Speaker: Duane Younger, Medical Teams International

Al Kader Shrine Center 25100 SW Parkway Ave, Wilsonville, OR, United States

Medical Teams International:  Who They Are and What They Do.  Mr. Duane Younger, himself a volunteer with Medical Teams International, will explain what the organization is and what types of things it involves itself in around the world. Typically, those are natural disasters, conflicts, and responses to extreme poverty.  Mr. Younger will discuss some of […]

Speaker: Heidi Steward, Coffee Creek Correctional Facility

Al Kader Shrine Center 25100 SW Parkway Ave, Wilsonville, OR, United States

Through A Child’s Eyes:  Does It Work?  Why Does Wilsonville Rotary Support It?   Heidi Steward, Superintendent, Coffee Creek Correctional Facility. Heidi Steward has been with the Dept. of Corrections for 18 years. Previous to coming to CCCF, she was administrator of the Government Efficiencies and Communications Office. Coffee Creek Correctional Facility is a 1,672-bed […]

Club Assembly, Student Recognition, and Classification Talks.

Al Kader Shrine Center 25100 SW Parkway Ave, Wilsonville, OR, United States

Our meeting will be a Club Assembly, where we take care of club training and business. This will include classification talks, which are an opportunity for members to talk about themselves and their professions, and tell their personal stories.  

Oregon Forest Facts – An Update

Al Kader Shrine Center 25100 SW Parkway Ave, Wilsonville, OR, United States

Oregonʼs forests are vast — and so too are the issues and challenges that impact their continued health and productivity. In 1991, the Oregon Legislature created the Oregon Forest Resources Institute (OFRI) to enhance collaboration among forest scientists, public agencies, community organizations, conservation groups and forest landowners; to provide objective information about responsible forest management; […]

Speaker:Robin Horn, District 5100 Coordinator

Al Kader Shrine Center 25100 SW Parkway Ave, Wilsonville, OR, United States

This will be an opportunity for club members, particularly newer members, to learn about Rotary’s student exchange program, what is entails and what it costs, and to discuss whether the Wilsonville club might want to consider participating in the program during the 2016-17 Rotary year.

Speaker:Rick Thompson, President of the Lower Columbia Chapter – Ice Age Floods Institute

Al Kader Shrine Center 25100 SW Parkway Ave, Wilsonville, OR, United States

The Glacial Missoula Floods And Their Effect On Our Backyard. A native Oregonian, Mr. Thompson loves to share the beauty and natural history of the great Northwest. Being intrigued by the land formations, huge boulders and glacial erratics in this area he embarked on a 20-year study of the effects in NW Oregon and SW […]

Club Assembly: Reports, classification talks, and student recognition.

Al Kader Shrine Center 25100 SW Parkway Ave, Wilsonville, OR, United States

Our meeting will be a Club Assembly, where we take care of club training and business. This will include classification talks, which are an opportunity for members to talk about themselves and their professions, and tell their personal stories.  

Speaker: Chris Neamtzu, Planning Director, City of Wilsonville, OR

Al Kader Shrine Center 25100 SW Parkway Ave, Wilsonville, OR, United States

Topic:  What (Kind of Development) We Can Expect In the Frog Pond Area. Chris will tell us what will be happening in the Frog Pond area in northeast Wilsonville.  

Speaker: Bruce Bennett, owner of Aurora Aviation.

Al Kader Shrine Center 25100 SW Parkway Ave, Wilsonville, OR, United States

Topic:  Why The Tower Will Be Good For Wilsonville. Bruce had his first lesson at Aurora Aviation in 1975 while working during high school summer vacation as “line-service” aircraft re-fueler. […]

Speaker: Steve Cook, Chair of Mecop

Al Kader Shrine Center 25100 SW Parkway Ave, Wilsonville, OR, United States

Topic:  What Is MECOP (the Multiple Engineering Cooperative Program with OSU, OIT, PSU, and the University of Portland) and Why Is It Successful? Mr. Cook has been with CH2M Hill […]