This year two students in the east Salem area were awarded East Salem Rotary scholarship funds for their winning essays on the 2022-23 Rotary International theme “Imagine Rotary.” The students, from Salem Academy and McKay High School, wrote about how they can “imagine” how Rotary can have a positive effect on lives for individuals and […]
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Several East Salem Rotarians helped clean up Market Street on Saturday, June 3rd. During our cleanup sessions, we often get thanks from local residents as they pass by. East Salem Rotary has an ongoing commitment to help keep Market Street clean between Lancaster Drive and Cordon Road. A big thank you to our volunteers!
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Several volunteers from East Salem Rotary, as well as a couple of students from McKay High School, helped prepare the garden beds at the Boys & Girls Club Swegle branch. Our Rotary club built this garden in 2014, and we occasionally help with cleanup in preparation for spring planting. A big thank you to all
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Four students from Blanchet Catholic School and an East Salem Rotarian joined the director of the Family Resource Center in northeast Salem to clean up the La Casita garden beds for planting. The garden was built by East Salem Rotary members in the summer of 2012. The Family Resource Center provides resources and support for
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Several East Salem Rotary members and our exchange student from Finland showed up to help clean up our stretch of Market Street on March 11th. A big thanks to all of these dedicated volunteers!
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Vienomari, our inbound exchange student from Finland, enjoyed a visit to the capitol this week with club member and local representative Kevin Mannix. It was a great opportunity for her to see the beautiful capitol building and get to watch legislation in action.
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Approximately 130 people showed up to support East Salem Rotary’s theme, Service Above Self, at this fun event on Saturday January 7th! Club members, friends, and local dignitaries such as the mayors of Salem and Keizer enjoyed a fun evening of dinner, dancing and celebration. Elegant Catering provided the food, and students from Blanchet helped
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East Salem Rotary club members and friends are invited to support East Salem Rotary’s theme, Service Above Self, by joining us for a gala dinner on Saturday, January 7, 2023 at the East Salem Community Center. We’d love to have a great turnout for this fun evening of dinner, dancing and celebration! Join us for
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East Salem Rotarians volunteered again this year for The Fostering Hope Initiative, which recently hosted a holiday event with pop-up shopping and gift wrapping for local families in need. For many of these children, the gift from the event will be the only one they will have under their tree. Parents received gifts, stocking stuffers,
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Ranae Quiring, principal of McKay High School, welcomed East Salem Rotary members to the school for our meeting on Friday, December 16th. We had a fun time, and it was nice to continue this tradition of meeting at McKay right before the holiday break. We also celebrated Rotary students of the month from Waldo and
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