Bellaire Southwest Rotary Club

Yesterday, the Bellaire Southwest Rotary Club was honored to welcome our guest speaker this week, Frances Jackson! Frances spoke on "The Importance of Preventative Health Care." ABOUT FRANCES JACKSON Frances has been a massage therapist for 11 years. She got her license in Orlando, Florida in April of 2013 and moved to Houston that same year in December. It was here in Houston that defined her career as a Massage therapist. She specializes in recovery, rehabilitation, deep tissue and sports massage. Frances has worked with amateur as well as professional athletes, from ladies in the Amateur PGA tour to current and former NFL athletes. Frances currently am employed at LIFETIME Fitness in the Greenway Plaza. Frances also is the sole owner and operator of Jackson Hands LLC where she does contract jobs on the weekend for corporate and private events. https://lnkd.in/gZ7b6qkj

Honored to have April address our club! It was a powerful & inspiring talk on her transformational vision & work with Dosie’s House. Come out to join us almost every Thursday at BraeBurn Country Club - come early at 11:45am, meeting concludes 1:15pm!

This afternoon, Bellaire Southwest Rotary Club President Sam Kelner convened “Rotary Means Business Through Service” Forum at Maggiano's Little Italy (Post Oak Blvd). We had an hour of Networking and Fellowship, followed by a 30-minute Forum. Guests enjoyed light-bite appetizers and a cash bar. After a brief summer break, we were excited to reconvene on the second Monday of the month to foster connections and community impact. Networking and service are the cornerstone values of Rotary, and this forum is the perfect opportunity to engage with like-minded professionals committed to making a difference. #ServiceAboveSelf #Networking #Service #Community #HoustonBusiness

In the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl, we were very grateful to still gather for our weekly Bellaire Southwest Rotary Club lunch meeting at KP Kitchen - Bellaire ( https://lnkd.in/gtqz7VRb ) ~ the food & service was fantastic! Thanks for hosting us & for your commitment to our community, Kerry (Owner) We decorated bags for Kids Meals ( https://kidsmealsinc.org/ ) - Every day in Houston, there are more that 80,000 preschool-aged children, or 1 out of 5 preschool-aged children, who may not know where their next meal is coming from. Harris County has the highest rate of child food insecurity in the nation for highly populated areas, meaning our children have limited or unreliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food.

Bellaire Southwest Rotary Club President Sam Kelner had a fantastic collaborative meeting with Bellaire Business Association President Malik M Hemani, CAS last week! They spoke about new ways to strengthen the already strong relationship between our two organizations. Great things coming in the year ahead! Thank you for your partnership.

Attention Southwest Houston & Bellaire, Texas Business Leaders / Owners - Our Bellaire Southwest Rotary Club has formally announced the launch of our Business Membership Program for businesses (small & large) to help deepen the incredible positive impact we have on our community, state, nation & globe. Join us today in the important impactful work ahead by emailing Club President Sam Kelner at: ( [email protected] )

Our sincere gratitude to Stephanie Hale Matthews of the Texas Association of Business for coming to address our Club today with a powerful & insightful presentation on “The State of Business in Texas & the Houston-Gulf Coast Region.” Thank you to the entire team at the Texas Association of Business for being such a strong voice for businesses of every size & industry in the state of Texas!

