Posted by David Button on Oct 08, 2020
 
So three months in, how is it going? I certainly feel like this chap in the photo. All dressed up and the only way is down, FAST! As you can see in the photo, it is all calm and under control, more like a thrill ride and not an accident waiting to happen! smiley
 
I am over ZOOM, as most who let me know their thoughts are too. However, Zoom is the only platform we have available to meet and communicate. While I sympathise with some members loathing of Zoom, what is your answer?? Even members who "don't do technology", what are you expecting? We have no choice, so get used to it. It is likely that Zoom will be here for some time to come. Many other Rotarians I speak to are in the same position. We are not alone by any stretch of the imagination.
 
The Club program has been specifically designed to showcase our opportunities in Rotary. Building our membership (Projects, Tony Heyward, Membership Forum, Polio Plus), exploring opportunities in our own community ( Projects, Casey Waste, Headspace, Supporting local business: Simon the Busker, ESRAG and local environmental projects), building a social connection (The best progressive dinner we have had all year), Who am I?, Behind the Badge, Darren Hodge Paramedic and looking inward to how our club functions (Club rules, Fireside Chat). Rotary provides so many opportunities and we need to be pumped up to make the most of these when the COVID gates are open. We have been penned in for far too long and we need a chance to do some Rotary work! I am expecting that most members will be brimming with ideas and the enthusiasm to get projects up and running.
 
Then we have the Coffee Club. This little "Jimbo" suggestion has produced the greatest contribution to the club by way of action. Don't underestimate the power of people on Zoom in their pyjamas! 
 
While many Clubs have reduced their meetings to fortnightly and some are not meeting at all, I kind of like the flexibility of a weekly meeting with a Saturday morning coffee catch up for those that couldn't make it on Wednesday night.