December 12– Salem Convention Center Program – Music ProgramThe Battle Creek Elementary School Choir will be performing a holiday concert for the Rotary program this week. The choir, consisting of 100 students, is the largest elementary school choir, and one of the best, in the state. Their teacher and choir director is Gloria Burtis […]
Weekly Newsletter | December 4, 2018
December 5 – Salem Convention Center Program – The Healing Power of Humor Laugh your way to an understanding of how humor can help you physically, emotionally, socially and even spiritually. Our own David Lewis recently shared this presemtation as a workshop of the Rotary Disgtrict Conference in Salem (May 2018) and it was […]
Weekly Newsletter | November 27, 2018
November 28 – Salem Convention Center Program – WOU Strategic Plan Update Western Oregon, in nearby Monmouth, is the closest State college to Salem and offers a small school atmosphere with many quality degree programs. Dr. Rob Winningham, Provost and vice president for academic affairs, will update us on the school’s Strategic plan, Master […]
Weekly Newsletter | November 20, 2018
November 21 – Salem Convention Center Program – Fellowship/Crafts for Kids Thanksgiving is a time to celebrate the bounty of Oregon agriculture after harvest. Join Jessica Jansen from Oregon Agriculture in the Classroom as she shares a bit of Thanksgiving-related fun facts and agricultural connections as well as some fun “make and take” crafts […]
Weekly Newsletter | October 31, 2018
October 31 – Salem Convention Center Program – Salem’s Dependence on Upstream Water Salem provides drinking water to almost 200,000 people. Most people don’t know where the water comes from or how it gets to their tap. Until this past summer, virtually everyone took the purity of the water for granted. Peter Fernandez, Salem Public […]
Weekly Newsletter | October 23, 2018
October 24 – Salem Convention Center Program – Exchange Student Presentation Program – World Polio Update with Joan Toone What happens when you take a 16 year old girl from McMinnville and send her to western Belgium? Find out when Salma Galvan recounts her year as our club’s Rotary exchange student. Salma will not only […]
Weekly Newsletter | October 16, 2018
October 17 – Salem Convention Center Program – Salem Symphony Consolidation with Portland Oregon Symphony Program – World Polio Update with Joan Toone Joan will speak as a Polio survivor and provide an update of Rotary’s efforts to eradicate polio. Joan is a frequent keynote speaker at Pacific Northwest presidents-elect training seminars and is sought after […]
Weekly Newsletter | October 9, 2018
October 10 – Salem Convention Center Program – Salem Symphony Consolidation with Portland Oregon Symphony The October 10th Rotary program will be on the upcoming consolidation of the Salem and Portland Oregon Symphony Associations. The featured speakers will be Scott Schowalter, President of the Oregon Symphony in association with Laura Aguero, Executive Director of the […]
