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Members of The Rotary Club of Salisbury spent yesterday and today constructing a wheelchair ramp for the widow of a Vietnam War veteran. Working with the Chesapeake Housing Mission, 16 club members and three guests demolished the front porch and built the ramp. For years, club members have built ramps for persons in need. Another example of our members being People of Action.

Interested in joining the growing number of members of The Rotary Club of Salisbury and becoming one of our People of Action? Contact Ginnie Malone at 410-251-6188 or gmalone@cbmove.com The club meets Thursday nights at 6:10 at the Rotary Scout and Community Center at 1715 Riverside Drive, Salisbury, Maryland.

Salvation Army Honors The Rotary Club of Salisbury

November 18, 2021

As the Salvation Army begins its 2021 bell ringing campaign to raise money for its dozens of programs, The Rotary Club of Salisbury was acknowledged this week as one of the top civic organizations on Maryland's Lower Eastern Shore for supplying bell ringing volunteers in 2019 and 2020. At our club meeting tonight, bell ringing coordinator Barbara Leonard let members know of their accomplishments. She also continued the effort to enlist volunteers for this year. More examples of our members being People of Action.

Club member Hugh Livingston brought the club up to date on the Rotary Club of Salisbury Foundation, Inc.'s project to install a peace labyrynth in downtown Salisbury. The project started to commemorate the club's 100th anniversary in February 2020.

A highlight of our meeting was the induction of Luanne Dashield , left, as our newest member. Pinning her was board member Stacey McMichael.

Rotarians Supply New Coats to Poor Children

November 17, 2021

Just in time for cold weather, The Rotary Club of Salisbury and the Rotary Club of Wicomico County have started the purchase and distribution of new coats to more than 500 Wicomico County youngsters. Using club money, money from Rotary District 7630, and donors through the national Operation Warm website, families living at or below the poverty level qualified for the free coats through Shore Up, Inc.’s Head Start program, the Salvation Army, and the Wicomico County Board of Education.

At the first giveaway in the Salvation Army gymnasium in Salisbury, Rotarians helped the youngsters and their parents select the right size and style coat. Additional distributions will take place in the coming weeks.

This is another example of Rotary club members being People of Action.

The Rotary Club of Salisbury Awards First Prize

November 11, 2021

For the last few months, members of The Rotary Club of Salisbury have been raising money to help fund the club's many community service projects and programs. Tonight, the raffle's top prize of $10,000 was awarded to retired Willards-area farmer and chicken grower Blair Ranneberger, on the right. Club member Donnie Cooper, on the left, sold him the winning ticket. Joe Stefursky chaired the raffle effort that raised $39,000.

The Rotary Club of Salisbury Hears About a Veterans Assistance Program

November 11, 2021

One of our club members, Chris Hardy, was our speaker tonight to talk about the US Kennels Incorporated program he heads that trains and provides service dogs to veterans with disabilities. Chris brought with him his service dog Brodie, who shared the affections of club members Donnie Cooper and Cynthia Williams.

Thirty seven year club member Dave Orem was our Get Acquainted...Get Reacquainted presenter. He spoke about his background in the heavy equipment sales industry, his interests in boating, and how he got involved with The Rotary Club of Salisbury.

Interested in joining the growing number of members of The Rotary Club of Salisbury and becoming one of our People of Action? Contact Ginnie Malone at 410-251-6188 or gmalone@cbmove.com The club meets Thursday nights at 6:10 at the Rotary Scout and Community Center at 1715 Riverside Drive, Salisbury, Maryland.

The Rotary Club of Salisbury Hears About Piedmont Airlines

November 4, 2022

Piedmont Airlines, a part of American Airlines, was the topic of club speaker CEO Eric Morgan (second from right) at tonight’s meeting of The Rotary Club of Salisbury. Piedmont is a major local employer with about 400 of its companywide 10,000 employees working in Wicomico County. Most of those local employees are airplanes mechanics, a skill in short supply locally.

Raffle chairman Joe Stefursky unveiled the final amount raised...$38,120. This exceeded our goal of $35,000. Proceeds will be used to fund the club’s many community projects.

With 37 years of club membership, including serving as president in the 1995-1996 year, Mike Hickson was our Get Acquainted...Get Reacquainted speaker, part of the club’s effort to help all members learn about our veteran members.

