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R O T A R Y I N T E R N A T I O N A L D I S T R I C T 7 9 3 0 M A Y 2 0 1 3

Terri Kidder -Amesbury

Dist. Governor 2012-2013

603-702-0394

terrikidder@yahoo.com

Dr. Subbiah Doraiswami

Belmont

Immed. Past Dist. Gov.

617-602-5922

subbiah.doraiswami

@verizon.net

John Hall II-Salem MA

Dist. Governor Elect

978-210-6343

john.hall@salemfive.com

Peter Simonsen Hamilton/Wenham

District Governor Nominee

978-927-2193

pes7930@comcast.net

Stephen McKenzie Amesbury

District Secretary

603-430-5466 smckenzie2009@comcast.net

Bob Wood -Peabody

District Treasurer

978-352-2055

bobcwood@verizon.net

Wow! June is approaching and that means that the Rotary year is nearing the finish line! It is hard to be-lieve! There have been so many accomplishments in the clubs and the district this year, and they will be celebrated at the district conference in Ports -mouth. I hope that all clubs will be represented and will be taking part in the fellow-ship for that weekend, not to mention competing for the $1000 prize!

The Vocational Training Team from the Philippines had a wonderful month in our district. They were hosted in 4 different areas

of the district and visited numerous schools, muse-ums, and venues to work on their elementary education science teaching skills. They were enthusiastic and eager to absorb all of the informa-tion that they were able, so that they could take it all back home with them and improve the lives of their students. They arrived home safely and will be keeping in touch with all of their new friends from 7930!

June is fellowship month in Rotary, let's kick it off in a big way in Portsmouth!

Terri

GLOBAL GRANT

SCHOLAR

Hi everyone,

I just spent the weekend as a guest of the Rotary Club of Epernay. Epernay is the capital of the Champagne region. We had a great time doing tastings, as well as visiting the famous cathedral at Reims. I have a photo of my host family and I with the Rotary wheel, in case it interests you all for a newslet-ter. There are some group pho-tos of us scholars that I should get in the next couple of days (I will forward them).

They also gave me a flag for Epernay, and were a little sad that I didn't have one to pre-sent! Randy, let me know if you could send a Cambridge Club flag to my house in the US, and I will get it to them once I re-turn at the end of May (if so I'll send my address to you). They should definitely have one!

My host was the President of the Club and a former gover-nor: Jean-Louis Le Nué. The club has been receiving scholars in France for a weekend in Champagne for 60 years!!

I hope you all are well! Best,

Rebecca

Past District Governors Ingrid Brown and Steve May paid an early morning visit to join President Becky Linhart and Marblehead Harbor Rotarians May 14. Ingrid unwrapped some of the mysteries and confusion and talked about decisions made by the

R.I. Council on Legislation, which met recently in Chicago. Steve May thanked the club for its recent participation in Rotary Lead-ership Institute, now accepted as a program of Rotary Interna-tional and gave the club the good news that a regular seasonal home for an annual R.L.I. spring session is firmed up for Pea-body at the Holiday Inn.

Submitted by Fraffie Welch, Marblehead Harbor Rotary Club.

Rotary Club of Marblehead Harbor

Rudy Macchi -Gloucester PO Box 73 Gloucester MA 01931 (tel) 978-764-1917 (e) mahonyrudy@aol.com Marblehead, Marblehead Harbor, Pea-body, Salem MA

Peter Majane– N. Reading 3 Cerqua St., Woburn, MA 01801 (h) 781-938-7747 (w) 617-629-3333 (c) 781-443-5148 (e) peter.majane@gmail.com Burlington, Burlington Breakfast, Stone-ham, Winchester

Steve McKenzie -Amesbury 195 Portsmouth Ave., Greenland NH 03840 (h) 603-430-5466 (c) 603-430-0111 smckenzie2009@comcast.net Malden, Tops/Box/Middleton

Sheryl Meehan –Haverhill 284 Colonial Rd. Lawrence, MA 01843 (w) 978-552-4522 (h) 978-655-3755 (c)978-618-2820 ( e) sheryl_meehan@comcast.net Amesbury, Andover, Reading, Wilmington

Uchenna Onyeachom -W. Roxbury 9 Billings Street, West Roxbury, MA 02132 (h) 857-615-5524 (e) onyeachom@yahoo.com Boston Evening, Cambridge, Chelsea, East Boston/Revere

Peter Simonsen - Ham/Wen 24 Dartmouth St., Beverly MA 01915 (h) 978-927-2193 (w) 978-499-9919 (c)978-621-7304 pes7930@comcast.net Lynn, Swampscott, Everett

Bob Wicks –Ipswich 46 County St., Ipswich MA 01938 (h) 978-356-5527 (c) 978-380-8426 (e) bwicks2@verizon.net Ham/Wen, Lynnfield, Saugus, Gloucester

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Josh Arnold -Gloucester 8 Linden Road, Gloucester, MA 01930 (h) 978-281-6386 (w) 978-281-3634 (c) 978-559-9480 (e) josharnold@verizon.net Beverly, Danvers, Manchester/Essex, Rock-port

James Babbin -Amesbury 142 Whitehall Road, Amesbury, MA 01913 (h) 978-388-2175 (w) 978-388-2157 (e) jimb13@verizon.net Greater Salem, Ipswich, North Andover

