During a recent trip to Morocco I was struck by the obvious disparity in wealth. During my travels in Morocco from the sea to the desert one moved back and forth between the haves and the have-knots with the latter clearly outnumbering the former. That is why I was struck positively by the recent description […]
New Member Introduction: Elayna Zammarelli
We’re happy to welcome one of our newest Rotarians: Elayna Zammarelli. Get to know her by reading this introduction, written by her sponsor Chane Griggs: Elayna Zammarelli is a lawyer with Saalfeld, Griggs and her area of expertise is Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy and Litigation. For a layman’s interpretation that means that Elayna focuses on […]
Weekly Newsletter | September 6, 2016
Two thoughts this week. The first is, what an interesting presentation about “Brain Health” this last week. I found myself thinking about people I knew, people in my family, and also thinking about what I do and don’t do to maintain good Brain Health. While several of the ideas I had thought of before, I had […]
New Member Introduction: Chuck Wells
We’re happy to welcome our newest member: Chuck Wells. Here’s his introduction, as read by friend and sponsor, Tim Nissen. “I am pleased to introduce Chuck Wells to the Rotary Club of Salem today. Chuck was born in the Exeter, California hospital that is now part a farm equipment dealership. Farming was always in Chuck’s […]
Weekly Newsletter | August 30, 2016
In the current issue of “the Rotarian” there is a very short and enlightening article about leadership. In this article Frank Bures highlights three kinds of successful leaders from the book – SUPERBOSSES. The three are: the Iconoclast, Glorious Bastards and the Nurturers. Needless-to-say, if you match the skill sets inherent in these three approaches to the […]
2014-2015, Barry Nelson
Theme: Light Up Rotary The Rotary International theme this year was “Light Up Rotary,” a phase coming from the thought that is it better to light one candle than to sit and curse the darkness. Our club shone a light in our community again this year, brightening the way for many, and shining a light on Rotary […]
Weekly Newsletter | August 23, 2016
This is the last Wednesday club meeting of August – 2016’s Rotary Membership Month. I am pleased to note that several of you have stepped up already and submitted a name or have moved a new member through the process. We will have another member to induct again this Wednesday. We are on a bit […]
Weekly Newsletter | August 16, 2016
This week I am pleased to share that we have District Governor Tom Markos speaking to us at the Willamette Heritage Center. I have had the pleasure of hearing Tom speak several times and each time I am impressed with not only his delivery (which is humble) but what he has to say (personal stories […]
