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GOVERNOR’S MESSAGE
Peabody Rotary Club
PEABODY ROTARY COLLECTS CLOTHING
FOR NEEDY CHILDREN
On October 6th, Peabody Rotary joined forces with Karen's Ballroom Dancing to present a "Keep Our Chil-dren Warm" evening of danc-ing. Admission to the event was new children's clothing or blanket. Peabody Rotari-ans will determine the recipi-ents and will make presenta-tions soon, before the cold weather sets in. Several Rotarians and their significant others were in attendance, dancing up a storm. Pictured above (L-R) are Karen Batchelder, owner of Karen's Ballroom Dancing, and Peabody Rotary Club President Vanessa Silveira in front of some of the many clothing donations.
Submitted by Herb Harris, Pea-body Rotary Club PR Chair.
District District District OfficersOfficersOfficers
E-NEWSLETTER
R O T A R Y I N T E R N A T I O N A L D I S T R I C T 7 9 3 0 N O V E M B E R 2 0 1 2
Terri Kidder -Amesbury
Dist. Governor 2012-2013
603-702-0394
Dr. Subbiah Doraiswami
Belmont
Immed. Past Dist. Gov.
617-602-5922
subbiah.doraiswami
@verizon.net
John Hall II-Salem MA
Dist. Governor Elect
978-210-6343
Peter Simonsen Hamilton/Wenham
District Governor Nominee
978-927-2193
Stephen McKenzie Amesbury
District Secretary
603-430-5466 [email protected]
Bob Wood -Peabody
District Treasurer
978-352-2055
The official visits are almost complete and I am in awe of the work that the clubs in this District are doing! Con-gratulations and let’s keep the momentum going! Many clubs have contacted me to ask about helping out with relief for the victims of Hurri-cane Sandy. Details are avail-able on the District website.
Thank you all for your gener-osity, this is truly Service Above Self. I would like to extend congratulations to the Ipswich Interact Club who were chosen to present at the UN for Rotary Day at the UN. Unfortunately, due to the storm, their trip was can-celed but they were able to participate through skype.
December is Family month in Rotary and as we approach the holiday season, let us re-member that Rotary reaches out to families every day all around the world and makes their lives better. Rotarians through their efforts and their donations help to bring peace into the world by en-suring that families have clean water, improve their health, reduce hunger, and promote literacy. Let us all reflect on the changes that Rotary makes in our world and renew our commitment to work towards our goals of making the world a better place.
Yours in Rotary,
Terri
SAVE THE DATE!
WORLD PEACE DINNER February 7, 2013
6:00 PM
Angelica's Restaurant Middleton, MA.
Rudy Macchi -Gloucester PO Box 73 Gloucester MA 01931 (tel) 978-764-1917 (e) [email protected] Marblehead, Marblehead Harbor, Pea-body, Salem MA
Peter Majane– N. Reading 3 Cerqua St., Woburn, MA 01801 (h) 781-938-7747 (w) 617-629-3333 (c) 781-443-5148 (e) [email protected] Burlington, Burlington Breakfast, Stone-ham, Winchester
Steve McKenzie -Amesbury 195 Portsmouth Ave., Greenland NH 03840 (h) 603-430-5466 (c) 603-430-0111 [email protected] Malden, Tops/Box/Middleton
Sheryl Meehan –Haverhill 284 Colonial Rd. Lawrence, MA 01843 (w) 978-552-4522 (h) 978-655-3755 (c)978-618-2820 ( e) [email protected] Amesbury, Andover, Reading, Wilmington
Uchenna Onyeachom -W. Roxbury 9 Billings Street, West Roxbury, MA 02132 (h) 857-615-5524 (e) [email protected] Boston Evening, Cambridge, Chelsea, East Boston/Revere
Peter Simonsen - Ham/Wen 24 Dartmouth St., Beverly MA 01915 (h) 978-927-2193 (w) 978-499-9919 (c)978-621-7304 [email protected] Lynn, Swampscott, Everett
Bob Wicks –Ipswich 46 County St., Ipswich MA 01938 (h) 978-356-5527 (c) 978-380-8426 (e) [email protected] Ham/Wen, Lynnfield, Saugus, Gloucester
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Josh Arnold -Gloucester 8 Linden Road, Gloucester, MA 01930 (h) 978-281-6386 (w) 978-281-3634 (c) 978-559-9480 (e) [email protected] Beverly, Danvers, Manchester/Essex, Rock-port
James Babbin -Amesbury 142 Whitehall Road, Amesbury, MA 01913 (h) 978-388-2175 (w) 978-388-2157 (e) [email protected] Greater Salem, Ipswich, North Andover