Maria Bertolone -Gr. Salem NH c/o TD Bank,155 N. Broadway, Salem, NH 03079 (w) 603-893-1300(h) 603-681-0477 (c) 603-303-3197 (e) Maria.Bertolone@td.com Haverhill, Lawrence, North Reading, Methuen/Salem NH

Jack Donaldson -Burlington 62 Winn Street, Burlington, MA 01803 (h) 781-270-5425 (e) donaldsonag7930@verizon.net Arlington, Somerville, West Roxbury

Ray Graber -Burlington Breakfast 27 Maryvale Road, Burlington, MA 01803 (h) 781-221-0018 (w) 781-221-0018 (c) 617-750-6390 (e) ray@graberassociates.net Belmont, Lexington, Wakefield, Woburn

Christina Harris -Ipswich Assistant Governor Coordinator 41 Middle Street, Newburyport, MA 01950 (w) 978-948-2789 (c) 978-270-6706 (e) christina@partnerwithchoice.com

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District 7930 Assistant Governors 2012-13

Tayyaba Siddiqui, a young teacher from Pakistan, was recently a guest speaker at the Danvers Rotary Club. She is from Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. Tayyaba has been in the US for 1 month and will be going back in about 20 days to get back into teaching. She was a remark-able speaker seeing that she was young, not native to our English language and has lived through so much in her short life. As part of the program there were many pictures of what Pakistan went through during and after the earthquake of July 9th, 2005. Schools collapsed, killing 20,000 students, home and other

buildings collapsed with all homes ruined. Makri Mountain was the epicenter. Schools were set up follow-ing the earthquake but without build-ings. Classes were held and in most cases still held in tents. Her family joins her as teachers, volunteering to help move this country forward. They are involved in Polio Immunizations. There was so much to take in from her talk that I can not put it all into words. Her father gave land for a school. Many questions followed and very passionate answers were given. The area where the teaching is being done is a very safe area. There are however unsafe places, but not close to them. Rachel Williams can be quoted as saying “Since I can’t get a Danvers Rotarian to go to Pakistan with me, I had to bring Pakistan to Danvers.” and she was right. Pictured L-R: Tayyaba, DRC Pres. Barry Kap-lan and Ipswich Rotarian, Rachel Williams.

Submitted by Lenny Mercier, Bulletin Editor, Danvers Rotary Club.

THE STORY OF SAILING HEALS PRESENTED AT ROTARY CLUB OF ANDOVER ON APRIL 26TH

Each week the Rotary Club of Ando-ver hosts engaging speakers from education, civic, business and non-profit organizations to learn about community initiatives, needs locally and internationally. A recent Rotary meeting started with a question.

What does a ride on a sailboat have to do with cancer patients and survi-vors? “It means a day away from their troubles. It means more shared smiles with their loved ones,” com-mented Trisha Boisvert, Executive Director of the non-profit Sailing Heals. “For nearly two years Sailing Heals has been providing VIP patient guests and their caregivers a memora-ble day of healing on the water. We have seen the smiles multiply as the cares are washed away, if only for a

little while.”

At the Friday morning Rotary meet-ing, Trisha presented the non-profit’s volunteer-based mission of providing free “days at sea”. 2012 results were over 230 VIP guests and caregivers sailing out of Marblehead, South Eastern MA, Newport, New York City and Miami with volunteer host captains on their day sailors, sloops, cutters or schooner sailboats. More info on Sailing Heals can be found at www.sailingheals.org.

The Rotary Club of Andover is a civic organization of men and women who do a great deal of good for the Merrimack Valley and at the same time have a lot of fun contrib-uting to our local and international communities. The Club meets Fri-days a 7:30AM at the Lanam Club, 260 N. Main Street.

Photo Caption- Rotarians welcoming Trisha Boisvert from Sailing Heals. From left to right- Mark Spencer, President Rotary Club of Andover, Rotarian Don Gottfried, Trisha Boisvert from Sailing Heals, Rotarian Megan Loughney and Rotarian Chris-tine Krupa.

Submitted by Craig Saline Andover RC.

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The Rotary Clubs of North Reading, Wilmington and Read-ing met at the Hillview Country Club on May 1 when a Teacher Exchange Team from the Philip-pines spoke about their teaching experiences at home and their desire to implement strategies and methodologies learned while visiting Massachusetts and New Hampshire public schools in District 7930 (which includes 42 Rotary clubs, including these three clubs) locations.

Team Leader Bienvenido Alonzo Jr., a Rotarian from Santa Maria, leads a team of four Filipino teachers, Ellen Legaspi, Lorna Castillo, Jean Santiago and Marisol Soriano,

whose primary interest is teach-ing science to elementary stu-dents. They are all either work-ing on their master’s degree or have already attained one in Education Management.

“Our Outbound Team is now undergoing training in your district by observing how the methods of teaching science are conducted in your progressive country,” said Philippines Ro-tary District Governor 3770 Yolanda Wycoco. “When they return, they are going to formu-late ways on how to implement what we had gained in this ex-change.”

