GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE
Pointing You in the Right Direction
By Pat and Skip Doyle
Our message this week will serve, we hope, to point you in the right direction by providing the information you need to make these last three-and-a-half months of the 2016-2017 Rotary year productive for all of us.
- Sign up now for one of the District Membership Workshops near you, this and next week. To find out how to gain and retain members for your club, see the banner ad at the top of this newsletter.
- Register now for our Multi-District Conference, on April 29 through 30 in Providence. To register now, see the banner ad at the top of this newsletter.
- Save the date for our Million Dollar Journey Foundation Dinner: Thursday, May 25, Mechanics Hall, Worcester. To learn more, click here.
It’s time to celebrate!
The quote, "Be careful what you wish for," comes to mind - along with the ending, “Because you might get it.” We wished for one million new dollars for The Rotary Foundation in 2016-2017, and we got it thanks to the work of our Major Donor Gift Committee under the extraordinary leadership of Chair Satya Mitra.
Join us at our Million Dollar Journey Dinner gala on Thursday, May 25 at Mechanics Hall in Worcester. Let's celebrate Rotary doing good in the world.
Thank you, Satya, and all who made this happen!
What is the Multi-District Conference?
One question we have been asked frequently is, "What is the Saturday, April 29 schedule for the Multi-District Conference in Providence?" We are posting it here, in detail. Our own district's Business Meeting will follow these sessions. Don’t miss these amazing presentations.To sign up today for the Multi-District Conference, to be held April 28 through 30, click here.
To view the Conference video produced by Steve Kirk (see image, left), president of the Rotary Club of Concord, click here.
9:30-10:15 a.m.: Breakout Sessions 1
Living a Rotary Lifestyle – Rene Pothetes
- Getting more from Rotary: Balancing Rotary, your work and your personal life; and, maintaining a healthy Rotary lifestyle: Finding your Rotary passion and tips for being a Rotary spouse or partner.
Peer Leadership and Depression Prevention – Bob Anthony and Nadja Reilly
- This Train-the-Trainer workshop on the Peer Leadership and Depression Prevention program teaches Interact teens how to co-facilitate locally theemotional-wellness project, teaching youth group audiences how to help either one's elf or a friend through tough times. This program has been implemented by clubs in Massachusetts, Puerto Rico and India.
How to Attract the 30-Somethings to Your Club – Tarah Warner, Zack Whittenberger and Jason Camuti
- This panel discussion will focus of the Three Rs of Rotary Membership by exploring how Rotary club leaders and members can recruit, retain andrecognize people.This session will give you specific ideas and techniques that your club can immediately implement to help get more publicity and help you reach all Rotarians - including a younger demographic.
National Immunization Days 101: Up Close and Personal – Past District Governor Sue Klock and Greyson Schwing
- What you always wanted to know but were afraid to ask. We will be describing our experiences in two very different areas of the Rotary world: the Indian subcontinent (India and Bangladesh) and west Africa (Nigeria).
10:30-11:15 a.m.: Breakout Sessions 2
Putting Your Best Face Forward: Public image and marketing – Judith Green, Christine Looby, Laura Spear and Betty Galligan
- How can you get beyond the “no one knows Rotary” dilemma? It starts with you and your club, and not just your Public Relations Chair. Every Rotarian is a brand ambassador. Applicable to all Rotarians, learn PR tips and tricks and best practices from our panel of experts who represent our four districts.
Are we serious about youth? - Jason Phillips
- Are we prepared to walk the path that it will take youth into Rotary? Prove it. Hear three youth voices that will describe the authentic Rotary progression and journey. What can we as Rotarians do to properly Inspire, engage, empowerand deliver our youth leaders into becoming Rotarian leaders of today. This will be an in-depth focused group discussion with solid action items for districts, clubs and individual Rotarians to act immediately upon.
Understanding Personalities: Gaining Effective Teamwork and Leadership – Bill Domings
- This session is an interactive exercise to identify personality styles and how style influences behavior, teamwork and leadership. Participants plot their personality styles and then compare them with research data. The session will include the discussion of the challenges of matching personalities.
Rotary Relates to Alzheimer's/Dementia: the present and the future – Past District Governors Barry Clayman and David Clifton
- Rotary Community Corps of Adult Day Health Programs: families living with the reality of dementia/Alzheimer's; taking action against dementia/Alzheimer's - the challenge is real; focus on research, a cure, patients, and caregivers.
