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A few good Rotarians are needed to fill out the upcoming Rotaract Mission to the Philippines.
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.
The Salem Rotary Club celebrated its 100th birthday at their meeting last Tuesday and installed a commemorative bronze plaque to the exterior of the Hawthorne Hotel, where the Club has met since 1925, to mark the occasion.
The public is invited to enjoy the creativity and passion of over 30 local amateur and professional artists with 100 pieces of artwork at the second annual Rotary Club of Stoneham Arts Festival. The event will be held on Saturday, June 9, 2018 from 10:00 AM until 3:00 PM at the First Congregational Church of Stoneham, 1 Church Street, Stoneham, Massachusetts.
Come join Boston Rotaract on Thursday, June 14th, for a fundraiser at 730 Tavern in Central Square. This is our last fundraiser for our international service project that benefits Pure Home Water, be there to celebrate the completion of this project!
Peabody Rotary is again teaming up with the Peabody Area Chamber of Commerce to hold the annual Torigian Golf Classic on Monday, June 18th. Proceeds from the tournament are used to fund the scholarship programs for each organization. This year, Peabody Rotary awarded $12,000 in scholarships to local 2018 High School graduates. Please consider joining us for a great day of golf and fellowship There are also some sponsorship opportunities still available. For those who do not golf, you might want to register to take a lesson from a golf pro and then join everyone for lunch.
The Rotary Club of Wilmington supports the Wilmington Memorial Library’s programs to develop a culture of reading and learning in their community. The club, combined with a District Managed Grant, purchased innovative materials to encourage reading at the elementary and middle school and levels. The project also included the purchase of e-readers, which will help the library support the Wilmington High School summer reading program.
You could say members of the town's Rotary Club are the Johnny Appleseeds of Danvers. The club recently donated 40 saplings to re-establish the apple orchard at Endicott Park. The hope is to revive apple picking at Endicott Park and eventually also sell the apples at the Danvers Rotary Farmers Market. Previously, only a handful of apple trees remained in the park's back orchard, in the field adjacent to the playground just off Curtis Way, the loop road inside the park. The aging trees had been slowly coming down. The donation was spurred by Rotary International President Ian H.S. Riseley, who challenged every Rotary Club to plant a tree for each of its members by Earth Day 2018. Danvers Rotary President Bill Nolan took up the challenge. He reached out to Christopher Sanborn, the town's director of natural resources and harbormaster, who suggested replanting the orchard. The 40 apple trees cost $3,500. Many of them have already been planted by students at Essex Tech.
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?
