Governor’s Corner
Serve Your Community and Let the World Know About It!
BY DG Cindi O’Neil In Rotary, February is celebrated as “World Understanding Month.” And on February 23 we celebrate Rotary’s 116th birthday as “World Understanding and Peace Day.” Service to others in need is an act of peace building. Serving others is a bridge to...
January Governor’s Message: Wear Your Rotary Pin Every Day
Today I could not be more proud to be a Rotarian. Although we face the shameful fact that in the United States of America citizens mobbed our country’s capitol building to disrupt our democracy, Rotary gives me hope and resolve. I am reminded of our core values:...
PODCAST: The Archie Creek Fire Won’t Stop Christmas in Glide
By DG Cindi O’Neil Pride and gratitude are the feelings that well up these days when I hear about Rotary service projects welling up all over our District for communities in need. The Rotary Clubs of Roseburg, all three, have teamed up to provide Christmas gifts to...
Governor’s December Message It’s Christmas Time – A Time of Giving
by Cindi O'Neil It is Christmas time and many, many people do not have their home. It is Christmas time and for many their traditions are lost in the 2020 wildfires. There are no dreams about where to put the tree, who is coming to dinner, what to buy for the family...
PODCAST: Once Touched by Need, Service is a Privilege (Redmond Rotary)
By DG Cindi O’Neil Rotarians in the Rotary Club of Eugene Southowne have been shipping used medical equipment to African medical clinics for 12 years. In partnership with CardioStart International, Rotary receives used medical equipment and supplies that are no...
Podcast: Once Touched by Need, Service is a Privilege
by DG Cindi O’Neil Rotarians in the Rotary Club of Eugene Southowne have been shipping used medical equipment to African medical clinics for 12 years. In partnership with CardioStart International, Rotary receives used medical equipment and supplies that are no...
People of Action eNews
#ROTARYRESPONDS in Eugene
The Rotary Club of Eugene volunteered and assisted Lane County Public Health in giving out COVID Vaccinations this weekend at the Lane County Fairgrounds. Photos are from Saturday where citizens flowed through the fairgrounds getting vaccinations in their age...
A Polio Plus Message
By Nelson Maler, D5110 PolioPlus Committee Chair As a member of D5110 PolioPlus Society I am sharing some exciting updates with you -- feel free to share with other members of your club and within your community! --Another week without a single case of wild polio....
ZONE 26/27 VIRTUAL INTERACT CONFERENCE
by Mary Hoskins Rotarians who are involved with Interact, the Rotary-sponsored service clubs for high school students, will be interested in a Virtual Interact Conference on Saturday, March 20, 2021. It's free, and it will provide an opportunity to learn from Interact...
The Power of Storytelling | February 25, 2021 at 7 pm
We have all been trapped inside for way too long. Next Thursday night, let’s take an audible journey of the imagination. Nearly every week in our Rotary Club meetings we hear content presentations. But what about exploring how we could tell our Rotary stories? The...
J Bar J Youth Build Tiny Homes for Veterans Village
by Peggy Carey In spite of the exponential growth Bend has seen over the last few years, and the challenges of 2020, our community remains connected. We are strong as ever when a ‘barn raising’ such as a Vocational school for youth or housing for Veterans is needed,...
Rotarians Support the COVID Vaccine Effort
By DG Cindi O’Neil Rotarians throughout the western US and in District 5110 are supporting the effort immunize our community members against COVID-19. Traffic control at immunization clinics is underway in Illinois Valley thanks to the leadership of Cave Junction...