Krishna Namburi, newly appointed Salem City Manager, recently visited East Salem Rotary to share information about proposed programs to address public safety and livability in Salem, with a focus on downtown and northeast Salem. Joining her were several other city officials, including Mayor Julie Hoy. Neighbors from the east Salem area came to the presentation […]
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Many East Salem Rotarians and friends, in addition to students from McKay High School, Chemawa Indian School, Blanchet Catholic School and Salem Academy, helped make this year’s brunch fun for all. The event was held at the Willamette Lutheran Retirement Community, and volunteers helped serve food at the buffet, set and serve tables, wash dishes,
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We had a record-breaking number of volunteers for our Market Street cleanup, which takes place about three times per year. East Salem Rotarians regularly clean up the portion of Market Street between Lancaster Drive and Cordon Road. Besides Rotarians and family members, we also had assistance from students from McKay High School and Blanchet Catholic
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East Salem Rotary received a wonderful gift of donated books for our little libraries from Microplant Nurseries Inc. in Gervais. Employees, as well as CEO Jonathan Jasinski, participated in a company-wide book drive, and collected about 45 books for our 12 little libraries in the east Salem area. We are very grateful for the generous
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Children and parents participated in this annual holiday event, which included Christmas arts & crafts, free children’s books, donated toys & clothing items for children, and a visit with Santa. Our inbound exchange student Facundo served as Santa this year, and East Salem Rotary volunteers helped with the activities as well. A big thank you
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Thanks to all the East Salem Rotarians who participated in our annual Salvation Army bell ringing, which takes place each year at the east Salem Fred Meyer store. Eighteen Rotarians and our exchange student from Chile helped raised $316.92, surpassing our collected donations from last year!
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Our recent annual book drive for our 12 little libraries was a huge success thanks to the efforts of our Rotarians and our partner the Book Bin. Our goal of 600 books was far surpassed, with a grand total of 819 books donated during the August/September event! We know our ongoing efforts to increase children’s
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We had plenty of help for our annual cleanup of the La Casita community garden last week. Built by East Salem Rotary in 2012, we have helped maintain this garden over the years, adding an irrigation system and repairing wood planter beds as needed. Our volunteers included three students from Blanchet and a parent, as
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After a break of a few years, East Salem Rotary once again held a fundraiser on Palm Sunday at the Willamette Lutheran Retirement Community. This was a great opportunity for Rotarians to visit with residents and guests and to help make this a fun event for all. Rotarians were joined by 9 students from Chemawa
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East Salem Rotarians, as well as students from Blanchet Catholic School and Chemawa Indian School, helped out at the Fostering Hope annual Holiday Pop-Up Shop in December. At least 118 children took part in the event, getting a photo with Santa and decorating a frame to give the photo to their parents. Meanwhile, volunteers helped
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