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Millennials Share Why They’re Joining Rotary
Three of the Rochester Rotary Club's youngest members got up and shared why they decided to join Rotary.
Every Tuesday, the Rochester Rotary Club invites a member of the community to come and share something with the group. Speakers usually include senior members of their organizations from local government officials and CEOs to authors and non-profit leaders. But on Tuesday, January 24th, three much younger faces stood up in front of the club, to share why they joined Rotary and what they, as millennials, value in the Rotary mission.
“After graduating from a great school and landing a great job, I was looking for a service organization to start giving back,” said Kyle Johnson, a Financial Planner. “I went to a couple meetings at different clubs, and Rotary won.”
Service was a strong theme throughout their commentary. While Rotary was founded as a business club, the official motto is “Service Above Self.” When Rodney Hulbert moved to from upstate New York to Rochester, MI, he joined to help network and build his chiropractic practice. But he quickly realized how much the other members were contributing to the community outside business hours.
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“I started getting involved with other aspects of the club and eventually joined the board. I am really proud that I will be serving as President the same year that my sister will be serving as President of her Rotary club back in New York.”
Leadership seems to flow naturally from the Rotary Club. Rochester Hills Mayor Bryan K. Barnett is a member. And when his Assistant, Maria Willett was thinking about joining a local service organization, Rotary was an easy decision. “The fact that the mayor spends over an hour with Rotary almost every single week, says volumes,” she said. “His commitment to this organization indicated to me that Rotary was a group making a huge difference in our community.”
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Rochester Rotary is a local member club of Rotary International, a worldwide organization of business and professional leaders that provides humanitarian service and encourages high ethical standards in all vocations.
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About Rochester Rotary
Celebrating 60 years as a club in 2014, Rochester Rotary is one of 34,000 member clubs of Rotary International, which has more than 1.2 million members and raises and disburses funds for charitable, educational and scientific purposes. Monies are raised through social events and service projects organized by the club, ‘fines’ collected at Rochester Rotary meetings and gifts offered to the club through members and supporters.
The club welcomes new members who live or work in Rochester, Rochester Hills or Oakland Township. For membership information, contact Jeff Whitbey at Jeff@whitbey.net. Rochester Rotary meets each Tuesday at noon at the River Crest Banquet Hall at Avon Road and Livernois, in Rochester Hills. Learn more at http://www.rochesterrotaryclub.org/.
About Rotary International
Rotary’s main objective is service — in the community, in the workplace, and around the globe. The 1.2 million Rotarians who hail from Rotary clubs in nearly every country in the world share a dedication to the ideal of Service Above Self. Rotary clubs are open to people of all cultures and ethnicities and are not affiliated with any political or religious organizations. Learn more at https://www.rotary.org/en/about-rotary.
