Rotary Christmas Party

There's a nice story involving the holiday party the Hawthorne Hotel hosted Saturday for 100 foster children from the North Shore.
The Salem Rotary was the main sponsor, donating $2,500 to buy a present for each child.
And two Rotary members who took part have interesting connections to the event. Jeff Holloran, who owns his own Santa suit, played Santa Claus, as he has in past years. Jeff's mom works for the Department of Social Services.
One of the driving forces behind the event was Rotary President Juli Lederhaus, a human dynamo if there ever was one. Not only is she the general manager at the Hawthorne Hotel, but she is the mother of an adopted daughter and a foster daughter.
One of the foster parents in attendance was Mike Garvin, the former hotel manager.