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| Tawa Club |
Is it necessary for Clubs to be “right”?
If your Club is not “right” in the way it is run then Members could be reluctant to bring along potential Members. One Rotarian told me recently that he wouldn’t invite people to his Club as he was embarrassed as to how it was being run. It turned out that other Club Members were also embarrassed with the Club.
Do your Club meetings start and finish on time, do the Directors consistently give reports on their portfolios, is the programme well organised, is the President organised, do you have speakers that are interesting, does the sergeants session contribute to the atmosphere of the Club? Is your Club meeting worthwhile attending and do you look forward to attending each week? These are just some of the things that need to be checked as to whether your Club is “right”. One of the most common complaints I hear is that Clubs have their own little cliques, members sitting with the same people week after week. While it is good to spend time with our friends, shouldn’t we spend
If your Club is not “right” in the way it is run then Members could be reluctant to bring along potential Members. One Rotarian told me recently that he wouldn’t invite people to his Club as he was embarrassed as to how it was being run. It turned out that other Club Members were also embarrassed with the Club.
Do your Club meetings start and finish on time, do the Directors consistently give reports on their portfolios, is the programme well organised, is the President organised, do you have speakers that are interesting, does the sergeants session contribute to the atmosphere of the Club? Is your Club meeting worthwhile attending and do you look forward to attending each week? These are just some of the things that need to be checked as to whether your Club is “right”. One of the most common complaints I hear is that Clubs have their own little cliques, members sitting with the same people week after week. While it is good to spend time with our friends, shouldn’t we spend
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| Wellington South Club |
time with all Rotarians in the Club over the year, getting to know them and giving them an opportunity to know us?
When I was a guest at a Club Assembly some time ago, a member of fourteen years stood to his feet and said that he felt lonely in his Club. He went on to explain that he wasn’t able to sit at some tables to get to know people as the same people always sat with each other and excluded anyone else sitting with them. The Club did change and are now conscious of making sure that people do mix within the Club, they made an effort to make sure their Club was right.
How can you make sure your Club is right? You can start by doing a Club Assessment or a Club Health check. It is vital that our Club meetings are “right”, if they aren’t why would people want to join our Club and why would people want to stay in our Club?
When I was a guest at a Club Assembly some time ago, a member of fourteen years stood to his feet and said that he felt lonely in his Club. He went on to explain that he wasn’t able to sit at some tables to get to know people as the same people always sat with each other and excluded anyone else sitting with them. The Club did change and are now conscious of making sure that people do mix within the Club, they made an effort to make sure their Club was right.
How can you make sure your Club is right? You can start by doing a Club Assessment or a Club Health check. It is vital that our Club meetings are “right”, if they aren’t why would people want to join our Club and why would people want to stay in our Club?
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| Milson Club |
Our meetings are one of the public faces of Rotary; we should make sure it is a memorable experience for the right reasons for everyone who attends, so that they will look forward to coming back again and again.
Almost every week we have a guest speaker at our Club. The majority of these speakers are not Rotarians. I often wonder what those guest speakers think when they leave the meeting. Will they speak highly of us when they talk to their friends and associates? Would they like to join the Rotary Club?
If your Club is “right” people will want to join, Members will want to be there and they won’t be embarrassed to invite potential members to the meetings, it is up to all of us to make sure that everyone enjoys Rotary.
Almost every week we have a guest speaker at our Club. The majority of these speakers are not Rotarians. I often wonder what those guest speakers think when they leave the meeting. Will they speak highly of us when they talk to their friends and associates? Would they like to join the Rotary Club?
If your Club is “right” people will want to join, Members will want to be there and they won’t be embarrassed to invite potential members to the meetings, it is up to all of us to make sure that everyone enjoys Rotary.
