplishments of the American space program. This category extends to communicators of all varieties including journalists, government public affairs professionals, industry public relations professionals, broadcasters, publishers, and public figures.

WHAT IS EXPECTED OF YOU AS A NEW MEMBERSERVICE – The Space Center Rotary Club is a service club, founded on service to others. Members are expected to give time to the Club and its projects. Each club determines its own service activities, which are channeled through club service, vocational service, community service, and international service.

You are expected to volunteer for club service projects, support worthy causes, and serve on club committees. Your success as a Rotarian is directly proportional to your involvement in club activities and regular attendance.

ATTENDANCE – The Space Center Rotary Club, and all Rotary Clubs, require regular attendance. You should not miss more than three Rotary Club meetings in a row. You are expected to attend at least 50% of the meetings each six-month period. Perfect attendance is recognized and should be a goal for all members. No club can operate efficiently without the full participation of its membership in regularly scheduled meetings. A member who aims at being a good Rotarian generally succeeds in direct proportion to his/her attendance and participation.



Rotary International and the Space Center Rotary Club permit you to make-up for a missed meeting by attending the meeting of any other Rotary Club anywhere in the world. The make-up meeting should be attended fourteen-days prior to or within fourteen-days after missing a club meeting. You are expected to attend no less than 30% of your home club’s meetings during a six-month period. The club constitution provides for the termination of membership for failure to meet attendance requirements.

FINANCIAL – The Space Center Rotary Club dues are $220.00 billed annually plus $125.00 from new members and are due within 30 days. The club’s constitution provides for termination of membership in the event of unpaid dues after 30 days. The cost of meals is $16.00 per week. The meal fee may be paid at the meeting or you can purchase a 10 meal card. If no meal is purchased, then there is a $5 meeting fee . Rotarians support The Rotary Foundation, which is the charitable vehicle for funding of Rotary projects locally, nationally and internationally. You are strongly encouraged to support the Foundation with a tax-deductible donation every year or qualifying purchase of District raffle tickets in the amount of $100. You will receive Paul Harris Fellow recognition once you attain the qualified contribution level of $1,000. In 2007, 100% of the Space Center members were Paul Harris Fellows. We strive for new members to attain the Paul Harris Fellow recognition within 3 years or less from first joining the club. The club matches dollar for dollar towards the $1,000 required for the Paul Harris Fellow. Members are also encouraged to contribute $20 to Polio Plus each year. Finally, members are expected to sell $300 worth of Shrimporee meal tickets each year.

REQUIRED ACTIVITIES FOR NEW MEMBERS(Refer To Red Badge Check List)

Attend a New Member Orientation Pay your Dues Read By-Laws & Constitution Meet with Mentor Assigned to You Serve as Greeter at One Meeting Attend a Club Board Meeting Attend RI Foundation Committee Meeting Attend Space Center Endowment Foundation Board Meeting Attend a Rotary Social Visit Another Rotary Club Visit Three Committee Meetings Join One or Two Committees

You are expected to complete the above check list during a three month period. After you have completed the above check list, you will be awarded a full-member “Blue Badge” during a club meeting.



OPPORTUNITES FOR SERVICERotary is based on the concept of “Service Above Self” and the realization that one’s profession is another means through which one can serve others. Throughout the calendar year, there are numerous requests and opportunities to serve Rotary, our community, and humanity. The Shrimporee & Springoree are currently the major annual fundraisers for the Space Center Rotary Club. Each member is expected to take an active role in helping with each of our fundraisers. The proceeds from these projects fund donations and projects throughout the Rotary year. The club also has programs that directly help others as well as programs to recognize the excellence of individuals in providing services to others. These programs and awards are listed below as well as on the club’s website in greater detail.

Vocational Service – Excellence in Education Awards / Luncheon Excellence in Public Service Awards Community Service –

Local Acts of Kindness Valentine Roses for Seniors Whitcomb Elementary Science Fair Judges Support for RNASA Foundation Gala Local projects during the year

New Generations Communities in Schools Clear Creek Education Foundation EarlyAct FirstKnight Program at Whitcomb Elementary Interact at Clear Lake and Clear View High Schools Rotaract at UH Clear Lake Scholarships for Interact members STEM Program at Brookwood Elementary

International Service – Ecocinas Stove Project Peru Water Purification Project Guerrero Eye Clinic International Youth Exchange The Rotary Foundation Polio Plus Eradication Worldwide Rotary District Project Space Center Rotary Endowment

In addition to the projects undertaken by the Club there are nine major areas of standing committees and all members are asked to serve each year on one or more of these committees.

