Rotary 5110 in Action eNews 05-27-2020

Rotary District 5110 is part of the Big West Zone of Rotary, known as Rotary Zone 26-27. The Zone has published guidelines for clubs to consider before resuming meetings during COVID-19. Thank you for your attention to these details. DG Rick Olson

Click here to view the guidelines.

Attend the Club Training Assembly in the comfort of your home in your favorite chair with choice of beverage in hand. Your 5110 leadership has set up a series of sessions to learn how you can maximize your Rotary effectiveness in nearly every area of service Rotary touches…and you can pick and choose the sessions you wish to take….registration is completely free. Learn more details and how to register.

One of our District’s most anticipated and rewarding events is the annual 4-Way Test Speech Contest. This year a record twenty-nine (29) Rotary Clubs registered intent to hold a 4-Way Test Speech Contest with the active participation of local high school students. Several clubs were able to conduct a meeting event, but the majority of clubs could not host a contest because of social distancing brought about by the Coronavirus pandemic.

To listen to all the speeches, click here:

This week’s BUSINESS OF THE WEEK RECOGNITION goes to Marshfield Mercantile & Tarnished Threads, owned by second-generation Rotarian Steven Schneiderman. Marshfield Mercantile is a vendor-style mall featuring antiques, vintage collectables, new clothes, soaps, lotions, jewelry and more.

Steve heard a presentation about B2B a couple weeks during an online meeting of the Coos Bay – North Bend Rotary Club and didn’t hesitate to promote his business to other Rotarians through the B2B Directory by purchasing a Gold subscription costing only $45 for a full year. Check out Marshfield Mercantile & Tarnished Threads at https://5110b2b.org/business-listing/marshfield-mercantile-tarnished-threads/ and visit this Rotarian-owned business when in Coos Bay.

Every D5110 Rotarian with a business is entitled to a FREE listing in the new B2B business directory. If you have a known business listed through DACdb, your business is already listed. Look, and if you have a business that is not listed, click on https://5110b2b.org/pricing/ and add your business with either a FREE listing or select one of the upgrade opportunities providing greater visibility. These FREE listings are a member benefit, available at no cost because connecting Rotarians and vocations is at the heart of Rotary’s core values. District 5110 hopes you will contact Rotarian Dan Smith (dan@dewaga.com) if you have questions or need help, or visit the B2B website at www.5110b2b.org.

Several news organizations — most recently the Bend Bulletin and Free for All News of Lane County — have published articles about Rotary District 5110 and our clubs efforts to support the many activities to help during COVID-19.

Read more about our fellow Rotarians accomplishments.

While the current national emergency caused by the CoVid19 pandemic requires physical distancing, Rotarians can still remain socially connected to other district Rotarians. The Rotary E-Club of the State of Jefferson invites all Rotarians to make up virtually: the club posts a complete meeting each Thursday and the club library contains hundreds of programs on a wide variety of informational and entertaining topics. Use the make-up form to inform your club secretaries of your attendance. Any Rotarian can register on the Club website to receive an email notification with a link to weekly meetings – without obligation. Click here for a link to their website and e-meetings.

If your club has not transitioned to an online platform during the quarantine the Eugene Metropolitan Rotary Club would like to invite you to join us every Tuesday evening at 6pm for fellowship and a different guest speaker every week.

Sheltering in place has a silver lining! We are hosting guest speakers we wouldn’t normally be able to host in downtown Eugene. Every week we have been joined by guests and speakers from California to Canada and we would love for you to join us too! If you’d like to join your fellow Rotarians, please email heather.m.edwards@gmail.com with your name and your club name if you would like to receive the Zoom invitation.