Wednesday, May 27, 2009

The Reason Project

A recent e-mail from SAMHARRIS.ORG announces the launching of the Reason Project website.

Quoting from the masthead "The Reason Project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit foundation devoted to spreading scientific knowledge and secular values in society. The foundation draws on the talents of prominent and creative thinkers in a wide range of disciplines to encourage critical thinking and erode the influence of dogmatism, superstition, and bigotry in our world."

Click the link www.reasonproject.org to browse, or join/make a donation if you're so inclined.

Monday, April 27, 2009

More Atheists Shout it from the Rooftops

Front-page article in the NY Times about atheists "coming out".

http://tinyurl.com/d7q4oy

We are always surprised that there are other people who think like we do, aren't we?

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Volunteer Opportunity

I received this e-mail and wanted to pass on the news.

The SECULAR Center would like to invite you to our April volunteer partnership event - volunteering at the Houston Food Bank! We will be assisting the food bank with their needs, most likely either sorting donated food items or packing boxes with donated food. The Houston Food Bank is a secular organization whose purpose is to collect food items and monetary donations and distribute those items to local organizations that help the hungry. Some of the local organizations are churches and religious groups but the Houston Food Bank itself is not affiliated with any religious group.

Children over 8 years old are welcome to volunteer as well!

When: Tuesday April 28th, 5:30-8:30 pm
Where: Houston Food Bank near N 59 and 610 Freeways - registration, address, and carpool details to follow for those who RSVP

Please RSVP by Tuesday, April 21st at 10:00 am to secularcenterusa@gmail.com.

Please include the following in your e-mail:
# of people over 16 years old
# of people under 16 years old but over 8 years old



Thanks for your activism and support of secular charities!

Monday, July 14, 2008

Letter to the Members

Dear HOH Members,

I am writing to inform you that I will be resigning as President of HOH, effective immediately. I have enjoyed serving as President and I am proud of the many things we've accomplished together since I came into the position, in my last term, at the beginning of 2007. I regret not being able to complete the remainder of this year's term, but unfortunately, a number of career, personal, and other issues have made it difficult for me to continue in this role. However, I would like to assure you that the transition will be handled with great care, and that an excellent group of volunteers will be continuing with their efforts to ensure that HOH is running smoothly and continues to thrive as it has been.

Roxie Deaton, our current Vice-President, will be serving as Interim President for the remainder of the term. She is a very intelligent woman with a lot of initiative, who has been a great asset to HOH and I'm sure will do a wonderful job. We have many other volunteers, directors, and club leaders who have been briefed and will be handling everything they have been. These folks are excellent additions to HOH and frankly, it is my hope that this will be an opportunity for them to take the initiative with their ideas. I would also like to invite each of you to contact us if you would like to lend a hand and help organize or contribute your time in some way. Lastly, I will remain on hand to ensure any questions will be answered.

I'd like to thank you all for having me as your President, and for the wonderful things that have been accomplished in HOH. The Humanists of Houston has been a beacon of reason here in Houston, and I'm sure even greater things will come in the future!


Sincerely,
Daniel Strain

First post!

Hey Everyone,

This is the first entry on a new News page we're establishing for HOH. With our news page being a blog, we can allow multiple officers and volunteers the ability to easily add things to the page without needing to know how to edit websites!