Club Administration: Programs, Webmaster, Club History, and Constitution and By-Laws



Public Relations & Fellowship: Rotary In Our Hearts, Print Media, Social Media, Photography, Greeters, Christmas Party, and Monthly Fellowship Events.

Membership: Recruitment & Retention, Attendance, Orientation, Young Professionals, and Classification

Fund Raising: Grants, Shrimporee, pancake breakfast, golf tournament, and Springoree

New Generations: Interact, Rotaract, Youth Activities, STEM, and Scholarships Community Service: Local acts of Kindness, Senior Citizen Valentine Roses, and

local projects. International Service A: Rotary Foundation, SCR Endowment Foundation, and

Ambassadorial Scholars International Service B: International Youth Exchange and World Health Vocational Services: Excellence in Education, Excellence in Public Service



OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS 2015-16

Officers Position Contact InfoJohn Branch President [email protected] Smith President-Elect [email protected] Kramer Secretary [email protected] Anderson Treasurer [email protected] Porterfield Sergeant-at-Arms [email protected] Rainey Past-President [email protected]

Directors Committee Chairs Contact InfoMark Hollis Club Administration

Programs – Kippy Caraway Web Site – Jon McKinnieClub History – Constitution/By Laws: Billy Smith

[email protected]@[email protected]

[email protected] Gaigher Public Relations & Fellowship

Christmas Party – Roger DonnellyRotary in Our Hearts –Belinda SklossSocial Media - Printed Media – Mary Alys CherryPhotographer – Carl LawrenceGreeters – Ann Boze BeattyMonthly Fellowship Events – Gary Johnson


[email protected][email protected]@[email protected]

Mike Cornett MembershipRecruitment – John NugentRetention – Scott RaineyRed Badge Project / Mentor – Valerie MillerAttendance – Bill Geissler & Michael ThomasClassification – Scott RaineyOrientation – Gary Renola & Marilyn Musial

[email protected]@[email protected][email protected][email protected]@[email protected]

Wendy Holley Fund RaisingGrants – Marilyn MusialShrimporee – Darryl SmithSpringoree – Janice AlbroSponsors – Scott Rainey & Nancy AndersonGolf Tournament – Rich Jackson

[email protected]@[email protected]@[email protected]

Gary Renola New GenerationsInteract – Kim Sco0field & Valeri MillerRotaract – Ted CummingsEarly Act/First Knight – Marilyn MusialScholarships – Belinda SklossHCYV Literacy – Michael Thomas

[email protected]@[email protected]@verizon.net

Terri Crawford Community Service Senior Citizens – Jerry SmithLocal Acts of Kindness – John BranchLocal Projects –

[email protected][email protected]@yahoo.com

Michael Thomas

International Service International Youth Exchange – Dave NormanInternational Projects – Stan GalanskyPolio Plus

[email protected]

Carol Stockton Vocational ServicesExcellence in Education – Carl StocktonExcellence in Public Service - Paul Sandlin



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Note: Refer to membership directory for complete contact information on all members.