Maria Bertolone -Gr. Salem NH c/o TD Bank,155 N. Broadway, Salem, NH 03079 (w) 603-893-1300(h) 603-681-0477 (c) 603-303-3197 (e) [email protected] Haverhill, Lawrence, North Reading, Methuen/Salem NH
Christopher Borges -Everett 510 Revere Beach Blvd., Unit 802, Revere, MA 02151 (h) 781-629-5154 (w) 617-522-3476 (c) 617-719-9658 (e) [email protected] Boston, Medford, Melrose, Winthrop
Jack Donaldson -Burlington 62 Winn Street, Burlington, MA 01803 (h) 781-270-5425 (e) [email protected] Arlington, Somerville, West Roxbury
Ray Graber -Burlington Breakfast 27 Maryvale Road, Burlington, MA 01803 (h) 781-221-0018 (w) 781-221-0018 (c) 617-750-6390 (e) [email protected] Belmont, Lexington, Wakefield, Woburn
Christina Harris -Ipswich Assistant Governor Coordinator 41 Middle Street, Newburyport, MA 01950 (w) 978-948-2789 (c) 978-270-6706 (e) [email protected]
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THE DEADLINE IS THE 15TH OF THE MONTH!
District 7930
Assistant Governors 2012-13
Wakefield & Reading Rotary Clubs
The Wakefield and Reading Rotary Clubs celebrated Veter-ans’ Day early with a joint meeting in early November. The clubs welcomed World War II veteran Morley S. Piper. A Second Lieutenant in the Army, Piper recounted his first-hand experiences of the Normandy invasion. He was among the first to land on Omaha Beach during the infamous WWII conflict as a 19 year-old officer. Piper only recently began speaking about his experiences. “It was so fitting for our clubs to hear Mr. Piper on election day,” noted Read-ing President Brian Crosby. “We owe all of our veterans a thank you for allowing us to continue to exercise our free-doms, including our right to vote,” added Wakefield Presi-dent Amy Luckiewicz. The presentation included Piper’s vivid recollection of the struggle to cross Omaha Beach and press into the French beach-side villages. Piper described the day-to-day challenges and fear the men experienced, “The casualties were unimaginable. We lived with fear of not knowing if we’d make it until tomorrow. But I served among many brave men; most of whom will never be known or recognized.”
Visiting Melrose Rotarian Kevin DeVinney also com-mented, "Mr. Piper was an amazing and moving speaker. So sad that he said his generation is fading fast because they truly are our greatest generation. Thank you Wakefield Ro-tary and Mr. Piper for a memorable lunch and a story that can never be told enough. Truly an American hero was on that podium today."
Also during the meeting, the two clubs took a moment to recognize those present who served in our military and Peace Corps. Each club had a number of veterans repre-sented. In addition, the clubs passed a hat to collect dona-tions for the District 7930 New York/New Jersey relief and rebuilding efforts. The clubs collected $561.00 and a check was sent to the District the same day.
Photo legend: Amy Luckiewicz, Morley Piper, Brian Crosby
Submitted by Amy Luckiewicz, President Wakefield RC.
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The Wakefield Club completed eight fleece blankets during a late October meeting. The blan-kets will be donated to Project Linus for children receiving treatment at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. The blan-kets are selected by nurses and parents to comfort the children receiving treatment or undergo-ing a medical procedure. The club completed the blankets in about a half-hour thanks to the prep work done by Rotarian Lisa Roderick. "When my son was young and he had to go to the hospital years ago, I wish there had been a Project Linus
then to give him a blankie. It was a stressful time and I know the blanket would have com-forted him," noted Lisa. This hands-on project is the club's third project in a series of twelve. "I wanted to give our club 12 projects this year which will allow our Rotarians to do something tangible and walk
away from a meeting feeling impactful. These projects in-volve no fund-raising or money from Rotarians," explained Club President Amy Luckiewicz. "It was great to see all generations of Rotarians work on something to comfort local kids."
