Rotary District 7910 Newsletter ‐ April 11, 2016

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2016 DistrictConference: Plymouth Rocks!

by District 7910 ConferenceCommittee May 20, 21 and 22 Hotel 1620 At PlymouthHarbor, Plymouth Click here to Register Now! Click here to download the 12­page, 'everything you need toknow' District ConferenceBooklet, which contains:

SchedulePricingHospitality 'Sweets'Request FormCruise Registration FormGolf Registration FormFrequently AskedQuestionsFacebook 'Like' Contest

Governor's Message

Governor's Message: Deep membership slide has stopped By Jim Fusco

I want to thank our clubs for their membership efforts.One of my goals for my year was to concentrate onmembership. I was concerned that we were on amembership slide and were coming off a year whereour total membership declined by 77 members to atotal of 1,498, which made us the worst­performingdistrict in New England. This decline continuedthrough December, when our membership droppedto 1,470. I was determined to do something aboutthat and, with your hard work, better district

communications and the hard work of our District Membership Committee,I am pleased to report that the deep slide has stopped. Read more

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September 2015December 2015

Welcome, New Members

Please welcome the newest Rotarians in our district (alphabetical order bylast name):

Cara Daly, Newton Christopher Dias, Tyngsboro­DunstableKevin O'Connell, Newton James Reil, AuburnJennifer Reil, AuburnTrevor Williams, Newton

District & Club Rounds

Committee Spotlight

DGE Report: Post­PETS asuccess By Pat and Skip Doyle

We continue tosay "thank you"to our districtgovernor,presidents­elect,assistant

governors, secretaries, treasurers,new members , facilitators andeveryone else who attendedlast Friday's Post PETS event inBoxborough (shown, right).Feedback from those whoattended has been positive andwe are so grateful for all who gavetheir time and talent to its success.To view this and additional eventphotos, taken by Cheryl Rosen ofHudson Rotary, click here. Training is on­going and none ofus should ever feel as if we havelearned all there is to know aboutour positions in the Rotary world.

We should all make it our goal toread weekly the District Newsletterand add a visit to the RotaryInternational website at least asoften. We along with District GovernorJim Fusco, District GovernorNominee Karin Gaffney andDistrict Governor NomineeDesignate Steve Sager areworking together to bring themost­up­to­date information to allof you to make our clubs and ourdistrict as strong as they canpossible be. Please do your part

jim.fusco2@gmail.com

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RYLA: Student onlineregistration is now open

Student online registration forRotary Youth LeadershipAwards is now open. Click here, foronline registration.

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District Events

Monday, April 11­Monday, May9 District Conference CommitteeMeeting Monday, April 11

Leominster Rotary Holds Awards Night

The Rotary Clubof Leominster recentlyheld its 22nd AnnualVocational Awards Nightwith more 200people joining theLeominster club incelebrating theaccomplishments of the10 employees honoredthat evening. This hasbecome an award thatemployees strive for andconsider prestigious.

They receive a beautiful plaque from the Leominster club and the city'smayor presents a certificate as well. To view the photo, left, and additional event photos, click here. The evening began with the Police Department Color Guard presenting thecolors and Leominster Treasurer and Immediate Past President MaryDean singing the National Anthem. After opening remarks by PresidentClaire Freda, a blessing was provided by Father William Champlain of St.Leo Parish and dinner was served. All recipients were introduced by theirdepartment heads, speaking to their choice of employee. Immediately after dinner, the awards ceremony began with the City HallEmployee of the Year and continued with the Firefighter of the Year, thePolice Department, the Department of Public Works, the Library, theSchool Department Grade (Pre­K to Grade 4, Middle School and HighSchool Teachers of the Year) and one employee from each of the twoCatholic schools in Leominster. It was a great opportunity for the Leominster club to speak aboutits contributions of nearly $1 million over the 91 years it has been inexistence. A slide show of all the club's efforts played on two screens at thestart of the social hour and continued until the end of the evening. For anyone interested in viewing the event, visit www.LTV.com and go to"Media On Demand," where you will find "Rotary Award Night." TheSentinel and Enterprise newspaper also had front­page coverage of theevent.

