Peace on Earth and Goodwill to you all, Salem Rotarians!
Whether you celebrate (or not) the holidays at this time of year, isn’t this a great time of fellowship, food, festivities, and music? Our recent meetings have had wonderful programs and opportunities for fellowship. How about asking people you’ve been thinking about inviting to Rotary to join you at our remaining meetings in December? They’ll be great examples of our club’s fellowship and at the one this week, we’ll get to hear from students from other countries about their experiences here in the USA on their Rotary Exchange!
We often say that Rotary is more than a lunch club. From my perspective, Rotary is a unique experience. Why? Well, perhaps it’s the ability of Rotary to do what no other group on Earth is dedicated to doing: serving others, encouraging and living by an example of high ethical standards in all vocations, and helping to build goodwill and peace here in our home of Salem, Oregon and throughout the world.
SPECIAL APPRECIATION. This past week, South Salem High rolled out the red carpet for us with a lovely dining experience by the South Culinary Students in the Library: table linens, holiday centerpieces, plates, silverware and stemware (ever seen that in a library?) enabling us to enjoy the wonderful lunch they prepared and served! Then, a special concert just for us by the outstanding South Chamber Orchestra in the beautifully decorated Rose Auditorium. Huge thanks to South Principal Lara Tiffin and her team for making us so welcome!
I’ll see you at Rotary!