A Rotary Foundation/Paul Harris Fellow Even:  Honoring Community Heroes!  November 12, 2026, Danversport Waterfront. $75 per person.  Register here.
 
Clubs are invited to nominate a hero in your community and award them a Paul Harris Recognition.  This is a major opportunity to expand our reach as we publicize this throughout our District.
 
Please discuss the following with your club members:
 
Select a Hero if you haven't already and your club wishes to participate.  It can be awarded posthumously.  
 
Save the date on your calendar and consider cancelling your meeting that week.  Cost and registration to follow. Let's pack the place to support our Heroes!
 
So how do you report your Hero and assign Paul Harris points?  Go to our District Foundation Hero Submisson Page here.  Appreciate everyone's excitement for this incredible event.  If your club needs points to assign, let us know.  Please contact Peter Majane or Governor Terry with questions.

 

America’s measles resurgence should concern more than parents. It should remind all of us why the world cannot afford to stop short of polio eradication.

The United States is experiencing its worst measles year in decades. Most cases have occurred among people who were unvaccinated or whose vaccination status was unknown. Measles was declared eliminated in the United States in 2000, yet declining vaccination coverage has created openings for the virus to return.

That is an important warning for the fight against polio.

After four decades of sustained global effort, wild poliovirus remains endemic in only Afghanistan and Pakistan. We are closer than ever to eradication, but the final mile is also the most difficult. Reaching every child requires continued vaccination, disease surveillance, community engagement, and adequate funding.

Measles and polio are different diseases, but they teach the same lesson: public health victories do not sustain themselves.  When vaccination coverage falls, surveillance weakens, or funding disappears, preventable diseases find the gaps.

Town Day 2026? Done and delicious!

Stoneham Rotary rolled in with a shiny new tent (seriously, it was a stunner), a powerhouse setup crew, our amazing SHS Interact students, and the team from MacDonald House, and a whole lot of ice cream-loving Town Day visitors.

Thanks to everyone who set up, scooped, topped, donated, or devoured a sundae and cleaned up, we raised funds for our scholarship program and tons of other good stuff we do all year. We even shared our leftover ice cream and toppings with Stoneham Coalition's Recovery Fest — sweet in every way!

Want to know more about us? Join us for lunch on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at Local 438 Grille located at 125 Main Street in Stoneham.