TIME TO ADVOCATE FOR THE POLIO VACCINE!Chair of CDC's vaccine advisory committee recently questions polio shot recommendation in the US.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: PDG MIKE MCGOVERN
Mike McGovern is Chair of the Polio Oversight Board (POB) which oversees the operations of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) and is the Chair of the International PolioPlus Committee at Rotary International. In addition, we are honored to have PDG Eric Denu (D7850), Zone 32 End Polio Now Coordinator.
This is a very important time for all to advocate for the Polio Vaccine! REGISTER NOW. Registration link here. Registration closes February 8th, 2026!
All welcome. Invite neighbors and friends. Keep Polio from recuring in the USA and eliminate it from the world!
Hope to see you at the World Peace and Understanding Dinner on Feb. 12, 6 pm at Spinelli's Lynnfield!
The Rotary Club of Peabody will host its 22nd Annual Taste of the North Shore fundraiser at a new location in Peabody in March 2026. The annual event that typically draws over 300 guests, will feature menu selections from a variety of the North Shore’s most popular restaurants! The event, featuring tasting stations, entertainment, raffles and more, culminates with a special $10,000 Grand Prize Raffle!! 
Donate to The Rotary Foundation Annual Fund and we will match your Foundation Points.
Thirty years ago, Lynn Rotarian Joe Coombs shared a deeply personal idea with his fellow members—one shaped by his own middle school experience and the life-changing impact of a teacher who believed in him. He proposed recognizing eighth-grade students who face physical, emotional, or psychological challenges and still show up every day determined to succeed.
Wilmington Rotary and Rotary Interact will be holding their third annual Polar Plunge to support "End Polio Now" on Saturday, March 28, 2026, at 11:00AM at the Silver Lake Town Beach. All proceeds will be sent directly to Rotary International through the District to support the continuing efforts to eradicate the polio disease from the World.
Polio Eradication is Rotary's Signature Cause. Come to the WORLD PEACE AND UNDERSTANDING EVENT: Navigating the Polio Vaccine During Turbulent Times!
Andover Rotary is pleased to share that it has once again earned the distinction of being the highest single-day fundraising non-profit organization for the Lawrence Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign.
Danvers Rotary Club presented gift cards to local grocery stores for the Danvers People to People Food Pantry. The Pantry distributed the gift cards to families and individuals struggling during the holidays. Total number of Grocery Gift Cards 72, equaling $1800. A great project with great success, feeding our neighbors. Thank you to our Rotarians, Philip and Jane Wilson, for organizing the drive.
On January 7th, 38 members (52%) of the Lynn Rotary club took the time to volunteer to participate in our 18th annual "Dictionary Distribution project "sponsored by Reading Cooperative Bank and McGrath Enterprises.
Save The Date & Join Us
Belle Isle Rotary is at it again with our BE BOLD - GET COLD Ocean Jump on Saturday Feb. 7, 2026, at the East Boston Yacht Club, 1 Rice St, East Boston, MA 02128 (plenty of parking). Doors open 10am, plunge at 12pm.
The District Environmental Committee has not met since October due to the holidays but has some exciting updates to share, more details after our next meeting on Jan 29th at 7 pm.
RYLA, May 15-17, 2026, at Camp Rotary, Boxford, MA.
Has your club recently hosted an event or project or are you planning something in the near future that you would like to share with your fellow District 7930 Rotarians?
In November, Arlington Catholic High School Interact completed their annual Blessing Bags Event. Arlington Rotary, Arlington K of C Council 109, and the Arlington Police Department assisted Interact in supporting the Salvation Army and local individuals and families in need. Interact was able to assemble 36 kids' bags for children at the Salvation Army's daycare center. In addition, they filled over 200 bags with toiletries, warm gloves, hats, and socks, providing comfort to many in need during the cold winter months.
The Manchester-Essex Interact Club had a fun plunge for Polio welcoming in the new year for the second year in a row as a foundational initiative toward re-establishing their Club at the Manchester-Essex Regional High School. About 25 Rotarians and Interacters participated.
Calling all aspiring poets and wordsmiths! Rotary Poetry Awards 2026.
