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East Montgomery County

Service Above Self

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Oakhurst Golf Club
20700 Mills Branch
Porter, TX 77365
United States of America
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Bingo!
Posted September 22, 2022
 
 

At their September 19th luncheon, Rotary Club of East Montgomery County (RCEMC) President Suann Hereford gave a Rotary history lesson using the Bingo game! Each RCEMC member was given a blank Bingo card to fill out with words and phrases provided by President Hereford. It was up to the members to decide which words or phrases to select and where to place them. 

President Hereford began reading a history lesson on Rotary. As each member's chosen words or phrases were spoken, they marked them on their Bingo card. Since "blackout" was the Bingo game, a lot of history was shared with the members. When "Houston" was read aloud, all members shouted, "Bingo'! 

 What a clever way to keep members engaged!

 

Milton and Rose AustinBlackout Bingo Underway!

 

Undies for Students
Posted September 22, 2022
 
Sometimes accidents happen. So one of the Rotary Club of East Montgomery County (RCEMC) projects is to equip local school nurses with extra underwear. In the event of an accident, New Caney and Splendora elementary school nurses now have some necessities for their youngest students. This year, the club donated 600 pairs of underwear to elementary students in the New Caney and Splendora school districts - almost doubling their donation from last year! Rotarians are committed to improving the quality of life for people in their communities and serving the public interest.
 
 
 
 
Burke Speaks at Luncheon
This quarter, Rotarians of the Rotary Club of East Montgomery County (RCEMC) focus on supporting education and literacy. As part of that initiative, fellow Rotarian and Splendora ISD Superintendent Dr. Jeff Burke was the guest speaker at the September 6th RCEMC meeting. Dr. Burke leads Splendora ISD with a current student enrollment of 4,800+ and 743 employees. Students began the new school year on Wednesday, August 10th. 
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Calvert Speaks at Rotary Luncheon
Posted August 12, 2022
 
This quarter, Rotarians of the Rotary Club of East Montgomery County (RCEMC) are focusing on how to support education and literacy. As part of that initiative, fellow Rotarian and New Caney ISD Superintendent Matt Calvert was the guest speaker at the August 2nd RCEMC meeting. Calvert leads 17,300+ students and over 2,400 employees. Students began the 2022-2023 school year on August 8th. 
 
 
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25th Celebration!
What a luncheon! The Rotary Club of East Montgomery County celebrated their 25th year as a club. President Suann Hereford honored current, past, and honorary members, PDG Rose Austin recognized Paul Harris Award recipients, and the 2022-2023 Officers were installed. It was a great day to be a rotarian.
 
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Montgomery County Recycling Center
Thank you, Bill Harrison and Kima Wheeler from the Conroe/Montgomery County Recycling Center, for being guest speakers in May. The Rotary Club of EMC is focusing on the environment and clean drinking water this quarter.
 
SJRA Houston speaks at Rotary luncheon
Posted May 5, 2022
 
This quarter, Rotary Club of East Montgomery County members focus on protecting the environment and providing clean water.
San Jacinto River Authority General Manager Jace Houston was the perfect speaker for the Rotarians' May meeting. Jace Houston
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Persson Shares the Benefits of Trees
 

Rotarians were happy to hear from Dr. Katherine Persson, retired Lone Star College-Kingwood President, at their monthly luncheon.   One of Katherine’s retirement projects was to attend the Master Gardener Class in Conroe.  She has completed her class and shared her knowledge on the benefits of trees.

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Armchair Traveler Speaks to Rotarians

Rotarians visited Peru through their "Armchair Traveler," Dr. Miguel Caceres. Originally from Peru, Dr. Caceres provided highlights of the country, such as Machu Picchu, the Inca Trail, and the Rainbow Mountains. 

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EMCID's McCrady speaks to Rotarians
 

President/CEO of the East Montgomery County Improvement District (EMCID) Frank McCrady was the guest speaker at the March 1 Rotary luncheon. McCrady has spent 20 years at EMCID, strategically elevating the area to a community, ready for growth. McCrady gave Rotarians an overview of projects underway and those planned for the future.

26th Annual Golf Classic
Play, sponsor, or do both, but don't forget to sign up for the Rotary Club of East Montgomery County's 26th Annual Golf Class on April 8th. It is guaranteed to be a day of fun, and proceeds support student scholarships, youth development programs, and community projects. 
 
Keeping it Real
Real Provencher of the Rotary Club of Magnolia shared his story of spearheading a global peace grant for Sierra Leone at the February 18th Rotary Club of EMC luncheon. Provencher shared the focus of the grant was to build a collaborative program to provide leadership training, team-building skills, collaborative problem solving, and consensus building skills. Provencher shared how this occurred even through COVID shutdowns, and gave specifics of the outcomes and sustainability. The Rotary Club of EMC will donate a book to the Timber Lakes Elementary School library in Real Provencher's honor. 
Fire Chief Johnson is Luncheon Speaker
East Montgomery County Rotary Club members heard from Fire Chief Carter Johnson at their February 1st meeting. Johnson has served as fire chief for 24 years and informed members of Emergency Services District #6. The Porter Fire Department (ESD #6) was originally established in 1962 as a volunteer department. Located in Southeast Montgomery County on the Highway 59 corridor, it is responsible for the coverage of 52 square miles and is part of a rapidly growing community with over 44,000 residents. The department provides structural fire protection, basic rescue services, water rescue, wildland firefighting, fire prevention, and fire education services. Montgomery County employs over 60 staff members who work in the stations and behind the scenes to serve citizens every day. 
 