QuadCon Call
Interactors from all over the District 7910 are getting excited about theYouth Conference to be held as part of the Multi District Conference - QuadCon, for short - this April 28 through 30 in Providence. Check Quadcon web page for updates.
Four important things to know:
1. The weekly submission deadline for the Newsletter is Friday. As usual, text content must be submitted in Word format, and image content, in either JPEG or PDF format. Continue to submit your content to Immediate Past District Governor/Newsletter Editor Jim Fusco at jim.fusco2@gmail.com.
2. Rotary Youth Leadership Awards: The RYLA Club Pack has been updated and posted on RYLA7910.org. When you download it, you will notice changes from last year. Please read the material carefully and direct your questions to Christine Pinney, chair of the RYLA Committee,who may be reached
at christine@christinepinney.com. The RYLA season has begun and the RYLA Committee is working to make RYLA 2017 the "best RYLA ever." (See RYLA article, right-hand column.)
at christine@christinepinney.com. The RYLA season has begun and the RYLA Committee is working to make RYLA 2017 the "best RYLA ever." (See RYLA article, right-hand column.)3. Club Planning Worksheet: To download the Club Planning Worksheet, click here.This worksheet is made available to
clubs so they can gauge their progress in achieving the goals they set last July. This month is a good time to review the worksheet and see how far you have come and how much farther you need to go as a club. You may surprise yourselves and realize that you are well on the way to earning district recognition. We recommend the club president appoint the president-elect to be the "champion" of the Worksheet, and to use it as a guide for the club, and to report monthly to the club's membership and board on the club's progress.
clubs so they can gauge their progress in achieving the goals they set last July. This month is a good time to review the worksheet and see how far you have come and how much farther you need to go as a club. You may surprise yourselves and realize that you are well on the way to earning district recognition. We recommend the club president appoint the president-elect to be the "champion" of the Worksheet, and to use it as a guide for the club, and to report monthly to the club's membership and board on the club's progress.4. As your district governors, we have resolved to:
- Revisit as many clubs as possible in the next few months.
- Help our clubs achieve the goals they set in July
- Do all we can to build membership in the district
- Plan a grand event to celebrate our Million Dollar Foundation Journey
- "Move the ball forward," in harmony, with District Governor-ElectKarin Gaffney, District Governor-Nominee Steve Sager and District Governor-Nominee-Designate Pamela Anastasi
- Celebrate all of this at our Multi-District Conference this April in in Providence
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DISTRICT SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINE: EXTENDED TO APRIL 15
New Deadline: April 15
Applications Sought for David and Eleanor Morley Endowed Global Grant Scholarship
- To learn more about the Morley Scholarship, click here.
- To download the application in Word format, click here.
- To download the application in PDF format, click here.
- To download the flyer in PDF format, click here.
CLUB MEMBERSHIP GROWTH, ’16-‘17
We share with you the results of club-membership growth in our district during Rotary year 2016-2017, which began July 1.
This is a unique opportunity for Rotarians and friends to discuss partnering on humanitarian projects affecting our local communities.
Interview With Our PDGs
Richard Manellis, Framingham (2000-2001)
What are the factors that influenced your decision to join Rotary?
I had recently opened up my law practice, and was getting more involved in town matters. I wanted a vehicle that would connect me more to peers and community. Membership in Rotary satisfied this desire.
ESSEX BLOG
Thai and Stop Me
By Cassidy in Thailand
I didn't realize I was already way past my halfway mark of my Rotary exchange until just recently. It's completely crazy to think that seven months ago I was working in a grocery store, living with my parents and my brothers, and having never been away from home for more than two weeks at a time. As I left for my exchange, I had no idea what to expect, and no idea how I was going to make it all work.
Cassidy is an Eastern States Exchange Student sponsored by the Rotary Club of Uxbridge. To visit their website, click here. To learn more on ESSEX, click here.
