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EarlyAct Club Updates
Rockport Elementary EarlyAct | International and Polio Plus Fundraisers | Update December 2011 | On November 19th the Rockport Elementary School EarlyAct Club held their international fundraiser: “Fashions For Rations…Fighting Hunger is Our Passion!” They had 26 models who participated, along with a few dedicated Rotarians, provided refreshments at half time, and raised $290. for Stop Hunger Now. They also held a collection of non-perishable items for the Cape Ann Food Pantry.
November 28th was their Polio Plus fundraiser at Jalapeno’s Restaurant in Gloucester. With the help of local families, and Rockport Rotarians, who were encouraged to eat Mexican for that night, the restaurant returned a percentage of the evening’s take. Between the restaurant’s generosity and the raffle items available, they raised $433.61, which will be applied to Rockport Rotary Club’s Polio Plus commitment for this year.
Phoenix School EarlyAct | Doyon School EarlyAct | 2011 District Conference | Update May 2011 | Representatives from both the Phoenix School EarlyAct and the Doyon EarlyAct clubs not only attended the 2010-2011 District 7930 Conference in Danvers, but they each made their own presentation on their activites and accomplishments for the past year. The Phoenix School EarlyAct presented a movie they produced and the Doyon EarlyAct presented a Powerpoint slide show.
Rockport Elementary EarlyAct | Basketball Fundraiser | Update April 2011 | On April 29th, Rockport’s EarlyAct Club held a fundraiser, challenging the Rockport Rotary Club to a basketball game, as they wanted to raise funds to buy a piece of much needed sports equipment for the Elementary School. The kids divided themselves up in groups of players, cheerleaders, and ticket sales. They made posters, decorated shirts, held practices, and had parents contribute food and drinks for the half-time concession stand. Through ticket sales and a concession stand, the EarlyAct Club raised $700....and they also won the game!! No Rotarians needed any medical services, and a great time was had by all!
Phoenix School EarlyAct | 2010 Inauguration | Update September 2010 | The Phoenix School EarlyAct Club celebrated its inauguration for the 2010-2011 school year on Tuesday, September 28, 2010. There were 26 students participating to elect and welcome its new officers.Each officer made a brief presentation on their goals for the coming year. Projects that the club will continue to support include Change to Change Lives and Pennies for Peace. The new officers are:
Olivia Hanna, President
Jeffrey Childs, Vice President
Daniel Tremblay, Secretary
Zack Barshevsky, Tresurer
Also in attendance (and participating in the ceremony) were President of the Salem, MA Rotary Club Bill Kielbasa, District EarlyAct Chair Chris Doktor, Head of School (and fellow Rotarian) Betsye Sargent, and fellow Rotarian Mark Leavitt.
Club No. 5!
Rockport Elementary School EarlyAct Club | Update April 2010 | On April 28 District Governor Ingrid along with District EarlyAct chair Chris Doktor joined Janelle Favaloro and the Rockport Rotary Club to launch the EarlyAct Club of Rockport Elementary School.
Interest in the club was so well received, the sign up included 44 students on day one! We welcome our fifth EarlyAct club in District 7930!
Club No. 4!
West Elementary School EarlyAct Club | Update November 2009 | On November 18 District Governor Ingrid along with District EarlyAct chair Chris Doktor joined Bill Buck and the Andover Rotary Club to launch the EarlyAct Club of West Elementary School.
This group of students have been engaging in community service over the last several years, last year raising over $7,000 for the Beverly School of Kenya and Abdi. We welcome our fourth EarlyAct club in District 7930!
Phoenix School EarlyAct Club | Doyon School EarlyAct Club | Update May 2009 | Two District EarlyAct Clubs attended the District Conference last week – to participate in, present at, and share lunch with our fellow Rotarians during a full morning of information sessions about all the amazing work of our clubs – and our district.
There were 14 students from two EarlyAct clubs in the District who each gave a very informative presentation to an attentive group of attendees. Four EarlyAct members (and their faculty advisor/Rotarian Betsye Sargent) from the Phoenix School in Salem shared their experience as the very first EarlyAct Club in the district. Ten members of the Doyon EarlyAct Club (and their faculty advisor Andrea Welch) from Ipswich presented a comprehensive Powerpoint presentation sharing not only their current and ongoing activities, but also the history and goals of their club.
