Theme: Believe In What You Do, Do What You Believe In 1993-94 was another banner year for our Club. Topping our list of “good works” was our Rotary Workplace Food Drive where we raised $10,576 in cash and collected 218,748 pounds of food. Our “Elephant Ears” sale at the Art Fair netted out $5,423 to […]
Theme: Real Happiness is Helping Others 1992-93 was highlighted by a $10,000 contribution to the Community Voice Mail Program, which provides free phone services for the homeless and other needy persons to help them find employment or otherwise get a new foothold on life. An energetic membership drive resulted in some 58 new member proposals, […]
Theme: Look Beyond Yourself 1991-92 was the year our club made a commitment to “Preserve Planet Earth.” In accordance with this theme, over $7,000 was donated toward completion of walking paths and a salmon viewing platform along Mill Creek where it flows through the property of North High School. Record-breaking Rotary giving also marked the […]
Theme: Honor Rotary with Faith and Enthusiasm In 1991-92 our club helped the combined Salem Rotary Clubs Food Share Campaign to donate over 100,000 pounds of food to support the needy in Marion and Polk counties. The Salvation Army Campaign among our members brought in $5,100, exceeding all previous years. In the area of community […]
Theme: Enjoy Rotary! The “Elephant Ear” fellowship and fund raiser occurred again in July, followed by the Pops Concert fund raiser in December. The in-house “Bell-Ringer” program brought in $2,850 this year. President Ray Lauderdale added a hands-on project with the club’s involvement in the work place food drive. A marvelous effort by all Rotarians […]
The year 1988-89 started out with a fellowship activity selling “elephant ears” at the Salem Art Fair. This turned out to not only make money but the workers loved making those ears. Our Pops Concert, Pentacle Theatre Night and Valentine Dinner all went very well and everyone had a great time. President Carl Martens tried […]
Theme: Rotarians: United in Service – Dedicated to Peace The year 1987-88 was the year of Polio Plus, Rotary’s undertaking to eliminate polio from the face of the earth. Therefore, a special fund raiser for a special project ¬Salem Rotary raffled a new Mercedes Benz. In addition to contributing $12,000 to help build the A.G. […]
Theme: Rotary Brings Hope The Club was awarded a Presidential Citation for 1986¬87 by increasing its membership from 223 to 230, co-sponsoring the new Capitol Sunrise Area Rotary Club and other achievements. The Bylaws were made gender neutral. To carry out Rotary International’s theme “Rotary Brings Hope,” the Club raised $2,000 for World Community Service […]