PRESIDENTS OF SPACE CENTER ROTARY CLUB

Brown, Ivan E. 1964-65 Smith, Billy Ray 1990-91Brown, Ivan E. 1965-66 Lister, Jack R. 1991-92Gracy, Martin 1966-67 Hesson, Terry 1992-93Allen, Richard 1967-68 Maria, Victor G. 1993-94Hammack, Jerry 1968-69 Taylor, David 1994-95Hobart, Robert 1969-70 Bowles, Lamar D. 1995-96Lindquist, Gene 1970-71 Lowes, John W. 1996-97Scott, Robert K. 1971-72 Johnson, Donnie P. 1997-98Morgan, Frank G 1972-73 Gregg Jr., Dick H. 1998-99Bailey, Rex 1973-74 Geissler, William H. 1999-00Chandler, Richard D. 1974-75 Baldwin, David V. 2000-01Kirk, H Donald 1975-76 Howe, Susan C. 2001-02Garica, Lionel 1976-77 Hale, Laura 2002-03Wyatt, James L. 1977-78 Self, Sheila M. 2003-04Matthews, Marvin F 1978-79 Sun, Vissett S. 2004-05Ligrani, Kenneth A. 1979-80 Fox, Junius J.B. 2005-06Gist, Chester "Pete" 1980-81 Atwater, Geoffrey 2006-07Jowid, Mansour A 1981-82 Gregg III, Dick 2007-08Jacobson, Charles A. 1982-83 Mike Hernandez 2008-09Webb, William J. "Bill" 1983-84 Jon McKinnie 2009-10Hartman, Charles H 1984-85 David Coney 2010-11Wren, Robert J 1985-86 Mike Dennard 2011-12Hargrove, James B. 1986-87 Marilyn Musial 2012-13McNatt, James W. 1987-88 Sheryl Berg 2013-14Weseman, Billy D. 1988-89 Scott Rainey 2014-15Watson, John 1989-90 John Branch 2015-16

DISTRICT GOVERNORS OF SPACE CENTER ROTARY CLUB

Suzi Howe 2006-2007

Billy Weseman 1993-1994

Floyd Boze 1981-1982



MAKE-UP OPPORTUNITIESClub Name Day Time Location Club ContactMONDAYSpace Center Mon Noon Bay Oaks Country Club, 14545 Bay Oaks Blvd.Anglelton Mon Noon Angelton Danbury Gen Hospital, Professional BuildingCypress-Fairbanks Mon Noon Carl’s Barbeque, 21920 Hwy 290Galleria Area Mon Noon Hess Club, 5430 WestheimerTUESDAYKaty Sunrise Tue 7:00AM Skeeter’s Grill, Highland Knolls @ Mason Road, KatyChampions Sunrise Tue 7:30AM Raveneaux Country Club, 9415 Cypresswood DriveBay City Tue Noon Bay City Country Club, Hwy 35 West, Bay CityBrazosport Tue Noon Cher Hotel, 925 Hwy 332 West, Lake JacksonBrenham Tue Noon Holiday In Express, 555 Hwy 290 West, BrenhamColumbus Tue Noon Schobel’s Restaurant, 2020 MilamGreenspoint Tue Noon Greenspoint Club, 16925 NorthchaseHighlands Tue Noon United Methodist Church, 107 W. Houston, HighlandsPearland Tue Noon Golfcrest Country Club, 2501 Country Club DriveRiver Oaks Tue Noon Briar Club, 2603 Timmons Lane @ WestheimerSealy Tue Noon Tony’s Restaurant, 1629 Meyer, SealySharpstown Tue Noon Hilton Southwest Hotel, S/W Freeway @ HillcroftLaPorte Tue 12:10PM St. John’s Episcopal Church, Broadway @ Ave GHarrisburg Tue 12:15PM Brady’s Landing, 8505 CypressRichmond Tue 12:15PM Fort Bend Country Club, 2627 FM 762West Houston Tue 12:15PM Omni Houston Hotel, IH-10 and EldridgeHouston Skyline Tue 6:00PM Wedge Building, 1415 LouisianaWEDNESDAYHouston Westchase Wed 7:00AM Rio Ranch RestaurantHermann Park Wed 7:15AM Hermann Golf Course, North McGregor @AlmedaHouston Heights Wed 11:30AM Sheraton Brookhollow, Hwy 290 @ Loop 610Baytown Wed Noon Goose Creek Country Club, 5000 Country Club DriveDeer Park Wed Noon Republic Grill @ Battleground Golf, 1600 Georgia AveEagle Lake Wed Noon Community Center, 100 North Walnut, Eagle LakeGalena Park/Jacinto City Wed Noon Alvin Baggett Community Center, 1302 KeeneHumble/Intercontinental Wed Noon Humble Civic Center, 8233 Will Clayton ParkwayPalacios Wed Noon Baytown Seafood, 1001 Henderson Dr, PalaciosSugar Land Wed Noon Sweetwater Country Club, 4400 Palm RoyaleTomball Wed Noon Tomball Community Center, 501 James StreetUniversity Area Wed Noon

