We are amazing. You are amazing. Rotary Day of Service!On May 20, 2023, more than 500 Rotary clubs and 14,000 Rotarians participated in service projects all on the same day. In District 7910 alone, more than 300 Rotarians and more than 200 community volunteers came together to do 33 service projects. |
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Rotary Night at Worcester Bravehearts - July 21 Calling all baseball fans on Friday, July 21st Rotarians and their families are invited to a Rotary Night at the Worcester Bravehearts at Fitton Field at Holy Cross. Not only will this be an excellent night of fellowship for Rotarians and their friends and families, we will also be treated to a postgame firework show.Come out and see the Worcester Bravehearts as they take on the Vermont Lake Monsters. Gametime is 6:30pm but arrive at 5:30 for the pre-game buffet and social hour.
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Westford Rotary Collecting for Westford Food Pantry Summer Needs Program. Check your Pantry too!!!! The Westford Rotary Club is collecting Food for the Westford Food Pantry for the Month of June. The Westford Rotary Club does this each June...... summer months are usually low in collections and with children home and no school lunch programs...... the needs are more. Listed below are some of the many items the Westford Pantry needs, especially snacks, breakfast/lunch items and drinks for kids ITEMS: SNACK BAGS, JUICE BOXES AND CHILD-FRIENDLY ITEMS. The following items are in need too CANNED ITEMS: CHICKEN BREAST, TOMATO SAUCE, SPAM, STEW, CHEF BOYARDEE, BAKED BEANS, POTATOES and HASHJELLY and PEANUT BUTTER |
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Fitchburg 2023 Annual Rotary Awards Dinner - May 24
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Join us for the 20th Annual Tour de Natick Bike Ride on Father's Day, June 18th The Tour de Natick is a family bike ride held each Father’s Day on the Natick Common by the Rotary Club of Natick. The route is a 6-mile loop leaving the common at 11 AM and returning for lunch immediately following. |
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Interesting Climate Tidbits from the D7910 Environmental Action Committee! Insects are a Climate-Friendly Option for Animal FeedUsing insects for food has been discussed as a potential climate change solution for numerous reasons. Notably, raising insects requires minimal land, they can be fed on food waste, and their entire bodies are edible. But while consuming insects may be a nonstarter for some people, it appears to be less eyebrow-raising to use insects as animal feed for livestock and for pets. According to a recent report by CBS News, insects are being explored as a high-protein, low-carbon alternative to conventional feedstocks. The use of insects in animal feed has gained attention as a means to address sustainability concerns. It has been estimated that around 1.2 trillion edible insects are raised on farms annually, providing ranchers with an opportunity to reduce their reliance on carbon-intensive crops such as soybeans |
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The D7910 Climate Cafés Need YOUR Help! These events have been a very popular way to meet the experts and share all kinds of environmental and climate information. They are moving to a quarterly format, but Sue needs someone to help pull them together. It’s an easy and fulfilling lift. Please contact Sue Peghiny at suef0503@gmail.com if you’re interested. |
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D7910 “Rotary Climate Action Now” Premier a Big Success! The D7910 “Rotary Climate Action Now” premier was very successful! The event was at the Westborough Environmental Action Fair on May 13th. About 75 people attended to watch 3 short films on climate feedback loops, and then discuss their implications and how to take action. The project will offer clubs and other organizations a toolkit containing step-by-step plans and materials to hold this type of event. The ultimate goal is to raise the priority of climate action in individuals, clubs, communities and nations. |
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Facing Mental Health Issues Head On, Presentation June 6 The Rotary Club of Bedford and the Bedford Youth and Family Services invite you to a presentation by Rotary International representative Bob Anthony on Tuesday, June 6th, 2023 from 12:30 PM-1:30 PM in the Reed Room in Bedford Town Hall, 10 Mudge Way, Bedford, MA. Bob is a recognized leader in the field of Mental Health who will present on Rotary’s 2023 mission of Facing Mental Health Issues Head-On by breaking stigma, raising awareness, and increasing access to prevention and earlier treatment. |
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Swing into Summer on June 16th The Athol Orange Area Rotary Club (6551) invites Rotarians to head over to Swing into Summer! on Friday, June 16th from 6 to 10 PM.Join us for an evening of baseball and golf themed fun in collaboration with Ellinwood Country Club. The event will feature live music and magic, beer tasting, a cornhole competition, and silent and live auctions of great items, including sports memorabilia. Cash bar and a full menu available from the Ellinwood and a complimentary sundae bar by AO Rotary. Tickets are available from any AO Rotarian and at the Ellinwood located at 1928 Pleasant Street in Athol MA. Visit atholorangerotary.org for more information. |
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D-7910 Night at Worcester Bravehearts Calling all baseball fans on Friday, July 21st Rotarians and their families are invited to a Rotary Night at the Worcester Bravehearts at Fitton Field at Holy Cross. Not only will this be an excellent night of fellowship for Rotarians and their friends and families, we will also be treated to a postgame firework show.Come out and see the Worcester Bravehearts as they take on the Vermont Lake Monsters. Gametime is 6:30pm but arrive at 5:30 for the pre-game buffet and social hour. |
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Rotary@Work: Turn Networking into Sales - May 22
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Rotarians & Clubs Recognized with Awards at 3 District Conference  Rotarians gathered for fellowship, learning and fun at our 3-District Conference on April 22 at the Burlington Marriott. Business meetings, breakout sessions and an engaging keynote presentation from Rotary’s public image changemaker Evan Burrell entertained and educated members throughout the day. Among the day’s highlights were the many awards presented by Governor Victor Tom to our members and clubs, including Rotary’s most prestigious, the Service Above Self Award presented to Concord’s June Grace (pictured here) for her dedication, passion and leadership. And once again, the Rotary Club of Weston & Wayland took home the bell as Best Club. Click on “read more” below to see photos of the award recipients. |
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Media blitz to Make the Most of our Day of ServiceWith the Rotary Day of Service coming up fast, it's time to contact the press and make sure that your project receives the recognition it deserves! See our District 7910 Rotary Day of Service page for resources: http://rotary7910.org/page/day-of-service Rotary Day of Service Promotional AssetsClick on the graphic to reach a Google Drive full of customizable assets:  We have assembled lots of great information and materials to help you do this.
 There is a video prepared by Joyce Graff and Taylor Quaranta to help you with getting press coverage and with optimizing social media. Watch the video. If you have any other questions, please contact us at dayofservice@rotary7910.org.
Thank you for all you do every day for your club, your community, and the world. We are looking forward to a wonderfully successful Day of Service. |
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RYLA Volunteers - Come Join The FUN! RYLA Volunteers Come Join the FUN!Online Sign Up is Now Open Would you like to support District 7910 RYLA and the 170 participating sophomores this year? Volunteer opportunities are available on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday June 23-25! You must be pre-registered and fill out a CORI to volunteer. Prospective Rotarians and non-Rotarians, are welcome to help as well! Volunteer training is June 7, 6 pm. New members and volunteers from your club/area can set up carpools and have a blast helping out together! Learn more about opportunities and sign up here! Sign up to volunteer at RYLA |
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Success Story: Westford Rotary Club “Junk in the Trunk and More “ Big Success Sat, May 6,2023 It was a busy morning at the Westford RotaryJunk in the Trunk & More Free event at the Abbot Elementary School Parking lot in Westford on Saturday May 6, 2023!The Wish Project had a truck to take furniture, kitchen items, Baby items and clothes, and more. The New England Textile Recycling had a truck to take the items including Textiles and stained/torn clothes, that were not taken by the public and the Wish Project. They get the items they collect to correct organizations. Image: Westford Rotary members at Rotary Seed and Plant table . Rotary info cards were available too. Penny Hamel, Patti Mason, Megan Doehing and Jessica Arsensult.
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Enjoy local Beer & Wine with Wachusett Area Rotary! - June 3 The Wachusett Area Rotary Club is hosting a Beer and Wine Tasting event on June 3rd at Lilac Hedge Farm in Rutland MA. Tickets are $40 and include beer and wine tasting, a fabulous barbecue, entertainment and activities! All are invited to join us - please email WARotaryClub@gmail.com for tickets. Click on the graphic to enlarge it.
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Johnny Ahern: District Governor Nominee Designate (DGND) Johnny Ahern has been selected as District 7910's District Governor Nominee Designate (2025-2026). He is a native of Lowell, MA and completed two combat tours (Kuwait and Iraq) in the United States Army during his ten years of active-duty service. After completing his military service, he earned his bachelor’s degree in Deaf Studies Specialization from Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C., the world’s only university in which all programs and services are specifically designed for Deaf or Hard of Hearing Students. |
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21st Rotary Duck Race on the Charles- June 17 Calling all Rotarians and their families and friends for our 21st Annual Duck Race on the Charles River. June 17th from 1-3pm, the Neponset Valley Sunrise Club will be holding their 21st consecutive* Duck Race, with free food and drinks, DJ dance party, games and more. Check out our website for location, duck adoptions and sponsorship opportunities. www.nvsrotaryevents.org. |
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Film Nagar School Expansion Project In memory of Raghav Rao, Rotarian from the Jubilee Hills club in Hyderabad India, there is a project underway to expand the local Film Nagar government school. Raghav has a daughter in Needham. In 2016, the Needham club, working with Raghav and with help from other 7910 clubs, paid to put a solar array on the school. Image: Film Nagar School students
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May 20th is ROTARY’S DAY OF SERVICE & BROOKLINE’S SPRING FEST
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Southborough: Planting Pollinator Preservation Meadow - May 20 Native pollinator plant gardens are key to sustaining natural environments around us. Our CTA: join us at 9:30am at the Beals' Preserve in Southborough to prepare a Pollination Preservation Meadow to help plant for future pollination plants. Photo from https://solf.org/beals-preserve-blog/
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Southborough Food Trucks Festival Starts May 24 The Rotary Club of Southborough Food Truck Festival is back and bigger than ever! Join us for each Wednesday starting on May 24 through June 14 (Happy Flag Day!) from 3:30 to 7pm ET for an evening filled with food, fun, and friends! All proceeds collected at this event will help support our programs such as Earth Day, Pumpkin Stroll, Heritage Day, sponsoring RYLA students, Foldscopes, and most importantly, our Scholarship Awards. |
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District Governor Installation - Wednesday, June 28 "The world needs Rotary more than ever before," states Elliott Rittenberg, the District Governor Elect for District 7910 and member of the Westborough Rotary Club.Rittenberg, a Rotarian for almost 15 years, is excited and honored to take on his new role as District Governor for the 2023-2024 year. His wealth of experience as former past president of the Sharon and Westborough clubs, co-chair of the District Environmental Action Group, former board member of Westborough Connects, and founding member of Square One, a community coalition focused on mental health and well-being, has prepared him well to lead the district. <RSVP here to attend Installation Celebration.> Early bird registration ($45) aavailable through June 9.
