This week’s Photo Friday features a new pump provided by the International H2O Collaboration at a launch ceremony in Ghana in May. The International H2O Collaboration is a partnership between Rotary International and the U.S Agency For International Development (USAID). Launched in 2009, the International H2O Collaboration works to implement long-term, sustainable water, sanitation, and hygiene projects in the developing world. Villages in four regions of Ghana are being equipped with ventilated pit latrines, showers, and boreholes featuring hand pumps and mechanized pipes through the efforts...

On Friday, February 25, the Eugene Airport Rotary hosted its annual auction to raise funds for deserving high school seniors to attend college. Thanks to your generous support this year, our club will distribute more than $25,000 in scholarships. This brings our total scholarship distribution to $222,600, helping about 213 students over 15 years. Scholarship recipients are able to renew their funds up to three times during their college career. Thus, for some students, Airport Rotary has provided scholarship monies for all four years of their college career. Since the application procedure lacks...

At this week’s meeting our club recognized the fourth graders of Irving Elementary School, who raised $500 for Polio Plus through a penny drive held at school. This precocious group challenged us to match their efforts and Airport Rotarians rose to the occasion. We not only matched it, we raised $1516 to send Rotary International for Polio Plus. This donation wouldn’t be possible without the fourth graders of Irving Elementary School and other Rotarians, who helped us reach our goal. We thank you for your tremendous and selfless service in the fight to eradicate polio. “We cannot...

Airport Rotary members Mary Lou Finigan and Ed McDunn gave a Polio Presentation to a group of fourth graders at Irving Elementary School on Tuesday, March 8. The fourth graders, along with their parent organizations, held a penny drive raising about $500 for our club.    

Every year, the Eugene Airport Rotary spends a hot August weekend serving beer and brats to visitors at the Junction City Scandinavian Festival. Our members come out in force, along with friends and family, to fill shifts across Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday (and to set up/clean up). It’s a lot of work! But the money we raise funds our local and world community service projects – the stuff we’re passionate about. Some photos from 2010 Scandi Fest…

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...

Local Artist and Rotarian Hanna Hagen will be holding a ceramic painting event from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Sept. 13, 2009 to support the Rotary Volunteer Service Team to Africa in Jan. 2010. The event will be $10 a person, which covers a ceramic bowl, refreshments, and much more fun! Location: Hanna Hagen’s Studio 87893 Green Hill Road, Eugene 97402 For more information about the event view the event’s invitation:

On Friday, Sept. 4 – Sunday Sept. 6, 2009, hot rods, roadsters, cars, motorcycles, 4×4s, and rock crawlers are gathering in Junction City to celebrate the Labor Day weekend.  The first annual Big Boys Toys Show in Junction City will consist of concerts, such as Johnny Limbo and the Lugnuts, cars show ‘n shine, and motorcycle show ‘n shine.  The 4×4 tough truck competitions, rock crawler competitions, 4×4 and truck show ‘n shine, and RC Crawler competitions will be held in Harrisburg.   Eugene Airport Rotary will be taking part in the festivities by serving beer at the show in Junction...

The Great Rotary Duck Race, which benefits agencies that fight child abuse, will take place at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday Oct. 10, 2009 at Alton Baker Park in Eugene, Ore. For the past 20 years, Rotarians are responsible for sponsoring, promoting and selling 811,046 Ducks at $5 each. Since 1988, local Rotarians have raised over $4 million to combat child abuse. 2009 Rotary Duck Race proceeds will benefit the following agencies: Family Relief Nursery – Cottage Grove, Heart Gallery of Lane County, Direction Service Willamette Family Treatment, and Committed Partners for Youth. The Great Rotary Duck...

First Friday Art Walk will take place June 5, beginning at 5:30 p.m. at Modern-Store, 207 E 5th Ave. The Art Walk will continue at Fenario Gallery, White Lotus Gallery, Jacobs Gallery, and end at Opus6ix. Special events such as Skateboard Art Show, “Chalk the World,” and Summer Soirèe also will take place during the Art Walk. The event is supported by the Lane Arts Council. This month, the event is hosted by Debbie Williamson-Smith, Public Relations Coordinator at the UO’s Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art. To learn more about the event, visit Lane Arts Council First Friday Art...