By Steen Sanderhoff
It is with great pleasure we welcome a new satellite club to District 6270. New clubs make it possible for current, past members, and new members of Rotary to create more opportunity for service in our community and the world. A special thanks to Barb Senn and the board of Fond du Lac Morning for spearheading this effort. It is wonderful to see how Rotary can renew itself and adjust to new times and circumstances. The new club is currently meeting once a month virtually but is looking to change to hybrid meetings in the coming months. With 10 active members, the club is set for growth.
A satellite club offers current members of a club the opportunity to meet a changing schedule or circumstance, past members to rejoin Rotary, and new members to join at a time and place that fits their work hours or family schedule better.
A few comments from club members to illustrate some of the many reason for clubs to offer an alternative to a traditional Rotary experience:
“We used to be Interact members and wanted to rejoin the Rotary World, but a morning club did not make that possible.”
“We now spend several months out of state and the time difference makes it difficult to participate in a morning meeting.”
“I am commuting to work at 7:00 AM and an afterhours club makes it possible to join Rotary.”
Congratulations to Fond du Lac Afterhours. Four growing active Satellite Clubs are now part of our District.