Rotary District 7780

08/03/2026

Milk banks exist to meet a need that often goes unspoken: What happens when a mother can’t breastfeed her newborn? Maybe the baby came early, too small to latch. Maybe the mother is recovering from surgery, or her milk hasn’t come in. Maybe it’s the first chaotic week of life, and nothing is going to plan.

The Rotary Foundation has awarded nearly 100 global grants toward human milk bank projects. Read more at the Rotary International website.

Milk banks turn donated mothers’ milk into lifesaving nourishment for vulnerable newborns, giving babies the healthiest possible start.

08/02/2026

From Your District Governor Member Engagement is the Foundation of Membership Growth By: Michele Bois-Gilbody, Freeport RC   Welcome to August in New England—and in the Rotary year, Membership and New Club Development Month.   On the surface we all know what this focus represents, and the one de...

07/27/2026

Rotary Area of Focus Maternal and Child Health: About 830 women and 7,000 newborns, mainly in low- and middle-income countries, die each day because of complications related to pregnancy and childbirth. These deaths are mostly preventable. Midwives are key to preventing them, so an initiative organized by Rotary members is supporting the essential work of midwives in Papua New Guinea and Australia. Click the link to read more.

Rotary members support midwives in remote communities by building leadership skills, professional networks, and capacity to improve maternal health.

07/18/2026

07/18/2026

Is it time for a change to your online branding?? If you are using any of the logos in this first picture, it is definitely time!!

Here are some graphics for the current Rotary year, plus options for our the signature brand/MOE, sized for use as FB profile pictures. Right click to download any file, then edit as needed for your use. Or you can always visit the Rotary Brand Center for more options. https://brandcenter.rotary.org/

Or maybe even better, use your own club's logo or a graphic relevant to your community so you don't have to remember to update each July. Be sure to follow guidelines as provided in the Brand Center when creating your own design.

Let's present clear and consistent Rotary imaging around our District!

07/16/2026

Attention all Clubs - We have a new email address!! Submit your Club's News for inclusion in the District Newsletter to [email protected]

Committee chairs and other content providers should use this new address too.

The old Gmail account will eventually be retired, so please be sure to use this new address going forward.

07/10/2026

Message From DG Michele:
Some folks have been asking about how to support the relief efforts happening in Venezuela, as a result of the devastating earthquakes two weeks ago.

Rotary International Directors and Trustees through the Rotary Foundation, are working with the two districts in Venezuela (directly impacted) to send funding for most urgent needs.

Here at home we can help by donating to ShelterBox who is positioned to send immediate, fully equipped shelters for people who are currently living on the streets in unsafe conditions.
https://donate.shelterboxusa.org/

The second way to help is by donating to the Rotary Foundation Disaster Response fund- https://my.rotary.org/en/disaster-response-fund

Until further assessments are made and more information is forthcoming, this is the best way to assist. Thank you for your kind and generous hearts in supporting our fellow Rotarians and fellow humans, in need.

07/03/2026

Happy Independence Day 250!!