The teachers described class-room conditions in the Philip-pines as challenging – no air conditioning in 90 degree tem-peratures, teaching every subject (although science is their spe-cialty) to class sizes of between 32 and 54 students, while trying to keep them focused. From observing American students,

the teachers agreed that children are the same everywhere and on the importance of keeping them engaged. They also told the Rotarians that public education stopped at Grade 10 until just this year when the first Grade 10 students can go on to Grade 12.

Besides visiting classrooms, be-sides the North Reading loca-tion, the Team has also had lunch at the Lawrence Club, Andover and Haverhill Club, Gloucester Club and Methuen (MA) and Sa lem (NH) Club. They have been sightsee-ing in Gloucester and Rockport, among other h i s tor i c a l sites. Next week they are in Portsmouth, NH, at Strawberry Banks and at Odion Park in Rye.

Yolanda went on to say the Phil-ippine District is honored to partner with MA-NH District 7930 and appreciates the uncon-ditional generosity for this Fu-

ture Vision program. The Team was excited about what they have seen and learned and hope to share with their students and co-workers back home.

Photo legend: Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Santa Maria, Prov-ince of Bulacan in the Philippines and local Rotary District 7930, a Teacher Exchange Team lead by Bienvenido Alonzo Jr. (front row, left) visited the Rotary Clubs of North Reading, Reading and Wil-mington at the Hillview Country Club on May 1. To the left of Alonzo, participating teachers are (front row, l-r) Jean Santiago, Lorna Castillo, Marisol Soriano and Ellen Legaspi and Assistant District 7930 Governor Sheryl Meehan. Back row (l-r), Assistant District 7930 Peter Majane, Wilmington Rotary President Bob Ennis, North Read-ing Rotary President Michael Lin-nane, Assistant District 7930 Gov-ernor Maria Bertolone and Reading Rotary President Brian Crosby.

Submitted by Pricilla Gottwald PR Officer, North Reading Rotary Club.

NO. READING ROTARY SENDING NRHS STUDENTS TO RYLA LEADERSHIP PROGRAM

The Rotary Club of North Reading pre-sented five North Read-ing High School students with scholarships to par-ticipate in the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards

at Camp Rotary in Boxford on May 17-19. The students attended a joint meeting with the evening and luncheon North Reading Rotary Clubs on April 9 at the Hillview Country Club, where they got some insight on what to expect from the leadership program. The scholarship recipients are first row (l-r) Keanna Lamont, Rachel Goodreau, Rory Stimpson, Leanne Trischitta and Madison Capezzuto. On hand to congratulate the students are back row (l-r) North Reading Superintendent of Schools Kathleen Willis, Rotary District 7930 Governor’s Aide and Assistant District Governor Jim Babbin (Amesbury Club), North Reading Rotarian and RYLA Chair Peter Majane (Winter Hill Bank), North Reading Rotary President Michael Linnane (Linnane Insurance) and NRHS Principal Jon Bernard. Submitted by Pricilla Gottwald PR Officer, North Reading RC.

FORMER RYLA STUDENTS SHARE EXPERIENCE WITH 2013 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

The Rotary Club of North Read-ing invited three of last year’s Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) students to share their experiences with this year’s NRHS junior recipi-ents. The event took place at the

Hillview Country Club on April 9. Giving encouragement and advice to this year’s recipients are front row (l-r) Kristen Shevlin, Esha Jain and Jenna Crawford. Kristen will help create the weekend agenda for this year’s RYLA event and serve as a Senior Facilitator leading a RYLA family of four or five high school juniors. North Reading Rotarian and RYLA Coordinator Peter Majane (back row, third from left) presented the stu-dents with spring bouquets from Good Day Flowers (Lee McNeil, proprie-tor, is a Rotarian). On hand to share their appreciation are back row (l-r) North Reading Superintendent of Schools Kathleen Willis, Rotary Dis-trict 7930 Governor’s Aide and Assistant Governor Jim Babbin (Amesbury Club), Majane (Winter Hill Bank), North Reading Rotary President Michael Linnane (Linnane Insurance) and NRHS Principal Jon Bernard. Submitted by Pricilla Gottwald PR Officer, North Reading RC.

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Pictured above: Winners of scholar-ships from the Marblehead Rotary Club's 'Marblehead's Got Talent' event held Friday, May 3 at the Boston Yacht Club include, from left, Daniel Peters, who came in second; student host Calvin Falk, pianist Kevin Sherman, who finished third; and duo Addy Sleeman and Julia Taliesin, who were the evening's champions

As Beverly prepared to welcome “American Idol” contestant Angie Miller home with a celebratory parade on Saturday, the Rotary Club of Mar-blehead held its third annual “Marblehead’s Got Talent” benefit auction inside Boston Yacht Club Friday evening, May 3, featuring the town’s local high school talent.

Selected by three Rotarian judges in a semifinal round two weeks ago, the seven finalists performing at the benefit were not only contending for substan-tial educational scholarships but also served as the night’s main entertain-ment.

“Young people in this town are amaz-ing in their talent,” said Rotarian Andy Stone, his wife, Susan, standing along-side him. “It is usually always gratifying to give an opportunity for them to display their talent while raising some money in the process.”

For an hour and a half before the first

scheduled of seven performances at 8 p.m., a lively cocktail party was held, offering everyone a chance to socialize while piping-hot hors d'oeuvres were served and drinks were poured.

