“Success is not final; failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts” …. Winston Churchill
These are turbulent and disruptive times. The situation is changing daily and we seem to be inundated with bad news however, it is important to remember, these conditions won’t last forever.
Rotary has been around since 1905 and during this time has experienced the Spanish flu, two World Wars, stock market crashes and many other challenges. While the present situation is causing us to change and adjust, we must never lose sight of our overall objectives and the good we do for the community. It is the Rotary values, our commitment to better our world, and our friendships that have made Rotary so successful.
We have built a great Club and I genuinely believe each one of us want to make a positive difference in our community. We have built meaningful, lifelong friendships that will prevail whatever the circumstances. We are having a good year and have done an enormous amount for the community and with our youth programmes.
We don’t always get it right and we don’t always agree, but our commitment is undaunting. Now, we need to look at doing things a little differently. We will need to find new ways to communicate, new ways to interact and socialise and build on the great work we do.
The community will need our help now more than ever. If you know of any group that particularly needs support during these tough times, please let me or one of the Board know.
I am convinced with everyone’s help we can do this and come out of our present dilemma a stronger and more motivated Club.
Stay well
David