Fawnda Shahalami

A $1000 donation was presented to Julian Cordle, VP of the Parks & Recreation Foundation, as a thank you for their partnership with our 2023 Pickleball Fest Tournament held last September. The Parks & Recreation team are awesome to work with and super flexible helping us make this a great experience for all players and…

It’s hard to believe but a year has passed, and Akinori Oka (Aki) is getting ready to go back to him home to Japan.  Aki shared with the Rotary club the wonderful and various adventures he went on while visiting the United States and the many friends he has made.  He had two host families,…

The 4-Way Speech contest was held at the District Conference this past weekend and all three finalists were absolutely awesome making the job of the three judges very difficult. After a long deliberation by the judges, Freddy Saxton, the emcee and President of the Newport Club, announced Madelena Batista, representing our Medford Rogue Rotary Club,…

Please welcome our newest member inducted to our club…. Jessica King, Assistant Executive Director of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Rogue Valley.

District Awards were presented at the Mill Valley Casino, site of this year’s District 5110 Conference. Our club received 5 awards recognizing service in several areas. Gerry Burns was present at the conference and was recognized for his Significant Service to our club for his 39 years of contributions, including 17 years as Treasurer and…

David Stepp with Rogue Camera Guys gave an insightful talk about the progression of video surveillance camera technology in the past couple of decades. The increased camera quality and internet access has launched security options for a variety of situations.  David shared that having security cameras installed result in about 51% reduction in crime in…

On Friday, April 12th, high school athletes gathered at the South Medford High School track to compete in the 24th Bob Newland Classic. This annual track event was specially created for freshman and sophomore athletes to gain their time in the spotlight. Medford Rogue Rotary co-chairs for this event, Kevin Shahalami and Kari May, helped…

On Tuesday, April 23rd, eight students from St. Mary’s High School Interact Club gathered in the gymnasium to assemble 1000 Dental Kits.  These kits will be delivered to Head Start and the Kids Unlimited Academy charter school. Thank you Interact Rotary Advisor Pat Barry for your leadership and service and fellow Rotary members Eric Hodnett,…

On April 1st, 1977, the Medford Rogue Rotary, was organized and held its first meeting one week later. The roster of the original charter consisted of 32 Rotarians. Forty-seven years later, two of the original members are still active members of our club, Jerry Evans and Greg Jones. Congratulations to our club on this anniversary…

Todays program on the Natural Gas Landscape in our region, By NW Gas Association ED Dan Kirschner Some highlights; US is the top producer of natural gas! Natural Gas is used to produce power in electric grid What the public wants? Dependable, eco friendly, cost effective/affordable, etc… A Transition is coming in energy needs and…

Medford Rogue Rotary was the lead club, along with the Jacksonville-Applegate and Reedsport Rotary Clubs, in planning, fund raising, and implanting the installation of 300 water filtration systems in a remote area of Puerto Rico where few people have potable water available in their homes. It was heartwarming to meet the people of the Yabucoa…

44 Rotarians from 7 Clubs attended the Trivia Night yesterday! The Winners are; 1st: Jacksonville Jackrabbits – $150 will go the J’ville Police Dept. (one of the J’ville Clubs projects) 2nd: F for Effort – $100 donated to DPIL 3rd: Our Drinking Team Has a Trivia Problem Event was underwritten by the United Rotary Clubs…

World Immunization Week — 24-30 April — is a perfect opportunity for Rotary clubs to share the incredible progress we’ve made toward eradicating polio. This year features significant anniversaries to celebrate: 10 years since the World Health Organization (WHO) South-East Asia Region was certified free of polio 30 years since the WHO Americas Region was certified…

Our program meeting this week was our annual 4 Way Test Speech Contest. Students from around the valley submit to present in front of our rotary club on a variety of topics filtered through the lens of our 4 Way Test; Is it the truth? Is it fair to all concerned? Will it build goodwill…

Food Intolerance – It’s a Real Thing By Kellie Hill, NTP Many seemingly innocuous symptoms can actually be traced back to food intolerances and/or nutrient deficiencies.  Depression, mood swings, fatigue, cravings, muscle aches, joint pain, dark circles or bags under the eyes, streaks or white spots on fingernails, headaches, insomnia, autoimmune diseases, indigestion, leaky gut, bloating,…