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Success! Mini Golf Tournament for End Polio Now On April 20, the Rotary Club of Marlborough was proud to host its inaugural miniature golf tournament, which raised approximately $1,000 for End Polio Now. Fellow Rotarians and their family and friends were invited to have friendly competition, eat pizza and ice cream, and win prizes!The mini golf tournament was hosted at Trombetta’s Farm, located in Marlborough. President Mark Vital brought this idea to Rotarian Julie Thibodeau, and she chose to use this opportunity as a way to support End Polio Now. “Through RLI, I learned one of Rotary International’s first projects was the eradication of Polio, “Julie said. “So, what better way to bring fellowship with other Rotary Clubs than raising funds for End Polio Now?” Even though polio cases have reduced by 99.9%, it is still crucial polio vaccination remains a priority. The Rotary Club of Marlborough would love to continue hosting this event annually. Please contact Julie Thibodeau for additional information. Photo Caption: Julie (yellow) with the winning team, Hole-in-Oners Camila, Sebastian, and Dean
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What’s Next? A Better Way to Deliver Cancer Treatment - May 16
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Success! Mini Golf Tournament for End Polio Now 2On April 20, the Rotary Club of Marlborough was proud to host its first inaugural miniature golf tournament, which raised approximately $1,000 for End Polio Now. Fellow Rotarians and their family and friends were invited to have friendly competition, eat pizza and ice cream, and win prizes!The mini golf tournament was hosted at Trombetta’s Farm, located in Marlborough. President Mark Vital brought this idea to Rotarian Julie Thibodeau, and she chose to use this opportunity as a way to support End Polio Now. “Through RLI, I learned one of Rotary International’s first projects was the eradication of Polio, “Julie said. “So, what better way to bring fellowship with other Rotary Clubs than raising funds for End Polio Now?” Even though polio cases have reduced by 99.9%, it is still crucial polio vaccination remains a priority. The Rotary Club of Marlborough would love to continue hosting this event annually. Please contact Julie Thibodeau for additional information. Photo Caption: Julie (yellow) with the winning team, Hole-in-Oners Camila, Sebastian, and Dean
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Westford Junk in the Trunk and More Event May 6 The Westford Rotary “The Junk in the Trunk” is Sat May 6, 2023 at Abbot Elementary School 25 Depot Dt. Westford MA. All items are free!The Wish Project Truck will be there to pick up donated items including summer clothes from birth to adults and list of needed items on our information flyer. Westford Rotary will be adding veggie and flower seeds to the plant table. No Shredding in May, but will have Shredding Truck at Summer and Fall event - watch for details in late June. |
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Concord Music Fest- May 27th A fun family day of music for a great cause! Join the Rotary Club of Concord on May 27th at the Rideout Field in West Concord from 1-7 PM. Live music featuring The Bruce Marshall Group will entertain all ages.Proceeds will benefit Concord Children's Center. Bring a picnic and your friends or family to kick off the unofficial start of summer! See our sponsorship information. For tickets or information, contact co-chairs Hilary Taylor 336merlin@gmail.com or Rebecca Lynch peachymama59@gmail.com.
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Weston (Kids) Fishing Derby - Sun, April 23 Calling local children who fish, or want to learn!The Rotary Club of Weston & Wayland invites you to our annual Fishing Derby—a 40+ year tradition. Sunday, April 23rd 9 am-Noon at the Weston High School Pond. Bring your own gear, bait (no lures, please), and bucket. Fishing starts at 9 am sharp! Prizes are in four age categories up to age 14. This is a FREE event. Please register online to attend. Rain or shine (the fish like to eat in all weather)!
Food and refreshments will be available for purchase. Volunteers (signup here) are welcome. Fishing is great family fun! |
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Support Newton's Marathon Runner; Raising funds for women's shelters and scholarships (Apr 17) 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 vocational 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.This will be Ashley’s 9th Boston Marathon, with her first coming ten years ago in 2013. A mother of 3, Ashley is a critical care nurse in the intensive care unit at Beth Israel in Boston, working on the front lines up to 60 hours a week throughout the Covid crisis. |
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Marlborough Rotary Brings Back Golf Tournament - May 3 Golf is back! The Rotary Club of Marlborough is starting up its annual Golf Classic after almost a decade. The Marlborough Rotary Club Classic will be held at Juniper Hills Golf Club in Northborough on May 3rd starting at 9 AM. The cost of playing in this scramble is $140 per golfer. Golfers will receive a cart, a round of golf, and a wonderful meal. Raffles will also be included, along with other fun activities. Patrons can also enjoy the meal for $35 per person. All proceeds benefit the "Rotary Homestead" - a temporary residence for homeless women. For additional information and to sign up, please go to www.marlboroughrotary.org |
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Screening of Bending the Arc, tribute to Partners In Health's Dr. Paul Farmer - Wed, May 24 Please join the Rotary Club of Northborough for a screening of Bending the Arc, a groundbreaking documentary that tells the story of Partners In Health and the work of extraordinary doctors and activists, including the late Dr. Paul Farmer, Dr. Jim Yong Kim, and Ophelia Dahl.Their work, forty years ago, to save lives in a rural Haitian Village grew into a battle for the right to health for all. You may have heard of Partners In Health through their US Covid response and their fight against Ebola in West Africa. |
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Rotary Climate Action NOW Project Premiere (12pm, Sat, May 13) The Rotary Climate Action Now Project (RCAN) will premiere May 13th at noon at the Westborough Environmental Action Fair! This is a D7910 Environmental Action Group effort to provide a "project in a box" for clubs to show the incredible Climate Feedback Loop films, lead a meaningful discussion afterwards, and inspire people to prioritize effective group climate action. We are the keynote of the event, which is being held at the Westborough High School and the producer of the films, Melanie Wallace, will kick off the event. Come learn how YOUR club could take a significant step toward fighting the climate crisis. |
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No Mow May! (May 1-31) What is No Mow May? The goal of No Mow May is to allow grass to grow un-mown through the month of May, allowing wild flowers to come through and create habitat and forage for early season pollinators. This is particularly important in urban areas where floral resources are often limited, suburban areas where heavy landscaping is common, and everywhere in Massachusetts this year because of the early spring. |
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Groton-Pepperell Rotary supports local causes with fundraising Over the last few months, the Groton-Pepperell Rotary Club spread the love to local non-profits and causes that they are passionate about. Donations were made to two local food pantries, Loaves & Fishes, PACH and Stone Soup Kitchen. They also donated to the Town of Pepperell K9 Unit and Groton Fire Department Gift Fund.Photo: Stone Soup Kitchen |
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Wachusett Area Rotary Germinates Seeds for Pollinator Garden (May 20) Members of the Wachusett Area Rotary Club got together to start the process of germinating seeds in preparation for their Rotary Day of Service event. The seedlings will be used to create a pollinator garden which will be built on May 20. The effort is in support of native pollinator species that are threatened and at risk in Northeastern Massachusetts.Photo: Members of Wachusett Area Rotary Club Germinate Seeds for Pollinator Garden.
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Rotary International Highest Award to Concord Rotary's June R. Grace June R. Grace, a member of the Rotary Club of Concord, has been awarded the Rotary International Service Above Self Award by the RI Board of Directors. June is one of 101 Rotarians from around the world receiving the award this year. The Service Above Self Award is considered the highest honor that RI can bestow on a member. Nominees must have demonstrated exemplary humanitarian service, in any form and at any level. Emphasis is placed on personal volunteer efforts and active involvement in helping others through Rotary.Photo: Former D-7910 Service Above Self Award recipients with June Grace: All are PDGs: Carol Toomey, Richard Manelis, Klaus Hachfeld.
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Lowell Rotary Club Park Cleanup (May 20) As part of the 20 May Service Day, the Lowell Rotary will join forces with the community to clean up and refurbish the City owned Rotary Club Park. The Park has suffered neglect for several years, so we will spend two days, 8 April and 20 May bringing it back up to something in which we all can take pride. |
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District Assembly - May 6 - Register Today! Join us on Saturday, May 6 at Assabet Valley Tech in Marlborough for our District Learning Assembly.Enhance you Rotary knowledge, meet fellow Rotarians and refine your Club leadership skills. All Rotarians are welcome. Tuition is just $20, and our curriculum will cover a variety of topics relevant to all Rotary members. Our program begins with continental breakfast at 8:00am, and will conclude by noon. Separately, a new member welcome and grant qualification seminar will follow our learning sessions. See the evolving agenda of learning sessions. Register today at https://rotary7910.org/event/district-assembly-2 |
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Southborough Speaker: "BPA to PFAS: How Environmental Chemicals Harm Health; What To Do About It" - May 3 Dr. Laura N. Vandenberg has agreed to give a talk on May 3, 7:00 pm at the Southborough Library, 25 Main St, Southborough, MA 01772. The title of her talk is: Knowing what is around us and taking care of our environment are critical elements to a healthy future! Come learn more about what environmental chemicals may be harming our health and what can we do about it. Learn from Dr. Laura Vandenberg what we can do to better protect ourselves, our environment, and our future! |
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Newton Pickleball Meetup Supported Second Step On April 8th, about 30 folks of all ages and athletic ability got together for a few hours of fun Pickleball at the Boys and Girls Club in Newton, where three courts were set up in the gym. Organized by Newton President-Elect Liz Tavares, with the help of Rotarian, and Executive Director of the Newton Boys & Girls Club, Dave Sellers, the players donated $25 to the Newton Rotary Foundation and got to participate either as a beginner, or an intermediate+ player. Caption: Beginners were eager to learn pickleball. |
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2nd Annual Westford Rotary Club Golf Ball Drop May 14, 2023 2:00 pm Something new at the Westford Kiwanis Apple Blossom Festival this year. On Sunday, May 14, 2023 at 2:00 pm will be the 2nd Annual Westford Rotary Club Golf Ball Drop by Helicopter. Get your Golf Balls now….. see details on this flyer. If your Rotary Club would like to sell golf balls as a fundraiser for your Rotary Club, please contact Mary Foerster at mary@maryff.com for details, selling forms and percentage earned on each group of balls. All funds earned by Westford Rotary Club is used for Rotary projects and more. |
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Southborough and the Diaper Queen Rotary Club of Southborough's Lina Zolock spearheaded an effort to collect diapers sizes 4-6 as diapers are expensive. The club and clients from her business (Expressions Hair Studio in Reading, MA) collected 15 diaper boxes. That's over 1,000 diapers!Lina and her business partner, Terry, met with Paula Borges-Stalker to transfer the diapers. The diapers will go to families at Finex House, Emmaus House, and Everett Grace Food Pantry as well as other organizations in the local communities that need them. Our next project to help families in need is our Rotary Club of Southborough Handbag Drive - we are collecting gently used handbags, purses, and pocketbooks to add small personal items to unsheltered or homeless mothers for Mothers' Day 2023. All mothers deserve something special! The club is actively collecting until April 30 and then we will gather to add items such as small lotions, hand sanitizers, tissues, and more to the handbags. For more information or how to get involved, please email us at rotarysouthborough@gmail.com. |
