The Rotary Club of Forbes needs your support.
The town’s longest serving services club, The Rotary Club of Forbes is in danger of folding up as a service club. The main cause is a decline in membership due mainly in the inability to attract new members to an organisation that is comprised mainly of senior citizens.
Chris Finkel, president since 2021 informed this paper that not one of the club’s existing twelve members was prepared to relieve him of the club’s presidency for the incoming Rotary year of 2024/25.
“I’d like to continue on as a member of the Forbes club” stated Chris.
“However, even now, I’m a generation behind Australia’s baby boomers and we need people from generations X and Y with new ideas to ensure that Forbes
Rotary survives as an active service club in this town in the years ahead.
This past year through fundraising events mainly through our catering van sales, Bunnings sausage sizzles and other events we’ve been able to provide over $20,000 in assistance to the not so fortunate locally, nationally and
internationally.
In addition, in a combined effort with our sister club, Forbes Ipomoea Rotary we’ve been able to provide $40,000 in $200 gift cards which have been handed out to the Forbes and Eugowra November 2022 Flood victims through the offices of the Forbes Rural Financial Counselling Service, the Uniting Church and Catholic Care” Chris concluded.
A special meeting will be held in the Forbes Sport and Recreation Club at 6.15pm on Tuesday 19th March 2024 with past members, Friends of Rotary and current members to discuss the future direction of the Forbes Rotary Club.
All other interested parties and would be members are also requested to attend.
A list has been compiled of potential residents and a letter will be mailed out to them.