Opportunities for Fellowship in Rotary

Most Rotarians are successful professional and business executives because they hear opportunities knock and take advantage of them. Once a week, the opportunity for Rotary fellowship occurs at each club meeting, but not all members hear it knocking.

The weekly club meeting is a special privilege of Rotary membership. It provides the occasion to visit with fellow members, meet visitors and new members, and share personal friendship with other members.

Rotary clubs that have a reputation for being “friendly” clubs usually follow a few simple steps.

• Members are encouraged to sit in a different seat or at a different table each week or to sit with a member they may not know very well.
• Members are asked to invite new members or visitors to join their table and share the conversation rather than merely eating in silence or talking privately to the person next to them.

To further enhance club fellowship, Rotarians should also make a special point of trying to get acquainted with all members of the club.

When Rotarians follow these easy steps, an entirely new opportunity for fellowship knocks each week. Soon, Rotarians realize that warm friendship is the cornerstone of every great Rotary club.

Ask yourself: Is our club a “friendly” club?

<…source The ABCs of Rotary>