I had the great privilege of inducting our newest Rotarian, Trevor Watson into the Rotary Club of Berwick family this week. In old fashioned terms, Trevor has all the qualities of a fine person. That is someone who is diligent, works hard for a cause and does what he can when he can. I was brought up to recognise people like Trevor in the workplace and the community as people who have untapped potential that just needs to land in the right place to develop it. With our current mix of "Young Guns" (Jen, Dave A, Andrew, Greg and now Trevor) plus a sturdy background of old guns (list suppressed because old guns don't like the publicity) Trevor is in the right place.
Trevor made the point that he was shopping around for the right group to join. We are just one group in a crowd of Service Organisations. Our saving grace was that Trevor knew Rotarians amongst his business associates. How well are YOU upholding our Rotary values amongst your friends and colleagues to bring a member such as Trevor into Rotary?
The Rotary Club of Berwick is doing many different activities in our community NOW, some in the planning stages, others in the active stages and there are even more in the "COVID to be awakened stages". We are active participants in our own sphere and making a difference to the people around us. If you have no idea what I am talking about, it is time you made an effort and catch up with the many amazing projects the Club has been working on.
BUT, back to Trevor. I have seen it in all of the new members I have inducted, an underlying drive to achieve and be part of a greater picture using their own initative. Trevor is one of those people. I expect that every member of the Rotary Club of Berwick will make an effort to make Trevor's Rotary journey fulfilling, fun and rewarding.
Congratulations Trevor for stepping forward to join Rotary. I hope you will find a path that will fill your life with purpose and fill your heart with happiness. A little frustration and learning will surely be involved but nothing comes for free!
