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Apropos Of Nothing, As A Kid, I Thought Rotary Clubs Were Where People Rotated All Day
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I know that the Rotary is still around, but for the life of me I was totally unaware that there's still such a thing as the Optimist Club. There is still an Optimist International club, and it's trying to persevere despite 2020 and despite the fact that younger people don't tend to join civic clubs like that anymore. Membership plummeted since the 1990s, and a lot of chapters closed, but -- you knew this was coming -- they're "optimistic" about the future, adding several new chapters in recent years. Interesting: Optimist Clubs are growing in the international market, where the membership is younger. Are your listeners members of civic organizations like that, and is there a place for them in 2021? (Wall Street Journal)
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