If you are a President-elect, secretary or treasurer, there is position-specific training for you!

 

If you are a chair or a member of a public image, membership or communications committee, including webmasters, there are three different workshops that sill help you gain additional skills to support your club.Or if you would like to learn more about the homelessness and hunger issues in our area, how to successfully advocate for any cause, or learn more about how to staff effective boards, then the HHI track is for you. Find out if there is a non-profit who could utilize your professional skills to help them be more successful in their mission.

 

There is something for everyone! Come join over 120 Rotarians and non-profit leaders and help Rotary continue to Make a Difference!

In 2006 Bruce Whear a Salem Rotarian became increasingly involved in LifeBridge and its mission. LifeBridge is a facility with transitional beds and permanent housing as well as a full servicing soup kitchen in the heart of downtown Salem, MA. Bruce signed up to make one dinner a month in the soup kitchen. Over the past 10 years, Bruce along with his loving wife Heidi and varying groups of family, friends and volunteers have spent the first Wednesday of every month in the kitchen, cooking and serving about 80 - 100 dinners.

 

Bruce typically calls over or visits the kitchen to see if there are any existing donated vegetables, desserts or perishable items that the kitchen manager, Karen, would like us to cook before they become unusable. Many Civic minded local stores and farms donate excess produce and other food items throughout the year. Bruce then adjusts the menu and shops & donates whatever is needed to complete the meal that evening.There are typically a multitude of vegetables and salad fixings in the fridge in need of immediate use. A medley of sauteed veggies or an Asian flavored stir-fry are always well received by the hungry clients. Bruce loves to bring in fresh milk with some chocolate syrup as a special treat & receives great satisfaction that the clients know when he cooks there will be plenty of chocolate milk for all. (A tribute to his Dad.)

Rockport Rotary Club Annual Wine Tasting Fundraiser Event!

 

Come support the Rockport Rotary Club, sample some wines, enjoy some great food and have some fun!

 

 

We are pleased to announce that Chrystal Kornegay, Undersecretary, Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development, will be our guest speaker at the District Conference Luncheon on May 19th at the Hawthorne Inn, Salem, MA. Given the Districts Homeless & Hunger Initiative, this is an event not to BE missed!!!

 

Chrystal Kornegay’s passion for creating projects and programs that result in stronger communities for modest income working families is evidenced throughout her 20+ years’ experience in community development. In January 2015, Ms. Kornegay became the Baker Polito Administration’s Undersecretary for Housing and Community Development. Prior to that, Chrystal was Urban Edge’s President and Chief Executive Officer. In that role she combined a laser focus on excellence with keen business management skills to result in a 20% growth in revenue, a 10% growth in the affordable housing portfolio and a 10% growth in the number of households served.

 

Has your club recently hosted an event or project or are you planning something in the near future that you would like to share with your fellow District 7930 Rotarians?

 

The weekly eBulletin depends on the content provided by clubs, so please submit your stories and we will publish them on the district website and in the next eBulletin. Stories that showcase your club or event should be submitted via the website portal at this link.

 

If you want some guidelines on creating stories, please read more!