Club Update

Rotarians responded enthusiastically and quickly to the announcement of eRYLA in District 5110 – we upped the event maximum to 70 campers, and it filled up within a matter of hours! For information and inspiration, go the website: leadernu.com/ryla-info/d5110/

We’re bringing this interactive and field-tested event to area sophomores and juniors from April 28 – May 2, 2021. The itinerary will work with high school schedules, with evening hours on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, continuing to Saturday and Sunday.

As always, Rotary clubs will make the selections of the students they want to sponsor. Clubs can choose to reach out to specific candidates and/or interview potential participants via Zoom before referring them to the above website for an online application. Or – all interested students can apply, with the clubs making their selections from completed applications. Deadline for student applications is March 15 – clubs must make their final sponsorship decisions by March 24.

Click here to read about the entire process. Please feel free to contact District 5110 RYLA Camp Director, Mary Hoskins, with questions and ideas, at (541)531-8538 or rylaohyeah@gmail.com.

The Klamath Basin Sunrise Rotary Club raised $1,500 to purchase new bunk beds for the Klamath Falls Gospel Mission. The Mission supplies housing and recovery services for Christian focus. Sunrise Rotary raised funds from its members, and paired those funds with a $500 new-member participation grant from Rotary District 5110. The effort drew coverage of the Klamath Falls Herald and News.

Legacy Furniture of Klamath Falls sold the high-quality bunk beds and also donated bedding materials such as mattresses, linens and pillows. Mark Willret of the Klamath Basin Rotary is pictured at the right with Gospel Mission Executive Director Ammond Crawford, who is also in the Rotary club, and Aaron Glass of Legacy Furniture as they show off an example of the great work. Click here for the entire website story and link to the local newspaper coverage.

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

The next District Membership Forum is about Virtual Recruiting and will be held Tuesday, February 16th at 10am. The topic has become critical during this COVID era. However, the skills we will cover for recruiting virtually will benefit our clubs long past COVID. This is an opportunity for us to learn some new concepts, and share our challenges, and solutions.

This month we have two facilitators – Steve Lingenbrink and Julie Aubry. Lingenbrink is currently the Zone 27 Rotary Coordinator. He served as District 5030 Governor in 2012-13, and President of the Bellevue Breakfast Club 2005. More recently Steve served as Assistant
Rotary Coordinator 2013-15, Zone 25/26 Membership Chair 2015-17, and Council on Legislation Representative 2014-2022. On the education side, Steve has served on the faculty of GNATS/GETS, all Big West PETS, and Training Leader at International Assembly 2017-18.

Julie Aubry is the Regional Membership Officer (RMO) at Rotary International World Headquarters working with western United States and the south west part of Canada (Zones 26 & 27). She works with club, district, and zone level volunteers to support membership growth and engagement through strategic planning; vibrant membership initiatives; new club development; and promoting membership resources, tools and data.

The District Membership Forum is held every third Tuesday at 10am, and focuses on a topic chosen by the participants. Registration is not necessary, and is open to any club member with an interest in membership. Here’s the link for the Forum every month: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82289120983 or dial in at 1 669 900 6833. For more information, contact Chris Waugh at christine@leadersupportservice.com

D5110’s Rotary Business Network (RBN) will be offline for the near future while a major update by the technical team continues.

You will hear about its return here on eNews and once we are back up, you’ll recognize exciting new improvements at
https://rotarybusinessnetwork.org/ … so please stay tuned!

Join us for a relaxing night of exploration into the Power of “Podcasting” featuring experts Dr. Siobhan McHugh and Matt Livadary as the Thursday, February 25 Rotary Now! / Leading Change program. 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.

Still more quotes from Mark Twain to take into your 2021 days AND a photo posted by a past 5110 DG showing the extra mile some go to mask up (guess who???)—SMILE!

“Don’t go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.”

“Wrinkles should merely indicate where the smiles have been.”

“What would men be without women? Scarce, sir…mighty scarce.”

“Substitute ‘damn’ every time you’re inclined to write ‘very;’ your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be.”

“Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.”

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 social justice. Service creates connection, empathy, friendship and understanding among the citizens of our home towns. Rotarians of District 5110 you are incredible peace builders and I thank you for your continued service this year, during COVID, during social unrest, and in the aftermath of devastating wildfires.

Our Clubs in District 5110 have served their communities in so many ways this past year and I am humbled and proud of our work to serve others in these challenging times. DG Cindi’s message continues on the website with an awesome list of ALL 5110 has accomplished for our communities and beyond just in her tenure as District Governor–CLICK HERE TO READ MORE–and how you best shout it out!

We are delighted to announce that a fully developed, field-tested virtual RYLA program is coming to District 5110! It’s an exciting and engaging leadership retreat for high school sophomores and juniors – it is highly interactive and uses multiple tools to inform, engage, and connect participants. Check out www.leadernu.com/ryla.info – click on the button for District 5110 for specific information about our program.