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Charles River Rotary Scoopapalooza Ice Cream Festival - June 24 Please join Charles River Rotary Club as we celebrate our 10th Scoopapalooza year and the start of Summer with an all you can eat ice cream festival on Natick Common Saturday June 24th from 11:30 AM to 3PM. Rain Date is June 25th. We expect to draw over 2,000 people to the event for frozen treats, community connecting, music and activities for the whole family. The event will raise significant funds for Charles River Rotary’s local philanthropic efforts, including a St.Patrick’s Day Dance for teens and young adults with special needs, literacy programs, scholarships for seniors at Keefe Regional Technical School, RYLA, Natick Food Pantry, local veterans and many local nonprofits. Tickets are $7. |
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RYLA student registration deadline is coming up fast! The RYLA student registration deadline is in 10 days. Now is the time for you to:1. Make your student selections 2. Submit names. 3. Provide the registration link to attendees and alternates 4. Monitor your student's registration status Deadline: Saturday, April 15, 2023 Note: you must submit names before students register Questions? Ask your RYLA support person/committee coach. Because of all you, this will be the BEST RYLA EVER! Christine Pinney RYLA Chair |
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Westford Rotary Club and FIRST Robotics Team 4905 Partner Together with Ukraine Rotary & German Rotary on Water Project. The Westford Rotary Club partnered with FIRST Robotics Team 4905 (Ayer Shirley Regional School District) to raise funds supplying emergency assistance to citizens of Ukraine in need of clean water. Photo: one of the Aquaboxes with Potsdam German Rotary memberAs we know, Russian forces have targeted public utilities in the Ukraine with the intent of making the residents uncomfortable. With public water supplies damaged, there is an urgent need in many communities for clean water. Rotary Clubs in the Ukraine are working with the Rotary Club of Potsdam Germany to coordinate the purchase and supply of Aquabox water filtration systems. |
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Fill Boston's Symphony Hall to Support Rotary’s New Peace Center Let’s join together for peace and make an impact! Volunteers are needed to plan an exciting event that will celebrate Rotary’s new Peace Center, scheduled to open in 2024 in Istanbul. Peace Centers are located at universities across the world – there are seven now and Istanbul will be the eighth. Rotary Peace Centers offer specially deigned curricula to train individuals devoted to peacebuilding and conflict resolution. To date, more than 1,500 people have been trained and serve in governments and NGO’s throughout the world. This project, spearheaded by District 7930’s District Governor Elect Lori Karas, was inspired by a group in Israel who produces musical events. They create a three-part harmony by bringing people together in a large space and dividing them into various parts to sing. See https://youtu.be/XqvKDCP5-xE as an example of the program we are planning. There are three parts to the program: |
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Left Right Center - April 21 The Rotary Clubs of Fitchburg & Montachusett Area present: Left-Right-Center Tournament The most fun you’ll have playing a game, that takes under 3 minutes to learn! Cash Prizes, Raffles, 50/50, Pizza, Popcorn & Cash Bar! When: Friday April 21, 2023 Where: Elks Lodge, 134 North Main Street, Leominster, MA 01453 Tickets: $20 per person| Tables of 10 Available | Seats are limited For Tickets contact: Paul Gauvin (Fitchburg Club) Phone: 978-855-2145 Email: paul@wsbeauty.com |
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Film Nagar Schools Classroom Expansion In 2018, Needham Rotary Club partnered with Raghav Rao of Hyderabad, India and his Rotary Club (RC Jubilee Hills) to add solar panels to schools there to help provide power and light. Sadly, he recently passed away. One of his daughters lives in Needham, and the family reached out to us to propose a classroom expansion project in his honor. Currently, the elementary and high schools in Film Nagar (suburban Hyderabad) are serving a population well in excess of capacity such that students are taught for only about half of the required hours of instruction. The plan is to meet this instructional need by adding eleven classrooms and eight toilets at a total cost of $150,000. Needham Rotary Club has committed $5000, and we would like to try to raise the incremental $7000 of funds together with like-minded clubs in our District sufficient to cover the cost of one classroom, about $12,000. |
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Rotary Spotlight: Sandra Burgers, Shrewsbury For Sandy Burgers, “the ability to connect” is one of the things she appreciates most about Rotary. And it shows.Last Fall, Sandy was part of the Rotary team who brought fifteen-year-old Emily Stukalo from Kyiv to Massachusetts, where she is now a sophomore at Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School. Connections were at the heart of it all: Sandy’s connection to Steve Albright of the Rotary Club of Yarmouth/inbound chairman of Rotary Youth Exchange District (RYE) 7950; Steve and Sandy’s connections to Kyiv Rotary; and Emily’s family connections to that same Kyiv Rotary club. As Sandy aptly put it, “this is a great example of how Rotary works—connections!” Hard to believe given all she’s contributed, but Sandy was kind of a “reluctant Rotarian” at first. |
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Rotary Day of Service - May 20 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 are just weeks away from our Rotary Day of Service on May 20th, 2023! We have received projects for 32 of our 49 clubs and we would love to see the rest doing a project as large or small as you could handle on May 20th. To submit a project, please complete this simple Google form. We have created project tiles for those that submitted early and are continually adding more for the projects submitted after the deadline. See this Google Drive folder to use the project tile graphics. Click "Read more..." for info on the Rotary Day of Service Website, your club's Banners, the digital marketing Toolkit, and other resources for your Club.
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No Fooling, Much Bidding Set for ABRHS Interactors' Community Auction Night April 1
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Climate Cafe March 23: How To Talk About Climate Change (and not alienate people)If you were unable to attend our March 23th conversation on "How to Talk About Climate Change", the recording and presenter slides are now available! Please click HERE to access them. Our next Climate Cafe is Thursday, March 23rd at 6:30pm. Our topic is How to Talk About Climate Change. This can be challenging, including starting the conversation and responding to other people’s beliefs and feelings about the climate. In this session, we will explore ways to personally connect with others to create a safe space for climate conversations, including listening to people with doubtful or dismissive beliefs.
Our guest will be Dr. Matthew Ballew, Ph.D., Research Specialist at the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. Click HERE to get more information or to register. |
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Shrewsbury Club Emergency Preparedness Kits Service Project on March 27 Are you ready for an emergency where you need to leave your home in a hurry or shelter in place? For most of us the answer is no. Rotarians in Shrewsbury will be creating 100 emergency preparedness kits as part of a service project to benefit local veterans, senior citizens and families served by Shrewsbury Youth and Family Services and St. Anne's Human Services. |
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Nourishing Newton Program
Nourishing Newton -- The Third Year
For the past two years, The Charles River Regional Chamber has received funds and distributed state funds to pay for meals made by local restaurants and coordinated for delivery to local food pantries by the Rotary Club of Newton. Alie Mahar, Director of Community Development, Scandinavian Living Center and Keilly Cutler, Financial Advisor, Morgan Stanley, both members of the Newton Rotary Club, have spearheaded this initiative with the Chamber and the local restaurants. |
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Westford Rotary Donates Cultural, Diversity & Inclusion Books to WPS Students and the Community The Westford Rotary Club in connection with author Shirley Holdman (member of the Billerica Rotary Club) and the Billerica Adventure Series has introduced the children’s book, “This is My Community,” which talks about Racial Diversity and Inclusion. It was first introduced at the Westford Remembers “International Block Party” in the Fall of 2022 and followed this Winter 2023 by donating the books for the 1st-2nd grades classrooms at Miller, Nabnasset, Abbot Elementary Schools and the Roudenbush Community Center Afterschool Program. In Westford and Billerica public schools, they are using the book as a classroom reading activity and discussion book. The book is written for K-2 grades. The Club has displayed and donated, “This is My Community” book to the Westford Community and students as part of the ongoing Westford Rotary Cultural/Diversity/Education Projects. |
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Southborough Rotarians Raising Money for Turkey-Syria Disaster Relief to March 31
 Over 47,000 people have died due to the earthquake in Turkey and Syria. Rescue missions continue. The Rotary Foundation Trustees decided that all donations marked Disaster Relief made from now until 31 March 2023, will go to the Turkey/Syria Disaster Response Fund and will be used to aid earthquake relief projects. In addition, the Trustees made available more than $125,000 to Rotary districts affected by the earthquake through Disaster Response Grants. |
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Weston (Kid) Fishing Derby on April 23rd Calling all kid anglers (children who fish)! The Rotary Club of Weston & Wayland invites you to our annual Fishing Derby—a 40+ year tradition. Sunday, April 23 rd 9am-Noon at the Weston High School Pond. Bring your own gear, bait (no lures, please), and bucket. Fishing starts at 9 am sharp! Prizes are in four age categories up to age 14. FREE event, register online to attend. Rain or shine (the fish like to eat in all weather)! Food and refreshments will be available for purchase. Volunteers are welcome to help measure fish. Fishing is great family fun! CLICK HERE TO REGISTER |
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Acton-Boxborough Serves Lunch to Boxborough Senior Citizens
The Rotary Club of Acton-Boxborough sponsored and served the monthly Boxborough Council on Aging Senior Luncheon on March 8. Club Sergeant-at-arms and COA Board member Maureen Masciola planned and coordinated the event, which was held at the Boxborough Community Center. Stock photo, above/Creative Commons |
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Why Not Collaborate? A couple of years ago when Shelby Marshall, member of the Westborough Rotary Club (WRC) and former President, was first approached about serving as the Club’s representative for the Boy Scouts she hesitated. In fact, she shook her head with a silent “no.” However, Dave Kaiser, then President of WRC, assured her that this role was a “light lift.”So, what changed Marshall’s mind? Inspiration. Pure and simple.
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Open Table Benefits from Two Clubs' Grant Funding, Donation Drive
Open Table is benefitting from two Rotary Clubs' grant funding and donation drive. The Maynard-based charity is dedicated to fighting hunger and building healthy communities in 21 local communities, including Acton, Boxborough, Concord, and Maynard. |
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Rotary Youth Exchange: In-person exchanges are back! Rotary District 7910's Rotary Youth Exchange Team, chaired by Milford Rotarian Jane Schroeder, has been busy letting Rotarian know that in-person exchanges are back after COVID temporarily halted them. Caption: Jeanne Reimonn hosted a December Holiday Brunch for students and their parents interested in Rotary Youth Exchange programs. ESSEX Team members as well as several District and Club leaders joined in the festivities too. Owen and Felipe are in the center of the front row.
