On Saturday, May 20, 2023, 12,000 Rotarians from 450 clubs across five states will be doing a wide variety of local service projects in their communities. We would like to see all the clubs in District 7910 participate in this Rotary Day of Service- from Brookline to Sturbridge and from the Connecticut border to the New Hampshire border.
On Saturday, April 22, 2023, Rotary Districts 7890, 7910, and 7930 will come together at the Burlington Marriott for a 3 District Conference with Keynote Speaker Evan Burrell.
In this short promotional video, the three District Governors, Randy Chapell, Victor Tom, and Alexander Falk as well as Evan Burrell provide an overview of the conference schedule and events.
Our in-person Northeast PETS is scheduled for March 10-11, 2023 at the Marriott Hotel in Newton, Massachusetts. Note that there is an optional Fellowship event planned for Thursday evening, March 9, and more than 200 people have already signed up – you’ll want to be there too!
Don’t miss this opportunity to hear exciting keynote speakers including incoming Rotary International President Gordon McInally, and to network with nearly 500 Presidents-elect from seven Rotary districts.
Rotary is changing to increase our impact and enhance our engagement, so even if you’ve served as President in the past, attendance at PETS will provide strategies to keep your Club and our organization relevant in today’s world. Please register for NEPETS using this link.
Join us on April 1 for our District Assembly at Assabet Valley Technical High School in Marlboro. We'll return to an in person event this year to provide training for Club leaders. Designed for Club officers, committee chairs, and any members who wish to learn more about how our Clubs function, the District Assembly provides an opportunity to connect, share and expand your Rotary knowledge. Please mark your calendars for Saturday, April 1. More information will be posted to our website and registration will open by by the beginning of next week.
In Malawi, the blind students in the villages don’t have the opportunity to read books unless someone reads to them.
Because of that, The Rotary Club of World Disability Advocacy, District 7910, has collaborated with the Perkins School for the Blind and The Carol Center for the Blind to send 70 blind books to Malawi.
Once the books make it to Malawi, the Rotary Club of Bwalla-Lilongue and the Parents of Disabled Children Association of Malawi will distribute the book. Distribution costs about $600 because of transportation and lodging needs.
We're calling onRotary Clubs of District 7910 to help raise funds to get the books into the hands of the children. Contact Club President Kenneth Masson, RC of World Disability Advocacy to get involved.
Personal care items are not covered by SNAP/food support programs so Open Table must purchase them for the individuals and families they serve.
The Rotary Club of Concord, in collaboration with the Rotary Club of Acton, is spearheading this donation drive for personal care items for Open Table.
We are collecting: Diaper Sizes: 3, 4, 5, 6, Baby Wipes, Laundry Detergent, Dish Soap, Toothpaste, Shampoo.
Ashley Garcia will run the 127th Boston Marathon on April 17th, representing the Newton Rotary Foundation. She aims to raise $7,500 to fund the academic, technical and RYLA scholarships awarded to Newton High School students each spring. Ashley spoke to the club on February 7th, receiving her race jersey from President Andy Willinger and President-Elect Liz Tavares.
Right: Ashley Garcia with Newton Rotary President Andy Willinger and President-Elect Liz Tavares
Katya Portnaya, president-elect of the Weston-Wayland Rotary Club, was born in St. Petersburg and emigrated to the U.S. at 11. Her husband is from Ukraine. Last February, when Russia launched a full-scale invasion into Ukraine, the pair stared at the TV in dread. “I realized you can’t just sit around and cry. It’s always better to do something,” Portnaya says.
Soon she and Roy Balfour, Rotary Foundation Chair, got together to brainstorm with four other members of District 7910 leadership, including Past District Governor Diana Nestorova. Immediately, they reached out to Rotary International and applied for a $25,000 Disaster Response Grant.
It was a landmark action as the district became the first in the world to be allowed
Rotarians from the Rotary Clubs of Leominster and Fitchburg worked with city and school officials, and volunteers to host their annual Breakfast for the Bands (BFB) on November 20th, 2022 at Leominster High School. This event, hosted by both clubs, is in its 26th year of providing support to both band boosters and they have hit a record of $15,000 raised for 2022! Since its debut in 1995, these two clubs have raised and donated over $125,000 to both school music programs thanks to the generosity and support of local businesses and donors.
Acton's third-grade students are learning the definitions of new words thanks to local Rotarians. The Rotary Club of Acton-Boxborough has donated a total of more than 370 personalized dictionaries to the town's six elementary schools.
Shown above, left to right, are Nancy Auger and Gina Lemieux, third-grade teachers at Luther Conant School, posing with two of the donated dictionaries.
On Saturday January 28th the Rotary Club of Concord joined with the Rotary Clubs of Bedford and Merrimack Valley to help the Sleep in Heavenly Peace non-profit organization build beds.
We had over 25 people helping in two shifts. 43 headboards for 23 ½ beds were built. These beds are built for children who would otherwise be sleeping on the floor.
Right: Chris Alphen teaching Concord Rotarians how to build the beds.
Looking for a good speaker? On our Speakers Bureau page, you'll find speakers that other Clubs recommend, such as:
James Kostaras, President and CEO of Habitat for Humanity Greater Boston
Ned Morgan, Executive Director, WaterCompass, who speaks on "Self-sustaining water projects in rural Uganda
Rotary@Work
Most people join Rotary for Fellowship, Networking (Personal/Business) and to have an Impact on our communities & the world through service. District 7910’s “Rotary@Work” initiative integrates business with contributes in all three ways.
Two key resources for you:
Twice-monthly business networking meetings;
Rotary Wavelength, the community tool where you can find people based on 62 tags, their location, or profession.