We will accept 60 students with leadership potential and availability for the entire program – Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evenings, April 28-30, and Saturday and Sunday, May 1 and 2. Cost to Rotary clubs – $100 per participant. Contact RYLA Director Mary Hoskins by email at rylaohyeah@gmail.com or phone (541-531-8538. Clubs secure their places at RYLA by committing to send checks for the number of students they wish to sponsor. Clubs can then recruit students, who apply online at the website above – application deadline is March 15, 2021.

Promotional materials for Rotarians and clubs, including videos, will be available within a day or so. Feel free to call Mary directly with questions or concerns, or to reserve space at camp and get directions about sending payment. RYLA – Oh Yeah!

D5110’s Rotary Business Network (RBN) will be offline next week as a major update is being performed by its system administrator. You’ll recognize exciting new improvements when https://rotarybusinessnetwork.org/ comes back online in a week or so. Stay tuned!

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. For info, contact Freddy Saxton, Newport Rotary

More quotes from Mark Twain to take into your 2021 days—SMILE!

“If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.”

“Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.”

“A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.”

“God created war so that Americans would learn geography.”

“Classic? – a book which people praise and don’t read.”

District 5110 Rotarians have collectively put 220 families that lost their homes, work tools, and business establishments in the September wildfires back to work. Occupations ranging from carpentry, home remodel, landscaping, forestry, house cleaning, auto repair, electrical services, hardware stores, and more were re-tooled so that families could return to work to support their families.

Two District Fire Relief Funds have been established to collect and administer relief where most needed throughout Oregon: the D5110 Fire Relief Fund and the United Rotary Clubs of Southern Oregon Fire Relief Fund.

Click on this link to learn more about this amazing story of disaster relief and how you can contribute.

Join us for a relaxing night of sound and exploration into the Power of “Podcasting” with experts Dr. Siobhan McHugh and Matt Livadary as the 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.

This has been a challenging year for high school students with most having been forced to attend school virtually, but 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 optomistic 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! With all of the hardships our students have endured this past year, it’s more important than ever to provide them with opportunities to grow while promoting the positive messages that our 4-Way test conveys! For info, contact Freddy Saxton, Newport Rotary

We are Field Podcasters, trained to go out and collect the stories of extraordinary people doing extraordinary things. People dedicated to helping people.

What happens when your club goes out to feed families in Nigeria, put solar panels on homes in the Navajo Nation, build stoves and clean water in Guatemala? You do the work. Your club, family and friends hear about it. You submit a report and that’s it. What’s missing?

What’s missing is the rest of us. What’s missing is your opportunity to build trust, share the heart and soul of all the people involved. To let us experience the sounds, the feelings and the depth of emotion – good and bad. The joys, the sorrows, the success and the challenges.

We want you to take us along with you on your journey – please. This course is designed to do just that. To give you the tools, the training and confidence to grab your mic, step out that door and share the wonders of your journey.

You have a story to tell and the world needs to hear it. Take a look at the sample courses, and consider joining the Voices of Rotary Field Podcaster Team. The final deadline for application is January 31.

Do you know someone who needs a day brightener? Someone who needs some Hope in these troubling times? The Rotary Club of Eugene Southtowne is selling an beautiful handblown glass HOPE ORNAMENT to hang in a window and remind those that you love how much you care.

These Hope Ornaments were created by the late Hal Lindsley at his studio in the Coast Range where he created works of art since 1950. Through his creativity, he crafted each Hope Ornament to be unique for the recipient. Order now at https://southtownerotary.org/hope-ornament/.

After all, wouldn’t you rather do business with a Rotarian? Steve Fisher has been a Rotarian for 45 years. He owns Fisher Pest Management along with his wife, Sue. Both are engaged members of Springfield Rotary. Says Steve, “I found the words of Paul Harris very true regarding the association of like-minded thinking people driven by our Four Way Test. It is difficult not to want to associate with (and) do projects with, and when appropriate do business with fellow Rotarians.”

Steve looks forward to exchanging ideas with Rotary Business Network (RBN) subscribers. Thus, our 5110 Biz of the Week is Steve and his Fisher Pest Management featured at rotarybusinessnetwork.org/business-listing/fisher-pest-management/ Every D5110 Rotarian with a business or profession is entitled to a FREE listing in the RBN directory.

If you have a known business identified through DACdb, your business is already listed. If your business is not listed, click on rotarybusinessnetwork.org/pricing/ and add your business with either a FREE listing or select one of the upgrade opportunities providing greater visibility. Visit the RBN Directory or contact Rotarian Dan Smith if you have questions.

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 resolutions as required, the resolution committee must receive the proposed resolutions at least 45 days prior to the District Conference so the resolution can be reviewed by the committee to ensure it complies with the Constitution and By-laws of Rotary International and District policies.

