Peabody Mayor Michael Bonfanti will speak to the Peabody Rotary Club at a ribbon cutting on Thursday, Aug. 21, at 7:30 a.m. at the Peabody Marriott to celebrate the change to a breakfast club. Bonfanti will also cut the ribbon.

Anyone interested in learning about Peabody Rotary should visit www.rotary.peabody.org or call Herb Harris at 978-977-0411 for an invitation to attend a meeting, including the one next week.

Peabody Rotary meets every Thursday at 7:15 a.m., at the Peabody Marriott on Centennial Drive.

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Salem Lions will meet at Victoria Station Restaurant, Pickering Wharf, at 7 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 18.

New officers for the 2008-2009 year are: President Elizabeth Greenwood, Secretary Dave Eng and Treasurer Joe Tracy. Pep Cornacchio was elected to the Board of Directors.

Also from the Salem Lions Club comes word that through the District 33N Visual Aids Foundation, the club was able to sponsor another Salem resident for a CCTV Unit (a machine that enlarges print material for easier reading). The club currently sponsors eight residents with various visual aid equipment.

For more information regarding the club, which welcomes new members, call Lion Dave Eng (days) at 978-745-0035.

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To honor the memory of Ruth Roberts, the Essex Chapter of the Massachusetts Association of Insurance Women will hold a "Giant Yard Sale" on Aug. 23 (rain date is Aug. 24) at 6 Patricia Road, Peabody, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Proceeds will benefit the inaugural Ruth Roberts Memorial Scholarship, to be presented in the summer of 2009. The scholarship honors a past member known for her willingness to participate fully and encourage and monitor younger members.

For more information on the yard sale, the scholarship and the chapter, call Jean Gosling at 978-258-7370.

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Nearly 3,400 gifts for soldiers were wrapped in two hours by Operation Troop Support volunteers at Holten Richmond Middle School in Danvers last Saturday.

These monthly wraps draw crowds, young and old, from every community in the area. The gifts are kept in climate-controlled storage units until December, when they are sent to the deployed soldiers. Nearly 8,800 gifts have been wrapped this year, and three more wraps are scheduled between now and November.

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The Woman's Friend Society would like to give a tremendous thank-you to the 20 members of Deloitte and Touche of Boston who volunteered at their Community Day at the Emmerton House at 12 Hawthorne Blvd. These enthusiastic young men and women led by Stephen Sadoski (center front in picture) washed the antique wallpaper in the huge dining room used by the 20 lady residents. Despite the rain, The Deloitte and Touche team then tackled the gardens surrounding the 18th-century house and spread nine yards of mulch.

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Club News runs every Friday in The Salem News. If your club or organization has news to share, call Cynthia Garber at 978-531-5863, e-mail csgarber@comcast.net or fax 978-531-6756.