Getting Our Ginger Back

Here’s another snippet from the musings of Paul Harris, back in January 1912. He was talking about Rotary being young and it is a neat juxtaposition of where Rotary, and our club, finds itself today.
 
Harris said “Not the least interesting attribute of Rotary is its youth (by that he meant the movement itself rather than the people in it). Youth is full of possibilities and ginger and men…prefer to conjecture as to what youth may develop into …rather than reverence successful old age.” He went on to say “Rotary is both young and successful…It is buoyant, hopeful, resilient. It is interested in the world and the world is consequently interested in it.
 
Can we say that our club is buoyant, hopeful and resilient? And if not may this be one reason why people are not as interested in joining as we would hope?
 
I think that we need, as a club, to get our ginger back, as Harris put it. Maybe the possible amalgamation will be the spice we need…
 
Speaking of which, I have heard from two club members who will not be at our next Club Assembly on the 19th of September – and so will not be able to vote on the merger with Macquarie Park. But I promised I would publish their views.
 
Phill Isaacs said “My vote would be in favour BUT I leave for Vanuatu  Thursday 18th September.”
 
Doug Curtis said “as discussed I will be overseas so unable to attend………..my view remains as per my previous………..I think Macquarie members should resign from their club and apply to join North Ryde ……not follow the merger path……this I think would resolve the concerns of some of our members”.
 
Food for thought.