President's Message

Pictured below is our own Greg DiBurro actually installing the Haverhill Rotary Sign after last week's meeting. So many of our Rotarians do so much behind the scenes! Please remember to say "thank you" to Greg when you see him.

Wow, you can always tell when I take cold medicine and last week's meeting certainly proved it again! Please accept my apologies for not being "up to par" as our golfers would say. I want to thank Darlene Beal for a very informative and educational presentation last week regarding her recent Rotaplast mission to Kanyakumari, India. I was very surprised to hear that in India, physicians actually own the hospitals and was truly impressed that the owners of Richardson"s Hospital, Dr. Sunil Richardson and Dr. Shweta Richards, provided not only the facility but also all related needs. Dr. Richardson is actually a Rotarian who was committed to bringing Rotaplast to his area. In addition to helping children with cleft lip and palate, they also worked on many people seeking help for burns caused by various means, including abuse. The various pictures that Darlene took certainly demonstrated the dramatic need for high quality surgical teams being provided to developing countries by Rotary International. Darlene has gone on many missions and truly exemplifies Service Above Self.

IMPORTANT Rotary Grant Awards presentation is scheduled for our luncheon on June 7, 2012. Please do your best to attend as we want to take a picture of all grant recipients to be placed in the local newspapers. Have you taken a moment to look at our new Haverhill Rotary web page? Looks absolutely amazing and Greg Stark's team deserves a very special thank you! The web page update has been discussed for many years, but this team made it happen! A special "thank you" to Tim Coco and the Coco & Co staff for working diligently in getting the web page completed in a timely fashion.

ROTARY TRIVIA:
Question: Since 1985, eradicating Polio has been Rotary's top priority. Recently there have been polio outbreaks in two countries due to importation from Pakistan and Nigeria which have highlighted the continued threat of resurgence. Failure to eradicate the disease could lead within a decade to paralysis of as many as 200,000 children per year worldwide. What are the names of the two countries?
Answer: China and West Africa

KEN'S TRIVIA (2 parts):
In 1948, what was the club that sponsored a radio show and came up with the idea of the "Jimmy Fund"? The club organized a radio broadcast from the bedside of a young cancer patient dubbed Jimmy as he was visited by members of the Boston Braves baseball team.
What was the name of the Publicity Director of the Boston Braves during 1948?

All right everyone; I was able to find the answers so I'm sure you'll also have them!

The "ACE OF CLUBS" is now up to a grand total of $1,087. That can certainly buy a lot of Red Sox tickets!

ROTARY DATES TO REMEMBER

June 1 - 3, 2012 - Rotary District 7930 Annual Conference Mystic Marriott Hotel and Spa, Groton Connecticut near beautiful Mystic Seaport, Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun.

June 7, 2012 ­ IMPORTANT Haverhill Rotary Grant Awards Luncheon. Please plan on attending as we want to take a picture of all grant recipients to be placed in the local newspapers.

June 26, 2012 Rotary District 7930 Installation Dinner Danversport Yacht Club - NOTE THE DATE CHANGE.

Community Events

May 31, 2012 The Boys & Girls Club of Greater Haverhill will be hosting a Wine Tasting featuring Fantasy Wines of Boston's North End and Live Entertainment at the Renaissance Golf Club starting at 6:00PM. Ticket price is $30.00 per person. Please contact Kathleen Pruett at 978.204.0620 or kpruett@haverhillbgc.org for additional information or to purchase tickets.

May 31, 2012 Haverhill Yankee Clipper Council/Boy Scouts of America will be holding the 2012 Distinguished Citizen Award Dinner at DiBurro's Function Facilities, 887 Boston Rd., Ward Hill, MA. The reception starts at 6:00pm and dinner at 7:00pm. This year, the Distinguished Citizens award will be bestowed upon Ron Pollina and Jeff Linehan, both outstanding business and civic leaders in Haverhill for many years. If interested in sponsoring or attending, please contact Ruth Crocker at rucrocke@bsamail.org.

June 14, 2012 Fidelity House 'Very Special Wine Tasting Fundraiser' featuring a selection of fine California wines at the Renaissance Golf Club, 201 Kenoza Street, Haverhill, MA 01830 from 6:30pm to 9:30pm. Tickets are $40.00 per person in advance and $50.00 pp at the door. To sponsor, donate or purchase tickets on line please go to: http://fidelityhousewinetasting2012.eventbrite.com For additional information, please contact Deborah Coletti: 978.332.9149 or dcoletti@fidelityhhs.org

Rotary Music "HINT"

R-O-T-A-R-Y that spells ROTARY!
R-O-T-A-R-Y is known on Land and Sea
From North to South
From East to West
He profits most who serves the best
R-O-T-A-R-Y that spells ROTARY!

Smile
Smile and the world smiles with you, Sing a song.
Don't be weary, Just be cheery all day long.
Whenever your trials, your troubles and your cares
Seem to be more than you can really bear
Smile and the world smiles with you, Sing a song

Contributions to and suggestions about the NAIRATOR are welcome, so please pass on any news to me or Steve Goddu.

Yours in Rotary,

Sheryl

Rotary District 7930 News

Download a copy of our April 2012 District Newsletter to keep up with what's going on in District 7930. Also check out the Rotary District 7930 Event Calendar.