The 2011 District Conference was a great success. Rotary International President, Ray Klinginsmith, visited the conference on the final Sunday. In his address to the audience, Mr. Klinginsmith expressed, “…adding the fifth Avenue of Service will facilitate our quest to make the youth and young adult programs even Bigger, Better, and Bolder in the future.”   The Group Study Exchange (GSE) teams from Peru and Italy had a chance to visit with RI President Klinginsmith. Both teams at the District Conference provided Rotarians a great opportunity to learn about their country....

February is World Understanding Month! This month includes the anniversary of the first meeting of Rotary, which was held on February 23, 1905, and is now designated World Understanding and Peace Day. This month’s newsletter also includes information about the 2011 District 5110 Conference at The Mill Casino Hotel & RV Park in North Bend from April 28 to May 1. Peace is the theme for this year’s conference, something of most importance with what is happening in Egypt the last few weeks. Read the newsletter to learn more.

Believe it or not, Rotary District 5110′s District Conference, “Cruise the Mediterranean,” is just around the corner. Have you registered? If not, now is the time to ensure you’ll be attending the conference and taking part in the numerous seminars, plenary sessions and meals that will give you an opportunity to learn about the work of Rotary clubs in our district and those around the world. You won’t want to miss this event! Take a look at the conference schedule, speaker biographies, seminar descriptions and more at the conference website, where you can also register...

After receiving close to a half  million dollars from family friends and Oregon-based Angel Investors for her start-up Web site, Caroline Cummings has learned the importance of extra help and being an entrepreneur. Cummings has plenty of experience in the realm of entrepreneurship. She is the co-founder of Smart-ups, an entrepreneurial support group in Oregon’s Willamette Valley, which is a local chapter of the Oregon Entrepreneurs Network (OEN) based in Portland, OR. Now Cummings is giving back even more by assisting with the Willamette Angel Conference, an investors conference connecting...

May 29 – 31, Eugene will host the annual district conference. With some terrific speakers lined up, it’s a must see for all local Rotarians. Highlights: Our own Pam Perkins has been selected to play “Deal or No Deal” Become the 2008 Rotary Idol (you need to send your audition tape ahead of time!) Two past Rotary International presidents, two ambassadorial scholars, a peace fellow and other terrific speakers are scheduled. See the speakers here. The Rotary Foundation silent auction (starts the 30th) Seminars on district grants, Rotary First Harvest, recruiting younger Rotarians, Free...