BEAVERTON, Ore. — From building cooking stoves in Central America to providing essentials and laundry service in Milwaukie, Rotarians in Rotary District 5100 are making a difference for people around the world this November.
Members of three District 5100 clubs are opening the month in Guatemala, building and maintaining safe stoves for cooking in partnership with StoveTeam International. Led by the Rotary Club of White Salmon-Bingen, Rotarians from the Portland New Generations and West Salem clubs have also joined the cause, which helps replace open-fire cooking stoves and reduces health risks for women and children.
Meanwhile, the Rotary Club of Milwaukie continues its partnership with LoveOne Milwaukie to help distribute essentials to local residents in need and provide laundry services for those who normally do not have access to laundry facilities. The effort is part of a longtime partnership between the club and LoveOne.
The Vancouver Rotary Club will pay tribute to the area’s veterans with a special lunch event on Monday, Nov. 10. The Rotary Club of Lake Oswego has several projects planned for November, including two dictionary distribution projects and work with Lake Oswego’s Meals on Wheels program.
Information on these events and projects are provided by the sponsoring Rotary clubs taking part. For more information, please contact the individual listed with each event.
Oct. 30 to Nov. 9 | White Salmon-Bingen, Portland New Generations & West Salem Rotary Clubs Guatemala Woodstove International Service Project
Led by the Rotary Club of White Salmon-Bingen, six District 5100 Rotarians have traveled to Guatemala as part of multiclub effort to improve conditions for Indigenous families that use open-fire cooking, which place women and children at risk for respiratory disease and burns, In partnership with StoveTeam International, 70 Justa stoves have been built as part of this project, and four more stoves will be constructed on this trip with the help of the visiting Rotarians. This project is funded in part by a $5,000 District 5100 grant.
Location: Nuevo Palmar & Nuevo San Carlos, Retalhuleu, Guatemala
Club Contact: Tammy Kaufman, 509-637-3340, [email protected]
Wed., Nov. 5 & Fri., Nov. 14 | Rotary Club of Lake Oswego
Dictionary Project
As part of its longstanding partnership with the Dictionary Project, members of the Rotary Club of Lake Oswego will give dictionaries to third-grade students at two local schools. The first event will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 12:30 p.m., for students at the Palisades World Language Immersion School. The second event will be for students at Westridge Elementary School on Friday, Nov. 14, at 2 p.m. The Rotary Club of Lake Oswego has provided 7,800 dictionaries to local students since first partnering with the Dictionary Project in 2007.
Location: Nov. 5: Palisades World Language Immersion Schools, 1500 Greentree Ave., Lake Oswego, OR 97034
Nov. 14: Westside Elementary School, 3400 Royce Way, Lake Oswego, OR 97034
Club Contact: Linda Brown, 503-789-2939, [email protected]
Mon., Nov. 10 | Noon | Vancouver Rotary
Veteran’s Day Luncheon
Vancouver Rotary will honor local veterans with a special luncheon during the club’s weekly meeting on Monday, Nov. 10. Patrick Locke, a three-time Purple Heart recipient, veteran of the Vietnam War and station chief of Vancouver’s 40 et 8 military honor society, will be the featured speaker. An honor guard from the Veterans of Foreign Wars will present the colors while Rey Reynolds will perform The Star-Spangled Banner and God Bless the USA. Lunch is provided for all veterans in attendance. Other members of the public are welcome to attend with a lunch cost of $26.
Location: AC Marriott, 333 W. Columbia Way, Vancouver, WA 98660
Club Contact: Spencer Savage, 360-281-5005, [email protected]
Fri., Nov. 14 | 11 a.m. | Rotary Club of Lake Oswego
Meals On Wheels Project
Members of the Rotary Club of Lake Oswego will help deliver meals with the city’s Meals On Wheels program. The national program helps provide meals to seniors facing food insecurity.
Location: Lake Oswego Adult Community Center, 505 G Ave., Lake Oswego, OR 97034
Club Contact: Sam Kress, 503-481-8532, [email protected]
Wed., Nov. 19 | 5:45 p.m. | Rotary Club of Milwaukie
LoveOne
The Rotary Club of Milwaukie and LoveOne Milwaukie join forces again for their Milwaukie South service event. LoveOne Milwaukie provides monthly laundry service, food, toiletries and social services to local residents. Club members will volunteer to hand out food, toiletries, and other supplies, and monitor and manage laundry services. This outreach is partially funded by a $2,500 District 5100 Matching Grant.
Location: QED Laundry, 18020 SE McLaughlin Blvd, Milwaukie, OR 97267
Club Contact: Joel Bergman, 503-869-6530, [email protected]
Sun., Nov. 23 | 9 a.m. | Rotary Club of Milwaukie
Farmers Market Wreath Sale
The Rotary Club of Milwaukie Foundation will be selling wreaths at a special Thanksgiving edition of the Milwaukie Farmers Market from 9 a.m. to noon. A 22-inch wreath runs $35 and a 34-inch wreath costs $55. Proceeds from the sales benefit the Rotary Club of Milwaukie’s local community service partners, including LoveOne Milwaukie, North Clackamas School District’s “Battle of the Books,” Feed the Hungry, Hillside Family Holiday Event, and more.
Location: Milwaukie Farmers Market, 10723 SE Main St., Milwaukie, OR 97222
Club Contact: Whitney Eikmeier, 503-915-9635, [email protected]
ABOUT ROTARY DISTRICT 5100
With 62 clubs and more than 2,100 members across northern Oregon and southwest Washington, Rotary District 5100 is a forward-thinking, Service Above Self organization. District 5100 clubs are where Rotarians in communities across the region turn everyday actions into meaningful change – both locally and globally – while forging strong connections and friendships. Learn more at www.rotarydistrict5100.org.