Rotary Club of Medford Oregon

The Original Club in Southern Oregon, Founded May 15, 1923

We meet Tuesday from 12:10-1:10pm
at the Rogue Valley Country Club.
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Rotary 5110 in Action eNews 03-09-2021

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Volume 2, Number 37, March 9, 2021

Governor’s March Message: Protecting the Environment

By DG Cindi O’Neil

Protecting the Environment is our Rotary Foundation’s seventh Area of Focus. And I think you will agree that its about time Rotary also focused on this critical aspect of our work here and around the world. Protecting the Environment will enhance our ability to prevent disease, reduce air pollution, continue to create clean water for the world, reduce hunger, and avoid international conflict. Without integrating consideration for the larger scale environment in all the projects we endeavor to complete, we will not be successful long term. And this part of our mission: “to create lasting change.”

Past RI President Ian Riseley in 2017: “Environmental degradation and global climate change are serious threats to everyone, Riseley said. “They are having a disproportionate impact on those who are most vulnerable, those to whom Rotary has the greatest responsibility.”

The new Rotary focus on our environment suggests many facets of the problems with actionable targets: Click here to go to this list and the rest of DG Cindi’s message on our seventh area of focus.

To join our District 5110 Committee for the Environment contact District Committee Chair Nikki Rizzardini at
nrizzard@gmail.com. To learn more about the Rotary Foundation’s seventh Area of Focus go to
www.rotary.org/en/our-causes/protecting-environment.

Interact Effort Shows Heart Toward Fire Relief

By Debbie Snow

In the summer of 2020, Oregon experienced one of the most devastating wildfires in its history. With over one million acres of land burned, these fires uprooted the lives of hundreds of Oregonians who lost their homes and belongings, and many families still have not recovered from their losses. To give back to the community, Rotary Interact District 5110 is launching a fundraiser dedicated to fire relief with a goal of $7,000 across all clubs.

South Eugene High School Rotary Interact is doing its part to help those affected by the fires. Firefighters all across Oregon selflessly fought to keep the fires contained and families safe. Through the Hearts for Heroes project, we are creating hearts with thankful messages for fire stations in the Eugene/Springfield area, with a goal of raising $750 for Rotary’s Fire Relief Fund. Click here for the whole story on such a great effort!

For every $5 donated, we will create two hearts to give to local fire stations. Any and all donations accepted through April 2 are truly appreciated. To donate, go to https://www.schoolpay.com/pay/for/Rotary-Interact/SdcJn4B?p=yes

This is World Rotaract Week!

By Alexi Overland

This week we celebrate World Rotaract Week. Please join D5100/D5110 for a Rotaract Virtual Game Night , this Friday at 7 p.m!

Hopefully, everyone is familiar with the four active Rotaract clubs in District 5110: University of Oregon Rotaract, Oregon State University Rotaract, Southern Oregon University Rotaract, and NoBorders Rotaract E-Club.
They have all been hard at work

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Dear Rotarian,
We need 8 more donors to fulfill our Jackson County Rotary Clubs’ Blood Drive goal.  It is not too late to sign up.  Remember that Covid vaccine recipients are welcome to donate.   Please see sign up information below.  
Thank you,
Gary Newland and Gerald Burns
Medford Rogue Rotary Club

Hello all,
Rotary Clubs of Jackson County and the American Red Cross are hosting an upcoming blood drive.
Please join our lifesaving mission and schedule an appointment today!
Drive Details:
Site: Collier Creative Center
Address: 50 N Fir St., Medford, OR, 97501
Room Name: Rehearsal Space Room
Date: Wed Mar 10, 2021
Time: 11:00 AM – 4:00: PM
Blood Program Leader Name: Christina Martin
Blood Program Leader Phone Number: 5412610177
Click here to make an appointment
March is Red Cross Month. For patients in the emergency room, fighting cancer or facing a life-threatening illness, help can’t wait. Healthy donors are needed now to help ensure that patients have lifesaving blood products available for emergency and everyday medical treatments. The Red Cross is testing blood donations for COVID-19 antibodies. As part of this effort, plasma from standard blood donations that test positive for COVID-19 antibodies may now help current coronavirus patients in need of convalescent plasma transfusions. Medical conditions and emergencies don’t stop for a pandemic. For more information or to schedule an appointment, click on the link above or contact your Red Cross Rep Christina at 541.261.0177.
The need for blood is constant and only volunteer donors can fulfill that need for patients in our community. Nationwide, someone needs a unit of blood every 2 to 3 seconds and most of us will need blood in our lifetime.
Thank you for supporting the American Red Cross blood program!
Download the Red Cross Blood Donor App on the App Store, Google Play or text BLOODAPP to 90999. Schedule appointments, view your blood type and results of your mini-physical, and track your donations.
American Red Cross Blood Services – 431 18th St. NW, Washington, DC, 20006
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Dear Rotarian,
We need 22 more donors to fulfill our Jackson County Rotary Clubs’ Blood Drive goal.  Remember that Covid vaccine recipients are welcome to donate.   Please see sign up information below.  
Thank you,
Gary Newland and Gerald Burns
Medford Rogue Rotary Club

