In his speech to the Western Lane Community Foundation, University of Oregon President Dave Frohnmayer will describe how individuals can affect positive change in their communities.

[President Frohnmayer’s address will begin at approximately 8 p.m. following dinner.]

Florence Events Center, 715 Quince St.

Frohnmayer will discuss how individuals can work on their own or in groups to improve their communities. Drawing on his personal public service experience, he will offer some practical advice as to how people can work effectively toward achieving positive goals.

"There are countless opportunities for people to get involved in working to make their communities better places to live," says Frohnmayer. "It is so important that we as a society begin to reverse the growing ‘us against them’ attitude that divides us, and look for ways to work together on the issues that challenge us."

Dave and Lynn Frohnmayer are founders of the Fanconi Anemia Research Fund, Inc. based in Eugene. The foundation funds path-breaking genetic research and sponsors an annual one-of-a-kind international symposium. The Frohnmayers also are founders of the Fanconi Anemia support group, for similarly afflicted families around the world, and Dave is one of the founding directors of the National Marrow Donor Program.

A native Oregonian, Frohnmayer became the 15th president of the University of Oregon in July 1994. He served as dean of the UO School of Law from January 1992 until he assumed the UO presidency, and as Oregon’s Attorney General from January 1981 to December 1991.