This 1939 BMW 327/28 Cabriolet, owned by Kim Pierce, was named Best in Show at our 2026 Forest Grove Concours d’Elegance, held on July 19 on Pacific University’s Forest Grove Campus.

If you did not make it to our last Rotary Club of Forest Grove meeting, here is what you missed…

This Week: We look forward to seeing you at our weekly meeting this Wednesday, noon, in the Boxer Pause in the University Center at Pacific University. Our program this week will be Lauren Quinsland, community outreach specialist at the Forest Grove Police Department, who will present on scam and fraud protection.

Upcoming Meetings: Our summer weekly Wednesday meetings are scheduled to be in the Boxer Pause in the University Center at Pacific University. The location is subject to change, so please watch the Rototeller newsletter for any changes to meeting location.

Modified Rototeller Schedule In July: Due to the editor being on vacation, the Rototeller will not be published next weekend. Our next regularly scheduled newsletter will come out the weekend of Aug 1/2. Any items for publication must be emailed to Blake Timm by no later than 5 p.m. on Friday, July 31.

Concours d’Elegance: We succeeded in putting on another Forest Grove Concours d’Elegance. A big thank you to our Rotarians and community volunteers who came together to make a great day for the car owners and our guests. A special thank you to the members of our steering committee, co-chaired this year by Bruce Cummings and Amanda Hartmann, along with our show producer, David Tauber, for their hard work to bring it all together.

Congratulations to all of our class and special award winners, and especially to this year’s Best In Show: a 1939 BMW 327/28 Cabriolet owned by Kim Pierce.

Hops Baseball Night With Western Region Rotary Clubs: Come join our friends from Western Region’s other clubs for a night of baseball as the Hillsboro Hops take on the Eugene Emeralds Eugene Emeralds on Tuesday, Aug. 11, at 6:35 p.m. Thanks to Jill Woodworth with the Beaverton club, we have the party deck area of the stadium reserved for an evening of fun. The cost of the event is $71.50 per person and includes game admission, food (including hot dogs, pulled pork, mac and cheese and other ballpark favorites), and non-alcoholic beverages.

This promises to be a great opportunity to enjoy an evening of baseball, fellowship, and connection with fellow Rotarians from across the area.

There are still tickets available for this special regional event. If you are interested in taking part, and you did not already indicate that you are interested in attending, please contact Tom Raabe.

Plates For Passports Steak Sales: The club still has leftover packs of steaks from our Plates to Passports event available for purchase. Each pack of two steaks is $30 each. If you are interested in purchasing a pack or a few, please contact Janet Peters.

Rotary Youth Exchange Host Families Needed: Our club continues to look for host families for our incoming 2026-27 exchange student, who will arrive in mid-August. This year, we are expecting to welcome a girl from South Korea.

Students stay with three families over the course of the year: from mid-August to early December, from early December to mid-March, and from mid-March to late June. Hosts must be able to provide a bed, a place to study, and a seat at your table. Hosting is a volunteer commitment, and your exchange student is a member of your family. Many host families develop close relationships with their students, and often stay in contact for life.

Single parents, child-free households, couples with kids of any ages, and LGBTQ+ families are all eligible and welcome. The only requirements are a bed and bedroom (a shared room with a child of the same gender is fine) and a study space.

Please contact Sarah Barbour, Youth Exchange Committee chair, at 503-597-9355 or ForestGroveRYE@gmail.com for an application form or to inquire about hosting.

Membership Committee: The club’s Membership Committee meets the second and fourth Tuesday, 4 p.m., in the conference room at the Forest Grove/Cornelius Chamber of Commerce. Its next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, July 28. For more information, or to get involved, please contact Evelyn Orr or Bruce Cummings.

Service Opportunities
Share Your Volunteer Opportunity With The Club: Are you aware of service opportunities in our area that our members might be interested in? We can advertise those here! This space is not limited to club-sponsored activities but to any service opportunity in the community. To promote the service activity, please send a detailed description of the project, the date and time, contact information and a link to register to Rototeller editor Blake Timm, blakertimm@gmail.com.

West Tuality Habitat For Humanity: West Tuality Habitat for Humanity is looking for volunteers to assist both with construction projects at its Countryman Estates build site on 23rd Avenue and at Habitat’s ReStore. The construction site is open most Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. The ReStore is looking for both single volunteers and pairs of volunteers Monday through Saturday.

If you are interested in volunteering for Habitat for Humanity, please visit their online Volunteer Application. You can also visit Habitat’s Website for more details on the opportunities available. If you are already registered as a volunteer with West Tuality Habitat for Humanity, visit their Volunteer Calendar to see what shifts are currently available.

Questions? Please email volunteer@westualityhabitat.org or call 503-359-8459.

Centro Cultural Volunteer Opportunities: Centro Cultural, located in Cornelius, is in need of volunteers for some ongoing projects.

Centro Mercado Volunteer: Centro Cultural’s Mercado is a free food pantry set up like a grocery store, providing the community a welcoming and dignified space to get free, fresh and local food. Volunteers are needed during the Mercado’s open hours, Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to noon and 2 to 4 p.m., and Fridays from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., to help staff and maintain the pantry. The Mercado is located at 1216 E. Baseline St., Cornelius. Visit SignUp Genius To Register & See Available Shifts.

Volunteers for Centro Cultural must sign-up for opportunities through SignUp Genius and must be pre-approved before the event. Walk-up volunteers are no longer allowed by the organization. Information on how to register can be found on those pages or by contacting Evelyn Orr, eorr@centrocultural.org.