“We all work together and volunteer our time to put this evening on,” said Rotarian Cahir McCoole. “The empha-sis tonight is on our local children. We bring in our high school students, encourage them, give them a chance to win some scholarship money and make them a part of the fundraising.”

As much as the night was the final round in a competition that began a month a go with auditions, proceeds from ticket sales, a live and silent auc-tion benefited the Rotary Club Scholar-ship Fund.

“It’s great to know that we have the support of adults in the community and to see other talent in my age group is always nice, too,” said Pingree sopho-more Dan Peters, one of the night’s performers, adding that he was happy to lend his talent for the night’s cause.

“Lots of people, when I talk with them, they think there are not any needy kids in Marblehead,” said Rotarian Julie Livingston. “But there can be any number of reasons [students may need help paying for college], especially in a down economy like this, so that’s where we come in and a help.”

Alongside “Got Talent,” the organiza-tion raises funds through other charity endeavors, like their popular summer-time Lobsta Raffle fundraiser, to sup-port their campership program, which allows kids who need financial help to attend summer camp. This year, the

group has set aside $10,000 for local youth.

“We’ve sent some 40-odd kids to camp each year. The idea is, if you don’t send kids to summer camp, they miss out on opportunity that could have an impact on achieving their goals and reaching their potential,” said Livingston.

Livingston said the five scholarships the organization usually awards total $12,000 but can fluctuate depending on the year.

By the time 8 p.m. rolled around, everyone gathered in a large reception a room for the main event, empty ballots in hand.

Chairs and instruments were moved out the way for Katherine Stolerman, a sophomore whose choreographed Latin dance wowed the audience.

Meanwhile, guitarist Geoff Shelden, an MHS senior who was recently accepted into Temple University’s Jazz Perform-ance Program, played an original jazz piece.

In between acts, Gene Arnould lit up the reception floor with his auctioning skills, getting many to bid on donated items, including Red Sox tickets, cloth-ing, a framed scenic Marblehead photo and summer getaways, among other items.

Iryna Polunina, an MHS sophomore, put her vocals on full display while singing “I’m Feeling Good,” made popular by the late Nina Simone.

Senior Tatiana Dolton, who played Johanna in MHS’ retro-punk rendition of “Sweeney Todd” this past fall, was

the only student who brought a Broad-way performance to the yacht club on Friday.

Also within classical-music genre, MHS sophomore Kevin Sherman, whose solo work on the piano has been featured at Carnegie Hall and has won him many first prizes, picked up the night’s pace with one of Frederic Chopin’s compo-sitions, ultimately winning him the $500 third-place scholarship.

To capture second place and the $1,000 that came with it, Peters brought Ludwig van Beethoven 1st Piano Sonata alive.

Like Shelden, 17-year-old MHS juniors Addy Sleeman, who played piano, and Julia Taliesin sang an original song from their first EP, “Someday,” landing them the top prize of a $2,000 scholar-ship, which they will share.

This was the duo’s second attempt at the top prize, and they were surprised by the result.

“It’s amazing how much talent there is in this town,” said Sleeman, with Tali-esin nodding in agreement. “We’re shocked we won.”

The pair did not have long to savor their victory, however.

“We’ve got the SATs to take in the morning,” they noted.

Article & photo by: William Dowd / marblehead@wickedlocal.com Marblehead Reporter Posted May 08, 2013

Submitted by Tanya DeGenova, PR Chair, Marblehead Rotary Club.

W I L M I N G T O N R O T A R Y T R I V I A N I G H T THINK THAT YOU KNOW ‘WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE FIRST BASE MAN ?”

CERTAIN THAT YOU CAN NAME THE LARGEST OF THE GREAT LAKES ? THE CAPITAL OF THE STATE OF NEBRASKA IS, UM ?

If you know the answers to these probing questions, then get your three smartest friends and enter the FIFTH ANNUAL WILMINGTON ROTARY CLUBS NIGHT OF TRIVIA.

This years competition will be held on Friday, June 7th at the Benevolent Order of the Elks, 777 South Street, Tewksbury. Doors will open at 6:00 PM. Trivia questions will begin at 7:00 PM sharp.

Entry fee is $ 100.00 per team of four. You will compete with some of the most knowledgeable trivia players in the world. The winning team will get not only bragging rights but also a nearly priceless trophy.

Be sure to bring munchies (brain food) & your thinking caps. Test your knowledge of all things trivial. To enter your team of scholars or for more information,

contact Trivia Master Harry Cunningham at 1-978-944-0155

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ROTARY’S HIGHEST AWARD GIVEN TO BABSON & WILSON

The Gloucester Rotary Club has named David Babson and Richard Wilson as Paul Harris Fellows, the prestigious award named after the Chicago lawyer who founded Rotary in 1905.

David Babson was selected by a Club Committee of previous recipients of the award, while Wilson was chosen by members of the Interact Club, the very active group of Gloucester High School Junior Rotarians. Babson and Wilson will be honored at a special dinner on Wednesday, May 29, at Cruiseport Gloucester, located at 6 Rowe Square in downtown Gloucester. The social hour will begin at 5:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 6:30 p.m.

