Governor's Message: Leadership Meeting a big successBy Pat and Skip Doyle
A highlight of last week for us was the annual Leadership Meeting. Participants were able to bring forward many very innovative and useful ideas using a facilitated format. These will be shared with all of you as we put them in spreadsheet form.
We would like to share a few of them now:
- RYLA students attend meetings with their parents.
- Invite these parents to another club meeting.
- Invite parents to participate in a club project
- Get e-mail addresses and send them the club newsletter.
- The same can be said for Interact and ESSEX students.
We guess you can get the picture. There are ways to leverage your youth contacts to get new members. READ MORE
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Click here for past issues.Welcome, New Rotarians!Please join us in welcoming these new members at Rotary clubs in District 7910 (alphabetical order, by last name):
- Daniel Brunelle, Worcester
- Kimberly Goulette, Worcester
- Fida Hasan, Shrewsbury
- Kelli Robbins, Sturbridge
- Kelly Stimson, Worcester
District & Club RoundsDistrict Leadership Meeting is a huge success
District Governors Pat and Skip Doyle held their Leadership Meeting last Tuesday 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.
Shown, left to right: Scribe Karen Fusco, District Governor Pat Doyle, and Scribe Christine Pinney
Shown, left to right: Bob Cassidy and Ed King
Pat and Skip Doyle Installed as 2016-2017 District Governors
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Youth Exchange: Ayer Sponsors Student
Sixteen-year-old Julia "Jules" Cashman (shown) is very excited. She's heading to Spain for her senior year in high school, thanks to Ayer Rotary's support. The club is sponsoring Jules as part of the Youth Exchange Program.
The Youth Exchange Program is the opportunity of a lifetime for more than 8,000 students who participate each year. By sharing their own culture, and embracing a new one, students help foster global understanding.
The Youth Exchange Program is the opportunity of a lifetime for more than 8,000 students who participate each year. By sharing their own culture, and embracing a new one, students help foster global understanding.
Sierra Diewaly: RYLA Stdent from Ayer
Sierra Diewalt (second from left) was chosen by Ayer Rotary to attend the recent Rotary Youth Leadership Awards annual conference at Fitchburg State University. Sierra is a home-schooled high school Sophomore from
Ayer.
Ayer.
DGE Karin Gaffney kicks off training for Class of '17-'18 presidents
District Governor-Elect Karin Gaffney said she was going to do things a little differently for her presidents for her 2017-2018 Rotary year. And this, she has done. She held a July 16 BBQ at Bob Anthony’s house in Wellesley for the Presidents-Elect so they could get to know their classmates. This is just one of several events for the PEs that she will hold leading up to their Pre-Presidents Elect Training Session that will be held next February.
Shown, left to right: PE Bob Anthony (Wellesley); PE Susan Peghiny(Newton); PE Stephen Rathmill (Framingham); PE Alicia Yeh (Westwood); PE Mary Garcia (Nashoba Valley); PE Karen Rivero(Acton-Boxborough); and PE Ron Fraser (Worcester).
Also present bu not shown: Assistant Governor John Sbrogna, District Governor-Nominee Steven Sager, President Frank Jelinch (Shrewsbury), and President Steve Kirk (Concord).
Jim Fusco presented with District Governor's Chair
It is a tradition in District 7910 that the outgoing District Governor is presented with a Rotary Rocking Chair (shown, left) as thanks for his or her service. This tradition held true as the district governor string - shown, standing, left to right: District Governors Pat and Skip Doyle, District Governor-Elect Karin Gaffney and District Governor-Nominee Steve Sager - presented Immediate Past District Governor Jim Fusco with his chair at the Leadership Meeting on July 19 at the DoubleTree Hotel in Leominster. Jim said he will "use it wisely!" 
Auburn Rotary: Jen and Jim Reil inducted as newest members
Shown, left to right: Immediate Past District Governor Jim Fusco; Jen and Jim Riel, Auburn's two newest members; Auburn Immediate Past President Marcia Davis; and, new Auburn Secretary Heather Chivalatti.
For photos of the entire July 13 event, click here
Westborough Rotary: Jack Forman inducted as newest member
Shown, left to right: Sue Abladian; District Governor-Nominee Steve Sager; Jack Forman; and Bill Bloom.Al Bowers Is new chair Of District Charity Fund
The District Charity Fund held a meeting on July 14 and one order of business was to select a new chair: Al Bowers of Athol-Orange Rotary.
Congratulations, Al!
To read the Bylaws of the District Charity Fund, click here
RI Spouse/Partner Of Year Award presented to Auburn's Les Davis
Immediate Past District Governor Jim Fusco (left) presented Les Davis(right), spouse of Auburn Immediate Past President Marcia Davis(middle), with a Rotary International Spouse/Partner Award. This award recognizes service by a non-Rotarian spouse or partner of a Rotarian. Only 150 of these awards are presented each year throughout world. Congratulations to Les!For photos of the entire July 13 event, click here.
30 Rotarians, Rotaractors attend Multi-District Wine Fellowship Event
District 7910 and 7930’s Rotarian Wine Appreciation Fellowship sponsored a Wine-Dinner on Monday, July 18 at La Morra Bicari Ristorante in Brookline Village. Thirty Rotarians and Rotaractors enjoy a delicious four-course meal with a total of four wine pairings. (Rotaractors under the legal drinking age were not served wine.)
This was an open event, including both members and non-members of the D7910/7930 Rotarian Wine Appreciation Fellowship. We encouraged them to bring family, friends and co-workers who may be future Rotarians. Planning is already underway for our next wine-dinner event, to be held sometime in October at a yet-to-be-chosen outdoor location.
