Events

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 (www.rotary.org/en/home-war-hard-won-struggle-find-peace) will be highlighted for our members & guests.

Join us at our next Rotary Club Social at Arrivederci Wine & Jazz. Light appetizers will be provided, and you are welcome to buy other food and drinks. As always, bring a guest and we'll buy their first beverage. Visitors and guests are always welcome to join in our club socials!

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/

Please join us Tuesday, March 14th when we welcome City of Milwaukie Mayor, Lisa Batey to present to our club. Lisa will update our members & guests on current issues and what goals the city is looking ahead to.

Join us for a fun morning of removing non-native plants then adding native plants to the area.

Bee's, Butterflies, Lady Bugs, and other pollinators will love us for this work!!!

John Wentworth is the Clackamas County District Attorney (DA), and joined the office in 1999 after a four-year tenure as a deputy district attorney in Coos County. A Clackamas High School graduate, John is proud to call Clackamas County home again.  John will discuss what the DA's office is doing to address current criminal justice issues & homelessness in our county.

No meeting this week

Friends and Neighbors – The Magic of Rotary: A Joint Club & District Celebration

Spring 2023

Kennewick, WA

Join us in Kennewick, Washington for the “Friends and Neighbors: The Magic of Rotary” Club and District Celebration being held jointly with our friends in District 5080. 

The weekend will start with a Peace Summit on Thursday, May 18th, and continue through Sunday, May 21st, with inspirational speakers, Club and District  Recognition and Awards, highlights on club projects, breakout sessions to explore and learn more about relevant topics, and lots of opportunities to make new friendships and enjoy fellowship with Rotarians from Oregon, Washington, and Canada. 

Happy Independence Day!