The club was organized in September 1919, and has an official charter date of Jan 1, 1920. Our usual meeting place is the Salem Convention Center, in the heart of downtown Salem, at Noon on Wednesdays. Occasional off-site meetings are held, usually at the Willamette Heritage Center (about 5 minutes away). With almost 200 members, the club is friendly and active. Numerous committees give members ample and diverse opportunities to pursue avenues of service, locally and internationally.
Join us for lunch on Wednesdays at 12:00 pm at the Salem Convention Center: 200 Commercial St. SE Salem, OR 97301 (there is free parking below the building).
Do you know of a deserving organization looking for grant funding? Our club is once again opening its small grant window, offering several $500 – $1,500 grants to deserving non-profit organizations in our community. They need to act fast! The deadline to apply is April 12th, 2021. Eligible projects for consideration are those that directly […]
The Salem Rotary Literacy Committee recently awarded three grants for smaller projects or existing programs that promote increased literacy and/or reading skills for children within Salem and Marion and Polk Counties. Grants from the Salem Rotary Literacy Committee generally range between $500 to $2,500. The average grant size is $750. The 2021 grant recipients include: […]
The Rotary Club of (downtown) Salem is currently accepting applications for “Hand’s On” service projects in our community which could be completed between September 2020 and June 2021. These projects can typically be completed in one 2-3 hour visit to the volunteer location. Please note, these are not monetary grants, but rather an opportunity for our Rotary […]
March 3: Hunger in Our Community The last 12 months have been hard on almost everyone: COVID-19, wildfires, ice-storm – what has been the impact on those facing hunger in our community? Tune in to find out. This week we will hear from fellow Rotarian, Rick Gaupo, who leads the Marion Polk Food Share in […]
PO Box 3981, Salem, OR, 97302
