Club Assembly

The program today was the club assembly, during which Mark Stark led a discussion of the results of the member survey that was conducted some months ago. All agreed on the statement of where we are today. There was some discussion of what we wanted our membership target to be over the next five years, with the consensus ending up at 45 to 55. The general sense is that we would like to exceed Rotary International's minimum expectation of 50% attendance, although a hard figure was not forthcoming. A good deal of discussion was entertained regarding the ways in which members should become involved. Although there was a general consensus that we would like to have members participate in one way or another each year, beyond simple attendance at meetings, there was disagreement as to what the nature of the participation should be. Cyril Parry felt that there should be an expectation of financial support from each member, in the form of contribution or participation in one of our events. Keith Roy voiced the opinion that a financial contribution could be a hardship for some younger members and that a contribution in the form of volunteer hours spent on club projects should serve as a substitute for hard cash in some circumstances. A number of other points were mentioned in a rather fast-paced discussion. Mary will draft the comments for members' consideration in the near future. Notes by Bruce Campbell