As a Rotary Club of Berwick bulletin contributor, I cop a bit of flack because some of my stories can be a bit "wordy". I write so that someone who does not know anything about Rotary can have a chance to understand what I am writing about. My aim is to capture the imagination, educate on our motives and processes and celebrate our achievements and social engagement. Most Rotarians have a sense of purpose, the most powerful feeling anyone can have. I am about connecting with people who are looking for a strong and productive community organisation to be a part of and to make the world a better place.

 

For seasoned Rotarians, a bunch of acronyms are all that is needed for a good story. For others, a few dot points will suffice. For a new Rotarian, maybe a fuller version to flesh out a few concepts. But what about that potential Rotarian that knows nothing about Rotary, who we are, what we do or how we operate? 

 

Rotary is a complicated network of concepts and ideas. These concepts and ideas blur in and out of the Rotary structure as it engages with other like-minded entities and Rotary focused groups. As a Rotary member, WE have the potential and connections to do ANYTHING. We are not bound to one idea, purpose, direction or function. Rotary is everything and Rotarians have the choice to go in directions that many other service organisations cannot offer.

 

Rotary has the power to make a difference to individuals, communities and the world. It takes a bit of work to capture the essence of Rotary and present that in a way to inspire that potential future Rotarian in just a few words. That is obviously past my personal capability!

 

I am not a professional writer. If you understand the intent, skip through the wordy bits and share our bulletin with like-minded people who can help us change the world, then we are onto something good. Better still, join me to get our message across and build our Club collaboration network so we can do more. We have so much to do and not enough people who know about Rotary to do it.

 

I want to extend our reach to the unconverted. The people who have heard about Rotary but have no one to ask about Rotary. Cut me a break, let me continue the wordiness for just a few weeks longer.