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Westford Rotary Donates Seeds Spring is on it’s Way. Visit the JV Fletcher Library Seed Catalog and check out all the veggie and flower seeds donated by the Westford Rotary Club as part of their “Garden Planting and Grow Your Own Food” Project. All seeds are FREE. People can check often, seeds are replenished as needed at the Library. Start your seeds NOW... Grow your own food and flowers. The Westford Rotary Club receives the seeds from the Walmart -Hudson NH Donation program. Rotary donates the seeds to youth groups, schools, Westford Cameron Senior Center, Girl and Boy Scouts, Westford Community Gardens, JV Fletcher Library Seed Program, tables at Town events, and more programs. Westford Rotary received over 1000+ packets in 2022 seeds and will receive 2023 seeds in May to distribute. Watch for more stories on the Westford Rotary Club and Walmart donation Partnership program to get needed items to different non profit groups and others. " |
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Rotary Spotlight: Roy Balfour, Shrewsbury Roy Balfour is a cheerful giver. He doesn’t say no. He gives time, money, support, encouragement, you name it, he says yes, and he learned the power of generosity and community –– are you ready? –– at Woodstock.The three-day 1969 music festival in upstate N.Y., which was attended by 500,000 people, he says, “was a dramatic moment for me. Pivotal. It was the defining event of my life. |
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Ukrainian Family Needs Help Setting up Household The Ukrainian family Joyce Graff has been hosting has found an apartment in Lexington and is in need of some furniture and house goods. Please feel free to share this list with family and friends. We are hoping we can set them up in style after all their difficult adventures. |
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Taste of Wellesley 2023: Fight Food Insecurity After a three-year pause due to COVID, the Rotary Club of Wellesley is proud to bring back its ""Taste of Wellesley"" annual fundraiser to support our community. The event will again feature a wide variety of signature dishes from Wellesley restaurants, cafes, caterers, local breweries and wineries, along with live music and auction items that are locally sourced. We will be hosting the event for 300 guests at The Gardens at Elm Bank on Thursday, May 4, 2023 from 6:30 until 9 pm. The event will provide a wonderful evening of food, beverages, live entertainment and opportunities to gather in community.
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Wachusett Area Rotary Delivers Love "The Love Story," as told by Jessica Favreau: "Before COVID, we had a breakfast for the senior citizens in our community held at the Manor. We did this around Christmas time and had upwards to 500 seniors from our community."Due to Covid, we had to pivot because we didn’t want to put our most vulnerable population at risk. We decided to do like a meal on wheels type thing. We partner with the senior centers from Holden, Sterling and West Boylston. They compile a list of seniors who would like to receive a meal. "The manor prepares the lasagna, salad, rolls and butter. Our high school kids put together chocolate bags and elementary students make valentines. The seniors come to the respected senior center drive up and pick up their meals. Inclusive of warming instructions." Top Left: Herman Eknanian and Wachusett Area Rotary President-Elect Jess Favreau organize grab-and-go bags. Photo by Marisol Dittami - Wachusett Area Rotary President
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Help us fight food insecurity by participating in the Taste of Wellesley 2023 After a three-year pause due to COVID, the Rotary Club of Wellesley is proud to bring back its "Taste of Wellesley" annual fundraiser to support our community.The event will again feature a wide variety of signature dishes from Wellesley restaurants, cafes, caterers, local breweries and wineries, along with live music and auction items that are locally sourced. We will be hosting the event for 300 guests at The Gardens at Elm Bank on Thursday, May 4, 2023 from 6:30 until 9 pm. |
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Lowell Rotary does Winterfest Lowell Rotary once again participated in the annual Lowell Winterfest. The Club operates a marshmallow toasting booth (with optional s'mores) to raise money for scholarships. This year the Winterfest was 17-18 February. The Winterfest is sponsored by the City of Lowell and includes music, food, a market and other activities. In addition to raising money, the Winterfest booth is an opportunity to raise Rotary's image in the community and to provide an opportunity for members to work together to benefit the community.Right: Ryan Burke, the marshmallow man, and the Rotary crew.
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Climate Cafe: How to Talk About Climate Change Talking about climate change with others can be challenging, including starting the conversation and responding to other people’s beliefs and feelings about the climate. In this session, we will explore ways to personally connect with others to create a safe space for climate conversations, including ways to talk about our own feelings related to the climate (e.g., anxiety, grief) and listening to people with doubtful or dismissive beliefs. |
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Three District Conference - April 22  Meet Rotary Change Maker Evan Burrell at our 3-District Conference April 11 Updated Conference Info: Our 3 District Conference is coming up fast on Saturday, April 22nd, at the Burlington Marriott and we are so excited to share this amazing program with you! This is going to be an event that no Rotarian is going to want to miss. The full-day conference package includes coffee & snacks, business meeting, award luncheon, afternoon breakout sessions, house of friendship, cocktail hour with hors d'oeuvres, and dinner with keynote speaker Evan Burrell and is $199 per person. NEW: Based on recent feedback and many requests received, we are now also offering two HALF-DAY packages!!! Lunch-only option w/ half-day conference - $99 Access to the conference for the first half of the day, including coffee & snacks, business meeting, lunch, breakout sessions, house of friendship. Dinner-only option w/ half-day conference - $109 Access to the conference for the second half of the day, including breakout sessions, house of friendship, cocktail hour, and dinner with keynote speaker Evan Burrell. We were also able to extend the ad deadline by a few days, so if you would like to be a sponsor or simply put an ad into the program book – you can still do that until Friday, April 14. Here are the details: For the program details and more information, please click the Read More link below... Click "Read More" to learn more of what's planned |
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Presidents-Elect & AGs: Register for Northeast PETS Our in-person Northeast PETS is scheduled for March 10-11, 2023 at the Marriott Hotel in Newton, Massachusetts. Attendees will hear exciting keynote speakers including incoming Rotary International President Gordon McInally, and to network with nearly 500 Presidents-elect from seven Rotary districts. 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. Register for NEPETS today.
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Leominster and Fitchburg Clubs raise $15k for HS Bands 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. |
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Ashley Garcia to run '23 Boston Marathon for Newton Rotary Foundation 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
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RC of World Disability Advocacy: Reading & Blind Students in Malawi 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. |
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Rotary 7910's Ukraine Support 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 |
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Concord Rotary: Sleep in Heavenly Peace Build Day 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.
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Meals of Hope Jack Day, Director of Meals of Hope in MA (member of Chelmsford Rotary) was joined by members of Chelmsford and Worcester Rotary and WPI to pack over 10,000 meals at WPI last December before the holidays. Meals of Hope in MA seeks to combat hunger in our local communities, including Worcester and Lowell. The meals packaged are rice-based and fortified by dried vegetable, protein and vitamins. For more info, contact Jack Day (jack@mealsofhope.org) |
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Tying Fleece Blankets for Hope When people are asked to describe what they picture when they hear homeless person, it’s not uncommon for responses to include descriptors such as male, dirty, disheveled, addict/drunk. But that is just one snapshot of many. There are also homeless women, children, teenagers, and families.(Reina Rago (right), Vice President of the Westborough Rotary Club, presents Donna Maria Cameron of Abby's House, (left) fleece blankets for the residents at this women's and children's shelter.) |
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Delivers >100 Thanksgiving Pies Over 100 fresh baked pies were distributed on Wednesday to make a happier Thanksgiving for many in Newton who are having a tough time this year, and to our first responders who are always on duty during the holidays.Newton Police Headquarters, and every Newton fire station were recipients of a stack of pies in appreciation for the outstanding service they provide our community. Caption: Newton Rotarians Paul Sullivan, Marie Presti, and Paul Loiselle |
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Food and Toys at Christmas The Lowell Rotary helped to distribute food and toys at the Lowell Dwelling House of Hope before Christmas. Levenia Furusa-Mavingire, a member of the Club, is the director of the organization.The House of Hope distributes food weekly to hundreds of needy residents of Lowell. Members of Lowell Rotary are often there to help doing everything from unloading and packaging food to directing traffic. Caption: Rotarians John Finegan, Levenia Furusa-Mavingire and Patty Witts |
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Bedford's 34th Holiday Breakfast Fundraiser
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Acton's third graders look up new words thanks to local Rotarians
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. |
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Brookfields Rotarian Leads Sneaker Drive Jake Rosen, a member of the Rotary Club of the Brookfields and a student of Tantasqua Regional High School played an important role in organizing and running a sneaker and shoe drive at the school. For this drive, New and used sneakers and shoes are collected to either be regifted or recycled for construction projects. To this end, the drive aims to mitigate environmental pollution by diverting shoes and sneakers from our waste stream. A pair of sneakers, if brought to a landfill, will take up to 43 years to decompose. This year, thanks to the wonderful donations brought in by all the students, teachers, and school office employees, two car trunks worth of sneakers and shoes totaling 72 pairs will go to people in need or into construction projects and not end up in a landfill or be discarded. |
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Help Habitat For Humanity Build in Concord Join Habitat for Humanity of Greater Lowell as we build a new home in Concord Massachusetts at 365 Commonwealth Avenue. The groundbreaking will take place on November 30th at the site. Clubs are welcome to sign up as well as individual Rotarians. Any skill level is welcome! For more information contact Suzanne Frechette, President, MVR and Director of Development at Habitat. You can also sign up online at Habitat's website: www.lowellhabitat.org. |
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Rotary DEI Fall Summit Recordings AvailableOver 100 Rotarians, guests, and DEI professionals gathered for our Virtual DEI Summit on October 22. Eight breakout sessions followed opening remarks by Dr. Todd "Bowtie" Jenkins. Watch our opening and closing sessions in the video posted here. All of the videos from the Summit have been posted, and are available at this YouTube link. Save the Date: We're already planning our next Summit for Spring 2023. Mark your calendars for Saturday, March 25. More details will follow shortly. |
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Foundation Dinner • Celebrate Service!
Polio Plus Update • Dr. Carl Good
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Saying Goodbye to Ron Bott Ron Bott, of Concord, passed away on October 21, 2022. A Rotarian who truly exemplified our motto of Service Above Self, Ron first joined the Rotary Club of Concord in 1997 and eventually became its president. He later helped to charter the Rotary Club of Nashoba Valley and became its first president. Ron went on to serve in a number of Club and District positions, including District Membership Chair. The work that Rotary did was important to Ron, but even more important to him were the bonds that he formed with his Rotary comrades—they were truly an extension of his family. A celebration of Ron’s life was held on Sunday, November 20th at Concord's Colonial Inn. Donations in his honor can be made to the American Cancer Society. |
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2022 Brookline Dog DayIn 2021, Brookline Rotary coordinated the first town-wide celebration of dogs. It was just at the time we were all craving community and fun after months of isolation and uncertainty. The day, despite being postponed a week due to weather, was nothing but laughs and smiles and a perfect antidote to some tough times. We are again reprising this event on Sunday, October 16, 2022, at Downes Field.  |
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Saving Lives with Disaster Response Grants! Learn best practices to create and submit your lifesaving disaster response grant at a workshop on Wednesday, September 14th at 10am EST. There will be presentations by RI Grant Managers, experienced grants writers nd it will include an expert panel of Rotarians. Register at https://bit.ly/DisasterResponseGrants |
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Acton-Boxborough Checks Out New Acton Memorial Library Director
Maria Palacio has made great inroads in outreach and programs and services for new Americans and those without a traditional library background. Maria, who recently became the new director of Acton Memorial Library, was the inspirational keynote speaker during our Club Meeting on August 17.
