At the Newberry Rotary Club, Board member Les Hipp had an idea worth repeating. We were talking about strategies for recruiting young people. He pointed out that there was an active Junior Chamber of Commerce (Jaycee) group in Newberry. Why not consider a partnership? The Rotary Club could get involved in Jaycee projects and Jaycees could get involved in Rotary projects. More important, Rotary could get to know members of the Jaycee group that age out at 35.
It occurs to me that similar partnerships could be set up with the Junior League, where members age out at 40.
In the urban areas, there are also groups of young professionals like Pulse in Greenville and Talent Magnet in Columbia. These are organizations committed to recruiting and retaining young professionals.
Perhaps the Area membership coordinators could compile some lists of these organizations and encourage partnerships on service projects.
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