Medford Rogue Rotary

A nice turnout for the baseball game last Thursday, June 16th. Fellowship, baseball, hot dogs, beverages and great weather, plus a Medford Rogues win over the San Francisco Sea Gulls 6-2., resulted in a perfect night.

“How sweet it is” – Good crew showed up at Cheryl and Bruce’s a week ago to continue making props for Candyland. Strangely enough, the team swore they made 20 huge gumdrops, but final count turned out to be 19. Coincidentally, Eric seemed to have the strangest bluish sugar particles sprinkled in his beard and…

Our guest speaker our club meeting on May 10th was Abby McKee, CEO of the Britt Music and Arts Festival. Abby’s presentation covered her experiences from her first year as CEO, some changes she and her team are considering moving forward, and she highlighted a few performances to look forward to this summer including including…

Welcome Amber Myre! Amber became the newest member of the Medford Rogue Rotary at our last club meeting on Wednesday, May 10th. Amber is the CEO at Living Opportunities Inc. and is sponsored by Debbie Graunke. Please make sure and introduce yourself to Amber and welcome her to the club when you get a chance.…

REMINDER – There is no regular club meeting on Wednesday, 5/17. Instead, please consider bringing your sweet tooth to Cheryl and Bruce’s house to help build props for our Candy Land project. There will be a work party at Cheryl’s house from 4-6pm, at 3825 Larue Dr Medford. We could use 6-8 volunteers. Please RSVP…

  “More fun than humans should be allowed to have” – quote from one of last year’s Pint Rider participants. Just a reminder, our next fellowship event is the Pint Rider on Saturday May 20th at 3:15pm meeting at the Gypsy Blues Bar (111 S Grape St, Medford, OR 97501). Cost is only $25, which…

Woohoo! Great news delivered at today’s meeting, our club won the district award for Best Large Club, and President Ian Foster won the district award for Outstanding President of the Year! Congratulations to Ian and everyone in the club for working together to make a difference in our community and enjoying our fellowship along the…

“All aboard!” – It’s Pint Rider time again rotarians. Mark your calendars, Saturday, May 20th at 3:15 pm. The pint rider seats 14 so you’ll want to “hop” on this opportunity quickly if you want to cure what “ales” you. It’s a sure way to “brew” up some laughs and fellowship! Cost is $25 per…

Great program at today’s club meeting with our speaker, Scott Bandoroff, Ph.D., sharing stories of local Ukranian relief efforts. Dr. Bandoroff is the Chair of Uniting for Ukraine Rogue Valley (UURV), an organization that provides financial and logistical support to host families to reduce their burden. Truly inspirational stories of local individuals, families and organizations…

A few more photos from our bowling fellowship event on April 15th. In the words of Harry Carey, “You can’t beat fun at the old bowling alley” (or a close approximation of that). And from the photo showing a few of the scores, looks like this was not Kellie’s first time bowling as she had…

Our speaker on July 27th will be Sally Buck’s daughter, Abbey. Topic: Rotary International Student Exchange Program https://www.rotary.org/en/our-programs/youth-exchanges   Rotary Youth Exchange Source

St. Vincent de Paul playground structure – Saturday delivered perfect weather for a great fellowship event for an even greater cause. And a HUGE thank you to Scout Troop #5 for coming out and working with our club to help assemble the playground structure at St. Vincent de Paul’s of Medford. These young men worked…

  Meet Julia Funk, one of the stars from Spotlight on Sondheim playing at Camelot through February 5th!www.CamelotTheatre.org [fb_vid id=”5215684295198367″] [ad_2] Source

July 21 5:30-8 p.m. All Rotarian Picnic. Butler Bandshell in Lithia Park. Bring your own food, beverage, blankets or chairs; no alcohol or animals permitted in the park. Friends, family, Rotaract, Interact, RYLA students, all are welcome as we enjoy the Ashland City Band Summer Concert (pre-concert groups perform starting at 6:15 p.m. with the…