Whether it is raising funds in Kenya for Special Olympic athletes who are visually impaired, medical screening in India for girls with low hemoglobin, a school based meal project in the Philippines, or a local project state-side, Rotarians around the world are providing service to those in need. What do all these Rotarians have in common? They […]

In the July issue of the Rotarian there was a feature article about RI President John Germ. He has been recognized for a long time for his “can-do” attitude about everything he has touched, including his campaign to raise money for Polio Plus in concert with the Gates Foundation. He is keenly aware that Rotary must […]

This week we will induct our first new member for the 2016-17 year. I am pleased to say that it is Ed Whipple who is in charge of Student Life at Willamette University and Jim Booth will do the honors of introducing him to our club. It is great that we are off to such […]

The life-blood of any and all healthy organizations is that they must grow. In government they must constantly improve the quality and efficiency of the service that they are charged to provide the public. In the private sector they must produce useful products or services the public wants and will pay for and with private […]

In this final installment of my President’s Messages, I wish to thank all of you who have read this recurring missive. I hope a little bit of it was educational, or maybe even inspirational, as you participate more and more in the life of Rotary. It has been a pleasure to highlight a few of […]

Dear readers, I’d like you to know that your feedback about these weekly messages is always welcome! Please feel free to email me with any comments you may have. We had a very productive final Club Board meeting of the year last week. We gave a special thanks to the members of the Board who […]

Our Indian exchange student, Nishka, will be finishing up her yearlong stay with us very shortly. While at the District Conference last month, Nishka participated in a speech contest with the theme, “Be a Gift to the World.” I can offer you no finer words than the text of her speech, which she gave permission […]

This past week, I attended the Salem Rotaract banquet and ceremony to mark the end of their Rotary year. This is “our” Rotaract Club, as we are one of the sponsoring Clubs along with South Salem. President Stephanie Bednarz gave a very nice outgoing speech. When she joined Rotaract, there were a total of 2 […]