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We have a full slate of programs this winter. We hope you’ll join us.
Jan. 22 – Mike Eyster, Board President of Lane Transit District
Jan. 29 – Tim Doll, Eugene Airport manager
Feb. 5 – Kim Bryson-Chamley, Coordinator for UNICEF’s The Tap Project (clean water program)
Feb. 12 – Derek Brandow, Director of YottaByte
Feb. 19 – Kate Wilson-Hamaker, Director of Green Lane
Feb. 26 – Heather Brule, LEAD Teen Program
March 5 – Caroline Cummings, Willamette Angel Conference
March 12 – Chris Orsinger, Friends of Buford Park and Mt. Pisgah
This year local animal organizations are shooting for a goal of finding homes for 250 homeless animals through the month of December! They will be at Johnson Brothers Greenhousesin Coburg throughout the month with lots of adoptable animals every Saturday and Sunday from 11-3.
Animal groups that are participating this year include:
- Save the Pets
- West Coast Dog and Cat Rescue
- Luv-A-Bull (pit bull rescue)
- Roxie’s Chihuahuas
- Goldenbond (golden retriever rescue)
- Greyhound Pets of America
- Willamette Animal Guild
- Stop Pet Overpopulation Today
- F.E.T.C.H (friends eager to come help- therapy dog group)
- Pro-Bono
In addition there will be other local charities such as
- CASA
- The Heart Gallery
- Food for Lane County
- The Relief Nursery
Johnson Brothers will be the one stop for holiday charitable giving this year!
You can also attend seminars and classes through out the month:
- 12/6/08 1-1:30 FETCH will be doing a “What is a therapy dog” class and then 1:30-2:00 they will be discussing “How to become a registered therapy dog team” FREE
- 12/13/08 11-3 there will be a microchip clinic held for the public to bring in their pets to have a licensed DVM implant a chip for just $20 (fundraiser for non-profits)
- 12/20/08 11-3 Santa Paws- pets can have their photos taken with Santa claws (fundraiser for non-profits) $5 donation for each print
- 12/27/08 1-2 seminar on feral cats and TNR (trap, neuter, release) FREE
Talk to Nicole if you can help distribute to 3rd grade classes in our service area.
Saturday the 25th, Distict 5110 gathers at my alma mater, Cottage Grove High School*, for The Rotary Foundation and World Community Service meetings.
Get more info here.
*This building was built after I graduated. I attended in the old building, which apparently has been wiped off the face of the earth. I can’t find a single photo of it online!
Throughout October, visit Northern Lights Christmas Tree Farm in Pleasant Hill for Colonial Harvest Days.
Celebrate the harvest season with a unique fall experience in Lane County, Oregon. Fun for the entire family at Northern Lights Christmas Tree Farm. The tenth annual Colonial Harvest Days begins October 1st and continues through the month. Field Trips are scheduled during the week and the public is invited on weekends, 10:00 – 5:00 on Saturdays and 12:00 – 5:00 on Sundays. There will be live music and face painting each weekend from 12:00 – 4:00 . Pie eating contest begins at 2:00.
Photo by Richard Lawrence. You can read the backstory of this people’s choice winner here.
Visit the UO Museum of Natural and Cultural History for free all weekend when the Oregon Ducks play a home football game. Learn about Oregon’s vast history in “Oregon – Where Past is Present” and explore the cultural significance of shoes in “Walk a Mile In These Shoes – The Stories They Tell” and “If The Shoe Fits – Kids Contemplate Shoes.”
Kiritimati – formerly the Christmas Islands – celebrated the charter of its first Rotary club in August.
© Dominic Arizona Bonuccelli
The 35-member club, along with guest Rotarians from District 9920 and the United States, held its first official club meeting on 23 August, the kickoff to the weeklong festivities. As part of the week’s programming, Kiritimati club members visited schools and hospitals to assess potential projects.
Participating in the activities were members of the Rotary Club of Commerce City, Colorado, USA, who led multiple World Community Service (WCS) projects on Kiritimati and were instrumental in introducing Rotary to the islands.
Download the August 1 District 5110 Bulletin here.
