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It was Fun, Food, and Fellowship at tonight's Rotary Club of Salisbury meeting. Nearly two dozen guests joined members for our annual crabfeast. No business. Just fun, food, and fellowship.

The Rotary Club of Salisbury, a member organization whose product is service, welcomes new members interested in helping their community while enjoying themselves. Contact Ginnie Malone at 410-251-6188 or gmalone@cbmove.com. The club meets weekly on Thursday evenings for dinner at the Rotary Scout and Community Center along Riverside Drive near Salisbury.

A Round for the Community is a Success

September 8, 2023

A Round for the Community, the Rotary Club of Salisbury's inaugural golf outing to raise money to help local community service agencies do their jobs better, was a success today with 79 golfers and dozens of sponsors raising thousands of dollars.

Dozens of club members volunteered to make the event a fun day.

Our major sponsors.

Check-in went smoothly with golfers receiving sleeves of balls and the chance to improve their scores through the purchase of mulligans and the red tee move-up option.

And of course we used the occasion to sell tickets for the club's annual raffle with a top prize of $10,000.

The practice green allowed the golfers to hone their skills or luck.

Oops. This fellow should have practiced at the driving range.

Nobody got a hole-in-one, but our observers were there just in case.

The winners in the Gross Team Score category were sponsored by M & T bank.

and the team with the low net score was sponsored by Taylor Bank. Hum, maybe all golfers ought to consider a banking career.

We concluded with lunch and the awarding of 28 door prizes and on-the-course competition prizes.

Our thanks to these major sponsors.

Presenting Sponsor Meuse Post 194 VFW

Platinum Sponsor Cato Gas & Oil

Silver Sponsors
Anonymous

Benevolent Protective Order of the Elks Lodge #817

Delmarva Veteran Builders
Granger and Magee
Horizon Farm Credit
M & T Bank
NAPA Auto Parts Salisbury Automotive
Mitzi Perdue
Perdue Farms
SFG Wealth Management
Salisbury University/Salisbury University Foundation
Taylor Bank

Bronze Sponsors
Avery Hall Insurance
Bank of Delmarva
Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore
First Shore Federal
Kuhn’s Jewelers
Ginnie Malone Realtor
Ken Montville
Greg Reddell State Farm Insurance
Rotary District 7630 Area 60 Clubs
Tidal Health

Rotarians Help Local Students

August 26, 2023

Members of the Rotary Club of Salisbury were on hand today to help hundreds of local students get ready for another school year. They shared school supplies during the Fresh Start: A Wicomico County Back to School Event. This is another example of our members being People of Action.

Rotarians Work for Camp Fairlee

August 5, 2023

Members of The Rotary Club of Salisbury continued a decades' long tradition this month and last by helping refurbish the Easter Seals Camp Fairlee on Maryland's Eastern Shore. Club members helped fund and assemble more than two dozen bedside tables for the campers. Camp Fairlee provides a safe and accessible camp experience where campers are challenged to discover their full potential, acquire new skills, and make new and lasting friendships while under the guidance of trained and qualified staff. While campers enjoy their time at Camp Fairlee, their families are able to take a much needed break from caregiving.

This annual Rotary Club of Salisbury project is another example of our members being People of Action.

A Round for the Community

August 5, 2023

Rotary Club of Salisbury Inaugural Golf Outing

September 8, 2023

Green Hill Country Club

One month to go and the Rotary Club of Salisbury's inaugural community-based golf outing to raise money to share with local non-profit and charitable organizations already can be judged a success, even before the first golf ball is teed up. Thanks to individuals, organizations, and businesses that have stepped up to become financial partners, we expect to provide a substantial donation to local service agencies.

“A Round for the Community” is a round of golf to help the Rotary Club of Salisbury stay around to help other organizations perform their missions to help our neighbors. All net proceeds will be used to enhance and expand Rotary’s commitment to help students, veterans, families in need, and others who need assistance.

Money is being raised through corporate sponsorships, golfer registrations, and other means and is being handled through the Rotary Club of Salisbury Foundation, Inc, an IRS 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization.

