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A new Rotary year is underway!

The Rotary Club of Texas City celebrated another successful year of service during our Installation Banquet as we reflected on the accomplishments of the past year and welcomed new leadership for the year ahead.

 

Outgoing President Dixie Sholmire shared highlights from an incredible year of service and thanked the 2025-26 Board of Directors for their dedication, presenting each member with a token of appreciation for their commitment to the club.

 

 

Thank you to our 2025-26 Board of Directors:

President: Dixie Sholmire

President-Elect: Lonnie Cox

Secretary: Mike Griffin

Treasurer: Mike Cooper

Past President: Melissa Tortorici

Sgt. at Arms: Sonny Tholcken

Directors: Tim Culp, Joe Stanton, Joe Tumbleson, Roger Whitener, Stephanie Hughes, Chris Sharp, Amber Prouty and Geny White

We also proudly installed Lonnie Cox as Rotary Club of Texas City President for the 2026-27 Rotary year. He and the incoming Board of Directors took the oath of office and are ready to continue our tradition of "Service Above Self."

 

 

 

Congratulations to our 2026-27 Board of Directors:

President: Lonnie Cox

President-Elect: Amber Prouty

Secretary: Mike Griffin

Treasurer: Mike Cooper

Past President: Dixie Sholmire

Sgt. at Arms: Sonny Tholcken

Directors: Tim Culp, Joe Stanton, Joe Tumbleson, Roger Whitener, Jason Delgado, Kristin Edwards, Diane Burkett and Geny White

 

Thank you to Dixie Sholmire and the 2025-26 Board for an outstanding year of leadership, fellowship and service. Your dedication helped strengthen our club and our community. We are excited to build on that momentum as President Lonnie Cox and the 2026-27 Board begin a new Rotary year filled with opportunities to serve, connect and make an even greater impact.

 

Thanks to our sponsors!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL”

 

 

 

 

 

 Rotary values your participation and sponsorship for a truly fun evening.  There are various levels for you to choose a perfect fit for you or your company.  If you have any questions do not hesitate to contact us.  We look forward to your support of this spectacular event.

 

 

 

 

 

Rotary District 5910 Matching Grant
This year our club received a Rotary District 5910 Matching Grant to purchase two benches and a trash receptacle.  They were originally going to be used to enhance the area around the Rotary Pavilion where the club had already donated two large oak trees, but the City of Texas City decided there was not a need for them.  Instead, the benches were given to Independence Village as they lost some during Hurricane Beryl and the trash receptacle was given to the Salvation Army for their playground park area.

 

Pictured below are photos from these two dedications. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

 

 

                

 

 

           

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Geny White, Chair for the Mardi Gras Gala announced the theme for the February 8, 2025 event.  Get out your boots and let us do a little Two-Stepping to the sounds of The Al White Band and DJ Wayne Sanders.  There are various sponsorship levels or individual tickets.  The registration form is available now for signing up.  Again, this year there will be a Raffle with monetary prizes of 1^st Place - $5000; 2^nd Place - $2500; and 3^rd Place - $1000.  The tickets are $100 each and only 300 will be sold!!  The parade will begin at noon and start at Palmer and 29^th Street.  The Gala will begin at 7:00 p.m. with a VIP Happy Hour for the top three sponsor levels.  Forms are on the tables, available from Dawn, emailed with the weekly meeting notice and on the website.  You can also register at the Mardi Gras website www.mainlandmardigras.com

 

 

In addition to the Veterans Day Salute, there will be a dedication of the Vietnam Memorial Statue that designed by Roland Castanie and a joint project between the Rotary Club of Texas City and City of Texas City.

 

Please welcome Timothy Herd as the newest member of the club.  He was proposed by Joe Stanton under the classification Government – Community Officer. 

Tim is the PR Officer & Recruitment Coordinator for Texas City Police Department.

The Rotary Club of Texas City offers scholarships through our Rotary Foundation and the Frank Webb Foundation to students based on their financial need, academics, extracurricular and services activities.  A memorial scholarship in honor of Dr. John Acree, who was a Rotarian for over 44 years and served on the Board of Trustees for TCISD for 19 years; A memorial scholarship in honor of Lee and Ellen C. Owens provided their daughters (Kitty Potter and sisters); a memorial scholarship in honor of John Garrett Scoggin who graduated from Texas City High School and University of Houston Clear Lake before passing away from a rare muscle disorder; Frank Webb Foundation and the Texas City Rotary Foundation.  From left to right: Lily Temple-Dozier (TCRF $2000); Tava Obungu (Lee and Ellen C. Owens $2000); Leah Lillie (Frank Webb, $10,000); Carys Morris (TCRF $10,000); Emie McCoy (TCRF $2000); Manuel Gonzales, IV (Frank Webb $10,000); Shelby Deromie (TCRF $2000); Holden Musick (TCRF $10,000); Adriana Sauceda (Dr. John Acree $2000); and Kaitlyn Allen (John Garrett Scoggin $2,500).

 

Pictured with President Summer and President Elect Gary is Hillary Gramm with Higher Up Texas and some of her staff and students.  The Texas City Rotary Foundation (Frank Webb Foundation donated funds) and our Rotary Club donated a generous gift of $25,000.00! The donation will fund the remainder of their goal to purchase a van!  This partnership began a year ago after HUT presented at a program on their organization at one of our  meetings.

 

The Rotary Club of Texas City and City of Texas City partnered on a Rotary District 5910 Grant Project.  Two large oak trees were planted in front of the Rotary Pavilion.  These trees will help to shade many community members while at the Rotary Pavilion watching or attending various events.