by Southtowne Rotary | Jul 13, 2020 | Community Awareness, Education, Miscellaneous, Politics
Hugo Nicolas’s Story When Nicolas was 11, his mother told him and his two younger siblings that they would travel to the U.S. to join their father, who was an undocumented farmworker. He remembers walking for two days to cross the border. He was dehydrated and...
by Deanna Rivera | Aug 29, 2019 | Miscellaneous
Part of the Southtowne Scholarship fund is set aside for some individuals who need an educational boost — to take the last credits that lead to a degree, a special certificate program or other educational expenses not covered by financial aid. Candidates are...
by Deanna Rivera | Sep 21, 2017 | Local Rotary Programs, Miscellaneous, Non-Profit
DOWNTOWN LANGUAGES is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing opportunities for immigrants and building respect and understanding across cultures by providing language, literacy, and other educational programs. They envision a vibrant community...
by Southtowne Rotary | Aug 4, 2016 | Miscellaneous
Oregon Festival of American Music 2016 (OFAM) at the The John G. Shedd Institute of the Arts is in their 25th season. Jim Ralph, co-founder, brought a few of the OFAM performers to entertain us at today’s meeting. G.I. Jive, Good Cheer From Home, 1939-45 is...
by Southtowne Rotary | Jul 14, 2016 | Miscellaneous
The district membership chair has asked Southtowne how we are recruiting so many new, committed members. Membership/Engagement Chair, Glen Brigham, drafted the following thoughts. I have been asked about strategies our Rotary club uses to recruit new members. This has...
by Southtowne Rotary | Mar 25, 2016 | Miscellaneous
Just in time for Easter, Brandy Gamoning, the Marketing Manager of NestFresh Egg gave an egg-cellent overview of what goes into producing eggs and how America’s egg farmers produce high quality, affordable, safe food for the folks in their communities. We learned that...
