
In partnership with the Massachusetts Prevention Alliance, the Rotary Club of Newton hosted the premiere launch of the new Rotary Addiction Prevention Seminar: Engage theCommunity. This three-hour multi-district event supported by District 7910 Governor, Karin Gaffney and District 7930 Governor Dave Gardner, brought together 75 stakeholders representing public health, public safety, recovery and grief supporters, family members, clergy, medicine, treatment and private business to learn about a new Rotary Toolkit. The toolkit is designed to engage communities in a discovery and learning experience about the driving forces of addiction that includes brain science and big business profit-driven strategies. The event’s featured guest was Dr. Bertha Madras, of Harvard Medical School, an appointed member of the White House Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis.

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District 7930 2018-2019 Foundation Grant Management Seminar & Certification training is now available online. Remember, 2 members of your club must complete the certification, including the president elect. For more information,
A few good Rotarians are needed to fill out the upcoming Rotaract Mission to the Philippines.
The Rotary Club of Chelsea recently held its annual Scholarship/Educator of the Year Luncheon at Homewood Suites in Chelsea. The Rotary Club presented five $1,500 scholarships to graduating seniors. Four of the scholarships are presented to students from Chelsea High School and the other scholarship is presented to a Chelsea resident graduating from an area high school. The Rotary Club also presented their annual Chelsea Public School Educator of the Year award to Mrs. Sally Siriani from the Clark Avenue Middle School. Shown in the picture are Rotary President David Mindlin, Esq, Bob Alconada, Scholarship Committee Co-Chair, Michael Talbot, Principal of the Clark Avenue Middle School, Stefanie Rodrigues, Chelsea High School scholarship recipient, Dr. Mary M. Bourque, Superintendent of Chelsea Schools, Danelia Ramirez, Chelsea High School scholarship recipient, Mrs. Sally Siriani, Educator of the Year, and Lindsey Garcia, Northeast Vocational School scholarship recipient.
Ipswich Rotary President Cushing Titcomb inducted a new member into the Ipswich Club on May 9th. Alicia Zampitella became the 72nd member of Ipswich Rotary. Shown in the photo are President Cushing; Paula Bishop, Alicia’s club sponsor; and Alicia. Ipswich recently began a Service Membership Program, and holds evening meetings on the second Wednesday of every month to accommodate club members not able to attend the Thursday morning meetings. One additional new member is scheduled to be inducted at the June evening meeting before the close of this Rotary Year, bringing a total of eleven new members into the club since July 1, 2017, while losing two members who relocated from the area.
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?
