Andrea Logan Sanders, President & CEO of Boys & Girls Aid, will discuss what Boys & Girls Aid (BGAid) does for the Oregon youth they serve. Andrea will be sharing: The Heart of BGA Mission, Notable Achievements, and Future Initiatives and Collaborations.
Elise Schaff Laubach, Fund Development Manager at Family Promise of Tualatin Valley, will discuss Family Promise of Tualatin Valley (FPTV). FPTV is a non-profit organization that serves homeless children and their families. They, and their network of religious and civic organizations, provide families with safe sleeping space, meals, and access to resources. Individual family plans are developed with our FPTV housing navigator to help families identify and connect with services specific to their needs with housing being the first priority.
Lauretta MacColman, Rotary Youth Exchange Officer for Rotary Club of Wilsonville, will discuss Rotary Youth Exchange. Rotary Youth Exchanges sends local students abroad and hosts international students in Wilsonville on both short-term and long-term (full school year) exchanges.
Renee Brouse is the Rotary District 5100 Governor for 2023-24. The district follows the Oregon-Washington border from the Pacific Ocean to Idaho, covering a northern slice of Oregon and a southern slice of Washington, including the major cities of Portland, Salem and Vancouver. The District Governor visits all clubs, each on a designated date, during the course of the year, to give updates on Rotary from the district and international perspective and to inspire clubs and members to higher success.
Wilsonville City Attorney Amanda Guile-Hinman will review the City’s work in 2022 and 2023 to bring its local code into compliance with federal and state mandates requiring the City to adopt regulations for persons experiencing homelessness to camp on City property. She will discuss the City’s communication and outreach strategy, the adopted local code provisions, implementation steps, and outcomes since the new regulations went into effect on July 1, 2023.