Our community service committee co-chairs, Maureen Casey and Rhonda Prodzinski, have helped oversee our club’s service projects for this Rotary year, and it has been quite a productive year. We have conducted an average of one project per month, with a wide variety of projects to appeal to club members’ interests. We have provided many opportunities
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We now have another little free library, built and installed by club member Ken Morin, located near the Redeemer Lutheran Church on north Lancaster Drive. The library is right in front of the community garden containing the raised garden beds we built originally at the now-closed La Placita Community Center. It is also located next
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This year two students from Blanchet Catholic School have been awarded East Salem Rotary scholarships for their winning essays on the 2020-21 Rotary International theme “Rotary Opens Opportunities.” The students were asked to write about how they see and understand how Rotary can open opportunities to individuals and groups to help produce a better future
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This project, sponsored by the former Salem Sunrise Rotary Club, was organized by Rhonda Prodzinski, Bob Thomas, and Evan Sorce. As of May 8th, 45 new bicycle helmets and 5 refurbished bikes have been distributed to children in the Grant and Highland school communities. A total of 50 new helmets and 5 bikes will be
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We had six club members and three Blanchet students show up for our Market Street cleanup session on Saturday, May 8th. The work was completed in about an hour and a half, and our awesome volunteers included three students and East Salem club members Rhonda Prodzinski, Kevin Mannix, Ken Morin, Keith Martin, Evan Sorce and
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The Rotary Club of East Salem is welcoming new corporate club members from Catholic Community Services. Josh Graves, CEO, will be the lead member, and former East Salem Rotary member Eileen Virden will be a designee. We extend a warm East Salem Rotary welcome to these new club members on Zoom, and we look forward
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Blanchet Catholic School is conducting a book drive this week for our Little Free Libraries. Classrooms have book collection bins, and students will collect the books, place East Salem Rotary labels in them, and deliver them to the East Salem Community Center for distribution to the libraries. We appreciate the support of Blanchet students to
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Four hard-working Blanchet Catholic School students showed up on Wednesday, April 21st to help weed and clean up the La Casita Community Garden in preparation for spring planting. The learning garden for children was built approximately 9 years ago by members of the Rotary Club of East Salem. Joining the students were club members Maureen
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On Saturday, April 17th, several of our members formerly of the Salem Sunrise Rotary Club met for a photo op to acknowledge the installation of two iron benches that their former club donated last year to the Gilbert House Children’s Museum. The museum staff handled the installation of the benches while they have been closed
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Club members Pat Mack and Maureen Casey participated on Wednesday, April 16th in weeding the outdoor learning garden our club built at the Swegle branch of the Boys & Girls Club, along with four Blanchet students and Clarissa Sanchez, the branch director. The garden is now ready for students to begin planting. Thanks to Pat
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