by Gopal Chandrasekaran

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• Speaker: 11 June 2025 - Dean Clark - Club By-Laws 
• President's topics:
  • Rotary Board
  • Note from Dean
• Volunteer Opportunities:
  • Fort Bend ISD: Sugar Land 95 Historical Marker Dedication & Unveiling Ceremony
  • Helping Young Women in Houston
• Social Events:
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• Future Programs
• Lunch Menu
• Membership Moments
• May 2025 - Rotarian of the Month - Mateo Salmeron
• Thanks to Our Rotary Corporate Members
• Wit and Wisdom
• Sugar Land Rotary Club - P&L Statement
• Rotary Officers and Board of Directors
• June Birthdays and Anniversaries
• History of Presidents
• Sugar Land Rotary Hall of Fame
• List of Rotarians of the Month

Congratulations to our upcoming board!

• President: Josh Griffin
• President Elect: Ziad Chbeir
• Secretary: Frank Fraley
• Vice President: Amit Shukla
• Immediate Past President: Mark Heuchert
• Vocational Service: Muzaffar Vohra
• Club Service: Salima Hirani
• Next Generation: Yvonne Miller-Jones
• Administrator: Dean Clark
• Fundraising Chair: Bill Griffin
• Treasurer: Robbie Bates
• Public Image Tech & Community Service: Mark Heuchert 
• Sergeant-At-Arms: Rick Smith

We are also still seeking a few key positions. 

Act fast and ask Josh Griffin if you can volunteer for the job:

• Membership Chair

Well this Rotary year is winding down and Josh will be sitting on the Presidential throne soon and learning how to ring the bell.

Mark's last Presidential club meeting will be this week Wednesday 11 June. He will be headed to Canada for the RI convention and the other thing he does is make money in his job in Vegas. We will pull the final raffle tickets and announce the cash winner this Wednesday club meeting. We will also have the discussion and vote for the new club bylaws this Wednesday. We will announce the Membership Growth Contest winner this week also.

We will have a club meeting on Wednesday 18 June.

We will not hold club meetings on 25 June and 2 July due to RI convention and 4th July holiday.

Well it was another Saturday Work Day in the life of the Rotary Club of Sugar Land. Last Saturday we were at the Thrift Wise Fort Bend Women’s Center Store and mulched all the trees and landscaping areas around the property. We had a total of 25 Volunteers including 14 Rotarians and family members, 10 ROTC students/leader and 1 House of Representative from Congress(Representative). Did you notice the new Rotary shirts worn by the Rotarians in the pictures!! Well when you come to a work project with our Club you can get a free shirt that says “Rotarian at Work”. We look forward to having you all come to the next club work day!!

Edited email from Karen Blakeman, Rotarian:  "at a recent District 5890 Peace Committee Zoom Meeting, District Governor Nancy Anderson informed everyone that there was some discussion about having a project to help young women stay in school during their monthly cycle.  Hard to believe that here in Houston we have a problem like the 3rd world countries that Rotary has programs for.  But it's understandable that those families struggling financially come up short for purchasing feminine hygiene needs.  We know that staying in school is how to break the poverty cycle – so this is vital!

The solution is to have products stocked at schools, available to students at no charge with no questions asked.

Getting this started is a project that Interact students can be involved in.

It’s probably obvious that this is not a one-and-done project – but something needed on an ongoing basis.

If you are interested in knowing more, please join a zoom discussion on Tuesday, June 3rd at 7pm."

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Salad

Spring Mix Salad with Cherry Tomatoes, Candied Walnuts, & Goat Cheese with a Champagne Vinaigrette Dressing

Entrée

Beef Medallions with a Mushroom Wine Demi Glaze

Roasted Garlic Herb Fingerling Potatoes

Roasted Vegetables (Carrots, Cauliflower, Brussel Sprouts)

Dessert

Key Lime Pie

Amazing 2 new club members in 2 weeks. Welcome to Timothy Taite as our newest member. A little about Tim as he is a little slow about getting involved in the club so far. He applies through Rotary International for info on our club, He attends one club meeting in late April, He says he likes the club and the members he met, He fills out an application 2 days after his first club meeting, He is approved by the board and the club in less than 2 weeks, He then did Rotary College, He then signs up to be in charge of the 5K event for 2026, He then volunteers to be a greeter at club meetings also, He then comes to the next work day at the Women's Center, He is then inducted a few days later. Well what can I say he may be slow but after 4 years as membership chair no one has even been that fast. Also you cannot miss him at a club meeting as he usually loves to wear a fancy, expensive, custom fitted suit. He did mention to me that no suit was worn at the work day and we have pictures to prove that!! Say Hi too our newest member if you miss him at the front entrance.

Membership growth contest update:
Mark #1             2
Farha                  2
Chad                  1
Steve                  1
Robbie               1

What a month we had in April with adding a 3rd new member Mark Leifrig.

Mark is a young working dude and works with Edward Jones as a financial planner. Shake his hand and welcome him into the club the next time you see him at a club meeting. Oh by the way he was so excited about joining our Rotary club and wanted to see what we do for service projects sooooooo he volunteered to be our new club calendar person. If you have any new or upcoming events you need added to the calendar please contact Mark in club runner.

Stop and say hello to our newest club members!

Congratulations on being named Rotarian of the Month—your dedication and service truly inspire us all!