We got our coffees and the desserts are good…now it’s time for the Club assembly and some fellowship!
The (no so) True Story of the Haggis, written by Eric McLean of McLean’s specialty foods, was read with enthusiasm by Brent Barootes. Sounds like Haggis wrangling can be not just exhausting, but dangerous. We had no idea. We’ll still enjoy eating some on January 25th if we get the chance.
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Lynne Pankratz brought up the issue of the Lunch prepaid cards. Here is a summary.
To avoid the congestion of payment and making change at the checkin table, this card would be $250, 10 meals bought in advance. The cashier would stamp or sign your card each time it’s used.
This would apply to just the full meals (not coffee and dessert), and has a value of $25 towards your meal.
Cards may be stored in a box at the meeting check in table, so that you can’t accidentally put it in the washing machine.
Alas, no credit cards - sorry! - the card has to be paid for by cash or check.
The cards will be ready for sale in about 2 weeks.
President Charles then asked… Is there anything else to talk about?
A point that has been raised before was raised once again: what are the expectations of Rotarians in their personal life, on social media and their interactions outside the club? Does the club have the right to control someone’s behaviour outside of meetings?
As in the past, this discussion went around a few times, with several excellent points made by Rotarians in the room. Everyone certainly agrees that the Four-Way test should be our guideline in our daily lives. (Do you have it posted in your home, office, or somewhere handy?)
Brenda Grice pointed out that like many other organizations, Rotary International has a Rotarian Code of Conduct. If there was an incident or action by a member that was ever questionable, the first step would be to have a conversation. But if it progressed or was deemed severe, and the club as a whole agreed was inappropriate, we do have the ability to vote out a member. But ultimately, we don’t have the authority to control what people do outside of meetings, including political statements, business practices, etc. Rule of thumb? Wait 24 hours before responding. We are all here because we choose to be.
A survey was circulated regarding the Fellowship programs in our club, let’s all get it filled out so that the committee can discuss it at their meeting 10 days or so.