District Installation 2022
Posted by Alexander Falk on Jun 27, 2022

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Please join us as we celebrate the Installation of District Officers & Club Presidents in Rotary District 7930 on June 30th, 2022, at 6:00 PM at the Danversport, 161 Elliott St, Danvers. Since we are a little bit later than usual with the date of our installation, the theme for this year’s event is “It’s Almost the Fourth of July”.
 
Accordingly, we will have a summer cookout style dinner buffet with Danversport's own New England Clam Chowder, Warm Dinner Rolls, Strawberry Salad and Caesar Salad, Quinoa and Vegetable Salad, Watermelon Salad, Grilled Steak Tips, Chipotle BBQ Chicken, Hardwood Smoked Pulled Pork, Herbed Potato Salad, Corn on the Cob, and we will finish the evening with Blueberry Tarts and coffee/tea.
 
Doors will open at 5:30 and we will have cheese platters, vegetable crudites, and a cash bar for fellowship from 6:00 – 6:45 PM. A brief opening ceremony will be held from 6:45 – 7:00 PM followed by dinner starting at 7:00 PM. At 7:45 PM we will begin the installation festivities. The dinner cost per person is $65.
New Pollinator Resolution signed between Rotary District 7930 and the Essex National Heritage Area
Posted by Alexander Falk on Jun 21, 2022

Rotary District 7930 and the Essex National Heritage Area have signed a Pollinator Resolution in joint support of helping to reduce pollinator loss. In addition, the Salem Rotary Club and Marblehead Rotary Club have also co-signed the agreement on behalf of Rotary.

“Pollinator loss is a global environmental issue,” says Alexander Falk, Operation Pollination Ambassador and District Governor 2022-23 for Rotary District 7930. “It’s a global problem, as pollinators have declined by more than 45% worldwide in the past 50 years and are responsible for the reproductive success of more than 85% of the world's plants.”
 
Rotary District 7930 Governor 2021-22, Terry Rezendes Curran, agrees. "Rotary’s 1.2 million members are all about helping make the world a better place for our children and their children. By engaging Rotary’s Pollinator movement known as Operation Pollination, District 7930 is doing its part to help solve a global environmental crisis. We’re grateful for the critical partnership and cooperation of the Essex National Heritage Area in helping us move this important initiative forward in the Northeastern Massachusetts area, and we are excited that two local Rotary Clubs – Salem and Marblehead – have already signed on.”
 
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D7930 is ShelterBox Hero
Posted by Alexander Falk on Jun 28, 2022
DG Terry Rezendes Curran and DGE Alexander Falk are proud to announce that our District has been designated HERO recognition for Rotary Year 2021-2022 from ShelterBox USA.  District 7930 will be listed at the end of the Rotary Year your club will be listed on ShelterBox's HERO page. 
 
ShelterBox is a cutting-edge charity that hand-delivers emergency shelter for families devastated by natural disaster and conflict.  Its ShelterBoxes and ShelterKits contain the tools to transform lives and rebuild communities in the aftermath of disasters.
                                                  
ShelterBox has provided aid to over 2.2 million people since 2000.  It could not have been reached them without our help.
 
 
 
Peabody's Run Raises $4000 for Ipswich River
Posted by Alysa Hayden on Jun 28, 2022
Peabody Rotary's Source-to-Sea Run on June 18th successfully completed by champion marathoner and Peabody Rotarian Dan Vassallo, raised over $4,000 for the Ipswich River Watershed Association (https://www.ipswichriver.org/), $1,000 over our goal! 
 
The run raised awareness about the watershed, a local environment that is essential for clean water and for sustaining the life that gives our ecosystem its richness, which can help combat climate change.  Clean water and environmental protection are two primary tenets of what Rotary stands in service of and we are thrilled to have had such a successful event to support these goals.  For more about what our club does visit: rotarypeabody.org. 
Peabody Awards Scholarships
Posted by Alysa Hayden on Jun 28, 2022
The Rotary Club of Peabody proudly supports 7 students going on to college next year with our annual scholarships.  This is the culmination of the Club's yearlong fundraising efforts (including the perennially popular Taste of the North Shore) allowing us to award a total of $12,000 to these deserving students who understand what it means to put Service Above Self. 
 
Congratulations to:  Madeleine Scacchi (Sam Berns Scholarship)
 
Service Above Self Scholarship:
Josh Comito
Jacob Palhares
Emma Bloom
Julia Malionek
Jacquelyn Scopa
Ketsia Kabeya
 
Pictured here from left to right: Josh Comito, Emma Bloom, Jacquelyn Scopa, scholarship recipients and our guests at our June 16 morning meeting.  More information about our scholarship efforts can be found at our website: www.rotarypeabody.org. 
Lexington Passes the Gavel Again
Posted by Dan Busa on Jun 28, 2022
A lot was happening on Monday, June 27th at the Rotary Club of Lexington's annual Installation Luncheon Meeting.  President Cleve Coats handed the gavel over to incoming President Veronica Caira.  Veronica was also presented with her first Paul Harris Fellow Award. 
 
