Rotary eBulletin (Jan 12, 2026) (Jan 12, 2026)

Rotary District 7930 eBulletin
January 12, 2026

Posted by Pooja Singla on Dec 27, 2025

Dear Esteemed District Leaders and Club Presidents,

As we reach the halfway point of another impactful Rotary year, it is time to pause, reflect, refocus, and recharge.

Thursday, January 22, 2026, 5:30 pm to 9:00 pm EST

Four Points by Sheraton Wakefield Hotel and Conference Center, One Audubon Road, Wakefield, MA 01880

Cost: $42.00 including Buffet Dinner

Registration Deadline: Sunday, January 18, 2026

Registration Link: District Website Event Page

The District leadership team and I cordially invite you to the District Mid Year Leadership Meeting, where we will come together to exchange ideas, address challenges, and celebrate our collective progress. New Members are encouraged to attend, too.

Membership: Enhancing Club Experience

Posted by Liz Cullen on Dec 31, 2025

Please join us for the Winter Membership Committee Meeting!

Monday, January 12, 2026, 6:00-7:00 pm

Come and share your ideas on our topic:

Enhancing Our Club Experience

Questions?

Liz Cullen, Membership Chair

lizgcullen@yahoo.com

For the Zoom link, click here.

World Peace Event Registration Now Open

Posted by Pooja Singla on Dec 19, 2025

WORLD PEACE AND UNDERSTANDING EVENT: Navigating the Polio Vaccine During Turbulent Times!

Thursday, February 12, 2026

Spinelli's Function Facility, Route 1, South, Lynnfield, MA, 01940

COST: $75

Registration link.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: PDG Mike McGovern,
Chair International PolioPlus Committee at Rotary International,

Incoming Chair of the Polio Oversight Board (POB) from January 1, 2026
Past Trustee of the Rotary Foundation (2012-2016),
Past Board of Director, Rotary International (2006-2008)

SPECIAL GUEST: PDG Eric Denu (D7850)

End Polio Now Coordinator, Rotary International Zone 32

Competition for Rotary Poet of the Year

Posted by Pooja Singla on Jan 06, 2026

Calling all aspiring poets and wordsmiths! Rotary Poetry Awards 2026.

Write a Poem or Verse on any subject of your choice, make a donation for Rotary Charity. Submit at this link and you could be the Rotary Poet of the Year!

The entry to the competition is absolutely FREE of charge. (Optional donation to Rotary charities.) The deadline to submit the poem is April 30. 2026.

Woburn Welcomes New Member Michael McCarthy

Posted by Brian K. Ouellette on Jan 06, 2026

Rotary Club of Woburn recently welcomed new member transfer from Pottstown, PA Michael McCarthy.

As a Rotarian since 1997, Mike served the Pottstown Club in various capacities. He was District 7430 Secretary (2000-2001) and served as Treasurer for the District 7430 Youth Exchange Program Committee (2004-2007) and has served Rotary at District, Zone and International levels. He is a multiple a Paul Harris Society and Bequest Society member and a Major Donor.

Mike was an active member of his Pennsylvania community as a board member, and Past President, of the World Affairs Council of Greater Reading, teaching JA courses and several capacities in his church. Mike serves Setebaid Services, Inc., as a board member. His wife Mary Anne (Bradford) is a retired civil engineer. She is also a Paul Harris Fellow and Bequest Society member. She and Mike have six children and now reside in Woburn, MA.

Lynn's Dictionary Project Year 18

Posted by Alicia Reddin on Jan 11, 2026

One of our most meaningful traditions—and a true point of pride for the Rotary Club of Lynn—is the Dictionary Project. This year marks Year 18 of the program, which began in 2008 thanks to Lynn Rotarian Jim Harris. Since then, this effort has quietly (and powerfully) strengthened literacy across our city.

Every single third grader in the City of Lynn receives a brand-new student dictionary—and this week, it all happened citywide at the same time. Rotarians deployed across Lynn, visiting each and every school, so students throughout the city were learning, exploring, and celebrating words together.

By the numbers:

• 20 schools participated (18 public, 2 private)

• 54 cases of dictionaries purchased by Reading Cooperative Bank and McGrath Enterprises

• 1,276 dictionaries distributed in a single day

• 37 Lynn Rotarians, 8 Lynn Public School administrators, and 7 Reading Cooperative Bank team members supported distribution

• 22,000+ student dictionaries have been given to Lynn third graders since 2008

Manchester-Essex Interact Takes the Plunge

Posted by Jack Costello on Jan 07, 2026

The Manchester-Essex Interact Club had a fun plunge for Polio welcoming in the new year for the second year in a row as a foundational initiative toward re-establishing their Club at the Manchester-Essex Regional High School. About 25 Rotarians and Interacters participated.

Interact raised over $1,500 from the plunge including a matching donation by the M-E Club, which becomes more than $4,500 with the 2:1 Gates Foundation match. Shown in the photo are Interact Co-Presidents Charlie Athanas and Ellie Virden with several of their Board, and Club facilitator Jen Doane with several Club Rotarians and friends and family.

100% of the funds being raised will go to Rotary International and the Polio Plus initiative which will then be doubled by the Gates Foundation.

People Helping People Wish List

Posted by Cheryl Stanton on Dec 29, 2025

The Rotary Club of Burlington once again participated in the People Helping People (PHP) Holiday wish tree for families in need. Our club sponsored 27 children this year. Each child requests a necessity and a special gift. The club members purchased the gifts and dropped them off with club project chair, Bev Vidoli who coordinated the distribution. We hope that this brought a smile to each child on Christmas morning.

RI Assembly (Jan 11-15, 2026) DGE Only

Jan 11, 2026 – Jan 15, 2026

District Membership Committee Meeting
Virtual
Jan 12, 2026 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

District Foundation Committee
ZOOM
Jan 13, 2026 7:00 PM

New Member Orientation
Zoom
Jan 21, 2026 7:00 PM - 7:45 PM

DG Official Club Visit - Marblehead
Boston Yacht Club
Jan 22, 2026 12:15 PM

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Rotary District 7930 eBulletin January 12, 2026

Rotary District 7930 eBulletin
January 12, 2026