If you go regularly, or if you have never gone, please consider going to District Conference this year. The conference takes place in Seaside, Oregon on May 26-28th. Check out the details at district5100conf.org. See you there.   April 19 – Willamette Heritage Center Club Meeting: RYLA Rotary Youth Leadership Awards is a Rotary Club […]

At a time when every evening news channel is highlighting what is going wrong around the world and down the street, Steven Radelet, a development cconomist at Georgetown University, has written a book entitled: The Surge: The Ascent of the Developing World. In this book he highlights the very “real progress” that has been made in the […]

As with any organization, business or club there are a core of individuals who do the heavy lifting week after week. They are distinguished by their thoughtfulness, selfless energy and willingness to do repeat performances in a variety of organizational domains. They would be identified as “utility players” in any sports or a startups. In all […]

This is the last week of our annual Food Drive. So search your mind and heart; “dig deep”; I am sure you will find a reason to “serve humanity” this way; please give now, this week..   March 29 – Salem Convention Center Club Meeting: Oregon Quality Food and Beverage Products Initiative The food and beverage industry in Oregon […]

After last week’s long eBlast on the long-term importance of attracting new members, this week I will be brief and to the point. My challenge to the club is: What can we do to have 100% Food Drive participation. The answer is obvious. Let’s set a new record. Everyone give what you can. There is no cause more […]

As we close in on the last quarter of this Rotary year I wanted to take a moment to communicate (from the heart) the vision behind the idea of going “all out” with a focused and serious membership push this year. Vision – I want our club and District 5100 to be seen nationally as […]

Several of you have asked about the steps involved – from identifying a potential Rotary member to actual membership. Five easy steps: If you find someone you think would make an active/creative Rotarian invite them to a meeting and tell them “your Rotary story” and what Rotary is all about. If they express a genuine […]

I had a reoccurring, interesting and important conversation with one of our younger members this last week. She was wondering if we were making any special effort to attract young people into the club. I shared that the need to attract young people has been a part of several conversations we have had as we think about attracting […]