Upcoming club projects include the purchase and distribution of new coats to poor children, building a wheelchair ramp for the widow of a Vietnam War veteran, the purchase and distribution of dictionaries to 3rd and 4th grade students in Wicomico County, Salvation Army bell ringing, and selecting non-profit groups as recipients of money for our 3-Point Initiative program to help build integrity, responsibility, and academic achievement among area youth.

And the Winners are...

October 28, 2021

Tonight, the winners of The Rotary Club of Salisbury annual raffle with a top prize of $10,000 were selected by Salisbury Police Chief Barbara Duncan. With ticket sales exceeding the club's goal of 3,500 worth $35,000, money has been raised to help the club fund its many community service projects. With a final accounting due next week, we expect to have a near record amount of proceeds from the raffle.

And now the winners:

$10,000 Blair Ranneberger of near Willards, Maryland sold by club member Donnie Cooper

$1,000 Debbie Cooper and L2 sold by Donnie Cooper

$500 Cindy Robinson in the Nevins Addition neighborhood near Salisbury sold by club member Ace Parker

By the way, Donnie sold about 10% of the tickets.

Rotary Club of Salisbury Seeks to Help Local Groups that Work with Children

October 25, 2021

The Rotary Club of Salisbury is seeking applications for its sixth annual 3-Point Initiative, a grant program with awards ranging from $1,000 to $7,000. Funds will be awarded to local non-profits in early 2022 that promote Responsibility, Integrity and Academic Achievement to area youth. The deadline to apply is December 1, 2021.

Funding for this grant comes from the Rotary Club of Salisbury and its partnering organizations that include: the Donnie Williams Foundation, the Richard and Patricia Hazel Charitable Fund, the Richard A. Henson Foundation, First Shore Federal Savings and Loan Charitable Fund, and the Wooten Community Fund, each of which made a generous donation. The Rotary Club of Salisbury's

3-Point Initiative has $40,000 available this year. Last year the club donated more than $38,000 to 10 different organizations.

501(C)(3) organizations interested in applying must meet eligibility criteria that include being a government entity, faith-based organization, or a non-profit public charity that supports programs for youth on the Lower Eastern Shore. A written description is required detailing how the organization promotes the three tenets of the grant: responsibility, integrity, and academic achievement and what they will use the grant for and then will provide a written follow up at the end of the program.

The grant application is available here on our website under the Download section. Questions may be directed to 3-Point Initiative Chairman Gus Lebois at GLebois0271@gmail.com or 443-859-3968.

Annually, The Rotary Club of Salisbury channels tens of thousands of dollars and countless volunteer hours back into our community through the support of agencies and causes. Planned and actual donations this year include: Meals of Hope to help feed families in need, Operation Warm to provide coats to children in need, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, scholarships for local high school and college students, Fruitland Fire Department, The Christian Shelter, dictionaries for Wicomico County third grade students, Rotary Youth Leadership Awards, Easter Seals Camp Fairlee, MAC Inc’s. Meals on Wheels, global polio eradication, The Salvation Army, Mission of Mercy, the construction of wheel chair ramps, and much more.

Rotary Club of Salisbury Hears about Mountaire Farms

October 21, 2021

Members of The Rotary Club of Salisbury tonight heard from another Rotarian about Mountaire Farms, the Delaware headquartered 4th largest chicken company in America, based upon weight of meat sold. Zach Evans, a community relations manger for the 107 year old company, reviewed the company operations and its philosophy on being a good neighbor. "Mountaire Cares" is the company's theme in giving back to the communities in which it operates.

Our raffle chairman Joe Stefursky said we were close to selling 3,500 tickets for this annual major money-raising event. The drawing will be next Thursday night. First prize...$10,000.

Using money raised by the raffle, the club learned of some of the upcoming service projects...the construction of a wheelchair ramp for the widow of a Vietnam War veteran; the giveaway of new winter coats to nearly 500 local youngsters; our 3-Point Initiative to help local non-profit groups that work with children instill in them the values of Integrity, Responsibility, and Academic Achievement; support for the worldwide program to eradicate polio; and help to improve the Easter Seals Camp Fairlee.

Rotary Meals of Hope Project Helps Feed the Poor

October 16, 2021

Rotary clubs from the Eastern Shore of Maryland and Delaware, with help from hundreds of community volunteers, spent today packaging food for poor people in their areas. We worked with the National Meals of Hope organization.

On the Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland, the six local Rotary clubs assembled the meals at the Emmanuel Church. In all, more than 125 volunteers accomplished their task of preparing 60,000 meals in about two hours. Throughout Delmarva, 300,000 meals were prepared.

