Welcome to this week’s meeting of the eClub of the State of Jefferson.
Hello, eClub Members! Welcome to our weekly meeting.
My apologies for not keeping up with all that has been going on these past six months. I have been traveling a lot from late September until the end of November 2025.
It all started when my son moved to Texas, and since I didn’t have any close relatives near me, I decided to box up all my belongings and put them in storage. I then hired a rental agency to rent and manage my house while I was gone.
I then flew to (my hometown) Bend, OR to visit all my friends there, and while there looked around at houses for sale. YIKES, not at those prices! After almost three weeks, I then flew down to San Antonio, TX to visit family for two weeks, and then flew to Las Vegas to visit my sister Lea and her husband (PDG) John for a visit. My friend Alan joined me there and we all celebrated my birthday down at the strip. Lea and I decided to ride that old rickety roller coaster, something I will never do again! I then flew to Santa Barbara, CA to visit my other sister, and after three weeks, I flew down to Mazatlán, Mexico. Alan joined me there, and we spent a wonderful four months, and I’m now back in the Santa Barbara area. It’s been so nice to belong to an e-club, where it doesn’t matter where you live if you have Internet.
A lot has been going on with our eClub these past six months, especially with our ongoing projects: Uganda Literacy Project, Flood Relief in Pakistan, and the Chinle Planting Hope Bookmobile. With your help, our eClub Foundation was able to give a substantial amount of donations to each of these projects. Thank you club members for your support!
We are now in the process of writing a new District Grant application in hopes that they will help provide new sewing machines in Pakistan and solar lights to our ongoing Navajo Solar Lights Project.
I'm currently in Southern California, and planning to stay here for the next couple of months to work on my 2025 taxes (after placing an extension) and scheduling annual medical appointments.
In the meantime, enjoy today’s program and tech support, and don’t forget about attending our Coffee Chats every Tuesday at noon (Pacific Time).
Yours in Rotary,
Jackie
Jackie Oakley
2025-2026 Club President
The Four-Way Test
The Four-Way Test is a nonpartisan and nonsectarian ethical guide for Rotarians to use for their personal and professional relationships.
The test has been translated into more than 100 languages, and Rotarians recite it at club meetings:
Of the things we think, say or do
- Is it the TRUTH?
- Is it FAIR to all concerned?
- Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
- Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?
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