Saturday, September 17, 8:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Sheraton Hotel, Needham
GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE
District on right track to very successful year
By Pat and Skip Doyle
With 12 Club visits completed, we are now feeling comfortable with our schedule and feel as if we could go on like this for the rest of the year.
Click here to submit content for the August 29 issue to Immediate Past District Governor/Newsletter Editor Jim Fusco.
Click here for past issues.WELCOME, NEW ROTARIANS!
Please join us in welcoming this new member of a Rotary club in District 7910:
- Rev. David Stewart, Leominster
Rotarians in memoriam
Please join us in remembering this Rotarian who passed away recently:
Wendell Wright, a member of Sturbridge Rotary, whose wife, Dorothy Wright, is also a member of the Sturbridge club and a member of the District RYLA Committee. Shown, left to right, in a 2014 photo are Wendell and Dorothy posing with Past District Governor Carl Kaliszewski, who presented a Paul Harris Fellow Award to Wendell.
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Club Membership Growth, ’16-‘17
Once a month, we will share with you the results of Club membership growth in our District during Rotary 2016-2017, which began July 1.
Our Presidents Speak
Barbara Guthrie, Worcester
Please tell us what factors helped you decide to join Rotary.
The first time I joined Rotary, I was interested in becoming part of an organization of “doers.”
DISTRICT & CLUB ROUNDSDistrict Governors' Visits Last Week:
Charles River: Seated, left to right: Neil Osgood, Hank Szretter, George Johnston, and Peter Barnes. Standing, left to right: Robert Capobianco, Gary Hoyt, co-DG Pat Doyle; Club President Jon Fetherston, Kevin Fry, and co-DG Skip Doyle.
Chelmsford: Co-DGs Pat Doyle (standing, fifth from right) and Skip Doyle (standing, fourth from right) pose with Club members
Neponset Valley Sunrise: Co-DGs Pat Doyle (second from left) and Skip Doyle (far left) along with Assistant Governor Satya Mitra (far right) pose with Club President Mike Nedolski (second from right).
Southbridge: Co-DGs Pat Doyle (second from left) and Skip Doyle (far left) along with Assistant Governor Cliff Gerber (far right) pose with Club President Ron Trembley (second from right).
Hudson And Nashoba Valley's Food And Brewfest Gets Excellent Coverage
Kudos to the Hudson and Nashoba Valley Rotary clubs for excellent coverage by the MetroWest Daily News of their 2016 Spirit of Hudson Food and Brewfest on August 13 in Hudson.
To read the MDN article, click here.
To view the 50-second MDN video, click here.
To view event photos by Hudson Rotarian Cheryl Rosen, click here.
Shrewsbury Rotary Is Welcomed By Kiev Rotarians
While visiting grandchildren in Europe, Shrewsbury Rotarian Roy Balfour (shown, left, posing with a member of Kiev Rotary) made a stop in Ukraine, where he shared his Club's banners with four Kiev Clubs. Many Shrewsbury Rotarians may recall that in 1990-1991 then-Shrewsbury President Roy Balfour and then-Club Officer Art Dobson spearheaded a Global Grant project to co-sponsor the first Kiev, Ukraine Rotary Club along with five other clubs (Vancouver, Edinburgh, Linwood, Toronto, and Clarkson). Today, the Kiev Club efforts have inspired the creation of more than 50 clubs throughout
Ukraine.
Ukraine Rotarians have made significant community and global impact. An example of that is that one of the founding members of the Kiev Club, John Hewko, encouraged by his father, Lou Hewko, from the Clarkson, Michigan Rotary Club, went on to become Rotary International
general secretary.
Despite political complexities in Ukraine, Rotarians continue to work hard on amazing community projects and against the return of polio. Only 30 percent of the children of Ukraine have been inoculated, so Shrewsbury's personal and Happy Dollar contributions to Polio Plus have a personal connection to our fellow Ukrainian Rotarians’ efforts.
Westborough Inspired By Razia's Ray Of Hope
Westborough Rotarians recently had a very inspiring presentation by Razia Jan and Patty Quigley from Razia’s Ray of Hope. Several of the Westborough members stood up after and said it was one of the most inspiring speakers they had ever heard in Rotary.
Razia talked about the new college for young girls that they have built just outside Kabul, Afghanistan. Clubs in our District, led by Nashoba Valley, are working toward a possible Global Grant to provide equipment for a midwifery program at the college.
Razia has received the following Rotary International awards in the last 12 months:
- Service Above Self Award, 2016
- Global Woman of Action Award, 2015
Razia Jan (middle) and Patty Quigley (left) are shown posing with District Governor-Elect Karin Gaffney (right).
Newton Has A New Member: Welcome Ellen O'Brien
Newton Rotary recently inducted Ellen O'Brien as their newest member. Ellen, who was sponsored by Chris Chu, is a business-development specialist for Horner Millwork/NAC in Southborough.
Watertown Has A New Member: Welcome Adriana Pinto
Adriana Pinto (left) poses with Watertown Rotary President Lilia Weisfeldt.
