East Salem Rotarians have been busy with several community service projects so far this Rotary year. Here’s what we’ve been working on since the beginning of July: Kroc Center Back to School event – August 17Market Street Cleanup – August 21Fun Family Friday neighborhood book giveaway at Northgate Park – August 27 Firefighting & Medical Supplies, Fire Truck
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Thanks to help from club member and veteran Ken Morin, East Salem Rotary is participating in fundraising for the Vietnam War Memorial, which will be built on the Oregon State Capitol grounds in the next couple of years. Ken has collection bags for bottles and cans, along with labels for the bags, for club members
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Numerous East Salem Rotary Club members and friends showed up on Saturday, October 16th to celebrate and send off the fully loaded fire truck that is now headed to Guaymas, Mexico. The participants, including East Salem Rotary club members and the president of the Salem Creekside Rotary Club, all signed a helmet to be included
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East Salem Rotary promotes literacy all year long with our Little Free Libraries. Our libraries are so heavily used, we have found that we are in great need of children’s books right now, especially for elementary-age students. We have a book order in process through the Book Bin, but we need donated books while we
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A big thank you to all who turned out on Saturday, September 4th to help load donated medical and firefighting equipment and supplies to be delivered to a volunteer fire department in Mexico. Erik Larson, international service committee chair, worked with Raul Garza of the Woodburn Fire Department and Juan Armenta of the Hubbard Fire
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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Our nine installed little free libraries in the east Salem area are getting lots of use, and we are in great need of children’s books. Thanks to all of our club members and family members who have adopted these wonderful resources to keep them stocked for area children. Please contact Maureen Casey or Catherine Carlson to donate new or
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