DISTRICT & CLUB ROUNDS
Auburn Rotary and FAME's Education Fundraiser Nets about $2,000 for Music-Education Scholarships, Other Charitable Endeavors
The Rotary Club of Auburn thanks everyone who attended and/or volunteered for the March 17 Auburn Rotary and Friends of Auburn Music Education's 2017 St. Patrick's Day Music & Wine Fundraiser for Education at Auburn's Pakachoag Church. The festive event raised about $2,000 for music-education scholarships and other charitable endeavorsSeveral District 7910 officials attended the event. They were:
Public Relations Chair Laura Spear; Immediate Past Assistant Governor Dick Andersen, and his wife, Lynn Andersen; Immediate Past Governor Jim Fusco and his wife, Karen Fusco, a member of the Rotary Club of Fitchburg; District Governor Pat Doyle; and Assistant Governor Satya Mitra. Also attending, were: Nashoba Valley Rotary President Chris Spear, Laura's husband; Co-District Governor Skip Doyle, Pat's husband; and Nashoba Valley Member Carl Gomes.And, below, left to right: Assistant Governor Cliff Gerber, who advises the Auburn club, posing with organist Mark Mummert, cantor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Worcester, and pianist Virginia Bailey, a teacher in Auburn Public Schools' Fine Arts Department.
To learn more on:
- Auburn Rotary, click here
- Friends of Auburn Music, click here
- Professional Oboist Lydia Consilvio, click here
- Auburn Public Schools' Fine Arts Department, click here
To learn more on Needham Rotary, click here.
Uxbridge Wine & Chocolate Fundraiser A Huge Success
To learn more on Uxbridge Rotary, click here.
RI PE Ian Riseley Attends, Addresses Northeast PETS in Framingham
Shown at the 2017 Northeast Presidents Elect Seminar last Thursday in Framingham, are the eight governors-elect in the Northeast posing with Rotary International President-Elect Ian Riseley (second from right). Among the DGEs is our own Karin Gaffney (third from right).
To view event photos by District 7910 Photographer Cheryl Rosen, a member of the Rotary Club of Hudson, click here.
Spontaneous donations at NEPETS totaled $5,500 for a Right to Read literacy project run by Shirley-Pat Chamberlain (shown, left) of the Rotary Club of Williams Lake, British Columbia. All eight districts decided to match the contribution, bringing the total up to$11,000. That is enough to fund half the$22,000 cost to get the library up and running.Auburn Rotary, Horses and Heroes Foundation Saddle Up for Tarentino Strong
The Rotary Club of Auburn and the charitable, non-profit Horses and Heroes Foundation just got a nice write-up in Worcester Magazine for their collaborative effort to dedicate a police-patrol horse, Tarentino Strong, in honor of Auburn Police Officer Ronald Tarantino Jr. (shown, left) who was shot and killed in the line of duty last year during a routine traffic stop. The Dedication Ceremony will be held in late April in Auburn. The horse is being purchased by the Revere-based Horses and Heroes Foundation, led by Skyllar Mullvaney, a member of the Rotary Club of Malden. The Foundation has bought and donated more than a dozen police-patrol horses in recent years in honor of police officers who were "involved in a selfless and heroic act while on duty."To learn more on Auburn Rotary, click here.
To learn more the Ronald Tarentino Jr. Memorial Scholarship Fund, click here.
Auburn Leverages 'Free Media' to Promote Education Fundraiser
Check out the Rotary Club of Auburn and Friends of Auburn Music Education's 1/4-page, four-color ad (page 3; shown, far left) in the March 3 issue of the weekly Yankee Xpress/Blackstone Valley Xpress as part of a media sponsorship of their 2017 St. Patrick's Day Music & Wine Fundraiser for Education, held on March 17. The ad ran again in the March 17 issue, which was delivered on March 16.Three other event-promotion venues: the banner ad on the Auburn Mass Daily website (second from left); the one-minute public-service announcement on Auburn Cable Access (second from right); and the electronic sign outside the Auburn Fire and Rescue Department (far right). These among the many "free media" ways to promote your own club's events and activities.
To download this event's Program Book in PDF format, click here
To learn more on Auburn Rotary, click here.
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Chelmsford Honors Student of the Month
To learn more on Chelmsford Rotary, click here.
Framingham, Wachusett Area Partner for NEADS
The Rotary Clubs of Framingham and Wachusett Area have a combined District Grant project to support NEADS –National Education for Assistance Dog Services. As part of the various activities around that grant, Wachusett Area held a club meeting on March 3 at the NEADS campus in Princeton, arranging a tour of the various buildings as part of the visit.- To learn more on NEADS, click here.
- To learn more on Framingham Rotary, click here.
- To learn more on Wachusett Rotary, click here.
Uxbridge Inducts Lori Cruz as Newest Member
Secretary Jane Mitchell (left) is shown inducting Lori Cruz (right) as the newest member of the Rotary Club of Uxbridge.
