Thanks to the work of our International Service Committee, fire equipment and medical supplies are en route to Mexico to support the Culiacan, Mexico volunteer fire department. These items have been graciously donated by the Portland Fire Department, Lane Fire District, Pleasant Hill Fire District and the Woodburn Fire Department. Phil Sperl drove the truck […]
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October 24th is World Polio Day. Polio ravaged the lives of hundreds of thousands of people every year, mostly children, before Rotary made a commitment to eradicate polio. Thanks to the commitment of Rotarians since then, we now have fewer cases of polio than at any time in history. Only three countries are still polio-endemic;
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Rotary District 5100 District Governor Larry Hatch was the guest speaker at last week’s club meeting. He talked about the district’s initiatives and goals for the 2018-19 Rotary year. He also presented a Rotary Club Champion award to Phil Sperl, in recognition of his tireless efforts in seeking out international projects for the club to
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Joan Toone is a frequent keynote speaker on the topic of the history of polio and progress towards eradication. As a polio survivor, she has first-hand knowledge about the scourge of polio in our world before eradication efforts began. The Salem Rotary Club (downtown club) will be hosting Joan’s talk on Wednesday, October 17th at
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To learn more about the District 5100 Youth Exchange Program, click here to go to the District 5100 Youth Exchange website. If you have questions regarding the Youth Exchange Program contact Russ Lipetzky or Sparky Vaubel.
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Last fall we were entering our second year of an ambulance project that was supposed to take just a few months. After months of searching, the International Service Committee finally found an available ambulance that would meet the needs of the village in Guatemala, who were the intended recipients. Through Phil’s connections with the Tualatin
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The Rotary Club of East Salem has recently acquired an ambulance that will be making its way to the Guatemalan village of La Democracia at the beginning of the new year. After two years of looking for a used ambulance to respond to a request from Rotarians in Guatemala, East Salem Rotarians were happy when
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