George Prokop
Foundation awards 16 scholarships to graduating seniors
This year marks the Medford Rogue Rotary Foundation’s 41st CONSECUTIVE year of awarding scholarships. Over the life of the program the Foundation has granted $3 Million in scholarship awards providing 480 students with up to 4 years of scholarship assistance. During the ’24-’25 academic year, there will be 44 students receiving $175,000 in financial assistance…
A busy weekend for Aki
June 1st and 2nd was a busy weekend for Aki. On Saturday, our exchange student, Akinouri “Aki” Oka, celebrated his graduation from South Medford High School. Oregon delivered beautiful weather for this memorable event. Congratulations Aki! But Aki didn’t have much time to savor that achievement as the very next day Aki was busy preparing…
REMINDER – Medford Rogue Rotary Annual Foundation Meeting
The club meeting this week, on June 12th, will be the annual meeting of the Medford Rogue Rotary Foundation. Our newest set of college scholarship recipients will be introduced and information on the foundation and its financial status will be shared. Four club members have been nominated to serve three-year terms on the foundation’s board…
Club Meeting-May 29 Public Safety Building Update
Jackson County Sheriff Nate Sickler was our guest speaker last Wednesday providing an update on the Public Safety Building. Sherriff Sickler was introduced by past-president Ian Foster. The existing building opened in 1981 and is over 40 years old. The current cap on occupancy is 300 beds at night. In 2019 a DLR assessment estimated…
Medford Rogue Rotary Annual Foundation Meeting
The club meeting on June 12th will be the annual meeting of the Medford Rogue Rotary Foundation. Our newest set of college scholarship recipients will be introduced and information on the foundation and its financial status will be shared. Four club members have been nominated to serve three-year terms on the foundation’s board of trustees.…
Dunbar Farms Fellowship Event
Thanks to the effort of our Fellowship Committee, sixteen Medford Rogue Rotarians along with nine guests enjoyed the beautiful weather and surroundings at Dunbar Farms last Thursday. The beverages and food were excellent, and were accompanied by great live Irish music played by fourteen musicians. Another awesome fellowship event. In the words of Pat…
Innovation Academy – “Thank you for the snacks!”
The club received a Thank You card from the students at Innovation Academy for the recent donation of snacks to the Tiger Den. The Tiger Den provides access to school supplies, clothing, healthcare products and various food items. Snacks are apparently a favorite!
New Member Monday!
Please welcome the newest member inducted to our club…. Tisha Oehman, Chief Operating Officer of Paradux Media Group. Tisha has been a Rotarian since 2009 and is joining us from the Medford Rotary Club. Welcome Tisha!
District Conference Overview
The District Conference held May 3rd-5th in Coos Bay featured some great Keynote Speakers. Friday’s speakers included RI President’s Representative Margaret Walton. Ms. Walton stressed the importance of ensuring that our clubs appear as “irresistible” to new members. Amy Wolff, founder of the Don’t Give Up Movement, was the evening Keynote Speaker on Saturday evening…
Another successful blood drive!
A huge shout out to the 19 folks who showed up to donate blood to the American Red Cross last Thursday, May 9th. Donations included 5 power red donations. And thank you to to our blood donation co-chairs, Eric Adams and Jeff Cool, for organizing another successful quarterly blood drive.