Picture #1: Rotarians Lisa Roderick and Ed Harding prep the blankets. Picture #2: Rotarians Frank Fiorentino and Jay Curley work on the blankets. Picture #3: Rotarian Maryesther Fournier completes a blanket
Submitted by Amy Luckiewicz, President Wakefield RC .
Wakef i e l d R ot a r y NOVEMBER IS FOUNDATION MONTH
As our neighbors to our South continue to deal with the outfall of Hurricane Sandy and the subsequent Nor’easter, our thoughts and prayers are with them.
November is Foundation Month, and this means that December and the end of the year are approaching all too fast. As you plan for your last minute gift-giving, please keep OUR Foundation in mind and remember our motto of Doing Good in the World.
We know that our donations go to others internationally to help them cope with severe problems in their communities, but did you know that others send donations and do grants to help us out, as well? Last year alone North America received $2,066,327 in aid from our fellow global Ro-tarians – pretty astonishing. Here is a chart, show-ing where our help came from, and I’m asking you to give an extra “thank you” for their generos-ity to our needs. Ingrid Brown, PDG District Fundraising Chair
HANDS ACROSS THE SEA! Marblehead Harbor & Marblehead Rotary
hosted a day of Friends Forever, a program which is dedicated to promoting peace in historically troubled global regions by teaching young people of different faiths that they are more alike than different. A full day of activi-ties topped off by supper and fellowship at the VFW brought Marblehead teens together with those from Northern and Southern Ireland. Penny Wig-glesworth, honorary member of Marblehead Harbor Rotary, presented Penny Bears to all the young people at the din-ner! Photo by Margo Steiner. Submitted by Fraffie Welch, Marblehead Harbor RC.
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ANDOVER ROTARY CLUB HOSTS INTERNATIONAL
EXCHANGE STUDENT FOR 2ND YEAR
Andover High School is once again participating in an academic ex-change through Rotary Youth Ex-change (RYE), one of Rotary Inter-
national's youth programs. Rotary International is a service organization of 1.2 million business and professional leaders worldwide dedicated to hu-manitarian service, to ethical standards in business, and to promoting world understanding and peace.
Eri, a high School Student from central Japan, arrived in August and will be in Andover until June. Throughout this school year, three Andover families will host Eri in their homes, including her as a member of their family. She came on exchange as an opportunity to learn more about another culture. Improving her English is a great additional benefit. Her long term goal is to be a travelling ambassador for Japan, sharing the beauty of Japan's culture and people.
Rotary Youth Exchange began during the 1920s as an effort between a handful of clubs in Europe. The reciprocal long-term academic exchange grew in popularity during the 1950s and became the primary type of Ro-tary Youth Exchange. In 1972, the Rotary International Board of Direc-tors agreed to recommend Youth Exchange to clubs worldwide as a worth-while international activity with the primary mission being "to work to-wards peace and understanding in the world".
Eri has joined a number of the student after-school clubs at the high school, including the AHS Rotary Interact Club, and volunteered for the Boston Food Bank. Her host family reports that she has enjoyed her stay so far. She has had an opportunity not only to attend AHS and make many friends there, but also to have other experiences like the Topsfield Fair and the Keene, NH Pumpkin Festival. Later in the year she will have the opportunity to visit NYC and Washington, DC, as well as ski Okemo with other exchange students in the area. One of Eri's amusing anecdotes so far? She is glad that kids in The States are not bullies like those por-trayed on some of the American TV shows viewed in Japan. She loves the people she's met, and the friends she's made.
Two Andover students have now participated in RYE academic exchange. Last year, one studied in Denmark while AHS hosted a student from France. This year another student is in France while Eri is here. Applica-tions are now due for students interested in next year's academic ex-change.
The Rotarians also sponsor shorter term, 6-8 week cultural exchanges during the summer. This coming summer, two AHS students plan to participate in the short term exchange program to one of a number coun-tries, such as the Netherlands, Finland and Chile.
