Robert Lewis, Jr. to speak at District Conference & Assembly Joint Luncheon on Saturday, May 14th.
Honoring the theme of the conference: Gift It Forward, DG Dave Manzi has arranged for Robert Lewis, Jr. to speak at the Saturday Luncheon. Robert Lewis, Jr. is the President and Founder of both The BASE and The Boston Astros. He has dedicated his life to making a difference in his hometown, the city of Boston, holding important leadership positions at The Boston Centers for Youth and Families (under Mayor Thomas M. Menino), The National Conference for Community & Justice (NCCJ), City Year, The Boston Housing Authority, The Boston Community Centers and The Boston Foundation. Mr. Lewis was chief architect of two important initiatives: StreetSafe Boston which has a mission to dramatically reduce gun violence and CHAMPS Boston which promotes positive youth development through sports. Register for the conference here!
Assembly News
We are working on an exciting program for your Assembly. Please join us for this amazing program on May 14th.
Adding Members: How We Did it! A panel of Rotarians who have added members to their clubs through traditional and non-traditional ways will present their successful strategies.
Working in Your Own Community Fighting Hunger and Homelessness. A presentation by members of the HHI committee with ideas for grants and how your club can participate.
Innovative “Fun”draising ideas: Join members from other Clubs to hear their innovative fundraising ideas and how you can shift your fundraising to be even more successful.
PE’s: You will have a session with DGE Sheryl Meehan to review/vote on the district budget as well as continuing to build relationships within your Presidential Class.
Treasurers and Secretaries: join us for a fabulous session for training in your roles.
In order to continue to accomplish the Object of Rotary and to support, advise and assist District 7930, District 7930 Bylaw's Committee met and proposed the revisions as identified in green.
The proposed bylaw change, upon the approval by 2/3 of the members at the District Conference on May 14, 2016 at the Business Meeting. The new bylaws will take effect on July 1, 2016.
The statistics on world hunger are staggering. The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization recently estimated that from 2014-2016, about 795 million people of the 73 billion people in the world, or one in nine, suffer from chronic undernourishment. On Saturday morning, at Lynn's St. Mary’s High School cafeteria, a group of about 70 dedicated volunteers ranging in age from teenagers to a few octogenarians, combined forces to do their part to alleviate hunger in the world.
Stop Hunger Now is a meal-packaging event where volunteers set-up and take down packaging stations and equipment, fill bins with raw ingredients, scoop ingredients into meal bags, weigh and seal the bags, box and stack them on pallets and load the pallets and equipment onto a truck for distribution in developing countries.
Posted by Josh Arnold edited by David Olson
on Apr 01, 2016
On Friday, April 1, 2016, the community of Gloucester celebrated the funeral mass of one of its “giant” civic leaders, Rudy Macchi. Rudy, a member of the Gloucester Rotary Club for 40 years, serving as past President, past Assistant Governor, and Paul Harris Fellow, passed away on Monday, March 28, 2016.
His contributions as a civic leader were vast as was his kindness and generosity toward others. Gloucester Rotarian and past Executive Director of the Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce, Mike Costello offered words of remembrance at the funeral Mass celebrated at Holy Family Parish, where Rudy served as a member of the Finance Committee and had accompanied the church’s pastor on a pilgrimage to Italy this past Fall.
Costello remembered Rudy Macchi as a kind man who was known by many as a character and a jokester, yet was also quick to roll up his sleeves and climb into the trenches to get something done. He exhibited the mantle of leadership for many organizations, and was a giant among local leaders.
The Beverly Rotary Club is presenting “The Beverly Rotary Family Feud” on Friday, April 15, from 6 pm to 10:30 pm, at Danversport Yacht Club. The evening will feature a silent auction, brief live auction, full course dinner, dessert, live music, and game show competition. Four Beverly-area VIP teams will be competing for special prizes. The teams are The Paul & Kristin Guanci family, The Tom & Mary Grant Family, Montserrat College of Art Team, and Endicott College Team in contest of town-vs-gown.
Proceeds from this fundraising event will support Beverly Bootstraps, Beverly Children’s Learning Center, and other local organizations and charities.
The Rotary Club of Lynn was recognized as the Group of the Year by My Brother's Table at their Volunteer Appreciation Dinner. Their service to help feed the hungry in and around Lynn has clearly been visible and has made a difference in the lives of many. Richard Ruth, Ray Bastarache, Harvey Rowe and Sean McCarthy pictured receiving their award. Congratulations on such a great honor.
On April 8th Rotarians volunteered as teachers at the Josiah Quincy Elementary School in Boston through Junior Achievement. JA volunteers have the unique opportunity to make a difference in the lives of Boston’s youth by teaching essential life lessons about personal finance, civics and business that aren’t taught in school! If you’re worried that you don’t know how to teach, don’t be! Consider joining us next year and you’ll be paired with a partner and you’ll receive a powerful and easy-to-follow lesson that walks you through every step of the process. Volunteering for this event is a full day commitment, running from 8:00 am to 3:30 pm.
For more information please call Larry Wenglin at 617-593-7400.
The Rotary Club of Topsfield, Boxford, and Middleton has supported the important work being done at Windrush Farm therapeutic riding center, but Rotarian Bob heard about Horsemanship for Heroes, he knew it was something that other Rotary clubs would want to support.