Hello all,
Rotary Clubs of Jackson County and the American Red Cross are hosting an upcoming blood drive.
Please join our lifesaving mission and schedule an appointment today!
Drive Details:
Site: Collier Creative Center
Address: 50 N Fir St., Medford, OR, 97501
Room Name: Rehearsal Space Room
Date: Wed Mar 10, 2021
Time: 11:00 AM – 4:00: PM
Blood Program Leader Name: Christina Martin
Blood Program Leader Phone Number: 5412610177
Click here to make an appointment
March is Red Cross Month. For patients in the emergency room, fighting cancer or facing a life-threatening illness, help can’t wait. Healthy donors are needed now to help ensure that patients have lifesaving blood products available for emergency and everyday medical treatments. The Red Cross is testing blood donations for COVID-19 antibodies. As part of this effort, plasma from standard blood donations that test positive for COVID-19 antibodies may now help current coronavirus patients in need of convalescent plasma transfusions. Medical conditions and emergencies don’t stop for a pandemic. For more information or to schedule an appointment, click on the link above or contact your Red Cross Rep Christina at 541.261.0177.
The need for blood is constant and only volunteer donors can fulfill that need for patients in our community. Nationwide, someone needs a unit of blood every 2 to 3 seconds and most of us will need blood in our lifetime.
Thank you for supporting the American Red Cross blood program!
Download the Red Cross Blood Donor App on the App Store, Google Play or text BLOODAPP to 90999. Schedule appointments, view your blood type and results of your mini-physical, and track your donations.
American Red Cross Blood Services – 431 18th St. NW, Washington, DC, 20006
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Rotary 5110 in Action eNews 03-02-2021

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Volume 2, Number 36, March 2, 2021

5110 Rotaries Making History with Vaccine Assistance

By DG Cindi O’Neil and Ravitej Singh Khalsa

We volunteered during the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic and during the continuing effort to eradicate Polio. Now Rotary steps forward again to help eradicate COVID-19. Saturday morning over 20 Rotarians from the Rotary Clubs of Eugene volunteered to assist tired county workers with the COVID-19 vaccine clinics. Liz Ness and AG Pete Gribskov put out the call for volunteers after making inquiries with the Lane County Health Department. Immediately Rotary members volunteered in a weekend effort that vaccinated over 3700 people. Click here to watch a great photo gallery of the Eugene effort.

In Corvallis a there was a similar scene of Rotary volunteers working all day to help community members navigate the vaccine clinic there, among them our very own DG Elect Gerry Kosanovic and Executive Assistant Governor, Michele Kellison.

Reports from vaccine volunteer and Rotarian Linda Johnson, RC Bend Oregon, is that vaccine clinics are the new “happy place.” These are places where there are smiles of new hope and optimism that our life will gradually return to normal. In support of Clubs that are assisting with the COVID vaccine clinics our District is supplying Rotary branded safety vests. Email DG Cindi O’Neil to receive them for your Club.

Attn: Club Public Image Leaders! Get these radio spots run in your market!?

By Judy Corwin

Does your club have the media contacts in your area who could get our radio Public Service Announcements into their rotation? It could go far toward your membership, your community getting familiar with Rotary, your local brand

Rotary 5110 in Action eNews 2-23-2021

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Volume 2, Number 35, February 23, 2021

Thursday Rotary Now! / Leading Change: Power of Storytelling

By Bill Grile/Dan Smith

Join us for a relaxing night of sound and exploration into the Power of “Storytelling” through podcasts with experts Dr. Siobhan McHugh and Matt Livadary (meet your guides and listen to a short sample of some of the voices from District 5110 with a Click Here) as the Thursday Rotary Now! / Leading Change feature. The 90-minute presentation will start at 7 p.m.