The Lower Eastern Shore effort was made possible by these generous donors: Choptank Electric Trust, Inc., The Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore, the Salisbury Elks Lodge #817, American Legion Synepuxent Post #166, the M & T Charitable Trust, and the local Rotary clubs and their members.

Rotarians...People of Action.

Interested in joining the growing number of members of The Rotary Club of Salisbury and becoming one of our People of Action? Contact Ginnie Malone at 410-251-6188 or gmalone@cbmove.com The club meets Thursday nights at 6:10 at the Rotary Scout and Community Center at 1715 Riverside Drive, Salisbury, Maryland.

Rotary Club of Salisbury Helps The Christian Shelter

October 9. 2021

Among the approximately 4,000 bicyclists in today's Seagull Century event were members of The Rotary Club of Salisbury. Thanks to their riding and money-raising prowess, nearly $12,000 were raised for the Christian Shelter, a temporary emergency shelter providing safe shelter, nutritious meals, and practical and spiritual direction. Thanks team for being People of Action and your efforts to benefit our community.

Right to left are past club president David Downes, Dr. Liz Burke, past club president Dan Williams, Maureen Williams, and club member Gus Lebois.

And by the way, the shelter’s four-decade history is presented in a new book named, “Christian Shelter: Serving People in Crisis for 40 Years.” This colorful history book highlights the shelter’s founders, renovation projects, donors, challenges, and the triumphs rooted in God’s generosity. Order your copy of this fundraiser book by clicking Christian Shelter 40th Anniversary Book Order Form.

A History Lesson for The Rotary Club of Salisbury

October 7, 2021

Tonight's meeting of The Rotary Club of Salisbury featured writer Jim Duffy whose storytelling focus is the culture and character of the Delmarva Peninsula. He is the founder of Secrets of the Eastern Shore, which celebrates the region in words, pictures, and products. He shared some interesting stories about the Salisbury area; stories not generally taught in Maryland history classes.

Our Get Acquainted...Get Reacquainted member was John Hall, a member since 1983. John shared his life's story and Rotary involvement with club members as part of the club's effort to introduce or re-introduce veteran members to the club. This has become a popular feature of our weekly meetings.

Along with the other Lower Eastern Shore Rotary clubs, our club is preparing for the October 16^thMeals of Hope assembly project to prepare 60,000 meals for poor people on the Lower Eastern Shore. Community members interested in volunteering alongside Rotarians for about three hours on the morning of October 16 can contact club president Bill Satterfield at billsatt@comcast.net.

Volunteers Sought for Meals of Hope Assembly

October 1, 2021

Rotarians are “People of Action” and more than 1,300 members in Rotary clubs across Delaware and Maryland’s Eastern Shore are uniting to fight hunger on the Delmarva Peninsula. The 39 Rotary clubs in District 7630 are gearing up for an October 16, 2021 Day of Service through the Meals of Hope program.

The Lower Eastern Shore Rotary clubs are seeking 120 community and club volunteers to help with the packaging of 60,000 meals on the morning of Saturday, October 16 at the Emmanuel Church Salisbury.

On the Lower Eastern Shore, the Rotary Club of Salisbury, the Rotary Club of Wicomico County, the Salisbury Sunrise Rotary Club, the Rotary Club of Snow Hill, the Ocean City-Berlin Rotary Club, and the Pocomoke City Rotary Club have raised more than $15,000 to buy the food from the national Meals of Hope program, at a cost of approximately 25 cents per meal. Now, the clubs are recruiting volunteers, Rotarians and non-Rotarians alike, to package the meals on October 16. The meals will be provided to The Maryland Food Bank for distribution through its network of partners.

Community members, businesses, religious organizations, and others that would like to support the effort are invited to contribute time as partners in this event.

Volunteers will be needed on Saturday, October 16 from 8:30 a.m. through noon at the Emmanuel Church, 217 Beaglin Park Drive, near the corner of Business Route 50 and Beaglin Park Drive on the east side of Salisbury. Volunteers will help package the meals, weigh the packages, seal them, label them, and transfer them to containers to ship them to The Maryland Food Bank. To be part of this important civic event, community members should contact Rotary Club of Salisbury President Bill Satterfield billsatt@comcast.net with their names, e-mail addresses, and telephone numbers so the Rotary clubs can provide details.