President Cleve also received his third PHF from Lexington Past President and Treasurer Dan Busa and Concord Past President Sharon Spaulding.  Sharon recommended Cleve to the Lexington Club and Past President Dan was his sponsor.  Also, on his last meeting as president, Cleve together with Membership Chair Domenic Sicari inducted the Club's newest member, Ibn Insan Sauti. 
There's Still Time to End Polio Now!
Posted by Terry Rezendes Curran on Jun 26, 2022
The current total donations to the End Polio Now campaign as of June 25th are $66,423.  Congratulations to the following Clubs who will receive the End Polio Now Certificate for donations to Polio over $1,500.  Marblehead $20,991; Gloucester $4,964; Lexington $4,274; Winchester $3,550; Peabody $3,367; Wilmington $3,000; Woburn $2,521; Arlington $2,335; Wakefield $2,250; Reading and North Reading $2,046; Rockport $1965; Parkway $1,706.
 
Donations were also received in the following amounts from clubs around the district. Lynnfield $1,375; Lynn $1,100; Manchester-Essex $1,008; Chelsea $1,000; Somerville $975; Andover $804; Burlington $718; Danvers $625; Amesbury $600; Greater Salem, NH $515; Medford $500; Stoneham $500; Swampscott $500; Newburyport $475; Belle Isle $450; Ipswich-Rowley $428; Beverly $406; Boston #7 and Evening $400; Hamilton-Wenham $398; Salem $275; Cambridge $200; Burlington Breakfast $100; Melrose $100.
 
There is still time to send in those donations from the Polar Plunge or activities you did in your club or with your Interact Club.
Gloucester Donates $48K to Local and International Orgs
Posted by Tracy Arabian on Jun 24, 2022
Celebrating its 99th anniversary in 2022, the Gloucester Rotary has provided $32,428 to local projects, donated $10,825 to international causes, and awarded $5,350 in scholarships to local students since July 1, 2021. The Gloucester Rotary is a diverse group of civic-minded business and community leaders joined in a mission to support the community and the world beyond the North Shore. 
 
“The Rotary motto ‘Service Above Self’ brings us together to make meaningful investments at home in our community and across the globe,” said Gloucester Rotary President, Tracy Arabian, who credits the generosity of spirit shared by the Rotary’s 56 members for making this possible. “These amazing people donate their time, their money, and their knowledge to make the world a better place. It has been a highlight of my life to have served the Rotary this past year as President.” 

 
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Wakefield's Father's Day Fishing Derby a Success
Posted by Amy Luckiewicz on Jun 23, 2022
The Wakefield Rotary Club hosted its second Father’s Day Fishing Tournament at Lake Quannapowitt on Sunday, June 19th.  The free event, open to all ages, welcomed about 25 families fishing for various top spots.  Wakefield Rotary Vice-President Gene Mullen explained, “We were thrilled with the turn-out, despite the gloomy weather.”  He added, “It was great to see kids with their extended families.”  In fact, for many families, this event was their first fishing experience and the perfect opportunity to learn safe and responsible fishing techniques before casting their first line.”  Loaner rods were made available thanks to Mass Wildlife and bait was donated by Boats & Motors on North Avenue in Wakefield.
 
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Reading Rotary Gears Up for 2022 Fall Street Faire
Posted by Jeanne Borawski on Jun 23, 2022
Although it is just the beginning of summer, Reading Rotary is gearing up to host the 14th annual Reading Fall Street Faire on Sunday, September 11.  Members of this committee are hoping to host the biggest, best Fall Street Faire yet.
 
Under the leadership of YMCA Executive Director, Rotarian and Fall Street Faire Chair John Feudo, the fourteen-person committee has already started meeting and planning for Reading's biggest annual event.  According to Feudo, “This would be way too much work for one person to do alone. We have an incredible team. Some of the members are relatively new and bring great energy and enthusiasm. Some of the members have been doing this for years and just know how to get the job done. At the end of the day, we’re all proud to be able pull off an event of this scope for the whole town to enjoy.”
 
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Rotary International Convention 2022 in Houston
Posted by Alexander Falk on Jun 17, 2022
Earlier this month, 17 members of our district, including the entire DG-Track, attended the Rotary International Convention 2022 in Houston, TX. It was an amazing gathering of over 11,000 Rotarians from around the globe and we attended many of the general sessions, quite a few breakout sessions, and some of us also went to the Youth Exchange Officer Pre-Convention that was held two days prior to the main convention.
 