Covid got you down? The world of sound is your world. Come along with Rob Rosenthal of PRX and Transom HowSound and experience sounds from around the world. Take a walk, listed, record, this is your world. Have a listen.

Registration is required for this event at no cost and soon after your registration, you will receive the Zoom details for the event. Click here to register.

Club Submittals of Policy Resolutions Due Mid-March

By Claudette McWilliams

REMINDER: Any club wishing to submit a resolution for possible inclusion in the District 5110 Policy Manual must submit its proposal to District Governor Cindi by March 16. Contact Resolutions Committee Chair PDG Claudette Mirassou McWilliams at 541-921-7592 or dgclaudette1718@gmail.com with questions or requests for assistance.

Any resolution to come before the District at the District Conference must be distributed to all member clubs of the District by the District Resolution Committee at least one month prior to the District Conference. To disseminate any potential resolutions as required, the resolution committee must receive the proposed resolutions at least 45 days prior to the District Conference.

Save the Date: The Annual Business Meeting of D5110 will be held May 1. Resolutions that are submitted, reviewed and put forward by the District Governor will be voted upon.

IMPORTANT DATES
March 16: Proposed resolutions submitted to District Governor
March 21 Proposed resolutions to Resolutions Committee
March 31 Proposed resolutions to club presidents and past and future district governors

Zone 26/27 Virtual Interact Conference March 20

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. It’s free, and it will provide an opportunity to learn from Interact leaders in 30 Rotary districts.

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 active in the SPICE program that promotes STEM careers for women. Click here for more on Walker.

Rotary 4-way Test Speech Contest Registration Underway

By Freddy Saxton

Rotary District 5110 is excited to present this year’s 4-Way Test speech contest in order to provide the same wonderful opportunities to the students within our district. Registration forms are now being accepted, and clubs are scheduling contests at their local level which will be held in March and April. The local level contests will be held virtually, or in a safe distanced environment in compliance with the local protocol in the individual club’s location.

We are cautiously optimistic that we can hold the finals in person during our District Conference Celebration May 28, but that will obviously be dependent on how things develop. Please help spread the word to the schools in your community and let’s make this a great year for our District 4-Way Test speech contest! For more on the effort, click here.

Accepting Sign-ups for the 2022 Rotary Peace Fellowship – Apply Now!

By Chuck Root

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

Assorted Levity for Your Rotary Week/Life

By Mike Corwin

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.

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Dear Rotarian,

At the blood drive, donors that received a COVID-19 vaccine will need to provide the manufacturer name when they come to donate. Upon vaccination, individuals should receive a card or printout indicating what COVID-19 vaccine was received and the Red Cross encourages donors to bring that card to their next donation.
There is no deferral time for eligible blood donors who are vaccinated with an inactivated or RNA based COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by AstraZeneca, Janssen/J&J, Moderna, Novavax or Pfizer.
Red Cross Logo
Hello all,
Rotary Clubs of Jackson County and the American Red Cross are hosting an upcoming blood drive.
Please join our lifesaving mission and schedule an appointment today!
Drive Details:
Site: Collier Creative Center
Address: 50 N Fir St., Medford, OR, 97501
Room Name: Rehearsal Space Room
Date: Wed Mar 10, 2021
Time: 11:00 AM – 04:00 PM
Blood Program Leader Name: Christina Martin
Blood Program Leader Phone Number: 5412610177

Click here to make an appointment
March is Red Cross Month. You can be part of the humanitarian mission of the American Red Cross by donating blood. For patients in the emergency room, fighting cancer or facing a life-threatening illness, help can’t wait. Healthy donors are needed now to help ensure that patients have lifesaving blood products available for emergency and everyday medical treatments. The Red Cross is testing blood donations for COVID-19 antibodies. As part of this effort, plasma from standard blood donations that test positive for COVID-19 antibodies may now help current coronavirus patients in need of convalescent plasma transfusions. For more info or help scheduling, please contact your ARC Rep Christina at 541.261.0177.

