Can you believe that it is almost May 1st, and I'll bet you haven't registered for either District Assembly or District Conference? Register now for the portion of the program that excites you!
If not, why not? It's happening in Danvers on May 1 in the morning (the Assembly) and May 1, 2 & 3 (the Conference).
Has your Club decided to hold its weekly meeting at the Joint Luncheon? Have you sent Bob Wood (bobcwood@verizon.net) the list you would like to register?
For the Assembly, are you a President-elect, Secretary, Treasurer, new Rotarian wanting to learn more about what happens in Rotary and the District or a more senior Rotarian that wants to learn more about what happens in Rotary and the District? Please go to www.rotary7930.org to register or click here for theAssembly!
Here is what is being offered:
May 1, 2015
Registration Opens and Continental Breakfast - 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Main Ballroom Foyer
Opening Plenary - 8:35 AM - 8:45 AM - Welcome, Pledge of Allegiance and Review of Program
Breakout Sessions # 1 - 8:50 am - 9:35 am
Annual Business Meeting - All PE's, District Governor Tract, PDG's and District Officers
Club Central For Secretaries
Club Treasurers 101
Public Image - Social Media
Breakout Sessions # 2 - 9:40 am - 10:25 am
Network and Exchange Ideas - PE's and AG's
How To Make An Ask - Hey, ever hear of Rotary? Treat you to lunch?
Breakout Sessions # 3 - 10:30 am - 11:15 am
Hunger & Homelessness Initiative (HHI) - Recap of April 1 Event and Where do we go next?
Foundation - Did you know YOUR Foundation does.....? and Polio's End Game..
Public Image - The New Face of District 7930 and Rotary Days
Club Boards and Calendar Planning - This is FUN! Be Prepared, Be Confident and Be Done!
This year the Conference is offering Breakouts in Danvers on Friday, Dinner in Boston at the Harvard Club on Friday, Youth Programs, Foundation Qualification and Complimentary Water Park Passes on Saturday in Danvers, Dinner on the Beach in Salisbury on Saturday and a Sunday memorial service followed by brunch and Keynote Speaker Julia Phelps, PhD, RID, PDG in Danvers.
For a complete schedule for the conference please clickhere!
Please go to www.rotary 7930.org to register or click here for the Conference!
Posted by Jim Babbin
SPRING CLEANING? SAVE YOUR SHOES!
The North Andover Interact club will be collecting shoes in any condition at the District Conference on May 2nd as part of their service project for the people of Guatemala. Practical shoes (not high heels) to be used for digging in trash piles; technological trash from countries like ours.
The collection will be part of the Youth and Family program at the conference. Interactive events like Giant Jenga, human knot, photo booth, Tanzanian bracelet instruction and other surprises will be happening along with breakouts on Camp Rotary, A Library project in Kenya, and the Boston Rotaract discussing their new service initiative to help with substance abuse in young people. Be a part of an instructive and fun day!
Posted by Stephen May
on Apr 29, 2015
REGISTER NOW FOR THE ROTARY LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE (RLI)
Would you like to become a better leader, learn more about Rotary or exchange ideas with other committed Rotarians from within our the district and other districts in New England, then RLI is for you!
The Rotary Leadership Institute seeks to have Rotary Clubs, in its member districts, identify those Rotarians who appear to have the potential for future club leadership (not necessarily as club presidents) and provide those so identified with a quality education in Rotary knowledge and leadership skills so important in voluntary organizations.
For more information visit the RLINEAwebsite (www.rlinea.org) or click on Read More! To register for the Peabody RLI please click here!
LAST CALL - IT'S NOT TOO LATE - YOU CAN STILL REGISTER
THIS IS THE LAST SESSION "ANYWHERE" UNTIL NOVEMBER
The Peabody session is the last session and the only one locally, of the Spring Semester, so don't forget that your Governor, Peter Simonsen, has agreed to reimburse, during his year, any club, the site cost for one member to attend Part 1 or Part 2.
As of April 29, 2015, there are only 11 days until the event date and only 1
days until the registration deadline of April 29, 2015.