A practicing lawyer in Gloucester since 1974, Babson has been actively involved in the professional and civic life of the community for the past 40 years. After graduating from the Boston University School of Law, he was an associate of David Harrison from 1974 to 1977 and then entered into partnership with James Bagshaw for the next 20 years. For the past 15 years, he has practiced on his

own, dealing primarily in estates, wills, trusts, real estate, and corporations.

Babson has a long record of service to Gloucester, having worked on the Boards of the Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce, the Horribles Parade Com-mittee, the Cape Ann Symphony, the Annisquam Village Church, and Mt. Adnah Cemetery. He has been a long-time member of the Gloucester Rotary Club, serving as President in 1981-1982. Babson is currently the President of Babson Historical Association, a Board member of the Gloucester Development Team, and an incorporator of the Cape Ann Savings Bank.

Babson lives in Annisquam with Val, his wife of 41 years. They have three children, David, Amanda, and Warren, and three grandchildren, Kavika, An-tonie, and Winston.

Richard “Dick” Wilson is in his second life as a well-known community activ-ist. Shortly after his graduation (cum laude) from the University of Massachu-setts in 1963, Wilson entered the world of insurance/financial planning in Boston with the New England Mutual Life Insurance Agency, which he led for 34 years until his retirement in 1996. During his working years, Wilson served on the Gloucester School Committee for 14 years. In appreciation of his con-tributions, the City named a Little League field after him – a fitting tribute for a former baseball star, who pitched in Gloucester’s first Little League game in 1952 and later played two years of professional baseball in Canada. Wilson also is a former Board member of Well-spring and the Cape Ann Housing Opportunity, and in 1986 helped the Pine Street Inn to convert abandoned elementary schools into housing for homeless Bostonians.

In recent years, Wilson reemerged on

the civic involvement scene in dramatic fashion. Concerned over cuts to the

Gloucester High School Athletic Depart-ment’s budget and the consequent rise in costs paid by kids on sports teams, Wilson founded the Gloucester Fisher-men Athletic Association in 2008. As a result of aggressive fund-raising pro-grams, the Association has been able to

ease pressure on the school’s sports budget and to make participation fees more affordable for Gloucester families.

Wilson’s crowning civic achievement came in 2009, when he created the vision for the renewal of Newell Sta-dium, which had fallen into a state of disrepair close to condemnation. Start-ing with an ambitious fund-raising cam-paign to raise several million dollars, Wilson orchestrated a series of private-public partnerships that led to the 2012 ground-breaking and scheduled comple-tion later this year.

Wilson lives in Gloucester with Bar-bara, his wife of 52 years. The couple have five sons and twelve grandchildren.

Tickets to the Paul Harris Distin-guished Service Award Dinner are $47 per person and may be reserved by contacting event Chairman Steve Kaity at 978-978-1051. The dinner is open to the general public, and friends and colleagues of Babson and Wilson are encouraged to attend.

Submitted by Tracy Arabian Gloucester Rotary Club.

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R O C K P O R T E A R L Y A C T C L U B I N A C T I O N

Photo caption: Rockport EarlyAct planting the Elementary School Community Garden.

Submitted by PDG Ingrid Brown., Rockport RC.

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Volunteering is a way of life in the Andovers and annually recog-nizing extraordinary volunteers who contribute beyond their normal job description is what the Rotary Club of Andover has been doing for 16 years with Citi-zens of the Year and the last 5 years with Educator of the Year. A May 23rd recognition Gala starts at 6pm at the Wyndham Andover Hotel featuring Guest Speaker John Palfrey, Phillips Academy Head of School. The 2013 CWC recipients were se-lected from a larger pool of nomi-nees by a Rotarian committee and the Educator of the Year was se-lected from a pool of nominees by a committee of 3 Andover educa-tors. The spirit of volunteerism is embodied in gallery portraits of each recipient for display through-out the year in Andover Town Hall, several banks, commercial buildings and eventually archived at the Andover Historical Society. Tickets are $50 per person includ-ing a gourmet dinner and can be p u r c h a s e d a t www.rotaryandover.org. Here are the descriptions of the 2013 award winners: CITIZENS WHO CARE Kathleen Bates has been a member of Andover's Christ Church for more than 25 years. Through the church, Kathleen was a mentor, chaired the holiday fair, and served on the boards of the Christian Education Committee and the Andover Thrift Shop, which is how this North Andover resident became involved with the Andover Business Community Association (ABCA). Kathleen was on the board of the Andover Thrift Shop when someone said that a nonprofit presence was needed at ABCA meetings. She jumped at the chance and it was, as she said, a fateful decision. Since 2007, Kathleen has served as Secretary, Clerk, board member, attended almost every bi-weekly meeting, and chaired Andover Day and Holiday Happenings, ABCA’s two largest events.

