Interview with R2, Nathan Auerbach
MW: How long have you been a Rotarian?
NA: Just over 1 year.
MW: How old are you?
NA: 26.
MW: How did you find out about Rotary?
NA: Through participation in a Rotary speech contest while at school.
MW: Why did you join Rotary?
NA: In the short term to make West Coast Walk happen, in the longer term to work on service oriented projects with like minded people, uninhibited by religion or other beliefs.
MW: What are you doing in your club?
NA: After West Coast Walk, I've been working on a number of projects, in particular those to support the troops overseas. I'm also the Program Chair.
MW: What do you love about Rotary?
NA: When Rotarians get busy on a project that gains momentum, the potential is limitless. One need only look at PolioPlus as a prime example.
MW: How do we attract members like yourself to Rotary?
NA: Eliminate some of the stuffier traditions, make meetings more punchy (eg interesting speakers, not dwelling on ceremony).
MW: What frustrates you about Rotary?
NA: RINOs (Rotarians in name only), and other Rotarians hell-bent on clinging to defunct rules and traditions to the detriment of progress.
MW: In Rotary meetings, what is your opinion about...
a) the pledge of allegiance to the flag?
NA: not something I 'believe' in, but something so rooted in American tradition that to dispense with it would cause outrage and possible riot.
b) the invocation?
A nice idea if not twisted into a sectarian religious spiel, which goes against the core values of Rotary to embrace all cultures, religions and nations.
c) singing?
Should be abolished. Any potential younger Rotarian, or Interacter will be completely turned off Rotary by witnessing this. Join a musical group if you want to sing.
MW: What else would you like to tell me?
NA: We were talking about age and how it relates to Rotary membership. I just wanted to say that I recently went to a football game with one of the members of our club. There we were, me, the youngest member, and him, I think he may be the oldest member, and we had a brilliant time. Stage of life was not an issue. We had Rotary (a love of service) and a love of sports in common, and that was all that mattered.
NA: Just over 1 year.
MW: How old are you?
NA: 26.
MW: How did you find out about Rotary?
NA: Through participation in a Rotary speech contest while at school.
MW: Why did you join Rotary?
NA: In the short term to make West Coast Walk happen, in the longer term to work on service oriented projects with like minded people, uninhibited by religion or other beliefs.
MW: What are you doing in your club?
NA: After West Coast Walk, I've been working on a number of projects, in particular those to support the troops overseas. I'm also the Program Chair.
MW: What do you love about Rotary?
NA: When Rotarians get busy on a project that gains momentum, the potential is limitless. One need only look at PolioPlus as a prime example.
MW: How do we attract members like yourself to Rotary?
NA: Eliminate some of the stuffier traditions, make meetings more punchy (eg interesting speakers, not dwelling on ceremony).
MW: What frustrates you about Rotary?
NA: RINOs (Rotarians in name only), and other Rotarians hell-bent on clinging to defunct rules and traditions to the detriment of progress.
MW: In Rotary meetings, what is your opinion about...
a) the pledge of allegiance to the flag?
NA: not something I 'believe' in, but something so rooted in American tradition that to dispense with it would cause outrage and possible riot.
b) the invocation?
A nice idea if not twisted into a sectarian religious spiel, which goes against the core values of Rotary to embrace all cultures, religions and nations.
c) singing?
Should be abolished. Any potential younger Rotarian, or Interacter will be completely turned off Rotary by witnessing this. Join a musical group if you want to sing.
MW: What else would you like to tell me?
NA: We were talking about age and how it relates to Rotary membership. I just wanted to say that I recently went to a football game with one of the members of our club. There we were, me, the youngest member, and him, I think he may be the oldest member, and we had a brilliant time. Stage of life was not an issue. We had Rotary (a love of service) and a love of sports in common, and that was all that mattered.
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