To be eligible for consideration under Article II §2 of the District 5110 Policy Manual, the resolution must be submitted to the District Governor before March 16, 2021. Any submitted resolution will be distributed to the District Resolutions Committee by March 21, 2021. By March 31, 2021, any submitted resolutions will be disseminated to club presidents, past district governors, and members of the DG team.

Proposed resolutions should also be sent to PDG Claudette Mirassou McWilliams at dgclaudette1718@gmail.com. Please contact PDG Claudette with your questions or comments regarding the resolution process.

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

Quotes to build momentum in 2021—SMILE!

“The elevator to success is out of order. You’ll have to use the stairs… one step at a time.” – Joe Girard

“The brain is a wonderful organ; it starts working the moment you get up in the morning, and does not stop until you get into the office.” – Robert Frost

“We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” – George Bernard Shaw

“The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.” – Mark Twain

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District 5110 Rotarians have collectively put 220 families that lost their homes, work tools, and business establishments in the September wildfires back to work. Occupations ranging from carpentry, home remodel, landscaping, forestry, house cleaning, auto repair, electrical services, hardware stores, and more were re-tooled so that families could return to work to support their families.

Two District Fire Relief Funds have been established to collect and administer relief where most needed throughout Oregon: the D5110 Fire Relief Fund and the United Rotary Clubs of Southern Oregon Fire Relief Fund.

Click on this link to learn more about this amazing story of disaster relief and how you can contribute.

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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 optomistic 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! With all of the hardships our students have endured this past year, it’s more important than ever to provide them with opportunities to grow while promoting the positive messages that our 4-Way test conveys! For info contact Freddy Saxton at For info, contact Freddy Saxton, Newport Rotary at freddy@advantagerealestate.com,

???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Join us for a relaxing night of sound and exploration into the Power of “Podcasting” with experts Dr. Siobhan McHugh and Matt Livadary as the 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.

???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????We are Field Podcasters, trained to go out and collect the stories of extraordinary people doing extraordinary things. People dedicated to helping people.

What happens when your club goes out to feed families in Nigeria, put solar panels on homes in the Navajo Nation, build stoves and clean water in Guatemala? You do the work. Your club, family and friends hear about it. You submit a report and that’s it. What’s missing?

What’s missing is the rest of us. What’s missing is your opportunity to build trust, share the heart and soul of all the people involved. To let us experience the sounds, the feelings and the depth of emotion – good and bad. The joys, the sorrows, the success and the challenges.

We want you to take us along with you on your journey – please. This course is designed to do just that. To give you the tools, the training and confidence to grab your mic, step out that door and share the wonders of your journey.

You have a story to tell and the world needs to hear it. Take a look at the sample courses, and consider joining the Voices of Rotary Field Podcaster Team. The final deadline for application is January 31.

Thank you very much,
Dan
503-841-0699

???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Do you know someone who needs a day brightener? Someone who needs some Hope in these troubling times? The Rotary Club of Eugene Southtowne is selling an beautiful handblown glass HOPE ORNAMENT to hang in a window and remind those that you love how much you care.

These Hope Ornaments were created by the late Hal Lindsley at his studio in the Coast Range where he created works of art since 1950. Through his creativity, he crafted each Hope Ornament to be unique for the recipient. Order now at https://southtownerotary.org/hope-ornament/.

After all, wouldn’t you rather do business with a Rotarian? Steve Fisher has been a Rotarian for 45 years. He owns Fisher Pest Management along with his wife, Sue. ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Both are engaged members of Springfield Rotary. Says Steve, “I found the words of Paul Harris very true regarding the association of like-minded thinking people driven by our Four Way Test. It is difficult not to want to associate with (and) do projects with, and when appropriate do business with fellow Rotarians.”

Steve looks forward to exchanging ideas with Rotary Business Network (RBN) subscribers. Thus, our 5110 Biz of the Week is Steve and his Fisher Pest Management featured at https://rotarybusinessnetwork.org/business-listing/fisher-pest-management/ Every D5110 Rotarian with a business or profession is entitled to a FREE listing in the RBN directory.

If you have a known business identified through DACdb, your business is already listed. If your business is not listed, click on rotarybusinessnetwork.org/pricing/ and add your business with either a FREE listing or select one of the upgrade opportunities providing greater visibility. Visit the RBN Directory or contact Rotarian Dan Smith if you have questions.

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 resolutions as required, the resolution committee must receive the proposed resolutions at least 45 days prior to the District Conference so the resolution can be reviewed by the committee to ensure it complies with the Constitution and By-laws of Rotary International and District policies.

To be eligible for consideration under Article II §2 of the District 5110 Policy Manual, the resolution must be submitted to the District Governor before March 16, 2021. Any submitted resolution will be distributed to the District Resolutions Committee by March 21, 2021. By March 31, 2021, any submitted resolutions will be disseminated to club presidents, past district governors, and members of the DG team.

Proposed resolutions should also be sent to PDG Claudette Mirassou McWilliams at dgclaudette1718@gmail.com. Please contact PDG Claudette with your questions or comments regarding the resolution process.

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