Store to Door is a Portland nonprofit that supports independent living for Portland area seniors and people with disabilities by providing an affordable, personal, volunteer-based grocery shopping and delivery service. Amanda will talk about how their service works, who can enroll, and how it is supported by over 1400 volunteers each year. Store to Door has been serving the Portland community since 1989 and delivers groceries to approximately 240 homebound seniors and adults with disabilities each week.
Tom will share how the total club experience determines if people will join a Rotary Club, and if they will stay. Using humorous examples of what not to do, Tom will also share how impactful the “right" Rotary Club experience can be.
Kunal Taravade, a professional from the computer chip industry will speak on “De-mystifying Computer Chips”, in which he will tackle questions like “How are computer chips made?”, “What is inside them?”, “How much do they cost?” and more. The speech is about 30min.
January 11 is our chance to join others across the country to Shine a Light on the darkest trade in the world.
We will meet at NE 82nd and Glisan Avenue in the Montavilla Park Community Building (free parking behind the building on 82nd).
Safety vests will be provided that can be worn over warm coats. Please bring appropriate weather gear. We will provide battery operated candles and anti-trafficking signs.
From the Clinic to the Classroom - A Journey in Community-Based Youth Heart Screenings with the Prov
Feb 07, 2019 12:00 PM
We are meeting in the Memorial Coliseum today
Providence Heart Institute (PHI) is pleased to offer, Play Smart –Youth Heart Screenings Program, afree youth heart screenings program that has been extremely successful in screening over 30,000+ youth and identifying 1,400+ students or 5% (to date) for further follow-up and treatment. Young people with undiagnosed heart defects, especially athletes, are susceptible to sudden cardiac arrest. Often there are no advance signs or symptoms and most routine physical exams will not pick up the defects. An electrocardiogram (EKG/ECG) usually is necessary to uncover signs of heart irregularities, something normally not done in “well-child” checks or even some sports physicals. In an effort to protect the hearts of area middle and high school students, Play Smartoffers free painless, noninvasiveheart-health checks to youth aged 12-18.
The Creation of Sustainable Transit in the Portland Metropolitan Region
Feb 14, 2019 12:00 PM
This lays out the environmental challenge the region faced in the 1960's and how TriMet's creation and evolution of community engagement have shaped the region and created a renewing process of community building. "We shape our buildings, and they after shape us"- Winston Churchill
Elders in Action is the voice for older adults in the Portland Metro area. We amplify the voices and concerns of older adults through volunteer opportunities, education and advocacy. We advocate for change in the areas of housing, elder abuse and exploitation, isolation and access to services.
Combining information from the US Department of Justice, and State/County Departments of Human Services, supplemented by relevant peer reviewed studies, Elders in Action has developed presentation materials to raise awareness of Elder abuse and neglect in our community.
This presentation will provide vital information that will help all of us:
1. Listen to older adults
2. Look for signs of abuse or neglect
3. Act when abuse is suspected
Substantive progress to reduce elder abuse and neglect is only possible with increased awareness on everyone’s part, combined with the commitment to involve the appropriate help resources to respond. This presentation will give you more information and tools to make that commitment.
Bikers Against Child Abuse, Inc. (B.A.C.A.) exists with the intent to create a safer environment for abused children. We exist as a body of Bikers to empower children to not feel afraid of the world in which they live. We stand ready to lend support to our wounded friends by involving them with an established, united organization. We work in conjunction with local and state officials who are already in place to protect children. We desire to send a clear message to all involved with the abused child that this child is part of our organization, and that we are prepared to lend our physical and emotional support to them by affiliation, and our physical presence. We stand at the ready to shield these children from further abuse. We do not condone the use of violence or physical force in any manner, however, if circumstances arise such that we are the only obstacle preventing a child from further abuse, we stand ready to be that obstacle.
District Training Assembly is an annual symposium where members from across NW Oregon and SW Washington gather to prepare for the Rotary year that begins July 1. DTA provides training for Presidnets-Elect, Club Officers, Board Members and Comittee Chairs and provides a wealth of information for every club member with some classes designed specifically for new members. DTA offers something for everyone, with roughly 50 different classes spread throughout the day. If you want to learn more about Rotary and the programs of District 5100, DTA is where you'll find the information you seek and help you take your club to new levels.
Having lived with my grandparents when I was young, there was never a word spoken about my grandfather's time spent in WWI. When his daughter, my Aunt Lucy, died in 2011, she left me all of my grandfather's things. I found a journal that he had kept during 1918/19. It was written in Swedish and eventually I sent it to Elin Ohlsson, a Rotary Exchange student from Sweden who spent 1996 with our club, and she and her father translated his journal for me. His story is heart wrenching and will let you imagine what it was like on the front line with the 77th Division from August 7, 1918 through November 11, 1918; three months in the Argonne Forrest in France under horrific conditions. Using his journal, Sharon Starr and I followed his footsteps across France in 2016. It was so emotional for me that I couldn't share this program before now.
This is the Rebuilding Together preparation day, 1 week before the work day. Tasks include some interior painting prep and yardwork to be done to prepare for the work day the next week.
The story of the creation of a state-wide initiative which is guided by the principle that together Oregon citizens can create livable communities inspired by, and responsive to, Oregon’s natural beauty. Architect Bob Hastings is exploring how design and design-thinking can promote economic prosperity, environmental health and social cohesion throughout the state. In collaboration with the Architecture Foundation of Oregon, and the University of Oregon's Resource Assistance for Rural Environments (RARE), we've created a comprehensive program using design thinking brings community leaders to create and map out tangible opportunities for their communities.
Topics will include business entity formation and types, contracts in general, client service agreements, protecting your intellectual property, rental space agreements, and general thoughts on liability preclusion. He will touch upon each subject briefly and get in and out. Be ready to take notes on further questions you may have that go more in depth. He's a fun attorney who treats law as a conversation with you not at you so come ready to listen and laugh.
Better Angles - Meeting in the Weyerhauser Room in the Memorial Coliseum
May 09, 2019 12:00 PM
The United States is disuniting. The last presidential election only made clear what many have feared — that we’re becoming two Americas, each angry with the other, and neither trusting the other’s basic humanity and good intentions. Today Americans increasingly view their political opponents not only as misguided, but also as bad people whose ways of thinking are both dangerous and incomprehensible. This degree of civic rancor threatens our democracy.
Our Mission
Launched in 2016, Better Angels is a bipartisan citizens’ movement to unify our divided nation. By bringing red and blue Americans together into a working alliance, we’re building new ways to talk to one another, participate together in public life, and influence the direction of the nation.
Our Pledge
As individuals, try to understand the other side’s point of view, even if we don’t agree with it.
In our communities, engage those we disagree with, looking for common ground and ways to work together.
In politics, support leaders and policies aiming to bring us together rather than divide us.
Our Rule
We are reds and blues together in approximately equal numbers; and we are upscale and working class, and of different colors, such that our organization looks like the country we seek to serve.
Our Strategy
Invent a community workshop that successfully helps reds and blues rebuild trust.
With partners, scale the workshops to reach a critical mass of Americans.
Create from the workshops ongoing red-blue alliances to continue the work.
Leaders meet together annually to support each other and determine national priorities.
Red and blue thought leaders work together to argue in new ways and make new arguments for depolarization.
Within a decade, create a citizen’s movement strong and smart enough to influence policy makers and cultural norms.