A Rotary Foundation/Paul Harris Fellow Even:  Honoring Community Heroes!  November 12, 2026, Danversport Waterfront. $75 per person.  Register here.
 
Clubs are invited to nominate a hero in your community and award them a Paul Harris Recognition.  This is a major opportunity to expand our reach as we publicize this throughout our District.
 
Please discuss the following with your club members:
 
Select a Hero if you haven't already and your club wishes to participate.  It can be awarded posthumously.  
 
Save the date on your calendar and consider cancelling your meeting that week.  Cost and registration to follow. Let's pack the place to support our Heroes!
 
Thanks all and more info will be coming on how to report your Hero and assigning Paul Harris points.  Appreciate everyone's excitement for this incredible event.  If your club needs points to assign, let us know.  Please contact Peter Majane or Governor Terry with questions.

 

 

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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.

What’s the solution? Birthday – In – A Bag!

As they do each Fall, Ipswich-Rowley Rotarians packed 50 shopping bags filled with supplies to create an instant birthday party for eight children. The bags include all the trimmings – cake and frosting mix, tablecloth, box of games, streamers, party hats and favors, plates and napkins, and banners.

These bags of wonder were split between The Open Door and First Parish Newbury food pantries which serve Ipswich and Rowley families in need. Clients of both pantries with children can pick up or request a birthday-in-a-bag with their deliveries.

Joy is again created, one bag at a time.

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.

One of the highlights of the evening was the opportunity to go behind the scenes and learn how Bent Water operates and how its beers are made. Our thanks to Brewmaster Patrick for walking us through the brewing process, sharing the history and growth of the company, and explaining the goals that continue to shape its future. Members especially enjoyed learning what inspires different flavors and branding designs, as well as hearing about Bent Water’s environmentally conscious practices and its thoughtful approach to the brewery’s impact on Lynn’s infrastructure and community resources.