Financial partners are the Choptank Electric Trust, Inc., The Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore, the Salisbury Elks Lodge #817, American Legion Synepuxent Post #166, the M & T Charitable Trust, and the local Rotary clubs and their members.

To see more about the national Meals of Hope program, visit www.mealsofhope.org.

Salisbury Area Rotary Clubs Joint Fellowship Period

September 29, 2021

Members and guests of The Rotary Club of Salisbury, the Rotary Club of Wicomico County, and the Salisbury Sunrise Rotary Club joined together tonight for a Happy Hour to enjoy the fellowship of their own club members and members in the other two clubs. Nearly 40 persons gathered for what the three clubs hope will be future similar quarterly gatherings.

Super salesman Donnie Cooper was there selling tickets for The Rotary Club of Salisbury's annual raffle that will award a top prize of $10,000 on October 28. Interested in buying $10 tickets, with no more than 4,000 being sold? Contact club president Bill Satterfield at billsatt@comcast.net.

Rotary Club of Salisbury Members Meet New Wicomico County Library Director

September 23, 2021

Members of the Rotary Club of Salisbury had the pleasure of hearing from the relatively new Wicomico County Library Director Seth Hershberger at tonight's meeting. He focused not on plans for the library system, but rather on books related to the Eastern Shore of Maryland that he read as he became familiar with his new home.

Pete Reddish, a club member since 1973, gave his inspiring life story during his Get Acquainted...Get Reacquainted segment, the club's weekly program to allow veteran club members to introduce themselves for the first time to some club members or to reintroduce themselves to long time club members.

President Bill Satterfield began the process of enrolling club members to serve as volunteers at the October 16 Meals of Hope project to package at least 50,000 meals for poor families on the Lower Eastern Shore, a joint program of the six Lower Eastern Shore Rotary clubs. Volunteers outside of Rotary are being sought to help with the packaging, weighing, labeling, sealing, and preparing the packages for distribution to the Maryland Food Bank. To register as a volunteer for about three hours at a Salisbury site on the morning of October 16, contact President Satterfield at billsatt@comcast.net.

Rotary Club of Salisbury Members Hear About Election Preparations

September 16, 2021

As plans are made for the 2022 elections in Maryland, members of The Rotary Club of Salisbury tonight heard from director Anthony Gutierrez about preparations being made by the Wicomico County Elections Department. It was an informative presentation about the many laws the department is required to follow and how the department is preparing for legislative redistricting that will occur next year.

Elections Director Anthony Gutierrez, on the right, shares information with club program chairman Phil Whitman.

Our more than 40-year club member Mike Abercrombie was the Get Acquainted...Get Reacquainted presenter tonight. Mike shared a poster board about his service in the U.S. Navy. Mike also was recognized for his Paul Harris Plus 7 award, meaning he has contributed over the years $7,000 to the Rotary Foundation.

And members continue to sell tickets for the club's annual raffle that awards a top prize of $10,000. Tickets remain available from members through October 28. Tonight, Stacey McMichael and Chris Peek took in the sold tickets and payments.

District Governor Visits The Rotary Club of Salisbury

September 9, 2021

Rotary District 7630 Governor Hugh Dawkins made his official visit to The Rotary Club of Salisbury tonight and among other things challenged members to attract more members so the club can do more to Serve to Change Lives, the Rotary theme for this year.

Governor Hugh visited with members during the meeting, including past president Marion Keenan.

The club continues to sell tickets for its annual raffle that awards a first prize of $10,000. Chairman Joe Stefursky weekly accepts sold tickets and payments from club members, including George Whitehead and William Hall. Each club member is able to sell you tickets until the October 28th drawing.

The Rotary Club of Salisbury Learns About Services for the Blind

September 2, 2021

Members of The Rotary Club of Salisbury heard about services to blind and visually impaired persons tonight at their regular weekly meeting. Amy Crouse with Blind Industries and Services of Maryland explained how she and colleagues teach and train blind persons to handle everyday activities. One such tool is Braille books.

Additionally, we had our weekly Get Acquainted...Get Reacquainted segment to help members get to know better our long time members, such as 41-year member Freddy Mitchell.

Crab Feast for The Rotary Club of Salisbury

August 28, 2021

Wonderful hosts. A beautiful waterside location. Great fellowship. Tasty crabs, clams, corn, salad, potatoes, and desserts.

These were the highlights of today’s Rotary Club of Salisbury crab feast hosted by club members Tracy Fickett and Peter Shelbo at their Somerset County home bordering the Tangier Sound.