The H4H program at Windrush helps veterans with challenges, including head and spinal cord injuries, amputation, auditory and visual impairments, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Benefits to the veterans include normalized muscle tone, increased range of motion, greater confidence and self-esteem, increased strengthen and better coordination of fine and gross motor skills, improved patience and emotional control, and increased concentration and self-awareness.
In addition to therapeutic riding, there are un-mounted activities and volunteer opportunities working with horses that are also available to veterans.
If you would like to join the TBM club in supporting this important program, please email Dan Weir or call him at 978-766-7473.
District Governor Dave Manzi and the District Conference Committee are pleased to announce that the District Conference/Assembly package has been reduced from $350.00 to $235.00. We are also able to offer you a-la-carte options for the conference. Please visit our registration link for more information.
Mystery is in the air!! Hurry and register for the Friday Night Mystery Dinner, an event not to be missed, spots going fast!
Leaving from Fisher College you will be transported to an exquisite four-star restaurant with fellow Rotarians and guests. Register for this fun filled evening, meet new Rotarians, and enjoy a night out on the town.
Legend of hockey Ray Bourque to speak at the District Conference. This dinner event is now available a-la-carte! Ray Bourque and and his Boston Bruins teammate Cleon Daskalakis founded the Celebrities For Charity Foundation which has donated over $20 million to a variety of charities that support causes ranging from medical research and patient care, to education, assisting disadvantaged children, the arts, and the environment.
Saturday service project needs volunteers. Join us on Saturday morning as we package 10,000 meals with End Hunger New England! You don't need to attend the Conference to volunteer at this great event, but you do need to register.
Silent Auction items needed. Our Conference is also a way to increase our funding of the Rotary Foundation, bringing money back to the District for our local and international service projects and grants. Club Presidents, please send in your silent auction items as soon as possible.
Park and Ride: We're happy to offer free shuttle service on Saturday into Boston from points North along Routes 93, 95 and Route 1. You must indicate if you need a ride in your registration. Download the Transportation Schedule here!
Honoring the theme of the conference: Gift It Forward, DG Dave Manzi has arranged for Robert Lewis, Jr. to speak at the Saturday Luncheon. Robert Lewis, Jr. is the President and Founder of both The BASE and The Boston Astros. He has dedicated his life to making a difference in his hometown, the city of Boston, holding important leadership positions at The Boston Centers for Youth and Families (under Mayor Thomas M. Menino), The National Conference for Community & Justice (NCCJ), City Year, The Boston Housing Authority, The Boston Community Centers and The Boston Foundation. Mr. Lewis was chief architect of two important initiatives: StreetSafe Boston which has a mission to dramatically reduce gun violence and CHAMPS Boston which promotes positive youth development through sports. 
Adding Members: How We Did it! A panel of Rotarians who have added members to their clubs through traditional and non-traditional ways will present their successful strategies.
In order to continue to accomplish the Object of Rotary and to support, advise and assist District 7930, District 7930 Bylaw's Committee met and proposed the revisions as identified in green.
The statistics on world hunger are staggering. The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization recently estimated that from 2014-2016, about 795 million people of the 73 billion people in the world, or one in nine, suffer from chronic undernourishment. On Saturday morning, at Lynn's St. Mary’s High School cafeteria, a group of about 70 dedicated volunteers ranging in age from teenagers to a few octogenarians, combined forces to do their part to alleviate hunger in the world.
On Friday, April 1, 2016, the community of Gloucester celebrated the funeral mass of one of its “giant” civic leaders, Rudy Macchi. Rudy, a member of the Gloucester Rotary Club for 40 years, serving as past President, past Assistant Governor, and Paul Harris Fellow, passed away on Monday, March 28, 2016.
The Beverly Rotary Club is presenting “The Beverly Rotary Family Feud” on Friday, April 15, from 6 pm to 10:30 pm, at Danversport Yacht Club. The evening will feature a silent auction, brief live auction, full course dinner, dessert, live music, and game show competition. Four Beverly-area VIP teams will be competing for special prizes. The teams are The Paul & Kristin Guanci family, The Tom & Mary Grant Family, Montserrat College of Art Team, and Endicott College Team in contest of town-vs-gown.
On April 8th Rotarians volunteered as teachers at the Josiah Quincy Elementary School in Boston through Junior Achievement. JA volunteers have the unique opportunity to make a difference in the lives of Boston’s youth by teaching essential life lessons about personal finance, civics and business that aren’t taught in school! If you’re worried that you don’t know how to teach, don’t be! Consider joining us next year and you’ll be paired with a partner and you’ll receive a powerful and easy-to-follow lesson that walks you through every step of the process. Volunteering for this event is a full day commitment, running from 8:00 am to 3:30 pm.
The Rotary Club of Topsfield, Boxford, and Middleton has supported the important work being done at Windrush Farm therapeutic riding center, but Rotarian Bob heard about Horsemanship for Heroes, he knew it was something that other Rotary clubs would want to support..jpg)
District Governor Dave Manzi and the District Conference Committee are pleased to announce that the District Conference/Assembly package has been reduced from $350.00 to $235.00. We are also able to offer you a-la-carte options for the conference. 
Legend of hockey Ray Bourque to speak at the District Conference. This dinner event is now available a-la-carte! Ray Bourque and and his Boston Bruins teammate Cleon Daskalakis founded the Celebrities For Charity Foundation which has donated over $20 million to a variety of charities that support causes ranging from medical research and patient care, to education, assisting disadvantaged children, the arts, and the environment.