The need for blood is constant and only volunteer donors can fulfill that need for patients in our community. Nationwide, someone needs a unit of blood every 2 to 3 seconds and most of us will need blood in our lifetime.
Thank you for supporting the American Red Cross blood program!
Download the Red Cross Blood Donor App on the App Store, Google Play or text BLOODAPP to 90999. Schedule appointments, view your blood type and results of your mini-physical, and track your donations.
American Red Cross Blood Services – 431 18th St. NW, Washington, DC, 20006
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Rotary Club of Medford Watch Party February 18th: NASA Mars Landing (Perseverance Rover)

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Dear Rotarian,

At yesterday’s club meeting, Matt Heverly gave a terrific presentation about the Perseverance Rover that will be landing on Mars on February 18th.     

We are going to host a Zoom watch party beginning at 11 a.m. for anyone interested in watching this historic event together.  The “live” broadcast by NASA is at 11:15 a.m. (but the feed from Mars takes 15 minutes to arrive at the speed of light – so we’ll be watching what happened 15 minutes before!)

The link to our Zoom meeting is provided below and is also posted on our webpage at https://rotarymedford.org/watch-nasas-perseverance-rover-land-on-mars-club-zoom-invite-for-feb-18th/ . 

Begin the Countdown!

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Rotary 5110 in Action eNews 02-16-2021

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Volume 2, Number 34, February 16, 2021

Feb. 25 Rotary Now! / Leading Change: Power of Storytelling

By Bill Grile

Join us for a relaxing night of sound and exploration into the Power of “Storytelling” through podcasts with experts Dr. Siobhan McHugh and Matt Livadary (meet your guides and listen to a short sample of some of the voices from District 5110 with a Click Here) as the Thursday, February 25 Rotary Now! / Leading Change feature. The 90-minute presentation will start at 7 p.m.

We have all been trapped inside for way too long. Let’s take a journey of the imagination. With our experienced guides we will visit some extraordinary places. Feel the emotions of your fellow Rotarians as they serve and what that means to them. We will stop over in Africa, maybe visit a crime scene and experience things you probably only dream about. Along the way you will learn how to listen and how to tell your own Rotary story.

Registration is required for this event at no cost and soon after your registration, you will receive the Zoom details for the event. Click here to register.

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 Club President Bruce Reece. The Rotary Club of Eugene is rallying Rotarians of the Lane County area to volunteer. Rotarian leaders Liz Ness and Pete Gribskov are offering opportunities that include processing paperwork, clerical work, answering calls, assisting with parking and crowd flow, and other duties.

Some jobs will be active, others not, such as staffing a registration table. Contact Pete at 541-521-6761 or petelauriegribskov@comcast.net to sign up to help. Coos Bay Rotarians are helping at vaccine registration desks and administering the vaccine! Send us your projects and photos at dgcindi5110@gmail.com
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In southern California Rotarians numbering 200 have volunteered to direct traffic at vaccination clinics. Other California Rotarian doctors have combined their efforts to hold monthly forums on the vaccination effort for the public. In northern California Assistant Governors are coordinating Rotary volunteers in their respective county areas. Other Rotarians are volunteering to help seniors navigate online registration for the vaccine. Rotary is making history again during tough times.

Thank you to all of you stepping up to help support the COVID-19 vaccination efforts. Please send me your COVID vaccine support project ideas. Especially photos of Rotarians supporting this effort or receiving their vaccine would be appreciated. The District is purchasing branded safety vests should you need them. Request yours by emailing me at
dgcindi5110@gmail.com.

J Bar J Youth Build Tiny Homes for Veterans Village

By Peggy Carey

Inspite 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, and you can count on Rotarians to be there to help!

The Bend Rotary Clubs supported J Bar J Youth Services construction of a Vocational Training School for the adjudicated youth in residence at the boy’s ranch. The J Bar J program is designed to help the boys understand and change the behavior that brought them here and help them achieve a GED and or a High School Diploma. In 2019, a Vocational training program was added to include training in the construction trades and Culinary Arts.

The Bend Rotary Clubs understood the need for this training immediately and stepped up to help. Mt Bachelor Rotary donated funds from the St. Patrick Day Run and Greater Bend committed $75,000, naming this their three-year Signature Project. For the rest of the story on this community project and all its media coverage, click here.

Virtual RYLA Demand Increases

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Dear Rotarian,

Yes, another Red Cross Blood Drive is coming.  Please note the new location at The Collier Creative  Center at 50 Fir Street, Medford.  See the  attached flyer  for more details.
Thank you,
Gary Newland and Gerry Burns
Medford Rogue Rotary Club

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Rotary Club of Medford
PO Box 811
Medford, OR 97501

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Club 353
District 5110
Zone 27
Organized May 15, 1923

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