by Southtowne Rotary | Feb 11, 2016 | Community Awareness
The Citizen Review Board (CRB) is a volunteer driven program charged with reviewing cases of children in foster care. Lisa Romano’s presentation: CRB is Oregon’s foster care review program and is part of the Oregon Judicial Department. Volunteer Board...
by Southtowne Rotary | Sep 24, 2015 | Community Awareness, Local Business, Non-Profit
Before the fire: There was going to be a field house for Kidsports including five gyms, an artificial turf field, and a restored grandstand. (the image pictured is the rendering before the fire) Things have changed. But the mission remains to develop and operate a...
by Southtowne Rotary | Sep 4, 2015 | Community Awareness, Environmental Concerns
Kathy Eva, City of Eugene Stormwater, provided an educational presentation about how drainage into the stormwater system is impacting our local community and our waterways. These notes are from her presentation: 70% of the earth’s surface is water. 3% is fresh...
by Southtowne Rotary | Aug 20, 2015 | Community Awareness
Will Dowdy and Jennifer Knapp with the City of Eugene spoke about Willamette Street rezoning and traffic revamps that will be taking place soon. This initiative is part of a “Great Streets” concept that came out of the Envision Eugene plan. Envision Eugene...
by Deanna Rivera | Jul 22, 2015 | Community Awareness
Volunteers from Eugene Mountain Rescue (EMR) discussed the history of EMR, what they do, and most important—why they do it for our community. They also shared stories about their experiences—boots, ropes, carabiners, and crampons on the ground and in the air. Visit...
by Deanna Rivera | Jul 9, 2015 | Community Awareness
Presented by Dr. Paul Chavin, a member of the downtown club. Dr. Chavin is a practicing OB/GYN in our area and past Chief of Staff at McKenzie Willamette Hospital. He is also past Chairman of the Board of Pacific Source Health Plans Notes from his presentation: Dr....
