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Depending on what date PETS was to occur back in 2020 for some this was the first time the event was held in person for 3 years and for the balance it was 2 years. I cannot even begin to describe how AWESOME it was to be with my fellow Rotarians in person to see old friends and make new ones. I found each event I attended to be terrific, they all had top notch speakers, and all delivered impressive breakout sessions all in slightly different ways. The overwhelming takeaway from the attendees was that they feel they received value for the time and resources they provided to attend these events. Value is what it is all about as we must always strive to provide value to our membership. From our Club meetings, District events, and PETS we must ensure that we are being most mindful of the resources of our members and not waste neither their time nor their money.
I would like to offer my congratulations to Rotary Coordinators Herb Klotz and Doug Logan as they and their teams successfully distributed personal membership reports to the majority of clubs that attended a PETS this year. I had the fortune to sit in on Herb’s presentation at Mid NE Pets and found the engagement by the attendees to be extremely high as they found value in the resources being provided. To be able to use an analytical approach to have our clubs realize where their membership opportunities lie is something that will change the culture of how we focus our attention as we Grow Rotary. Kudos to both them and their teams for bringing forth this concept, implementing how it can be used and crafting a distribution plan.
Next, I am off to Evanston for the April board meeting followed by the Council on Legislation where I have the opportunity to serve for the second time as a delegate. There is no Governmental body in the world that I am aware of that is larger than the 537 that make up the delegates for Rotary’s Council. While it is a massive group and even a larger undertaking to manage that many voices, it is incredible to be part of and witness how policy is put into place for Rotary. If it is anything like the last COL, I am very much looking forward to hearing the perspectives of my fellow Rotarians from around the world as we deliberate on the enactments being presented. My hope is the body that makes up this session will have a mind toward progression and want to move our great organization forward.
The feeling I have is one of optimism and excitement for all that is to come in the new Rotary year as we IMAGINE.