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Rotary District 7910 Newsletter ‐ March 21, 2016
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2016 DistrictConference: Plymouth Rocks!
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Conference Committee May 20, 21 and 22 Hotel 1620 At PlymouthHarbor, Plymouth Click here to Register Now! Click here to download the 11page, 'everything you need toknow' District ConferenceBooklet, which contains:
SchedulePricingHospitality 'Sweets'Request FormCruise Registration FormGolf Registration FormFrequently AskedQuestionsFacebook 'Like' Contest
Governor's Message
I Still Have Plenty To Do By Jim Fusco
As I prepare to write my 37th newsletter, I realize howmuch I still have to do and how little time I have to do it.Before I talk about what I did last week and what I plan todo this week, I want to discuss the District Conference inPlymouth, which is only 60 days away! District Conference: We will be celebrating your yearon May 2022 in Plymouth and there are a bunch of
things that you should know to make this an unforgettable experience. Sohere you go:
Package deals are available to save you money, so register now.Saturday afternoon will be free time: Either take a harbor cruise onthe Pilgrim Belle and enjoy a lobster roll lunch or a deli lunch; or playa round of golf at Squirrel Run, click here to register.Business Meeting on Friday, and every club should send a delegate.House of Friendship on Friday and Saturday, and every club shouldhave a display.Silent Auction on Friday and Saturday, and every club should donatean auction item.Hospitality “Sweets” on Friday and Saturday, and every attendeeshould enjoy the fellowship.Reception for New Members/Presidents/PresidentElects onSaturdayReception for Past District Governors as well as Major Donors onFriday.Paul Harris Dinner on Friday, with keynote speakers from PlimouthPlantation.And much, much more!
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Click here for past issues. Download or print the meetingminutes for 2016 District ConferenceCommittee(Rotary member login is required)
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Committee Spotlight
PostPETSTeam Training(formerly DistrictAssembly)
By Pat and Skip Doyle April 8, 20164:008:00 p.m.Holiday Inn, Boxborough
District GovernorsElect Pat andSkip Doyle invite you toattend PostPETS TeamTraining 20162017. Who attends?
PresidentsElect, PresidentsNominee,and Board Members20162017 Treasurers20162017 Secretaries20162017 Public ImageChairs20162017 MembershipChairs Members new to RotaryAnd all other interestedRotarians!
PostPets Training registrationstarts at 3:30. Opening sessionbegins at 4:00 sharp and ends at8:00. At 5:00, we break for horsd'oeuvres, and resume withbreakout sessions at 6:00. The cost is $20 per person andmay be reimbursed by your club. Register now, and pay with creditcard or check. To register, contact DistrictGovernorsElect Pat and SkipDoyle at pwdoyle2@ verizon.net
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RYLA: Student onlineregistration is now open
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registration for Rotary YouthLeadership Awards is nowopen. Click here, foronline registration.
Club Visits
Invite DistrictGovernor Jim Fusco to yourclub's special events! Just Ask!
If you have any special clubevents that you would like meto attend or any inductions orpresentations that you wouldlike me to make, please let meknow. DG Jim [email protected].
District Events
Monday, March 21Monday,April 11
Area #1 Team Meeting Tuesday, March 22 4:005:30 p.m. Rollingstone Bank & Trust,Leominster
Rotary Leadership Institute Saturday, March 26 7:30 a.m.3:30 p.m.
Welcome, New Members
Please welcome the newest Rotarians in our district (alphabetical order bylast name):
Denis Mezheritskiy, ConcordDavid O'Doherty, Worcester
Rotarians In Memoriam
Robert A. Mosher Sr., Weston & Wayland
District & Club Rounds
20152016 Presidential Citations This year’s Presidential Citation is somewhat different from previous ones.
"In developing this program," Rotary InternationalPresident K.R. “Ravi” Ravindran (shown, left) states, "Iput a lot of thought intoselecting goals that, if achieved, wouldbe measurable by all of us and makeRotary demonstrably stronger,more effective at delivering service, andmore widely known and respected bythe general public."
Click here for Presidential Citation brochure (shown, right), in PDFformat Interact Clubs How does your Interact club make a difference? Use the information,below, to make a plan for your club, and then report your accomplishmentsfor the 20152016 Rotary year.
To qualify for the Presidential Citation, your Interact clubmust:1. Have an active status with Rotary International. Askthe president of your sponsor Rotary club to confirm thisby checking the New Generations Clubs report in RotaryClub Central.2. Carry out at least five of the activities listed, below,between last July 1 and this April 1.