Last Wednesday night, our Bellaire Southwest Rotary Club celebrated a year of incredible positive impact on our local community, state, nation & the globe at our Annual Installation Dinner. We were honored to have District Governor Nancy Anderson officiate the Swearing In Ceremony of our incoming Board of Directors for the year ahead. I am very humbled & honored to have been sworn in as the President of the Bellaire SW Houston Rotary Club for the coming year. We were able to celebrate all of the accomplishments of our Club President Richard Cole, and other amazing fellow Rotarians. We were very proud to award: 1) “The Bob Ellis Rotarian of the Year Award” - Ted Turk as our Finalist Nominees: Cheryl Bright Surpris Cherazard Ralph Rieger, CPA, CGMA 2) Paul Harris Fellow - Ralph Rieger, CPA, CGMA 3) “Flag Program Catalyst Awards” - Craig Wooten David Montague Dan Collins Ephraim Emanuel Gilkes, FLMI Ralph Rieger, CPA, CGMA Just as we celebrated our Club’s transformational accomplishments of this past year, I shared “My Vision For The Year Ahead”: This coming year, I’ve chosen our own Club Theme: "Spurring The Next Generation"… ~ Each weekly meeting will have it’s own focus: Week 1 - Business Related Speaker, Week 2 - Nonprofit/Org Related to Grants, Week 3 - Community, Civics & Citizenship Week 4 - Fun Fellowship Program & Hands-On Service ~ We are launching a BSWH Business Membership Program & BSWH Rotary Business Ambassadors Council to engage more of local businesses (small & large). ~ Planning to add a 5th Meeting on last Sunday of month (3:30-5pm) that will engage Rotary Families in service. ~ We are going to place a significant focus on our Youth Exchange Program (we are always looking for host families - Bellaire High School) ~ Working deepen the already strong ties & relationship with the City of Bellaire, Bellaire Business Association, as well as our Bellaire Police/Fire/EMS Departments. Special thanks to Chief Lopez & Mayor Pappas. Our Outgoing & now Incoming Board of Directors is filled with truly exceptional Rotarian leaders like our President-Elect Enock Nyaenya, Vice President – Program / Social Chair Jamay Fishback-Schardien, Secretary Cheryl Bright, Treasurer Craig Wooten (Asst. to Treasurer: Ralph Rieger, CPA, CGMA) Service Chair Judy Harwell, Membership Co-Chairs @Hugh Sintic, Brent Borgstedte, Surpris Cherazard, PR/Media Chair Kaliko Veiseh, Youth Exchange – New Generations Chair Ted Turk, International Projects Chair kip frautschi, Grants Chair & Legal Counsel Kathleen Wiesenthal, Rotary International Foundation Chair Ephraim Emanuel Gilkes, FLMI, Club Administrator Brent Borgstedte, Flag Program Co-Chairs David Montague & Craig Wooten and our esteemed Immediate Past President @Richard Cole. Special thank you to Insperity & Michael Emmitte for live out our company mission in serving something greater than self as a Board Member with Career Gear Greater Houston & Texas Association of Business.

This week, the Bellaire Southwest Houston Rotary Foundation, Inc. was proud to provide a $5,000 grant to the Condit Elementary PTO for it’s new SPARK Park track. “Flags over Bellaire” is a fundraising project managed through volunteer efforts for the benefit of the Bellaire Southwest Houston Rotary Foundation, Inc. The funds raised go to grants like this one, including: Local Scholarships, Bellaire/SW Houston Area Schools & Parks, ‘Shop With A Cop’ holiday program, military Veterans, Bellaire FFA, Clean Water Projects and many other worthwhile causes. ???????????? Subscriptions are sold on an annual basis and include four holiday flag placements: Presidents Day Memorial Day Independence Day & Veterans Day HOW YOU CAN HELP SUPPORT US-Purchase your flag subscription online for $75/year to help support the important work in our community at: https://lnkd.in/gQsPXYSk - ???????????? If you have questions about your flag, please contact us at: [email protected] Kaliko Veiseh, Surpris Cherazard, Kathleen Wiesenthal, Enock Nyaenya, Sam Kelner, Cheryl Bright, Jamay Fishback-Schardien

“Flags over Bellaire” is a fundraising project managed through volunteer efforts for the benefit of the Bellaire Southwest Houston Rotary Foundation, Inc. The funds raised go to Local Scholarships, Bellaire Parks, ‘Shop With A Cop’ holiday program, Bellaire FFA, Clean Water Projects and many other worthwhile causes. Subscriptions are sold on an annual basis and include four holiday flag placements: Presidents Day Memorial Day Independence Day & Veterans Day Purchase your flag subscription online for $75/year to help support the important work in our community at: https://lnkd.in/gQsPXYSk If you have questions about your flag, please contact us at: [email protected]