The Shell Eco-marathon challenges high school and college student teams from around the world to push the boundaries of fuel efficiency and design, build and test energy efficient vehicles. Imagination and engineering come together at these annual events in the Americas, Europe and Asia; the winners are the teams that go the farthest distance using the least amount of energy. The Americas marathon is April 14-17 at Houston’s Discovery Green.

The winning team last year achieved 2,487.5 miles per gallon in the “Prototype” category. Come see the energy of student teams and the excitement of extreme mileage in downtown Houston.

Discovery Green is a 12-acre park created by a public-private partnership between the City of Houston and the non-profit Discovery Green Conservancy. To learn more, Houston Greeters offers a free Greet of Discovery Green on Sunday, May 1 and Sunday, June 5 at 1 p.m. beginning at the Alkek Building near the children’s fountain at Discovery Green.

Jake Goldstein and wife Amy Dinn

A health care project manager, Jake has conducted several greets for international visitors from England and Australia and enjoys sharing the Art Car Museum with them. Jake is now building a stained glass art car to compete this month in Goliad, Texas, in the Texas Mile Race.

The Art Car Museum is a private institution dedicated to contemporary art. Its emphasis is on art cars, fine arts and artists that are rarely seen in other cultural institutions. The museum’s mission is to elevate awareness of the political, economic and personal dimensions of art. It is located at 140 Heights Blvd and open Wednesdays through Sundays, 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. For more information visit www.artcarmuseum.com.

Bernice Beckerman used to perform with the Houston Symphony and now she orchestrates greets of downtown Houston, the museum district and the Texas Medical Center.

A musician her whole life, Bernice played the violin and the viola with symphonies in Minneapolis and Dallas before coming to Houston. After retiring from the Houston Symphony, she was intent on staying busy. So she joined Exploritas, a not-for-profit organization and the world’s largest educational and travel organization for older adults. She started the program in Houston and hosted groups touring the city and the arts area.

“It is fun to show off what you know and there are so many things about Houston to discover,” said Bernice. “Then I read about Houston Greeters and it seemed like a natural thing to do after Exploritas because I enjoy meeting people.”

A couple from Russia explored the Texas Medical Center with Bernice and they were impressed by the size of the area and learned it employs more than 70,000 persons. She has also conducted a walking tour of the outdoor sculptures in downtown Houston where she enjoys showing people the architecture and shares the view from Chase Tower’s Sky Lobby on the 60th floor.

“There are some fun things that you don’t always see at first glance downtown,” says Bernice. “Houston Greeters changes the perception of the city for those who haven’t seen it. I enjoy being a part of that.”

 
Houston Greeters is proud to announce that Houston Mayor Annise Parker has accepted the position of Honorary Chair of the Houston Greeters.
 
“Houston Greeters is one of our city’s shining stars and a true extension of our positive reputation as an international city with gracious and friendly people,” said Mayor Parker.

Houston Greeters is a five-year-old nonprofit organization of more than 120 volunteers who provide a free service called “greets” and offer their insiders’ view to both visitors and residents of many interesting places and activities throughout the city.  With more than 1,000 requests for greets so far this year, Houston Greeters serves a need in showcasing Houston’s diverse people, activities and neighborhoods.
 
Harris County Judge Emmett has also joined the Honorary Board of Houston Greeters.

“Everybody knows we Texans are friendly folks, and Houston Greeters gives us all a chance to really show it. Now in its fifth year, Houston Greeters delivers visitors to Harris County into the hands of our very best ambassadors – the people who live, work and play here,” said Judge Emmett.

Other members of the Honorary Board of Directors include:

Giorgio Borlenghi Anne Chao Franci Crane Gail Gross Grover Jackson Stephen L. Klineberg Tracye McDaniel Bob McNair Dr. John Mendelsohn	Steve Miller Laura Murillo Lois Stark Y. Ping Sun Tom Reid Dawn Ullrich Bill White Ed Wulfe

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Houston Greeters has been approved for the Kroger Neighbor to Neighbor Program and we need your help to benefit. Please go to the the “About Us” tab on our web site and print the letter from Kroger. Take this letter to any Kroger store and present it to the cashier along with your Kroger Plus card the next time you shop. Your card will be enrolled for one year to provide a donation to Houston Greeters each time you shop. It’s easy, but you need to bring the letter to the store. Thank YOU and Kroger for supporting Houston Greeters.

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Yolanda Green, host of Outlook Houston on Channel 39, talked to Houston Greeters’ Executive Director and CEO Naila Qureshi on a recent show about the organization’s formation, services and greets. The half-hour community program airs on Sunday mornings and is focused on issues facing the community and many  available programs in Houston.


Yolanda Green, host of Outlook Houston, talks with Naila Qureshi about Houston Greeters.