3. Work with your sponsor Rotary club on your activities throughout theyear. Ask the club president to verify, on Rotary.org, that your club hasqualified for the Presidential Citation. They must report your qualificationon Rotary.org by this April 15. Click here for additional information on Interact Clubs citations, inPDF format Rotaract Clubs
How does your Rotaract club make a difference in theworld? To qualify for the 20152016 Presidential Citation,Rotaract clubs must complete two mandatory activitiesand at least three additional activities between last July 1and this April 1 unless otherwise specified. The clubs’ accomplishments will be verified by Rotarydata after the deadline. No exceptions to the deadline willbe granted, and no forms or reports should be submitted
to Rotary International. Rotaract club presidents will be able to track their clubs’ progress towardeach of the citation’s goals by signing in to Rotary.org. They areresponsible for regularly checking that progress and verifying the accuracy
Doyle at pwdoyle2@ verizon.netand [email protected],respectively.
RYLA Reminder: Onlinestudent registration is nowopen
By Christine Pinney
Check out our onlinestudent registration forRotary Youth LeadershipAwards.
Registration is open! Click here, foronline registration. Please inform selectedstudents and alternates thatthey must:
1. Fill out the online registration2. Print out the signature page3. Sign it along with theirparents/guardians4. Deliver the form to their RYLAcontact ASAP Completed paperwork must be
sent toourRYLAregistrar
and postmarked by this May 1.If you have any questions, visitwww.ryla7910.org. Christine Pinney, vice chairof District 79810'sRYLA Committee, may bereachedat [email protected]
Mark Your Interact and RotaractCalendars!
District 7910 willhold a joint Interact andRotaract Training Seminar onTuesday, September 17 from 6:00to 8:00 p.m. at place to bedetermined. This event is a followup to the separate Interact andRotaract Training Seminars thatwere held last fall and this winter,respectively.
Read more about theRotaract AdvisorTraining Seminar held on
7:30 a.m.3:30 p.m. Amica Mutual Insurance,Lincoln, RI
District AG Meeting via Webix Tuesday, March 29 7:008:00 p.m.
DEADLINE TO SUBMIT CLUBPLANNING WORKSHEETS Thursday, March 31
Social Media Seminar Thursday, March 31 6:009:00 p.m. DoubleTree Hotel, Leominster
PostPETS District Assembly:Club Officer Training Thursday, April 8 4:008:00 p.m. Holiday Inn, Boxborough
RYLA Group Leader (GF)Training Session #2 Saturday, April 10 12:305:30 p.m. Holiday Inn, Boxborough
View these plus more upcomingDistrict Events
RI Spotlight
Zone 32 Foundation WebinarNow Available
On February 2, Rotary Zone 32, ofwhich District 7910 is a part, helda webinar titled “Best Practicesto Improve FoundationGiving." If you missed thatwebinar, click here towatch video of it, and click here todownloadthe PowerPoint presentation for it. To read Zone 24 & 32's February2016 BeyondBorders newsletter, click here.
RI Membership ResourceGuide: Winter 2016 To download in PDF format, clickhere
responsible for regularly checking that progress and verifying the accuracyof RI’s data. Any discrepancies should immediately be brought to RI’sattention. Sponsor Rotary club presidents and district governors also willbe able to track the progress of their Rotaract clubs on Rotary.org. Click for additional information on Rotaract Clubs citations, in PDFformat
District 7910 Celebrates Successful Guyana Playground Project
Every year, a group of Rotariansfrom District 7910 travel to a thirdworldcountry to accomplish a "handson"project with
the resident Rotary club. This February, ourdistrict team traveled to Georgetown,Guyana to build a playground for specialneeds students at a local school. Afterward, the Rotary members went to alocal orphanage to visit the children anddeliver stuffed toys, books and games. TheRotary Club of Georgetown coordinated the visit and participated in theactivities. This is another good example of Rotary at work and Rotaryinternational service. For the trip highlights, click here to view a threeminute video.
Brookline Rotary Signs Up Candidates To Launch Interact Club By Bob Anthony During District 7910 training, DistrictInteract Chair Ron Bott suggestedcommunity events are an opportunity tosignup candidates to launch an Interactclub. That is exactly what MarinaBrodskaya of the Rotary Club ofBrookline did on February 28. Shehelped community leaders, UrbanImprov, and Wellesley Interact teensschedule a Teen Wellness Workshop, which identified teens interested increating an Interact club in Brookline to perform community servicefocused on mental health and wellness promotion. Shown right, standing, left to right, are Merle Perkins of Urban Improv andNicole Frontero of Wellesley Interact (Photo: Bob Anthony)
Urban Improv includedthe audience in skits onproblemsolving andcoping with life's worries,including awareness ofsuicidal ideation in
oneself or a friend. Peer leaders showed an excerpt from the documentaryBreak Free From Depression and facilitated small group discussions. After the workshop, age 1218 participants were invited to signup fortraining as Interact peer leaders. The event was hosted by United Parishwith volunteers from other congregations, healthcare providers, BrooklineRotary, Brookline High School, the Teen Center, and AdolescentWellness.
