Posted by Bruce Wood on Apr 04, 2023


The Rotary Club of Lake Houston Area had two steers and five pigs they purchased from Humble FFA students during the Humble ISD Livestock Show and Auction. The club had the livestock processed for a total of 1,520 lbs. of beef and 585 lbs. of pork suitable for public consumption this year. The following non-profits received meat donations from Rotary on April 3rd: Humble Area Assistance Ministries (H.A.A.M), Family Time, Family Promise (shown in photo), Mission North East, and The Village Centers. This stretched Rotary donations to help students and local charities.
 
Lake Houston Rotary is making an extra effort to stretch donations by helping students and local charities simultaneously. Here’s how:

Every year Rotary attends the Humble Livestock Show & Auction and helps Humble ISD FFA students by purchasing some of their animals. This helps students recoup some of the costs associated with raising their animals.

The club then has the animals processed and packaged for public consumption and donates the meat to local charities. The meat is divided among the charities based on need and freezer capacity.

Rotary had two steers and five pigs processed for a total of 1,520 lbs. of beef and 585 lbs. of pork this year. On April 3rd the following non-profits received meat donations from Rotary: Humble Area Assistance Ministries (H.A.A.M), Family Time, Family Promise, Mission North East, and The Village Centers.


Rotarians Pam McNair and Kathy Lemman (second from right and far right) deliver meat to Family Time.

After delivery to these charities, any extra meat does not go to waste. The club freezes what’s left and later packs it up in coolers and raffles it off as part of a silent auction held during its annual Cinco de Mayo Golf Tournament (which will be celebrated May 4th this year at Tour 18 Golf Course in Humble.

The public is invited to attend the golf tournament and/or to just stop by and bid on the silent auction items including the meat purchased from the FFA students. If desired, lunch may be purchased by non-golfers for $30 (RSVP required).

Some of the other silent auction items will be posted on the club’s Facebook page before the May 4th tournament. Check back before May 4th.

This arrangement allows Rotary to stretch donations we’ve received to help students and worthy local charities. Lake Houston Rotary welcomes your donations to help us help those in need. If you’d like to make a donation to our Lake Houston Rotary Foundation, a 501(c)3 charity, you may do so securely online at https://lharotary.com/donate

For more information about the Cinco de Mayo Golf Tournament visit https://lharotary.com/1794/Page/Show?ClassCode=Page&Slug=golf-tournament .


Rotary Club president Eric Gomez unloads meat for Mission North East

Rotary Club of Lake Houston Area members and guests meet at 11:45 a.m. most Wednesdays for their weekly lunch meeting at the Lake Houston Family YMCA, 2420 West Lake Houston Pkwy. in Kingwood. Visitors wishing to learn more about Rotary are welcome.

The Summer Creek Satellite Rotary Club meets the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month at 8:30 a.m., at Generation Park 3rd floor Nimble Office Suite, 250 Assay St., Houston.

For more information about Rotary or membership, visit www.LHARotary.com or search for our Facebook page @LakeHoustonAreaRotary.


Rotarian Danny Conteras delivers FFA beef and pork to Humble Area Assistance Ministries.