by Deanna Rivera | Dec 13, 2019 | Community Awareness, Programs we Support
The Spreading Kindness Campaign is a grassroots citizen’s initiative to create a culture of kindness in Eugene and Springfield, Oregon. One small act of kindness at a time. Spreading Kindness encourages random and intentional acts of kindness throughout all aspects of...
by Claire Byrd | Dec 2, 2019 | Community Awareness, Non-Profit, Programs we Support
On Thursday, November 21st, Mary Dawn Elkington from St. Vincent de Paul spoke to Southtowne Rotary about all of the amazing things they do, along with highlighting the “Sock it To Me” drive currently underway. As the executive assistant to the Executive Director,...
by Claire Byrd | Nov 26, 2019 | Club Events, Community Awareness, Fundraising, Health and Wellness
On November 14th, 2019, our program speaker was one of our own members, Kathi Hoffer. She spoke on the importance of Rotary’s Polio Plus program. Kathi not only gave a history of the disease but also invoked personal memories from many of our members as to the first...
by Deanna Rivera | Nov 7, 2019 | Community Awareness, Patriotism
After the 2nd World War, a drastic increase in services was needed from Veterans Groups. There was especially a lack of meeting spaces recognized and five Veterans Organizations joined together to form the Veterans Memorial Association and build the beautiful building...
by Claire Byrd | Oct 7, 2019 | Community Awareness
Rotarians gathered last week at Emerald Village, a village of tiny homes designed to provide accessible and sustainable housing to those with very low incomes. It was absolutely incredible to witness the success of this visionary project. SquareOne Villages The land...
by Deanna Rivera | May 30, 2019 | Community Awareness, Local Rotary Programs, Non-Profit, Volunteer Opportunities
Brad Bills, the new director of Hosea Youth Services and our very own Southtowne member, Josh, spoke about the issue of homeless youth. The Lane County Point In Time (PIT) count results, a survey for the homeless community, just came out. Here are a few statistics:...
