by Nicole Maslan | Jun 20, 2020 | Fundraising, Health and Wellness, Local Rotary Programs, Volunteer Opportunities
Expanding Southtowne Rotary’s Food Boxes Program Camille Ronzio says that when the pandemic hit, Southtowne Rotary already had the food, the resources, and the delivery people signed up to help. So, they decided to make a go of it. For their monthly Food Boxes...
by Nicole Maslan | Jun 14, 2020 | Community Awareness, Education, Health and Wellness, Non-Profit, Programs we Support, Volunteer Opportunities
Think of Kindness, Act with Kindness It’s proven that if you’re thinking about kindness, you become a kinder person. That is what the Spreading Kindness Campaign is based on. Spreading Kindness to the Unhoused Recently, the Spreading Kindness Campaign has...
by Southtowne Rotary | May 15, 2020 | Volunteer Opportunities
“Thank you for the wonderful food box. I want you to know that Jenny, my 15 year old, cried when she helped put everything away. She is the cook in the family and was telling me how she could use different ideas to make dinner.” For years, Southtowne...
by Deanna Rivera | Feb 27, 2020 | Community Awareness, Health and Wellness, Non-Profit, Volunteer Opportunities
HIV Alliance provides care to those living with HIV/AIDS and helps prevent new HIV infections. 1 in 7 people live with HIV today. And there were over 37,000 new diagnoses in 2018. 6/10 Oregonians have never been tested for HIV. They serve 32 counties in Oregon and...
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:...
by Deanna Rivera | Sep 27, 2018 | Community Awareness, Education, Local Rotary Programs, Non-Profit, Volunteer Opportunities
Soon to be a new project for Southtowne Rotary, ECCO is an alternative high school located at LCC. It was established for students who need a different learning environment because of homelessness, extreme poverty, trauma, pregnancy/teen parenting, etc. Most kids are...