For further information about long term and short term exchanges, or being a host family, contact Jan McClure- Brown at [email protected] or Jorge Allan, AHS World Language Program Director at [email protected] .
Photo caption: Eri being welcomed by Rotary President Mark Spencer and Rotary Youth Exchange Officer, Jan McClure-Brown.
Submitted by Craig Saline, Andover Rotary Club.
Greater Salem NH Club Volunteer for Quarry Brook
Outdoor Learning Center
As part of its ongoing efforts to assist in community service projects within the Salem, Windham, Pelham, Hampstead and Atkinson communities in which it serves, members of the Greater Salem NH Club recently spent a morning assisting in trail construction at the new Quarry Brook Outdoor Learning Center. Quarry Brook is a non profit organization that seeks to offer outdoor-based science and learning experiences to local school children in the Southern New Hampshire and Merrimack Valley area. Located on Roulston Road in Wind-ham, NH at the site of the former Canobie Paint Ball location, the Rotary Club’s trail work was coordinated by Ms. Kristina Ellis, Quarry Brook’s Education Director.
Submitted by Peter Rayno, President-Greater Salem NH RC.
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The Senior-Care Inc. Annual
Fundraiser Breakfast
was held on Oct. 23 at LobstaLand Restaurant in Gloucester, MA. Pictured above: Paula Curley, Senior-Care’s Liaison to the Board of Directors’ Development Committee and Peter Simonsen, District Treasurer of Rotary District 7930. Peter is also the Fiscal Director at SeniorCare Inc.
Submitted by Anne Springer, Ipswich Rotary Club, Public Relations Director/Webmaster, Pawsitive Connections Program Director, Sen-iorCare,Inc.,49 Blackburn Center, Gloucester, MA 01930
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I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT ROTARY DISTRICT
7930 HAS TEAMED UP WITH MR. RICHARD
MOORE OF INTERNET RADIO
HTTP://WWW.MOORESTUFFO
NLINE.COM/ TO HOST A WEEKLY
RADIO SHOW CALLED THE ROTARY HOUR
Building on the good work done in District 7950 by David Clifton & Betty Galligan who host their own Rotary Hour out of Providence Rhode Island, our district will soon have its own weekly show. I am reaching out to folks in Ro-tary to ask if you would consider being a sponsor for the show. I have listed the rate schedule below
and hope you, through your com-pany can be one of the sponsors of the show. The show will be done weekly and will be available as a show on demand allowing folks to listen to the show following a live broadcast. For the past two plus years I have done a weekly internet news show called North Shore Newsmaker's Live. The Rotary Hour will feature guests who are Rotarians all around the world. The show will have live conversations promoting what is taking place in each of the clubs in District 7930 as well as discussing the goals and missions of Rotary International and will feature guests from other districts. You can go to http://www.moorestuffonline.com/ and listened to past shows of North Shore News Makers Live, where past guests have included, Terri Kidder, Swami and presi-d e n t s o f o t h e r Ro t a r y Clubs. The Rotary Show will be completely Rotary with guests on a call interview basis from around the district, country and world.
Rotary Hour & North Shore News Makers Rates
13 Weeks-$325
$25 per week
26 Weeks-$500 $19.23 per week
52 Weeks-$750
$14.42 per week
1-30 second spot per program Bill board mention at open and close
Run of station
Here are the stats for the people tuning into the broadcasts meas-ured in hits to web site: These hits represent people tuning in to listen to sportscasts of local high school sports, The news show North Shore News Maker's Live, the local busi-ness hour and interviews with elected officials around the north shore of Boston MA.
We are averaging 2 million hits per year past two years.
Most recently: 231,656 hits in Sep-tember; 148,610 hits for October
through the 19th.
Biggest month: November, 2011 at 389,137 Smallest month: August, 2012 at 70,911.
Every other month over 106,000 per month.
All stats are over the last 12-month period.
Over 10 million since inception 6 years ago Thanksgiving Day.
Biggest single day: 130,000.
