With our meeting falling between Memorial Day and the anniversary of the WWII D-Day invasion of Fortress Europe, it was fitting to have the upcoming 70th Anniversary of D-Day be the topic of our program. We had the pleasure of …
Our program today was about a family-owned company which has existed for 122 years and has never missed a payroll or 401K payment. If one considers recent economic conditions, the fact that the Boxley Materials Company is a construction materials …
Today we had a full program agenda. The Club presented our Service Above Self Award, met the Salem High School (SHS) students attending the World Affairs Seminar and inducted our newest Club member Hank McHale. Carl Hart Vice-Chair of Service …
Rotarians have a tradition of supporting the Rotary Foundation of Rotary International by honoring others. The Paul Harris Fellow recognition acknowledges individuals who contribute, or who have contributions made in their name, of $1,000 to The Rotary Foundation.Annually the Rotary …
Today the Rotary Club of Salem presented the 2014 Citizen of the Year Award to Judge Philip Trompeter. After welcoming remarks by President Sam Carter, Mark Henrickson Chair of the Roy W. Henrickson Outstanding Citizen Award Committee ceded the podium …
We had a special guest joining us today. District Governor Ron Mabry made a brief address outlining how our Club and individual contributions to the Rotary Foundation are applied to the eradication of polio, Rotary International projects and help fund …
Today we hosted the final group of organizations given grants by our Club for the 2013-2014 Rotary year. The first group of grant recipients were acknowledged at our March 13th meeting. Our Club channels its energies toward two major fundraising …
The topic of our program today was Feeding America Southwest Virginia (FASWVA). Feeding America SWVA was founded in 1981 and proudly commemorates 33 years of fighting hunger and changing lives through community partnerships. The program was presented by Jenny Doud, …
Our program today by Sarah Henrickson Parker, PhD, was warmly received and fascinating. Her topic was “The Human Factor: Applying Science to Health Care”. It is about how understanding human foibles can help to mitigate human error. Dr. Parker holds …
Judy Park, Western Virginia Co-ordinator was our speaker representing Young Audiences – Arts for Learning – Virginia (YAV). YAV is dedicated to bringing innovation and imagination to education through the arts. They believe that creativity and critical thinking are essential …
