Lisa Krecklow, Jan Rippey and Pat Wolfram are the three finalists for the 2021 Wilsonville First Citizen award. The winner of the First Citizen award will be announced at Set a Course for Service: The 2022 Heart of Gold Dinner and Auction, which will start at 6 p.m. Friday, April 8 at Langdon Farms Golf Club, 24377 N.E. Airport Road, Aurora, Oregon
It’s time to think of the others who are always thinking of others. The Rotary Club of Wilsonville is now accepting nominations for the 2021 Wilsonville First Citizen award. The deadline is December 31, and nominations can be submitted to www.wilsonvillerotary.com/nominate.
The Rotary Club of Wilsonville will host a World Polio Day livestream at 5 p.m. Sunday, October 24, viewable on the club’s Facebook page (www.facebook.com/WilsonvilleRotary), as well as on Zoom (www.tinyurl.com/PolioDay97070).
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 Wilsonville Rotary Summer Concerts were dearly missed in 2020, but they’ll be back for 2021, starting with Johnny Limbo and the Lugnuts performing on Thursday, July 22 at Town Center Park in Wilsonville.
The Rotary Club of Wilsonville completed its annual leadership transition and new board installation last Thursday, June 24, while also giving out awards for a job well done during a challenging year in which no in-person meetings were held.
The Rotary Club of Wilsonville will resume its customary in-person meetings for the first time in more than 15 months, starting on Thursday, July 1, 2021, but there will be a new twist. The club will offer “Virtual In Person (VIP)” hybrid meetings, whereby people can choose to attend either in person or via Zoom.
Nominations are open for the 2020 Wilsonville First Citizen Award. This award, given annually by the Rotary Club of Wilsonville, honors a local community member or couple for exceptional volunteerism and community service. Nominations will be accepted through December 31, 2020 at www.wilsonvillerotary.com/nominate/.