About the Rotary Club of Newberg Early Birds

SummerFest was developed by the International Committee of the Rotary Club of Newberg Early Birds and proceeds benefit the charitable activities of communities all over the world. 

We are an interactive, light hearted, fun loving club, yet we take serving and giving back very seriously. We engage in regular interaction as a group, with quarterly fellowship events that we Rotarians call Firesides, and spontaneous one-on-one interaction we refer to as Brunch Buddies.

We work together on a variety of projects. We tend to laugh a lot. We’ve developed friendships. We learn to trust each other as we share out efforts in service together, and out of that there are trust relationships and business interactions among club members with out various professions.We enjoy great breakfasts and excellent programs.

We have Fundraising events that we orchestrate each year raising the funds that allow us to engage in our service and support projects:

• In the summer we participate in the community-wide Newberg Old Fashioned Festival, and join effort with out fellow Noon Club Rotarians with the renowned Pancake Breakfast in the Park.
• Before Christmas we enjoy the excitement and enthusiasm of our own Christmas Auction.
• Our latest fundraising endeavor is Tota-Chair, a project adopted by our club to fabricate, assemble, and sell a low cost, very durable, lightweight, and portable chair to be used around the world for medical and dental service projects. We offer Tota-Chair to Mission Organizations, Non-Governmental Organizations, and Outreach Service Trips for Medical and Dental service projects around the world. Tota-Chair Build Parties are one of our most interactive activities.

Holiday Food Baskets and keeping supplies in local Food Pantries for families in need. 

SMART Reading Program, Habitat for Humanity builds, City Beautification Projects, Park and Playground Construction.

Local - We have participated in the design, funding and construction of the playgrounds: 

• Hoover Park and the Rotary Centennial Park at the Chehalem Cultural Center; 
• The Dundee Skate Park; Hess Creek Trail Work Project; 
• Entrance to Downtown Newberg Marquee Sign; 
• Cabin Renovation at 5 Rock Ranch; 
• we are always looking for other projects.

International: We’ve extended ourselves beyond our community and serviced internationally with a variety of projects: 

• Tegucigalpa, Honduras; 
• Guatemala; 
• Hospital Kitchen and Community Baker in Arequipa, Peru; 
• Musical Instruments in Campos Altos, Brazil.

We have partnered with the Rotary Club of La Plata, Colombia over the past ten years to develop a number of projects including Parks, Playgrounds, upgraded hospital equipment, clean water filtration systems and sanitation systems.