++ Presenting Sponsor ++

Meuse Post 194

+++ Platinum Sponsor +++

++++++ Silver Sponsors ++++++

Salisbury Automotive

Mitzi Perdue

Anonymous

The Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks, Lodge #817

The Rotary Club of Salisbury donates thousands of volunteer hours and tens of thousands of dollars to aid other groups. The club’s recent beneficiaries have included the Salvation Army, the Christian Shelter, the Humane Society of Wicomico County, Meals on Wheels, the Maryland Food Bank, the Joseph House, the Deaf Independent Living Association, Women Supporting Women, Easter Seals, U.S. Kennels, Fruitland Volunteer Fire Company, Boys and Girl Scouts, and many more.

Veterans Groups Rewarded

July 16, 2023

Local military veterans support organizations are the beneficiaries of the display of hundreds of large American flags east of Salisbury between Memorial Day and Independence Day.

Thanks to individual and organization donors, the flags were on display through the work of the three Salisbury-area Rotary clubs (The Rotary Club of Salisbury, the Rotary Club of Wicomico County, and the Salisbury Sunrise Rotary Club). The purpose of the 8^th annual Flags for Heroes project was to raise money for groups serving military veterans. Each of the four recipient organizations has received $1,000.

Receiving Rotary-raised money to help with their veterans assistance programs are:

Operation We Care, U.S. Kennels, Inc., Heroes Haven, Inc., and DAV Eastern Shore Chapter 34.

Rotarians and their supporters have donated $4,000 to local veterans’ organizations through the Flag for Heroes display east of Salisbury this spring and summer. Shown, left to right, are Chris Hardy with dog in training, called "Tac" - U.S. Kennels. Inc.; Molly Hilligoss, Rotary Club of Wicomico County; Hank Wheatley - Heroes Haven, Inc.; Jeff Merritt - Operation We Care;
Commander Larry Jackson - DVA, Eastern Shore Chapter 34; Ernie Colburn, Rotary Club of Salisbury; and Bill Ferguson, Salisbury Sunrise Rotary Club.

Operation We Care provides care packages to members of the armed forces who are serving overseas.
U.S. Kennels, Inc. is an organization that assists veterans battling Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, brain damage, and other combat related disabilities by adopting rescue dogs and training them to become service animals.
Heroes Haven, Inc. transports injured veterans, police officers, emergency medical service personnel, and fire fighters to the Eastern Shore of Maryland for a hunting experience and Eastern Shore hospitality.
The DAV Eastern Shore Chapter 34 mission is Building Better Lives for America’s Disabled Veterans and Their Families. A key activity for this group is transporting veterans to their medical appointments - including to the Perry Point VA medical center in Cecil County, Maryland.

Four-Way Test Award Recipient Named

June 24, 2023

The Rotary Club of Salisbury, in its 104^th year of service to our community, has presented the prestigious Four-Way Test Award to Wicomico County community activist Maureen Williams.

The award has been presented annually since 1963 to a non-Rotarian whose life exemplifies the tenants of the Rotary Four-Way Test that asks persons of the things they think, say, or do:

Is it the Truth?
Is it Fair to all concerned?
Will it build Goodwill and better Friendships?
Will it be beneficial to all concerned?

Mrs. Williams was cited for her work to feed poor people, to provide housing to homeless persons, to help build homes and wheelchair ramps, to help develop youngsters into better citizens, and much more. Some of her community roles include work with the Chesapeake Housing Mission, Women’s Build, chair of the Missions Committee of the Trinity United Methodist Church, and volunteer work with Choices Academy School, Appalachia Service Project, the HALO homeless mission, the Joseph House Ministries, and the Hands and Hearts Ending Homeless project.

The selection committee noted that Mrs. Williams was not just a leader in many community organizations, but was a worker bee with more energy than the Energizer Bunny. Her volunteer work on humanitarian and civic needs intensified following her retirement as a guidance counselor at the James M. Bennett High School.

A list of all recipients of the award since 1963 is shown in the Download Section of this website.

Rotarians of the Year Honored

June 21, 2023

The Rotary Club of Salisbury, in its 104^th year of service to our community, has recognized two members as the club’s Rotarian of the Year. The selections were made by club president Ford Waggoner based upon their many contributions to the club’s success during his 12 months of leadership.

Gus Lebois, a retired Perdue Farms executive, and Stacey McMichael, executive director of the Richard A. Henson Foundation, were chosen from the more than 80 club members.

Mr. Lebois was a leader of the club’s 3-Point Initiative that raises money that is contributed to local organizations to help youngsters become better students and community members. Additionally, he was active in the club’s work to renovate the Christian Shelter, has served on the club’s Board of Directors and the Board of Trustees of the Rotary Club of Salisbury Foundation, Inc., as well as other club service projects.

