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Chartered February 23, 1924
We meet Wednesdays
@ 12:15 pm
Wild River Publick House,
533 NE F Street,
Grants Pass, Oregon, USA. 

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About Rotary

The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster:

FIRST. The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service;

SECOND. High ethical standards in business and professions, the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations, and the dignifying of each Rotarian's occupation as an opportunity to serve society;

THIRD. The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian's personal, business, and community life;

FOURTH. The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.

Announcements & Calendar
(updated 3/11/08)

District 5110 Weekly eNews
What's new in District 5110
04/15/08 @Illinois Valley: Vocationals
04/15/08 Board Meeting: 7pm GP Chamber
04/16/08 Meeting Program: Bobbi Kidder Drug Court’s Performing Troupe
04/17/08 @ Rogue Gateway: TBA
04/19/08 @ Greater Grants Pass: TBA
04/22/08 @Illinois Valley: TBA
04/23/08 Meeting Program: Vocationals
04/24/08 @ Rogue Gateway: TBA
04/25/08 @ Greater Grants Pass: TBA
04/29/08 @Illinois Valley: TBA
04/30/08 Meeting Program: 4 Way Speech Contest - Finalists from all 4 High Schools
05/01/08 @ Rogue Gateway: TBA
05/04/08 @ Greater Grants Pass: TBA
05/07/08 Meeting Program: Suicide Prevention

Our 2007 - 2008 Club Officers & Directors

President
Officers
Board of Directors

 

Carl Wilson

President-Elect:
Hyla Lipson

Vice President:
Fred Borngasser

Secretary:
Fred Murschall

Treasurer:
Ann Woolsey

Historian:
George Bock Jr.

Past President:
Buck Baker


Kay Brashears

Lowell Gibson

Keith Heck

Chris Matthews

Ken Northrup

Amy Wilson

Board Meetings are held at 7:00 pm, the third Tuesday of the month at Grants Pass Chamber of Commerce building, 1995 NW Vine St., Grants Pass.

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2007 - 2008 Committee Chairs
VOCATIONAL SERVICE  
     Directory Ray Lake
     Sargant-At-Arms Al Francis
     Historian George Bock Jr.
     Public Relations Gene Napier
CLUB SERVICE  
     Membership & Rotary Information Marty Bauer
     Youth & Family  
     Super Supporters  
     Illinois Valley Rotary Nelson Mailer
     Program Jeff Sigel
     Scholarships Randy Hagerman
     RI Foundation Cliff Kuhlman
     Club Bulletin (COGS) Phil Hart , Hyla Lipson
     Fellowship Kay Brashers
COMMUNITY SERVICE  
     Duck Race Bill Thorp
     Hospitality Debbie Cantiello
     RYLA/Interact Matt Richardson
     Park Development John Reinhart
     Rotary Track Meet Dick Hanlin & John Chmelir
     Student Exchange Drift Trip Marty Bauer (acting)
     Community Service Fred Borngasser
     ICO, Web Page Bob Hodgson
     Wellness Wagon Judy Hill & Susan Scheufele
     Student of the Year Chris Freedman
INTERNATIONAL SERVICE  
     Group Study Exchange Georgette Brown
     Rotary Youth Exchange Ann Bauer
     World Community Service Jill Gleysteen
     Polio Plus Dan Guevara

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Rogue Gateway Website

Greater Grants Pass Rotary Website

 

 

Projects & Activities




The fifth annual (2007) Grants Pass Rotary Clubs Rogue Duck Derby has now come to a close as the race was held September 22nd. This year 15,526 ducks, the most ever, were launched at the start. Click to see the Winners. The City & County High School Athletic programs will be the beneficiaries of the event as matching grants. All monies wil be used make Athletics infrastructure improvements at the 4 area high schools, Grants Pass High School, North Valley High School, Hidden Valley High School and Illinois Valley High School. Although this years checks have not been presented yet, the total is expected to exceed the $102,000 which was donated last year.

The first annual (2003) Grants Pass Rotary Clubs Rogue Duck Derby was a "quacking" success!! 13,999 Ducks were dumped into the river, raising over $120,000 towards the completion of Morrison Centennial Park!

Nik O'Hara - Highland Elementary

Every year, the Rotary Club of Grants Pass recognizes a Student of the Year at each local Elementary and Middle School. Check out the winners for 2008!

 

 

The Reinhart Volunteer Park in Grants Pass, Oregon, was the brain child of Rotarian, John Reinhart, when the old American Legion baseball park was removed due to roadway construction. Grants Pass Rotary started by donating $10,000 to get the project off the ground. During the past ten years EVERY sports organization, service club, plus many, many business owners and private citizens have donated not only their money but time and effort to make the 57 acre Riverside West All Sports Park available to all sports enthusiasts. There was little to no cost to the city for the land and improvements and on July 31, 1997, the project was given to the city. There are horseshoe pits, basketball and tennis courts, sand volleyball pits, softball and baseball diamonds, soccer fields, plenty of paths, gazebos and ponds including the wall with the Rotary logo shown on the right. The Mark Brandt Wall of Fame honors outstanding local athletes in the tradition of the late Mark Brandt.

Here we go again: Morrison Centennial Park is the project of all three Rotary clubs in the Grants Pass area and has been through the design and layout and is begining to take shape.


Rotary Track Meet
Beginning in May of 1950, the annual Grants Pass Rotary Invitational Track Meet has grown from a small event (just 3 teams at the first event) to the premier invitational meet in the state. Held in conjunction with Grants Pass High School, the meet currently draws over 40 teams from Oregon & Califormia competing in 17 track & field events.
Exchange Student Float Trip 
Until 2003 the Rotary Club of Grants Pass took all foreign exchange students in Distrist 5110 down the Rogue River on a float trip each September.

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