Come as a guest
The short answer
A Rotary Club of Broward meeting runs about ninety minutes on Tuesday mornings starting at 7:00 AM. The first half hour is coffee and conversation, the program runs from 7:30 with a guest speaker or a club discussion, and you are out by 8:30 with the rest of your day ahead of you. Guests introduce themselves in one sentence if they want to and nobody asks for money. Most weeks are online. In-person weeks are at 720 East Cypress Creek Road in Fort Lauderdale.
Key takeaways
- Arrive at 7:00 for the social half hour. The program starts at 7:30.
- Dress like you would for work. Morning meetings are relaxed.
- You will be welcomed by name and asked what you do. Have a one-sentence answer ready.
- No one will ask you to join on your first visit. Come two or three times.
- Tell the club you are coming so you get the right details for that week.
7:00 to 7:30: the part that matters
The first half hour is unstructured by design. Members catch up, guests get introduced around, and the conversations that turn into friendships and business happen here. If you are joining online, cameras are on and the same thing happens in a grid.
7:30 to 8:15: the program
The president opens with a welcome, a few announcements and, at in-person meetings, the Four-Way Test. Then the speaker. Recent programs have included Broward's retired property appraiser explaining a Florida constitutional amendment, an oncologist on precision cancer treatment and the district membership chair on why Rotary is worth your time. Some weeks the program is an open club discussion instead. Questions from guests are welcome.
Easier than reading about it: come to a meeting. Come as a guest
Come as a guest8:15 to 8:30: wrap
Upcoming projects and socials, a happy dollar or two if the club is in the mood, and done. In-person meetings sometimes turn into a service project on the spot, like October's care kit build. You will be asked whether you enjoyed it. That is the only question.
Before you come
Use the join page to say you are visiting and which Tuesday. A member will reply with the link or the room, and will know your name when you arrive. Guests at socials need nothing more than the address.
Sources
- Rotary International: Join Rotary www.rotary.org/en/get-involved/join
- Rotary Club of Broward rcbroward.org