Speaking at Rotary Club of Columbia Patuxent about benefit auctions
The Rotary Club of Columbia Patuxent has a 7:30 AM meeting on Fridays.
If you’re living in the Columbia, MD area and looking for a way to give back to the community in a fun, witty atmosphere, let me recommend the Rotary Club of Columbia Patuxent. I spoke to about 30 members there yesterday.
You couldn’t ask for a livelier bunch, even at 7:30 AM.
Over the past six months I’ve been speaking to a number of Rotary Clubs about benefit auctions and — dang it — I’ve no idea why I haven’t been blogging about it. It never occurred to me before, despite having met some wonderful people from Florida to Maryland.
President Cliff oversees the new member induction.
The Club has an excellent Website (built on Ning), which you can visit here. Along with the usual announcements, I was able to witness a new member induction and a solo from a member who sang for dollars to give to Rotary Foundation.
Some of the moments?
- While giving Happy Dollars (announce something you’re happy about, and give a dollar or more in appreciation of that), a Rotarian shares how her husband and she enjoyed a fabulous vacation in Ocean City, MD all by themselves (they took no children). The response? “Ah c’mon. It’s big town. There are lots of people in Ocean City.”
Trying to organize the Club into a 3-part percussion section proved challenging for Rotarian Ken, but led to a lot of laughs!
- A Rotarian puts in a Happy Dollar because it’s her birthday. “No matter how old I get, this club makes me feel young,” she shares. Says another: “Why? Because we look so old?!”
- When a visitor announces her name and says she’s been invited by “Rotarian Patty,” she concludes with, “Don’t hold it against me.” Several Rotarians respond good-naturedly: “Hey, you’ll fit right in here!”
There were several other memorable experiences, but that gives you a taste of their approach.
Special thanks to the Club for letting me speak! I enjoyed your atmosphere, and I hope your crab party this weekend pulls through without rain.
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