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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East Salem Rotarians have once again worked with Raul Garza of the Woodburn Fire Department to gather fire and medical supplies, as well as a used firetruck and ambulance, to send to the fire department in Guaymas, Mexico. Rotarians from East Salem Rotary, Keizer Rotary and Creekside Rotary gathered on a recent Saturday to load
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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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A great crowd attended our gala fundraising dinner on January 20th at the East Salem Community Center. Beautiful decorations were provided by Blanchet Catholic School, whose students not only decorated the space but also served food and then helped with cleanup. We had wonderful appetizers and food provided by Just Us Girls Wine & Coffee
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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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East Salem Rotarians once again volunteered to ring the bell for the Salvation Army, an annual tradition we’ve carried on in east Salem for at least the past 15 years. We had 19 cheerful Rotary participants and some family members helping with the collection for this worthy cause.
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