PRESIDENTS-ELECT HAVING A BLAST GETTING READY FOR THEIR YEAR
Over 500 presidents-elect from all over New England and Quebec are assembled to celebrate the theme of the 2015-2016 Rotary Year - "Be A Gift to the World"
WORLD PEACE & UNDERSTANDING DINNER
The World Peace and Understanding Dinner is fast approaching. On February 11, 2015 Rotarians, Rotaractors and Interactors will unite with friends and family for an evening sure to be inspired by the presentations, including guest appearances from D7930 Youth Exchange students and the 4th grade students from the Marblehead Community Charter Public School.
Keynote appearance by Dr. Chi Huang, MD, author of “When Invisible Children Sing.” Dr. Chi has been working since 1999 with homeless street children in Bolivia. In 2007, the Reading Rotary Club partnered with Dr. Chi in a matching grant project. Many of your Foundation donations became part of that grant. In order to achieve peace and understanding, we must first fight poverty and ignorance. Join us for an inspirational evening. Hear what happens when one man decides it is time to make a difference.
Wednesday, February 11 6:00–9:00 p.m. at the Sheraton Colonial Hotel at 1 Audubon Road in Wakefield, MA. Cost is $55 per person.
Donations reached the $77,500 as of this morning and the 2015 Polar Plunge has been rescheduled for March 7th. With all the snow and frigid temperatures, it seemed prudent to focus on the health and safety of all involved. Fortunately, we now have the opportunity to continue to raise money for Polio and enhance our ability to reach the $125,000 goal before the big day. Use the weather conditions in your pleas for pledges and donations as it is likely to make your commitment to the 2015 Polar Plunge much more incredible.
Below you will find links to all of the participating teams involved with the plunge. Click on any of the links and you will be immediately whisked away to the Fundraise website where you can choose the plunger or plungers who you would like to donate to this year.
Remember to check the district website and your incoming emails for additional updates.
NEW MARKETING MATERIALS ANNOUNCED
In an effort to assist clubs in recruiting new members, the membership initiative postcard project will be offered once again this year. The scope of businesses has been expanded to include not only the home based businesses from last year, but also traditional bricks and mortar business and even online businesses. If you have other names that you would like to add to your campaign, you will be able to furnish that list as well. Consider including past speakers, community members who might not normally be included in the lists reference above. Remember the goal is to find service minded individuals who would be great partners in our mission to do good in the world. This year the program will provide several options to include a standard design, or for a small additional fee, a custom design that best represents your club and how you want to message your invitation to the recipient. The district will once again subsidize a portion of the cost for participating clubs. Keep an eye out for more details.
Pictured at right is the newest membership flyer that the district has created to assist clubs with providing content for potential members. This will be available as a pdf for you to use, in a printed version as is or customized to your club's specifications. The standard flyer focuses on the external theme: "Join Leaders, Exchange Ideas, Take Action". This tagline should be used on all externally facing media, including your website, signs and banners and in promotional material focused on the public. The QR code that is included will bring the prospective member to the district club listing page where they can click on any club link to go to their website or retrieve contact information. By expanding the possible clubs that someone can join, we can attract a Rotarian and add to our ranks. If you would prefer to have the QR code and any other content be more specific to your club, you can either modify the files that are available or we can do that for you. Keep an eye out for details about this program.
Posted by Martha Holden
2014-15 DISTRICT MANAGED GRANTS AWARDED
This past year, District 7930 awarded 14 district managed grants to 14 clubs totaling $35,054. Two of these grants were international and the remaining were all local grants. The ability for clubs to receive grants for projects that they create and implement is a clear demonstration of how the donations that are made to The Rotary Foundation provide funding for service projects three years later.
It is essential that all projects meet one of the Six Areas of Focus:
Peace and Conflict Resolution
Disease Prevention and Treatment
Water and Sanitation
Maternal and Child Health
Basic Education and Literacy
Economic and Community Development
Congratulations to the clubs who applied and received grants and good luck in successfully completing your projects. For clubs who have not applied for a grant recently, consider the following list for ideas or contact Martha Holden at holden@noble.net.
