DG Gregs first official meeting with Assitant Governors

Greg held his first official meeting with this year Assistant Governors. Also in attendance were DGN Klaus Hachfeld and DGE Carol Toomey. The meeting was held Sept 5th at the Westside Grill in Northborough, MA

To date Greg has completed 43 visits and is on track with his objectives for his year as Governor. He expressed his desire to make this years District Conference a real success by having more clubs participate in the event next May.

Klaus made a plea for the Nov. 3rd UN trip in New York City. He's still looking for district Rotarians to take advantage of the event. Klaus also reminded us about the Northeast link conference coming up on Sept. 28th. The event is free to Rotarians but there is a nominal charge for the meals.

Carol gave us an update on the District Public Relations that she's overseeing. The drive is on for new members and general publicity for the district.

Amazing Years Of Service Records!

Recently this blog reported on a Rotarian in Tallahassee who had accomplished 73 years in a row without missing a meeting. The question was then asked, "who holds the record for the most consecutive years in the District without missing a meeting? "

Here are two people who certainly could claim that title.

Leonard White

Leonard White of the Auburn Rotary Club joined the Club in 1944. And still has perfect attendance. That is 63 yeas without missing a meeting!

Bob Mead

Bob Mead join the Bedford Rotary Club in 1957 and has never missed a meeting. That is an amazing 50 years without missing a meeting.

We are not certain if these are the record holders in the District. But whether they are or not, they deserve a standing round of applause!!!! If anyone knows anyone in the District with a longer record, please let us know!

Please Help The Environment & Community!

The Merrimack Valley Rotary is collecting and recycling empty ink and toner cartridges to help the community and the environment. For every cartridge the Club collects Staples will pay the Club money to be put into a fund that the Club has set up to give back to the community it serves.

We invite everyone to help.

In addition to raising funds, the Club also will be helping the environment. How does it help the environment?

• For every ink or laser toner cartridge that is recycled, two quarts of oil are kept out of landfills.


• The number of ink and laser toner cartridges thrown away in one year is enough to circle the earth.


• It takes 1,000 years for an ink or laser toner cartridge to decompose in a landfill.Recycling ink or laser toner cartridges helps to decrease the amount of waste that goes into landfills and helps reduce the amount of toxic chemicals absorbed into the Earth.

Would you like to help? Please contact MVR Club President Ken Masson for more information including a list of the cartridges we are looking for and drop off sites for your cartridges. Either write to MVRotary@gmail.com or call (978) 446-9366. Thank You!

We need you!!

I spoke with DGE Klaus Hachfeld this evening and he's been very busy preparing for his year as DG. He mentioned to me that he's seeking help with Northeast Link and the September meeting in Worcester. Hope you can help, it's a great experience to get involved wth the amabassodarial scholars.

Longest Perfect Attendance Record?

An article was recently posted in a newspaper in Tallahassee about a 93 year old Rotarian who has never missed a meeting in 73 years. He claims to be one of four people who are in the running for the longest unbroken record of attendance in Rotary history. That is a remarkable feat? That raises the question: Who has the longest unbroken attendance record in District 7910? Any volunteers?

Here is the link: http://www.tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070711/ECHRONICLE/707120323/-1/RSS18

Blog Visitors On The Rise

Well, since starting this blog we've spanned the globe with readers. If you haven't seen the Site Meter at the bottom of the page it's worth viewing. To date we've had vistors from Japan, Switzerland, the UK, Norway, Turkey, India, France, Brazil, Argentina and a host of States right here at home. My wish is that we generate more stories from our own district in the form of club posts. It's really exciting to see how far news about our district travels on the internet.

New to blogging - it's easy. All you need to do is send me an email if you're a local Rotarian and I'll send you an invite to become an author. After that, it's as simple as logging in and making a post about your club or district. The world wants to hear from your club, why not blog something today??

District Website conversion

District 7910 now has a new home! The conversion to Clubrunner for the district website has been completed, streamlining the way all of our clubs in the district report their numbers and communicates. A big thanks to Larry McCleod for creating the original district website and maintaining it for so many years. Special thanks to Cheryl Rosen for proofing the data and making contributions for the success of the conversion.

You can access the site via the link on this blog's side bar or going direct to http://www.clubrunner.ca/dprg/DxHome/_home.aspx?did=7910. All clubs are encouraged to create logins and explore the site. Looks like Greg is off to a great start in his year as DG.