The Relevance of Attendance, A successful Norwood Spar Food Drive, but volunteers still needed, November Club 100 winners announced and RSVP for Xmas Drinks....

 From the Pen of the President...

The Omicron coronavirus variant has caused illogical panic reactions in many parts of the world.  The UK, EU and several other countries’ politicians seem as devoid of rational thought as many of those we are saddled with in South Africa. Being able to analyse and identify a new virus variant is not the same as being the source of it.

Fortunately, the WHO and other international bodies responses are more reasonable and acknowledge the skills and abilities of our scientists who identified the variant and were transparent about it. It is unfortunate that SA is being punished instead of being praised. I shudder to think of what the adverse effects will be on our economy and, in particular, on the tourism and airline and sectors.

Costa Qually
President

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Remember, no human condition is ever permanent (Socrates)

Last Friday...

As the year hurtles to its inevitable end and the Silly Season is in full swing it is also evident that Club members have other commitments that keep them from attending weekly meeting. Only 19 members attended Club Assembly which was resumed from the previous week. 

With dwindling attendance it was suggested that the Ramble would be the ideal forum to reiterate the value of attendance.

Regular attendance is one of the requirements of Club membership. Rotary emphasises attendance because it recognizes that to remain an effective Rotarian, a member must experience the good fellowship of weekly meetings and be involved in the Club's progress and projects. Per the Rotary rules, members should have a minimum of 50% attendance at meetings.  

The calculation of attendance includes:

• Attending club meetings
• One or more make-ups which result from:

• Attending another Rotary club meeting
• Attending a committee meeting of the club, district, etc
• Attending a district or club sponsored activity
• Attending a meeting of a Rotaract or Interact Club.
• Participation in a Rotary project or fund raising event - such as a shift at a Spar collection, blanket drive, careers day, etc
• Attending a Rotary conference, convention or assembly
• Spending 2 or more hours in a day preparing for or organising a club or district project / event – for example preparing a RYLA course, making masks, repairing wheelchairs, etc

For multi-day events, include a make-up for each completed day or partial day that exceeds 2 hours.

Furthermore it was discussed that the new members who had joined in the past year, were at a distinct disadvantage due to the Covid lockdown restrictions, and had not been able to learn the ropes from the "old" hands in the Club. It would therefore be an excellent idea to introduce a mentorship program to help integrate the "newbies" into Club life and activities.

Rosebank Rotary volunteers assure Festive Cheer for  the Not-so-Privileged.....

The October food drive was followed up by a further weekend of food collection this past weekend, and once again we were blown away by the generosity of the community.

... Two more volunteers needed for this Saturday 4th December

Please let Tutty Faber (fabertutty@gmail.com) know If you are willing and able.

This Friday....

....promises to be a fascinating presentation.

 

Have you RSVP'd???