Paul Kwan has graciously offered his driveway and garage for a wash and tech day on Saturday, April 27th. He is allowing us to use his four post lift if you need to get under your car. If yuo want to do light maintenance on your car, we will be there to help.

We had a lot of fun last year doing this.

13423 Amber Queen Ln
Houston, TX 77041

Saturday April 20th is the next state-wide beach cleanup. HMMS is the “beach guardian” for a 1/2 mile stretch of Galveston Island State Park. It is a very pretty beach and we always have fun strollling the beach, doing a light clean-up. We’ll meet at the beach at 9:00 am, clean the beach for a couple of hours, and then go somewhere nearby for lunch.

You don’t have to bring anything, except if you have a favorite pair of work gloves! The Texas General Land Office provides us with trash bags and latex gloves.

Galveston Island State Park is on FM 3005 (Seawall Blvd) about 9 miles west of 61st Street on Galveston Island.

Come join us for the Round Top Run, arranged by Karen Sheffield.

Highlights of the trip include:
* 2-3 hours of Twisty country roads, all paved
* Boutique shops in Round Top
* Lunch at Los Patrones (1:00pm)
* Pie

Start at Flying J truck stop in Brookshire at 10:00 am.

204 Waller Avenue, Brookshire, Texas 77423

We’re having our monthly club meeting in the Churchill Room at The Black Labrador on Saturday, February 2nd. We’ll meet in the parking garage behind the pub at 10:30 am, and the restuarant will open for us at 11 am. They have a great brunch menu on the weekends!

The Black Labrador
4100 Montrose Blvd (@ Richmond)
Houston, TX
713.529.1199

We’re going to put on our annual Valentine’s pancake breakfast at Ronald McDonald House on Sunday, February 17th! This event is always a big hit with the kids and their families, and is rewarding to HMMS members.

We need volunteers to help prep the food and flip pancakes, to serve and keep the buffet line stocked, and clearing tables. Not only do we need volunteers, but we also need members to donate the items listed below. Please comment below if you are interested in helping and/or donating. Let me know what on the list you would like to donate.

We will meet at RMH at 8:30 AM, start cooking around 9:00 AM, and serve starting at 9:30 AM. Per RMH rules, we can have a maximum of 15 volunteers, all 16 years of age or older. Also, for the kids’ protection, no one is allowed in the House if they have been sick or exposed to any infectious disease within two weeks prior to the event.

If you have been collecting pull tabs, bring them with you. RMH turns these in for cash to buy thing needed by the residents. Also, they will always glady accept donations of paper towels.

Items needed (any other ideas are welcomed):

Pancake mix – The Andersons
Regular syrup – The Andersons
Sugar-free syrup – Paul Dillepa
Butter – Donna Lamy
Chocolate chips – Donna Lamy
Sprinkles – The Moheets
Real whipped cream – Donna Lamy
Fruit to put on pancakes (strawberries, blueberries, bananas, etc.) – The Beattys
Yogurt (single serving sizes) - The Beattys
Juice – Donna Lamy
PAM cooking spray – The Moheets
Two to three electric griddles – One from the Conleys, one from Paul Dillepa
Warming trays – The Moheets
Paper plates & cups – Julie Graham
Napkins – Christine Yang
Plastic utensils – Paul Dillepa
Flavored coffee creamer – Paul Dillepa
Table decor – The Swanks
(Coffee & cereal to be provided by RMH)

Helpers: Gretchen Conley, Bob & Ellen Swank, David & Anne Anderson, Iris & Doug Beatty, Denise & James Moheet, Donna Lamy, Paul Dillepa, Margaret Guillory, Christine Yang, Mary Andres, Pam Vickers

Houston MINI Motoring Society is the Guardian of a 1/2 mile stretch of Galveston Island State Park beach, and three times a year we go out to make our beach spic and span. It’s time for our Winter clean-up. No, this is not hard labor! In fact, from our experience this stretch of beach stays pretty clean, except for after big storms. And, in my opinion, is the prettiest stretch of beach close to Galveston!

The plan is to meet at the park at 11:00 am, patrol the beach for an hour or so and then head out for a late lunch somewhere on the seawall or near the Strand. Have no fear – if it is too cold or wet, we’ll postpone the clean-up to another time. But we’ve had great weather for our January pickups the last two years!

If you like, you can join me in a caravan down to the park. We’ll meet at the Park n Ride lot on SW corner of Hwy 288 and Hwy 6. We’ll leave at 9:30 am and drive south down 288 through Angleton, Lake Jackson, Surfside and then along the beach to the park. We’ll cross the San Luis Pass toll bridge. The club will pay for the toll. I’ll pass through first and pay the toll for all of us.

You don’t have to bring anything, except if you have a favorite pair of work gloves! The Texas General Land Office provides us with trash bags and latex gloves.

Galveston Island State Park is on FM 3005 (Seawall Blvd) about 9 miles west of 61st Street on Galveston Island.

Let us know if you are coming, and if you want to join the caravan, by commenting on this post.