The Salem Rotary Club is thrilled to present our first Diversity, Equity and Inclusion training at our Rotary meeting on January 25th. Our training will be conducted by Human in Common.  Human in Common is an innovative team of experienced diversity consultants who specialize in providing professional diversity and ethical upstander training for nonprofits, municipalities, businesses and schools.

Members of the Human in Common team who will join us include:

Deborah Cohen, M.Ed. (pronouns: she/her) is the Co-founder and Executive Director of Human In Common. She is the creator of Ethical Upstander training -- a compassionate, experiential model of teaching active bystander intervention skills. For 30 years, Deborah has worked as a social justice educator, integrating community organizing and collaborative arts projects as a vehicle for amplifying diversity, equity & inclusion. 
 
Robert Gordon, B.A. (pronouns: he/him) is a Diversity Specialist at Human in Common. He has a background in organizational planning, education, and multicultural recruitment. His expertise lies in bringing people together across organization levels to develop and strengthen a sense of belonging among people of color within the workplace or community. Robert collaborates with clients to identify and break down systemic barriers, increase cultural humility, and empower people from marginalized backgrounds.

 

Pictured here is presenter Robert Gordon.

 

Because the Coronavirus and its variants have again become more active, I have moved the next two district events back to Zoom. 

 

First is the Mid-Year Leadership and Pre-PETS meeting scheduled for January 27^th.  This is for all Presidents, Presidents-Elect and future Presidents for the following two years.  This meeting is now open for registration at https://rotary7930.org/event/mid-year-leadership-meeting-1/.  The agenda is for a welcoming statement and then to breakout rooms with your respective Governor, DGE, DGN or DGND.  Each room will have their own agenda with the DGE staying in the main room to have his Pre-Pets presentation with the Presidents-elect. 

 

The second half of the Pre-PETS presentation for the Presidents-Elect is scheduled for February 12 from 3:00 to 4:30pm.  Registration is open for this event at https://rotary7930.org/event/pre-pets-part-2/.

The Annual World Peace and Understanding Dinner for February 3 has also been cancelled as an in-person event and moved to Zoom.  The evening will start with the Premiere of a documentary, by Sarah Furie of Boston Interact, “Talks Black Men have with their Sons.”  This will be followed by a question-and-answer session.  Then there will be presentations about the fruits of our Interact MicroFinance grant through the eyes of the Interactors; building compassion and understanding around the world and within the students themselves.

 

Registration is open for this event at:  https://rotary7930.org/event/world-peace-dinner/  The link to the zoom event will be sent out on the day of the event.  Please join us as we gather some peace and understanding of the world around us. 

Rockport Rotary President Rob Audano and Rotarian Anne Lewis present a check for $50 to Lynne Anderson, the winner of the raffle drawing on January 6.  Rockport Rotary’s 2022 Calendar features 13 photographs of the Rockport area selected from over 200 submitted to their photo contest.  Every calendar has a raffle ticket that will be entered into a drawing each week of 2022 with winners in the first week of July and the first week of December receiving $250 and all other winners receiving $50.  Winning tickets will be reentered for future drawings.

There are a few more calendars left for purchase by contacting Anne Lewis at car4forever@yahoo.com or 603-721-1038.

Winchester Rotary Club combined with our Interact Club to deliver 85 meals to our Local Housing Authority residents.  Then we all gathered for some Christmas Cheer at Sons of Italy for some food and drink and wonderful song from our very talented INTERACT members!

 

Happy New Year and hoping for a very productive 2022!  We kickoff with a big FOOD DRIVE ON 1/22!