Message from President Bruce Hi, dear Rotary Friends! “The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise . . .” Another great declaration about what we Rotarians are about! How are you serving? Have you found your niche? Or is it time for a new challenge? […]

Message from President Bruce Hey Howdy Hey, Salem Rotarians! It’s great to be a part of Rotary, isn’t it? This year’s theme declares, “Rotary, Making a Difference.” Through our own Salem Rotary Foundation, we are making a difference right here in our community. Earlier this year, SRF awarded grants for some pretty basic things that […]

Message from President Bruce Hiya, fellow Salem Rotarians! I find tremendous refuge week in and week out at our Rotary meetings. Do you? I hope so. Be it the warm fellowship, the intriguing speakers and programs, the music and songs, hearing about the good news and activities in our community, or the opportunities for service. […]

Message from President Bruce Well, September has arrived – one of those transition periods during the year, as we move out of summer vacation months and into a new school year and fall sports. September is also “Salem Rotary Foundation Month,” where we focus on the impact SRF has made in our community in the […]

Message from President Bruce Hard to believe summer is winding down, isn’t it? And for those of us parents with kids at home, here’s to another school year kicking off next week! Speaking of coming events, our next two meetings will focus on major projects our Rotary Club is involved with . . . and […]

Message from President Bruce Amazing programs and projects – we have a lot going on in the Rotary Club of Salem! Living in the Totality Path of the Solar Eclipse, did you take time on Monday to view this sight? Personally, I cannot find appropriate words to adequately describe it. How fortunate were we in […]

Message from President Bruce At last week’s meeting, fellow Salem Rotarian and District Governor Renee Campbell covered many aspects of how we Salem Rotarians are “Making a Difference”. One thing DG Renee emphasized was The Rotary Foundation. Contributions to TRF support amazing things: near eradication of polio, clean drinking water in developing nations (like that […]

Message from President Bruce How did you get interested in Rotary? For me, it was a conversation with my friend and sponsor, Ron Hays. Ron told me about engaging programs, community-minded people, warm camaraderie, and how Rotary supported great things in Salem and elsewhere. He asked me to attend a meeting – that was all. […]