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About Rotary
District 7890 |
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Our district of 63 Rotary Clubs and
2,700 members is in the northeastern part of the United States with about half of our
clubs situated in the northern part of Connecticut and the remainder in the
western part of Massachusetts.
The two major market areas in the district are those surrounding Hartford, capital of
Connecticut, and Springfield, the third largest city in Massachusetts. Both of these
market areas are strong in manufacturing and finance. Hartford is home to Pratt and
Whitney Jet Engines, Travelers and Aetna Insurance while the Springfield market area is
known for its paper products and is the home office to Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance
Company. Much of the countryside outside of Hartford and Springfield is somewhat rural
where dairy and other farms can be found, along with a large tourist industry.
The Connecticut River flows through the Springfield and Hartford market areas. The river
and its tributaries have in the past been a source of power for industry (to a limited
extent they still are) and currently are used to help grow corn and shade tobacco and
provide a site for recreational activities. The western part of the district is
mountainous (Mt. Greylock, the highest is 3487 feet) and contains many lakes, rivers and
streams. Boating, fishing, skiing (downhill and cross country), golf, summer theater and
Tanglewood, the summer home of the Boston Symphony, help to make this area a place for all
seasons to be enjoyed by tourists from all over the United States.
There are a large number of private and public educational colleges and universities in
the district. Museums of all types too - Springfield, for example, is home of the
Basketball Hall of Fame, New Britain has a very famous museum of Native American Indian
Art and Williamstown, in the most northwestern part of the district, has, in its Clark
Museum, one of the finest collections of Impressionist Art in the United States.
We enjoy living and working in this environment and welcome all those who would like to
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