Fitchburg Rotary Honors Paul Harris Recipients

The Rotary Club ofFitchburg recently held itsannual Paul Harris Nightat the Old Mill Restaurantin Westminster. Thisevent is held each year torecognize Rotarians whohave attained their nextPaul Harris level ofrecognition. The awards werepresented by ClubFoundation Co­Chairs

Mary Whitney and Sharon Bernard and District Foundation Chair RoyBalfour. Following the presentations District Jim Fusco congratulated theFitchburg Rotary on the unique way they encourage Foundation giving byusing Paul Harris Circles. The concept in this method is either to have 10 Rotarians join a circle andcommit to contribute $100 each per year to The Rotary Foundation, or tohave five Rotarians agree to join a circle and commit to contribute $200each per year to TRF. Each year, a name from each circle is drawn andthat person earns his or her Paul Harris recognition. Currently, there are three active Paul Harris Circles:

C. William Lakso Paul Harris Circle, and the recipient was PaulGauvinNicholas D. Mercadante Paul Harris Circle, and the recipient wasMary HeafyMarcia D. Bellermann Paul Harris Circle, and the recipient wasLinda ZC. Largey

possible be. Please do your partand keep in touch. Don't forget June 26: the closingof RYLA (Rotary Youth LeadershipAwards); and the DistrictInstallation. For more information, contactus at pwdoyle2@ verizon.net andskipdoyle2@verizon.net.

Foundation Notice:District Grant proposals andqualification status By Sanjay Deshpande

DistrictGovernors­ElectPat and SkipDoyle received28 District Grantproposals atPETS(Presidents ElectTraining

Seminar) on March 11. A reviewof these proposals revealed thattwo clubs, Needham andShrewsbury are planninginternational projects in India andHaiti, respectively. District 7910leaves the decision on projectlocation to the clubs in the2016­‘17 Rotary year that beginsthis July 1, provided the clubscomply with the requirements forinternational District Grants. Thetwo clubs should look up theserequirements in “FoundationGrants in 2016­17 andBeyond.” Read more Foundation Q&A: Global GrantPartnerships Question: Can several Rotaryclubs in the U.S. can partnertogether with one or more Rotaryclubs in another country in orderto apply for one Global Grant forthe U.S. clubs to share equally foruse in this country? The club (orpartnership of clubs) in the othercountry would then apply foranother Global Grant for usethere, to use either solely or inequal sharing with the other clubsin that country. Read more

Membership Corner: Acton­Boxborough – An example ofan excellent membership effort! By Tom Sturiale

Diana Nestorova,the dynamicleader of theRotary Club ofActon­Boxborough,shares the storyof her club’ssuccessful

membership efforts during thepast year. It is clear that a clearlythought­out, one­step­at­a­timeapproach will yield excellentresults. Here in Diana’s own words

6:30­9:00 p.m. DoubleTree Hotel, Leominster

RYLA Committee Meeting Wednesday, April 13 6:00­9:30 p.m. Holiday Inn, Boxborough

PR Committee Meeting Monday, April 18 6:30­8:30 p.m. Holiday Inn, Boxborough

Foundation Committee Meeting Wednesday, April 20 6:30­9:00 p.m. Holiday Inn, Boxborough

Trustees Meeting Monday, April 25 6:30­9:00 p.m. Holiday Inn, Boxborough

District AG Meeting Live Tuesday, April 26 6:30­9:00 p.m. Holiday Inn, Boxborough

District Conference CommitteeMeeting Wednesday, April 27 6:30­9:00 p.m. DoubleTree Hotel, Leominster

Foundation Grant QualificationSeminar Saturday, April 30 8:30 a.m.­12:00 noon Hilton Garden, Worcester

Zone 32 Director Juilia PhelpsVisits D7910 Wednesday, May 4

District Council (Moved fromMay 2) Wednesday, May 4 6:30 – 9:00 p.m. DoubleTree Hotel, Leominster

Rotary Leadership Institute Saturday, May 7

In addition to awarding Paul Harris Recognitions to the Circle, theFitchburg club also bestowed a Paul Harris recognition for CommunityService to Joana Dos Santos, executive director, of UnitedNeighbors, Cleghorn Neighbor Center and Youth Center. Shown, left to right are: Past President Linda Largey; President WayneCarney; Past President Paul Gauvin; Community Service RecipientJoana Dos Santos; Past President Mary Heafy; Foundation Chair MaryWhitney; and Past President Sharon Bernard.