Mrs. McMichael, a member of the club’s Board of Directors, chaired the scholarship committee that awarded scholarships to local high school students. She served on the 3-Point Initiative Committee and was involved in many other club service projects.

The Rotary Club of Salisbury, a member organization whose product is service, welcomes new members interested in fellowship, fun, and helping their community. Contact Ginnie Malone at 410-251-6188 or gmalone@cbmove.com. The club meets weekly on Thursday evenings for dinner at the Rotary Scout and Community Center along Riverside Drive near Salisbury.

Law Enforcement Challenges In Wicomico County

June 1, 2023

Wicomico County Sheriff Mike Lewis was our guest tonight and he provided an insightful look into the future of law enforcement in Wicomico County. In response to questions, Sheriff Lewis expressed concern about how law enforcement officers will do their jobs thanks to laws and policies in the state of Maryland regarding the handling of juveniles who bring guns to schools, how they will respond to vehicle stops where they detect the smell of marijuana, and how the Maryland General Assembly fails to recognize the needs of the rural areas of Maryland.

It was an enlightening program.

The Maryland Folk Festival is on its Way

May 25, 2023

The Maryland Folk Festival is soon to be here and members of the Rotary Club of Salisbury heard about it tonight at our regular weekly meeting. City of Salisbury official Allen Swiger spoke about the many activities that are planned and sought hundreds of volunteers to make it a success. Persons interested in volunteering can visit mdfolkfest.com/volunteer/.

American Flags Displayed

May 10, 2023

It took only a few minutes today for nearly two dozen Rotarians to install 400 large American flags east of Salisbury along U.S. Route 50, but the flags' impact will be long lasting. The annual Flags for Heroes project is raising money from flag donors to be distributed to local military veteran assistance programs.

The Rotary Club of Salisbury, the Rotary Club of Wicomico County, and the Salisbury Sunrise Rotary Club joined together in this annual event. Donors nominated any person they selected as their personal hero.

The flags near the Arthur W. Perdue Stadium will remain on display through Independence Day.

A Full House

April 27, 2023

A nearly full house of Rotarians and guests was on hand tonight for our annual Italian Night buffet. Led by Past President Steve Capelli and his capable team, we enjoyed a variety of Italian-style food accompanied by Italian-style music.

It was a night of food, fun, and fellowship, all part of being part of The Rotary Club of Salisbury.

With Spring Break Behind Us ...

April 13, 2023

After a three week break, we returned to our Rotary Scout and Community Center for a regular Thursday meeting and heard an informative presentation by Wicomico County Council President John Cannon.

He provided updates on government school issues, county building projects, the breakdown in the county's recycling program, airport issues, the possibility of a county sewer and water system, roads, and much more.

There sure is a lot happening in the county government.

Another Wheelchair Ramp

March 21, 2023

Members of the Rotary Club of Salisbury, People of Action in our community, were busy recently providing another wheelchair ramp. This time, in Fruitland, Maryland, our team was reconstructing a ramp rather than building it anew.

Working with the Chesapeake Housing Mission, we try to build or rebuild two ramps per year.

St. Patrick's Day Dinner and More Tonight

March 16, 2023

A delicious meal of corned beef and cabbage was our featured St. Patrick's Day dinner tonight and the large crowd also enjoyed the presentation by the Wicomico County Department of Recreation, Parks, and Tourism Director Steve Miller.

Mr. Miller provided club members and guests updates on recently completed parks and recreation projects, projects that are underway, and things in the planning process.

There are many things being done by this county government agency to improve the quality of life for county residents and visitors.

Want to join People of Action club members? Contact Ginnie Malone at 410-251-6188 or gmalone@cbmove.com. We meet weekly on Thursday evenings for dinner at our Rotary Scout and Community Center along Riverside Drive near Salisbury. You might enjoy the fellowship, community service projects, and the interesting speakers at many of our meetings. And unlike Rotary of days gone by, there no longer is an attendance requirement. Members can attend and participate in club events as they choose.

A Night of Fun...and a First for the Club

March 9, 2023

We believe history is about to be made as Amanda Brooks is soon to bear a child. Since women were first admitted to The Rotary Club of Salisbury, and any Rotary Club around the world in the late 1980s, Amanda appears to be the first member of our club soon to give birth.

