Direction of Our Club in 2011-12 by Woody Love
Posted by Steve Frazier
on Jul 12, 2011
Our Program on July 12th was a presentation by President Woody Love entitled "Direction of the Club".
Woody talked about the fact that a club such as ours has to know where it has been and what it has done in order to focus on plans for the future. He commented on the Rotary conventions and workshops and meetings that members can attend, and how these gatherings help members understand and appreciate the social importance of Rotary. He recommended that we all attend these district and national events in the future.
He then asked for some of the members to tell what was the "defining moment" - the event that brought the message of Rotary home - to that member. About a dozen members responded with their experience, mainly centered on our efforts with kids, young people, and especially our exchange program with high school students.
No definitive action was taken, but we all left the meeting with a better sense of what Rotary is, where it is going, and of our part in the action. Woody made it clear that there is room for more active participation from our members in the worldwide programs and local efforts of Rotary.
Woody talked about the fact that a club such as ours has to know where it has been and what it has done in order to focus on plans for the future. He commented on the Rotary conventions and workshops and meetings that members can attend, and how these gatherings help members understand and appreciate the social importance of Rotary. He recommended that we all attend these district and national events in the future.
He then asked for some of the members to tell what was the "defining moment" - the event that brought the message of Rotary home - to that member. About a dozen members responded with their experience, mainly centered on our efforts with kids, young people, and especially our exchange program with high school students.
No definitive action was taken, but we all left the meeting with a better sense of what Rotary is, where it is going, and of our part in the action. Woody made it clear that there is room for more active participation from our members in the worldwide programs and local efforts of Rotary.
(Story by Tad Shaw and photo and posting by Steve Frazier.)