Events

Join us for a party in the park to celebrate Latino culture and heritage in North Clackamas! Come learn about diverse tradi­tions through food, music, arts and crafts, and kids activities. This free, family-friendly community festival is open to all.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10
FROM NOON-4 P.M.
North Clackamas Park
 

VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED TO HELP SUPPORT THIS FUN EVENT.  PLEASE BOOK DIRECTLY WITH NCPRD AT THE LINK BELOW:

https://ncprd.com/fiesta-volunteer

https://youthvillages.org/

Join the Rotary Club of Milwaukie for Happy Hour at Coasters Brew Pub (18650 SE McLoughlin Blvd, Milwaukie, OR 97267) on Wednesday, September 14 from 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM. Bring a friend and the Club will buy their first drink. Appetizers will be provided for everyone. 

Everyone is welcome. You don’t need to be a member to attend. Come, network and learn more about the Rotary Club of Milwaukie. 

We will be gathering outside in the patio area. 

Club members are invited to attend the upcoming Partner Appreciation Event on Thursday, September 15th 5:30pm at the Ainsworth House. 

The Fair will feature activities and events to ensure patrons will visit and stay. Not only will James Recycling be holding a recycling event, but we will also feature food and beverage vendors, local sustainable products, kid-friendly activities, guest speakers, and an educational booth!

We expect over 500 visitors!

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Just look at all the sustainable experiences for you and your family to enjoy!

We are proud to feature our local recycling resources for plastic and styrofoam, James Recycling and Exceed Enterprises.

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Growing Gardens and Master Gardeners will help you discover ways you can grow your own food

with their help and guidance.

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Bob’s Red Mill will have a table with goodies and information to share.

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Waste Free Advocates, Milwaukie Parks Foundation, Milwaukie Environmental Stewards Group and

Gleaners will share information about environmental goals, projects being done, and those already
completed.

The Environmental Learning Center will have activities for kids that will teach them more about the world they live in.

There will be reuse art to buy from Cracked Pots’ Artists: Mary Mosier, Sara Badiah, Ahshanti Jones,
Betsy Soifer and Judy Kunkle.

Elle Cree will be there to sell paint by number kits as well as encourage you to participate in a
community paint by number activity. She will be collecting your old paint pots to recycle as well.
 

Milwaukie’s Art Mob will invite you to join them in an art activity supported by the Scrap Store who
will have a table there as well.

Repair Fair will repair your broken appliances.

A Clothing Swap will let you swap your old clothing for new ones.

Milwaukie Schools are preparing an activity for your family to enjoy.

Sasquatch will greet you while the Making Earth Cool Group will invite you to interact with them to
learn more about the flowers and bees.

Urban Village Designs will be there to help you envision a new livable space in your life.

Rohst Coffee will be there with Okapi reusable cups.

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Naphtali is providing food and drinks.

Breakside Brewery will be there serving beer!​

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Oki Doki

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Mama and Hapa’s

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Utility and Reuse Store

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DJ Horchata will be playing music for you to enjoy!

https://barburlaw.com/

Protecting People and organizations, protecting people and business from Security risks 

Preparing/cooking/packaging meals in "TO GO" containers and distributing to community members in need.

"Adopt-A-Road" clean up of Lake Rd.  All supplies will be provided.  Dress "weather appropriately".

We'll meet at Rowe Middle School Parking lot and disperse from there.

*Kid-Friendly!

Join us at Betty's Home for our Club Halloween Party! Club members are welcome to bring guests.

 Costume Optional

 Food will be provided

 Bring your own drinks
 

Updates for Oregon Impact

Join the Rotary Club of Milwaukie for a Food Truck Social at Milwaukie Floral (3306 SE Lake Rd, Milwaukie, OR 97222) on Thursday, November 17 from 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM. 

Ames Meat Research food truck has a new home in front of Milwaukie Floral. Members and guests can order dinner ahead of time online or in-person on Thursday, November 17. Check out the menu: https://www.amesmeatresearch.com/. Buy your dinner upstairs at Ames Meat Research, then join us downstairs with your dinner. 

Everyone is welcome. You don’t need to be a member to attend. Come to meet new people, enjoy great food, and learn more about the Rotary Club of Milwaukie. 

It's free to register. If you have questions please email alexadallas@gmail.com. See you there! 

The Rotary Club of Milwaukie & Milwaukie Rotary Club Foundation is selling Holiday Wreaths & Hanging Baskets to raise funds supporting our Local Community Service Projects; including LoveOne Milwaukie, Feed the Hungry, NCSD-"Oregon Battle of the Books", Hillside Family Holiday Event & more!

Your help is needed to work our club's booth at the Special Thanksgiving Sunday Farmer's Market on Sunday, November 20th, from 9:00 AM - 1:30 PM.  Volunteers will hand out pre-paid/purchased wreaths & hanging baskets, as well as sell to the general public that is shopping at the Special Thanksgiving Sunday Farmers Market!

