During a recent trip to Morocco I was struck by the obvious disparity in wealth. During my travels in Morocco from the sea to the desert one moved back and forth between the haves and the have-knots with the latter clearly outnumbering the former. That is why I was struck positively by the recent description […]

Two thoughts this week. The first is, what an interesting presentation about “Brain Health” this last week. I found myself thinking about people I knew, people in my family, and also thinking about what I do and don’t do to maintain good Brain Health. While several of the ideas I had thought of before, I had […]

In the current issue of “the Rotarian” there is a very short and enlightening article about leadership. In this article Frank Bures highlights three kinds of successful leaders from the book – SUPERBOSSES. The three are: the Iconoclast, Glorious Bastards and the Nurturers. Needless-to-say, if you match the skill sets inherent in these three approaches to the […]

This is the last Wednesday club meeting of August – 2016’s Rotary Membership Month. I am pleased to note that several of you have stepped up already and submitted a name or have moved a new member through the process. We will have another member to induct again this Wednesday. We are on a bit […]

This week I am pleased to share that we have District Governor Tom Markos speaking to us at the Willamette Heritage Center. I have had the pleasure of hearing Tom speak several times and each time I am impressed with not only his delivery (which is humble) but what he has to say (personal stories […]

Some heart felt  thoughts: As you know I have been thinking a lot about our clubs membership level, how many members we tragically lost when the July renewal time arrived, what’s the current composition of the club and what could I/we do to make the club stronger and more able to deliver on our 2016-17 […]

In my last note to the club I mentioned several projects supported by Rotary members/clubs in the area of International Service from around the world. Our club is no exception when it comes to working in this area either. Our work in Haiti is a great example. Last week I mentioned the “vision/contribution” to our […]

Whether it is raising funds in Kenya for Special Olympic athletes who are visually impaired, medical screening in India for girls with low hemoglobin, a school based meal project in the Philippines, or a local project state-side, Rotarians around the world are providing service to those in need. What do all these Rotarians have in common? They […]