Rotary Club Of Salem MA

The Rotary Club of Salem is a local Rotary service club, and much of its work centers on scholarships for Salem students heading to college or to career and technical training after high school. A large share of the money the club raises during the year, through events such as its calendar raffle and an auction gala, goes to support those awards. Applicants must be Salem residents in their senior year of high school.

Alongside the general Rotary scholarships, the club offers the Robert P. “Buck” Alexander, D.M.D. Merit Scholarship, which recognizes students who make a difference at home, at school and in the wider community. Selection is based on merit, character, accomplishment and involvement and is largely need-blind. The club also hosts civic programming, including a joint meeting with the Salem Chamber of Commerce at the Hawthorne Hotel where the mayor outlined plans for education, energy and housing.

What to Know

• Relatives of current members, or of anyone who was a member in the past five years, are not eligible for its scholarships.
• Scholarship applications are accepted online each spring.
• Recipients must return funds if they do not enroll or leave school before the year ends.
• The club is a member of the Salem Chamber of Commerce.