Rotary 5110 in Action eNews 03-16-2021

Apply for grants? Discover new projects? Find out about best practice for club secretaries, treasurers, TRF Chairs, Membership Chairs? Learn to better use social media? Talk with your fellow Rotarians across our district?

You can do all that, and more, at our 2021 Virtual Club Training Assembly coordinated by District 5110 Trainer Paul Nicholson out of the Ashland Club!

Click here to go to the 5110 website and a Save The Date flyer for the Club Training Assembly on May 15. Registration opens April 6. Mark your calendar now – you won’t want to miss this!

Rotarians used a District 5110 matching grant to purchase items identified by the 15th Night Student Advisory group.

The items, including warm hats, gloves, masks, flashlights and hand warmers, were packed into 24 backpacks. These will be distributed by 15th Night to area youth in need.

Promoting peace is one of Rotary’s main causes. The fully funded Rotary Peace Fellowship, which covers tuition and living expenses, increases the capacity of existing leaders to prevent and resolve conflict by offering academic training, field experience, and professional networking.

Up to 130 fellows are selected every year in a globally competitive process based on personal, academic, and professional achievements. Fellows earn either a master’s degree or a certificate in peace and development studies at one of the seven Rotary Peace Centers, located at leading universities around the world.

For additional information, click here for the whole story, contact Chuck Root at chuckroot1112@gmail.com or go to https://www.rotary.org/en/our-programs/peace-fellowships

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One of the conference speakers will be our own Walker Sheidow, a Junior at South Eugene High School. Her Interact club has thrived during the shutdown, meeting regularly via Zoom and finding ways to serve. Walker created and spearheaded a virtual tutoring program where Interactors tutor over 50 elementary and middle school students. Walker is a cross-country runner and throws javelin and discus for her school’s track team. She is a Red Cross volunteer and is active in the SPICE program that promotes STEM careers for women.

While the doctor might not prescribe it, the ability to find humor in our situation is key for maintaining of sanity, patience, and peace of mind.