Valparaiso Magazine Fall 2021

VALPARAISO ROTARY CLUB
“THIS IS A
VERY UNIQUE
COMMUNITY
IN A VERY
SIGNIFICANT
WAY.”
“It’s just a great bunch of guys and gals
now,” Raber said. “There’s a lot of great
people in Valparaiso.”
Rotary Club members receive the Four
Way Test at meetings: “Is it truth? Is it fair
to all concerned? Will it build good will
and better friendships? Will it be beneficial
to all concerned?”
Worldwide, Rotary has more than
1 million members who ask those
questions each day.
— Gus Olympidis,
Rotary member
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“We’ve got to think outside the box and reach
people,” Mogck said. “Millennials want to do
things, not just hear speakers. We’re seeing
clubs being formed with causes in mind, like
helping the environment,” he said.
Olympidis said the club’s future is intertwined
with the impactfulness of its membership. “You
need more members to collect the resources,” he
said. “Quality is measured by members’ impact, not just
by the number who show up at meetings.”
“ROTARY
IS REALLY
LOCAL.”
— Sharon Kish,
Rotary member
“We need to become attractive to
people who want to make an impact,” Smith added.
Prospective members should say why they want to join. What
does Rotary mean to them, he wants to know.
“The ultimate quest for volunteers is fulfillment,” Olympidis
said. The club’s leaders need to continually ask how they
deliver fulfillment for members.
“I think that’s another reason why Rotary needs to be more
flexible,” Kish said. During the pandemic, members have
sometimes met by Zoom because they didn’t want to lose
their connection to
each other.
“I feel safe in Rotary because there’s so many different
views,” Jaime said.
8 VALPARAISO MAGAZINE | FALL 2021