The devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles area have moved so many people to want to help.  Two Rotary Districts serving the Southern California affected by the fires have established relief funds to help support those in need. 

 

The fund established by Rotary District 5280 can be found here.  This includes Los Angeles, Long Beach, Malibu.

 

A fund established by Rotary District 5300 can be found here.  This District is east of the other District and includes Altadena and Pasadena.

 

People often look to Rotary to find trusted stewards to accept donations during disasters.  Thank you to all the Rotarian and other helpers serving that area during this catastrophe.

Governor Tom Hankard introduced this year's One by One Membership Initiative at the District Installation celebration.  He challenged all Rotarians to invite one person to a Rotary meeting, event, or service project during this Rotary year.

 

Now is a good time to ask ourselves how we are doing on this challenge.  Have you completed the challenge?  

 

The goal is to increase your club's net membership by one member. If every club in our District increases membership by one net member, we will have the most growth in decades.

One way to grow our membership is by enhancing our relationships with or finding new partners for our clubs to work with. When we find new ways to serve our community, our impact as an organization increases, and our community recognition grows.

 

Every Rotarian has a personal reason for joining. The thing we have in common is our strong commitment to making a difference. We are generous with our ideas, our energy, and our contributions to community causes. Whether large or small, every donation to the Annual Fund-SHARE is meaningful and important.

You leverage and amplify your individual impact by joining with other Rotarians to support “Every Rotarian Every Year”. Consider what your gift can do!

It’s Easy! Make your gift online by visiting here.  
 

On Friday, December 20th, not even the snow could stop about 30 Andover Rotarians, family and friends from ringing the bell in front of Andover Old Town Hall for the Salvation Army of Lawrence.

For seven consecutive years, the Andover Rotary had collected the most amount of donations in one day for the Salvation Army. This year, we almost beat our rival, Free Christian Church, but fell short coming in at second place raising over $1550. We are a bit disappointed for not being able to defend our title but overjoyed that so many generous individuals stopped to make a donation.

Or ... were they stopped by Andover Rotarian Doug Mercurio who jumped into traffic with his snow brush to clean off windshields and then ask for a donation? Doug truly embraces our motto of "where doing good is serious fun."