Rotarians Get Personal

February 20, 2007: Today Rotarians enjoyed a “fellowship meeting” instead of a speaker. Led by our President-Elect Jermaine Husser, Rotarians were asked to sit at different tables, and one person at each table was designated the “facilitator” for that group. There were two activities designed to get to know your fellow club members and encourage discussion during and, hopefully, after the meeting.

The first activity involved a series of personal and professional questions asked of one person to another directly across the table for one minute. When the minute was up, the questions were passed to the next person, who asked questions of the person across from them, and so forth. This was continued for approximately 10 minutes, until everyone had asked and been asked a question. Jermaine then asked the group to identify someone who shared your hobbies and interests, which was one of the questions. He encouraged everyone in the group to do something with the person over the next 30 days who shared mutual interests.

The next activity involved a series of questions based on Rotary history, both general and specific to our Club. Rotarians were asked to answer five questions as quickly as possible, and the groups who finished first (with all correct answers) were eligible for prizes including SoCon Tournament Basketball tickets. The trick was getting all of the questions correct first!

All in all, the hour went quickly and Rotarians got the opportunity to get to know their fellow members a little better. Jermaine did a wonderful job of creating and facilitating the event, and hopefully we can have more of this type of event in the future!

Submitted by Amy Riley, Keyway Committee Chair