Rotary Spoke 03 06 17
Posted by Domenic Sicari on Mar 06, 2017
PP Dan Olsen Speaks to Rotary About Club Longevity
On a cold, sunny day, 21 Lexington Rotarians, and 1 guest gathered for our regular weekly meeting. President Susan C. rang the bell at 12:30 PM.
- Vice President Michelle led the pledge.
- PSA Charlie led one verse of America.
- PSA Charlie led the welcome song.
- PP Don S. gave the invocation.
Our wonderful lunch consisted of chicken, pasta, soup, salad, cold cuts, vegetables, as well as bread, cookies and beverages.
- Raffle gifts were donated by:
- Brookhaven at Lexington.
- Boston Volvo Village.
- Busa Wine and Spirits.
Fines and Happy $$$$
- PP Jim S. gave happy dollars for the Town of Lexington Election Day.
- PP Murry A. was fined for not paying attention.
Announcements.
- PP Dan B. Announced that we have adopted the Rotary Club of Lexington app.To offset the cost of the app, our sponsorship fees will increase to $100 per year on our Rotary Club of Lexington web site.
- PP Spencer B. announced the NCAA Tournament. Please sign up.
- PP Spencer B. announced our Annual Comedy Night will occur on May 12, 2017.
- This year Lenny Clark and Christine Hurley will be our comedians, Tony V. will be our MC. Tickets will sell fast for this event, so act now before they are gone.
- President Susan announced a Cooperative membership committee meeting would take place on March 6, 2016 at 6:30 PM at the Starbucks at Bedford
- Street. Any members interested in getting involved are welcome.
- President Susan announced the passing of Eva Moresco, the daughter of President Elect Lori Moresco. A celebration of life for Eva will take place this Saturday, March 11, at 5 p.m., at the Portsmouth Elks Lodge. All Rotarians are welcome to attend.
PP Dan B. announced the passing of Annette Brown, wife of former Rotarian Peter Brown. Visitation at the Bedford Funeral Home, 167 Great Rd. Bedford, MA on Wed., March 8, from 3:00-8:00 PM. Funeral Mass in St. Michael Church,
90 Concord Rd., Bedford, on Thurs., March 9, at 10 AM.
Speaker
Our speaker was PP Dan O. Our topic was how to solve our declining membership at our Rotary Club and attract new members. Several articles have been written on this subject by Jim Henry of the Rotary E-Club of Southeast USA and Caribbean. Here is the link.
http://rotaryeclub34.org/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=885080&module_id=24286 His articles include many topics and are a good read.
Today’s Rotary is different than Rotary has been as little as 15 years ago. With bust schedules and social media taking over, it has changed how people meet and interact. We now must find ways of renewing how we achieve a thriving club, retain members, recruit new members, and most important keep our members engaged so that they will be excited about the many things that we do as a service club. There is no on size fits all solution. We must come together as a club and participate spreading the message of what we do and who we are.
The 50:50 was $55 and won by PP Domenic.
President Susan rang the bell and our meeting was ended.
Respectfully,
PP Domenic Sicari