On September 18, 2024, the Salem Rotary Club honored Geoff Goll and John Tonti for 50-years of Service Above Self to the Rotary Club of Salem, our community, Rotary District, and the world.

The Club hosted Rotary International Past Rotary International President Jennifer Jones and many Past District Governors of our local Rotary District 6650.

Congratulations to Tony Maniscalco and Anthony Cappa of Salem.

Salem Rotary Community Service-Above-Self Award is designed to recognize a community member who puts Service Above Self, which is one of the most important mottos of Rotary. This person follows the Rotary Moto of Service Above Self by using their time, treasure, and talents to help others in our community.

Tony and Anthony are non-Rotarians who have been assisting the Rotary Club of Salem for the more than 10 years with our Service Above Self projects. They are typically found serving sausage and eggs at Rotary Pancake Day, running the field cameras and scoreboard at Salem athletic events at Sebo Stadium, Rotary Oktoberfest, and facilitating at RYLA, just to name a few of their many activities in the community.

Congratulations to our past recipients of this prestigious award: 1999-Rev. Wilkins, 2000-Don Weingart, 2001-JeanAlice Fehr, 2002-Sister Dorothy Hurray, 2003-Salvatore C. Apicella, 2004-John Buta, 2005-Mark Siegal, 2006-Debbie Pietrzak, 2007-Peter Cibula, 2008-Robert Wright, 2009-Wavelene Arnold, 2010-Karen Buchmann, 2011-Jackie Berthold, 2012-Patty Bauman, 2013-Karen Carter, 2014-Todd Olson, 2015-George Spack, 2016-Gene Johnson, 2017-Roger Hack, 2018-J.T. Panezott, 2019- Dennis Niederhiser, 2020-Brad Davis, 2021-Kevin Clark, 2022-Debbie McCulloch, and 2023-Lisa Wallace Vittorio.

Congratulations to Rotarian Ryan Boyce for being selected as the 2024 recipient for the Jeff Hendricks - Rotary Service Above Self Award! Ryan was recognized at our July 2 meeting.

The Jeff Hendricks - Rotary Service Above Self Award is given to a Rotarian who is always involved in Rotary projects, positive on Rotary ideals, and respected as a person and Rotarian. The award was named in memory of Jeff Hendricks who was an active, long-time Rotarian who touched the hearts of Salem Rotarians and left us far too soon.

The most recent recipients of this award include Sara Baer, Suzanne Yoder, Shane Franks, Laurie Chaffee, Steve Bailey, and Kyle Cranmer.

In addition to receiving this award, Ryan has also received a beautiful plaque and a Paul Harris Fellow recognition ($1,000 donation to The Rotary Foundation in Ryan’s name) from the Rotary Club of Salem.

Congratulations to Annika Murray on being named as the 2024 Bob Foran Community Service Award - Student of the Year! Annika is a graduating senior from Salem High School and will attend The Ohio State University majoring in Biology.

Bob Foran joined the Rotary Club of Canfield in 1978 and was a member in that club for 25 years before he passed away. He was never a member of the Rotary Club of Salem, but he was so impressed with our Pancake Day fundraiser that he worked every Pancake Day that he was able as well as all other Salem Rotary fundraisers.

Bob would “make up” his weekly Rotary meetings in Salem, and was in every sense of the word, an “honorary member” of the Rotary Club of Salem.

Bob passed away in December 2003 in Salem. The board of our club decided in January 2004 to honor his legacy with the following award: The Bob Foran Community Service Award - Student of the Month.

The first award was given in August 2003 and an award has been given every month during the academic year since. Later, a yearly winner was added for a $1,000 yearly scholarship in addition to the $50 monthly award.

The 2024 Golden Apple Award was presented to Renee Dreger, a teacher at Buckeye Elementary School. Renee has taught in the district for 14 years.

"Ms. Dreger's exceptional dedication, impact, and wholehearted belief in her students embodies the quality that makes her an expectational educator," said Geoff Goll, Award Committee Chairman.

The Salem Rotary Foundation provided a financial award to Renee and $500 to upgrade her classroom.

The Golden Apple Award was established by the Rotary Club of Salem and the Salem Rotary Foundation to honor outstanding individuals who devote their lives to teaching in the Salem City School District as an expression of respect, gratitude, and love for a teacher's role in guiding and shaping his/her students and making a difference in their lives.

Past recipients have included Christi Arnoto 2020, Amie Cochran 2021, Atila Samu 2022, and Mary Beth Shivers 2023.

The Rotary Club of Salem meeting every Tuesday at noon at the Salem Community Center in the Rotary Room.

We have over 80 club members of all ages and diverse backgrounds and careers. We provide strong community and international support with a collegial atmosphere. You can read more below.

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Rotary Club of Salem
P.O. Box 1025
Salem, OH 44460
234-564-2626

For more than 10 years, the Rotary Club of Salem has been placing hundreds of United States flags at homes and businesses throughout the community during Memorial Day, Flag Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Patriot Day, and Veterans Day.

Our club members oversee placement of the flags during two periods from Memorial Day through Independence Day and Labor Day through Veterans Day.

Annual Cost: $40. Proceeds go to the Rotary sponsored projects in the Salem area.

If you would like to purchase an Annual Flag Placement, you may do so online. If you have questions or concerns, please contact us below.

For more than 20 years, the Rotary Club of Salem has been providing Merriam-Webster Elementary Dictionaries to every third-grade student in the Salem School District including St Paul School.

The hard-bound, keep-sake dictionaries have colorful illustrations, photographs, and diagrams which are designed for children ages 8-11.

We distribute more than 325 dictionaries each year. For some students this is the only book that they personally own. Many of our alumni still have their prized dictionary on their shelves.

We are proud to have dedicated the new Salem Rotary Family Sports Center on September 5, 2024.

The new Sports Center includes a central gazebo-style pavilion, a large children’s playground, a practice soccer field, sand and grass volleyball courts, a cross-fit area, two batting cages, two golf cages, spacious grass areas, and handicap accessibility.

The new mini park is a multigenerational, multifunctional family gathering place to socialize, practice sporting skills, and stay fit.

The Rotary Club of Salem is grateful for our Rotarians and the community members who have given generously to make this possible.

The Rotary Club of Salem

The Salem Rotary Foundation was founded in 1995 as a tax-exempt organization in Ohio designed to promote and foster the ideals of Rotary International and to provide charitable gifts to those who practice the ideals of the Rotary 4-Way Test.

Past Foundation support includes Pay It Forward ($50 to needy at Christmas), Salem Chamber of Commerce, United Way, RYLA students, Salem Community Pantry, Rotaract scholarships, Salem Regional Medical Center, Salem Public Library, Salem Police K-9, Salem City Parks, Salem Senior Prom, Mobile Meals, Salem City Schools, Polio Plus, and other projects.

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Salem Rotary Foundation
P.O. Box 1044
Salem, Ohio 44460

The Rotary Club of Salem celebrated our Centennial in 2021 with a new park donated to the City of Salem. Read more about our more than 100 years of making a difference in our community and around the world.