The Beverly Rotary Club, partnering with Ellis Square Friends made and delivered meals to 96 folks and prepared for 25 indoor diners, and then came the CORN! We received a donation of 200 ears of corn. What a wonderful gift, but holy shucking! That meant shucking, cutting all that corn off the cob, and finding room to store it all.
America’s measles resurgence should concern more than parents. It should remind all of us why the world cannot afford to stop short of polio eradication.
Ipswich-Rowley Rotary, in partnership with Paula Henrys Fitness and the Ipswich Family YMCA, donated 228 pairs of gently worn shoes to Soles4Souls (Soles4Souls.org)
Through sorting, grading, re-commerce, repurposing, repairing, and responsible end of life solutions, Soles4Souls extends the life of shoes and clothing to maximize their impact while reducing environmental waste.
In low-income countries, long-term work can be scarce. Soles4Souls works with like-valued partners to help people start and grow businesses – using donated shoes and clothing to create sustainable livelihoods. Vetted partners in-country purchase the donated shoes and clothing and resell them at a modest markup to 4Opportunity entrepreneurs and thrift store.
Here's what this donation made possible:
• Diverted 285 pounds of waste from local landfills, extending the life of these items and reducing their environmental footprint with every wear.
• Created over $2,063 in economic opportunity for families and communities around the world through Soles4Souls' 4Opportunity and 4Relief programs. This opportunity translates into essentials, education, and a path toward greater stability.
• Provided a family with consistent access to quality food, housing, and education for two full months in places like Haiti and Honduras.
The District Environmental Committee is planning several speakers in the upcoming Rotary Year. We are starting with the first speaker on Oct. 29th at 7pm on Green and Natural Burials. This is an important topic we'd all like to avoid, but it's important to know all of your options to make the right decision for you. Please join us on Zoom as Lauren Campbell, Funeral Director and Owner of Campbell Funeral Home, educates us on Green and Natural Burials. Please contact me for the zoom link (Andrea - amlacroix@yahoo.com).
Robert C. Wood Memorial Heroes CELEBRATION
Hero Submission Process
We invite your Rotary Club to participate in the Robert C. Wood Memorial Heroes Celebration on Thursday, November 12, 2026, at Danvers Waterfront. Your club can select a hero from your community to be recognized with a Paul Harris Fellow recognition at the event.
Recognizing your hero at the event is a two-step process:
Step One
Please use this online form to submit information about your hero:
We will need the (1) the name of your hero, (2) a short bio and why they are being honored (600 characters max.), and (3) a high-quality photo. We will put that information into a slideshow to be shown during the event. Send bio and photo via email to Peter Majane at peter.majane@gmail.com
Step Two
In addition to filling out the above online form, you will also need to please fill out the Rotary International Form, which you can download as a PDF document:
This form is required to transfer 1,000 PHF recognition points from your club to the person you are bestowing a PHF recognition.
Please fill out the rest of the form, sign it, and then scan and send it via email no later than October 15, 2026 to guarantee timely arrival of PHF materials. Late entries may not be available for the event. Rotary International will send the PHF recognition materials to Anne Lewis anned7930rfc@gmail.com who will bring them to the event.
The Rotary Club of Burlington partnered with the Disabled and Limbless Veterans on Saturday, October 3rd to collect non-perishable Thanksgiving food items and toiletries to help support local Veterans during the holiday season. It was a great event that included volunteers from both the Burlington Rotary and Interact club. Our goal is to make this a yearly tradition.
Bingo Night, October 16. This fun event will include light refreshments, cash bar, silent auction, and some great prizes for our Bingo winners.
Trivia is coming!! Thursday, October 22, Elks Club Newburyport! Grab your friends and come join us for a night of fun, laughs and some groans! Food available for purchase and cash bar.
I am pleased to share that the resolutions for the 2026 Council on Resolutions are now available. All Rotarians may read the published resolutions here: https://my.rotary.org/en/document/council-on-resolutions-proposed-resolutions.
Town Day 2026? Done and delicious!
Winchester members recently teamed up with Winchester High School Interact Club students to support Connor's Kindness Project, a Woburn nonprofit that grew out of a boy named Connor's pandemic-era effort to bring comfort packages to sick and isolated kids. Today, the organization's Kindness Kits provide comfort and activity items to children facing illness, mental health struggles, family crisis, or homelessness.
Get ready to laugh as the Woburn club hosts three local comedians as a fundraiser to help support organizations in the community. See flier to get tickets.
Or reach out to Susan Hartmere 781-568-9688
A Rotary Foundation/Paul Harris Fellow Even: Honoring Community Heroes! November 12, 2026, Danversport Waterfront. $75 per person. Register here.
Birthdays are particularly joyous celebrations for families and friends. For a family experiencing food insecurity, this occasion is a hardship. Stress, social pressure, and tough choices can rob their children of being royalty for a day.
Help support Colombia Rotary Clubs raise funds to rebuild schools destroyed during the Colombia earthquakes. Participate in the Grand Virtual Bingo. It is a lot of fun. The Virtual Bingo starts at 9;00 pm on Saturday, October 17, 2026 at this link: Bingo for Colombia's Schools
Twenty-two Rotarians and friends came together for a fun and successful evening at Bent Water Brewing Company, raising funds to support Lynn Rotary’s college scholarship program. A special thank you goes to Scott McDonald and the entire Bent Water team for their generosity, hospitality, and extra efforts to make our event such a success.
The Marblehead Rotary Club will again host its 4th Annual 5K Run on Sunday, November 1, 2026. Long recognized as a marquee autumn tradition, this much-anticipated gathering brings together local businesses, school partners, Interact Club members, and civic organizations for a morning dedicated to fitness, community unity, and local outreach.
Event co-chairs Nancy Gwin (left) and Peter Speziale (right) are leading organizational efforts for the 2026 race, welcoming runners, walkers, and supporters of all ages and fitness levels.
Proceeds from the Marblehead event will directly benefit programs dedicated to the mental and emotional well-being of local youth, alongside other community service grants.
The Beverly Rotary Club is having its annual raffle: SIZZLING SCRATCH FEVER! All you have to do is purchase one chance for $50. You will get $500 of scratch tickets! Who knows how much you could win! Your name goes on our winners' wheel of names. Click this link and help us out. You may be a big winner!
Madelyn Battcock-Emerson, who graduated from Boston University in May 2024, was chosen to represent District 7930 as the 2026 Global Scholar in the Rotary Foundation’s Area of Focus of the Environment. She will be pursuing her MSc in Plant Biotechnology with a specialization in Molecular Plant Breeding and Pathology at Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands.
The Greater Salem NH Rotary Club is hosting our annual golf tournament on Friday, October 2, 2026, at Windham Country Club, and we’d love to have you join us. If you are interested in participating, please see this link for all the details on registration, sponsorship opportunities and event information.