Two days in summer of more than 33,000 each (news stories Times didn't get) that is local daily paper. I hope you will consider being a sponsor for the Rotary Hour for District 7930. If interested please contact me, Josh Arnold at 978-281-3634 or by email at [email protected]
Thank you in advance for your consideration.
Josh Arnold, AG RID7930 PR Co-Chair Gloucester RC
DISTRICT 7930 ON THE RADIO
PEABODY ROTARY HOLDS FOOD DRIVE FOR HAVEN FROM HUNGER Peabody Rotary recently held a month-long food drive for Haven From Hunger, the local food pantry and soup kitchen. Rotarians also supply and serve dinner once a month there. The Director of Haven From Hunger, Alyse Barbash, is a Pea-body Rotarian.
Food donations were accepted at the businesses of all members, Peabody City Hall, Haven From Hunger, and several non-Rotarian related businesses in Pea-
body. Members brought their food collections to the meeting that featured DG Terri's visit to the club and filled the Haven From Hunger van.
Pictured above (l-r) DG Terri, Alyse Barbash and Peabody Rotary Club President Vanessa Silveira. Pictured right: Peabody Rotarians with DG Terri.
Submitted by Herb Harris, Peabody Rotary Club PR Chair.
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North Shore Community Development Coalition and Windover Construction bring program space to lower Lafayette Street, in Salem through a Revitalization Pro-ject.
With the support o f Windover Construction, the N o r t h S h o r e C D C (Community Development Coalition) will be expanding its offices on lower Lafayette Street. The revitalization of 104 and 106 Lafayette Street will bring much needed space to house CDC’s community programs, specifically its Youth Jobs Program.
The North Shore CDC’s youth job program is a job opportunity for low-income, at-risk youth. Focused on neighborhood revitalization and leadership development, these young leaders develop transferable job skills by work-ing with local city officials to transform their communities.
Together, the summer and year-round programs create 25 jobs for the cities of Salem, Peabody and Beverly. In-creased program space will allow the North Shore CDC to serve more youth through-out the year, as well as provide community space accessible to the Salem Point Neighbor-hood.
The renovations took place on Saturday August 25th, bring-ing together program youth, local contractors, Windover Construction, North Shore CDC staff and board, and local volunteer groups who donated their time and exper-tise. Residents and city stake-holders were invited to take part in the project starting at 10 am. There were soft con-struction and landscaping projects throughout the day, with plenty of opportunities to speak with youth about their experience with the CDC.
The revitalization is 100% funded through in-kind dona-
tions and volunteer efforts led by Windover Construction.
“We are so honored to part-ner with this tremendous or-ganization. Their work pro-vides tangible solutions that benefit the entire North Shore,” said Stuart Meurer, Vice President at Windover Construction. “Having an expanded, renovated space will play a crucial role in con-tinuing their mission of neighborhood revitalization and community develop-ment.”
“The support for the North Shore CDC’s redevelopment project has been incredible and we greatly appreciate the opportunity to work with Windover Construction, mul-tiple in-kind contractors, and local donors on this project,” said Salem Rotarian, Mickey Northcutt, Executive Director at North Shore CDC. “The additional space will signifi-cantly enhance our capacity to serve the North Shore region, specifically the Salem Point neighborhood.”
Supporters of this redevelop-ment project are Windover Construction, Danversbank Charitable Foundation, Peo-ple’s United Bank, Beverly Cooperative Bank, Winer Bros. Ace Hardware, Second Congregational Church, Leo McSweeney Painting, A+L Construction, Peabody Glass Co., Salem Rotary, Coffee Time Bakeshop, Deli House, Ben Franklin Tees, Dynamic Waste, Swampscott Glass, Dry Air Systems, Timberline En-terprises, and Metro Swift Fire Sprinklers (confirmed as of 8/20/12). The 2012 summer youth jobs program is funded through the North Shore Workforce Investment Board, North Shore Career Center, Forest Foundation, Local Ini-tiatives Support Corporation (LISC), and the City of Pea-body .
Submitted by Jackie Rose Giordano, Director of External Affairs, North Shore Commu-nity Development Coalition, 102 Lafayette Street, Salem, MA 01970
SALEM ROTARY CLUB CONTRIBUTES TO NORTH SHORE CDC
Beverly Rotar y Club Brian Murphy, Beverly Rotary President 2012-2013, would like to share this link with you so that you’ll know what the Beverly Rotary Club has been up to this month.
