Fw: Visiting Rotarian Hector Dunn from Venezuela

Press for Release: 3.31.3011:

Héctor Dunn, a Rotary member from Cachamay NG (club ID# 50549), District 4370, located in Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela, was hosted by President of the Rotary Club of Topsfield, Boxford, Middleton and Fred DiNapoli of the Peabody Club.  Héctor presented at the Rotary Club of Topsfield, Boxford, Middleton on March 22nd.

Héctor presented to TBM about Cachamay and service projects of his Rotary club.  He also talked about the RYLA projects he actively leads in Venezuela.  His training last month at Project Adventure in Beverly gave him experiences he plans to incorporate into leadership experiences for youth. He states, "I met my bosses (the owners of the school where I work at) at Caracas airport yesterday and we flew together into Puerto Ordaz. It was a good chance to start talking about Adventure Education and they got eager to have a rope course at the school.  They are interested in organizing students trips to New England... so, there are lots of possibilities to stay tuned."

As a psychologist, Héctor attended four Project Adventure workshops from March 17th through 27th 2011. Project Adventure, Inc. is a training organization aimed to the design and teaching of Adventure Based Counseling and Experiential Learning strategies. It has several sites across the USA, and one of them is located at Moraine Farm (710 Cabot Street, Beverly, MA 01915).

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Topsfield Boxford and Middleton Rotary Deliver Books to Tri Town Students

The Proctor School was visited by the Rotary Club of Topsfield, Boxford and Middleton members, Bernie Creedon, Bill Shannon and Joe Long on January 28^th. That afternoon the three distributed thesauruses and atlases to every student in the 4^th and 5^th grade classes. Bill and Bernie both spoke to the students about how they will use these reference books as part of their school work and in life. Students in all six of the Tri Town’s elementary schools benefited from the Rotary Club’s efforts and the books are theirs to keep.

The Rotary “Dictionary Program” was started by former Middleton Town Accountant Bob Murphy in 2004 and to date and evolved into something larger when the thesauruses and atlases were introduced. To date over 7,000 books have been handed out. Murphy said that, “This program is a great opportunity for our Rotary Club to participate in a local community project that makes a difference in the three towns we serve.”

The idea for the project came out of Rotary International’s schoolbook project which is working towards the goal of sending these books to every elementary school in the Nation. The organization hopes to have a positive impact on education in this country, and empower children to become skillful communicators and resourceful learners.

Murphy said that the children who receive the dictionaries, thesauruses and atlases learn not just the value of school work, but also about community service. Each year the Rotary Club collaborates with principals and teachers of the Tri-Town Union to ensure that the program continues its legacy. “The most important thing to me is getting this information to the kids,” said Murphy. Students will use the books throughout the year and will bring them home when the school years finishes.

TBM Rotary welcomes anyone who may be interested in discovering more about or joining the Club. We meet Tuesday mornings at the Crown Plaza at 7:30 AM. For more information contact Joe Long at jf_long@yahoo.com.

Fifth graders at the Proctor School receive Atlases from TBM Rotary members Bernie Creedon and Bill Shannon. Included in the photo are Sylvia Reineke, Jack Seymore, Jake Daitch, Paige Amyouny and Dan Mandracchia.

Grade four students Natalie Rance, Orion Stark, Evan LeClair and Blayke Courtemache

receive their thesauruses from TBM Rotary.

Laughter is the Best Medicine: The Health Benefits of Humor

Laughter is the Best Medicine: The Health Benefits of Humor

The Rotary Club of Topsfield Boxford and Middleton presents an evening of laughs.

Join the Rotary Club of Topsfield Boxford and Middleton March 10th at 6:30 PM, Angelica's Restaurant on Route 114 in Middleton and kick those winter blues starring Comedians Paul Gilligan, Dave Russo and Frank Santorelli.

Please call Joe Long at 978 360-2793 for tickets.