With summer vacation not too far away, kids are getting ready to finish school and enjoy some summer fun. Even though they’re still in school now, there are still plenty of opportunities to have fun: You don’t have to go further than your library to find them! The Downtown Eugene library has several events throughout the month of May for kids of all ages and their families. While you’re there, you can enjoy a storytime event, make new friends. hear great music and find books to add to your summer reading list. Here’s the Downtown library schedule of events: Family Music...

Are you under age 30 and wondering how to make a positive difference in your community? Rotary International might provide you the service opportunities you’re looking for. With a number of different programs for young people, Rotary offers students and young adults the chance to join an established organization while impacting their hometowns. Take a look at some of the opportunities Rotary provides for young people: Rotary Youth Exchange offers students a chance to spend up to a year abroad with a host family, learning about different cultures and academic subjects while attending school. Rotaract...

Welcome to the weekend! With the weather looking nice on this Friday, you’re probably thinking about something fun to do with your family and friends over the next few days. If you’re a sports fan, consider heading out to PK Park and watching the Oregon Ducks baseball team take on the USC Trojans in a three-game series. Here’s the weekend schedule: Friday, April 23 at 7 pm Saturday, April 24 at 5 pm Sunday, April 25 at 12 pm PK Park is located right next to Autzen Stadium. Come enjoy the sunshine and support the Ducks! Click here to see the full Ducks baseball 2010 schedule.

While thousands of Rotarians will gather at the RI Convention this June in Montreal, there will be one other special visitor: a soccer ball. Since February, a special red-and-white soccer ball has been making its way through Africa and will continue to pass through other continents and countries en route to the RI Convention. Once it arrives in Montreal, it will have traveled to 22 countries in the world that are affected by polio. The ball has visited numerous local leaders, been signed by presidents of different African nations and by African soccer stars. Children in rural schools have gotten...

Check out this video from Bill Gates, in which he thanks Rotarians for their efforts in eradicating polio worldwide. In a video message to Rotarians, Bill Gates, cochair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, thanked Rotarians for their hard work in the effort to eradicate polio and congratulated Rotary for surpassing the halfway point in meeting Rotary’s US$200 Million Challenge.

We’re almost to the middle of April, so today we’re featuring District Governor John Cox’s April newsletter. This month, DG John talks about Rotary’s Magazine Month, remembers two dedicated District 5110 Rotarians, provides information about the upcoming District Conference and more. The photo at right is the District Conference logo. If you haven’t already signed up, read DG John’s newsletter to learn more about the conference and then register at the conference registration page.

April is Rotary Magazine Month and celebrates the publications and the news spread through the Rotary World Magazine Press, which publishes The Rotarian magazine and 31 other regional publications in 25 languages. Each of these regional publications is distinctly local but includes important information from international publications like The Rotarian. Rotary has also just launched an all-online publication, Rotary Leader. This publication is an interactive way for club and district officers to gain new information and tools to help make their club and district better. Learn more about Rotary...

We love sharing stories about the work of our fellow District 5110 clubs, especially when those stories clearly show the work our clubs do to benefit their communities. Here’s one example: The Rotary Club of Bay Area Sunrise (Coos Bay-North Bend-Charleston) Interact Club hosted its third annual Iron Chef competition to benefit Rotary programs like the youth exchange and Rotary service projects like helping a local school renovate its study lounge. The competition and the Bay Area Sunrise club were featured in this story on the Rotary International news website. Take a look to learn more about...

It may not be the same as cruising the actual Mediterranean, but you’ll get a taste of it if you attend this year’s District 5110 Conference from May 20-22 at the Hilton Hotel in Eugene, Oregon. You’ll also get the chance to learn more about Rotary International and District 5110, with the chance to hear from a number of speakers from District 5110 and other Rotary leaders from around the United States. Learn all about Rotary’s work and get more information about specific groups and projects within Rotary. All the information you’ll need can be found on the District...