Rotary eBulletin (Sep 15, 2025) (Sep 15, 2025)

Rotary District 7930 eBulletin
September 15, 2025

Registration Now Open for Bob Wood Heroes' Event

Posted by Joan Arsenault on Sep 14, 2025

PDG Bob Wood Memorial Heroes Celebration is now open for REGISTRATION. Event is on November 12 at the Andover Country Club 5:30 pm.

Here is the link to register.

Hope we can pack the room! Special guest are:

RI Director Chris Etienne

US Representative Seth Moulton

And guest speaker: Retired Brigadier General Jack Hammond from Home Base

Hope to see you there!!!

PDG Joan Arsenault

Nominations Open for District Governor '28-29

Posted by Pooja Singla on Aug 23, 2025

Nominations for District Governor for 2028-29 are being accepted starting September 1, 2025. Deadline to submit nominations: Wednesday, October 15, 2025.

This important individual leads and supports the clubs in the district by inspiring and motivating them to Do Good in the World! All clubs are encouraged to propose suitable candidates who meet the qualifications to serve. One of these requirements is that at the time of taking office, must have been a past president of a club, completed seven years of membership in one or more clubs, and to have attended governors-elect training seminar and International Assembly. If you feel that your club has such a leader among your members, please consider nominating them to help fulfill Rotary's ongoing missions.

The nomination form can be downloaded here. In addition to the nomination form, please include a Rotary-focused resume of the candidate, as well as the candidate's vision statement of what they would like to accomplish for our district in their year as district governor. Completed nomination forms and the additional documents should be sent to DG Pooja Singla.

Limoncello Night in East Boston

Posted by Joe Steffano on Sep 10, 2025

The Belle Isle Rotary Club Fundraiser - Limoncello Making Nite! Friday, Oct. 10, 2025 at the East Boston Yacht Club 1 Rice St, East Boston (plenty of parking). Doors open at 5pm for happy hour/complimentary nibbles. Limoncello making begins at 6pm. Donation is $100 and for that you get all the ingredients, equipment and instruction from Belle Isle President Peter Scolaro a 40-year Cello-tarian! So you can make your very own 4 liter batch of limoncello. This is fun to do solo, couple or as a group - you can split batches. Spectators welcome as there will be plenty of fun, food and libations.

Want to sign up please call Joe Steffano 617-909-5382, Peter Scolaro 617-719-4001 or Randy Cipoletta 781-964-2600 or email jes5678918@aol.com.

Marblehead Harbor Helps Belarus Orphans

Posted by Linda Doliber on Sep 12, 2025

Worldwide, college and university-bound orphans leave their orphanage homes needing all the day-to-day living materials that parents and family members usually supply, resources that orphans obviously lack. In conjunction with the non-profit New Thing, Ipswich, MA, Harbor Rotarians contribute support for The Children’s Village in Belarus. This year, first year college and university student kits contained bedding (sheets, blanket, pillow and pillow case, coverlet), pots and pans and other kitchenware, an iron, and towels, as well as a laptop, desk lamp and study materials.

What’s our club’s connection to such a faraway but very needy place? Some time ago, the members’ hearts were touched by a talk given by Doug Brendel, head of New Thing. Doug visits Belarus frequently and is committed to working with the on-the-ground dedicated caregivers from Belarus who provide the love and attention that the orphans, from the youngest to the oldest, need to be successfully launched into productive futures. For more information (or looking for an international connection), Doug can be reached at unconventional@doug-brendel.com.

Rowley Rotarians Maintain 9/11 Memorial Garden

Posted by Ann Witzig on Sep 14, 2025

On Thursday, September 11, 2025, our small town of Rowley, Massachusetts was connected to other small towns and big cities across the United States as citizens remembered their own who perished on September 11, 2001. A memorial garden at Cross and Pleasant Streets was the gathering point in September 11, 2025, for the ceremony, attended faithfully by Rowley Fire and Police department members and many residents.

The Rowley 9/11 memorial is dedicated to town residents Jim and Mary Trentini and Laurie Neira, who were all killed when their airplane, American Airlines Flight 11 barreled into the World Trade Center. This hijacked flight departed from Boston, Massachusetts, and crashed into the North Tower at 8:46 a.m.

Rotary District 7930 eBulletin September 15, 2025

Rotary District 7930 eBulletin
September 15, 2025