Holton Houston Plaza, Medical Center, 6633 Travis



West Columbia Wed Noon West Columbia Civic Center, Rotary Annex, Hwy 35Wharton Wed Noon Wharton Civic Center, 1924 North Fulton St.Pasadena South Wed 12:05PM Baywood Country Club, 5500 Genoa-Red RoadRosenberg Wed 12:15PM Fort Bend Country Club, 2627 FM 762Fort Bend Rotary Wed 7:00PM Sugar Creek Country Club, 420 Sugar Creek Blvd.Club Name Day Time Location Club ContactTHURSDAYSeabrook Thu 7:00AM Lakewood Yacht Club, 2425 NASA Road OneBraes Bayou Thu 7:00AM Cue’s Burgers and More, 10423 S. Post Oak RoadWest University Thu 7:15AM Skeeter’s Mesquite Grill, Bissonnet @ Weslayan288 Corridor Thu 7:30AM Makenzie’s Americna Grill, 9330 Broadway, PearlandKaty Thu 11:45AM Hasta La Pasta, 1450 Grand Parkway, KatyAlvin Thu Noon Joe’s Bargeque Center, 1400 East hwy 6, AlvinBear Creek/Copperfield Thu Noon Carrabba’s Italian Grill, 7540 Hwy 6 NorthBellaire SW Houston Thu Noon Braeburn Country Club, 8100 BissonnetGulfway/Hobby Airport Thu Noon Hobby Hilton Hotel, 8101 Airport DriveHouston Thu Noon Junior League Building, 1811 Briar Oaks LaneNorthshore Thu Noon Holiday Inn East Belt, 15157 IH-10 EastSweeny Thu Noon Rhonda Kennedy’s House, call 979-481-0490 Washington County Thu Noon Brenham Country Club, 4107 Hwy 105 East, BrenhamWeimer Thu Noon VFW Post, 503 Park Drive, WeimerEl Campo Thu 12:05PM Civic Center, 2350 N. Mechanic St, El CampoKingwood Thu 6:30PM Kingwood Country Club, 1700 Lake Kingwood TrailTX Gulf Coast After 5 Thu 6:30PM Wurst Haus, 102 This Way, Lake JacksonFRIDAYMemorial-Spring Fri Noon Houston Racquet Club, 10709 Memorial DriveOyster Creek Fri Noon Quail Valley Country Club, El Dorado @ LaQuintaPasadena Fri Noon 1st United Methodist Church, 1062 Fairmont PkwyWillowbrook Fri Noon The County Line, 13850 Cutten Road (north of 1960)



RED BADGE CHECK LIST

________________________ ____________________________Name of Red Badge Member Date of Induction

________________________ ___________________________Name of Sponsor Name of Mentor

Action Date Verification PositionAttend new member orientation PresidingRead By-Laws & Constitution Self

Red Badge Presented Membership Chair

Meet with Mentor assigned to you MentorServe as Greeter Membership

ChairAttend Club Board Meeting PresidentAttend Rotary Foundation Committee Meeting Committee ChairAttend Space Center Rotary Endowment Foundation Board Meeting

Committee Chair

Attend a Rotary Social SponsorVisit another Rotary Club SponsorVisit Committee #1 Committee ChairVisit Committee #2 Committee ChairVisit Committee #3 Committee Chair

Join (1or2) Committees Committee ChairCommittee Chair

Blue Badge Presented Membership Chair



SOURCES OF INFORMATION

Rotary International Web site: www.Rotary.org RI Organizational Overview - New Members www.rotary.org/newmembers Leadership Tools – Club Officers www.rotary.org/clubofficers Leadership Tools – Club Committees www.rotary.org/clubcommittees Free Photos – Webmasters www.rotary.org/images Membership Resources www.rotary.org/membershipresources Available Projects – Volunteers/Grants www.rotary.org/projectlink Rotary Foundation - Contribute www.rotary.org/contributenow Rotary Foundation – More Info www.rotary.org/159 Guest Book – RI Pres www.rotary.org/president Social Networking – 21st Century Style www.rotary.org/socialnetworking

Rotary District 5890 web site: www.rotary5890.org

Space Center Rotary Club Web site: www.spacecenterrotary.org

Facebook Rotary Club of Space Center

Space Center Rotary Club History Space Center Rotary Club History

Rotary District 5890 History District 5890 History


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http://www.rotary.org/socialnetworking

http://www.rotary.org/president

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http://www.rotary.org/contributenow

http://www.rotary.org/projectlink

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