The Wilsonville High School Interact Club and the Rotary Club of Wilsonville dedicated the community’s second Rotary Peace Pole on September 15 at Wilsonville High School. The poles are part of a movement founded by Japanese activist Masahisa Goi to promote a mindset of international peace.
At the Wilsonville Rotary Summer Concerts, Rotarians walk around during intermission with our white, red and yellow buckets, asking people to donate to this cause.
The Rotary Club of Wilsonville, in cooperation with Brews for Community, is holding Help for Healing in the Ville, a benefit “breakfast for dinner” event to raise funds for families affected by the recent fire in Villebois. The event will be from 6–8 p.m. Thursday evening, May 9, at Wood Middle School in Wilsonville. The club’s Good Eggs breakfast team will be serving custom-built omelets, pancakes and juice, and there will be live music by the Band Fifth Alarm, which consists of five firefighters.
The 2019 Wilsonville Rotary Summer Concerts lineup will be one of the strongest since the series was founded back in 2002, according to organizers. The concerts will take place on four consecutive Thursday evenings this summer at 5:30 p.m. The dates are July 18 (Johnny Limbo and the Lugnuts), July 25 (Dancehall Days), August 1 (Jennifer Batten and Full Steam) and August 8 (Tony Starlight).
The Rotary Club of Wilsonville is now accepting nominations for the 2018 First Citizen Award to honor a local community member or couple for exceptional volunteerism and community service.
The club will announce three to five finalists in advance of Stars of Giving: The 2019 Heart of Gold Awards Dinner & Auction, which will be held Saturday, February 23, 2019 at the Wilsonville Holiday Inn. The finalists will be honored that night and the winner announced.