There are 2 shifts available, so pick one or both and help our club & spread some holiday cheer!

Bringing Happpiness and Stability to Foster Children Communities

What is BOB and how our local communities work together and how we can all help!

The Rotary Club of Milwaukie is excited to participate in the Clackamas County Peace Officers Benevolent Foundation's annual "Shop With A Cop" event again.  CCPOBF will be helping 200 children from Clackamas County this year. They will be paired with a law enforcement officer to shop. Participants in SWAC have had enforcement contact with police or require assistance for a variety of reasons. Sometimes this may involve an adult family member or older sibling who may have been arrested.

Volunteers are needed to work in the "wrapping room" and will wrap the gifts that each child selects!

This is a fun, family-friendly opportunity to make a great impact in our community & spread some holiday cheer!

The City of Milwaukie's "Umbrella Parade & Holiday Tree Lighting" Event is back and the Rotary Club of Milwaukie is excited to again provide volunteers to pass out hot chocolate & cookies to the parade participants and on-lookers!

This fun, family-friendly holiday event is a great opportunity for help make an impact on our community and spread some holiday cheer!

Join us on Sunday, December 11 at 11:00 AM to celebrate the holidays at Milwaukie Bowl (3056 SE Harrison St, Milwaukie, OR 97222). This is a family friendly event that is open to all Club members, their families and guests.

Bowling (1 game per person), shoes, and food will be provided.

Please bring a White Elephant Gift ($20 and under) to participate in our annual gift exchange.

We will also be collecting gift cards for participants at A Village for One. Gift card examples: Starbucks, Target, Chipotle, etc. The amount loaded on the gift card is up to you. 

We hope to see you there! If you have any questions please email Alexa at alexadallas@gmail.com.

Please join us on Tuesday, January 17 at our regular club meeting when we welcome Sarah Roberts with Oki Doki (okidoki.world). Oki Doki is a small, woman-owned manufacturing company based in Portland that assists financially disadvantaged individuals, who for a variety of reasons are unable to find & keep employment in traditional away-from-home-employment, with the means to produce products from their own homes.

Join us in downtown Milwaukie at Chan's Steakery, in their bar, for a special 'Happy Hour' event on January 19th. Chan's will be hosting Karaoke special for us on this night starting at 7:00PM. Please bring a guest! Even if you don't karaoke come along to cheer on your fellow club members and just have a great time enjoying each other's company. There will be appetizers and the club will purchase guests' first drink. Please RSVP by signing up so we can have a head count for food and to let Chan's know how many to expect. See you all there!

Please join us Tuesday, January 31 at our regular club meeting when we welcome Clackamas County Safe Routes to School Coordinator, Nicole Perry (clackamas.us/engineering/srts). Nicole will provide members & guests with an update on the program here in our community.

Please join us Tuesday, February 7th at our regular club meeting when we welcome Nicole LaRose, Senior Manager of Corporate Partnerships with the United Way (www.unitedway-pdx.org). The United Way's mission is ambitious, yet simple: Improve lives, strengthen communities and advance equity by mobilizing the caring power of people across our region.

Milwaukie/El Puente Battle of the Books Assembly

Please join us Tuesday, February 14th at our regular club meeting when we welcome Nathan Christ, ASPIRE Coordinator with the North Clackamas School District. ASPIRE can help students explore education options, assist with college applications and essays, help meet deadlines, and provide resources for scholarships and financial aid. Nathan will also provide information opportunities for our members & guests can volunteer to help "mentor" students using the ASPIRE resources.

Please join us Tuesday, February 21st at our regular club meeting when we welcome Zach Skiles, a former marine & Iraq veteran, who completed his doctorate in clinical psychology & has been working with veterans for over a decade at VAs & private clinics Zach's remarkable story, featured recently in the November 2022 Rotary magazine (http://www.rotary.org/en/home-war-hard-won-struggle-find-peace) will be highlighted for our members & guests.

Please join us on Tuesday, February 28 at our regular club meeting when we welcome fellow Milwaukie Rotarian, Colleen Rockwell as our featured speaker. Colleen will be presenting to our club on "Supporting the environment & how our club can participate", as well as updating us on her developing local community service project that involves our club's adoption of a Main St. landscaping parklet!

Join us Saturday, March 4th at the Rowe Middle School parking lot for our quarterly clean up of SE Lake Rd. and around the Rowe Middle School & Milwaukie High School campuses.  All tools & equipment will be provided at this family-friendly event. Just dress weather appropriately!

Please sign up at the link provided!

Operation Pollination is an inclusive framework developed by Rotarians to restore Pollinators habitats and to educate people about the importance of pollinators.

https://operationpollination.net/