Rotary 5110 in Action eNews 05-25-2021

The Eugene Register Guard chronicled the Rotary service at the local vaccination effort. Photographed here Rotary volunteer organizer Liz Nell, center, and fellow Rotarians celebrate together on the last day working at a drive through vaccination clinic at the Lane County Fairgrounds parking lot. Members of the Rotary have been helping to get people vaccinated since early this year. Click here for a full version of the news article.

Rotarians joined The National Guard and medical professionals as volunteers serving many Lane County citizens. Just about everyone who drove through the lines was greeted and assisted by someone nice in a Rotary Mask. To watch a video of congratulations to volunteers, click here.

To view interview with Coordinator Liz Ness, click here. You can also link here to the 5110 website and some video coverage of the work done similarly by Rotarians through the District. Click here.

In 1911, Paul Harris launched Rotary to leverage friendships and build ethical business relationships. He knew doing this would strengthen businesses as well as communities. Rotary Business Network aims to do likewise.

This week we salute Lawton Lesueur, owner of Midland Empire Insurance. Lawton is an active member of Grants Pass Rotary Club. He advocates for Polio Plus and The Rotary Foundation, and is involved in supporting the local Duck Race fundraiser.

Midland Empire Insurance has offices in Grants Pass and Klamath Falls. Check it out at the Rotary Business Network: rotarybusinessnetwork.org/listings/midland-empire-insurance/ After all, wouldn’t you rather do business with a Rotarian you can trust?

Every D5110 Rotarian with a business or profession is entitled to a listing in the Rotary Business Network directory.

If your business is not listed, click on rotarybusinessnetwork.org/add-listing/? listing_type=gd_place and add it! Visit the RBN at rotarybusinessnetwork.org/. Questions, contact Dan Smith or Obaid Ur Rehman at team@rotarybusinessnetwork.org.

A free virtual conference on Rotary Youth Exchange will be offered Saturday, June 5, 2021 – 9 a.m. to noon. Rotarians who want to learn more about Youth Exchange, including current issues and plans, should sign up for the FREE virtual conference

Our own Dan Converse will be facilitating sessions on how to preserve interest and commitment to Youth Exchange during the current hiatus.

For more information, contact Mary Hoskins – Youth Services Chair. To see the full flyer with all the details, click here.

“I’d like to make my Happy Dollar a JUBILANT dollar!” Eugene-Delta Rotary held an “IN PERSON!” meeting Friday May 21 in an outdoor meeting space at the Eugene Mission. Club President Kim Meyers was eager to have an actualmeeting and the timing with COVID guidelines + outdoor venue was perfect! The Eugene Mission is the site of their 2020/21 Grant Project.

The Eugene Mission has been a central receiving point for food donations during the COVID supply disruptions. The district grant repaired the freezer compressor blower that is a cold storage hub that provides 50,000 pounds of frozen proteins every month to community food box programs including Southtowne Rotary’s Head Start project.

The parking bay is a circa 1934 US Forest Service structure and the meeting place is now called “The Bay Front”. The area is largely outdoors and a lovely lunch and physical meeting was held. It was a wonderful ZOOM reunion and just wonderful to see people IN PERSON, with a 4-way Test flag and the entire meeting experience. The space is available to other clubs and groups! Just contact beths@eugenemission.org
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