We celebrated this special occasion with a surprise baby shower meeting tonight.

Our best wishes to Amanda and husband David.

Rotarians Hear About Wicomico County Public Schools

March 2, 2023

Members of The Rotary Club of Salisbury tonight heard about the Wicomico County government schools from first-year superintendent Dr. Micah Stauffer, a native son who attended the schools he now heads.

Dr. Stauffer highlighted some of the challenges the schools face. Notable are the high poverty rate of county students (62%), more than 10% for whom English is not their first language, the high volume of school office bad behavior referrals, the lack of racial diversity among the teachers, and financial challenges.

Nevertheless, the graduation rate is 83%.

We're in our 103rd year of service to our community. Join us. Contact Ginnie Malone at 410-251-6188 or gmalone@cbmove.com. We meet weekly on Thursday evenings for dinner at our Rotary Scout and Community Center along Riverside Drive near Salisbury. You might enjoy the fellowship, community service projects, and the interesting speakers at many of our meetings.

And unlike Rotary of days gone by, there no longer is an attendance requirement. Members can attend and participate in club events as they choose.

Salisbury Mayor Visits with Rotary Club of Salisbury

February 23, 2023

Recently installed Salisbury Mayor Jack Heath, a former club member, spoke tonight about his priorities. Tops on the list was public safety and that included road safety, hiring more police officers and fire service personnel, and ensuring adequate housing for city residents.

Mayor Heath also stressed the need for better communications about city projects and getting more city residents involved in the city government.

Four-Way Test Award Nomination Period is Open

April 16, 2023

Deadline extended until midnight Thursday April 20.

The Rotary Club of Salisbury is seeking nominations of individuals in the community who, in their everyday lives, are a living example of the Rotary Motto: Service Above Self.

The Four-Way Test Award is the club’s most prestigious award honoring exceptional community and volunteer service. Individuals to be considered should exemplify the tenets of the Rotary Four-Way Test.

Rotary The Four-Way Test / Object of Rotary Plastic Wallet Card

Nomination forms may be obtained by contacting Luanne Dashield at luglinowiecki@gmail.com and in the Download Section of this website. A list of previous Four-Way Test Award recipients also is shown on this website. The deadline for nominations is April 20, 2023. Past and present Rotarians in any club are not eligible.

We Support Youth Development Programs

February 13, 2023

Continuing its decades-long support of programs to enrich the youth of our community, The Rotary Club of Salisbury has awarded $35,000 divided among ten local non-profit organizations through its annual 3-Point Initiative. Awards range from $2,000 to $5,000.

Funding for these grants comes from the Rotary Club of Salisbury Foundation, Inc. and its partnering organizations that include: the Donnie Williams Foundation, the Richard and Patricia Hazel Charitable Fund,

and the Richard A. Henson Foundation, each of which made a generous donation.

Eligible organizations were government entities, faith-based organizations, and non-profit public charities that support programs for youth on the Lower Eastern Shore. Members of the Rotary Club of Salisbury screened the applications, made site visits, and weighed the contributions that each organization would make to our

community.

Receiving grants are:

 One Year to Empowerment to teach young women how to be responsible students and citizens

 Salisbury Urban Ministries to fund Kids Café after school programs

 Off Street Sports for physical fitness, tutoring, mental and wellness counseling programs

 Main Street Gym for scholarships and educational materials for underserved youth

 United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore for its Imagination Library program

 Epoch Dream Center for after school tutoring, mental health counseling and summer programs

 Rebirth, Inc. to support after school resource, technology, learning and computer center

 Horizons Delmarva to offer summer programs and tutoring during school days for underserved youth

 Junior Achievement for the Inspire Program for 8th graders to learn about career readiness and finance

 Missal House Foundation to fund the launch of a multi-cultural HOOP bus for free community art and cultural activities in the community.

The Rotary Club of Salisbury’s

3-Point Initiative Chairman Gus Lebois noted that more than 4,000 children are expected to benefit from these grants. “We are proud to continue our tradition of helping children so they will become better students and citizens.”

And the Winners Are...

February 2, 2023

It was Trivia Night at this evening's meeting of The Rotary Club of Salisbury as members dealt with some of the most obscure questions one could imagine.

Randomly placed teams enjoyed this fun way of enjoying the fellowship.

