Welcome
Kingwood Rotary Club
Kingwood, Texas USA - Rotary District 5890
Officially Chartered on December 7, 2004
We're your neighbors, committed to a healthy business climate and to improving the
lives of all those we can help in our area, and beyond.
Yes, we're a busy club; but when we serve in fellowship with each other the work seems easy.
We are looking for new hands to help, new ideas for service projects, and new hearts to care!
WELCOME to KINGWOOD ROTARY!
Thank you for taking the time to visit our website to learn more about our club, and Rotary!
With a motto of "Service Above Self", Rotary is an organization of business and professional leaders united worldwide who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world.
Rotary International President for 2008-2009, Dong Kurn Lee, has selected the theme "Make Dreams Real", reflecting the belief in the power of Rotarians to change the world one person at a time. Proud to be one of more than 32,000 Rotary clubs in greater than 168 countries globally,KIngwood Rotary leads the way through many avenues of service.
Our members participate in numerous programs locally and throughout the world including Youth Exchange, Humble ISD Education Foundation, PolioPlus to help eradicate polio (yes, polio still exists), Ambassadorial Scholarships, Interact Clubs at local high schools, Blue Star Moms, Disaster Relief, FamilyTime Foundation, literacy projects and Salvation Army bell-ringing, just to name a few.
As we continue "Service Above Self" in Rotary's 103rd year, I invite you to join us at one of our meetings and experience an atmosphere of fun, quality programs, and fellowship. We meet each Thursday at 6:30 PM at the beautiful Kingwood Country Club. For directions, click here.
In the meantime if you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at (281) 358-0684 (days), or westoverinsurance@yahoo.com. I look forward to speaking with you and seeing you at an upcoming meeting.
Robert Westover
2008-2009 President
Rotary...It's About Getting Involved!
Rotary - Getting Involved - To learn more about Rotary, we invite you to watch this short video which will explain the functions of a Rotary club, and the value of membership.
How Rotary Changed My Life - You'll hear how a Texas City resident, Rotarian D'Lisa Simmons, traveled to Nepal, India, and Singapore, and how a trip to Nicaragua changed her life when she met a blind girl.
Farmers Feeding the Children - This video will show how USA Rotarians, Heifer International, and Romanian Rotarians are working together to provide rural farmers with cows so they can deliver fresh milk to children in Romanian orpanages and hospitals.
Microcredit in Honduras - Hurricane Mitch destroyed the lives of thousands in Honduras, but Rotary microcredit loans, mostly for around US$50, are helping women and their families become self-sufficient.
To watch each video, please click on the video title. Thank you for your time watching these videos.
Interested in Membership?
Please contact our Membership Chair, Carolyn Wise, at
(713) 898-6611 or cwise@kingwoodcable.net
KINGWOOD 4TH OF JULY!
Photo courtesy of www.kingwoodnow.com
The Kingwood Rotarians had another busy 4th of July helping our community celebrate!
We participated again in the Kingwood 4th of July Parade, and we had a booth at
the July 4th Celebration & Fireworks in Town Center.
We also had our booth again at Alspaugh's BBQ & Street Dance on July 5th. Every year we donate and apply hundreds of tattoos, candy, patriotic buttons & stickers, and glow sticks while handing out Blue Bell ice cream, and the funds are donated to the Rick Alspaugh's chosen charity of the year. This year, all the funds went to the Gold Star Moms, which is an organization of moms that have lost a son or daughter while serving their country.
Thomas Méndez, a student from Kingwood
sponsored by the Kingwood Rotary Club, has been awarded a $24,000 Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship
Rotary International President Wilf Wilkinson and Thomas Méndez, our Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar
Thomas is the son of Terri and Ricardo Méndez of Kingwood, and is currently an International Studies major at the University of St. Thomas in Houston. While growing up in Kingwood, he attend the Christian School of Kingwood and St. Martha's Catholic School, and he graduated in 2005 from St. Thomas High School in Houston. Thomas is an outstanding young man with a passion for improving the lives of others, and we are confident that he will make a difference in the world. Based upon final approval from the Rotary Foundation, Thomas will study at a university in either Argentina, Chile, Peru or Colombia during his 2009-2010 academic year abroad.
Academic-Year Ambassadorial Scholarships are for one collegiate year abroad and provide funding for round-trip transportation, tuition and fees, room, board, some educational supplies, and language training (if necessary) up to a maximum award of US$24,000 or its equivalent.
These scholarships, which are designed to further international understanding and goodwill, provide for college study abroad in more than 160 countries where Rotary clubs are located and some non-Rotary countries such as China and Vietnam. Some 1,300 scholarships of various types will be available from clubs worldwide.
During their studies abroad, Rotary Foundation Scholars act as "ambassadors of goodwill". Though appearances before Rotary clubs and districts, schools, civic organizations, and other forums, the scholars represent their homeland and work to further international understanding. In his host country, Thomas will be representing Kingwood, Rotary District 5890, Texas, and the United States of America! He is going to outstanding job for all of us.
If you know a student that would make a great Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar, please contact Tommie Buscemi at (281) 359-7193 or tommie@kingwoodcollege.com. Applications for the 2010-2010 Academic Year Ambassadorial Scholarships will be available in October 2008, due December 10, 2008, and interviews with the Kingwood Rotary Club Scholarship Committee will be begin during the college holiday break in late December 2008 through January 15, 2009. For more information about this scholarship program, please click here.
"Flags Across Kingwood"
Show your patriotism with a flag subscription with the Kingwood Rotary Club
On four holidays - Memorial Day, 4th of July, September 11th, and Veteran's Day - a 3' x 5' U.S. flag mounted on an 8 foot pole is placed in your yard next to the curb. We display our flags, store, and maintain them.
It is all done for you, and our flags are made in the U.S.A.
It is such an awesome sight when every home on the street displays a flag.
