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News From District 7910
APRIL 5, 2019
DG Steve's April Message
Welcome to April! Spring is here.  Our team has returned from Guatemala on a very successful trip, and the District Conference is coming up.  But first, a word about Rotary International's monthly theme for April: Maternal and Child Health.  It is one of The Rotary Foundation's six (6) areas of focus. Every day mothers risk their lives giving birth and millions of children die each year from treatable, preventable causes. At least 7 million children under the age of five die each year due to malnutrition, poor health care, and inadequate sanitation. To help reduce this rate, Rotary provides immunizations and antibiotics to babies, improves access to essential medical services, and supports trained health care providers for mothers and their children. Rotary’s projects ensure sustainability by empowering the local community to take ownership of health care training programs.  More information on Rotary's work in maternal and child health is found <HERE>
 
Guatemala Project.  While our global grant to build stoves in Guatemala focused on disease prevention, it was clear to all of us that we were impacting maternal and child health also (and saving the environment).  All of our Rotarians who travelled to help install the stoves were impacted by the people we helped.  The saying that when you set out to help others you end up helping yourself rang true with this trip.  Some of our first time global grant participants were stunned at the squalid living conditions of the people.  Others were impacted by how grateful the entire villages were with what seemed like a small act to us.  I was personally impacted by a scene repeated several times during our visit.  We walked into one home (typically an adobe structure with a tin roof that had one room for living (for a family of 10) and another for the cooking area. When we walked in one of the kids ran out to get their father off his job to see what we were doing.  The father (or grandfather) would come rushing to the house and start talking a mile a minute in his native Tz'utujil language. About 80% of all communication is non-verbal, and even though none of us spoke the Mayan Tz'utujil tongue, we all understood that he was thanking us and telling us how this was helping his family.  A few pictures from the trip are on the continuation page of this article, and we will have a full story up on the website soon.  In all, Rotarians from our district installed 100 stoves in 2 Mayan villages of San Pablo La Laguna and San Marcos La Laguna.  There are an additional 85 stoves that will be installed by local Rotarians and our partner HELPS International.  
 
District Conference.  The program for the District Conference is shaping up, but we need every Rotarian from the District to attend and participate! Please, please, please do not wait any longer to sign up.  We need to provide head counts to the hotel and make final plans.  Talk to your club about rescheduling your meeting so you can all be part of the Friday luncheon on May 3, 2019 celebrating not only our Guatemala Stove Project, but other Rotary Foundation funded projects this year.  We also need you to send delegates to our annual business meeting of our clubs.  Friday evening is a spectacular dinner dance gala.  Trust me, you do not want to miss this opportunity to celebrate Rotary and reconnect with Rotarians from other clubs.  There is something for everyone!
 
Saturday has an awesome program! We will start with a wonderful breakfast, but then our youth (Interactors, Exchange Students, RYLANS) assisted by Rotaractors from all five (5) districts will be there to focus on homelessness in a program entitled the Game of Throneless.  Like a reality fair, our youth will be randomly assigned "homeless" for you to interact with.  The morning concludes with a soup kitchen style lunch with the kids and adults, and a frank discussion on how we can be part of the solution.  There are also optional trips to Fenway Park for a tour and batting practice, and a Boston Harbor Cruise, adn everything else you expect from a District Conference smiley.
 
Please sign up today at <THIS LINK> or just tell everyone to sign up at bit.ly/D7910-Conference2019, and please share the flyers below with your club.
 
Have a great April.  Click the Read More Link for Guatemala Pictures.  Check the website, facebook and Instagram regularly for updates on what's happening in District 7910.  Remember to submit your club's stories and event flyers. 
 
DG Steve
 

 

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REGISTER NOW FOR DISTRICT CONFERENCE
SIGN UP NOW FOR THE 2019 DISTRICT CONFERENCE!
 
We have an awesome program; you do not want to miss it.
 
Friday May 3, 2019
Paul Harris Luncheon celebrating the Rotary Foundation
Annual District Meeting of the Clubs
Gala Dinner Dance
 
Saturday May 4, 2019
Breakfast
Game of Throneless - Joint Rotarian, Rotaract and Interact Focus on Homelessness Event
Soup Kitchen Lunch
 
Optional Activities:
Fenway Park Tour and Batting Practice
Indoor Water Park
Harbor Cruise
 
 
 
Follow Read More for flyers to share with your club!
 
 
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Upcoming Events Around the District
UPCOMING CLUB EVENTS:
Concord Pops April 12, 2019
 
Southborough Earth Day April 27, 2019
-- VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
 
Worcester Casino Night April 27, 2019
Marlborough Italian Night - May 8, 2019
Milford Lobster Raffle June 26, 2019
 
Framingham Golf Tournament July 20,2019
 
Events Around the District
District Training Assembly
Courtyard by Marriott
Apr 06, 2019
7:30 AM – 12:00 PM
 
RYLA Group Facilitator(GF) Training Session_
Apr 07, 2019
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
 
Interact peer to peer-Prevent Depression & Suicide
Residence Inn by Marriott
Apr 07, 2019
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
 
RYLA Committee Meeting_
100 Domino Drive
Apr 10, 2019
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
 
RYLA Student Registrations Due From Clubs
Apr 15, 2019
 
Steering Committee (District)
Apr 15, 2019
 
District Board of Directors
Apr 15, 2019
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
 
Trustee (District) Meeting
Best Western Royal Plaza
Apr 22, 2019
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
 
AG Meeting: Telephone
May 02, 2019
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
 
2018-19 District Conference: Eat, Meet, and Party!
May 03, 2019 12:00 PM –
May 04, 2019 12:00 PM
 
Multi District Youth Day
May 04, 2019
8:00 AM – 3:00 PM
 
Foundation Quarterly Meeting
May 07, 2019
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
 
District Council Meeting
Office of DG Steve Sager
May 13, 2019
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
 
Membership Committee (Quarterly) Meeting
May 14, 2019
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
 
RYLA Committee Meeting
May 15, 2019
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
 
RYLA Group Facilitator(GF) Training Session #4
May 19, 2019
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
 
Steering Committee (District)
May 21, 2019
5:00 AM – 6:30 AM
 
District Board of Directors
May 21, 2019
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
 
Week of Rotary at NE Center and Home for Veterans
New England Center & Home for Veterans
May 27, 2019 – May 31, 2019
 
AG Meeting: Live
May 29, 2019
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
 
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