As Veteran’s Day approaches Rotary Clubs across District 7930 may be seeking ways to show their support for those brave men and women who have served our country in the past as well as those who serve in the Armed Forces today. The Gloucester Rotary Club is taking the opportunity to recognize the men and women of the Armed Services past and present at their special evening meeting on Tuesday November 10, 2015 at Cruiesport the weekly meeting place.
The evening event is a celebration combining the annual “Past President’s Dinner” and a tribute to Veterans. The Past President’s Dinner draws as many as 35 past club presidents to an evening dinner to offer support and advice to club President Carole Lynn Sharoff. The Veterans portion of the evening will feature guest speaker and local photographer Jason Grow who has compiled a series of photographs of local veterans of Cape Ann which will be on display in Gloucester’s City Hall beginning on November 7th.
The artistic juices were flowing at the Stoneham Middle School on Wednesday, October 21 for the Rotary Club of Stoneham’s first Poster Day for Drug Awareness. Over 60 students, mainly from the middle school but also some younger and older drop-ins, attended and created posters using art supplies provided by the Rotary Club. The posters represented the students’ expression of the theme of this year’s Red Ribbon Week for drug awareness, “Respect Yourself. Be Drug Free!” After their posters were made, the starving artists were treated to pizza by the Rotary Club. The event was supported by a matching grant from the Rotary Foundation.
Red Ribbon Week is an annual event for people and communities to unite and take a visible stand against drugs. Started by the National Family Partnership, Red Ribbon Week is the oldest and largest public awareness drug prevention program in the nation.
Many clubs get inquiries about the Rotary Foundation and the role it plays when supporting a club. When your club members use their elevator speeches to talk about the club, do they include mention of the Foundation? Here are just a few tips to help your members talk about the good work the Foundation supports:
Suggest people check out Charity Navigator or Charity Watch to see how our Foundation is ranked. Hint: it's got top ratings with both organizations!
When writing press releases about your club's involvement in the polio eradication movement, consider including an "About the Rotary Foundation" at the end. For sample text, contact us at rotary7930publicimage@yahoo.com.
Note that the Rotary Foundation has focus and vision. Perhaps over the next month, highlight an Area of Focus per week with your community or do a review of all 6 Areas on your public access station.
Use social media to spread the word. Consider assigning a member to share posts from the Foundation on Facebook or commit to re-Tweeting messages related to Foundation-supported programs.
Consider taking this month's Public Image Challenge!
Public Image Challenge
Ask your members "Why do you give?" and record answers
Take photos of members who give answers
With their permission, share their responses and photos on your social media pages and website throughout November! Keep responses to 2 sentences!
This year has already marked a significant milestone in making polio history. After this year's outstanding announcement of no new cases of the wild polio virus in Nigeria, we are down to two endemic countries: Afghanistan and Pakistan. If Nigeria can go 2 more years without a new case, we will have a polio-free Africa!
Dreaming the Dream
All efforts by our partners in this fight are surging forward to eliminate polio everywhere in the months ahead, but it’s not about just delivering the vaccine to the children. The logistical and political challenges are many and costly. Rotary and the World Health Organization, as well as funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and other funding partners, are pushing hard to achieve this goal. It will require a huge effort and much more funding to beat out the last cases and to make sure that polio does not re-occur in those countries that have been and will be certified polio free. If this happens, the globe could be polio free by 2018!
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We need to stay diligent - Help make our District Polar Plunge a huge success!
Please start your club fund raising efforts by going out into your communities and telling the story and asking their support. Work at getting as many pledges (including Corporate sponsorships) as you can to help the District raise even more money this year for our POLAR PLUNGE effort. The more successful we are at this event, the less effort we need to ask Rotarians for funds that they can then give to the Rotary Foundation for doing even more good in the world. Our Plunge Committee will be reaching out to come speak at your club over the next several weeks.
Plunge Dates
Saturday, January 23, 2016
Saturday, February 13, 2016 snow date
Registration announcement will be coming soon!
Bring the family to the 2nd Annual Winchester Chili Fest presented by Rotary Club of Winchester on Saturday, November 7, 2015 at the Winchester Town Hall Auditorium from 4 pm to 8 pm. Come taste and vote for the best chili in Winchester as area restaurants and professional chefs compete. A panel of celebrity judges, including our own District Governor Dave Manzi, will judge the amateur contest. Does a member in your Rotary club have fabulous chili recipe to enter? Enter the amateur contest and you could win $500 for the charity of your choice.
The event is a family friendly event that will include music, food trucks, beer/wine and kids games. Tickets can be purchased at the door: $5 for individuals, $15 for families and $15 for an alcohol wristband. Winchester Town Hall is located at 71 Mount Vernon Street in Winchester. Parking is conveniently located directly across from Town Hall. For more information go to www.winchesterrotary.org.
As Veteran’s Day approaches Rotary Clubs across District 7930 may be seeking ways to show their support for those brave men and women who have served our country in the past as well as those who serve in the Armed Forces today. The Gloucester Rotary Club is taking the opportunity to recognize the men and women of the Armed Services past and present at their special evening meeting on Tuesday November 10, 2015 at Cruiesport the weekly meeting place.
The artistic juices were flowing at the Stoneham Middle School on Wednesday, October 21 for the Rotary Club of Stoneham’s first Poster Day for Drug Awareness. Over 60 students, mainly from the middle school but also some younger and older drop-ins, attended and created posters using art supplies provided by the Rotary Club. The posters represented the students’ expression of the theme of this year’s Red Ribbon Week for drug awareness, “Respect Yourself. Be Drug Free!” After their posters were made, the starving artists were treated to pizza by the Rotary Club. The event was supported by a matching grant from the Rotary Foundation.
Many clubs get inquiries about the Rotary Foundation and the role it plays when supporting a club. When your club members use their elevator speeches to talk about the club, do they include mention of the Foundation? Here are just a few tips to help your members talk about the good work the Foundation supports:.jpg)
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Bring the family to the 2nd Annual Winchester Chili Fest presented by Rotary Club of Winchester on Saturday, November 7, 2015 at the Winchester Town Hall Auditorium from 4 pm to 8 pm. Come taste and vote for the best chili in Winchester as area restaurants and professional chefs compete. A panel of celebrity judges, including our own District Governor Dave Manzi, will judge the amateur contest. Does a member in your Rotary club have fabulous chili recipe to enter? Enter the amateur contest and you could win $500 for the charity of your choice.
