Rotary, Round table etc
Discussion
Are these types of organisation still going strong?
When I was a kid in the 80s and 90s, my dad was a Rotarian, my mum was in Inner Wheel, and most of my mates dads were in Rotary, Round Table, Masons, Buffs etc. Social clubs with one eye on charitable causes and civic enrichment.
With the exception of one guy in his 50s who is a Mason, I don't know anyone close to my age who mentions being a member of any such fraternal organisation. I saw my dad's Rotary club a few years ago and they were all knocking on for 80. No new blood.
Does anyone in their 30s and 40s belong to such clubs these days? Are they simply something of a bygone era?
When I was a kid in the 80s and 90s, my dad was a Rotarian, my mum was in Inner Wheel, and most of my mates dads were in Rotary, Round Table, Masons, Buffs etc. Social clubs with one eye on charitable causes and civic enrichment.
With the exception of one guy in his 50s who is a Mason, I don't know anyone close to my age who mentions being a member of any such fraternal organisation. I saw my dad's Rotary club a few years ago and they were all knocking on for 80. No new blood.
Does anyone in their 30s and 40s belong to such clubs these days? Are they simply something of a bygone era?
One of our friends is a Rotarian, ex president. He's late 70's. Most of the rotary are similarly aged
The local round table seems to be doing better, and had been advertising for guys in their 30's onwards and that seems to be relatively successful. I think they've a mix across ages.
I'm mid 40's. I like the Idea of it. However I start work around 8.30 and often don't finish or get home until gone 20:00. I'm frankly exhausted much of the time, and the weekends are to recover before the next week. Many colleagues are the same. I don't know where people get the time or energy (working fewer hours obviously!)
The local round table seems to be doing better, and had been advertising for guys in their 30's onwards and that seems to be relatively successful. I think they've a mix across ages.
I'm mid 40's. I like the Idea of it. However I start work around 8.30 and often don't finish or get home until gone 20:00. I'm frankly exhausted much of the time, and the weekends are to recover before the next week. Many colleagues are the same. I don't know where people get the time or energy (working fewer hours obviously!)
donkmeister said:
…..they were all knocking on for 80. No new blood.
In my area this is the reason for the decline in a number of organisations - old people living longer & not moving on…I was involved in one organisation as an office bearer for 15years, in that time they never saw the need to get a new group photo for the wall as “it’s all the same people” (except for me). , so I was never included.
That group moved from being age range 40-60 to 60-80, very few 40year olds want to go to that (either to socialise with parents or to push them into moving on so the seek alternatives.
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