Billerica Rotary Presents Check To Locke Monsters Robotics On behalf of the RotaryClub of Billeria, PresidentNancy Grahamand LauraStefanescu presented acheck to the LockeMonsters Robotics ­ arobotic club at the LockeMiddle School inBillerica. The club wonthe State Roboticscompetitions and will becompeting in the NationalTournament later this month. Shown, are Locke Middle students Brayden Taylor (left) and PatrickBrowne (right) working recently on their team's robot. The LockeMonsters, as they've dubbed themselves, are Kentucky­bound afterqualifying for the national tournament. Photo: Ryan McBride, Lowell Sun

Waltham Rotary Welcomes Two New Members

The Rotary Club ofWaltham recentlywelcomed its two newestmembers: TaiyoBrinkley (second fromleft) and ChristineBattista Keane (far left).They are shown posingwith twounidentified members ofthe Waltham club.

Framingham Rotary Crafts Fair Set For April 23 The Rotary Club of Framingham's SpringCrafts Fair will run on Saturday, April23 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Keefe Tech.More than 100 vendors will be present.there will be plenty of parking as wellas handicapped accessiblility. Admission fees are: Adults, $2;Seniors and Students, $1; and Childrenages 12 and under, free. Admissionproceeds will be used to support local community services.

Nashoba Valley Rotary seeks volunteers for, offers experienceFinancial Reality Fair

The Rotary Club ofNashoba Valley issponsoringits fourth Financial RealityFair on Friday, April15 from 7:00 to 11:30a.m. at NashobaRegional HighSchool, located at Green

results. Here in Diana’s own wordsis her story: “Over the course of my Rotaryyear as a president, we identifiedthe classifications that we neededin order to make our Acton­Boxborough Rotary family acomplete entity: a teacher, amedical practitioner, an engineer,and local broadcast company. Weaccomplished it all on March 30,when we inducted four newmembers and one corporatemember (with two associatemembers). How it all started: Readmore

PR Tips: Promote your digital­marketing tools By Laura Spear

Make sure youinclude your clubwebsite,Facebook page,Twitter handle,and other digitalmedia in your

promotional materials. Add themto your club brochure. Includethem on your Rotary businesscards. Make sure they are on yourprospective­member materialsand in your press releases. We're in the home stretch for theyear! Mark your calendar for our finalquarterly district PR meeting ofthis Rotary year: Monday, April 186:30­8:30 p.m.Holiday Inn242 Adams PlaceBoxborough You can register here. We'll discuss the Social MediaSeminar held on March 31, reviewthe rest of the 2015­'16 Rotaryyear, and discuss plans for 2016­'17 year that starts on July 1. Laura Spear, chair of District7910's Public Image Committee,may be reachedat laura@spear.net.

RYLA Reminder: Onlinestudent registration is nowopen

By Christine Pinney

Check out our onlinestudent registration for Rotary Youth Leadership Awards.

Saturday, May 7 7:30 a.m.– 3:30 p.m. Holiday Inn Boston­Peabody,Peabody

Foundation GrantsQualification Seminar 2 Monday, May 9 5:30­9:00 p.m. DoubleTree Hotel, Leominster View these plus more upcomingDistrict Events

RI Spotlight

Follow Live Coverage of RI'sCouncil on Legislation

Representatives fromRotary clubs around the world,including District 7910's ownTom Sturiale, will be gathering inChicago this to consider changesto the policies that guide RotaryInternational and its memberclubs. The Council on Legislationgives members a role inadapting Rotary to keep itrelevant to today’s world. We’llbe providing live updates andvote totals from the Councilbeginning today. Learn moreabout the Council.

Bono on Rotary and Polio

This year marks 30 years sinceRotary launched PolioPlus, itscampaign to rid the world of polio.Since the beginning of Rotary's111th anniversary, on February23, Rotary members worldwidehave been holding events tocelebrate three decades of polio­eradication progress. Click here towatch a two­and­a­half­minutevideo titled "Bono On Rotary andPolio," produced by Steve Kirk ofConcord Rotary. Note: This video is a fine exampleof wht you can do with RIpromotional materials. At District7910's Social Media Seminar onMarch 31, Steve Kirkdemonstrated how to create avideo. For more information,contact him at

School, located at GreenStreet and Route 117 inBolton. Here’s youropportunity to volunteerand experience first­handwhat a Reality Fair is allabout.

We have the opportunity to provide a valuable life lesson to all 260­plus10th graders at the high school ­ yes, you have to pay for electricity ­ andhave fun at the same time! Volunteer materials will be provided inadvance. To sign up, or for more information, contact Nashoba ValleyRotarian Laura Spear at laura@spear.net.

