Member News
Stay up-to-date on everything happening in and around Eugene Southtowne Rotary Club.
Officer and Board Elections are Coming Soon
We are working on our election process for the 2025-2026 Rotary Year. According to our handbook, we are supposed to have our slate of candidates ready to vote upon by early December. If you want to run for the board (which will also include heading a committee), please let us know soon. You can also nominate someone for these roles.
We are looking for the following for the upcoming Rotary Year, which starts July 1st, 2026:
- Local Services Director (oversees Local Service Projects)
- Resource Director (oversees the administration of our various committees).
For questions, email:
Patric – patricjmiller@gmail.com
Sylvia – rotary.sylvia2526@gmail.com
Karen – jkfretwell@comcast.net
Travis – travismisfeldt@zoho.com
Thanks for stepping up to Southtowne Leadership!
Fundraising Report – December 2, 2025
New Fundraising Ideas in the Works:
1) Golf Ball Drop – You’ve already heard about this event, as soon as we tackle down a venue for the event we will start getting company sponsorships. Still planning on springtime.
2) Ornament Sale – Sell rare, irreplaceable glass ornaments this holiday season. We have an incredible opportunity to profit from the sale of one-of-a-kind blown glass ornaments. These ornaments were gifted to Southtowne Rotary through past-president Glen Brigham.
Beginning in 1950, Hal shaped each ornament, bell, and crystal treasure by hand using the ancient tradition of free off-hand method—no molds, no duplicates, every piece truly one-of-a-kind.
With Hal’s passing nearly a decade ago, only a limited number of his creations remain. These rare ornaments are among the last examples of his lifetime of craftsmanship—unique, irreplaceable, and cherished by collectors of fine Northwest art.
3 ) Garage Sale – We are looking at the idea of having a garage sale, as it appears that many of us have good stuff to sell. Ideally, we need a parking lot in a good location where we can set-up tables under our Rotary canopies and sell the lot!
Do you have any fundraising ideas? I’d like to hear them!
Grace Widdicombe(grace@gratefulnuts.com) – Resource Director
Jocelyn Bonner – “The Biohistory of Feminism – How Evolution Gives Us Women Who Shape Our Cultures”
Among Jocelyn Bonner’s many hats she wears in the world, we now celebrate that she is an editor for academic literature. Her latest is “The Biohistory of Feminism – How Evolution Gives Us Women Who Shape Our Cultures” by Carol Blakney and Abel Alves. Edited by Jocelyn Bonner and Sneha Chavali.
This book is due to be published in February 2026. The intended audience is universities.
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