Knowledge network: Using member expertise and connections to grow
by Vanessa Glavinskas
This club develops presentations on a particular subject - conflict, migration, and refugees - to help other clubs improve their projects.
Quentin Wodon, an economist at the World Bank, joined Rotary to share his expertise, network, and help others. He has remained a member because he enjoys it. “I have been a Rotarian for 10 years,” says Wodon. “My father was a Rotarian, and I was a Rotaractor in Belgium. I also did Rotary Youth Exchange, so I’ve known Rotary for a long time.”
Wodon, who was a member of the Rotary Club of Capitol Hill (Washington, D.C.) and before that the Rotary Club of Washington, had been thinking about starting a club unlike any he had been a part of before. “I wanted to make it a knowledge club,” he explains. “In Rotary, we have a lot of goodwill. But, by nature, it’s extremely decentralized.” That decentralization, he says, makes it hard to share best practices and evaluate effectiveness. He thought that if a club could focus on collecting information and disseminating reports, it would not only help other clubs improve their projects, but also enhance Rotary’s authority among other international development organizations.
With this vision in mind, Wodon formed the Rotary Club of Washington Global a year ago with 38 members. “We accept both local members and members all over the world who join us online,” he says.
The first meeting was held in person for members in the Washington area, with others joining via videoconference, but when the coronavirus pandemic prompted stay-at-home orders, the club switched to all-virtual meetings. That hasn’t stopped its growth.
We understand our Rotarians have small businesses or are stakeholders of one and during this challenging Pandemic where businesses are closed or crippled we are looking for ways of supporting each other.
We are building a list to let each other know how we are managing during this time, whether it's waiting for the restrictions to lift, or whether you can support a particular business.
Open - Online studies Visit www.ucci.edu.ky About:Always looking for guest lecturers, mentors, guest evaluators, and companies that need employee-training. Summer registration is happening now!
Contact PP JD for more information.
Open 8am-5pm Tel: 769-1111 or www.driven.ky About: Specializes in servicing luxury, European and Hybrid and Electric vehicles, all cars welcome. Contact Rot David R. for more information.
Open:Open: Dining, pick up or delivery Call: 946-7684 or order online www.singhsroti.ky
About: Donations daily to Cayman Food Bank
Contact Rot. Matt S for more information.
Open: Working by Phone or Emails Contact: 945-3450 | www.bis.ky | bis@candw.ky About: Insurance brokerage for Home, Condo, Cars, and Construction Contact Rot. Eddie B or Sec. Andrea W.
Open: Working by Phone or Emails Contact: 926-7368 About: Full Service Real Estate Company serving
Residential & Commercial: Sales, Rentals, Leasing, Consulting and Property Management Contact Rot. Tony Catalanotto
Let's connect to each other and support one another.
Make-Up Opportunities
Make-Ups: In addition to make-up opportunities at Rotary Sunrise, you can make up absences at another club in Grand Cayman. The meeting times and places for the other clubs are as follows:
Due to the pandemic - Makeups are possible but have been varying in times and regularity. We recommend you contact the club you would like to visit Online prior to their meeting date.
Rotaract Blue:
Every other Wednesday, See Facebook Page for their Meeting Dates
Rotaract Club of Grand Cayman:
Thursdays, 7:00 am - Cayman Creperie and via Zoom. Contact Club Secretary for details
Rotary Club of Grand Cayman
Thursdays, 12:30 pm, via Zoom contact Club Secretary for Details.
Rotary Central Cayman Islands
Tuesdays, 7:30 pm, via Zoom contact Club Secretary Ally Spiers for Details.
Rotary E-Club of the Caribbean 7020: Online meetings anytime. Visit the new e-club platform at
Wodon, who was a member of the Rotary Club of Capitol Hill (Washington, D.C.) and before that the Rotary Club of Washington, had been thinking about starting a club unlike any he had been a part of before. “I wanted to make it a knowledge club,” he explains. “In Rotary, we have a lot of goodwill. But, by nature, it’s extremely decentralized.” That decentralization, he says, makes it hard to share best practices and evaluate effectiveness. He thought that if a club could focus on collecting information and disseminating reports, it would not only help other clubs improve their projects, but also enhance Rotary’s authority among other international development organizations.
