Community Events in Sharpstown: July 24-29, 2023
Monday, July 24
12:00 PM: Southwest Management District Board Meeting at District Office
6588 Corporate Drive, Suite 168, Houston, Texas 77036
Agenda highlights:
- Receive Assessment Collection Report.
- Receive monthly financial report and approve payment of invoices.
- Consider sponsorship request from the Chinese American Citizens Alliance, Houston Community Involvement Fund for their 51st Annual Miss Chinatown Houston Scholarship Pageant.
- Consider request from BakerRipley for their Community Events.
- Consider sponsorship request for the Midwest Division for its Back to School Drive.
- Consider sponsorship request from HPD for the “H-Town Rising Stars” Fundraising Gala.
- Consider support funding for the Harris County DA Gun Safe Program.
- Consider agreement with the Harris County Attorney for Nuisance Abatement/Community Protection Program.
- Consider request from Community Connect to provide maintenance for the murals on the retaining walls at the METRO bus stops on the west side of Hillcroft between Bellaire Blvd and High Star.
Wednesday, July 26
3:30 – 6:30 PM: Celebration of “ADA 2023 – People with Disabilities Law” at BakerRipley Gulfton/Sharpstown Campus
6500 Rookin St, Houston, TX 77074
BakerRipley invites the community to “join us in celebrating the passage of the people with disabilities law with music, snacks, fun activities, resources, and more.”
5:00* – 7:00 PM: Family Fun Paint Night at Bayland Community Center
6400 Bissonnet St, Houston, TX 77074
Bayland’s event calendar invites the community to “Join an instructor from Colors for Healing and enjoy a family-friendly evening of creative expression.”
*Bayland's event calendar says the event begins at 6:00 PM, but a community center representative said over the phone that it begins at 5:00 PM. Call ahead to confirm the correct time at 713-274-3240.
Thursday, July 27
10:00 AM – 3:00 PM: Free Childhood Vaccinations at BakerRipley Gulfton/Sharpstown Campus
6500 Rookin St, Houston, TX 77074
Harris County Public Health is visiting BakerRipley to provide free childhood immunizations for DTap, Polio, Hep B, Hib, PCV, MMR, Varicella (chickenpox), Hep A, and MCV4, as well as free COVID-19 vaccines to anyone 6 months and older.
No ID, insurance, or citizenship status required. Appointments preferred; walk-ins welcome.
Appointments can be scheduled at 832-927-8787.
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Kids' Cafe at Bayland Community Center
6400 Bissonnet St, Houston, TX 77074
Free meals for children under age 18. They do not have to be enrolled in SNAP.
6:00 – 7:30 PM: Family Meeting with HISD Superintendent Mike Miles at Sugar Grove Academy Middle School
8405 Bonhomme Rd, Houston, TX 77074
An opportunity to learn more about Superintendent Miles’ New Education System, meet him, and ask him questions.
Parents from across HISD are welcome to attend. For more information, visit HISD’s website: https://blogs.houstonisd.org/news/2023/06/15/superintendent-f-mike-miles-announces-family-events/
6:00 PM: Financial Literacy Workshop at Prestige Learning Institute (PLI)
6565 Rookin St, Houston, TX 77074
Learn about topics like budgeting, savings, loans, and credit in a free workshop led by Solomon Evangelista, certified financial educator. PLI, a non-profit, says that the instructor "won’t be selling any financial products," so this is just free education.
PLI asks people to register ahead of time using their website: https://www.prestigeinstitute.org/program-categories/community
Friday, July 28
10:00 AM: Mandala Workshop (followed by Kids' Cafe) at Bayland Community Center
6400 Bissonnet St, Houston, TX 77074
Mandala workshop begins at 10 AM; Kids' Cafe begins afterward (around 12:00 or 1:00 PM), with free meals for children under age 18. Kids do not have to be enrolled in SNAP.
This article was updated on July 26, 2023, to include the events at Bayland Community Center.
If you know about an event that you think we should include, please let us know by commenting below or emailing sharpstownsharpener@gmail.com.
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