By Ron Saikowski Rotary Club of Conroe May 9, 2025

The Rotary Club of The Woodlands is celebrating its 50th birthday during the entire month of May 2025.

This Thursday, May 15th, they will celebrate their official birthday. They have put together a variety of commemorative events including a time capsule to open in 50 years which will be their 100th birthday.

One of the unique objects in the time capsule is a letter outlining a concept that Benjamin Franklin conceived. Judy Larson explained at last Thursday’s meeting the Rotary Club of The Woodlands has raised over $10,000 to be invested in order to grow the fund. In 50 years, 75% of the principal and earnings will be distributed in The Woodlands Community with the remaining 25% of the total principal and earnings then reinvested with that remainder dispersed at the 150th anniversary of the Rotary Club of The Woodlands to the local community.

The Rotary Club of The Woodlands is doing much to help their community, county, and the world. Below are some interesting statistics about this active service organization:

• The Rotary Club of The Woodlands has funded over $1.2 Million in scholarships for high schools seniors and Lone Star College – Montgomery County students. 
 
• The Rotary Club of The Woodlands sponsors seven Interact Clubs (High School Service Organization), with one of the Interact Clubs ranked as one of the largest in North America and in 2025 was recognized as the second largest in the world. 
 
• The Rotary Club of The Woodlands has invested over $587,000 through 2025 in Rotary House.  Established in 2017, Rotary House provides low-cost housing to out-of-town families and patients receiving extended medical treatment in the Woodlands/Montgomery County Medical Center.   Guest stay at a local hotel which is conveniently located near the hospitals.  Guest can stay up to 90 days.
 
• In the year 2024, The Rotary Club of The Woodlands provided over $25,000 in community outreach and approximately $75,000 to build a duplex at Angel Reach for young adults who have aged out of the foster care system.  
 
• As of 2025, The Rotary Club of The Woodlands has provided over $156,000 to eradicate polio worldwide through the efforts of Polio Plus through Rotary International.  

These Rotarians find their time spent in service to be most rewarding.  Some of the past projects include:
• Ringing bells for the Salvation Army at Christmas
• Taking children of the Journey School holiday shopping
• Providing much needed home repairs for seniors in the community
• Hosting a Christmas party for seniors
• Delivering weekly meals to seniors with Meals on Wheels
• Honoring hundreds of local Veterans in our annual Veteran’s Day Celebrations
• Packing 20,000 meals in one day for Rise Against Hunger
• Collecting food and funds for the Montgomery County Food Bank
• Conducting literacy campaigns and life-altering mentorship for children in local schools
• Volunteering with Angel Reach, Sleep in Heavenly Peace, and Yes to Youth to make an impact to children and young adults throughout Montgomery County
• Supporting the The Woodlands Family YMCA in the Dragon Boat Races
• Donating over 250 gallons of blood saving approximately 6,000 lives through October, 2024
• Providing scholarships to local high school seniors through the Student of the Year program and Lone Star College – Montgomery.  Students are encouraged to contact Conroe ISD Career Counselor or Lone Star Financial Aid Office for current scholarship details
• Serving a number of international communities with life-saving sanitation and household/community-based projects

If you want something done, ask a Rotarian! Rotarians are doers and movers! For more information on Rotary, email Ron Saikowski at rsaikowski@comcast.net. 

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