Quandary
Posted
on Aug 03, 2015
Quandary
Roseland Rotary Officers and Board of Directors find themselves in quite a quandary. They are confronted with two problems so interconnected that it’s difficult to differentiate between the two. Lack of membership and participation are a genuine threat to our club.
Low attendance at weekly meetings is a cause and effect issue. Low participation has an impact on membership and membership affects participation. One can see the cycle continually aggravating both issues.
Meeting attendance, or absence of, is causing several problems. Members hesitate to schedule speakers knowing only a few members will be in attendance. Accommodations decline as there is not enough members in attendance to support a quality luncheon. As meetings and food quality decline so does member participation. It is a vicious circle slowly spiraling downward.
This all has an adverse effect on the members that do attend weekly meetings. Members attending weekly meetings suffer do to the lack of numbers to support quality accommodations.
Roseland Rotary has chosen not to enforce any attendance quotas. Roseland Rotary does not charge for missed meetings. Should Roseland Rotary put in place an attendance rule, if so how will it affect the club? How many members will be lost? How many members, who support the club but can’t attend weekly meetings, will be forced out? What about members that can make meetings but choose not to? It seems to be a no win situation. All questions that need to be answered.
The answer is simple but the solution is not. Attend Meetings!
Roseland Rotary Officers and Board of Directors will be struggling with these questions. It seems inevitable that President Bernth will appoint a special committee to study these very real problems.
Your input is needed. When asked please respond with your thoughts and suggestions.
In the meantime please make every effort to attend weekly meetings.
Quandary,
Editor