Rotarians Return from TX Plumbing Project
Posted by Ann Witzig on Apr 14, 2021
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.
Rotary Club Leverkusen Rhein-Wupper is looking for a partner club
Posted by Alexander Falk on Apr 12, 2021
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.
Why did you leave us?
Posted by Alexander Falk on Apr 12, 2021

DISTRICT MEMBERSHIP COMMITTE SPRING WEBINAR

Join the District Membership Committee on Star Wars Day, Tuesday, May 4th, at 7:00 PM for an informative evening to discuss the results of our recent District Exit Interview Survey. In January 2021 we contacted former members of Rotary Clubs in district 7930, who left the district during 2018, 2019, and 2020. We received an amazing number of responses and will present a detailed analysis of why people leave Rotary Clubs in our district - and then facilitate a discussion on what we can learn from those answers.
This evening is primarily intended for Club Presidents, Presidents-Elect, Club Membership Chairs, and Assistant Governors, but any Rotarian interested in Membership is invited to join!
Advance registration is required. Please click here to register for this event.
You will receive the Zoom link on May 4th in the morning, but the link will only be sent to those who have registered in advance...
Greater Salem Kicking It Up a Notch
Posted by Nick Shea on Apr 08, 2021
Since the Fall of 2020, the Greater Salem Rotary Club has amped up its support of the 5 New Hampshire towns it serves.  "Even though we were limited in certain activities, the Club decided that we needed to kick it up a notch with our support," said Club President Chris Adams. The Club decided to extend direct help to groups and residents impacted during the past year.  This support came in the form of direct grants to provide fuel assistance, grocery store gift cards, food for the holidays and gift baskets.  The Club also purchased personal protection equipment for local police and fire departments.  The Club also provided 20,000 masks that were distributed throughout the community. 
 
Importantly, these efforts involved cooperation with local groups and businesses.  For example, the Club worked with local energy companies to identify people who needed fuel to stay warm.  The Club also negotiated discounts with the companies so the donations had even more impact.
 
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Wakefield Rotary Hosts Un-Food Drive
Posted by Amy Luckiewicz on Apr 07, 2021
Each year the Wakefield Rotary Club hosts a spring and fall food drives to benefit the Wakefield Interfaith Food Pantry. With COVID-19 concerns still on everyone’s mind, the club got creative. Past President Barbara Worley explained, “We didn’t want to add contact points between our members and grocery store shoppers this year, so we did something a little different. Traditionally the Wakefield Rotary does a food drive at Shaw’s in March however this year we thought we might be able to make an impact another way. We created an Un-Food Drive.” In March, Rotarians were asked to make a direct financial gift to support the pantry and the results were amazing. Worley added, “We raised way more than we expected.”
 
 
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Reading Promotes Rotary Readers
Posted by Tim Kelley on Apr 07, 2021
Reading Rotary just completed our Rotary Readers project.  Rotary Readers is an annual literacy project where two reading books and a backpack are given to each Reading Public Schools student in kindergarten and first grade.  This year over 550 literacy bags were delivered by Rotarians to the five Reading elementary schools.  Due to the pandemic, Rotarians delivered them to the school offices rather to each classroom.  In non-pandemic times, the books and bookbags would be delivered in conjunction with a time where Rotarians would read to each class.  This year the reading is being done virtually.
 
This literacy project has been adapted from our previous dictionary and thesaurus giveaways.  We heard from teachers that they preferred to have the younger students receive reading books.  Basic Education and Literacy is one of Rotary's Areas of Focus.  This particular project was adapted from a Gold Award literacy project by Mary Kate Kelley, who is a Past President of RMHS Interact and one of its charter members.
 
Pictured here is President Elect John Douglass delivering bookbags to Killam Elementary School.
 
 
Trivia for Tutoring
Posted by Audrey Gordon on Apr 06, 2021
Join us for TRIVIA FOR TUTORING!  this Thursday, April 8th, 8-10 PM. Hosted by Granite Coast Brewing
 
Your support will help a local Peabody hero-couple pay for much-needed tutoring for 2 of their 4, newly adopted daughters.
 
Register at us02web.zoom.us
 
Can’t make it and still want to support this family?  There are 3 ways to donate:
  1. Venmo at @belleisle-rotaryclub
  2. Paypal via Vera Carducci at vecarducci@gmail.com (Please put TRIVIA in the comments section)
  3. Mail checks to:
Belle Isle Rotary Club
2 Swift Terrace
East Boston, MA 02128
 
Prizes, raffles, and loads of fun - tell your friends!
 