There was not much this moderator had to say – the students did a much better job at getting the point across: The power in creating an environment for these young community members to share their passion and desire to help others at their schools, locally in the community and globally around the world. We adults are humbled by their foresight and limitless capacity to serve. It is my honor to work side by side with these future leaders.
 
Winthrop School EarlyAct Club | Update January 2009 | Some 15 students and adult advisors met for the monthly EarlyAct meeting at Winthrop Elementary School last Thursday afternoon The club decided to initiate a Food Drive at Winthrop in support of the Ipswich Food Pantry. Posters were made by the students and will be distributed around the school in the coming week. The club plans to start a project of global outreach for a cause in China that is yet to be determined. The club will contact those Middle School students traveling soon to China to learn from them what needs or project ideas they may have to share from their time in China. Gail Doktor visited last month to speak to the club about Bright Happy Power, the non-profit organization that supports children being treated for cancer at the Children’s Boston Hospital. The club is very enthusiastic in wanting to support the work of Bright Happy Power.
Submitted by Bill Nelson and Brad Clark
 
Doyon School EarlyAct Club | Update January 2009 | In December, the Doyon Early Act club voted to have half of this year’s proceeds from the 4th Annual Pit Stop (car wash/bake sale fundraiser) donated to the non-profit organization Moving Mountains. The founder of Moving Mountains, Kim Jodoin, and her daughter Allison came to this month’s Early Act meeting to thank the students and explain Moving Mountains’ mission is greater detail.
Mrs. Jodoin brought pictures of some girls who have benefited from the Moving Mountains program in the past. She described how difficult it is for families in China to send their children to High School.
Currently 65 girls are attending High School in China when they would not have been able to do so without the program. The Doyon Early Act club is hoping to raise enough money from the Pit Stop to sponsor one girl’s high school education for the full three years.
Mrs. Jodoin also shared a poem one of the girls wrote describing her feelings about being sponsored. We’ve included a copy of it here so you can appreciate the depth of gratitude the girls experience when sponsored.
Xiongping is in her second year of high school. She dreams of becoming a "heart and brain doctor." She is an incredible girls who has been consistently ranked first in her class. Below are excerpts of a poem written by Xiongping:
What If
Last night while laying on my bed
I was thinking
Some "what ifs" came to my mind
What if I didn't have their help
What if I dropped out of school
What if I left my parents
What should I do
I will become a migrant worker
Life will become bad
I will lose many good things
And my dream will never come true
But these things aren't true...
I am very lucky
Many people gave their help to me
Here I say thanks to them
What if our earth stopped moving
Didn't have sunshine
Didn't have oceans
Didn't have a moon
Didn't have stars
What if...what if...what if...
Even if all these things come true
I will still remember their help till the end of my life!
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Moving Mountains
"Enough shovels of earth a mountain. Enough pails of water, a river."
Phoenix EarlyAct Club | Update January 2009 | There are only three EarlyAct Clubs in this District, but that doesn’t mean they haven’t left their mark. The oldest club which works out of The Phoenix School in Salem has been around since 2001. Since they began they have done over thirty clothes, food, and supplies drives. In 2004 they planted a garden in front of the Salem Council on Aging along with members of the Salem Rotary Club. In 2007 they donated $1000 to help save teacher jobs in the Salem Public Schools. Since the very beginning they have been closely involved with Rotary and the North Shore ARC. Their money comes from collecting and recycling cartridges, manufacturing and selling Valentines Day gift baskets, building games for Halloween and throwing a party for the kids of Salem, and a Read-A-Thon that they do every year.
Matt Tremblay
President
EarlyAct
If your Rotary club would like to start an EarlyAct club in your community we urge you to start now! Contact our District EarlyAct chair, Chris Doktor for details. Please fill out the form on this website and forward it to Chris so that he will be able to formulate a plan for your club for a successful EarlyAct club for your community!
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