District 7930's Leadership Team extends our heartfelt thanks for the incredible work you continue to do in our communities.  Through your service projects, generosity, fellowship and unwavering commitment to “Service Above Self,” you bring peace, happiness and light into communities near and far. Your dedication embodies the very spirit of Rotary and reflects the best of who we are.

Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, the Winter Solstice or simply the promise and hope that a New Year brings, I wish you joy, peace, meaning and renewed purpose.  Happy holidays to all and thank you for letting your Rotary light shine so brightly throughout District 7930.

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.

 

For registration link and info, click here.

 

A strong and vibrant Public Image is a key tactic for successful and growing clubs.  Effective Public Image helps expand your reach and artfully tell compelling stories that demonstrate Rotarians as people of action.  It is important to get the word out about the good works of your club to build interest, support and community connections.

 

Please mark your calendars for this important webinar.

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.

 

This is an ongoing service to promote literacy and empower students with the tools they need to succeed. Gr. Salem services 5 communities, Salem, Windham, Atkinson, Hampstead and Pelham NH.

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.

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.

Overall, he concluded his junior season with a 34-8 record to raise his career mark to 81-26 as he ranks second in single season wins in school history and fourth in career victories.

Mike was awarded a Paul Harris Fellow by Rotary Club of Woburn's Foundation Chair and past president Bill Sullivan.  Pictured are Woburn Rotary President Danny Walbourne, Mike Parziale and Bill Sullivan.