THANKS so much for your support!
First Nationwide Virtual Art Auction
Posted by Pooja Singla on Apr 02, 2021
You are invited! Please join in this FREE Fundraiser by Burlington Breakfast Rotary Club in collaboration with Marlin Art:
 
WHAT: FIRST NATIONWIDE VIRTUAL ART AUCTION! 
WHEN: Saturday, May 15, 2021; 7:00 PM EST
 
Step by step 
1. FREE Registration opens On-Line, beginning May 3, 2021 at 9 am. 
 
2. BONUS: First 75 registrants are eligible to win $100 Amazon Gift Card!
 
2. Preview the Pieces of Art at NO COST beginning Thursday, May 13, 2021; 9 AM and you are able to pre-bid! All from the comfort of your home.
 
For more information, email Fran Fazio at franpf@verizon.net.
 
3. Event will be live on Facebook on Saturday, May 15, 2021 at 7 pm EST. You may bid LIVE on the art pieces at the event.
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Connecting Winchester Rotaries across the World
Posted by Jeffrey Wheeler on Mar 31, 2021
Did you know that there are 5 Rotary Clubs of Winchester in the world?  Four are in the USA (Kentucky, Massachusetts, Tennessee and Virginia) and one is in the UK.  The 5 Presidents of these decided it would be interesting and fun to start holding regular informal get togethers this Rotary year, hosted by the UK Club. So far, we have held 5 of these using zoom, just for the 5 Presidents, making the discussions easier.  We hope these will continue into the next Rotary year, with 4 of the 5 Presidents changing and one doing a second term.  We have discussed and shared a whole variety of topics such as the many different and innovative ways to fundraise, how to attract new members especially younger ones, projects and, of course, how we have all coped during the pandemic.  We also managed to take a lovely screenshot photo with local landmarks for our respective backgrounds.
 
And a paragraph introducing each of the Clubs and Presidents:
 
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Kudos to Clubs' Online PI
Posted by Tim Kelley on Mar 28, 2021
Social media and online presence are important components of getting the word out about Rotary’s Service Above Self.
 
The Public Image Committee has recently reviewed the online PI of Rotary 7930’s Clubs for good examples of Club websites, Facebook and Instagram Pages.  There are a lot of excellent examples of online social media, the PI Committee would like to encourage Rotarians to take a look at our top 2 ranked Clubs for website, Facebook and Instagram. 
 
The following first and second place Clubs will receive Paul Harris Points for jobs well done.
 
Website:
 
Facebook:
First Place:  Wakefield
Runner up:  Melrose
 
Instagram:  Boston Rotaract
Runner up:  Reading
 
Many additional Clubs are also doing an excellent job in maintaining a consistent and updated info online.  Congrats and thanks to all Clubs who successfully promote their Public Image online.
RI and COVID-19 Vaccine
Posted by Holger Knaack, RI President on Mar 28, 2021
 
 
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.
 
This does not mean we will deviate from our commitment to eradicating polio, which remains our highest priority and continues to be our only corporate program. Polio vaccinations must continue unabated, as must our effort to raise $50 million per year for this effort.
 
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Supporting Community Growth through CultureHouse
Posted by Emily Joan Cooper on Mar 28, 2021
This year, the Peabody Rotary club hosted guest speakers from the sensational group, CultureHouse. It is a non-profit which improves livability in local communities by transforming unused spaces into vibrant social infrastructure. In layman's terms, CultureHouse is an urban living room where there is free wifi, no need to pay to visit or sit awhile, and the space can be used flexibly for events, workshops, test kitchens, or play (think small trampolines for kids of all ages). Basically, in partnership we will dream it with our community members, and we will do it. 
 
By researching the community's needs, engaging community members through advisory groups and participatory action, building spaces which foster community, and then operating those spaces to collect data for the city, they help folks and their municipalities find a path forward for continued development. The Peabody CultureHouse crowdfunding campaign launched on Monday, March 22nd and has already seen vital support from Rotarians. Please visit the crowdfunding page (https://www.patronicity.com/project/culturehouse_peabody) to help bring this lively, creative, joyful, much needed project to our district. 
 
 
District Governor Betsy Manzelli

 
 
Betsy Manzelli
District Governor 2020-2021
 
District Governor
Home Club: Hamilton-Wenham
 
Welcome to Rotary District 7930! We encourage you to roam around our site whether a seasoned Rotarian, new to your Club, or just interested in learning about like-minded people in your area. Our District's Club activities are highlighted on this site, as well as District activities in which you can participate. If you would like to visit a Club, please click here for its time and location.
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Any questions or concerns, please the PI Committee at publicimage7930@gmail.com