Shown, above, are Wellesley Interact teens introducing teen leaders fromBrookline (Photo: Bob Anthony) The content used in the event was theBreak Free From Depressiondocumentary and manual from BostonChildren’s Hospital. It is included in a kitcalled “Wellness in a Box” (shown,right), which any Rotary club may orderfrom the Rotary Club of Wellesley. Itprovides the resources to create anInteract club with a Mental Health &Wellness Promotion project. Bob Anthony, Brookline Rotary’s Interact
Training Seminar held onFebruary 29 at Framingham StateUniversity, including video andslide presentations.
Membership Corner: Achallenge to incomingpresidents By Tom Sturiale
Congratulationsto all theincomingpresidents inDistrict 7910.You havecompleted yourPETS trainingand are
prepared for what will be anexciting and challenging year. Youstill have three months to developyour plans. There are so manyitems to consider that you may getbogged down in details. It may be useful to focus on theimportant few items and to rely onyour organization of committeechairs to take care of the manydetails. Of course, it is critical thatyou do have a slate of officers andcommittee chairs to carry on thework of the club. Your club askedyou to take on the role ofpresident and is incumbent onthem to support you by assumingthe responsibilities of committeechairs. But, assuming you havethat structure in place, what mightbe considered the important fewitems? Read more
PR Tips: Register todayfor District 7910 Social MediaSeminar By Laura Spear
To RegisterNow, click here Are you ready toget social? Markyour calendarsfor March 31! It's
time for our District 7910 SocialMedia Seminar. The content forthis seminar resulted from ourthirdquarter District PR Meetingand is designed for new and notsonew users of social media.Attendeescan mix andmatch attend aFacebookTips andTricks session, a LinkedIn 101session, and a Videos session, forexample. To get the most out ofthe event, have several membersof your club attend. The best part... it's free! Laura Spear, chair of District7910's Public Image Committee,may be reachedat [email protected].
New Tools For Membership ToolBelt
Looking toenhance yourclub membershipexperience? Doyou want to findopportunities forgrowth in yourclub? Club and
district leaders now have a set ofupdated Membership AssessmentTools (formerly Club AssessmentTools) to help them strengthenclub membership and add value toyour club membership experience,so that more people will join andfewer members will leave. For your convenience, you candownload the entire publication, orjust the individual assessmentsthat are most relevant to yourclub.The individual assessments, whichwalk users through evaluation anddevelopment of an action plan,include:
1. Representing YourCommunity’s Professions: AClassification Assessment
2. Diversifying Your Club: AMember DiversityAssessment
3. Finding New Club Members:A Prospective MemberExercise
4. Improving Your MemberRetention: A RetentionAssessment and Analysis
5. Enhancing the ClubExperience: MemberSatisfaction Survey
6. Understanding WhyMembers Resign: ExitSurvey
Historical trends show thatthere’s an increase in membershipsoon after the new year, so this isthe perfect time to consider howyou welcome new members intoyour club. Read how one club isusing our New Member WelcomeKits to enhance their welcome andorientation.
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Bob Anthony, Brookline Rotary’s Interactchair, may be reached atbobanthony@adolescentwellness.org.
Rotary’s Dictionary Project Comes Full Circle in Massachusetts
After learning about The DictionaryProject in the late ‘90s, the Rotary Club ofActonBoxborough decided to visitseveral local elementary schools andhand out personalized dictionaries. Littledid they know, one thirdgrade studentfrom their 1998 project in an ActonBoxborough school would become ateacher. And, not just any teacher –a thirdgrade teacher!
Today, Mairin Gulliver teaches at Luther Conant School in Acton. Thisyear, when Rotarians came to her class to hand out the dictionaries, shetold them that she received her personal dictionary from the Rotary clubwhen she was in third grade and still has it! She remembers the day whenRotarians came to her class and gave each student their own book. “Iremember taking my book home and flipping through the pages to findnew information,” Mairin says. Today, she uses the donated dictionaries inher classroom to teach basic dictionary skills through a treasurehunt activity. After the strategybased lesson, the students get to take theirbooks home to use for their spelling and languagearts practiceworksheets.