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Greetings from District Governor Dr. Victor Tom
Let me tell you about issues that we are addressing in our district. When I say we, we have a great DG chain, with DGE Elliott Wittenberg and DGN Joyce Graff following me. We’re in constant communication addressing district issues on a weekly basis. We’re putting together a 3-year strategic plan with the help of Joyce Fukami. But I also want to remind you that we are not dictating to the clubs what to do, but we view the District as providing help to the clubs, making available tools, templates, information, and opportunities that clubs can use to help them fulfill their goals. We are having monthly Zoom meetings on specific topics and I have open office hours (two Fridays a month) where you can just drop in and tell us your ideas, problems or whatever is on your mind. We are listening. My objectives for my Rotary year follow Jennifer Jones’ theme Imagine and action plan. She would like us to imagine how to: 1) increase our impact through service projects and Rotary storytelling; 2) expand our reach by partnering up with organizations and other clubs; 3) enhance member engagement through better engagement of all of our members leaving no one behind; and 4) increase our ability to adapt to new opportunities and new member ideas. Over the course of the year, we’ll work with the clubs to find ways we can help our clubs make progress in one or more of these areas. I know that the pandemic has curtailed many in-person events that we loved to attend in pre-pandemic times. We long for the fellowship and interactions that Zoom cannot fully replicate. So check our district calendar for these events, such as New Member social, Foundation dinner, Holiday Party, District Conference and Rotary Youth Leadership Awards. And speaking of the Foundation, I am laying down a challenge to District 7910 to raise $5,000 for Polio Plus, and if we meet that challenge I will do the Polar Plunge in the icy cold Atlantic Ocean. Thus far, I have visited about 12 clubs. By the end of August, I will have visited half of the clubs (25) in our District. I’m pleased to report that our clubs have exhibited passion and have plans for an exciting year. In future newsletters, I will add additional detail and news from the District so that all Rotarians can see what our District is accomplishing. |
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About '22-'23 DG Victor Tom
District Governor Victor Tom is a past president and a member of the Rotary Club of Bedford. He joined the Bedford Club in 2006, becoming a third-generatio Victor also has a keen interest in mentoring our youth. He has been an instructor at our district's annual RYLA events, and has established and advises the Rotaract Club of MIT. For six years, he also served as chair of District 7910's Bandey-Hefler Fellowship for a Rotary exchange between our District and two Districts southwest of London. Professi In non-defense work, Victor helped win the America’s Cup in 1992 and developed the first practical pitch-tracking system for Major League Baseball. The system revolutionized the way umpires call balls and strikes. You may contact Victor at vtom0@yahoo.com |
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Acton-Boxborough Supports Health of Seniors and Adults with Medical/Cognitive Challenges
Cooperative Elder Services takes a comprehensive approach to supporting the health of seniors and adults with medical and/or cognitive challenges. (CES is also one of the four beneficiaries of our Club's 2022 Bid for Brighter Futures fundraiser.)
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Worcester Dedicates Peace Pole
The Rotary Club of Worcester has dedicated a Peace Pole, with the joyous event taking place on July 21 near the footbridge at Worcester's Elm Park. To watch the dedication ceremony, recorded by WCCA-TV, click here. |
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Worcester Sets Peace Pole Dedication Ceremony
The Rotary Club of Worcester invites you to its Peace Pole Dedication Ceremony. The joyous event is set for July 21 at 5:00 p.m. (rain or shine) near the footbridge at Worcester's Elm Park (see photo below). |
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Using Sign Language for Success
Ken Masson, 2021-2022 president of the Rotary Club of World Disability Advocacy, has moderated an online panel discussion on using sign language for success. |
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Remembering Bud Flannery: A True, Fun Blue-and-Gold Rotarian
Bud Flannery, a founding member 60 years ago of the Rotary Club of Acton-Boxborough, passed away on Friday, May 20 at the age of 91. His wife of 65 years, Joan (Cooke) Flannery, passed away in 2018. We wish Bud's family condolences for their loss. To read his obituary, which includes details on visiting hours, funeral mass, and burial services, click here. (Bud and Joan are shown posing in 2015 outside their Acton home, in a photo by Molly Loughman of WickedLocal.com.) |
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Remembering Bud Flannery: A True Blue and Gold Rotarian |
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Acton-Boxborough Shown Vision of World Where Everyone Has a Decent Place to Live
Rotarian Carolyn Read shares a vision of a world where everyone has a decent place to live. She is the executive director of Habitat for Humanity - North Central Massachusetts, and immediate past president of the Rotary Club of Nashoba Valley. |
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U.S.-made, Battlefield-quality Tourniquets Needed for War-Torn Ukraine
Do you know of medical-device manufacturers based in the United States who may want to either donate or sell at a deep discount at least $25,000 worth of battlefield-quality tourniquets for emergency-response efforts in war-torn Ukraine? These devices are used for stopping the flow of blood through a vein or artery - typically by compressing a limb with a cord or tight bandage.
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Service Above Self In Ukraine Join us on Monday, May 16 at 9 AM as our speaker, Rotarian & Past President Mark Gitelman from the Rotary Club of Kyiv updates our Club on the situation in Ukraine Zoom Meeting ID: 872 3871 4163 Passcode: RWDA2022
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Brookline Rotary Sponsors Virtual Auction Browse Now • Bidding Opens May 1 at 12:01 AM! Don't Miss Your Chance to Bid on These Amazing Items!
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Acton-Boxborough Learns About Fighting Climate Change
Want to know more about fighting climate change? Ask Elliott Ri
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Acton-Boxborough's 'Funniest Fundraiser Around' - Buy Your Tickets Now
Looking for a wonderful way to celebrate spring? Searching for the perfect Mothers’ Day surprise? Gather some family and friends for the Rotary Club of Acton-Boxborough's 20022 'Bid for Brighter Futures: The Funniest Fundraiser Around.' Friday, May 13 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the Boxboro Regency Hotel and Conference Center.
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'World Disability Matters' Podcast: Advocacy by and for People with Disabilities
(Shown is the logo of the "World Disability Matters" podcast, with the podcast's name in white against a blue, violet, and gold circle against a light blue background.) What are the goals of advocacy by and for people with disabilities? What makes an effective advocate? Is change possible? Why be an advocate? |
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Taking Acton's Economic Development Up the Next Level
Julie Pierce Onos, the Town of Acton’s new Economic Development Director in the Town Manager’s Office, addressed our Club Meeting on April 6. Her task is to maintain Acton as business-friendly, with economic-development initiatives designed to create and stimulate an environment in which businesses succeed.
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Acton-Boxborough Rises Up for Rise Against Hunger
Hunger doesn’t have to exist — let’s end it together. Rise Against Hunger is growing a worldwide movement to end hunger through community empowerment, life nourishment, and emergency response.
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Concord PopsROTARY CELEBRATES 90 YEARS WITH LIVE MUSIC AT SPRING POPS Join the Rotary Club of Concord in celebration of its 90 years of service at Spring Pops with the Concord Band and jazz vocalist Cindy Scott on Friday, April 8 at 8 p.m. at 51 Walden in Concord. This fundraiser in support of Habitat for Humanity of Greater Lowell’s newly renovated two-family house in Concord will help provide a home for deserving families. Doors open early, at 7 p.m., for guests to enjoy refreshments and bid on auction items. Due to Covid concerns, there will be auditorium style seating. Admission is $30 per person. Reservations may be made at https://secure.qgiv.com/for/crp/event/845387/www.rotaryclubofconcord.org, Hope to see you there. |
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Rotary Responds to Ukraine Crisis
As one of the world’s largest humanitarian organizations, Rotary International has made peace the cornerstone of our global mission. We are deeply concerned about the Ukraine crisis and need your help. |
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District 7910 Sponsors Diversity Equity & Inclusion Summit Join us on March 26 at 9:00am for District 7910's first Diversity Equity & Inclusion Summit. Rotary International’s theme for this year is “Serve to Change Lives.” Network and share ideas with other DEI stakeholders. Learn about available resources, actions you can take, and programs you can plan to change lives in your community. Attendance is free, but space is limited. Register now to secure your seat at this important event.CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THIS FREE VIRTUAL EVENT Zoom links will be sent out to all registrants the day prior to the event Who Should Attend
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Disabilities Advisory Group: The Importance of People with Disabilities in Rotary
Rotarian Mark Wafer, of Canada, a relentless disability advocate, was the keynote speaker during the February 7 monthly meeting of District 7910's Disabilities Advisory Group. (Shown at left is a photo of Mark Wafer.) |
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Acton-Boxborough: Help Our In-Need Babies and Seniors
Please help us address the Acton Food Pantry's never-ending need for both baby diapers and women's underpants. |
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Remembrance: Bob Johnson, Dedicated and Devoted Worcester Rotarian
Robert “Bob” Johnson, a dedicated member of the Rotary Club of Worcester and a true Rotarian who devoted 46 years of his life to his club and the Worcester community, passed away on January 16, 2022. Bob's fellow Worcester Rotarians always appreciated his presence and wonderful outlook on life. He is someone our club misses terribly. |
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Acton-Boxborough: Delivers 237 Pairs of Crew Socks for Military Personnel
Ann Sorvari, our immediate past president, and Johan Sorvari, her husband and fellow club member, have delivered 237 pairs of crew socks to Operation American Soldier.
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Acton-Boxborough: Celebrating, Conversing with IPDG/Fellow Club Member Diana Nestorova
Diana Nestorova, immediate past district governor, met with her home club, Acton-Boxborough, on January 19. Fellow club members celebrated and conversed with her about the key issues she and her 2021-2022 team addressed during her term of office. |
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Acton-Boxborough: Wide-Ranging, Informative Talk with DG Cliff Rober
Cliff Rober, our 2021-2022 district governor, met with us on January 5, 2022. We had a wide-ranging, informative talk with him about various District and Club issues.
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Acton-Boxborough: Happy New Year - and End Polio Now! 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. |
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It’s Brookfield Rotary’s Season of Giving 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.
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Acton-Boxborough Provides Comfort, Joy, Gifts, and Carols to Nursing Home Residents
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.
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World Disability Advocacy: Being Committed to A Cause Has Many Meanings
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.) |
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World Disability Advocacy: Awareness Betters Human Rights for People with Disabilities
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? |
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World Disability Advocacy: Kindly Increasing Accessibility and Inclusion Awareness
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. |
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"Trek Sturbridge" Halloween 5K Race & Fun Walk
DON'T FORGET TO WEAR YOUR HALLOWEEN COSTUMES!! |
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Acton-Boxborough Learns about Acton's Sustainability Efforts
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.
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World Disability Advocacy: Coordinators - Not Managers - of Human-Rights Projects
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.") |
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Past RI President Ian Riseley Visits Climate Café
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. |
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Acton-Boxborough Serves Lunch to Local Senior Citizens
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. |
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World Disability Advocacy: Developing Great Plan for Great Project
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. |
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World Disability Advocacy - Volunteering Has Many Benefits Beyond Money
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. |
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Acton-Boxborough Aprons Up to Serve Up a Senior Citizens Lunch
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. |
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World Disability Advocacy: Advocates of The World
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. |
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Acton-Boxborough Golf Tournament Nets $5,700
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.
