by Southtowne Rotary | Jun 11, 2015 | International Rotary Programs
Over the last 18 months, Don and Deborah Steely have made three volunteer trips to Kenya and Rwanda, two remarkably different countries. In Kenya, they’ve worked in two orphanges, a women’s prison, and with South Sundanese refugee women. In Rwanda, they are working...
by Southtowne Rotary | Apr 2, 2015 | International Rotary Programs
Our very own Lauren Alexander worked with Dr. Ellen Heinitz on putting together the shipping of both an ambulance and a 40 foot container of hospital supplies and equipment to the Democratic Republic of Congo. When Ellen was in Naturopahtic Medical School in Portland...
by Southtowne Rotary | Apr 2, 2015 | International Rotary Programs
Southtowne has long supported the work of Aid Africa. The late Ken Goyer, a member of Southtowne, directed this effort for years. Below is a blog from one of the staff members of Aid Africa. Hi folks. We’ve completed our first camps. We are tired. We are sore. We know...
by Deanna Rivera | Feb 5, 2015 | International Rotary Programs, People and Personalities, Programs we Support
Cort Vaughan is a Polio survivor. Cort joined the Rotary Club of Greater Bend to help eradicate Polio. He founded the Pints for Polio fundraiser in 2012 to raise money for global Polio eradication and to increase local awareness regarding the need to vaccinate all...
by Southtowne Rotary | Jan 20, 2015 | International Rotary Programs, Programs we Support
Another good year! PeaceHealth continues to be very generous. We get donations from 3 local PeaceHealth hospitals. The recent newspaper and TV didn’t hurt. Several experienced nurses, pharmacists and technicians have contacted me and would like help or are looking for...
by Southtowne Rotary | Jan 14, 2015 | International Rotary Programs, Member News, Programs we Support
KEZI 9 News interviewed one of our very own Rotary members in a video seen here. Lauren Alexander and Southtowne Rotary Club are making it their mission to collect and send medical supplies to places like Africa. One look inside the many warehouses used to store his...
