At 9:00am on Saturday, April 4, John White Zoomed into the regular weekly meeting of the District 6400 Passport Club. He learned of it earlier in the week on the Bruce Goldsen’s FaceBook page and was attracted by the announcement that the guest speaker was to be Valarie Wafer. Valarie is a Rotarian in Collingwood, Ontario and will be representing us in Zone 28, and also Rotarians in Zone 32, on the RI Board of Directors starting on July 1. Her name was mentioned in a recent Harpoon article.
A total of 48 Rotarians and guests were on the call. Among the attendees, John noted Kevin Kelly of TRF, Bala Murthy, an upcoming Governor in our District, and Trey & Colleen Greene, our good friends from the Detroit Club. Valarie’s presentation brought everyone up to date on activities at RI, including possibilities for deferred dues, innovative training ideas, and that this is time for Rotarians to come together on the current health crisis rather than expend a lot of effort seeking new members. She also talked about the passport club concept and some of the advantages they offer, not only in these times but in general. She noted that some Passport clubs are forming around causes, e.g., mental health or addiction prevention, rather than physical location.
