George Prokop
Club Program 01/24/2024 – Congressman Cliff Bentz
We had a great turnout of club members on Wednesday, 1/24, for our featured speaker, Congressman Cliff Bentz. The Congressman was introduced by club member Bob Wise. Congressman Bentz’s presentation included; an overview of the size/geographical coverage of his district, a glimpse into his schedule and travel between Oregon and Washington D.C, a look at…
Tiny House Service Project – The Crossings
The Tiny House Service Project, led by Rick Clark, was completed on time to meet the January 10th due date for opening of The Crossings development. Thanks to Rotary club members and others, the last 5% of the work required to complete the 12 units was finished the weekend of January 5-7th The phrase “it…
Welcome New Members
Today we welcome Randy Sparacino and David Sommers as new club members. Randy is the current Medford City Mayor and was also the presenter at our club program on May 31, 2023. The program included Randy sharing his his journey to becoming mayor and updates on current events in Medford. David is the Publisher and…
Rogue Credit Union Community Complex (“Rogue X”) tour – 011724
On Thursday, January 17th, our club had the opportunity to tour the recently opened Rogue Credit Union Community Complex (“Rogue X”). Just under 40 club members, plus a handful of significant others, took advantage of this opportunity to tour the facility and learn more about the great programs that are already underway and being enjoyed…
Annual Holiday Party (12/13/23)
HO HO HOly cow! Another great Christmas party organized by our fellowship committee. The event held at Centennial Golf Pavilion was a smashing success with great food and a perfect opportunity for everyone to enjoy each others’ company and celebrate the holidays together. The entertainment provided a perfect back drop to the event. The Hersey…
Rogue Access Power Pack 12/15
The Christmas spirit was alive and well with the volunteer crew for Rogue Power Pack on Friday, 12/15. The team filled ~550 bags of food for students wrapping up the effort for 2023. Packing will resume again on Friday, January 5th, corresponding to school being back in session. The pack is usually completed in less…
Annual Peanut Butter Project
Great turnout of volunteers on Tuesday, 12/12, to help with the packaging of food for our annual Peanut Butter Project. Fifteen Rotarians from our club and three significant others met at Kids Unlimited and filled just over 600 bags of food in under 2 hours. Additional volunteers assisted the day before to purchase the food.…
Club Program 12/06/23 – Strategic Planning
Building on the survey members completed earlier this year, at our club meeting last Wednesday the strategic planning committee led our club through an exercise to further explore key areas of interest. Discussions were held in eight small groups (+ a separate Zoom group), each with a designated facilitator, to gain additional insights on the…
Welcome our newest club member, Angela Durant
At Wednesday’s (12/6) club meeting, Angela Durant was formally inducted by President Kellie Hill as the newest member of the Medford Rogue Rotary. Angela is the Executive Director of the Gordon Elwood Foundation and was sponsored by Mike Heverly. Make sure to say hello, introduce yourself, and welcome Angela to the club.
Volunteers restock the Rotary Tiger Den at Innovation Academy
Rotarians chipped in to organize and refresh the items available to students at the Rotary Tiger Den at Innovation Academy. The Rotary Tiger Den offers a variety of food items, school supplies and an assortment of new and used clothing for students. Volunteers reorganized the clothing display to better fit the change in temperature and…