Come one, come all to Rotary District 7930's Installation of Presidents and District Leaders at Danversport, 161 Elliot St., Danvers, MA 01823, Thursday, June 27 starting at 6 pm.

 

A big get for our District is Rotary Director Drew Kessler will be in attendance.

 

Please save the date for our Club Installation Dinner to install President Phil Stewart and the officers and directors of Reading Rotary 2024-25.

 

Our Club's event will be on Monday, July 22 at 6 pm at Cafe Escadrille, 26 Cambridge St., Burlington, MA 01803.

 

Details to follow but please plan on attending to support Phil and our new leaders.  It will be a fun event to celebrate Reading Rotary.

Reading Rotary officially welcomed two new members at our meeting on Monday, May 17. 

 

Rob Minor is the new Executive Director of the Reading North Reading Chamber of Commerce.  Rob was previously with the Bedford Chamber of Commerce and had worked closely with former RNR Chamber head Lisa Egan.

 

Chris Kowaleski is the Elder and Human Services Administrator with the Town of Reading.  Chris' office is located in the Senior Center on Pleasant Street.  Chris has been in this role for some time.  Before Reading Chris was in a similar position with Somerville.

 

John Douglass presided over the induction ceremony assisted by President Elect Phil Stewart and Margaret O'Sullivan.

 

The meeting was held at Cafe Capri due to a last-minute scheduling change.  We must say that Capri was very accommodating.  In 2024, Rotary must be willing to adapt!

 

Welcome, Rob and Chris!

The Reading Fall Street Faire is September 8, from noon to 5 pm.  Registration as officially opened for Vendors.  See our RFSF website:  readingfallstreetfaire.com. So please spread the news to your networks.

 

If you or your organization would like to sponsor, please see the website OR contact Sheila Clarke or Jenn Rogers for options.

 

We need help in so many areas.  Please be prepared to lend a hand.

 

Our next RFSF meeting is June 26 at 5:30 pm at the Reading Public Library.

If you have any news to share about your work, your family, other events you want posted on our Calendar, please let Tim know.

 

Here is some news about our members:

 

Dick Haggerty has been hospitalized with pneumonia.  According to his son Rich, Dick has been released to rehab and is making progress.  Best wishes to Dick on a steady recovery.

 

Graduations.  Congratulations to Jenn Rogers on her son Nathan's graduation from Dracut High.  Nathan is heading off to Northeastern U.  Congrats to John Feudo on his son Ryan's graduation from Shawsheen Tech.  Ryan studied to become an electrician.  Congrats to Pooja Parson on her daughter Meera's high school graduation.  Brian Tobin's son Michael finished a post Bachelor's year at UMass while dominating Division 1 lacrosse.  Michael is headed to the US Army this summer for Officer Candidate School.