The winning team, the self named Chiefs, consisted of Phil Whitman, Immediate Past President Bill Satterfield, Chris Peek, President-elect Ernie Colburn, and President Ford Waggoner.

Next week we'll hear about the nine local community service groups that will receive a share of $35,000 raised by the club through it's 3-Point Initiative.

Cyper Security Threats Explained to Rotarians

January 26, 2023

It was a father and son meeting at The Rotary Club of Salisbury tonight. President Ford Waggoner introduced his son Kyle as our speaker with the topic being cyper security threats to America's businesses. As a local expert on this subject through his work with Perdue Farms, Kyle explained the threats from Ransomware and perhaps how to avoid or minimize the damage.

The club also inducted two members, Gina Grier and Dick Hawes (front on the left) who were sponsored by Ginnie and Bob Malone.

Next week we'll test our members knowledge as we have a trivia night evening of fun.

Want to join Gina and Dick and our other People of Action? Contact Ginnie Malone at 410-251-6188 or gmalone@cbmove.com. We meet weekly on Thursday evenings for dinner at our Rotary Scout and Community Center along Riverside Drive near Salisbury. You might enjoy the fellowship, community service projects, and the interesting speakers at many of our meetings. And unlike Rotary of days gone by, there no longer is an attendance requirement. Members can attend and participate in club events as they choose.

Community Leader Selected for Rotary Club Leadership Position

January 12, 2023

Members of The Rotary Club of Salisbury tonight selected community leader BJ Summers to become the President-Elect in the coming Rotary year and President in the July 2024-June 2025 year.

BJ has been a club member since 2015, served on the Board of Directors, recruited several new club members, been active in the club's community service projects, served as a financial advisor to the Rotary Club of Salisbury Foundation, Inc., and became a donor the international Rotary Foundation,

Professionally, she worked for a quarter of a century for the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore where she led its donor relations efforts.

Want to join BJ and our other People of Action? Contact Ginnie Malone at 410-251-6188 or gmalone@cbmove.com. We meet weekly on Thursday evenings for dinner at our Rotary Scout and Community Center along Riverside Drive near Salisbury. You might enjoy the fellowship, community service projects, and the interesting speakers at many of our meetings. And unlike Rotary of days gone by, there no longer is an attendance requirement. Members can attend and participate in club events as they choose.

Rotary Dictionaries on Their Way to Wicomico County Students

December 2, 2022

Continuing a tradition of at least 40 years, members of The Rotary Club of Salisbury have prepared and are planning to distribute dictionaries to third grade students in Wicomico County schools. Working with the club is the Salisbury Sunrise Rotary Club.

Thanks to the generosity of more than 100 local Rotary club members, our communities’ People of Action, the clubs have purchased the books, placed labels in them to acknowledge the role of the Rotary clubs, sorted them for distribution, boxed them, and have begun distributing the books to approximately 1,500 students in county public and private schools.

Project coordinator AB Brown, a long time Rotary Club of Salisbury member and a member of the Wicomico County Board of Education said “It’s very satisfying to see the children’s smiling faces when they open the dictionaries for the first time. For many students, this book might be the only one they own.”

The dictionary project is just one of several recent activities for The Rotary Club of Salisbury. Other recent community support programs have included ringing the holiday money-raising bells for the Salvation Army, renovating the Christian Shelter, participating in the “Walk with Me” fundraiser for the Easterseals Salisbury Children’s Therapy Center, and delivering Meals on Wheels as club members do year-round.

The Numbers Are In....

November 29, 2022

Well, the numbers are in and thanks to The Rotary Club of Salisbury, the Christian Shelter received more than $9,200 in donations thanks to the club's riders in the 2022 Seagull Century 63 mile bicycle ride. Club members donated to support the club's riders and guests.

This community support project was another example of our members being People of Action.

A Lucky Raffle Winner

November 3, 2022

Harriette Hammond tonight was presented her $10,000 first place payment by Rotary Club of Salisbury President Ford Waggoner thanks to her winning ticket in the club's annual raffle. Mrs. Hammond bought just one ticket and it turned into the winning one. Not only did she receive her check tonight, indicating she would use the money to repair her house roof, she also was a winner in the weekly 50/50 drawing. Talk about good fortune! After the meeting, club members gathered around her to get her thoughts on the winning numbers in the pending $1.2+ billion Powerball drawing.