Don Borenstein’s interest in the commu-nity and two active sons, made it natural for him to become engaged with the Andover Soccer Association. The ASA serves 1,600-1,800 kids and 2,200 families per season which makes it the largest soccer association in Essex County. Don has participated with ASA as a coach for several years, four years on the board and a two-year term as President. During his tenure, the ASA board has partnered with other town programs to champion the development of additional fields, most notably the new Blanchard multi-use field in West Andover? There are other efforts that make ASA special. ASA Cares is an ongoing service project to collect items for a local food pantry. The organization regularly collects used cleats, uniforms, and equip-ment for underprivileged youths. The kids are a driving force behind these projects and are also charged with helping with field. Bud Crowninshield early on joined the Salvation Army Advisory Board, and adopted two Christmas kettles. For the past 20 years, Bud has coordinated the schedule of Christmas bell ringers for those two kettles. In 2003, Bud was honored with the Salvation Army’s “Others” award, a rare and highly regarded distinction. Bud is also active in the Andover Masons, helps run their bi-monthly blood drives and works with the Children’s Learning Center in Lowell, a program for children with dyslexia. Bud is also involved in Habitat for Humanity. He has also volunteered with the Greater Lawrence Community Boating Pro-gram. Although not a boater himself, he wanted to do something for the children of Lawrence. He was a charter member of the board in 1979 and raised funds to build their boat house in 1985. The program currently serves 300-500 kids per day in the boating season. Carolyn Fantini first joined the Friends of Memorial Hall Library and later served as the board President. During her tenure as president, Carolyn worked on the library book sale that has raised funds to provide many Library resources and opportunities not funded by the town budget. Carolyn developed and launched The Con-versational English program at the library that has been running since 1997. The program was designed for people who had completed their English as a Second Lan-guage course at Lawrence Adult Learning Center and passed the test. But passing a written test is not the same as speaking a language and navigating life in a new coun-try. Many people found themselves still unable to communicate the way they would

like to in their new home. With her background in education, Carolyn was well-positioned to develop the program. Each session runs for two hours, with a different topic of conversation each week. Topics include the basics of life in a differ-ent culture: family, shopping, travel, and giving directions. Steven Janivicus’ community work has been with the Merrimack Valley Hospice in Haverhill. The Hospice is an organization that he helped to build from the ground up. Steven (owner of Flowers by Steve) hosted the kickoff party and fundraiser for the Hospice at his home in 2007. Enough money was raised over time to purchase a home in Haverhill for patients. Steven has continued to run fundraisers, donating his flowers for the events and soliciting dona-tions. The Hospice has now raised enough money to build a new wing with seven additional patient rooms, bringing the total to 21.The new wing will be opened this month and Steve is honored that it will be named after him. Recently, Steven made an important gift by designing and dedicating a Meditation Garden in the center of the facility in mem-ory of his parents. At Hospice he enjoys his work with a wonderful group of people all dedicated to a common cause. He is truly an ambassador for Merrimack Valley Hospice. Dr. Richard Lindsay served on the board of the Massachusetts Veterinary Medical Asso-ciation and as president of the New England Veterinary Medical Association. In the late 1990s, Dr. Lindsay helped start the “Shadow Fund,” to help pet owners who cannot afford necessary medical treatment for their pets. Dr. Lindsay's concern for others extends well beyond his animal patients. Over the years, Dr. Lindsay has served with the Board of Development of Phillips Academy, the Grandparent Fund of Phillips Academy, the Men's Auxiliary at Holy Family Hospital, the Lawrence Boys and Girls Clubs, Friends of Merrimack College, Merrimack Valley United Way, and the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. Ellen Marcus joined the League of Women Voters in the 1970s where she worked on a water quality study. Through the project, Ellen got to know the Andover Village Improvement Society and the town Conser-vation Commission. Later in the 1970s, Ellen served four years on the Conservation Commission where she was involved with mapping wetlands in Andover, an issue that caused a big uproar in town. Ellen joined the Andover Historical Society in 1995 and volunteered doing curatorial work two days a week since the late 1990s,

logging an average of 8-10 hours a week – almost 6,250 hours since 2000. When Ellen talks, people listen. Now as a member of the board, Ellen has served on Strategic Plan-ning and Re-Accreditation Committees, helping shape the future of the Historical Society. Her board service has included terms as Clerk and President. Board leader-ship responsibilities have added an addi-tional 500 hours to Ellen’s total service, without counting the hours required to be a successful Board President. Nancy Mulvey served as League of Women Voters President in 1972-74, during the League’s 50th anniversary. Over the years, Nancy worked on a variety of LWV research projects and reports, helped plan for the League's 90th anniversary, and prepared the League’s history to be archived at the Ando-ver Historical Society. Since retiring, Nancy served on the Council on Aging for six years, and worked to get TAVAH, The Andover Villages At Home, off the ground. 2006, she also worked on the Senior Center/Youth Center/Community Center issue. From 2006-2012, Nancy served on the Human Rights Com-mittee for American Training, a local vendor agency for the Department of Developmen-tal Service. She was a citizen advocate on the committee charged with both promoting and protecting the human rights of the individuals who receive services from that agency. Mary Beth Nason was introduced to Quota, an international service organization of women, through friends in Andover. She joined Quota International of Andover in 1995 and has since held every office avail-able. Quota International raises funds to support disadvantaged women and children in the Merrimack Valley, and offers services for the deaf and hearing impaired. She is proud of the annual scholarship given to Northern Essex Community College (NECC) for their American Sign Language Program. Quota also hosted a very success-ful “Merrimack Valley Idol” last year that raised $26,000. Quota brought Mary Beth to A Better Chance (ABC) that offers outstanding students from under-performing urban schools the opportunity to prepare for college at Andover High School. The Ando-ver community generously supports the ABC goal of changing young lives, one person at a time. Mary Beth has a special appreciation of ABC House going back to her years at boarding school and having a “family” away from home that really supported and cared for her. Susan Novick’s first community action was to join the Mother Connection, where she coordinated the publishing of their first

