Have you chosen a President for the next Rotary year yet? If not, the clock is ticking! Have you run through the possibilities? Will a Past President step back up? Will a few members split the year up and tackle a few months at a time? Check out this interview with Tim Kelley from the Public Image Committee and Terry Curran, the District 7930 Governor Elect. I ask them questions about what multiple club presidents look like. How do they split up the work? How do they represent their club at the district level? How would they even get started? Learn the answers to these questions and more here. Have you chosen a President for the next Rotary year yet? If not, the clock is ticking! Have you run through the possibilities? Will a Past President step back up? Will a few members split the year up and tackle a few months at a time? Check out this interview with Tim Kelley from the Public Image Committee and Terry Curran, the District 7930 Governor Elect. I ask them questions about what multiple club presidents look like. How do they split up the work? How do they represent their club at the district level? How would they even get started? Learn the answers to these questions and more here. 
The Rotary Club of Chelsea is running a raffle to raise funds for scholarships, sending children to Camp Rotary and other community projects. Go to the Rotary Club of Chelsea website www.chelsearotary,org for raffle rules and list of prizes being offered.Total of 77 Prizes.
75 prizes valued at $77 or more.
Prize pool to exceed $7777.
Only 777 tickets to be sold. $25 per ticket. Purchase book of 4 for $100 and receive one free ticket.
Drawing date: June 18, 2021.
At a recent virtual meeting of the Rotary Club of Lynn, some of the Skills USA team from the Lynn Vocational Technical Institute presented a workshop to the members. The workshop presentation was entitled Building Tolerance and Inclusivity. The presenting team members were: Juan Cubides-Ramirez, Nyssa Lewis, Brian Lopez-Mejia, assisted by Alexandra Rodriquez and Ambar Rodriquez. SkillsUSA is a national partnership, with over 20,000 chapters all over the country, formed by students, teachers and industries working together to ensure America has a skilled workforce. . The Lynn chapter creates dozens of programs every school year.
In this time of racial divide and the issue of White Privilege the team of students led by faculty advisor Jason McCuish and co-advisor Claire Price decided on a presentation of Building Tolerance and Inclusivity. The objectives were as follows:
1. Grow in your understanding of empathy.
2. Define: marginalization ,micro aggression, implicit bias, and privilege.
3. Engage in reflections that will support your progression toward more tolerance and inclusivity.
We are so excited to announce the plan that is underway for RYLA 2021! This year, instead of inviting new participants, we will be focused on our RYLA Alumni (initially from the past 3 years) inviting them to participate in additional leadership training (and lots of fun!) with our RYLA Reunion 2021!The Reunion will start off with an on-line leadership training session on July 25th. This session will focus on Resilient and Adaptive Leadership and will be led by Tisha - a superstar RYLA presenter from our 2019 RYLA!
I moved to Massachusetts in the fall of 2015 and became a Rotarian a few months later. I was fortunate enough to become President of the Lynnfield Rotary, District Grant Subcommittee chair and an Assistant Governor. It became clear that for a Rotarian, public speaking was going to be an essential skill. I had been giving presentations in a variety of roles for many years. While feeling comfortable in front of a group, I did not have was the ability to get a focused evaluation of a speech. When Rotary announced an alliance with Toastmasters, I saw an opportunity to learn more about the art of public speaking and improve my overall technique. After a bit of research I joined The North Shore Toastmasters Club in Peabody.
May Matching Points for $100 donation to the Annual Fund SHARE
Register for the May 12 gala or make a minimum $100 contribution to the Annual Fund in May and receive matching points from the District.
Qualifying contributions will be matched up to 500 points.
Campaign dates: May 1 through May 31, 2021
Reading Rotary with Reading High Senior Class Parents and volunteers planted an array of lawn signs with each graduating Senior’s picture and the message “We Love Our Seniors Reading Memorial High School Class of 2021.” The signs were arranged in front of the Town Hall and Town Hall Annex facing the Reading Common. The display is sponsored by Reading Rotary. The set up was coordinated by Senior parent Mrs. Maria Casarano. The signs were printed by Boyd’s Direct in Stoneham.
Rotarian Mike Collins, who chaired this project said: “We are so happy to be able to provide these signs for the Seniors who have faced a lot of adversity this year. It makes it worth our efforts to see so many people enjoying them.”
Marblehead Rotary Service Dog Project is thrilled to announce its latest success in uniting nine-year-old Gabriel Bachour with his specially trained furry friend, who will help him navigate his world. Gabriel is autistic and has special needs that impose extra challenges on his everyday routines. His mom, Angelica Bachour, learned that he could thrive with a service dog. After surmounting many hurdles, heightened by a pandemic year, and with the combined efforts of Marblehead Rotary Club and Chelsea Rotary Club, Gabriel and Kacey are ready to take on their world - or, at least, the fourth grade.
The World Class Service Dogs organization, NEADS, matched Gabriel with Kacey 8 months ago. And just two weeks ago, the two finally completed their training and held an official graduation from the program. Arthur Schwartz, Marblehead Club president, recognizes the financial challenges of bringing a well-trained service pet into a family. “But its enormous benefits to people with disabilities to improve their day-to-day function and secure their safety and well-being is well documented. So for us, it is a compelling decision.”
