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The Rotary Club of Acton-Boxborough wishes you all the best in the year ahead - and beyond! Click here, to watch our "Happy New Year" greeting, and our "End Polio Now" shout-out.
To view photos of our 2021 Club's Holiday Party, click here.
In December, just in time for the Holidays, Brookfields Rotary Co-President Lynn Duffy O’Shea presented holiday donation checks to the local Food Pantries in North Brookfield and Spencer. Here we see Kathy Sullivan accept a check for the Mary, Queen of the Rosary Pantry in Spencer, MA. Separately, Cecelia Daniels accepted a check on behalf of the North Brookfield First Congregational Church Pantry.The Club also collected more than 125 coats and recycled footwear as part of its community service efforts this holiday season.
Several of our present and past Club members provided lots of comfort, joy, and gifts - plus more or less on-key carols - on December 15 to residents of the Life Care Center of Acton.
Commitment is an important in the world. It means many things to many people. Much of it depends on who you are and what you are.
To advocates, commitment means dedication to the cause. To Rotarians it is a dedication to the cause - but also to the principles of Rotary. For Rotary advocates, sometimes we must identify ourselves as one or the other.
(Shown is a photo of the hand of a volunteer holding the hand of a person in need of help.)
More than one billion people worldwide - around 15 percent of the world population - are living with a disability. As Rotarians, we continue to push for diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do. But do your DEI efforts include people with disabilities? Do you understand their challenges? Are you part making the change that ensures there is DEI in our society?
Kindness is a part of the essence of The Rotary Club of World Disability Advocacy as well as Rotary in general. The motto of Rotary is "service above self," and it is in that spirit that the seed of kindness is planted. For those associated with disability advocacy, kindness can be, for example, helping a person who is struggling with a wheelchair; and, visiting someone who maybe feel isolated because of a disability. Oftentimes for the advocates, though, it is speaking up for accessibility and inclusion for people with disabilities. Kindness can also be about bringing awareness to people about disabilities issues, including ableism.
The Rotary Club of Sturbridge is delighted to bring to our community this inaugural combination of timed races and other activities:
- a timed 5K Trail Run ($30)
- a Fun Walk on the same 5K trail ($30)
- a timed 1-Mile Race for pre-teens (12 years & under) ($15)
- Costume Parade, Relay Races and Organized Games for young children. (Free)
DON'T FORGET TO WEAR YOUR HALLOWEEN COSTUMES!!
Andrea Becerra, sustainability director for the Town of Acton, was the guest speaker during our bi-monthly Club Meeting on October 20, 2021 at the Boxboro Regency. To watch her 21-minute presentation, click here.
As we move forward with our Club, it is important to remember that when we were chartered last June by Rotary International, we said that our Club will be a coordinator of human-rights projects rather than a manager of those projects. Most Rotary clubs take on and manage projects that meet one or more of Rotary's Seven Areas of Focus. They are involved in managing the project by providing people with power and/or funding.
(Shown: Poster of raised hands of people of various skin colors, with this quote from Nelson Mandela: "To Deny People Their Human Rights Is To Challenge Their Very Humanity.")
Past Rotary Internation President Ian Riseley joined us from Australia via Zoom during the D7910 Environmental Action Group's Climate Cafe on September 29. Ian spoke of Rotary's long history of supporting environmentally-related projects, and how the adoption of our new Area of Focus will further enhance our efforts through the availability of grant funding and other resources. Click here to view the video of Environmental Action Group co-chair Sue Peghiny's captivating conversation with Past President Riseley.
A good time, stuffed-chicken meal, and chocolate-beyond-belief cake were had by all who attended Rotary Club of Acton-Boxborough Annual Senior Citizens Lunch on September 19, at the Boxboro Regency Hotel & Conference Center.
Many of our Club’s subcommittees, comprised of Rotarians worldwide, are closing inn ideas for possible projects. Here are the key elements of developing a great plan for a great project.
Rotary is a volunteer organization, which means that most of the people who work on projects are doing it for the cause, not monetary benefits. The Rotary Club of World Disability Advocacy is no different.
While there are more than 34,000 Rotary clubs in the world, only a few are caused-based. The Rotary Club of World Disability Advocacy is one of them.
By raising a net of $5,700, the Rotary Club of Acton-Boxborough scored a hole-in-one with its 29th Annual Presidents Golf Tournament. on August 18 at Acton's Quail Ridge Country Club.
Members of our district's Rotary Club of World Disability Advocacy and Rotary Disabilities Advisory Group have helped to promote a Hearing Access to Healthcare Zoom session, to include people in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Zambia, and Nepal.
As our Rotary Club of World Disability Advocacy has grown to more than 200 Rotarians and non-Rotarians, this past week has been yet another active one. Lots of really good things are happening worldwide.
The World Disability Advisers group of our World Disability Advocacy club is now up to 194 members of which there are 78 Rotarians and 116 non-Rotarians. We have 50 group members from the United States, including several in District 7910.
Welcome new members to the newly chartered Rotary Club of World Disability Advocacy. And thanks for your keen interest in serving the disability fraternity.
I want to thank you for all the support and encouragement that you have given me this Rotary year. Being your district governor is an honor and a privilege that I will hold in my heart, forever!
Take a look at our entire District 7910 Wild West Cookbook,' and print some or all of the pages by downloading it here.
To view and download one or more of the 26 recipes - shown below, in alphabetical order - click on each link.
The newly chartered Rotary Club of World Disability Advocacy is the most diverse club in District 7910 - and maybe even the world. The 20 charter members represent eight countries - and 18 of the members are new Rotarians. It is also a comparably young club, with the average age being around 32.
Sylvia Kiggundu, of the Rotary Club of Needham was born in Uganda, northwest of the capital city of Kampala. She still has family there. Many people there are day workers, toiling during the daytime to buy food for that evening.
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