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World Disability Advocacy: Helping Hard-of-Hearing People Worldwide
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. |
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World Disability Advocacy: Serving Human Rights of People with Disabilities
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. |
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World Disability Advocacy: Seeking Web-App Developers
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. |
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World Disability Advocacy: Kindly Introduce Yourself
Welcome new members to the newly chartered Rotary Club of World Disability Advocacy. And thanks for your keen interest in serving the disability fraternity. |
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Rotary@ Work: Sales & Marketing Session, July 12
Rotary@Work's next Business Networking Series is set for this Monday, July 12 from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m. via Zoom. This session is on sales and marketing. |
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Register & Sponsor Now: Acton-Boxborough's 29th Annual Presidents Golf Tournament, on August 18
The Rotary Club of Acton-Boxborough invites you to join us on Wednesday, August 18, 2021 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, at Acton's Quail Ridge Country Club, for our 29th Annual Presidents Golf Tournament. Because this is one of our largest fundraisers of the year, we welcome and appreciate all players and all sponsors.
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World Disability Advocacy Club and Disabilities Advisors Group
The Rotary Club of World Disability Advocacy is the most diverse club in District 7910 - and one of the most diverse in the world. The 20 charter members represent eight countries - and 18 of the members are new Rotarians. The e-club is comparably also young, with an average age around 32.
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Environmental Action Group's First-Ever Climate Cafe, July 22 - And Lots More!
Our Environmental Action Group's next meeting was supposed to be on July 6. Because EAG is holding its first-ever Climate Cafe on July 22, the July 6 meeting will not be held. |
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Remembrance: Bob Erickson, Long-Time Leader of Acton-Boxborough, District
Robert "Bob Erickson, a longtime member of the Rotary Club of Acton-Boxborough - as well as long-time leader of his club and our district - passed away at the age 93 on June 23 in Windham, NH. He exemplified the Rotary motto: Service Above Self. He lived every day by Rotary's Four-Way Test, and was a Paul Harris Fellow.
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Register Now: Rotary@Work's Questions Session, on June 28
Got questions about our district's Rotary@Work Initiative? Ask them this Monday, June 28 from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m, with socializing starting at 7:45 a.m. To attend this free online event, you will need to RSVP before 12:00 midnight on Sunday, June 27. |
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Leominster Club, City DPW Team Up to Stencil Storm Drains
(This June 12 story in the Sentinel & Enterprise was written by Cherly A. Cuddahy, editor for community news, who also took the accompanying photos.) The United Nations World Oceans Day, celebrated this [June 8], was set remind us of the major role the oceans have in our everyday life, with the purpose of the day to inform the community of the impact of human actions on the ocean and develop a worldwide movement to protect the environment. In observance of World Oceans Day, the [Rotary Club of Leominster], in partnership with the Leominster Department of Public Works, was busy stenciling storm drains in the city on [June 10] with “Don’t Dump, Drains to River,” to stress the importance of having only clean rainwater flowing into the storm drain system. The group stenciled over 200 drains throughout the city. |
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Get Ready to Do Back Flips over Our '21-'22 Year-in-Review Flipbook
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!
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Charles River's Flagpole Honors Neill Osgood's 33 Years of Selfless Service
The Rotary Club of Charles River held a flagpole-dedication ceremony on June 10 at John J. Lane Park in Natick, at to honor the late Neill Osgood, who had been a club member and treasurer for 33 years, for his volunteer service as a Rotarian. He passed away in November 2019.
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RI Charters Rotary Club of World Disability Advocacy
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. |
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District '20-'21 Unsung Hero: Barbara Robichaud, Athol-Orange
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. |
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Needham Seeks Help to Prevent Starvation in Uganda
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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Hot Off the Press! June's District Newsletter
The cover story of June's District Newsletter is Celebrating Our Wild West DisCon '21, held online on Friday, May 21 and Saturday, May 22. Scores of Rotarians attended each of the daily sessions, moderated by District Governor Diana Nestorova.
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Dis Con '21 Videos and HighlightsFRIDAY, MAY 27 1. Opening Ceremony: In this segment: “Opening Remarks,” by Emcee and District Governor District Diana Nestorova; “Words of Wisdom,” by President Lynn Duffy-O’Shea, of the Rotary Club of the Brookfields; and “Toast to World Peace and Understanding,” by President Rob Bussey, of the Rotary Club of Southborough. 2. Hat Contest: This segment is hosted by Steve Levitsky and Sharon Spaulding, of the Rotary Club of Concord. 3. Top Clubs with Net Membership Growth: This segment is hosted by Ron Bott, of the Rotary Club of Nashoba Valley, who chairs the district's Membership Committee. 4. RI ‘Service Above Self Award’ to Bud Flannery: This segment is hosted by District Governor District Diana Nestorova, who presents the award – Rotary International’s highest - to Bud Flannery, of the Rotary Club of Acton-Boxborough, who founded that club in 1962. 5. Assistant Governor Awards and Recognitions: In this segment, those AG awards and recognitions are presented by: District Governor District Diana Nestorova; Assistant Governor Sue Peghiny, of the Rotary Club of Newton; and the district's Public Image chair, Laura Spear, of the Rotary Club of Nashoba Valley. 6. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Citations: In this segment, the DEI citations are presented by Bill Paulson, of the Rotary Club of Needham, who chairs the district's Social Equity Task Force. 7. Closing Remarks: In this closing segment, District Governor Diana Nestorova previews the Saturday, May 22 session of DisCon ’21.
INDIVIDUAL SEGMENTS 1. Opening Ceremony: In this segment: “Opening Remarks,” by Emcee and District Governor District Diana Nestorova; “Words of Wisdom,” by President Lynn Duffy-O’Shea, of the Rotary Club of the Brookfields; and “Toast to World Peace and Understanding,” by President Rob Bussey, of the Rotary Club of Southborough. https://youtu.be/Fcc_xKCWiDI 2. Hat Contest: This segment is hosted by Steve Levitsky and Sharon Spaulding, of the Rotary Club of Concord. https://youtu.be/YlZ_vMauXVc 3. Top Clubs with Net Membership Growth: This segment is hosted by Ron Bott, of the Rotary Club of Nashoba Valley, who chairs the district's Membership Committee. https://youtu.be/YlZ_vMauXVc 4. RI ‘Service Above Self Award’ to Bud Flannery: This segment is hosted by District Governor District Diana Nestorova, who presents the award – Rotary International’s highest - to Bud Flannery, of the Rotary Club of Acton-Boxborough, who founded that club in 1962. https://youtu.be/gIdIW91Gk0A 5. Assistant Governor Awards and Recognitions: In this segment, those AG awards and recognitions are presented by: District Governor District Diana Nestorova; Assistant Governor Sue Peghiny, of the Rotary Club of Newton; and the district's Public Image chair, Laura Spear, of the Rotary Club of Nashoba Valley. https://youtu.be/wt_7DvqMUng 6. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Citations: In this segment, the DEI citations are presented by Bill Paulson, of the Rotary Club of Needham, who chairs the district's Social Equity Task Force. https://youtu.be/DYrcRO83qyk 7. Closing Remarks: In this closing segment, District Governor Diana Nestorova previews the Saturday, May 22 session of DisCon ’21. https://youtu.be/yPEJuEgjuQc
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RDAG Members Engaged Actively in Serving People with Disabilities
Four members of the Rotary Disabilities Advisers Group, one of District 7910's newest cause-related committees, are actively engaged in service of people with disabilities. |
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Awards and Recognitions
Congratulations to all the Clubs and Individuals for their Awards and Recognitions! District Conference 2021. From Saturday, May 22nd: |
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Find Out What's Cookin' in Our District 7910 Wild West Cookbook
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. |
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Polio -- Plus - Needs Your Help! #endpolio
Many thanks to everyone who pitched in and used our collective ingenuity to make this a great year in spite of all its challenges! Let me ask you one more favor before the end of this month -- please be sure to send a donation to Polio Plus. |
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Dis Con '21 Wildwest Cookbook |
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Remembrance: Sandra Joyce, First Woman to be Member of Hudson Club
Sandra Joyce was the first woman honored to join the Rotary Club of Hudson, and served as president in 1987, for one term. Recently, she passed away peacefully.
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Northborough Seeks Funding for Haitian Educational-Support Campaign
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. |
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Needham's Diversity Book Fair Benefits Elementary Schools
In May, our district's Social Equity Task Force and the Rotary Club of Needham held an online Diversity Book Fair. This was a coordinated effort with seven elementary schools in Needham, to help ensure that local children could see themselves in a more diverse set books that they read in their classrooms at school. |
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Watch ESRAG's '21 Rotary Pre-Convention Webinar, on June 11
Here’s your guide to the Environmental Sustainability Rotarian Action Group's 2021 Rotary Pre-Convention webinar, to be broadcast this Friday, June 11 at 8:30 a.m. (ET). Relish a feast of 30-minute talks throughout the day by leading experts on environmental challenges and solutions.
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District '20-'21 Unsung Hero: Robert MosherRobert Mosher never seeks the spotlight and always delivers quality results collaboratively.
This year, he has:
Past President Mark Messina offered this additional, personal perspective: “Rob does soldier along quietly. Nothing flashy, just persistent and thorough thoughtfulness that helps keep the project moving forward while including and making available opportunities to anyone who may be interested in joining. I think it is special that he keeps the Bristol Lodge project his dad started with the club alive, and thriving. We haven’t missed a month ever, I think. It is always good to remind new members that his dad and mom were very active with our Rotary Club, and Rob honors their memory through this service.” |
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District '20-'21 Unsung Hero: Barbara RobichaudBarbara has been a member of the Athol-Orange Rotary Club for over 30 years. She is a Past-President, Past Secretary, Board Member-At-Large and currently Sergeant-At-Arms. She has always been the “go-to” Rotarian that volunteers for all fundraising and project committees. This year, she has been the “rock” behind the very stressed President during the unprecedented conditions created by Covid-19. While, many Rotarians have work and home commitments or health issues that precluded them from volunteering this year, Barbara stepped up for our grant project and our online fundraiser.
Our grant was for a Habitat for Humanity home build in Athol. We donated the windows and made a commitment to help. Barbara not only came to two build days; she was the liaison to coordinate the work dates. She loved the project so much, that she joined the Local Project Committee, which helped coordinate other aspects of the project including choosing the family. One of our fundraisers was on online auction. She called every Rotarian reminding them to donate. She picked up items when needed. She spent days organizing and writing the scripts for all the items. The auction was a combined event with the local YMCA. That should net $3,000.
