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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.
Rotary Club of Acton-Boxborough members will apron up on Sunday, September 19 to serve up a Senior Citizens Lunch. This fun, delectable repast will be held from 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m. at the Boxboro Regency Hotel and Conference Center.
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.
Robert Mosher Jr., of the Rotary Club of Weston-Wayland, never seeks the spotlight. Instead, he always delivers quality results. And he does so, collaboratively.
John Grew Jr., of the Rotary Club of Brookline, has been a faithful member of this club since 1988. Throughout that time, he has been a model Rotarian behind the scenes – a silent supporter, always ready to help when his club needed him.
Barbara Robichaud has been a member of the Rotary Club of Athol-Orange for more than 30 years. She is a past president, a past secretary, a past board member-at-large, and currently sergeant arms. She has always been the “go-to” Rotarian who volunteers for all fundraising and project committees.
As Rotarians, we are often invited to support projects that are taking place in areas far from our homes. Many times, we do not know the participants, but we are also drawn to their cause. One of our members, who has volunteered in Haiti, brought to the attention of the Rotary Club of Northborough the need for educational support materials for an ongoing project in Haiti.
Mark Minnucci, a member of the Rotary Club of the Brookfields and director of student services for North Brookfield, mentioned at a September 2020 club meeting that he had been designing and building - at his own cost- prototypes of desktop “barriers” for the public schools in North Brookfield. Their purpose was to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Karen Fusco, of the Rotary Club of Fitchburg, has performed all the duties of being secretary of her club - and so much more. Since March 2020, she has set up and hosted all of the Zoom sessions used for the club's regular weekly meetings. When the club's bulletin editor took a leave of absence to care for a family member, Karen took over those responsibilities, too.
Ken Masson, of the Rotary Club of Merrimack Valley, has embraced the call for diversity, equity and inclusion in multiple ways this Rotary year. He personally has sponsored two new members to his club, broadening its demographic mix and improving its female representation while lowering club members' median age.
Anne Hentz, of the Rotary Club of Acton Boxborough, is a person who does far more than might be expected. She doesn’t care who gets the credit - and finds a way to get the job done.
Ray Pfau, of the Rotary Club of Nashoba Valley, has participated in numerous local community-service projects during the past year, including writing weekly letters to the senior residents in Bolton, making face shields, delivering masks, and stuffing a town police cruiser with donated food. He also helped to start up and promote an aging-in-place program for the Town of Bolton as well as bring his club into the program for support.
On happy tails, District 7910’s cowgirls and cowboys have giddy-upped into the sunset following our 2021 Virtual District Conference! On May 21 and 22, we celebrated our hootin’ and hollerin' Wild West hoedown! Huge congratulations to all Rotary clubs and members that received awards and recognitions.
We had lots of fun with interactive games and contests, and rewarding silent and live auctions. Hearty congrats to all of our Rotary clubs and members for a darn tootin’ successful Rotary 2020-2021 year.
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