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Seen in the photos are Ipswich Rotary Past President, and member of the Rowley Select Board, Bob Snow and his wife Jami. Due to the extremely dry weather this year, it was decided to conduct the maintenance later than usual.
Rotarians and neighbors will stop at the site tomorrow at 8:44 am for a few moments of reflection and remembrance.

We are reposting this 2015 memory of our long time friend and fellow Rotarian Don Whiston who sadly left us on July 11 at age 93. His friend and Rotarian, Nat Puslifer, said recently that he will be remembered as an honorable and wise man.
Speaking to the club in 2015, Don regaled us with anecdotes from his then new book “Winning Silver” which recounts his years as a hockey pioneer at Brown University and a silver medal winning goaltender for the US team at the 1952 Oslo Winter Olympics. At Brown, Don was the 1951 NCAA tournament MVP and a First Team All American. He later served as head hockey coach at Brown.
That day, Rotarians had a rare opportunity to hold a real Silver Medal. He also was the first college goaltender to wear a mask, proving there are no dummies at Brown; Don still had all his teeth.
He served with the Coast Guard in the Pacific theater during the final year of World War II, was a former President of the First National Bank of Ipswich, and was known for his philanthropy, including serving on the Board of the Coburn Charitable Society in Ipswich.

I am extremely privileged to be able to serve the club as President again for the first four months of our 2020 – 2021 Rotary year! I thoroughly enjoyed serving as your President in 2016-2017 and I am looking forward to the next four months.
Our Rotary club is extremely special – we are truly a Rotary family! We all work hard to do our best to hold true to our Rotary Mission of providing service to others, promoting integrity, and advancing world understanding, goodwill, and peace. But what makes our club truly amazing is the respect and admiration we have for each other …. we are a family.
My goal during my four months as President is to get every member engaged in the club by serving on a committee, volunteering for projects, or attracting new members. When I first joined the Ipswich/ Rowley Rotary Club in 2010, I received a call from the Rotarian I admire the most and the one who has been my mentor over the years, Bob Wicks. Bob called me because I was a new member of the club and he talked to me for a while. He wanted to know what my interests were and what committee I thought I would enjoy serving on. Since that day, I have been on the Membership Committee, Chaired the Fundraising Committee, served on the Board many times, served as Vice President, President Elect, President, Past President and now President. Bob knew what he was talking about when he said, “You have to get all members engaged and not only engaged in club activities, but engaged in things they enjoy.” So this is my mission over the next few months!!!
Sincerely,
Lisa

Dubbing it the “Auto Award”, the club scheduled a drive-by outside Ipswich High School. Each young scholar was assigned an arrival time and was required to wear a mask and practice social distancing. As the student arrived, a large sign displayed his or her name in calligraphy print. They were dropped off for a few minutes to accept their award and exchange a few pleasantries. Rotarians and family members who were on hand cheered in appreciation for their achievements. Some students were accompanied by a parent or their entire family.

Out of an abundance of caution, the club has suspended live meetings until further notice.
We will continue to meet virtually, so watch this site, and our social media pages, for information about our on-going activities to support the Ipswich and Rowley communities.
We are all in this crisis together. Together, we can help keep each other safe. Please follow the recommendations and guidance of the World Health Organization (WHO), the U.S. State Department, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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