A big, hearty thank-you to our new international Rotary friends, Burak Berk Douluay (far left) of Cyprus and Hicham Teghlaoui (far right) of The Netherlands, for joining us at the wine-dinner event. They are shown posing with District 7930 Rotaract Representative Mallory McCoy (second from left) Boston Rotaract President Amy Collinsworth (second from right).
In between courses, the more than two dozen Rotarians in attendance had an enlightening and energizing conversation with those Rotaractors, facilitated by Sturbridge Rotarian and Past District Governor Carl Kaliszewski (facing camera, second from right), who shared about their own commitments to "service above self."
Following the wine-dinner event, Amy Collinsworth wrote to say that she is "looking forward to the continued conversation between Rotarians and Rotaractors in our districts. It was really wonderful to both feel and hear the support we have from everyone."
To view additional photos of the July 18 wine-dinner event, click here.
For more information, contact Carl Gomes of the Rotary Club of Nashoba Valley at carlcgomes56@icloud.com or 508-450-3374, or Steve Jones-D’Agostino of the Rotary Club of Auburn at srdagostino@icloud.com or 508-930-8675. If you would like a short Fellowship presentation at your club meeting, please contact Carl or Steve.
To learn more about Rotarian Wine Appreciation Fellowships visit RotaryWine.net.
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 cha
mpion changes that will help Rotary appeal to a broader audience.On the last day, RI President K.R. “Ravi” Ravindran (right) 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
'16-'17 District Directory: Update your information - Here's how to do it
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We want all of the information in the 2016-2017 District Directory to be up-to-date and as accurate as possible - so we need you to check your Member Profile on ClubRunner to ensure that all information is complete and accurate. (All members have access.)
We still need your help to ensure your club's membership information in the Directory Yellow Pages is complete and accurate.
How to do it for Members:
- Log into Club Runner at www.rotary7910.org
- Go to “Administration”
- Go to “For Members”
- Click on “Edit My Profile” (Insert of headshot photo is possible)
- Assure that all Club Positions are filled in for the 2017-2018 Rotary Year. (Presidents-Elect, Secretaries and Executive Secretaries have access.)
How to do it for Executives and Directors:
- Log into Club Runner at www.rotary7910.org
- Go to “Administration”
- Go to “District, Clubs & Membership”
- Click on “Edit Executives & Directors”
- Click on the “2016-2017” tab
- Click “Edit” for each position and use the drop down menu to select the member
Important: Do not change the “Sequence” or “Title” for any position.
Note: If your club has a position that does not show, click “Add New Position.”
Save The Dates: Rotary Golf Tournaments In Our District
Wednesday, August 3: Brookfields Rotary - 2nd Annual Memorial Golf Tournament honoring passed Rotarians, Quail Hollow Country Club, Oakham (see story, below)Tuesday, August 16: District 7910 Golf League - Framingham Country Club, Framingham
Click here for event flyer, in PDF format
Monday, August 22: Concord Rotary - 28th Annual Golf Tournament, Concord Country Club, Concord (see story, below) <Click here>
Monday, August 29: Sturbridge Rotary - Golf Tournament, Cohasse Country Club, Concord <Click here>
Friday September 16: District 7910 Golf League - Monoosnock Country Club, Leominster
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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:
Brookfields Rotary 2nd Annual Memorial Golf Tournament
The Rotary Club of the Brookfields will host the 2nd Annual Memorial Golf Tournament honoring its Rotarians who have passed away, on Wednesday, August 3, at Quail Hollow Country Club in Oakham. Shotgun start: 9:00 a.m. Cost: $320 per foursome, which includes 18 holes of golf with cart, chicken BBQ dinner, raffles and prizes. For more information, contact Judy at 413-436-5358.
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.Nashoba Valley, Acton-Boxborough And Maynard Rotary's 'Wings & Wheels' Is Here: Every Thursday Evening
If it’s summer in Stow, it must be Wings & Wheels season! In cooperation with EAA #196, Friends of Minute Man Air Field, and Nancy’s at the Airfield Café, the Rotary clubs of Acton-Boxborough, Nashoba Valley and Maynard are holding their fourth annual Wings & Wheels program every Thursday evening through August 25.
Major District & Club Happenings: Summer & FallThrough August 25: Nashoba Valley Rotary - 'Wings & Wheels'
Click here for event flyer, in PDF format
Through September: District 7910 - 'Golf Fellowship'
Next Outing: Wednesday, August 3, Quail Hollow Country Club, Oakham
Click here for events flyer, in PDF format
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Monday August 8: Framingham Rotary - 'The Golden Gates'
The Golden Gates will be the feature presentation at Framingham Rotary's regular meeting on August 8 at 12:15 p.m. at Ken's Steakhouse in Framingham.
The Golden Gates offers audiences an entertaining and authentic glimpse into Old Russia through music, song, and dance. The repertoire is centered on masterpieces of Russian folklore and represents the diversity of the culture, ranging from gently humorous songs, to elaborate lyrical suites, to pulsating dance numbers.
Sunday August 14: Westborough Rotary - 'Triathlon'
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
Monday, September 19: Wachusett Area Rotary - '24th Annual Golf Tournament'
Click here for save-the-date flyer, in PDF format
Click here for sponsorship opportunities, in PDF format
Submit Major Club Happenings
Send flyers of your club's major events and activities, in either JPEG or PDF format, to Jim Fusco at jim.fusco2@gmail.com.
Upcoming Events
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Does your District committee or Club have Rotary-related photo and/or video albums that you'd like to share with other Rotarians? If so, post the album's link on the District's Facebook page. We'd then review your album for posting on either the District's Google Photos page or the District's YouTube page, with links on the District's Home page.
