What is District 5110?
A Rotary district is the behind-the-scenes organization that supports clubs and club members in the Rotary International family tree. It’s kind of like an ecosystem. Our district is just one of the 500 districts that empower 1.2 million members to make the world better – one community at a time.
Our district supports 61 clubs, 4 Rotaract clubs, (members younger than 30), and 20 Interact clubs, (for high school students). We are nearly 3,000 members strong.
Our District stretches across the southern two-thirds of Oregon and dips into Northern California — an area of nearly 50,000 square miles.
Our Causes Are Local, National And International
Rotary is dedicated to causes that build international relationships, improve lives, and create a better world to support our peace efforts and end polio forever.
We serve others, promote integrity, and advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through leadership and service. We are a non-political and non-religious organization committed to fundraising and volunteering for seven priorities – all featured below.
Fighting Disease
We believe good health care is everyone’s right. Yet 400 million people in the world can’t afford or don’t have access to basic health care. Disease results in misery, pain, and poverty for millions of people worldwide. That’s why treating and preventing disease is so important to us. We lead efforts both large and small. We set up temporary clinics, blood donation centers, and training facilities in underserved communities struggling with outbreaks and health care access. We design and build infrastructure that allows doctors, patients, and governments to work together.
Promoting Peace
As a humanitarian organization, promoting peace is a cornerstone of our mission. We believe when people work to create peace in their communities, that change can have a global effect. By carrying out service projects and supporting peace fellowships and scholarships, our members take action to address the underlying causes of conflict – including poverty, discrimination, ethnic tension, lack of access to education, and unequal distribution of resources.
Clean Water, Sanitation And Hygiene
Clean water, sanitation, and hygiene education are basic necessities for a healthy environment and a productive life. When people have access to clean water and sanitation, waterborne diseases decrease, children stay healthier and attend school more regularly, and mothers can spend less time carrying water and more time helping their families.
Literacy And Basic Education
More than 775 million people over the age of 15 are illiterate. That’s 17 percent of the world’s adult population. Our goal is to strengthen the capacity of communities to support basic education and literacy, reduce gender disparity in education, and increase adult literacy. We support education for all children and literacy for children and adults.
Saving Mothers & Children
Our members combat diseases like malaria, HIV/AIDS, Alzheimer’s, multiple sclerosis, diabetes, and polio. Prevention is important, which is why we also focus on health education and bringing people routine hearing, vision, and dental care.
Growing Local Economies
Nearly 800 million people live on less than $1.90 a day. Rotary members are passionate about providing sustainable solutions to poverty. Our members and our foundation work to strengthen local entrepreneurs and community leaders, particularly women, in impoverished communities.
We provide training and access to well-paying jobs and financial management institutions.
District Leadership
