On November 1st, about 200 participants of all ages filled the streets for Marblehead Rotary's sixth annual Rotary 5K, a crisp autumn tradition that continues to energize the Marblehead community year after year. 
It's that time of year where Beverly Rotary outdoes itself. It's time for the Beverly Rotary Club North of 40 Turkey Raffle! This year's version is called "Much Ado About Stuffing". Proceeds go to Polio Plus, the program to eradicate Polio from our world...all for a North of 40lb Turkey!
Arlington Rotary is now on our new schedule.
Continuing their commitment to supporting children in our community and spreading kindness with a smile, Lynn Rotarians shared the joy of Halloween with more than 1,000 Lynn children and families at the 2nd Annual Parks & Recreation Trunk or Treat celebration at Manning Field!
Woburn Rotary Foundation Chair Jim Major had the honor of presenting the Club President Amanda Harvey with a well-deserved Paul Harris Fellowship Award. Amanda, a Rotarian since 2021, is very active in the Woburn community and is the Director of PR and Development at the Council of Social Concern.
Come to the Membership Committee Roundtable on Wed., Nov. 18, from 6-7 pm. We will discuss how to make your meetings a can't miss event. Please come to share your club's tips and tricks. Members from the Public Image Committee will also be on hand for questions and input about your club's public image.
Honoring Our Veterans
The District Environmental Committee held an extremely informative zoom presentation on Green Burials last month. It was more fascinating than any of us anticipated and we plan to have the speaker back again sometime next year so more people can attend. In addition, there will be speakers on Lunch out of Landfills and a Circular Economy early next year. Watch for those dates.
Hello All!
Greater Salem Rotary is delighted to welcome two new members, Nick Stroniolo and Kendall Migliorini to our growing club! We know they will both be wonderful additions to our Rotary family.
Marguerite Curtis has recently returned to Cambridge after completing an MSc in Medical Anthropology from University College London, supported by the Rotary Global Grant Scholarship. Her dissertation focused on attitudes towards tuberculosis risk and vaccination in London. While there, she also enjoyed hiking, traveling around the UK, and spending time with members of her host club (Rotary Orpington District E-Club). She is currently looking for jobs in the global health field, and is looking forward to staying connected with Rotary!
The Rotary Club of Arlington celebrated an evening of fellowship, recognition, and community spirit at its annual Paul Harris Fellowship Awards Dinner on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, at St. Eulalia's Parish Hall in Winchester.
A Rotary Foundation/Paul Harris Fellow Even: Honoring Community Heroes! November 12, 2026, Danversport Waterfront. $75 per person. Register here, until November 8th.
The Beverly Rotary Club, partnering with Ellis Square Friends made and delivered meals to 96 folks and prepared for 25 indoor diners, and then came the CORN! We received a donation of 200 ears of corn. What a wonderful gift, but holy shucking! That meant shucking, cutting all that corn off the cob, and finding room to store it all.
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.
Ipswich-Rowley Rotary, in partnership with Paula Henrys Fitness and the Ipswich Family YMCA, donated 228 pairs of gently worn shoes to Soles4Souls (Soles4Souls.org)
Through sorting, grading, re-commerce, repurposing, repairing, and responsible end of life solutions, Soles4Souls extends the life of shoes and clothing to maximize their impact while reducing environmental waste.
In low-income countries, long-term work can be scarce. Soles4Souls works with like-valued partners to help people start and grow businesses – using donated shoes and clothing to create sustainable livelihoods. Vetted partners in-country purchase the donated shoes and clothing and resell them at a modest markup to 4Opportunity entrepreneurs and thrift store.
The District Environmental Committee is planning several speakers in the upcoming Rotary Year. We are starting with the first speaker on Oct. 29th at 7pm on Green and Natural Burials. This is an important topic we'd all like to avoid, but it's important to know all of your options to make the right decision for you. Please join us on Zoom as Lauren Campbell, Funeral Director and Owner of Campbell Funeral Home, educates us on Green and Natural Burials. Please contact me for the zoom link (Andrea - amlacroix@yahoo.com).
Robert C. Wood Memorial Heroes CELEBRATION
Hero Submission Process
We invite your Rotary Club to participate in the Robert C. Wood Memorial Heroes Celebration on Thursday, November 12, 2026, at Danvers Waterfront. Your club can select a hero from your community to be recognized with a Paul Harris Fellow recognition at the event.
Recognizing your hero at the event is a two-step process:
Step One
Please use this online form to submit information about your hero:
We will need the (1) the name of your hero, (2) a short bio and why they are being honored (600 characters max.), and (3) a high-quality photo. We will put that information into a slideshow to be shown during the event. Send bio and photo via email to Peter Majane at peter.majane@gmail.com
Step Two
In addition to filling out the above online form, you will also need to please fill out the Rotary International Form, which you can download as a PDF document:
This form is required to transfer 1,000 PHF recognition points from your club to the person you are bestowing a PHF recognition.
Please fill out the rest of the form, sign it, and then scan and send it via email no later than October 15, 2026 to guarantee timely arrival of PHF materials. Late entries may not be available for the event. Rotary International will send the PHF recognition materials to Anne Lewis anned7930rfc@gmail.com who will bring them to the event.
The Rotary Club of Burlington partnered with the Disabled and Limbless Veterans on Saturday, October 3rd to collect non-perishable Thanksgiving food items and toiletries to help support local Veterans during the holiday season. It was a great event that included volunteers from both the Burlington Rotary and Interact club. Our goal is to make this a yearly tradition.
Bingo Night, October 16. This fun event will include light refreshments, cash bar, silent auction, and some great prizes for our Bingo winners.
Trivia is coming!! Thursday, October 22, Elks Club Newburyport! Grab your friends and come join us for a night of fun, laughs and some groans! Food available for purchase and cash bar.
I am pleased to share that the resolutions for the 2026 Council on Resolutions are now available. All Rotarians may read the published resolutions here: https://my.rotary.org/en/document/council-on-resolutions-proposed-resolutions.
Town Day 2026? Done and delicious!
Winchester members recently teamed up with Winchester High School Interact Club students to support Connor's Kindness Project, a Woburn nonprofit that grew out of a boy named Connor's pandemic-era effort to bring comfort packages to sick and isolated kids. Today, the organization's Kindness Kits provide comfort and activity items to children facing illness, mental health struggles, family crisis, or homelessness.
