This holiday season, the Fostering Hope Initiative hosted pop-up shops that allowed 150 – 200 families to choose and wrap gifts for each other. East Salem Rotary stepped up again this year to help provide many of these gifts as well as wrapping supplies. With the help of an anonymous donor, our club was able […]
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On Friday, December 3rd East Salem Rotarians continued their tradition of ringing the Salvation Army bell at the Fred Meyer store on Market Street. From 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., 18 different club members volunteered their time helping our partners at the Salvation Army spread holiday cheer and collect donations to support those less fortunate in
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Goodwill has recently donated 100 children’s books to our club to help fill our libraries, and we have received 12 boxes of donated children’s books from Bill Leach at the Keizer Community Library. East Salem Rotary’s Little Free Libraries are always in need of children’s books, especially for younger children. The donated books have all
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A new library that is serving homeless families has been installed at Catholic Community Services in the micro shelter housing area that is being managed by the Church at the Park. For now, the Church at the Park can keep the library filled with their own donated books. Thanks to Ted and Pat Mack for
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East Salem Rotarians have been busy with several community service projects so far this Rotary year. Here’s what we’ve been working on since the beginning of July: Kroc Center Back to School event – August 17Market Street Cleanup – August 21Fun Family Friday neighborhood book giveaway at Northgate Park – August 27 Firefighting & Medical Supplies, Fire Truck
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Thanks to help from club member and veteran Ken Morin, East Salem Rotary is participating in fundraising for the Vietnam War Memorial, which will be built on the Oregon State Capitol grounds in the next couple of years. Ken has collection bags for bottles and cans, along with labels for the bags, for club members
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Numerous East Salem Rotary Club members and friends showed up on Saturday, October 16th to celebrate and send off the fully loaded fire truck that is now headed to Guaymas, Mexico. The participants, including East Salem Rotary club members and the president of the Salem Creekside Rotary Club, all signed a helmet to be included
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East Salem Rotary promotes literacy all year long with our Little Free Libraries. Our libraries are so heavily used, we have found that we are in great need of children’s books right now, especially for elementary-age students. We have a book order in process through the Book Bin, but we need donated books while we
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A big thank you to all who turned out on Saturday, September 4th to help load donated medical and firefighting equipment and supplies to be delivered to a volunteer fire department in Mexico. Erik Larson, international service committee chair, worked with Raul Garza of the Woodburn Fire Department and Juan Armenta of the Hubbard Fire
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The Hallman Elementary Neighborhood Family Council and various community partners sponsored Fun Fridays at Northgate Park this summer, and last Friday several of our club members helped out by handing out free books to children and greeting parents and community members. The event had a Back to School theme, and we even had a few
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