We had a ton of fun and great memories made at this year's Christmas Party-Agave Estates. Even a visit from Santa himself!
We were honored to have VFW Post 9182 present the flags at our meeting. Thank you for all who have, and are currently serving our country!
We support the Rise Against Hunger program! Not only did Rotarians come out to help create meals to ship overseas, but their families, friends, and neighbors contributed to the cause. Together, we CAN make a difference!
We had the privilege of having our meeting at Legacy Stadium. Our speaker was Don Butler-Assistant Governor of District 5890 and we concluded it with a tour of the stadium!
Thank you, Kathy Alt, for being our speaker today. Kathy Alt works at the Ballard House in Katy. This establishment houses families of someone who is receiving treatment or waiting for a transplant. Unfortunately, the Ballard House flooded during Hurricane Harvey. They were able to use our contribution from Wild West Brew Fest to help rebuild.
The City of Katy Mayor Chuck Brawner came to speak to us today at our meeting. We were briefed on Katy's post Harvey relief plan and updated on commercial properties coming soon to our town. Great plans for the city of Katy!
A fantastic night at Flights and Bites. Flemings and the Rotary Club of Katy host a 5 course meal paired perfectly with craft beer from No Label, Celis, and Karbach. Half of the proceeds went to the Houston Firefighters and the other half to local charities.
Days are ticking until the Katy Triathlon is here! Rotarians hard at work prepping for their big event!
Only a few tickets remain for this year's Flights and Bites. You don't want to miss this amazing event! 5 course dinner at Flemings paired with unique craft beers. As with all WWBF events, 100% of the net proceeds will be donated to various causes. On Friday night 9/28 we will donate at least 50% of the net proceeds to our first responders at the Rotary Fire Fighters Home. The vision of this project is to provide temporary fully furnished housing to firefighters and other first responders at little or no cost while they are undergoing treatment at the Texas Med Center.
The Rotary Club of Katy is back at it again! Bethke Elementary now has their US map painted at their school thanks to the club.
Katy Triathlon is almost here! Check out the link below to get signed up.
A HUGE thank you to Alamo Drafthouse for creating this awesome event for our club. What a great time!!
Giving back is our thing! We love seeing the difference our contributions make.
The Rotary Club of Katy surprises fellow Rotarian with a going away party as she prepares for her move.
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Please consider helping if you have not signed up already. It's is a rewarding night, I assure you if you have not helped, you will be glad you did, and if you have helped, you know how great these kids are.
They are grateful to you and your service, great times with great people!
Thanks to every one of our members for participating in such a rewarding project.
It was a great day for Paint USA at Bryant Elementary School! Another Katy ISD school has map of the USA on the playground for the students to enjoy! Great job by Paint USA Chair Bryan McDonough and many Katy Rotarians who came out today and made this possible!
Katy Rotarians are shifting into action in response to Hurricane Harvey!
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The Rotary Club of Katy at work helping those in need. For over 75 years we have helped the citizens of Katy and West Houston that were impacted by the floods - we are thinking about you and your families during these trying times.
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It is hard to believe that my first month as President of the Club has already come to a close! I guess time really does fly when you are having fun and I am truly excited about the things we have already accomplished and the things we have planned for this year!
Our accomplishments in the first month are many. We have had many members step up and ask to be part of our membership, communications, new generations, finance, Social and foundation committees and each of those committees has started planning for how to exceed our goals for 2017/2018. For those of you who are on a committee already, thank you for going the extra mile. If you aren’t on a committee already but want to be, just let me know and we will get you plugged into one.
We also have many things coming up in the next month or two. The first of those is our Club Social and Fundraiser, “FLIGHTS & BITES” which is scheduled for Saturday, October 14th at Flemings Prime Steakhouse at Town & Country. Tickets are available now and capacity is only 100, so get your tickets before we are sold out by going to: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/flights-bites-2017-tickets-35459453179
Also coming up is the District 5890 Zone All Club Luncheon on Friday September 15th. The board has approved an “Embracing the Future” sponsorship that includes a table for 10 at the event as well as two tables at the Zone Expo which will be used to promote our club and WWBF 2018. The 10 seats at the table are available on a first come basis at a member cost of $25. If there is enough demand we will consider adding additional tables. If you want a seat or seats at this event, please email Julie Sawyer at: julie@juliesawyer.net
At the upcoming August board meeting, the club board will be reviewing the “club ideas” for our first round of 2017/2018 charitable grants. The deadline for submitting ideas to be considered is August 15th and the grant request form is available for download on the club runner website.
We are also working on improving our capture of club attendance at events and meetings, as well as updating club runner with the complete details for all members of the club. Please take some time to get familiar with the club runner calendar of events and take a few minutes to complete and/or update your profile. Many members have not yet uploaded a photo to club runner, or added birthday, spouse, or other profile information that will help newer club members get to know you and put a face with a name. Also make sure to check your name off as in attendance at each club meeting. The checklist will be next to the name tag box each week and it helps Suzanne to accurately capture and record attendance.
Finally, it is going to be a great month to bring a guest to Rotary. The number one reason that people visit a Rotary Club. . . . . . . someone they know invites them to come! We have a great lineup of speakers for this month with Wayne Staton talking about Rotary Foundation on 8/3, Sheriff Troy Nehls on 8/10, Christ Clinic visiting on 8/17, Lance LaCour providing an economic update on 8/24, and Pam Filip talking about Katy YMCA on 8/31. What a great month to introduce someone you know or meet to Rotary!
Yours in Service,
Jeff Thompson