When asked why paperback dictionaries are important, Mairin explainsthat having a personal dictionary puts each child on the same playing field.Although resources and learning materials can be monitored in theclassroom environment, teachers such as her recognize that not everychild has access to a computer – or even books at home. “Like our mottohere at Luther Conant School, the whole child is the whole idea, we wantour students to have every resource available to be successful,” Mairinsays. To learn more about The Dictionary Project, click here.
Bedford Rotary To Pack Meals For Stop Hunger Now On May 14
The Rotary Club of Bedford willattempt to feed 250,000 childrenwith their fourth annual Meals forKids food packaging event inpartnership with Stop Hunger Nowon May 14 at the Bedford campusof Middlesex Community College.
The Rotary Club, composed of justa few dozen businessprofessionals from Bedford and its
surrounding communities, began feeding hungry children in2013. That first year they established their relationship withStop Hunger Now, they raised enough money and gatheredenough volunteer packagers to put together enoughpackaged meals to feed 15,000 hungry children. Read more
Wesford Rotary Donates To Two Local Causes
Westford Rotary recently presented SummerFestChecks to Habitat for Humanity of Greater Lowell(shown, left) and Westford EducationFoundation (shown, right).
NEPETS Album: Photo highlights of2016 Northeast Presidents Elect Training Seminar Click here to view and download JPEGformat photos of the 2016 NortheastPresidents Elect Training Seminar,which took place on March 10, 11and 12 at the SheratonHotel in Framingham. The photos were taken by DistrictArchivist Cheryl Rosen and District
Foundation Notice:Qualification status for 2016’17grants By Sanjay Deshpande
During the 20162017 Rotaryyear, whichbegins this July1, one qualifyingcriterion forparticipation in
District 7910’s District Grants andGlobal Grants is percapitacontributions to The RotaryFoundation during the 2015’16year. These contributions can bemade to the Annual Fund Share,all other Annual Funddesignations, and PolioEradicationapproved orFoundationapproved grants. Thatis, all Global Grants. As of this March 7, here is thequalification status on the percapita Foundation Giving criterion:Read more Foundation Grants: 20162017and Beyond During the Foundation Transitionmeeting on February 22, I, asincoming District Foundationchair, made a presentation titled"Foundation Grants in 20162017and Beyond." To view anddownload the presentation, in PDFformat, click here. Sanjay Deshpande may bereached at [email protected].
Polio Plus Report: Districtcontributions status; NewRI funding; New vaccine type Status of District 7910club contributions By Carl Good III
To review anddownload theDistrict 7910poliocontributionsreport compiledby RotaryInternational,
click here. Only four clubs havecontributed more than $500 each,and only four have exceed ourdistrict's goal of $1,500 perclub. The good news: Our districtis 58 percent ahead of this timelast year. Carl Good, chair of District 7910'sPolio Plus Committee, may bereached at [email protected]. RI provides $35 million in newfunding
RotaryInternational hasreleased $35million in new
Have you tried Rotary GlobalRewards — Rotary International’snew memberbenefit program thatoffers discounts on travel, hotels,dining, entertainment and more?Rotary Global Rewards will makeyour Rotary membership evenmore rewarding.Rotary Global Rewards helps youshare Rotary by:
Doing more good work:Involve more members inRotary projects with savingson truck rentals, airfare, andhotels.Building Rotaryfriendships: Forge richerfriendships with fellowmembers with your diningand entertainment offers.Sharing our story withsomeone new: Tell peopleabout Rotary’s work whenyou use discounts at coffeeshops and restaurants.
Our rewards program is evenmore special nowbecause members are invited tobuild it. This fall, Rotarians canadd their company’s special offersto our growing portfolio of RotaryGlobal Rewards. Where will Rotary Global Rewardstake you? Sign in to My Rotary, goto the Member Center, and learnmore. If you don’t have anaccount, create one now atwww.rotary.org/myrotary. The good you do comes back toyou!
20162017 Rotary Theme:'Rotary Serving Humanity' To download the image inJPEG format, click here.
Check Out Rotary Voices Blog
Check out Rotary Voices, theofficial blog of Rotary International.This blog features stories by andabout Rotary members, Rotaryprogram alumni, and the peoplewe partner and work with.
Archivist Cheryl Rosen and DistrictWebmaster Steve JonesD'Agostino. Note: Make sure to hit the "i" icon in the upperright corner each photopage, which will reveal information about that photo. Shown, left to right: CoGovernorsElect Skip and Pat Doyle; RotaryInternational President Rick King, who was the keynote speaker duringNEPETS' March 10 dinner; Karen Fusco of the Fitchburg Rotary club, andDistrict Governor Jim Fusco. They posed together following that dinner.
