For the first time, you can vote for the your choice to win the people’s choice award in the the Rotarian’s annual photo contest. Visit here and choose one of five finalists. Cast your vote by June 18.

Join us May 3, 6 pm for a Murder Mystery dinner party on the Cannibal Cruise Line. Murder Gone Overboard Where: St. Thomas Episcopal  Church on Coburg Road. Cost: $25 per person to raise money for Soroptimist International of the Emerald Empire (Nicole, Chris Dunnington, Mary Wendell and Mary Lou are members) Includes a 3 course dinner, entertainment and prizes for the winning tables. The cast is ready to dazzle and confuse you and make you laugh.. so get out your cruise ship attire, put your detective hats on and prepare for a great fun filled evening.. Come support your fellow Rotarians and...

Rotary has launched a new “mini” Web site to give the general public an opportunity to help end polio by contributing to Rotary’s US$100 Million Challenge from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. View the three-page site at www.rotary.org/endpolio. The new site will be marketed throughout North America starting this month. All funds raised will go directly to The Rotary Foundation in support of polio eradication, helping Rotary fulfill its pledge to match the $100 million challenge grant received from the Gates Foundation in November 2007. Rotarians should continue to contribute...

This month’s Rotarian magazine talks about all the exciting things that club’s are doing with technology. To provide a refresher, here are the exciting things that Rotary Club or Eugene Airport is doing: This blog! We’re still trying to figure out the best use, but hoping that when people start visiting (and reading! and commenting!) that this blog can be a central place to share information about upcoming programs and events as well as discuss why we are involved with Rotary. Members only site. Our members only site provides profiles of each Rotarian, complete with a photo and...

The Child Development Center Manager, Edith Young, gave a heart warming and encouraging presentation about some of the services provided by Willamette Family. There are 31 children in the center at any given time with an emphasis on treating babies. Last year there were 28 babies born clean and sober! Willamette Family is truly a community organization and works closely with other organizations; such as, Head Start, The Relief Nursery, and Pearl Buck, just to name a few. Willamette Family has a success rate of 92.5% and is the only organization in Oregon that offers residential treatment with...

Ed McDunn, the Executive Director of the Pearl Buck Center, came to present at our March 20th meeting. Pearl Buck provides services to mentally disabled and their families. Pearl Buck offeres four main programs, including: Families with Special Needs Program, Production Workshop, Life Enhancing Program, and Community Employment Program. Pearl Buck does amazing work to enhance the lives and families through development and community development for individuals with mental disablities and their families. For more information click here.