Weekly Lunch Speaker Recaps
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Each week we invite a speaker to inform and/or educate club members on a variety of topics. Topics come from a wide range of areas: political figures discussing current trends, compelling authors discussing their overcoming of trials, non profit movements discussing the needs in the world, and more. Come and enjoy.
Marianne Darwinkel and Reuben Nabie: Improving health care in Kenya
In Kenya, a country four times the size of Oregon, there is one doctor for every 6,150 people. One child in nine dies before its fifth birthday. It’s no wonder that Marianne Darwinkel and Reuben Waswa Nabie are dedicated to improving health care in...
Rachael Duke: Community Partners for Affordable Housing
There is an intersection between housing and homelessness. CPAH, a non-profit organization with an all-volunteer board of directors, strives to create and maintain sustainable and affordable housing. The organization serves SW Portland and Eastern...
Good Neighbor Center Provides More Than Temporary Shelter
The guest speaker at the Tigard Rotary Club’s March 14th meeting was Renee Brouse, Executive Director of the Good Neighbor Center (GNC) in Tigard. Renee said that she grew up in Indiana, the oldest of four children. When she was between ages 5 and 14, she experienced...
Dr. Barrett Strasburg: An Intimate story of my life
Dr. Barrett Strasburg is a retired podiatrist and business owner who seems to be living the American Dream. His life journey is much more complicated, though, from roots as a child laborer in the American South to a successful medical practice in Texas, to his...
Trains and Tubas – One Man’s Twin Passions
The guest speaker at the regular lunch meeting on February 28th was Mark Vehrenkamp, a man who has managed to follow his dual interests throughout his career. Mark was raised in Glendale, California. He remembers his parents taking him to the Glendale train station on...
Michael McCleskey Reflects on Oregon’s History
The guest speaker at the Tigard Rotary Club meeting on February 21st was Michael McCloskey, former Executive Director of the Sierra Club. Mr. McCloskey recently completed a new book entitled "A Glimpse Into History - What Prominent People Have Said About Nature in...
Tammy Haas: Creating Friendships for Peace
Peace begins at the community level. The CFP, formerly known as Cyprus Friendship Program, has grown from its roots in Northern Ireland to an organization encompassing peace-building programs in Turkish/Greek Cyprus and Israel/Palestine. The Northern...
Lt. Trevor Herb: Camp Fire Jan. 31, 2019
Lt. Herb is a member of the Strike Team for the busiest fire engine in the TVFR District: Clackamas County Fire Department. He follows closely in the footsteps of his grandfather who was Chief of the Cornelius Fire Department. In November 2018, Lt. Herb...
Meet Exchange Student Juan Marcos
Photo provided by Juan Marcos Marcos’ home country of Mexico contains 9 different ecosystems and more than 200,000 (10-12%) of the world’s species. One third of the country is covered in jungle, forest, or other plant life. “Mexico” translates to “in the navel of...
Meet Exchange Student Alice
Ya-Chen “Alice” is our exchange student from Taiwan. She lives in Hsinchu County, a smaller more rural area than nearby Hsinchu City in the northwestern part of the island. The climate in Hsinchu is generally hot and wet in summer and cold and dry in winter. Taiwan...
Nathan Cook on Leadership
Photo by Ed Murphy “Leadership is influence; nothing more, nothing less.” This is the mantra of mentor, trainer, and consultant Nathan Cook, who spoke today. “The world needs more doers,” remarked Nathan. Leadership is the power to tell people what to do, and then...
Tigard Tonight December 20, 2018
Tigard Tonight host, Conrad ”Johnny” Pearson introduced show sponsors, Paul and Judy Miller, who commented that Tigard Rotary Club members had helped them through some difficult times a few years ago. “We felt supported and welcomed by this club when we did not feel...