Cheers, Salem Rotarians!
Were you there, last Saturday at our Good Works Auction? If you weren’t able to join us, let me tell you – what an awesome event it was! Here’s the recap:
-Fellowship: Rotarians, friends, and community supporters! Golly, what a great deal of fun with the buzz in the room as we gathered together for a great cause – The Gerry Frank Rotary Amphitheater and support for literacy and youth programs!
-Food and Beverages! Home run by the Convention Center – wonderful food, stellar service – and wonderful wine from Willamette Valley Vineyards!
-Fun! Bidding up the awesome array of items at the Silent Auction tables and the Oral Auction led by auctioneer extraordinaire, Al Davidson! And Tim Murphy with an amazing Paddle Raise moment in the middle of it all. Oh my goodness – everyone pitched in on that!
FANTASTIC!
Thank you sponsors!
Title Sponsor: The H Group
Major Sponsors: Maps Credit Union, Anderson Shirley Architects, Boldt Carlisle & Smith CPAs, Huggins Insurance, NW Natural, Salem Health
In Kind Sponsors: Green Acres Landscape, Willamette Valley Vineyards, Select Impressions,
Print Specialties, NewsHawk Media
Friendship Sponsors: Amerititle, C&R Remodel, Capital Financial Planners, First Call Home Health Care, Virgil T. Golden Funeral Service, Grove, Mueller & Swank CPAs, O’Neil Pine, Salem Convention Center, Sherman Sherman Johnnie & Hoyt Attorneys, Western Oregon University
Thank you to our Event Team!
Tammy Dennee, Jenn Columbus, Chane Griggs, Laura Aguero, Holly Berry, Steve Broncheau, David Deckelman, Barby Dressler, Lauren Gutierrez, Jessica Ickes, Robbin Kerner, Brenda Kidder, Michelle Lehr, Shane Saunders, Chuck Swank, Claudia Vorse, Linda Wooters!
I’ll see you at Rotary!
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Weekly Newsletter | February 13, 2018
February 14 – Salem Convention Center
Program – Peace Building in Zimbabwe
Among the many treasures we have in our members is Sandra Burnett, whom we know as the Executive Director of the Salem Art Association. But Sandra has lived a remarkable life before coming to Salem, as well, and this week, we will have the opportunity to hear a bit more about a portion of her life and work. Sandra has a heart for social justice and the transformative power of art. Born in Cape Town, South Africa, and leaving as a young adult during the apartheid era, she returned within a few years to found the African Institute of Art, in Soweto/Johannesburg. This institution was conceived and developed as the first facility to offer college level education in the visual arts to under-resourced black art students in the area. She also was co-founder and Executive Director of the Bag Factory Studios, a Johannesburg nonprofit providing workshops, studios, and learning opportunities in the visual arts. Sandra collaborated with Leah Tutu, activist and wife of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, along with many other individuals committed to serve their communities, and will share stories and photos with our Rotary Club this week.
Program Chair: Deb Patterson