District Membership Webinar Set for April 27 By Satya Mitra District 7910’s Membership Committeehas set a Membership DevelopmentWebinar for Wednesday, April 27 at 7:00p.m. To register, click here. Afterregistering, you will receive aconfirmation e­mail containinginformation about joining the webinar. Increasing the number of membersshould be a top priority for your Rotaryclub. As we approach the beginning ofthe 2016­2017 Rotary year, every clubshould have a Membership DevelopmentPlan in place to increase and retainmembership. The webinar will include the process of creating a MembershipDevelopment Plan plus provides strategies and tools you can use to attractand engage new members. Club­assessment tools will be shared that will enable you to evaluate thestrengths and weaknesses of your club related to attracting and retainingmembers. There will be a review of best practices to be a vibrantclub,which is essential to attracting new members. The webinar is intended for club officers, club Membership chairs,Membership Committee members, assistant governors and anyoneinterest in learning how to increase membership in your club. Satya Mitra, who chairs the District Membership Committee, may bereached at satya@thegurutax.com. Looking to enhance your club­membership experience? Do you want tofind opportunities for growth in your club? Club and district leaders nowhave a set of updated Membership Assessment Tools (formerly ClubAssessment Tools) to help you strengthen club membership and add valueto your club membership experience, so that more people will join andfewer members will leave.

Bedford Rotary To Pack Meals For Stop Hunger Now On May 14

The Rotary Club ofBedford willattempt to feed250,000 childrenwith their fourthannual Meals forKids foodpackaging event inpartnership withStop Hunger Nowon May 14 at theBedford campus ofMiddlesexCommunityCollege.

The Rotary Club, composed of just a few dozen businessprofessionals from Bedford and its surrounding communities,began feeding hungry children in 2013. That first year theyestablished their relationship with Stop Hunger Now, theyraised enough money and gathered enough volunteer

Registration is open! Clickhere, for online 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 haveany questions, visitwww.ryla7910.org. Christine Pinney, vice chairof District 79810'sRYLA Committee, may bereachedat christine@christinepinney.com

Mark Your Interact and RotaractCalendars!

District 7910 will hold a jointInteract and Rotaract TrainingSeminar on Tuesday, September17 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at placeto be determined. This event is afollow­up to the separate Interactand Rotaract Training Seminarsthat were held last fall and thiswinter, respectively.

Read more about theRotaract AdvisorTraining Seminar held onFebruary 29 at Framingham StateUniversity, including video andslide presentations.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 have

contact him atsteve@esicomputing.com.

RI Makes Changes in BrandCenter Online Tool

We hope that you've foundRotary International’s BrandCenter a useful tool to createcustomized logos and brochures­ and to tell Rotary's story in aconsistent and engaging way.

We'd like to inform you of arecent change to the online tool.Starting today, April 4, any logosor brochures you create usingone of our templates will beautomatically deleted from yourprofile 30 days after your lastchange or edit. Logos andbrochures created before April 4will be deleted on May 2, unlessyou make a change or edit to thetemplate.

We recommend that once youhave finished your customizedlogo or brochure, you downloadthe document in PDF, PNG, orJPEG format on your owncomputer.

Reminders of this change will beposted on Brand Center’stemplate and logo pages.

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

raised enough money and gathered enough volunteerpackagers to put together enough packaged meals to feed15,000 hungry children. Read more

Newton Rotary’s ‘Newton Has Talent’ Accepting Auditions The Rotary Club of Newton’s “Newton Has Talent” is again acceptingauditions for its 2016 competition, which takes place on May 21. More than$1,500 in prize money isavailable,and anyone who is over 13and lives, works or goes to school inNewton can compete. “Newton Has Talent” is a major fundraiserfor Newton Rotary. Each year, the clubgives out scholarships to graduatingseniors and grants to local organizations.The club also recognizes a "Student ofthe Month" each month, collects food andtoiletries for local food pantries, providescamperships for kids who need somehelp with their summer plans, and does avariety of hands­on service projects thathelp the Newton community. For more information, contact Newton Membership Chair SusanPeghinyat suef0503@gmail.com.

District Social Media Seminar Was Great!

