Eugene Rotary Scholarship Foundation - Through this separate non-profit corporation, trustees receive and administer funds and other assets in the interest of scholarships for worthy young people of Eugene to attend local colleges.
The Great Rotary Duck Race - Back in 1988, the incoming presidents of the Eugene/Springfield Rotary Clubs agreed to have a community-wide fundraiser and to make a difference in our communities. The Duck Race idea came from a video at the PETS Seminar and was unanimously adopted by the area Rotary clubs as a fun vehicle to attract and hold public attention and support. The proceeds of the first two races were earmarked for the Community Substance Abuse Consortium. The following years, intervention and prevention of child abuse was the rallying cry. The annual Duck Race in October has become a great event in the area with the involvement of hundreds of Rotarians making it possible.
The Eugene Rotary Club, also known as the Rotary Club of Eugene, Oregon, was organized on January 2, 1923 with 18 charter members. On January 16, 1923, application for a charter was submitted to Rotary International. The roster of proposed charter members consisted of the 18 men present at the January 2nd organizational meeting, plus three others. The club was officially chartered by Rotary International on March 15, 1923. For more than 20 years, the Eugene Rotary Club was the only one in Lane County.
Based on the Object of Rotary, the Four Avenues of Service are Rotary's philosophical cornerstone and the foundation on which club activity is based: