January 2025 General Meeting
January 13 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
RODEO
heights
with
Richard Gruen
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo – Speakers Committee
Captain – Future Leaders Team F
will share the good news
of the Houston Rodeo and coming attractions!
Free Rodeo Swag
rodeohouston.com https://www.rodeohouston.com/
The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, also called RodeoHouston or abbreviated HLSR, is the largest livestock exhibition and rodeo in the world.
It includes one of the richest regular-season professional rodeo events. It has been held at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, since 2003.
Richard L. Gruen
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
Speakers Committee
He is a Life Member of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, and this marks his 26th year as a volunteer on the Speakers Committee. In addition to speaking to business and civic groups about RODEOHOUSTON, he also spends time telling children and adults about the Rodeo as “FLAME” the Rodeo Clown. In 2002, 2022 and 2023 he received the Committee’s “Speaker of the Year” award. He has also been recognized as one of the Committee’s “Top Producers” six times and in 2012 he was named “Top Special Events Speaker”. After serving as a vice chairman for three years, this year he is the captain of the “Future Leaders” team where he serves as a mentor for new Speakers Committee members. In May 2024 he was appointed to the Board of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo as an ex officio director.
Community involvement includes membership in the Rotary Club of Houston Heights and the Optimist Club of Downtown Houston. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Apollo Chamber Players, Rotary Club of Houston Heights Charitable Foundation, Faulk Foundation and Board of Trustees for Congregation Emanu El. He is also a captain for the Astros Foundation Volunteer Corps, and volunteers at other charitable organizations in the Greater Houston area. In his spare time, he enjoys bass fishing and visiting museums.
Contact Information:
Cell: (832) 687-7717
