took a wrecked home from disaster site to building site;
got one household new beds;
two others got grants for work that needed to be done;
we immunized 500 and they will do another 500 in two weeks;
thousands more saw or heard about our efforts and
we dished out a lot of hugs, shed a lot of tears and a ton of 'empathy'
We also engaged a number of local stakeholders - the Church; the doctors and the nurses and the local government and Rotary PR District - which was needed so we can keep the effort rolling.
For the 10th consecutive year, The Rotary Foundation has received the highest rating — four stars — from Charity Navigator, an independent evaluator of charities in the U.S.
In a letter to the Foundation, Charity Navigator notes that "only 1 percent of the charities we evaluate have received at least 10 consecutive 4-star evaluations, indicating that The Rotary Foundation outperforms other charities in America.
Join us as we salute the 2017-2018 Rotary Service Heroes. This year’s Rotary theme is Rotary: Making a Difference and DG Karin’s number one goal is to strengthen clubs and strengthen communities by increasing the hands-on service that each club is doing.
Each club President has been invited to nominate one “service hero.” It can be someone from their club who should be recognized for what he or she has done in their club, in the community, or beyond.
The recipient should be someone who has strongly demonstrated “Service Above Self,” and may be an “unsung hero” who has not previously been recognized for his or her efforts.
The recipient could also be a non-Rotarian whose actions are in line with the Rotary motto of “Service Above Self.”
2017-18 President of Rotary International, Ian Riseley, has asked Rotary clubs to show their commitment to addressing climate change by planting a tree for every member.
This spring, District 7910’s clubs will plant at least 1500 trees – one for every Rotarian in our district. Tree planting is a great way to combat global warming,g/Stories/clubs-order-your-trees-from-the-district-make-a-difference-plant-a-tree beautify our communities, and generate positive publicity our clubs.
District 7910 will support clubs by purchasing trees in bulk at a discount. These trees may be reserved by your club, in groups of 25 trees, for $50 per 25 trees. Each seedling tree will be potted, so the trees can easily be distributed to Rotarians, students, and partner agencies. Your club may choose to apply a Rotary sticker to the tree’s pot for some projects.
We look forward to hosting you at our five-district 2018 Summit at Mount Washington!
As of February 1, we have about 400 registered participants.
Fellow Rotarians, we look forward to being with you at this exciting and historic event! Join over 500 Rotarians from Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Quebec and Vermont, at the beautiful Mount Washington Resort on May 4-6, 2018.
Over November and December, Interactors from Watertown High School collected toiletries with help of the science department. They were not only able to fill the once empty shelves at the St. Patrick/Sacred Heart Food Pantry but also provided them with several extra boxes filled for when the shelves get low.
The club is continuing with its food drives in February for Peanut Butter and Jelly.
On Monday February 5th District Membership Committee Co-Chairs Cliff Gerber and Judy Merriman provided an overview of new membership types and developing a club specific membership strategy. It was a fantastic presentation filled with new ideas to add to your club’s membership tool kit. If you missed the webinar, watch it now.
The Rotary Club of Acton-Boxborough has made a grant in support to AB United Way of their newly formed AB Cares, a coalition for the prevention of suicide.
Suicide has become an increasingly serious health issue in our communities. In response, the Acton and Boxborough town governments, health and social services, and the religious community have mobilized to create AB Cares. Its goal is to provide social support, provide resources, and bring training to the communities, with the goal that no one feels that suicide is their only option.
The Rotary Club of Acton-Boxborough is proud to provide a grant in support of this important work.
AB United Way is proud to co-found AB Cares, a community-based collaborative effort that seeks to prevent suicide across the life span and support all who are impacted by suicide. AB Cares, a community coalition, serves as a community response to suicide.
Framingham Rotary Club Co-President Dick Manelis presents a check for $17,000 to James Snyder, Manager of Framingham Parks and Recreation, on January 29. The funds will pay for the completion of Phase II of the club’s renovation of Butterworth Park. Phase I saw the installation of modern playground equipment. Phase III calls for the construction of a commemorative walkway and a jogging path.
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