To learn more on Uxbridge Rotary, click here.
In Support of Polish-Ukrainian Rotary Project
By Roy Balfour
The Polish-Ukrainian Rotary project deals with rehabilitation in Poland of a group of 25 Ukrainian children who are 10 to 12 years old, plus three accompanying adults. The children belong to families who lost their parents in the war unleashed in the East of Ukraine. This project has been successfully going on for the last three Rotary years successfully, and its main financial burden was carried by Polish Rotary clubs.
Westborough Donates to Good Shepard Lutheran Church for Food-Packing Event
Lett to right: Pastor Jeff Goodrich; Club Giving Chair Betsy Moquin; and President Gerry Gross
To learn more on Westborough Rotary, click here.
Montachusett Area Hears from AG Kevin Fry on Hero's Cup Hockey, April 21-23
Assistant Governor Kevin Fry is shown addressing the membership at a recent meeting of the Rotary Club of Montachusett Area at the DoubleTree Hotel in Leominster. He spoke about Hero's Cup Hockey on April 21 to 23.
The weekend-long event designed to bring firefighters, police officers, EMS, and military members together in a fun weekend to raise money and awareness for multiple charities. Each team will be playing for the charity of their choice, with a cash prize going to the winning teams charity of each division.
To learn more on Montachusett Area Rotary, click here.
Westborough Welcomes Exchange Student
Left to right: Marcia Davis, chair of District 7910's Eastern States Student Exchange Committee; Exchange Student YukaIchihawa; Jeanne Reimonn; and President Gerry Gross.
Montachusett Area Sponsors New Interact Club
Members of the Ro
tary Club of Montachuset Area gathered together on February 15 to celebrate Charter Night for the new Interact Club at Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical High School. Present at this celebration were many members of Montachusett Area Rotary.
tary Club of Montachuset Area gathered together on February 15 to celebrate Charter Night for the new Interact Club at Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical High School. Present at this celebration were many members of Montachusett Area Rotary.District Interact Chair Bob Anthony, a Wellesley Rotarian, addressed the group as well as Monty Tech Principal Thomas Browne and Monty Tech Superintendent Dr. Sheila Harrity.
The Interact club, which has 20 members, was born because Co-Presidents Kayla Gerry (shown, left) and Casey Szlosek (shown, right) learned about Interact during RYLA 2016 and wanted to form a club.
To learn more on Montachusett Area Rotary, click here.
Our Co-DGs Reunite with ESSEX Student
Co-District Governors Pat Doyle (seated, right) and Skip Doyle(seated, left) pose with, left to right, Alex Incorvia (daughter of the host mom), Host Mom Stacy Incorvia, and former ESSEX StudentMarilia Lomani.
To learn more on ESSEX, click here.
Dean College Rotaract Organizes, Holds Blood Drive
During a recent blood drive by the Interact Club of Dean College, more than 40 people pre-registered to donate.
Left to right, sitting: Dean College Rotaractors Dean Bennettand Elizabeth Donahue
Left to right ,standing: Dean College Rotaract President Nua Toy-Giles and Franklin Rotary President Terry Katsaros
Needham, National Honor Society Join Forces for Food Packaging
The Rotary Club of Needham recently joined forces with 80 students from Needham High School's National Honor Society. They teamed up with Stop Hunger Now.
To view the event's photo album, click here.
To learn more on Needham Rotary, click here
Multi-Club Power Play: Needham Teams Up with Framingham, Newton, Waltham and Watertown on India Solar-Power Project
The Rotary Clubs of Needham, Framingham, Newton, Waltham and Watertown have partnered to fund a $6,000 solar-power project (shown, left) for Film Nagar High School in Hyerabad, India. The host club there is the Rotary Club of Jubilee Hills, in District 3150.
Needham paid $3,000 of the $6,000 - $1,500 of which should come back as District Grant match. Watertown, Waltham, Newton and Framingham paid $500 each.
