by Rotary Club of Eugene | Sep 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
FROM CLUB PRESIDENT TOM GILMOUR (Retired Admiral USCG) On September 11, 2001 at the direction of the Coast Guard, a group of everyday citizens worked together to accomplish the largest sea evacuation in history. Half a million people were transported in a stretch of...
by Rotary Club of Eugene | Aug 16, 2020 | Uncategorized
We all got a nice message from last weeks (Aug 11) speaker on how much he enjoyed speaking to our club. I have invited all of our speakers to join us early (1200-1215) and to stay late after the “Parting Shot (post 1:15) to be part of our open session, to get...
by Rotary Club of Eugene | Aug 16, 2020 | Uncategorized
Attached is a photo from the first River Pointe Rotary Rendevous and happy hour. Held last Wednesday August 12th in the back yard of Jim Hanks home in the River Pointe community off Ayers road in Eugene. Attending from left; Erik Jorgensen, Mike Ritchey, Tom Gilmour...
by Rotary Club of Eugene | Aug 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
In a recent discussion with Rotarians on the possibility of a vaccine for COVID-19, someone remarked to me “my you are an optimist,” and I’m pretty certain it wasn’t meant as a compliment (even though my remark had some scientific basis). I...
by Rotary Club of Eugene | Aug 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
Check out Stacy Ray talking about ArtSpark effort in this ArtSpark...
by Rotary Club of Eugene | Aug 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
This week I would like to take time to Thank the Program Committee and it’s Co-Chairs Nathan Phillips and Michael Syman-Degler. As a club we owe ALL of the members of Committee a great thank you for providing high quality programs, that are of interest during...
by Rotary Club of Eugene | Aug 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
We will have our first Board of Director’s meeting this next Tuesday afternoon. One of the topics we will review is all of our Committees, the Chairs and their activities. We will be looking for some help in some of the committees and maybe some new chairs or...
by Rotary Club of Eugene | Jul 19, 2020 | Uncategorized
This weeks message is about the 4-way test, and why it is important to Rotarians. I would like to concentrate on rule #2, IS IT FAIR TO ALL CONCERNED? I think it is pretty clear we need to be fair and considerate to all people and their views. All is pretty...
by Rotary Club of Eugene | Jul 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
I know this year was not quite what we expected, but I am still incredibly grateful for having the opportunity to lead the Rotary Club of Eugene. As Tom Gilmour takes on the role of Club President, I hope you will join him make the next year successful as our...
by Rotary Club of Eugene | Jul 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
I want to thank everyone who attended last week’s turnover meeting on Zoom. It was a great tribute to Jennifer and all of the great things she and the club did in spite of these trying times. Jennifer has done a GREAT job with the virtual meetings, even though...