Barbara joined most weekly meeting via Zoom and reminded in words and deeds the meaning of Rotary. |
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District '20-'21 Unsung Hero: John GrewJohn 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 the Club needed him. As a young man, he learned several languages and had the opportunity to travel and live abroad. He is always ready to share his broad knowledge and experience, and is devoted to the idea of cross-cultural understanding through student exchange. He has been an enthusiastic supporter of educational efforts, especially in Latin America, and a strong supporter of cultural exchange programs. His love of languages and learning is always evident. He quietly stands behind the programs he loves, such as the Clean Water project in Nicaragua, and has made considerable contributions to strengthening the club even when the group may not yet have identified a weakness. This year he was particularly helpful to us in moving our fundraising efforts to the internet. We are grateful for his friendship and his steadfast support, and are happy to nominate John Grew Jr. as our club’s Unsung Hero. |
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Rotary Public Image Update for June
Here is the last Rotary Public Image Update for this Rotary year. Congratulations to all of you all for your leadership and perseverance during a challenging year. You did it!
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Sustainability Expert Nils Tore Skogland to Present at ESRAG Biodiversity Meeting, on June 9
Sustainability expert Nils Tore Skogland will present during the Environmental Sustainability Rotarian Action Group's Biodiversity Meeting this Wednesday, June 9 at 9:00 a.m. (ET) via Zoom. Skogland will focus on Carbon Markets and Sequestration: True Strategic Sustainable Development. |
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District '20-'21 Unsung Hero: Karen Fusco, Fitchburg
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.
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Unsung Hero Awards
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District '20-'21 Unsung Hero: Ken Masson, Merrimack Valley
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. |
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Brookline Club, Mothers Out Front Present 'Moving Beyond Plastics,' Tonight
Did you know that, according to the federal Environmental Protection Agency, only 8.7 percent of all plastic produced was recycled in 2018? Did you know that, as the EPA reports, the amount of plastic produced annually has gone up more than 500 percent since 1980 - and in excess of 1,200 percent since 1970? Are you interested in learning more on how plastic contributes to the climate crisis and the solid-waste crisis? Join the Rotary Club of Brookline and Brookline Mothers Out Front for a live, informative presentation, Moving Beyond Plastics, by Judith Enck, founder of Beyond Plastics and a former EPA regional administrator for the Obama administration. This free, online event is tonight from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. via Zoom. |
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Register Now: Rotary@Work's Coaching and Advising Track, 'We're Opening. Are You Ready?,' on June 8
The first session of the Coaching and Advising Track of our district's Rotary@Work Initiative is set for this Tuesday, June 8 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Please join fellow Rotarians and business coaches Thomas Bruckbauer and Ken Erdelt along with fellow Rotarians Roy Balfour and John Marchiony. To attend this free online event, you'll need to RSVP before 12:00 midnight on Sunday, June 6. |
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District '20-'21 Unsung Hero: Anne Hentz, Acton-Boxborough
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. |
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District '20-'21 Unsung Hero: Ray Pfau, Nashoba Valley
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.
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Watch: RI's 'Building a Welcoming Community for People with Disabilities'
Thanks to those of you who attended Rotary International's May 27 webinar, Building a Welcoming Community for People with Disabilities. We hope you enjoyed our event. The webinar video is available in English, with closed captions. |
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Register Now: District Business Meeting and Memorial Service, this Wednesday
The annual Business Meeting of the Rotary clubs of District 7910 will take place this Wednesday, June 2 at starting at 6:30 p.m. via Zoom. We expect that this important annual meeting will run between 60 and 90 minutes. Prior to the meeting, your club needed to have enrolled the requisite delegates. Immediately following the meeting, the annual Memorial Service will be held. |
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Multi-Club Food Packaging Exceeds Goal to Benefit Rise Against Hunger
A multi-Rotary-club food-packaging event, to benefit Rise Against Hunger, exceeded its goal to package at least 20,000 meals in two hours. The group actually packaged 23,500 meals over several hours due to generous fundraising and lots of overtime work from volunteers.
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Environmental Action Group: Rotary Happenings Globally
Rotary environmental happenings are occurring around the world. During the May 1 meeting of our district's Environmental Action Group, Co-chair Elliot Rittenberg talked about several of them in Rotary, and outside District 7910. They include the following: |
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Register Now: RI's 'Building a Welcoming Community for People with Disabilities' Webinar, This Thursday
Join Rotary International this Thursday, May 27 at 12:00 noon (ET) for the fifth webinar in RI's Accountability and Inclusion series, Building a Welcoming Community for People with Disabilities. In conversation with disability-rights advocates, we will learn to challenge assumptions we may have about people with disabilities, adopt practical solutions for making experiences more accessible for everyone, and recognize that exclusion happens when we solve problems using our own biases. Interpretation will be available in French, Mandarin, Portuguese and Spanish. Everyone who registers will receive access to the webinar's video. If you can't attend this webinar, you could still register for it, which would give you access to the recording. Register now - and submit your questions to RI's experts - by clicking here. |
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DisCon '21: Celebrating Our Hootin’ and Hollerin' Wild West Hoedown
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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Rotary@Work's Questions Session on Marketing: 'What's Working Now?', on May 24
Rotary@Work's next Business Networking Series is set for this Monday, May 24 from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m. via Zoom. This is a Questions session focused on marketing: What's Working Now? |
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Support Needham's Diversity Book Fair, through May 31
The Rotary Club of Needham is nearing the end of its two-week Diversity Book Fair. All the teachers in the town’s elementary schools have created book gift registries, with books that will help to diversify the set of books they have in their classrooms. Our goal is that every child should be able to see themselves in the books they read at school. |
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Westborough's 11th Trex Recycling Challenge, this Saturday
The Rotary Club of Westborough will collect recyclable plastics during its 11th Trex Plastic Film Recycling Challenge. The volunteer event takes place this Saturday, May 22 from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m. at the rear of Kohl's retail store in Northborough. |
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Register for our DisCon '21! Bid Early - and Often - in our virtual Live and Silent Auctions!
Register Now for our 2021 District Conference!  Download our updated Conference Brochure! New virtual Live Auction item: Exciting Winter Sports Adventure!   |
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Deadline, May 24: Let's Save Lives in India through Rotary's COVID-19 Relief Project
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How to Use 32Auctions for '21 DisCon's 'Wide West Virtual Silent Auction,' through May 22
Anyone with a link to District 7910’s Wild West Virtual Silent Auction site - on 32Auctions - can view it without having a 32Auctions account. This is a great way to increase interest in our 2021 District Conference online auction, which begins today, May 14, and goes through Saturday, May 22. |
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Watch: Environmental Action Groups' Latest Meeting |
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Preview Two of DisCon '21's Many Coming Attractions
Preview two - of the many - coming attractions during our 2021 Virtual District Conference, which focus on District 7910 and our Rotaract clubs.
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Learn about Clubrunner, Club and District Websites, and Rotary.org
Want to learn about ClubRunner, your club and/or our district's websites, and Rotary.org - including Brand Central and Club Central? |
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Blackstone Valley Helps Clean Up Providence's Gano Park
Some Rotary Club of Blackstone Valley members recently helped the Rotary Club of Metro Providence clean up Gano Park, located in Providence's east side.
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Nashoba Valley Leads Food Packaging Event to Benefit Rise Against Hunger, on May 15
A Food Packaging event to benefit Rise Against Hunger is set for this Saturday, May 15 from 9:00 a.m. to 12: 00 noon at Littleton High School. The goal, to package at least 20,000 meals in two hours, has been set by the event's main sponsors, the Rotary Club of Nashoba Valley, Nashoba High School' Interact Club and Littleton High School's Humanitarian Club.
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Now Showing! Public Image - The Musical!
A showing of Public Image - The Musical, which premiered on April 28, is the focus of May's Rotary Public Image Update. Plus: New items in Rotary International's Brand Center and Learning Center.
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Rotary @Work
Here are five reasons to join us again this month:
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Rotary Disabilities Advisers
Rotary Disabilities Advisers meets every Monday at 9:00 a.m. (ET) via Zoom, to encourage Rotary districts, clubs and members to welcome more people with disabilities into the Rotary organization. The RDA group consists of Rotarians and non-Rotarians globally, and focuses on areas of accessibility, awareness, inclusion, and support. Those who have an interest in disability rights are encouraged to attend the next RDA meeting by contacting Ken Masson at daurotary@gmail.com. |
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Lowell's 'Virtual Musical Trivia' to Benefit Club's Scholarship Fund, Local Non-Profits, on May 11
The Rotary Club of Lowell aims to make this Tuesdsay night's Virtual Music Trivia a real area event, to say officially goodbye to winter, Rotary-style. Event organizers invite current and former club members along with community members and District 7910 friends to join them from 6:30 to 7:45, to benefit the club's scholarship fund as well as local non-profits. |
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Rotary@ Work's Sales & Marketing Session, on May 10
Rotary@Work's next Business Networking Series is set for this Monday, May 10 from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m. via Zoom. This session is on sales and marketing. |
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Southborough Rises Above COVID-19
The Rotary Club of Southborough joined recently the local community in the fight against COVID-19. The club did so through Southborough Rises Above COVID-19, a project facilitated by a generous District Membership Award grant of $1,000. |
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Zone 28 & 32 Seeks to Support, Change Lives in India's COVID-19 Surge
As the COVID-19 virus surge sweeps the country of India, Rotary Zone 28 & 32 is reaching out to all of you for support and change lives.
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Hot Off the Press! May's District Newsletter
The cover story of the May's District Newsletter is "Go West Rotarians to DisCon," the round-up call to register for this year's virtual District Conference on May 21 and 22 via Zoom.
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Charles River's 'Shredding' Raises Nearly $2,800 for Scholarships
The Rotary Club of Charles River celebrated Earth Week by holding a successful Shredding fundraiser on April 24 at Fisk Church in Natick. The funds raised - $2,760 - will go to the Keefe Tech Scholarship Fund, which is sponsored by the club. |
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District's Environmental Committee Rebrands, Repurposes
Our district's Environmental Committee has rebranded and repurposed itself. During this week's meeting, we decided we're done talking. So, our group chose a new name to better reflect our intent: Environmental Action Group. |
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Start Hosting Rotary Virtual/In-Person (V/IP) Meetings Now
Need to know how to run a V/IP meeting - virtual/in-person, that is? Watch these two videos, produced by The Global Impact Group, a pending 501(c)3 charitable non-profit that develops technology literacy and technology solutions, to solve problems for positive social and humanitarian impact |
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Watch: Rotary and UNAGB's 'Earth Day: Women's Rights and Climate Change' Webinar
The potential implications for Rotary were discussed during an April 22 webinar, "Earth Day: Women's Rights and Climate Change." The webinar was introduced by the Women’s Human Rights Teaching, Learning, and Advocacy Resource.
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Westborough's 10th Trex Recycling Challenge, on April 24
The Rotary Club of Westborough will collect recyclable plastics during its 10th Trex Plastic Film Recycling Challenge. The volunteer event takes place this Saturday, April 24 from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m. at the rear of Kohl's retail store in Northborough. |
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Worcester Showcases Learning Opportunities at Stearns Tavern
The spotlight shown on Worcester's historic Stearns Tavern and that city's non-profit Seven Hills Foundation on April 8, during a Rotary Club of Worcester meeting. Tim Johnson, the Foundation's associate vice president, gave an excellent presentation on how his charitable organization provides learning opportunities for developmentally different individuals - with many of those opportunities available at the Tavern.