Please have a look and enjoy. The video is less than 5 minutes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZl5PD8Y6x8&feature=youtu.be
Submitted by Beverly Rotary Club Past President Alex Ushakoff.
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GLOBAL GRANT SCHOLAR REBECCA GILMORE IS STUDYING IN PARIS
My first few months in Paris have been life changing! Welcomed by "Rotariens francais' from the very start, I have had the opportunity to meet other Global Grant Schol-ars studying all over France through an orientation program hosted in Paris. My studies at Sciences Po are intellectually stimulating and provide me with the opportunity to learn from former French diplomats and UN
mediators, as well as continue my studies in Arabic and Per-sian. Currently I am studying how to negotiate settlements to end civil wars and the impact of international intervention in local conflicts. I am also studying the history of globalization and its impact on local populations throughout the centuries. Two other Global Grant Schol-ars are studying at Sciences Po, and it is wonderful to be to-gether at the university. We are planning to stay actively involved with the Rotaract club here and participate in District 1660's public service activities, in addition to our speaking engagements at local clubs.
Photo captions: #1 Me with the District 1660 Liaison Guy Ca-hané and his wife. Photo #2 with the other Global Grant Scholars taken at our district orientation. Photo #3 with another global grant scholar, Ikumi Kirihara from Japan who studies classical singing in Lyon, France (we are on a boat passing by the Eiffel Tower). Best wishes from Paris!
Rebecca
The Chelsea Rotary Club
hosted three visiting Pakistani government officials who were in Chelsea for a nine day professional attachment with City govern-ment through a program sponsored by the United States Depart-ment of State and the Massachusetts Municipal Association. The program allows the Pakistani participants to develop new professional skills and relationships through their interaction with their American counterparts.
While in Chelsea and as part of the local club's year-long efforts to promote peace, Ms. Zahida Rafiq, Dr. Syed Muhammad Yasir Hussain and Ms. Tahira Mariam talked to members and made a presentation about their trip and their home country. "It was great to hear about their tradition, culture and views," said Juan Gallego, president of the Chelsea club. The attachment was overseen by Jay Ash, club member and Chelsea city manager, and featured tours of government offices, businesses and com-munity based organizations by local club members, including PP Alan Alpert, PP Bruce Mauch and Jackie Moore.
Enhancing the club meeting was visiting Rotarians ADG Uchenna Onyeachom and Rachel Williams from the Ipswich Club. After City Manager Jay Ash shouted out that Dr. Yasir could not return to Pakistan unless he picked out Ash's raffle ticket for the weekly drawing, Dr. Yasir closed his eyes and picked among hundreds of tickets and drew one of Ash's. "We had a great time of fun and fellowship," said Dr. Yasir. "We know Rotary for its international work on polio. We now know Rotary as a place where great people meet weekly and contribute even more to our mankind."
Pictured above: Rotary District 7930 Assistant District Governor Uchenna Onyeachom, Ms. Tahira Mariam, Ms. Zahida Rafiq, Dr. Syed Muhammad Yasir Hussain, Rachel Williams from the Ipswich Rotary Club and President Juan Gallego of The Chelsea Rotary Club.
Submitted by Douglas B. Mauch, Secretary Chelsea Rotary Club
Gloucester R ot ar y C l ub
P A S T P R E S I D E N T S
D I N N E R 2 0 1 2
Pictured left to right: Jack Brad Pierce, David McKechnie, Dr. Rich-ard Brown, Don Sudbay Jr., Joe Pa-risi, Sinikka Nogelo, Steve "king" Kaity, David Babson, Tony Corrao, Ruth Pino, Marc Sandler, (seated) Charles Currier, Sue Todd, Josh Arnold, Joe Ciolino, Greg Bover, Stephen Dexter, Rudy Macchi, Chief James Marr, Jim Perry. Submitted by Gloucester RC Past Pres. Josh Arnold, AG, RID7930 PR Co-Chair .
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DISTRICT 7930 MONTHLY ATTENDANCE REPORT November 2012