TODAY IS THE LAST DAY - Register, on line, today, before it's too late!
District Governor Peter Simonsen is congratulating the following clubs for net membership gains this Rotary year as of March 30, 2015: Marblehead (10); Greater Salem (6); Wilmington (6); Peabody (4) and Wakefield (4.) Other clubs with net membership gains are: Beverly; East Boston-Revere; Gloucester; Hamilton-Wenham, Saugus, Topsfield-Boxford-Middleton, West Roxbury, Andover, Burlington Breakfast, Haverhill, Ipswich, Marblehead Harbor, Reading, Salem, and Winchester. Congratulations to all the members who ASKED, INVITED, INDUCTED and ENGAGED friends, co-workers and associates in their communities.
Please continue to spread the Rotary message throughout your communities.
Posted by Amy Luckiewicz
2015 POLAR PLUNGE SURPASSES $107,000
To raise awareness and critically-needed funds to fight the crippling disease polio, over 200 people plunged into the icy waters off of Gloucester last Saturday as part of the Rotary District 7930’s 5th Annual Polar Plunge. The effort benefitted The Global Polio Eradication Initiative - a public-private partnership that also includes the World Health Organization, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, UNICEF, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. This year’s effort raised over $104,000 and will be matched 2:1 by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. At just 60 cents per vaccine, the effort will pay for over a half million polio vaccines.
The Polar Plunge comes at an important time in the fight to eradicate polio, which would be only the second human disease to be eradicated. Case numbers of the disease have never been lower, and only three countries (Nigeria, Afghanistan and Pakistan) have never stopped transmission of the wild poliovirus. However, a funding gap means immunization campaigns are being cut in high-risk countries, leaving children more vulnerable to polio. If polio isn’t stopped now, the disease could stage a comeback, affecting an estimated 200,000 children every year.
Rotary has contributed US$1.2 billion, and its members have logged countless volunteer hours to help immunize more than two billion children in 122 countries. Overall, remarkable progress has been achieved in the fight against polio. Since 1988, the number of polio cases has been reduced from 350,000 a year to fewer than 700 cases in 2011. The Americas were declared free from polio in 1994, the Western Pacific region in 2000, and Europe in 2002. A highly infectious disease, polio still strikes children mainly under the age of five in parts of Africa and South Asia. Polio can cause paralysis and sometimes death. One Rotarian noted, “This event was completely fitting. This week we celebrate the 60th anniversary Jonas Salk’s polio vaccine. We’re going to fight this crippling disease until the end because Rotary keeps promises.”
Five District 7930 Interact Clubs have qualified for the 2014-15 Presidential Citation for Interact Clubs. This award recognizes active Interact Clubs who demonstrate participation in a combination of the following areas:
Partnering with another Rotary club on a project or event
Participating in an event that promotes international understanding
Introducing members to other Rotary opportunities for young leaders
Participating in a fundraiser to support polio eradication
Submitting a video for the Interact Video Contest
Participating in a project to support one of Rotary's areas of focus
Collaborating with a Rotary service partner
Participating in a career day or mentoring activity
Recommending an outbound Interactor who then joins a Rotaract Club
Congratulations to Gloucester High School Interact, Marblehead High School Interact, Reading Interact, Revere High School Interact and Wakefield Interact for successfully qualifying for this recognition!
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Can you believe that it is almost May 1st, and I'll bet you haven't registered for either District Assembly or District Conference? Register now for the portion of the program that excites you!
District Governor Peter Simonsen is congratulating the following clubs for net membership gains this Rotary year as of March 30, 2015: Marblehead (10); Greater Salem (6); Wilmington (6); Peabody (4) and Wakefield (4.) Other clubs with net membership gains are: Beverly; East Boston-Revere; Gloucester; Hamilton-Wenham, Saugus, Topsfield-Boxford-Middleton, West Roxbury, Andover, Burlington Breakfast, Haverhill, Ipswich, Marblehead Harbor, Reading, Salem, and Winchester. Congratulations to all the members who ASKED, INVITED, INDUCTED and ENGAGED friends, co-workers and associates in their communities.
Partnering with another Rotary club on a project or event