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A N D O V E R R O T A R Y C L U B Making a difference in our lives – 2013 Recognition for Citizens Who Care and Educator of the Year

May 2013

Rotary Club of Marblehead Harbor ROTARY CLUB OF MARBLEHEAD HARBOR MEMBERS WERE

ABLY ASSISTED BY YOUNG MEMBERS OF MARBLEHEAD'S JUN-

IOR HIGH SCHOOL &HIGH SCHOOL INTERACT & ROTARACT CLUBS & FOOD PANTRY VOLUNTEERS AT THIS YEAR'S

ANNUAL POSTAL SERVICE FOOD DRIVE

Pictured left: Food Pantry volunteer Judy Ryder, Maia Buxbaum, Gabri-elle Doherty, Joe McKane.

Pictured right: Maia Buxbaum and Gabrielle Doherty check expiration dates on donated food items.

Pictured left: Piciarello, McKane, Pam's granddaughter Helena, Jessica.

Submitted by Fraffie Welch & Margo W. R. Steiner, Marblehead Harbor Rotary Club.

cookbook. Susie then became room parent at Sanborn School and became co-chair of the annual Harvest Festival, when each class makes and delivers a basket of goodies to local senior citizens. Through the League of Women Voters, Susie's school and civic work merged. She enjoys helping out on Election Days, and at the West and Sanborn Elementary Schools, Susie was co-chair/liaison for the League's annual Community Read-Along Program. Each year, the League coordi-nates community leaders who read to more than 150 classes during American Educa-tion Week. Susie's literacy work continued through the Hadassah Literacy Program which provides tutoring in the schools to challenged students in Andover, North Andover and at the Espranza Academy in Lawrence. In 2010 Susie joined the local Andover Cultural Council to support initiatives for schools, the library, art organizations, senior citizens and more. Aileen Peters became a member of the Bancroft School PTO, where she held just about every position available. Rebuilding the playground at Bancroft School was one major project she led. Aileen's volunteer work extends beyond supporting Andover students and schools. About five years ago Aileen put her consid-erable research and writing background together with her community service experience to help stop the construction of a cell tower in a neighbor’s back yard. For more than a year, Aileen worked with other members of the community and the Board of Selectmen to make changes in zoning by laws addressing the placement of cell towers. She has been actively involved with the social action committee of Temple Emanuel, helping organize fundraisers, including a walk-a-thon for heating oil. Currently, she is helping organize a fund-raiser for Family Service of Lawrence by gathering donations of much needed items. Fred Snell joined the Andover Village Improvement Society (AVIS), where he became involved in many local projects. He began his AVIS board service in 1999, when he served as co-chair of the land management committee. He served as AVIS President from 2004 to 2011. For seven years, hardly a day went by when Fred didn’t answer a phone call about one of AVIS’s 25 reservations. Since his term as president ended two years ago, Fred has remained involved with land acquisition and management, shep-herding properties such as the new Sako-wich Reservation through the acquisition process. Fred also co-edited the most recent issue of the AVIS Guidebook. And he continues to lead hikes and trips that

get him out on the trails, which is where his story began. In addition to his AVIS work, Fred is also treasurer of the Andover Sister Towns association and teaches computer use at the Andover Senior Center. He also maintains websites for AVIS and the Andover Committee of the AMC.

EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR 8th grade Doherty Middle School teacher and Educator of the Year Ken Matteucci will tell you that he doesn't know where his job ends and life and volunteering begins. Ken is a teacher, always a teacher, always teaching.....in school, out of school, at home, at the grocery store, wherever he is. Ken's early experiences formed his approach to teaching in the classroom and in the after school activities for which he is best known. Putting the power of decision-making and leadership into the hands of students is a hallmark of Ken's teaching. Ken devoted nearly 15 years to the Doherty Middle drama club's kid-driven philosophy. This kid-driven philosophy con-tinues through Ken's next adven-ture, Destination Imagination (DI). DI is an international com-petitive problem- solving and performance program for kids ages kindergarten through high school. It exists outside of the school curriculum, and about 200 kids in Andover were involved this year. Ken has participated at the state level as a trainer, has been a local team manager, and recently led the organization of a formal DI non-profit board.

The Rotary Club of Andover is a civic organization of men and women who do a great deal of good for the Merrimack Valley and at the same time have a lot of fun contributing to our local and international communities. The Club meets Fridays a 7:30AM at the Lanam Club, 260 N. Main Street.

Submitted by Craig Saline Andover Rotary Club.

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The distribution of 1250 ce-ramic water filters and Tippy Tap hand-washing stations to low income households near Tamale, Ghana has gotten off to a good start. As of May 14, 369 water filters and Tippy Taps have been distributed to three villages and the full distribution to an estimated 10 villages is expected to be completed by July, 2013. Villagers have been overjoyed at finally having the means of making drinking water safe for consumption and infant care. In Ghana, approximately 15% of children do not live past

the age of 5 because of respira-tory or water-related illnesses.

