Ron Bott, of Concord, passed away on October 21, 2022. A Rotarian who truly exemplified our motto of Service Above Self, Ron first joined the Rotary Club of Concord in 1997 and eventually became its president. He later helped to charter the Rotary Club of Nashoba Valley and became its first president. Ron went on to serve in a number of Club and District positions, including District Membership Chair. The work that Rotary did was important to Ron, but even more important to him were the bonds that he formed with his Rotary comrades—they were truly an extension of his family. 
Come celebrate the accomplishments of our District with The Rotary Foundation as we showcase our efforts for Ukraine Relief, Polio Plus, and a sampling of local and international humanitarian projects. In addition, we will honor clubs that have earned Foundation recognition for their donations in the 2021-2022 Rotary year. Our program features
Polio Plus Update • Dr. Carl Good
Morley Scholar • Jared Perlow
District & Global Grant Projects
Club And Member Awards & Recognition
Special Guest Appearance • Rotary General Secretary John Hewko
The “Breakfast for the Bands” will be held on Sunday November 20, 2022, from 8:00 am to 11:30 am, at Leominster High School, 122 Granite St., Leominster. During the breakfast, the Bands of Fitchburg & Leominster High Schools will take turns playing throughout the morning. Since 1995, the Fitchburg and Leominster Rotary Clubs have held their Annual Breakfast for the Bands fundraiser. Over the years, with help from local businesses, we have donated $100,000 to both Schools’ Music Programs. Proceeds from the Breakfast are crucial in supporting the fine young musicians from the Fitchburg and Leominster communities. 
The Rotary Club of Sturbridge has announced that its popular TREK Sturbridge Halloween 5K, 1K and Fun Walk will return on Sunday, October 30, 2022, according to club president and race director Klaus Hachfeld.
Maria Palacio has made great inroads in outreach and programs and services for new Americans and those without a traditional library background. Maria, who recently became the new director of Acton Memorial Library, was the inspirational keynote speaker during our Club Meeting on August 17.
Cooperative Elder Services takes a comprehensive approach to supporting the health of seniors and adults with medical and/or cognitive challenges. (CES is also one of the four beneficiaries of our Club's 2022 Bid for Brighter Futures fundraiser.)
Do you know of medical-device manufacturers based in the United States who may want to either donate or sell at a deep discount at least $25,000 worth of battlefield-quality tourniquets for emergency-response efforts in war-torn Ukraine? These devices are used for stopping the flow of blood through a vein or artery - typically by compressing a limb with a cord or tight bandage.
Rotarian Carolyn Read shares a vision of a world where everyone has a decent place to live. She is the executive director of Habitat for Humanity - North Central Massachusetts, and immediate past president of the Rotary Club of Nashoba Valley.
Want to know more about fighting climate change? Ask Elliott Ri
ttenberg, District 7910's governor nominee and a past president of the Westborough Club, who was the keynote speaker during Acton-Boxborough's Club Meeting on April 20. He co-chairs the District's Environmental Action Group along with Susan Peghiny of the Newton Club.
Julie Pierce Onos, the Town of Acton’s new Economic Development Director in the Town Manager’s Office, addressed our Club Meeting on April 6. Her task is to maintain Acton as business-friendly, with economic-development initiatives designed to create and stimulate an environment in which businesses succeed.
TheRotary Club of Framingham is sharing sad news about the passing of our longest-term member, Stuart Arvedon. He joined the club in 1964!
Our Club also lost Ted Welte on March 7. He was a devoted, long-term member since 1990 - or earlier - with perfect attendance until he went into a facility about three years ago.
DG Victor is a past president and a member of the Rotary Club of Bedford. He joined the Bedford Club in 2006, becoming a third-generatio
Leveraging expertise with AshokaRotary’s partnership with Ashoka brings together the vision of Ashoka’s social entrepreneurs with the local expertise of Rotary members to inspire innovation that can solve problems, create leaders, and
During the COVID-19 pandemic's initial U.S. wave in 2020, Detroit, Michigan, was one of many cities where first responders and medical personnel needed more personal protective equipment. A Rotary club in India learned about the situation and contacted its longtime partner, the Rotary Club of
For a long time, the incredible amount of knowledge within Rotary that could help clubs create more effective and sustainable projects was scattered and difficult to access. The creation of district resource networks has remedied that.People can think of the resource networks as "in-house
Rotary and Habitat for Humanity International attract the same kind of service-minded people, and the partnership between these organizations encompasses an array of areas where housing intersects with Rotary's main causes.This includes access to clean water and sanitation, community
Addressing conflict through a grassroots process that puts people at the center and involves the whole community is a way to create lasting change — and the approach that’s the basis of the partnership between Rotary and Mediators Beyond Borders International.MBBI collaborates with
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