A DEEPER EXPERIENCE
One day, reading The Rotarian magazine, we came across an article on Rotary fellowships. We want you to know that the concept and practice of fellowships has moved our Rotary experience to a deeper level. First, we went on line to investigate the many fellowships that interested us. Would it be the beer, wine, social media or RV’ing? Why not all of them!!
We noticed that the RV fellowship had an upcoming rally in Orillia, Ontario. We called immediately to see to see if we could still attend, since it was just past the deadline for signup. Thankfully they were still able to fit us in. There were about 15 units from the USA and Canada attended this fun 4 days of RV’ing and fellowship. We immediately found new Rotary friends with a likeness of travel, adventure and camping. This fellowship meets in different parts of Canada and USA for rallies that stay in one place, or rolling rallies which tour throughout a geographical area. The fellowship has traveled as far as Australia with plans for Europe.
We ended up at the Atlanta RI Convention,which was our first convention. Not knowing what to expect at the convention, any apprehension we had was eased by the new Rotarian friends we had met from around the world. During the convention, we would see our new friends, sometimes meeting up with them at the House of Friendship RV Fellowship booth which added to our convention experience. Incoming President Ian Riseley attended The Rotary Foundation party, and our new Australia friend insisted we meet him and took us over to him to be introduced personally. What a blast!
I am sure the many other fellowships also have same or similar uplifting and fun experiences. I know the beer and wine fellowships also met at the convention for special outings related to beer and wine.
So, what are you waiting for? Look at the Rotary Fellowships webpage and find a fellowship to enhance your Rotary experience.
Gary and Sandi Chard, Rotary Club of St. Catharines Lakeshore