The Sunyani Central RC is the Host Sponsor of the grant and the Malden RC is the Interna-tional Host. Pure Home Water (PHW), an NGO based in Ta-male, is the Cooperating Or-ganization in Ghana that is manufacturing and distributing the ceramic filters, educating beneficiaries on proper usage and doing phased household follow-up and monitoring. PHW is also overseeing the as-sembling of the Tippy Tap hand-washing stations in each village. Susan Murcott, a civil engineer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an internation-ally-recognized expert on safe water treatment at the house-hold level, was one of the foun-ders of PHW. We have been fortunate to have the on-site participation of Susan Murcott

and many MIT Masters students in the design and execution of this project. The Sunyani Central RC and the Tamale RC have both been involved in on-going consulta-tions about the program and in overseeing project modifications that have made the filters acces-sible to more people and simpli-fied village administrative proc-esses. Both Rotary Clubs will be involved in an on-site project review and sign-off after the completion of the distribution. The RC of Malden has learned that the numerous administra-tive challenges we have faced in executing a Global Grant are insignificant relative to the value these water filters and hand-washing stations have to project beneficiaries who have no other way of getting safe drinking wa-ter. There is no question of the

beneficiaries’ heartfelt gratitude to Rotary International.

Global Grant 25252 has been sponsored by five Rotary Clubs in District 7930 (Malden, Cam-bridge, Melrose, Everett and N. Reading); the Dunwoody RC in Dunwoody, GA; and the Sun-yani Central RC in Sunyani, Ghana.

For more information on GG25252, please contact J o a n n e C o h n a t joanne.cohn@comcast.net or call her at 617-306-1956.

Submitted by Joanne Cohn, Malden Rotary Club.

FIVE RID7930 CLUBS WORK TOGETHER FOR CLEAN WATER GG 25252: A SAFE WATER AND HAND-WASHING PROGRAM

District 7930 Rotarians:

Good things come in threes, and the second half of our 2012 -- 2013 Rotary Year is no exception. The 2013 Polar Plunge for Polio Plus (over $80,000 raised to fight polio); the Vocational Training Team (VTT) visit from our guests from Rotary District 3770 in the Philippines; and the District Conference at the Sheraton Harborside in Portsmouth, NH. on the weekend of May 31 -- June 2.

Of the many highpoints of the District Conference will be a presentation on Saturday (6/1) by Rotarians Chris Doktor (Ipswich) and Andy Maddox (Rockport) of their outbound three week VTT trip in March to District 3770, which is composed of the 66 Rotary Clubs in the eastern provinces of Luzon Island in the northern most region of the Philip-pines. Andy and Chris will also describe the activities and learning experiences of the four weeks that the Filipino team members spent in our District and share some of their thoughts on future sustainable projects with District 3770 related to the teaching of elementary school science to 6th graders in the Philippines.

If you haven't already done so, you can register at www.clubrunner.ca/7930 and click on the District Conference link under Events.

Please share with the members of your clubs and come celebrate the end of another successful Rotary year in District, whether for the entire weekend or for just one of the scheduled events.

Bob Gravino

District Rotary Foundation Committee/Polio

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IPSWICH ROTARY GRANT EXPANDS DARE PROGRAM IN IPSWICH This year, the Ipswich Rotary Club is working with the Ipswich Police and Public Schools to address youth related issues in the community. In April, substance abuse and bullying were discussed at a well-attended Rotary sponsored public forum titled “Ipswich Aware”.

At their regular meeting on May 2, the Rotary Club presented a check to the Police Chief that will enable expansion of the DARE program, including the addition of a second DARE Officer. Pictured are project chair and President-Elect Gail Doktor, Treasurer Ted Garside, Chief Paul Nikas, and President Bob Snow.

Submitted by Bob Wicks, AG, Past President Ipswich Rotary Club.

P E A B O D Y R O T A R Y C L U B The Peabody Rotary Club of Peabody, along with the Peabody Area Chamber of Commerce and Peabody Access Telecommunications will be holding the Peter A. Torigian Golf Clas-sic. The funds raised by Peabody Ro-tary will be used for college scholar-ships. The tournament takes place on Mon-day, June 17, 2013 at the Meadow at Peabody Golf Course. At just $135 per player – it is a great opportunity to play a championship course and sup-port the community. The fee includes use of a golf cart, continental break-fast, catered lunch, free Warrior golf club, sleeve of golf balls, and $15 gift card to Golf Discount.com In addition, there are some fabulous prizes including a Caribbean cruise, flat screen television, domestic airfare for 2 and Calloway irons for hole in one contests. Cash prizes will be awarded to winning teams, longest drive and closest to the pin. The reasonable entry fee would make a terrific Father’s Day present, as the tournament is the next day. For tickets, sponsorship and advertis-ing opportunities, visit http://cloud.chambermaster.com/userfiles/UserF i l e s/chamber s/34 0/F i l e/TorigianGolfFlyer2013.pdf or contact Peabody Rotary Golf Chairs Bob Clat-t enburg at robert .c lat tenburg @salemfive.com or Brian Cassidy at brian@cassidylaw. comcastbiz.net.

Submitted by Herb Harris PR Chair, Peabody RC.

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DISTRICT 7930 MONTHLY ATTENDANCE REPORT May 2013