We learned a lot, listened to many inspiring talks, and - most importantly - found connections with Rotarians from all over the world during the various lunch and dinner events.
 
Our own district hosted a well-attended Tex-Mex dinner on Monday, where we had friends from our surrounding districts attending as well as friends from Austria, Australia, and other countries.
 
There were many opportunities to meet with Rotary senior leaders and even get the occasional selfie or group photo with them. And we took many group photos with our DG and DGE classmates.
 
Rockport's Uganda Project
Posted by Anne Lewis on Jun 16, 2022
The Rockport Rotary Club used a District 7930 Matching Grant to complete Phase One of the construction of the Kateta House of Joy.  It is a kitchen and dining hall on the second campus of the Village2Village Project in a very remote area of northeastern Uganda.  The Village2Village Project is a charitable organization based in Indiana.  It serves children in an area of Uganda where four out of five families live in devastating poverty.  The second campus had only had a latrine and main office.  It had no place for eating, teaching or meeting.  Instead, children had to walk up to 20KM for activities on the main campus.
 
This project will ultimately benefit up to 150 children and their guardians.  But even unfinished, the building has allowed 56 children to have their daily activities in their own local area.  This area of Uganda is food insecure.  Children are used to having only one meal per day, often lacking in nutrition.  Now they will have regular meals and participate in their lessons on the local campus.
 
The Kateta House of Joy is well on the way to becoming a place not only to eat but to learn, sing, dance and grow.
Greater Salem Memorial Day Project
Posted by Maria Bertolone on Jun 13, 2022
Members of the Greater Salem Rotary Club restored by cleaning Veterans' head stones for the fallen Iraq Veterans during Memorial Day Weekend.  
 
This is the second annual clean-up.  We will be returning in November to continue to honor those that paid the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. 
Marblehead Announces Scholarship Recipients
Posted by Rosie Tan Segil on Jun 13, 2022
The Marblehead Rotary Club congratulates the students who have been awarded its 2022 scholarships in academics, leadership, community service, and extracurricular activities.   These scholarships support one of Marblehead Rotary Club's most important goals: assisting local students in pursuing their studies at higher education institutions.  Yearly, Marblehead Rotary awards four to six students with a one-time scholarship and one with a four-year scholarship.  There are six outstanding awardees:  Sophia Nickolas, Tariq Abdelkahlek, Benjamin Kahn, Alexis Earp, Grace Miller, and Owen Murphy.
 
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Is Your Club DEI Certified?
Posted by David Hart on Jun 09, 2022
As our Rotary Year 21-22 ends you still have time to submit your Club’s Diversity Equity and Inclusion citation and score sheet.  
 
Most Clubs have found that when they review the Citation requirements (25 suggested action steps, Club must achieve 13 of the 25 for certification) that the Club has already achieved some of the action steps. 
 
Your Club has until June 30, 2022, to review and submit your DEI Citation score sheet for certification.  Please fill out your scoresheet and email to David Hart DEI Committee Chair and District Governor Terry. 
 
DEI Citation and Score Sheet documents are available on the District 7930 DEI web page.  Please see this link. 
 
If you have any questions please feel free to contact David Hart at davidhart4251@gmail.com or at 781-718-7799.
Stoneham Rotarians Host Interact Students
Posted by Sharon Iovanni on Jun 12, 2022
At its June 7th lunch meeting at Gaetano’s Ristorante, Rotary Club of Stoneham members hosted four students from the Stoneham High School (SHS) Interact Club and their Advisor, SHS teacher Kim O’Connor. 
 
This year, the Stoneham High School Interact Club - which has about 20 students - with their Advisor Kim O’Connor, engaged in several service projects, including gathering and sending clothing to Ukraine, collecting over 200 new children’s books to deliver to children in local hospitals and soliciting and delivering hundreds of packages of Pop Tarts to be distributed to Boston’s homeless population.  The group meets regularly prior to the beginning of their school day.  Rotary Club of Stoneham member Craig Celli has been the club’s liaison to the SHS Interact Club. 
 
Rotary Interact Clubs welcome young people ages 12-18 to develop leadership skills as they come to understand the importance of Service Above Self, a Rotary motto.  Clubs are encouraged to organize at least two service projects a year, one focused on their school or community and the other promoting international understanding.  Currently there are 14,911 Interact Clubs in 145 countries around the world. 
 
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District Governor Terry Rezendes Curran

 
 
Terry Rezendes Curran
District Governor 2021-2022
 
 
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