To learn more about:
- Framingham Rotary, click here
- Jubilee Hills Rotary, click here
- Needham Rotary, click here
- Newton Rotary, click here
- Waltham Rotary, click here
- Watertown Rotary, click here
Bedford Gears Up for April Meal-Packing Event, April 8
Members of the Rotary Club of Bedford were recently invited to speak with Rod Brooks, president and CEO, and the Marc Vermouth, New England program manager of Stop Hunger Now. Held at the Red Heat Tavern in Bedford, the meeting was in recognition of Bedford Rotary’s enduring (annually since 2013) and successful meal-packing programs (more than one-quarter-million total meals packaged to date) in the Bedford area assisted by other Rotary clubs and industry partners. Rod Brooks congratulated and thanked Bedford Rotarians for their efforts, and revealed expanded directions for Stop Hunger Now, including water, agriculture and educational programs to combat worldwide hunger. In the next few weeks, Stop Hunger Now will announce a new global branding and logo to reflect this focus.
For 2017, Bedford Rotary has secured the morning of Saturday, April 8 at Middlesex Community College (Bedford Campus) for this year’s exciting meal-packing event. The club plans to have again multiple Rotary club and industry partners, including BAE Systems as the major corporate sponsor. If you are interested in joining this year’s event, please contact this year’s chair, Past District Governor Bob Cassidy, at rac011846@comcast.net.
Shown right: During Bedford Rotary's 2016 meal-packing event, volunteers from Rotary, industry and nearby communities had fun fighting world hunger, with assembly lines running from raw rice, in the foreground, to packaged boxes, in the background.
To learn more on Bedford Rotary, click here.
Great Fundraising Tool for All Clubs: Westborough uses PayPal to raise nearly $2,000 for Polio Plus
We are all well aware that The Rotary Foundationis celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2017.Steve Kirk, president of the Rotary Club of Concord, has produced a five-minute video that outlines our own district’s fundraising goals for the current Rotary year, which ends next June 30.
To learn more about The Rotary Foundation, click here.
Video Now Available: Governor Baker addresses district Rotarians
The Rotary Club of Billerica has provided a video of Governor Charlie Baker's address to District 7910 Rotarians on September 27 at the DoubleTree Hotel in Bedford. To watch the two-hour-47-minute video, click here.
The Rotary Clubs of Bedford, Billerica, Lowell, Newton and Shrewsbury sponsored the event, which was a unique opportunity for Rotarians and friends to discuss partnering on humanitarian projects affecting our local communities. To view event photos, click here.
Great Fundraising Idea for All Clubs: Milford distributes '16 Tab to 13,000 homes with record sales, 94 photos, 334 smiling faces
To read the Milford RotaryTab, click here.
Planning to attend? Contact District RI Convention Chair Steve Glines.
To learn more, click here.
To register for the 2017 RI Convention in Atlanta, click here.
MAJOR DISTRICT & CLUB HAPPENINGS: SPRING 2017
Tonight, Tuesday, March 21; Thursday, March 23; Tuesday, March 28; or Thursday, March 30: - District 7910 - 'Membership Workshops'
- To register for tonight, March 21 in Auburn, click here
- To register for this Thursday, March 23 in Acton: click here
- To register for next Tuesday, March 28 in Wellesley, click here
- To register for next Thursday, March 30 in West Boylston, click here
To download flyer in PDF format, click here
Friday, April 7: Concord - 'Pops for a Playground'
To download event flyer, click here
Saturday, April 15: District 7910 - 'Extended application Deadline for David and Eleanor Morley Endowed Global Grant Scholarship'
- To learn more about the Morley Scholarship, click here.
- To download the application in Word format, click here.
- To download the application in PDF format, click here.
- To download the flyer in PDF format, click here.
Friday April 21: Wachusett Area - 'Cruisin' Sock Hop'
To download donation & registration form in PDF format, click here
Friday, April 21: District - "Submission Deadline for Spring 2017 Interact Video Contest'
To download flyer in PDF format, click here
Saturday, April 29: Multi-District - 'Youth Conference'
- 2017 Multi-District Conference - Youth Program Registration Form - PDF Format
- 2016-2017 Presidential Citation for Interact Clubs - PDF Format
To download event flyer in PDF format, click here
Saturday, May 6: Worcester - 'Casino Night To Build a Playground for Inner-City Kids'
To download Sponsorship Opportunities form in PDF format, click here
Saturday May 13: Newton - 'Newton Has Talent!'
To download event flyer in PDF Format, click here
Saturday, May 13: Multi-District - 'Interact Summit'
To download event flyer in PDF format, click here
SUBMIT MAJOR CLUB HAPPENINGS
Send flyers of your club's major events and activities, in either JPEG or PDF format, to Immediate Past District Governor/Newsletter Editor Jim Fusco at jim.fusco2@gmail.com.
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