"Our Foundation is the Grease on the Axle to Make the Wheels of Rotary Turn Round" Dean Rohrs, Trustee of The Rotary Foundation
Annual Fund-SHARE The Annual Fund is the main funding source for Foundation programs. Your gift empowers Rotarians to carry out sustainable service projects in your community and around the world.
At the end of each year, contributions directed to Annual Fund-SHARE from all Rotary clubs in the district are divided between the World Fund and the District Designated Fund.
The Rotary Foundation uses the World Fund to support Rotary’s highest-priority grants and programs, which are available to all Rotary districts.
Our district uses the District Designated Fund to pay for Foundation, club, and district projects the clubs in choose.
Ipswich Rotary welcomes Heather McMann, Executive Director, Groundwork Lawrence,Thursday, May 6 at 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. on Zoom.
Groundwork Lawrence (GWL) has been making change happen since its beginnings in 1999. Programs include:
Environmental and open space improvements
Healthy food access programs
Employment initiatives,
Community programming and events.
GWL creates the building blocks of a healthy community and empowers residents to improve their quality of life.
Check out their webpage - https://www.groundworklawrence.org
EARLY REGISTRATION IS OPEN NOW instead of May 3rd as was announced earlier!
BBRC would appreciate District and other clubs participation and help in order to achieve our common Rotary Goals!
The Burlington Breakfast Rotary Club presents its first, nationwide Virtual Art Auction. The online auction will take place on “bid.marlinart.com” for one day on Saturday, May 15 at 7 pm.
Funds raised will benefit local charitable causes as the Breakfast Rotary Club continues to enrich Burlington with several community initiatives. Enjoy a lovely evening from the comfort of your home.
Share this event with friends, family, and acquaintances nationwide.
Early Registration is going on NOW at https://bid.marlinart.com.
The first 75 guests to register will be entered into a drawing to win a $100 Amazon Gift Card.
Rotary District 7930 Event at Granite Coast Brewing CompanySunday, May 2, 2021 at 1 PM EDT – 5 PM EDT
Price: Free
Join us at Granite Coast Brewing on Sunday, May 2 from 1p-5p and help us End Polio!
All bartender tips will be donated to The Rotary Foundation’s End Polio campaign. Invite your friends, family, colleagues and clients to join you for a pint and help us end polio! Tip your bartenders well and help us inch closer to a polio-free world! Each $1 raised will be matched 2:1 by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation!
District 7930 is pleased to offer all clubs a one-time mini grant starting now!!!Starting this week the District is offering all clubs a one-time reimbursement mini grant in the amount of $200. We are focusing on the areas of Membership, Public Image and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. Just fill out the application online, and your approval will be quickly forthcoming.
What can you do? Replace those club flyers that you have run out of. Make new t-shirts for your club with the correct logos from Brand Central. Have a friendraiser, as your club starts to meet in person again later this spring, inviting them to a social to learn about Rotary. Develop and print an orientation package for new members joining your club. Sponsor a new diverse member to your club ($200 max) who might not be able to afford your regular club dues. Host a DEI training for your club... These are only a few examples, your imagination is the limit.
District Assembly is coming up on April 20 on Zoom.
What is the District Assembly you may ask? It’s when we start training for the upcoming Rotary year. This year we will again be on Zoom. The evening will begin at 6:00 p.m. First up is the Club Secretary Training. Learn how to navigate through Club Runner and the important aspects of your job. Next is the Club Treasurer Training. One of our current club treasurers will give you tips and hints on how to keep your club up and running. Don’t remember how to get into your My Rotary account to make your donation to the Annual Fund? PDG Joan Arsenault will show you and answer any questions you may have. After that Alexander Falk and I will take you through the PowerPoint for the District Qualification for next years District Managed Grants. Everyone who is present will get credit for attending the qualification and those clubs with at least 2 members will get the memorandum of understanding sent out to them. After this session Rotarians will need to go online and view the training and take the quiz at the end of the session. The final session for the evening will be the district budget. District Finance Committee Chair, PDG Peter Simonsen will take us through next year's budget. Please note that a quorum of Presidents Elect need to be present to approve the budget. Please register to attend the assembly on the District Webpage. The morning of the assembly the Zoom link will be sent to all registrants.
Rotarians bringing skills to aid Texas Disaster Plumbing Project.Join Juan Gallego, Chelsea Rotary, on Thursday, April 29, 7:30 a.m. to learn about his team's experiences in Texas. Juan will share his story with the Ipswich Rotary and hopefully other interested Rotarians in District 7930. Contact aswitzig@gmail.com for the zoom link.
Juan Gallego, Chelsea Rotary, financed and contributed his skills to a crew of volunteers fixing the broken plumbing created by the deep freeze in Teas. Join Ipswich Rotary Zoom to hear his story.
As some of you may know, our district 7930 is one of the founding districts of the new Inter-Country-Committee (ICC) Austria/Germany/USA that was established at the RI Convention in Hamburg, with PDG Joan Arsenault being one of the initial signatories on the ICC's founding documents representing the USA. As part of our membership in this ICC we recently heard from our friends in Germany that the newly formed Rotary Club Leverkusen Rhein-Wupper (located in Leverkusen, Germany) is looking for an International Rotary-Contact Club to manage joint projects and to cultivate friendship across the borders.For more information, please see this PDF Flyer, which includes website links and contact information. If your club is interested in such a partnership, please reach out to this new club directly and reference that our district is a member of the ICC Austria/Germany/USA.