Westborough Rotary Co-Presents Seventh Annual Sprint Triathlon
On August 14, Westborough Rotary and Sun Multisports Events presented the seventh annual Westborough Sprint Triathlon with the help of many local sponsors and volunteers. The event was based at Westborough State Hospital on Hospital Road off Lyman Street in Westborough, and included a raffle. 
Shown, left to right, are Northborough Rotarians Chuck Frankian, Phil Lockwood and District Governor Pat Doyle.
Pat and Skip Doyle Installed As 2016-2017 District Governors
District 7910's 2016 Rotary Youth Leadership Awards were held on June 24 through 26 at Fitchburg State University, ending with the installation of longtime RYLA supporters Pat and Skip Doyle as district governors for 2016-2017. The three-day RYLA event was attended by 188 sophomores. To learn more about RYLA, visit http://www.ryla7910.org.
Click on the image, to view a video of the installation of Pat and Skip Doyle as '16-'17 DGs
Polio Team Hits The Road
During the week of August 1, Carl Good III, who chairs the District Polio Committee, visited the Clintonand Groton-Pepperell and Maynard Rotary clubs to encourage them to contribute to Polio Plus (see Committee Reports, right column.) For the Donation Form, click here.
Carl Good (right), during his Groton-Pepperell visit.
Carl Good (left), posing with Clinton President Dan Nataro.
District Leadership Meeting Was A Huge Success
How HUGE? So HUGE that another is planned for October 17!
District Governors Pat and Skip Doyle held their Leadership Meeting on July 19 at the DoubleTree Hotel in Leominster. This is an annual event for which DGs bring their District leaders and committee chairs together to review the goals for the new Rotary year.
This, year the event was presented in a facilitated format. The results will be consolidated and sent to all attendees so that the District Goals for each committee can be set.
District Banners Available
Our district banners are available for your to use when you have an upcoming event or fundraiser.
If you want to reserve one of the banners, please contact PR Chair Laura Spear at laura@spear.net.
On To Atlanta In 2017
Planning to attend? Contact District Chair Steve Glines.
More than 43,000 attendees left the Rotary International Convention in South Korea inspired to end polio for good, to celebrate The Rotary Foundation's centennial, and to champion changes that will help Rotary appeal to a broader audience.
On the last day, RI President K.R. “Ravi” Ravindran shared a personal story of his mother’s triumph over polio.
To read the story, click here.
To register for the 2017 RI Convention in Atlanta, click here
Save The Dates: Rotary Golf Tournaments In Our District
Today - Monday, August 22: Concord Rotary - 28th Annual Golf Tournament, Concord Country Club, Concord (see story, below). For more information, click here
Monday, August 29: Sturbridge Rotary - Golf Tournament, Cohasse Country Club, Southbridge. For more information, click here
Friday September 16: District 7910 Golf League - Monoosnock Country Club, Leominster. Click here for event flyer, in PDF format.
Friday September 16: Natick Rotary: 22nd Annual Golf Tournament - Juniper Hills. Click here for information.
Monday, September 19: Wachusett Area Rotary - 24th Annual Golf Tournament, Oak Hill Country Club, Fitchburg. Click here for Save The Date flyer, in PDF format Click here for Sponsorship Opportunities flyer, in PDF format.
Tournament Details:
Today - Concord Rotary 28th Annul Golf Tournament
The Rotary Club of Concord will host the 28th annual Thomas R. Huckins Memorial Golf Tournament on Monday, August 22 at the Concord Country Club to benefit the Scholarship Fund of Concord and Carlisle and Rotary charitable projects.
The shotgun start is at 1 p.m., preceded by registration and lunch from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Cocktails and dinner will be at 6:30 p.m.
To sign up as a sponsor and/or golfer at rotaryclubofconcord.org. Make checks payable to "Concord Rotary Charitable Endowment Inc." and mail in care of Maurer, P.O. Box 354, Concord, MA 01742.
Framingham Rotary Promotes Concerts On The Green
On Friday nights this summer, Concerts on the Green, organized by the Framingham Parks & Services Department, are taking place on the green on Edgell Road near Route 9. This year, the Rotary Club of Framingham is one of the financial sponsors of the family-friendly concert series, and has its usual information booth at each concert as well. Concerts are free and open to the public.
MAJOR DISTRICT & CLUB HAPPENINGS: SUMMER & FALL
Thursday, August 25: Acton-Boxborough, Maynard and Nashoba Valley Rotary - 'Wings & Wheels,' Stow
For details, click here
Click here for event flyer, in PDF format
Through September: District 7910 - 'Golf Fellowship'
FINAL OUTING: Friday September 16: District 7910 Golf League - Monoosnock Country Club, Leominster
Click here for event flyer, in PDF format
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Saturday, September 17: District 7910 - 'Interact Teen and Advisor Training,' Needham
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Sunday, September 18 - Northborough - 'Applefest Street Fair'
Monday, September 19: Wachusett Area Rotary - '24th Annual Golf Tournament,' Fitchburg
Click here for save-the-date flyer, in PDF format
Click here for sponsorship opportunities, in PDF format
Monday, September 19: Shrewsbury Rotary - 'Amanda Graves: On being a polio survivor'
Don't miss the presentation. Amanda (shown) is the newest member of the District 79010 Polio Team, chaired by Carl Good III. READ MORE
To read the press release, 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
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