by Southtowne Rotary | Feb 12, 2021 | Community Awareness, Non-Profit, People and Personalities, Programs we Support
Sheryl Balthrop is the executive director at the Eugene Mission. In her past, she has practiced business law, served on the board for the Chamber of Commerce, and has been the president of Airport Rotary in Eugene. Throughout COVID, Southtowne has partnered with The...
by Southtowne Rotary | Jan 21, 2021 | Community Awareness, Education, Health and Wellness, International Concerns, Non-Profit, Volunteer Opportunities
The Eugene Downtown Rotary Club spearheads this year’s project for the South Valley Rotary Grants Committee (SVRGC). Dr. Robert Nickel, chair of the Eugene Downtown Rotary international committee, discusses how this project promotes antenatal care in the rural...
by Southtowne Rotary | Jan 14, 2021 | Arts and Entertainment, Community Awareness, Fundraising, Non-Profit
Thank you to Josh Neckels, Executive Director of the Eugene Ballet, for his presentation on the progress of the Eugene Ballet and Midtown Arts Center through 2020. The Midtown facility will open in February 2021. Eugene Ballet Adapts During the Pandemic The Eugene...
by Southtowne Rotary | Dec 29, 2020 | Community Awareness, Non-Profit
St. Vincent de Paul is Lane County’s largest nonprofit human services organization. Terry McDonald has led St. Vincent de Paul of Lane County for over 35 years. Southtowne Rotary was fortunate to have him share his knowledge and insight that he has gained over the...
by Southtowne Rotary | Dec 10, 2020 | Education, International Concerns, Non-Profit, Politics, Volunteer Opportunities
Meet Kellie McSween, a junior at the University of Oregon. In high school, she participated in a Rotary exchange program. Since then, she’s set her sights on joining the U.S. State Department. This September, she will be interning with The Borgen Project, a U.S....
by Southtowne Rotary | Oct 1, 2020 | Community Awareness, Education, Non-Profit, People and Personalities, Politics
Meet Ibrahim Coulibaly, an advocate for discussing human rights issues and current president of the Eugene Springfield NAACP. Ibrahim grew up in the small, french-speaking country of West Africa. He came to the US for the first time in 2008, where he lived in New York...