We featuredKeynote Speaker MaryCurtis, owner of OneLess Hat Consulting, oncreating a social mediastrategy, followed by"beginner" and“experienced” tracks forusers of all levels. Welearned the basics ofFacebook, LinkedIn, andTwitter, getting Facebook

tips and tricks, advice on posting to multiple social media platforms at thesame time, and creating quick and easy videos to highlight your club. Mix­and­match sessions were held to meet attendees knowledge and skilllevel. Thank you to all the presenters: Nancy Dube (Dube Consulting); DoreenNicastro (Nicastro Consulting); Liz Kaprielian (FraminghamRotary); Cheryl Rosen (Hudson Rotary), Steve Jones­D'Agostino(Auburn Rotary); and Steve Kirk (Concord Rotary). Thank youto PR ChairLaura Spear (Nashoba Valley Rotary) for coordinating thisgreat event, and to Chris Spear (Nashoba Valley) for being our A/V man. Click here to view and download the seminar photos, in JPEG format Click here to view and download the seminar flyer, in PDF format. Questions? Contact Laura Spear, District7910's Public Image chair,atlaura@spear.net.

Westborough Rotary Sponsors ‘Be Like Brit’ Child

The Rotary Club of Westborough hasreceived the name and photo of the childwhom the club is sponsoring throughthe Be Like Brit Foundation. Her nameis Darlandyna (shown, left), she is fiveyears old, and she is just adorable. Oursponsorship covers her housing,education, and more.

District 7910 Celebrates Successful Guyana Playground Project

Every year, a group ofRotarians from District

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 carlgood@yahoo.com. RI provides $35 million in newfunding

RotaryInternational hasreleased $35million 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 Worldcountries.Click here to watch arecent Australian TV news reporton the Vaxxas 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 the promotional video for2015­2016 Bandey­Heflerprogram in District 7910

Peace Fellowships: ApplicationDeadline Is May 31 By Terry Parker

Each year,RotaryInternationalselects up to 100

New Tools For Membership ToolBelt

Looking to enhance your clubmembership experience? Do youwant to find opportunities forgrowth in your club? Club anddistrict 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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Rotarians from District7910 travel to a third­world country toaccomplish a "hands­on"project withthe resident Rotary club.This February, our districtteam traveled toGeorgetown, Guyana tobuild a playground forspecial­needs students ata local school. Afterward, the Rotary members went to a local orphanage to visit thechildren and deliver stuffed toys, books and games. The Rotary Club ofGeorgetown coordinated the visit and participated in the activities. This isanother good example of Rotary at work and Rotary international service. For the trip highlights, click here to view a three­minute video.

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.

District Conference: Things I want you to know By Jim Fusco We have two prepaid options foryou to celebrate your free time onthe afternoon of Saturday, May21. Free time will be from 12noon to 4 pm. Register for onlyone of these options becausethey will be occurring at the sametime.

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. Here

selects 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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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 nowat www.rotary.org/myrotary.Thegood you do comes back to you! Click here to tell us your Rotarystory. How has your life or yourcommunity been touched byRotary? We’d like to hear aboutyour experiences, youraccomplishments, and yourfavorite moments. Add a photo, avideo, or just a few sentences toshare your Rotary Story.

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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.

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 the

first Rotary club in Ukraine, whichwas the Rotary Club of Kiev.Now, a quarter­century later,Ukraine needs our help withrecent polio outbreaks in thateastern European nation. Rotary in Ukraine has now hasgrown to more 43

clubs. Click here to watch a video posted by our fellow Rotarians inUkraine 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 & Summer 2016

Extended One Week ­ Friday, April 15: District 7910: Ad Deadline for District Conference 'Souvenir Book' Cl'ick here for the order form, in PDF format

Friday, April 15: District 7910 ­ Deadline for 'Facebook"Like" Contest' Click here for contest details, in PDF format

Wednesday, April 20: District 7910 ­ Deadline for District Conference'Hospitality "Sweets"' Click here for request form, in PDF format

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Sunday, April 24: Shrewsbury ­ Earth Day Recycle Event Click here for event flyer, in PDF format

Thursday, April 28: Acton­Boxborough Rotary ­ 'Best of Times Wine,Beer, Food and Dessert Tasting' Click here for tasting flyer, in PDF format

Friday, April 29: Montachusett Area ­ 'Take Me Out to the Ballgame' Click here for ballgame flyer, in PDF format

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 'House of Friendship' Click here for friendship 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

May­September: District 7910 ­ 'Golf Fellowship' Click here for golf flyer, in PDF format

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