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

We had a hard-working crew for the Market Street cleanup on Saturday, August 21st. Club members who helped out included organizer Rhonda Prodzinski, Ken Morin, Kris Trachsel, Pat and Ted Mack, Keith Martin, and Catherine Carlson. Participants are shown in the photo below displaying our new East Salem Rotary Club safety vests. Thanks to everyone

A big salute to the East Salem Rotary club members who volunteered on Tuesday, August 17th at The Kroc Center for the Back to School event for families served by the Oregon Department of Human Services. Children were very excited to pick out their school supplies, and they also received backpacks and selected clothing items.

The former Salem Sunrise Rotary Club planned this bike project last year and completed most of the activities in May, distributing 45 new bicycle helmets and 5 refurbished bikes to children in the Grant and Highland school communities. Since a planned bike rodeo at Grant Elementary was not feasible due to the pandemic, club members

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

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