Thursday, May 11, at 11 AM, we will officially cut the ribbon and present a gift to our beloved town of Marblehead, a Town Clock, to commemorate our 100th Anniversary. It was installed two days ago in front of the National Grand Bank on Pleasant Street. It will be hard to miss it. We hope to see you there. More news and details of the story of the town clock installation and our long history of philanthropic engagement in the community after tomorrow are forthcoming. Watch out for it.
Welcome to the Marblehead Rotary Club
Co-Presidents Blair Lord and Nancy Gwin standing outside the Boston Yacht Club with District Governor Alexander Falk.
Rotary is a global network of 1.4 million neighbors, friends, leaders, and problem-solvers who see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change – across the globe, in our communities, and in ourselves.
What we do
Rotary members believe that we have a shared responsibility to take action on our world’s most persistent issues. Our 35,000+ clubs work together to:
Rotary members believe that we have a shared responsibility to take action on our world’s most persistent issues. Our 35,000+ clubs work together to:
Thursday, May 11, at 11 AM, we will officially cut the ribbon and present a gift to our beloved town of Marblehead, a Town Clock, to commemorate our 100th Anniversary. It was installed two days ago in front of the National Grand Bank on Pleasant Street. It will be hard to miss it. We hope to see you there. More news and details of the story of the town clock installation and our long history of philanthropic engagement in the community after tomorrow are forthcoming. Watch out for it.
Marblehead's Got Talent was a phenomenal hit. This year we awarded a total of $19,500 in performance scholarships. The $6000 first place went to Senior Colby Kramer who played Scherzo no. 2 Op. 31 by Frederic Chopin; $4000 each went to second place Junior Charlie Smith and Sophomore Mona Gelfgatt with an original song titled "Will Get Past This." Third place went to freshman Brady Weed who sang Ed Sheeran's "I See Fire." Junior, Griffen Collins, Seniors, Olivia Gardner, Audrey Jones and the duo of Nora Bekkai and Kasey Louden took home a scholarship for fourth place. With close to 150 onlookers, Marblehead's Got Talent was a roaring success at its new venue in Beverly.
Holiday cheers came early at Marblehead Rotary, as our District Governor, Terry Curran (second from left), showered our club with recognition in many areas of contributions to Rotary Foundation 2020-2021. Among them: Marblehead Rotary is one of the handfuls of clubs to achieve the district's top three highest per capita on annual giving and for individual member participation. In addition, the Marblehead Rotary was recognized as one of the top contributors to the district’s campaign for the Rotary Foundation’s “End Polio Now” fund-raising campaign. Accepting these citations is the past 2020-2021 president, Arthur Schwartz (right), whose leadership steered the club in staying the course during the challenging year of the pandemic, and Blair Lord (left) the 2021-2022 club president.
The Polio sub-committee met recently at the Marblehead Club’s luncheon meeting. The working group is chaired by Ingrid Brown (second from left), Past District Governor of District 7930 (2009-2010), and the District 7930 Rotary Foundation Chair (2013-2016). With her are Marblehead Rotarians (left): Rosie Segil, Marsha Christensen, and Jeannette Andrews. In the wake of the COVID-19, a program plan is essential to reinvigorate support to the Rotary Foundation’s mission in continuing the 30-year-old promise to a Polio-free world.On August 11th, the Marblehead Rotary Club hosted a special webinar for it's weekly meeting via Zoom. Our guest was Pulitzer-Prize winner & White House Bureau Chief for The Washington Post, Mr. Phil Rucker. Mr. Rucker previously has covered Congress, the Obama White House, and the 2012 and 2016 presidential campaigns. Rucker also is co-author of "A Very Stable Genius". He joined The Post in 2005 as a local news reporter.
Mr. Rucker was being interviewed by two local journalists, Christine Stevens of the Marblehead Reporter and William Dowd of the Salem Gazette and Swampscott Reporter. Webinar attendees had the opportunity to submit questions in advance upon registration, and also to submit questions via chat during the webinar. Host for the evening was Arthur Schwartz, the President of the Marblehead Rotary Club.
On July 21st, 2020, Muriel, our Rotary Youth Exchange outbound student for the 2019-20 high school year, delivered an amazing report about her experience attending a high school year abroad in Switzerland:
If you are a Marblehead High School student and are interested in spending the 2021-20 high school year abroad, please check out the following website for information on how to apply: https://rye7930.org/long-term-application
And, yes, we know that it may be daunting to think about going abroad a year from now. However, we promise that we will be 100% focused on your health, safety, and well-being. Please see our FAQ about COVID-19: https://rye7930.org/long-term-faq
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