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The District Environmental Committee has not met since October due to the holidays but has some exciting updates to share, more details after our next meeting on Jan 29th at 7 pm.
In November, Arlington Catholic High School Interact completed their annual Blessing Bags Event. Arlington Rotary, Arlington K of C Council 109, and the Arlington Police Department assisted Interact in supporting the Salvation Army and local individuals and families in need. Interact was able to assemble 36 kids' bags for children at the Salvation Army's daycare center. In addition, they filled over 200 bags with toiletries, warm gloves, hats, and socks, providing comfort to many in need during the cold winter months.
The Manchester-Essex Interact Club had a fun plunge for Polio welcoming in the new year for the second year in a row as a foundational initiative toward re-establishing their Club at the Manchester-Essex Regional High School. About 25 Rotarians and Interacters participated.
RYLA, May 15-17, 2026, at Camp Rotary, Boxford, MA.
Calling all aspiring poets and wordsmiths! Rotary Poetry Awards 2026.
Rotary Club of Woburn recently welcomed new member transfer from Pottstown, PA Michael McCarthy.
Calling all Rotary members looking to add to your PI skills. Come to this PI webinar on Websites and Newsletters, January 6, 2026, 7:30 pm EST.
The Wakefield Rotary Club completed delivery of its donations to Ruth’s Way for Women and 121 North Common in Lynn. Ruth’s Way provides services that support “whole health and wellness,” and supports sober housing for women. Similarly, 121 North Common provides sober living for men.
Last week Swanpscott Rotary members delivered 100 Holiday fruit baskets to elderly, infirm, widowed and needy residents of Swampscott and Nahant.
Last week we had our annual Rotary lunch with the senior athletes of Woburn Memorial High School. Our guest speaker was Mike Parziale. Mike was a long-time wrestling coach and mentor of many Woburn wrestlers. He spoke of his wrestling career at Woburn High which was an arc that started with meager beginnings and self-doubt to becoming a very successful wrestler and one of the state's best. In 2005 Mike finished fifth at 157 lbs. at the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association Championships at the United States Naval Academy.
On Sunday, November 23, 2025, the Rotary Club of Burlington partnered with the UCC Church in Burlington to provide turkey dinners to local families in need. The club helped to transport the turkeys from Wegman's to the church and carry out and load the turkeys/dinners to the recipients' cars. This is a yearly event for our club and coordinated by Rotarian Anna Karwan. We continue to strive to make a difference in our community.
The Greater Salem Rotary club held its annual holiday lunch, welcoming members, guests, and a newborn Bennet to our Rotary family.
The Wakefield Rotary Club recently announced the election of its new officers and directors at its Annual Meeting. The club elects new leadership each year in accordance with its by-laws. The 2026-2027 Board of Directors include Euwan Godfrey, Margie Daniels, Mike Sullivan, Amy Luckiewicz, and Immediate Past President Kathy Boyle. Suzanne Bowering will serve as Club Secretary, Barbara Worley as Club Treasurer and Frank Fiorentino as Sergeant-at-Arms. Wendy Maguire was elected Vice President/President-Elect and Paul Adams will serve as President for the 2026-2027 term.
The Rotary Club of Chelsea had the pleasure of welcoming the Honorable Amy L. Nechtem as our guest speaker. Judge Nechtem served as Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Juvenile Court from 2014 – 2024 and was appointed to the bench in 2001. As Chief Justice she led the administration and advancement of policies and practices impacting juvenile justice and child welfare throughout the Commonwealth. Guests of the Club included Jay Ash, CEO Massachusetts Competitive Partnership and a PHF and Chelsea City Councilor Leo Robinson, also a PHF. Also in the picture is Aaron Jennings, President of the Rotary Club of Chelsea.
The Lawrence Rotary Club celebrated this holiday season with the Leahy School administrators and its grade1 to 5 students.
The Greater Salem Rotary Club has been committed in distributing scholastic dictionaries to 3rd graders for the past 20+ years. This week the club distributed 250 dictionaries to the Golden Brook School in Windham NH one of the communities we support.
WORLD PEACE AND UNDERSTANDING!
Each year, Reading Rotary works with community partners, ReadingCares, the Town of Reading and many community donors coordinate the Adopt-a-Family project for Thanksgiving and Christmas. The Thanksgiving distribution day was November 24. Receiving families are matched anonymously with donor families or groups to provide meal and gifts at Christmas and meals at Thanksgiving. Donors drop off at the Town DPW garage in the first shift, then recipient families pick up their food and gifts during a later shift. 
