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![]() Conditions in the Middle East & Report on SCR Support in Iraq
Feb 24, 2025 11:45 AM
"We embrace and celebrate the good in the communities we are reaching and serving." Rev. Jerry and Stacy Kramer are full-time front-line relief and recovery workers in the Middle East, while also addressing the worst poverty in E. Africa. In 2003, they founded Love for the Least, which cares for the most marginalized and forgotten, including widows, orphans, refugees, and victims of sex-trafficking. Presently, Love for the Least provides care, support, food, clothing, and education for hundreds of orphans in East Africa at three sites … but, most of all, they show LOVE for each individual they encounter. After Hurricane Katrina, the Kramers were heavily involved in the recovery of New Orleans. They established the second largest and longest operating recovery and relief center on the Gulf Coast. And their poor African American community saw the highest rate of resident return to the city. This work was featured in Time Magazine, USA Today, the BBC, NPR, Times-Picayune and other media outlets. The Harvard Kennedy School studied and documented the progress over five years and uses them as a case study for communities engaged in disaster recovery. In 2014, with the rise of ISIS in Iraq and the persecution of non-Islamic faiths across Kurdistan, Jerry and Stacey saw a major humanitarian crisis occurring and "ran to the fire." With the ISIS Caliphate scourge across Northern Iraq in progress, they set up a makeshift rescue and recovery operation for Christians, Jews, Yezidis, etc. Over the years this effort has grown and materialized - such that L4L has been able to launch multiple refugee care and recovery centers for persecuted victims across the Middle East. Their team has had an impact on thousands, and today cares for 400+ orphans and 400+ widows in one UN Camp alone, while providing medical and dental care, food, clothing, education, and skills’ training at several other refugee settlements in the region. One of their most recent success stories is their pioneering and establishment of affordable, sustainable, and replicable trauma care for the refugees and survivors of ISIS. Jerry and Stacy met at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, TX. When in the U.S., their formal residence is New Braunfels, TX., although they spend most of their time traveling and speaking to Churches and other Non-profits on their recipe for humanitarian service. Jerry holds an advanced degree from the University of St. Andrews, Scotland, an MBA from The London School of Economics and Politics and has completed executive studies at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, Oxford University, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. They have three grown children with their daughter and her husband now serving with them in N. Iraq. Jerry Is a member of the Rotary Club of Space Center. |
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Mar 03, 2025 11:45 AM - 1:00 PM
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![]() Dealing with and Protecting Aging Parents and Financial Issues
Mar 10, 2025 11:45 AM
“My team and I are committed to helping our clients achieve their financial goals, both today and tomorrow.” Richard is a native Houstonian who lives in Clear Lake, Texas with my wife Traci and four children - Emma, Olivia, Chloe, and Luke. He founded and leads a financial planning and wealth management business working primarily with high net worth families and business owners with over $10MM of annual revenue. He holds designations including the CFP® and CEPA® Certified Exit Planning Advisors and his practice has been recognized by Barron’s as a top 1,200 in the nation and by Forbes as a Best In State Wealth Management Team. He enjoys golfing and reading for business, leisure, and personal development.
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Mar 11, 2025 4:30 AM
Mark your calendars for the official Rotary Night at the Rodeo. Performing that night will beCountry Western/Bluegrass Newcomer, Zack Top. To purchase dinner and group seating tickets, please click here. So plan ahead and bring the family for a very fun night. For more details please contact:
Genevieve Rowland
281-904-7014 - cell
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![]() Rotary National Award for Space Achievement
Mar 24, 2025 11:45 AM
Rodolfo Gonzalez, RNASA Foundation Chairman will be talking about the upcoming RNASA Gala, The 37th black-tie banquet will be held at the Houston Hyatt Regency hotel on Friday, April 25, 2025. |
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Apr 05, 2025 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Rise Against Hunger’s Pathways to End Hunger model aligns with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), primarily #2 Zero Hunger and #4 Quality Education. From droughts to floods, in conflict zones and transitioning political situations, food is often the most immediate need. When everyday access to food, wages and market systems are destroyed in the wake of emergencies, we work through a network of in-country partners to address these needs and ensure food and other assistance is efficiently and effectively deployed to and received by communities when it is needed most. When: April 5 Time: 9:00 - 1:00 pm (three shifts available) Where: Taylor Lake Christian Church, 1730 Old Kirby Rd. Seabrook, TX 77586
PROJECT: Help assembling 10,000 food packages for families around the world, so they get the nourishment they need to flourish. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED 40-50: Look for signup sheets at upcoming meetings or register online. REGISTRATION IS MANDATORY Click here. CONTACT: Nurit Hinthorn at nurit.hinthorn@gmail.com
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![]() Trees for Houston
Apr 07, 2025 11:45 AM
“Our partners and volunteers are an integral part of the organization and allow us to continue expanding the green canopy in the Greater Houston area,” - Trees For Houston Executive Director, Barry Ward
Houston needs trees, and you can help. For the last 41 years, Trees For Houston has focused on the simple mission of planting trees for the benefit of our entire community. Continually growing, we now plant more than 70,000 trees per year throughout our region. |
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![]() University of Houston Clear Lake
Apr 14, 2025 11:45 AM
Richard Walker joined University of Houston-Clear Lake as its sixth president on May 20, 2022, bringing over 40 years of leadership experience in higher education at both public and private institutions. |
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Coastal Spine Project
Apr 28, 2025 11:45 AM
Lt. Col. Ian P. O’Sullivan serves as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Galveston District’s Deputy Commander for Mega Projects. He assists the district commander in overseeing an area of responsibility spanning the Texas coast from Louisiana to Mexico, encompassing 50,000 square miles, 48 counties, two parishes, and 16 Congressional districts. O’Sullivan is responsible for executing the Galveston District’s mission of providing public engineering services to strengthen security along the Texas coast, energize the local economy, and reduce risks from disasters within the Sabine Pass to Galveston Bay project and the Coastal Texas Protection and Restoration Project. O’Sullivan was commissioned in the U.S. Army in May 2006. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Geospatial Information Science from the United States Military Academy and a Master of Science in Geological Engineering from the Missouri University of Science and Technology. O’Sullivan is a graduate of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College as well as the Engineer Officer Captains Career Course and Basic Course. His military awards and decorations include: the Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (4), Army Commendation Medal (2), Army Achievement Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Combat Action Badge, Air Assault Badge, Senior Parachutist Badge, Sapper Tab, and the Bronze Order of the DeFleury Medal.
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May 01, 2025 - May 04, 2025 UTC-05:00
Join many of your SCR colleagues as we venture up to College Station for our "All Aboard The District 5890 Express District Conference 2025!
WHEN: May 1-4, 2025
WHERE Texas A&M Hotel and Conference Center, College Station, TX
REGISTRATION: Click Here
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Story of Haak Vineyards & Winery
May 12, 2025 11:45 AM
It all began in 1969 on the 10th wedding anniversary of Raymond and Gladys Haak. Gladys’s gifts to Raymond that year were two Concord grapevines. What began as a hobby with those two vines soon turned into a great passion for both novice winemakers. Haak became one of the first wineries in the country to cultivate Blanc du Bois, and Raymond’s foresight has proven positive as the winery has produced numerous award-winning wines from the Blanc du Bois grapes. |
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