Please click on read more for the listing!
2014-15 District Managed Grants
Club
Type
Amount
Description
Amesbury
International
$2,977
Ebussamba (Kenya) Primary School- curriculum support
Cambridge
Local
$2,630
Lab equipment- 7th and 8th Grade - Breakthrough Greater Boston
Everett
Local
$2,500
Economic and Community Development/Peace and Conflict Resolution - Soccer Tournament
Ipswich
International
$5,000
Peshawar District- RCO Unitown Peshawar Kalu Shah School renovation
Lawrence
Local
$1,000
Trash receptacles-City of Lawrence sanitation
Marblehead Harbor
Local
$1,422
Lock Boxes for elderly/isolated - ElderAct MFD MCOA
North Reading
Local
$3,000
Elder patio North Reading Housing Authority
Peabody
Local
$3,000
Drug Awareness HPC/PPS K-5
Reading
Local
$3,000
Books & bags/Pre-K-1 Reading program
Rockport
Local
$3,000
PhysioControl Lucas 2 Chest compression system RAD
Stoneham
Local
$1,025
Oral Health curriculum 8th Grade Stoneham High and Middle School
Topsfield-Boxford-Middleton
Local
$2,000
Assets-based youth substance abuse education/Tri-town Council
West Roxbury-Roslindale
Local
$1,500
Book discussion - diverse community/one theme BPL FOWRPL
Rotary Club of Boston announces first Humanitarian of the Year Award. On Saturday, May 9th, 2015, Rotary Club of Boston #7 invites Greater Boston to join them at the Artists for Humanity Epicenter in South Boston for an evening of food, music and fun as we celebrate and award the 2015 Humanitarian of the Year. This event is expected to be a key fundraiser for Boston #7, and a portion of the evening’s proceeds will be awarded to the charity with which the Humanitarian of the Year award winner is affiliated.
And who will be the lucky winner? That’s up to you. If you are – or know of – someone who is an amazing activist or a tireless crusader for a local charity, send in a nomination today. Nominees from all charitable organizations with ties to the Greater Boston area will be considered and forms are available on the website at www.bostonrotary.org on the Rotary Boston Facebook page. The deadline for nominations is March 15, 2015.
We are also looking for corporate and other sponsors who would like to participate in making this event a successful and memorable one. There are six levels of sponsorship available. To determine the right fit for your organization, contact Glenn Quirion at gq0511@yahoo.com or Lilia Wood at lilia@ballroominboston.com.
For complete details of the event, and to stay updated as we release additional details, visit our website, www.bostonrotary.org, find us on Facebook or follow @bostonrotary7 on Twitter for more details.
Over 500 presidents-elect from all over New England and Quebec are assembled to celebrate the theme of the 2015-2016 Rotary Year - "Be A Gift to the World"
Pictured at right is the newest membership flyer that the district has created to assist clubs with providing content for potential members. This will be available as a pdf for you to use, in a printed version as is or customized to your club's specifications. The standard flyer focuses on the external theme: "Join Leaders, Exchange Ideas, Take Action". This tagline should be used on all externally facing media, including your website, signs and banners and in promotional material focused on the public. The QR code that is included will bring the prospective member to the district club listing page where they can click on any club link to go to their website or retrieve contact information. By expanding the possible clubs that someone can join, we can attract a Rotarian and add to our ranks. If you would prefer to have the QR code and any other content be more specific to your club, you can either modify the files that are available or we can do that for you. Keep an eye out for details about this program.
On Saturday, May 9th, 2015, Rotary Club of Boston #7 invites Greater Boston to join them at the Artists for Humanity Epicenter in South Boston for an evening of food, music and fun as we celebrate and award the 2015 Humanitarian of the Year. This event is expected to be a key fundraiser for Boston #7, and a portion of the evening’s proceeds will be awarded to the charity with which the Humanitarian of the Year award winner is affiliated.