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Brookline's Nicaragua Initiative Increases Access to Clean Water
Quezalguaque is a small rural community of 12,000 in northeast Nicaragua. Concern about water quality and access to clean water has been a long-standing issue. It became a heightened concern more than 10 years ago with the onset of an epidemic of chronic kidney disease. |
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District Newsletters 2020-2021
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It's Round-up Time! Register for Our Annual District Conference, on May 21 and 22 |
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As Rotarians, Do We Consider Accessibility as Much as We Should?
As Rotarians, do we consider accessibility as much as we should? Out of the mouths of babes: As a brand-new Rotarian, inducted only a few months ago, I am aware that I am pushing my luck, and cannot possibly know the answer to this question. However, as an experienced, blind disability-inclusion consultant, I feel more comfortable in asking the question, and inspired to know the answer - and to raise the flag for this cause. |
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Sponsor Ayer, Harvard, Shirley and Devens' Ducky Wucky River Race, on May 15
2021 Ducky Wucky River Race, hosted by the Rotary Club of Ayer, Harvard, Shirley and Devens, will be held on Saturday, May 15. The first lucky duck to cross the finish line will win its sponsor two hotel nights and dinner for two - anywhere in the world!
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Support Athol-Orange Area's, Athol Area YMCA's 'Stronger Together' Fundraiser, through April 30
Through April 30, please support Stronger Together , an online silent auction hosted by the Rotary Club of Athol-Orange Area and the Athol Area YMCA. |
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Watch: April's 'Open Doors with DG Diana' on Growing Rotary Membership
 April's "Open Doors with DG Diana" focused on growing Rotary membership. During the session, hosted by District Governor Diana Nestorova, the discussion featured a panel, including representatives from our clubs, Rotary International, and special guest moderator, Dr. Bill Wittich, PhD, (shown, right). |
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Bid Early - and Often! Acton-Boxborough's Virtual Silent Auction to Aid Worthy Local Causes Ends this Friday
 Bid early - and often - to benefit two worthy local causes: the Acton Food Pantry and Domestic Violence Services Network. Join the Rotary Club of Acton-Boxborough through this Friday, April 30 for its virtual silent auction, Bid for Brighter Futures. To bid early - and often - visit click here. |
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Join 'Open Doors with DG Diana' on Growing Rotary, on April 21
The next monthly Open Doors With DG Diana is set for Wednesday, April 21 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. via Zoom. The focus is on Membership - Emerging from the Pandemic. |
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Join Rotary for World Immunization Week, through April 30
Join with Rotary to promote the power of vaccines. During World Immunization Week, set for April 24 through 30, join with Rotary to combat vaccine hesitancy and misinformation by spreading the facts about why vaccines work. |
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ShelterBox: More than Name on Box of Aid
Did you know ShelterBox responds often in countries that have few, if any, Rotarians, or clubs? Sudan, for example, is a country of 41 million people. However, there's only one Rotary club - with less than two dozen Rotarians.
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Brookline's Anti-Asian Racism, Xenophobia Overview, on April 22
While anti-Asian racism has surged since COVID-19, racism and violence against Asian Americans have existed long before this pandemic. On Thursday, April 22 at 6:00 p.m. via Zoom, Chris Chanyasulkit, PhD, MPH, will provide the Rotary Club of Brookline a brief overview of the anti-Asian racism and xenophobia faced by Asian communities, and share ways to be an ally and support the Asian community. |
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Charles River's 'Shredding Event' Fundraiser, on April 24
The Rotary Club of Charles River is celebrating Earth Week by holding a Shredding Event fundraiser on Saturday, April 24. The event will run - rain or shine - from from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon at Fisk Church, located at 106 Walnut St. in Natick.
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Weston-Wayland's Adopt-a-Field Project Wins Conditional Approval
The Rotary Club of Weston-Wayland is pleased to announce that our Adopt-a-Field project has received conditional approval by the Weston Conservation Commission.
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Westborough's Ninth Trex Recycling Challenge, on April 10
The Rotary Club of Westborough's Committee on the Environment will collect recyclable plastics during its ninth Trex Plastic Film Recycling Challenge, this Saturday, April 10 from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m. at the rear of Kohls retail store in Northborough. We are also having our Earth Day event later in that same day. |
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Remembrance: Bob Mead - A Quiet Man Who Carried a Big Stick
The Rotary Club of Bedford suffered a terrible loss this week. Bob Mead, the last of our founding members, has slipped away from us. He was there in the beginning, and all the way through our 65 years of working around Bedford and the world.
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Hot Off the Press: Our April District Newsletter
The cover story of the April's District Newsletter is on Open Doors with DG Diana: Growth, to be held on Wednesday, April 21 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. via Zoom.
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Community Investors Shares Designation as NYSS Champion
To all Rotarians in District 7910, thank you for inviting Community Investors to your March Zoom meeting, to share our mission of supporting physical, social and emotional wellness. You provided us an opportunity to show the recent Channel 5 News feature on our designation as a National Youth Sports Strategy Champion by the U.S Department of Health and Human Services.
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Rotary's Involvement with COVID-19 Vaccination
In these difficult days, we are so heartened to receive such uplifting reports on the unrelenting efforts of our Rotary members who have responded in their communities against the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, the single question we hear time and again is, “Are we getting involved with COVID vaccination?” The answer is, "Yes."
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Check Out April's Rotary Public Image Update
Here's the Rotary Public Image Update for April. It includes a preview of Public Image - The Musical on April 28.
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Westborough Lands Two Stories in Local Newspaper
The Rotary Club of Westborough has landed two stories in a local weekly newspaper. One, is on a 2019 service trip to Guatemala. The other, is on bringing back an annual holiday event to Westborough.
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Mark Your Calendar! RI's 2021 Virtual Convention, on June 12-16
Mark your calendar for this June 12 through 16, when Rotary International will hold its 2021 Virtual Convention: Rotary Opens Opportunities. Registration opens in mid-April.
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Rotary Ramps Up COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts
Rotary clubs around the world are mobilizing in their communities to support the introduction and delivery of COVID-19 vaccinations. Rotary leaders are urging members to connect with their social-health agencies, to determine how Rotary can support COVID-19 vaccine efforts. |
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Newton's Food-Assistance Efforts Attract Local Media Coverage
The Rotary Club of Newton's efforts to feed needy families, which help to keep restaurant workers employed, have attracted lots of local media coverage.
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RI to Celebrate 75 Years of International Service with UN, on April 10
You are invited on April 10 at 10:00 a.m. to celebrate Rotary International's 75-year history of international service with the United Nations. These four Rotary districts - Geneva, Nairobi-Addis Ababa, New York City, and Rome - are hosting the UN. |
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Westborough's Next Trex Recycling Challenge, on March 27
The Rotary Club of Westborough's Committee on the Environment will collect recyclable plastics during its eighth Trex Plastic Film Recycling Challenge, this Saturday, March 27 from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m. at Kohls retail store in Northborough. We encourage everyone to bring their plastics collection directly to Kohls at the scheduled time on Saturday. |
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Take Virtual Tour of RI's World Headquarters - Then and Now
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Rotary International has been unable to offer in-person tours of our World Headquarters in Evanston, Illinois. Now, there's an online way to tour RI's HQs - then and now.
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Westford to Mount Shred Day, Kickoff Bags to Benches, on April 10
Check out ways, through the Rotary Club of Westford, to get rid of all the collected papers and files that you have been going through the last few months, and to recycle your Trex plastics into a park bench. |
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Providing Clean Water Globally with Rotary Foundation
So much in our lives depends on access to clean water. We wash our hands with it to keep ourselves and our communities healthy, cook meals with it to nourish our bodies, and rely on it for proper sanitation. Yet there are still communities around the world that don’t have reliable sources of clean water. And, you can help through The Rotary Foundation. |
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Register for Brookline's 'Quezalguaque Clean Water Initiative' Presentation, on March 25
In honor of World Water Day, the Rotary Club of Brookline has joined with the Brookline Quezalguaque Sister City Project in organizing a special program on March 25, to discuss the ongoing clean-water project in Quezalguaque, Nicaragua. |
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Rotary@Work's Business Networking Series: Questions Session, On March 22
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Diverse Abilities United Committee Needs ASL Volunteers
The District’s Diverse Abilities United Committee needs volunteers who know American Sign Language (ASL). |
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Brookfields Donates PPE, Touchless Thermometers to Local Towns
During the last week of February and the first week of March, members of the Rotary Club of the Brookfields travelled to seven communities in our area, delivering COVID-19-related personal protective equipment and touchless thermometers.
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RI's Learning Center Gets Upgrades
Have you noticed Rotary International's new Learning Center home page? We’ve redesigned it to make it easier to find the courses you’re looking for. We’ve tailored one version of the page for Rotarians, Rotaractors, and club and district executive secretaries, and another version for non-members, including scholars, Interactors, and alumni. |
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Westford Invites All District Clubs to St. Patrick's Day Virtual Celebration, on March 18
Members of all Rotary clubs in District 7910 are invited to the Rotary Club of Westford's St. Patrick's Day Virtual Celebration, this Thursday, March 18, from 12:00 noon to 1:30 p.m. via Zoom. |
Each year The Rotary Clubs of Fitchburg and Fitchburg East host an Annual Recognition Dinner at Fitchburg High School. On Wednesday, May 24, 2023, we recognize our city’s finest for their commitment to public service and community.
Turn Networking Conversations into Sales Appointments, with Andy Winig (Rotarian aka "The Elevator Pitch Coach"). Monday, May 22 @ 8am. 
WHAT A COINCIDENCE! SO LET’S CELEBRATE TOGETHER! in Brookline at Olmsted Park at the Allerton Overlook near Leverett Pond from 11am-3pm
What’s Next? A Better Way to Deliver Critical Treatments for Cancer, etc., directly into our human-body cells. 
Please join us on Saturday, April 1 as 
The Rotary Club of Bedford’s 34th annual holiday breakfast fundraiser was a SUCCESS! Our Winter Community Breakfast brought together over 300 community members- families, students, volunteers, local business owners, and even Santa and Mrs. Claus! 
Come celebrate the accomplishments of our District with The Rotary Foundation as we showcase our efforts for Ukraine Relief, Polio Plus, and a sampling of local and international humanitarian projects. In addition, we will honor clubs that have earned Foundation recognition for their donations in the 2021-2022 Rotary year. Our program features
I am honored to be your District Governor for 2022-23. It has always been a dream of mine to become a 3rd generation Rotarian. The District Installation event was a rousing success, with close to 100 Rotarians and family enjoying a wonderful evening of fellowship in The Barn at Gibbet Hill. The energy in the room was electric and was a fitting launch of our Rotary year. 
The Rotary Club of Sturbridge is delighted to bring to our community this inaugural combination of timed races and other activities:
