Presentation to Mission Northeast

New Caney, December 10, 2014

The Rotary Club of Humble presented $10,000 to Mission Northeast on Tuesday, December 9. The funds will be used to assist the Mission in providing education and job training for adults and a new program that will help provide car repair and gas cards to people who are trying to get to school or work. The new program will be called Wheels and a Way to Work (W-3).

W3 is designed to address the two biggest challenges to people living in poverty, transportation and jobs.  The W-3 Project incorporates the already existing adult education program into a new program that will also provide funding for car repairs and gas cards. The community does not provide mass transit, and many of their clients live in rural areas where even getting to a Park and Ride is impossibility. 

“Most people living in poverty have old cars, cars that need repairs, and/or they have a job, but until they get a pay check or two, they can’t afford gasoline and upkeep,” explained Pam Dickson, director of the Mission. “This becomes a “catch 22”—they can’t get to the job training, and/or they don’t have a way to get where the jobs are; so frustration and hopelessness set in,” Dickson added.   “Adult education and job training plays a vital role in breaking the cycle of poverty, strengthening the family unit, and making our community a better place to live in.”

Pam Dickson, Director of the Mission, was presented the check by Susan Brodbeck, President of the Rotary Club of Humble. Representing the Mission were Board Vice President, Fred Wietz, Board Member Rose Marie Hartley and Board President Jack Barnes. Representing Humble Rotary were Ted Price, Gloria and Oran Bain.

Mission Northeast’s mission is to change our community one life at a time. The Mission is a faith based organization. To learn more about The Mission visit, www.missionne.org. To learn more about the Rotary Club of Humble, visit www.humbleintercontinental.com

For the past 16 years, The Rotary Club of Humble has contributed more than $1,600,000 to humanitarian needs. Included in this has been more than $350,000 to local social services institutions. The community supports the fundraising efforts of the Rotary Club of Humble through support of its annual Humble Rotary Festival, Eat Fish, Change Lives events. More than 40 local firms have supported this event via annual sponsorships. Approximately 1,100 attended the Cat Fish Fry and Car Show event in March. Next year’s event will be held on May 2, 2015. The 2015 event will provide the winner of the $100 raffle the choice of a 2015 Chevrolet Colorado LT or a 2015 Nissan Rogue SV, from Robbins Chevrolet-Nissan. This is a new and exciting change in the Grand Prize.

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