Around District 5100
District 5100 Committees In Action (from the district’s District Newsbyte from July 14): You may not be aware that for each committee in your club, there similar District committees that serve to help you and your club succeed.

Your Rotary club is the heart of Rotary. It is where friendships are built, service projects come to life, new members are welcomed, and communities are changed. District committees exist to support that work, not to get in the way of it.

Think of the district as a team of Rotarians with experience in different areas ready to help when your club has a question, a challenge, or a new idea. Need help growing membership? There is a committee for that. Want to apply for a grant? There are Rotarians who can guide you. Need ideas for service projects, public image, youth programs, training, Foundation giving, or club leadership? The district team can connect you with people, tools, and examples that make the work easier.

District committees can help your club find speakers, strengthen projects, tell your Rotary story, train leaders, build partnerships, and learn from what other clubs are doing well. They are also a great way to share ideas across the district so no club has to figure everything out alone.

A Rotary district is not meant to be another layer of rules or meetings. It is a network of Rotarians from across the district who are here to serve the clubs. The district governor, governor-elect, governor-nominee, lieutenant governor, area governors and district committees work together to listen to clubs, share resources, solve problems and help clubs reach their goals.

Our District has 11 areas; each has an Area Governor (AG). The AG is often the best place to start. They visit your clubs, they know your club, listen to what you need, and can help connect you with the right district committee or resource.

District committees bring experience and practical help in key areas such as membership, public image, The Rotary Foundation, learning, service projects, youth programs, Rotaract, alumni, and district events. These committees can help clubs find speakers, strengthen projects, apply for grants, tell their Rotary story, train incoming leaders, grow membership, connect with community partners, and learn from what other clubs are doing well.

A strong district helps build stronger clubs. Building stronger clubs happens by drawing on the strength that is in the district and collaborating with other clubs and organizations. When clubs use the district leadership team, they do not have to solve every problem alone. They gain access to experienced Rotarians, useful tools, shared ideas, training opportunities, and encouragement from people who want them to succeed.

The district’s goal is simple: help every club become more vibrant, more welcoming, and more effective in service. When clubs and district leaders work together, we create lasting impact in our communities and around the world.

The following are a few of the Committees in the district.

Learning and Development: Most clubs have sent a few people to some sort of training, Vibrant Club Workshop (Sept 26, 2026), Spring Training (April 10, 2027), and Presidents-Elect have gone through PELS/ PETS (Feb 18-21). Chair Amy Tracewell is already developing training modules clubs can use in their regular meetings to gain new skills and learn more about all things Rotary. She can also direct you and your club to learning tools online in the Rotary Learning Center.

Enhancing Participant Engagement Committee (EPEC): helps clubs create a Rotary experience where members, prospective members, program participants, and community partners feel welcomed, respected, valued, and connected. Chair Chase Morinaka and his committee, working with district leaders, other district committees, and clubs, provide resources, training, and practical strategies that strengthen member engagement. In simple terms, the Enhancing Participant Engagement Committee helps clubs answer an important question: “How do we make Rotary more meaningful, welcoming, and valuable for the people who are already here and for those we hope to invite?”

Vocational: is launching a new and interesting District-level personal engagement through the Collective Contribution proposal. Chair Stacey Ghoddusi is seeking to engage more Club Vocational Chairs in a Vocational cohort to share ideas regarding vocational ethics, 4-Way Test, and professional development in a Rotarian mode. See the poster and reach out to Stacey to get involved.

Public Image (PI): Includes branding, communication, and much more. Chair Tom Freitag has assembled a team of Rotarians with professional skills that bring polish to this committee. Press releases, the district website, flyers, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, are some of the media this crew supports for the district. The PI committee collaborates with district leadership and committees to create meaningful communications to increase the awareness of Rotary and our district activities. We can’t clone the members of the committee, but you can reach out for assistance and guidance.

PeaceBuilder: District 5100 has been recognized as a Global Peacebuilder District by Rotary International for its leadership in fostering peace. This includes various programs focused on youth peace education, conflict resolution, and leadership skills development. Ongoing efforts include planting Peace Poles, Rotarians participating online in the Peace Game, and supporting Peace Fellows. The latest initiative is a Peace Trail connecting communities across our state.

These are just a few of the committees in our district. In the next Committees in Action Newsbyte, the second Tuesday of each month, other committees will be highlighted. In the meantime, you will find a complete listing of the committees, committee chairs and their contact information in DACdb, in the left column under “District Comm Chairs.” Reach out to a committee chair if you are interested in more information or to join a committee.

At the end of the day, district committees are Rotarians helping Rotarians. And when we work together, our clubs are stronger, our service reaches farther, and our communities benefit.

Club Calendar
Wed., July 22: Weekly Meeting, Noon
Boxer Pause Room, University Center, Pacific University
Program: Lauren Quinsland, Forest Grove Police Department, Scam & Fraud Prevention

Tues., July 28: Membership Committee Meeting, 4 p.m.
Forest Grove/Cornelius Chamber of Commerce, 2417 Pacific Ave.

Wed., July 29: Weekly Meeting, Noon
Boxer Pause Room, University Center, Pacific University
Program: To Be Announced

Wed., Aug. 5: Weekly Meeting, Noon
Boxer Pause Room, University Center, Pacific University
Program: Alan Bazzaz, Lake Oswego Rotary Global Grant Project

Wed., Aug. 12: Weekly Meeting, Noon
Boxer Pause Room, University Center, Pacific University
Program: Sharon Olmstead, Presentation of Club Budget