Welcome new board member, Allen Lea!

Introducing Allen Lea, our newest board member! A 6th generation Texan with a deep passion for the arts and history, Allen brings extensive museum experience and expertise. As the director of our partner, the Eternal Gandhi Museum Houston, he has made significant contributions to the field since 2009.

Allen holds degrees from Baylor University and Christie's Auction House Education in London. He is also actively involved in Rotary International and has served on various boards.

Allen is not a stranger to Compassionate Houston. He recently volunteered on our 2024 luncheon committee. We are excited to have Allen join our board of directors!

After ​months of planning​ and working on ​our annual fundraising event, it finally came to a close last Friday. We would like to take the time to show our appreciation to you as a donor (both in-kind and financial support) and attending guest.

We trust that you enjoyed our event, whether networking over lunch, engaging with the program, exploring our book fair, or learning about Compassionate Houston’s goals of caring, cultivating, creating, and connecting. Your presence and participation made the event truly special.

In addition to attending and supporting the luncheon through ticket sales, donations, and sponsorships, you helped us raise additional funds during the event, which significantly supports a continuous expansion of our programs, initiatives, and projects to impact even more Houstonians.

With much gratitude,

Board of Directors, Compassionate Houston

You are invited to a monthly 30-minute lunchtime program series with our partner, Marci Sharif.

Use part of your lunch hour to get centered, meditate, and connect over a specific topic related to wellness each month. The program is online via Zoom and free to attend.

• If you previously submitted a registration form for Marci’s monthly program, there is no need to register again. We will email you a Zoom link the morning of the event. Please email us at info@compassionatehouston.org if you would like to be taken off the registration list.

May Meditate & Connect with Marci: Note that in May we are changing the monthly meetings to Tuesdays.

• May Date: Tuesday, May 14, 12-12:30 PM.

• Topic: Greeting the Unwelcome

• The topic was inspired by Rumi's poem, "The Guest House." Enjoy a reading of the poem by actress Helena Bonham Carter for the launch of the anthology A Poem for Every Autumn Day, a film made during the lockdown summer of 2020 in Wiltshire, England.

• Registration closes at 8:00 PM CT on Monday, May 13.

Sharing original song composed for Compassionate Houston

In honor of our 2023 Compassion Week theme “The Nurtured Community - Well-Being Through Connecting,” Anita Kruse, founder and director of Compassionate Houston’s Musical Artist > Purple Songs Can Fly, composed an original song titled “Hand to Hand. Face to Face.” The song premiered on 11/11/23 during our first Houston has heART event, kicking off Compassion Week 2023.

Enjoy the heartfelt lyrics and melody!

With gratitude from Compassionate Houston

As Thanksgiving approaches, we would like to take a moment to express our sincere gratitude and extend warm wishes!

Compassion Week came to a close last Sunday, Nov 19. It was an amazing week filled with warmth, joy, connections, and hope, all in the spirit of this year's theme: The Nurtured Community: Well-Being Through Connecting.

We will soon upload all photos of our kickoff event here. In the meantime, enjoy a few selected photos, courtesy of our photographer Laura Burlton (with the exception of two poet images). We are filled with deep gratitude for the many who joined Compassion Week this year. Head over to our CW reflection page with a beautiful statement by board president Pam Lewis, PhD.

What a pleasure it was to honor a phenomenal group of artists and experience the power of storytelling by Houston's refugees and volunteers, all joined in supporting the spread of compassion in our community. 

We put together a comprehensive review on "Houston's Culture of Compassion" event, an appreciation for all involved and in attendance with photos, testimonials, artist awards, downloadable artists posters, and more. 

Thank you for celebrating the transformative power of compassion with us.

Sign the Charter for Compassion

Throughout the year, we are launching programs, opportunities, and service projects that address Compassionate Houston’s main objectives. We want to connect most effectively with you and your needs. Please fill out our survey by clicking on the button “Individual Survey.”