Eugene Airport Rotary Hosts Auction to Help Local High School Students Attend College

The Rotary Club of Eugene Airport invites you to its annual Airport Rotary Round-Up auction, to benefit Lane County high school students’ college scholarships.  The event will be held on February 26, 2010 at 6:00 pm at the Springfield Holiday Inn.

The cost is $45.00, which includes dinner, entertainment, the chance to bid on items in live and silent auctions and an opportunity to help fund the college educations of deserving local high school students.

In keeping with this year’s Rotary Round-Up theme, guests are encouraged to dress in Western, Old West or casual apparel.

Eugene Airport Rotarians take pride in their successful efforts to help students attend college in the state of Oregon.  Over the past 13 years, the club’s auction has raised over $170,000 for scholarships.  This year, the club hopes to raise over $30,000 in scholarship money through the auction.

Last year, fourteen Lane County high school students received $1500 scholarships through funds raised at the auction.  Additionally, five former high school recipients received $500 grants to help continue their university educations.

Students from Crow, Elmira, Harrisburg, Willamette, North Eugene, Triangle Lake and Junction City high schools were awarded last year’s scholarships.  The grants were awarded to previous scholarship recipients who now attend the University of Oregon, Oregon State University and the University of Portland.