Who are we? The Original Rotary Club of Houston founded in 1912What is Rotary? Rotary is a global network of 1.2 million neighbors, friends, leaders, and problem-solvers who see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change – across the globe, in our communities, and in ourselves.Click "Read More" for additional Questions....
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Sally AndrewsMarch 5
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Ted HirtzMarch 6
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Charlie EwingMarch 8
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Rick OlsenMarch 8
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Richard MeekMarch 9
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Carl AllredMarch 11
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David EllerMarch 13
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Robert EckelsMarch 14
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Welcome WilsonMarch 17
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Joe ColangeloMarch 23
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Mark EnisMarch 28
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Joni KurigerMarch 21
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Jane LeeMarch 30
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Dennis HardingMarch 31
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Dorothy BeelerMichael RuehmanMarch 1
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Richard MeekPaige MeekMarch 9
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Sharon Hemphill, JD, LL.M.Stephen King, Ph.D.March 12
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Robby PykeCrystalMarch 17
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Paul FrenchMelissaMarch 23
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Deborah FalknorMarch 1, 200021 years
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Stephen WilliamsMarch 1, 200516 years
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Elizabeth JacksonMarch 4, 20192 years
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Jack OwenMarch 5, 198734 years
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Thomas MitchellMarch 14, 20183 years
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Ian HirtzMarch 15, 20174 years
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Dave BeldingMarch 20, 199724 years
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Richard MeekMarch 21, 199130 years
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Syed AhmedMarch 23, 198932 years
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Stephen CooneyMarch 24, 20156 years
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Charles FosterMarch 27, 198635 years
Richard S. Lawrence
District 7890 - Chair
Thursday March 18, 2021
11:30 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.
Rick received Bachelor of Building Science and Bachelor of Architecture degrees from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY. He was a practicing architect in Manchester, CT for 46 years until his retirement in 2015 when he and Elin made Ft. Lauderdale their residence and began spending summers in Rhode Island.
He joined the Manchester, CT Rotary Club in 1978 and in 2000 received the first of six Paul Harris Fellow awards. For the past six years he has served as District 7890 Chair for Water & Sanitation Projects. In 2014 Rotary International presented him with the “Service Above Self” Award – Rotary’s highest honor and awarded annually to a maximum of 150 individuals throughout the world.
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While vacationing in Guatemala in 2006 Rick attended a meeting of the Rotary Club of La Antigua, Guatemala, making the initial connections that resulted in twenty-five sustainable clean water and sanitation projects completed from 2007 through 2020. His presentation today describes the efforts to fund another two villages in Rotary years 2019-2021 utilizing the ninth and tenth Global Grants.
President and CEO, George H. W. Bush Foundation for U.S.-China Relations
11:30 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.
Prior to joining the Bush China Foundation, Firestein was the founding executive director of The University of Texas at Austin’s (UT) China Public Policy Center (CPPC) and a clinical professor at UT’s Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs. Before moving to UT, Firestein served as senior vice president and Perot Fellow at the New York City-based EastWest Institute (EWI), where he led the Institute’s track 2 diplomacy work in the areas of U.S.-China relations, East Asian security and U.S.-Russia relations; Firestein, who held EWI’s lone endowed chair, remains one of the longest-serving senior executives in EWI history.
A decorated career U.S. diplomat from 1992–2010, Firestein specialized primarily in U.S.-China relations. Among the honors Firestein garnered during his diplomatic career were the Secretary of State’s Award for Public Outreach (2006) and the Linguist of the Year Award (1997). Toward the end of his State Department career, Firestein served as an elected member of the Board of Governors of the American Foreign Service Association (AFSA), the union and professional association of the United States Foreign Service; in this capacity, he represented and worked to advance the interests of several thousand State Department constituents. He also served as the elected president of the large community associations of the U.S. embassies in Beijing and Moscow.
Smith Graham Co.


What is DCA 2020
The Rotary Club of Houston is a group of business leaders working together collaboratively to impact positive change in our community and around the world, operating consistently with Rotary's motto of Service Above Self. Some of our service projects include:
- Rotary Distinguished Citizen Award is presented annually to someone in Houston who exhibits high ideals, leadership and philanthropy. The funds raised support the club’s on-going service activities.
- Camp Enterprise is an annual activity that introduces business and business ethics to 75 high school juniors. The funds for this event are raised with an annual golf tournament.
- Burnett Bayland Outreach has delivered personal support and mentoring to at-risk children under the jurisdiction of the county. Started in 1919, it is the longest continuous service project of any Rotary worldwide.
- Rotary House across from MD Anderson created as a culmination of a thirty year dream of our club. the successful fun raising reality of a $26 million fund raising reality is the largest project by a single Rotary club in history.
The club also works actively in many other areas including mentoring elementary school youth, giving assistance to ex-offenders, and international projects, including Polio Plus.
1. Is it the TRUTH?

Houston, TX 77227-2027
United States of America
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Jennifer J. Scott Williams
Mar 11, 2021
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM -
Water & Sanitation Projects
Mar 18, 2021
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Dr. Geovanny Ponce - HISD East Area Superintendent
Apr 01, 2021
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM -
Mary E. Klotman, MD & Paul Klotman, MD
Apr 08, 2021
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM -
District 5890 Conference in Horseshoe Bay
Apr 15, 2021 – Apr 18, 2021
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David J. Firestein - U.S.-China Relations
Apr 22, 2021
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM -
Rotary International Convention in Taipei, Taiwan
Jun 12, 2021 – Jun 16, 2021
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District 5890 Installation for 2021-2022
Jun 26, 2021
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District Conference in Chicago
Oct 14, 2021 – Oct 17, 2021
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Rotary International Convention in Houston
Jun 04, 2022 – Jun 08, 2022