District Conference: Things I want you to know By Jim Fusco
I will run “Things you should know” inevery Newsletter until the 2016 DistrictConference on May 20 through 22 inPlymouth and I will highlight differentitems each week. This week, I ampresenting “Saturday afternoon freetime.”
We have two prepaid options for you to celebrate your free time on theafternoon of Saturday, May 21. Free time will be from 12 noon to 4 pm.Register for only one of these options because they will be occurring at thesame time.
Harbor Cruise aboard the Pilgrim Belle: click here. Fiveminutewalk from the hotel. 11/12hour cruise of Plymouth Harbor. Youmust register and pay for this event in advance because space islimited. Your price includes a box lunch: for Deli Box lunch $30, clickhere; and for Lobster Roll, $40, click here.Golfing at the Squirrel Run Golf Course: click here. 14 minutedrive from the hotel. Tee time is 12 noon. A great opportunity to golfat the beautiful Squirrel Run Golf Course. Price is only $40 personand includes your golf cart. Space is limited so make yourreservations early: click here.
Many other things to do There are also many other things in the Plymouth area you can do. Hereare a few suggestions. Registration is not required for these activities: Read more
Ukraine Rotary Clubs Need Our Help With Recent Polio Outbreaks Twentyfive years ago, the Rotary Club of Shrewsbury cosponsored thefirst Rotary club in Ukraine, which was the Rotary Club of Kiev. Now, a
quartercentury later,Ukraine needs our helpwith recent poliooutbreaks in that easternEuropean nation. Rotary in Ukraine hasnow has grown to more43 clubs. Click here towatch a video posted byour fellow Rotarians in
Ukraine regarding the recent outbreak of polio. It demonstrates that withlow awareness and low vaccination rates, one plane ride can cause thisdisease reappear again overnight and anywhere even in America.Ukraine Rotary clubs are looking for help. The best way is to make adonation of any size. To make a donation, click here. Every donation gets amplified by the Bill and Melinda GatesFoundation, which donates $2 for every $1 donated by Rotarians. Thatcauses each donation of $1 to triple to $3. Click here to learn more aboutthat match.
Major District & Club Happenings: Spring 2016
Tuesday, March 22: Hudson Rotary Author Bob J.S. Ross Talk Click here for talk details, in PDF format
million in newgrants to supportthe global effortto eradicate
polio. The funds will build on lastyear’s historic achievement ofstopping transmission of the wildpoliovirus in Nigeria and all ofAfrica. Just two countries reportedwild polio cases in 2015,Afghanistan and Pakistan.Rotary’s funds will go towardefforts to end the disease in thosecountries and seven others. Readmore New type of polio vaccine
A new type ofpolio vaccine hasbeen producedthat can providea betterinjectable to
people in Third World countries.Click here to watch a recentAustralian TV news report on theVaxxas Nanopatch.
BandeyHefler Reflections:Farewell photos and promovideo
Click here toviewphoto highlightsof the 2015Rotary BandeyHefler FellowshipExchange
between District 7910 and Districts1110 and 1145 in England.
Click here toview thepromotionalvideo for 20152016 BandeyHefler programin District 7910
Peace Fellowships: ApplicationDeadline Is May 31 By Terry Parker
Each year,RotaryInternationalselects up to 100individuals fromaround the worldto receive fully
funded academic fellowships atone of RI’s Peace Centers. Thesefellowships cover tuition and fees,room and board, roundtriptransportation, and all internshipand fieldstudy expenses. Readmore
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Thursday, March 31: District 7910 Social Media Seminar Click here for seminar details, in PDF format
Friday, April 1: Shrewsbury Taste of Shrewsbury Click here for sponsorship opportunities, in PDF formatClick here for foodvendor application, in PDF format
Wednesday, April 6: Tewksbury Taste of the Town Click here for taste details, in PDF format
Friday, April 8: District 7910: Ad Deadline for District ConferenceSouvenir Book
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Sunday, May 1: Northborough Rotary 5 & 10K Road/Trail Run Click here for run flyer, in PDF format
Friday, April 29: Wachusett Area Roaring 20s Dinner Dance Click here for dinnerdance flyer, in PDF format
Thursday, May 5: District 7910 SignUp Deadline for DistrictConference Golf Outing Click here for golf flyer, in PDF format
Saturday, May 21 or First 90 People to Sign Up: District 7910 SignUp Deadline for District Conference Harbor Cruise Click here for cruise flyer, in PDF format
Saturday, June 4: Worcester Celebrate Community Gala Click here for event details, in PDF format Click here for sponsorship opportunities, in PDF format
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