12th Annual Community Spelling Bee
The 12th Annual Community Spelling Bee was held January 18th and a fun time was had by all! Teams of three were given some challenging vocabulary words and were slowly eliminated throughout the night. The Queen Bees prevailed with the winning word "inquorate"! 
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Commissioner Metts kicks off 2022
Posted January 2, 2022
 
Rotarians of the Rotary Club of East Montgomery County (RCEMC) kicked off the year with speaker Commissioner James Metts. Commissioner Metts gave members updates on road and drainage projects, community centers, parks, mosquito control, trash pickup, and his budget. for Metts by donating the book, “Digger Dozer Dumper” by Hope Vestergaard in his honor to Splendora ISD’s Timber Lakes Elementary school.

Splendora ISD Supt. Burke Speaks to Rotary
 

This quarter, Rotarians of the Rotary Club of East Montgomery County (RCEMC) are focusing on supporting education and literacy. As part of that initiative, fellow Rotarian and Splendora ISD Superintendent Dr. Jeff Burke was the guest speaker at the August 18th RCEMC meeting. Dr. Burke leads Splendora ISD with a current student enrollment of 4,269 and 641 employees. Students began the new school year on Wednesday, August 11. 

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Ralph Hays receives Outstanding Service Award
Posted August 11, 2021
 
 

For 40 years, Ralph Hays has been coaching youth baseball at East Montgomery County ball fields. In recognition of his exceptional leadership and devoted service to the community, the Rotary Club of East Montgomery County presented Coach Hays an Outstanding Service Award plaque. 

President Hereford, Debbie Hays, Coach Ralph Hays, and Mike Smith

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New Caney ISD Superintendent Calvert Speaks at Rotary
Posted August 11, 2021
 
 
This quarter, Rotarians of the Rotary Club of East Montgomery County (RCEMC) will be focusing on supporting education and literacy. As part of that initiative, New Caney ISD Superintendent Matt Calvert was the guest speaker at the August 3rd RCEMC meeting. Mr. Calvert leads 18 schools at New Caney ISD with a student enrollment of 16,500. Students began the new school year on Monday, August 9. 
 
 
 
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Installing, Celebrating, and Welcoming a New Member
 

The first meeting in July for the Rotary Club of East Montgomery County (RCEMC) was all about installing new officers, recognizing current Rotarians, and welcoming a new member! Lake Conroe Rotary Club President and Past District Governor (PDG) Doris Lockey installed the new RCEMC Leadership Team. The Club Officers are Suann Hereford, President; Darbie Lindsey, Secretary; Rob Burgess, Treasurer; and Scott Castleberry, Sergeant at Arms. Club Directors were also sworn in. They are Rose Austin, Administration; Jim Stubbs, Foundation; Mike Smith, Membership; Deitra Johnson, Public Image; Milton Auston, Service Projects; and Darbie Lindsey, Youth Services.  

Suann Hereford gets sworn in

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Hollenbeck Speaks at Rotary Meeting
 

Rotarians of the Rotary Club of East Montgomery County (RCEMC) heard from Lake Houston Wilderness Park (LHWP) Naturalist Lauren Hollenbeck at their June 1st meeting. LHWP is a lushly forested expanse of nearly 5,000 acres, located three miles east of New Caney off US Hwy. 59. Hollenbeck with RCEMC President Rob Burgess

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Horticulture Grant Plants Opportunities
At the end of April, the Rotary Club of East Montgomery County (RCEMC) partnered with New Horizons New Caney (NHNC) to expand their horticultural program.  NHNC is a sheltered workshop for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. While they train on a variety of tasks, a favorite of the patrons is their horticultural program. RCEMC assisted NHNC in building two additional garden beds for growing herbs. Thriving herb gardens are vital in producing the plants used in making their all-natural tea blends and herbal-infused apple cider vinegars. Patrons work in all phases of the growth of the plants  needed to produce their products. These products are then sold to the public at their local shop, as well as community events. The funds generated are then used to continue to provide quality programming and activities for the NHNC patrons.

 

 

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Using DNA Data to fill in the gaps
Professional Genealogist Cecily Kelly provided the Rotary Club of East Montgomery County (RCEMC) members real insight into discovering their family’s heritage. Ms. Kelly presented information on the use of DNA testing to determine relationships between individuals, find genetic matches, and discover one's ancestry. She described the differences of Y-DNA (a man's patrilineal or direct father's-line ancestry), mtDNA (traces a person's matrilineal or mother-line ancestry), and the most commonly tested atDNA (autosomal DNA refers to the twenty-two pairs of chromosomes, called autosomes, in the nucleus of the cell.) 

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Club Executives & Directors
President
Suann Hereford
President Elect
Danell Fields
Secretary
Darbie Lindsey
Treasurer
Rob Burgess
Rotary Foundation
James Stubbs
Membership
Mike Smith
Public Relations
Deitra Johnson
Service Projects
Milton Austin
Club Administration
Rose Austin
Other - Youth Services
Darbie Lindsey
Immediate Past President
Suann Hereford
Club Webmaster/Website Manager
Deitra Johnson
Sergeant-at-Arms
Scott Castleberry
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