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Virtual Club Training Assembly Sign-ups Start Next Tuesday

By Paul Nicholson

Here’s your annual opportunity to learn how to become a better Rotarian! Sign-ups start next Tuesday for the Club Training Assembly slated for Saturday, May 15.

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 and his talented team of presenters!

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

Bend Rotary Makes Local News With Member Growth

By Mike Corwin

Rogue Valley Rotaries Key to Blood Drive Success

By Kingsley Kelley

So you find yourself in the midst of a pandemic, in a region recovering from devastation fires, and still conducting meetings on Zoom, what do you do? Well, if you’re a Rogue Rotarian (as in Medford Rogue Rotary Club) you begin holding quarterly blood drives to help meet the unprecedented need!

Partnering with the Red Cross, these Rotarians are finding safe ways to contribute, but still remain socially distanced, and protecting members and volunteers. At our third quarterly event, on March 10th, we had 36 units donated from 32 Rotarians and friends. And best of all, this Blood Drive included people representing many different Rotary Clubs here in Jackson County: Medford, Ashland, Rogue Valley After Five, Upper Rogue, Ashland Lithia Springs, and Central Point. Click here for more photos of the successful effort.

Global Grant Scholars Making an Impact

By Tommi Drake

Call for District Award Nominations by April 30

By Charles J. Polk

District 5110 has a long history of outstanding leadership and volunteer commitment at the international, zone, district, and club levels. Each year, we have an opportunity to recognize individuals and clubs that distinguish themselves through their exemplary acts of Service Above Self. We do that at our annual District Celebration, which will take place this year in Bend on August 27-28, 2021.
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In order to ensure that every deserving Rotarian’s contributions are considered, DG Cindi O’Neil would like your help in identifying potential nominees for several awards. Nominations must be presented to Awards Committee Chair District Treasurer (DT) Jim Polk or District Secretary (DS) Beth Sheehan by April 30.

Click here for full details on the numerous awards and the nomination process for each. Thank you for helping DG Cindi recognize our valuable 5110 volunteers.

Assorted Levity for Your Rotary Week/Life

Rotary 5110 in Action eNews 03-24-2021

March 23, 2021 by Email Blast

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Volume 2, Number 39, March 23, 2021

Name Your Top Rotarians for District Award Nominations by April 30 By Charles J. Polk District 5110 has a long history of outstanding leadership and volunteer commitment at the international, zone, district, and club levels. Each year, we have an opportunity to recognize individuals and clubs that distinguish themselves through their exemplary acts of Service Above Self. We do that at our annual District Celebration, which will take place this year in Bend on August 27-28, 2021. . In order to ensure that every deserving Rotarian’s contributions are considered, DG Cindi O’Neil would like your help in identifying potential nominees for several awards. Nominations must be presented to Awards Committee Chair District Treasurer (DT) Jim Polk or District Secretary (DS) Beth Sheehan by April 30. Click here for full details on the numerous awards and the nomination process for each. Thank you for helping DG Cindi recognize our valuable 5110 volunteers. SAVE THE SATURDAY: Virtual District Training Assembly May 15 By Paul Nicholson Here’s your annual opportunity to learn how to become a better Rotarian! 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! 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 Attn: Public Image Leaders! Radio Rotary Promos for your Local Radio 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 03-16-2021 March 16, 2021 by Email Blast Having trouble viewing this email? Click here to view it in a web browser. Volume 2, Number 38, March 16, 2021 SAVE THE DATE: Virtual District Training Assembly is May 15 By Paul Nicholson Here’s your annual opportunity to learn how to become a better Rotarian! 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! Call for District Award Nominations by April 30 By Charles J. Polk District 5110 has a long history of outstanding leadership and volunteer commitment at the international, zone, district, and club levels. Each year, we have an opportunity to recognize individuals and clubs that distinguish themselves through their exemplary acts of Service Above Self. We do that at our annual District Celebration, which will take place this year in Bend on August 27-28, 2021. . In order to ensure that every deserving Rotarian’s contributions are considered, DG Cindi O’Neil would like your help in identifying potential nominees for several awards. Nominations must be presented to Awards Committee Chair District Treasurer (DT) Jim Polk or District Secretary (DS) Beth Sheehan by April 30. Click here for full details on the numerous awards and the nomination process for each. Thank you for helping DG Cindi recognize our valuable 5110 volunteers. Eugene Emerald Valley club partners for homeless By Cynthia Kallunki Eugene Emerald Valley Rotary is partnering with 15th Night to support homeless youth in Eugene and Springfield. 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. 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 Eugene Metro Invites all to Beekeeping Expert Presentation 3/23 By Heather Edwards Paul van Westendorp, British Columbia’s Chief Apiculturist and National spokesperson on the effects of the Asian giant hornet is not just a researcher. Join your friends at Eugene Metro Rotary on Tuesday, March 23rd at 6 pm to learn from his years of tropical apiculture experience in East Africa. He is an expert on beekeeping development and the income opportunities it creates for subsistence farmers. All are welcome! https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89946123206?pwd=MVQrR3dZTG5VUC95SzR5SDVTTlRjdz09 Meeting ID: 899 4612 3206, Password: 520249 Zone 26/27 Virtual Interact Conference this Saturday 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 is active in the SPICE program that promotes STEM careers for women. 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. Medford March 16, 2021 by Email Blast Dear Rotarian, Rotary Club of Medford is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Another Break Out Room Social! Time: Mar 16, 2021 12:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89354131008?pwd=UVpxM2RSRW4wdzdJeGV3dnlObWxpZz09 Meeting ID: 893 5413 1008 Passcode: 089238 One tap mobile +12532158782,,89354131008#,,,,*089238# US (Tacoma) +13462487799,,89354131008#,,,,*089238# US (Houston) Dial by your location         +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)         +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)         +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)         +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)         +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)         +1 929 436 2866 US (New York) Meeting ID: 893 5413 1008 Passcode: 089238 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kQxmwVrsp   To unsubscribe from future emails, please click on this link: Unsubscribe Rotary 5110 in Action eNews 03-09-2021 March 9, 2021 by Email Blast Having trouble viewing this email? Click here to view it in a web browser. 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 ROTARY – March 8, 2021 by Email Blast 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 Click here to unsubscribe from further mailings from American Red Cross Blood Services.   To unsubscribe from future emails, please click on this link: Unsubscribe ROTARY – March 3, 2021 by Email Blast 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 Click here to unsubscribe from further mailings from American Red Cross Blood Services.   To unsubscribe from future emails, please click on this link: Unsubscribe Rotary 5110 in Action eNews 03-02-2021 March 2, 2021 by Email Blast Having trouble viewing this email? Click here to view it in a web browser. 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 Contact Us Rotary Club of Medford PO Box 811 Medford, OR 97501 By the Numbers Club 353 District 5110 Zone 27 Organized May 15, 1923 Thank You to Our Sponsors