Scout Fair coupon book sales are a brilliant way for Cub Scouts to raise money. Coupon Books are easy to sell, since they only cost $10 and provide more than $600 in savings. By selling coupon books, Scouts learn life lessons by “earning their own way" and can win great prizes. Units earn thirty percent [...]
Communities In Schools (CIS) is a campus based Dropout Prevention program. CIS works with the school system on over 100 campuses to provide direct social services to at-risk students and connect students with available community resources. Communities In Schools (CIS) serves over 5,000 at-risk students in six school districts within Brazoria County. CIS hosted their [...]
The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Parade began promptly at 11:00 am on Monday, January 15, 2018 in Freeport, TX. The parade, with the theme “Educate to Motivate”, navigated through historic downtown Freeport before finishing at Freeport Municipal Park for a rally and community celebration. The Brothers of Rho Xi Chapter arrived in great [...]
As a kickoff to the 30th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Breakfast, the Greater Houston Frontiers Club hosted Mayor Sylvester Turner at the VIP Mayor’s Reception. Celebrating 30 years of Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Observances, the club members annually raise funds for minority students seeking to advance their education. This year’s theme [...]
The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Committee (MLKCC) is a non-profit organization that exists to perpetuate the memory of Dr. King and his legacy of achievement to future generations. The MLKCC has sponsored events to celebrate the holiday honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., such as a commemorative banquet and parade since 1986. The [...]
The original Adopt-a-Highway program began in Texas in 1985. Since then, it has grown into an internationally recognized litter removal effort that saves taxpayers dollars and keeps the rights of way clean. Adopt-a-Highway currently has more than 3,800 participating groups across the state of Texas, and Rho Xi Chapter can be counted among those who [...]
On the morning of December 18, 2017 at Stafford Elementary, 359 bicycles stood waiting to meet their new owners. These bicycles were not gifts. Each one was a reward for a job well done. At 7:45 a.m., pupils from kindergarten through third grade arrived at the school with their parents. Brothers from Rho Xi Chapter [...]
The Socks 4 Souls project is committed to contributing warmth, comfort, dignity, mobility and health to nursing homes and homeless communities by providing them with new clean socks. Rho Xi Chapter recognized the importance of good foot health and how it can impact one's ability to seek food, shelter, medical care and other social services. [...]
The Missouri City Police Department was busy the morning of Saturday, December 16, 2017 putting smiles on the faces of children. Officers took a group of 50 underprivileged children on a holiday shopping spree at the Target store on Highway 6. Each child was given $150 to shop for toys, clothes and shoes. This event [...]
The winter season can bring about cold and harsh realities for those who depend on others for necessities like clothes, food and shelter. With the constant commitment to those less fortunate, the Brothers of Rho Xi Chapter wanted to ensure that the homeless and elderly communities were warm during the winter season in Houston, TX. [...]
