Lily Han from S. Korea – Inbound Exchange Student Jiyun (Lily) Han has been our Rotary Youth Exchange inbound student for the 25-26 school year. She is from Gyeonggi-do S. Korea and is 16 years old. She has lived with two host families during her stay here and has attended South Salem High School. She will […]
Weekly Newsletter | May 19, 2026
5/19 Salem Police Chief – Trevor Womack Trevor Womack has served as the chief of police for the Salem Police Department since December 2020, becoming the tenth police chief in the history of Oregon’s capital city. With more than 34 years of law enforcement experience, Chief Womack also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal […]
Weekly Newsletter | May 12, 2026
5/12 Committee Meeting – Time for committees to meet and plan Committees and Hands-on Service Meeting! If you are signed up to help with the hands-on, book cleaning project, please arrive at 11am to get started. We will be taught how to clean books, then off we go cleaning the hundreds of books that we collected over the last month. Excellent […]
Weekly Newsletter | May 5, 2026
5/6 Meadowfoam – An Unique Crop Grown in the Willamette Valley What do a group of Willamette Valley farmers have in common with international iconic brands like Calvin Klein, Chanel, Estée Lauder, L’Oréal and many others? Kirsten French of Natural Plant Products will tell the fascinating story of the unique crop of meadowfoam and the small […]
Weekly Newsletter | April 28, 2026
4/29 SKSD Music Program – McNary HS Band The McNary HS Concert Band, directed by their teacher – Elizabeth Hering, will perform for us on Aust 29th in the Cedar Room. The McNary HS Symphonic Band is the top concert performing concert bands of several outstanding bands at McNary HS. The band has a reputation of excellence […]
Weekly Newsletter | April 14, 2026
4/15 Mariana Luiz-Temple – State Fire Marshall Mariana Ruiz-Temple is the state fire marshal for Oregon, bringing more than three decades of experience in emergency response, hazardous materials management, and fire service leadership. She leads statewide operations to reduce the impact of fire and hazardous incidents, directs Oregon’s fire mobilization efforts, and advises the governor on emergency declarations. […]
Weekly Newsletter | March 24, 2026
3/18 Pam Wasson & Pat Force -Kenya WaSH; Guatemala Literacy Project At our next meeting, members will hear updates on two impactful international initiatives. Pam will provide an overview of the Kenya WaSH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) Project, a humanitarian effort that the Rotary Club of Salem is proud to co-sponsor. Following that, Pat Force will […]
Weekly Newsletter | March 17, 2026
3/18 Small Grant Recipients At our meeting on Wednesday, March 18th, we will recognize the recipients of this year’s Rotary Club of Salem Small Grants. Please join us in welcoming the following organizations and their representatives as we celebrate the impact of the 2025-26 Small Grant awards: Boys & Girls Club – Shawna West Center for Hope […]
