Message from National President
Priorities set for 41 Clubs Belgium this year
Dear members of the Club 41
First of all, a huge thank you to all of you who attended the AGM in Mechelen. Your enthusiasm was fantastic and we’re still receiving positive feedback. Despite the success, I was still a little disappointed that not more clubs were present … 43 out of 105 clubs is simply not enough! May I therefore ask every club to step it up a notch and turn out in force for the Mi AGM in January (!!) and the AGM in June (!!). They’re sure to be great meetings again, I promise you.
My motto and vision from last year remain, of course, unchanged. REACTIVATE YOURSELF! Stay active or become (once again) more active in your club, your zone and at national events. This year, I’m placing the emphasis on friendship. JOIN THE SPIRIT OF FRIENDSHIP. Get together as often as possible and enjoy the moments with your old table friends. This applies to the current members of our club, but also – and certainly – to all former members who are not yet members. Every former member should find their place in our club!
A few more points to consider…
Recruitment: Let’s stay Family!
Are your sons, daughters, sons-in-law and daughters-in-law already members?
Do think about it and introduce them! Membership of a club from our Round Table family is the best gift you can give anyone!
Let’s also do our best to keep all 40+ members together in this family. Every former member is welcome in an existing or a new 41 club to be established.
Building relationships:
We will continue to build relationships not only with RTB but also with Ladies Circle and Agora.
Let’s also start building more relationships between 41 clubs themselves. There are an incredible number of interesting events and meetings within the 105 clubs in Belgium. Why not visit another club and enjoy the camaraderie, the interesting guest speakers and the beautiful venues where other 41 members gather.
Recognition:
We would like to thank everyone who is committed to an active 41 life. We would also like to encourage those who are currently less active in their 41 career to strengthen their bonds of friendship. To this end, we have created the 41 Top Clubs Programme. Don’t forget to do your best to become a 100% 41er. You can read the conditions for all this further on in this directory.
You can always reach me via president@41clubs.be or via Marise, our permanent secretary, at secretariat@41club.be.
See you soon,
Bert Coekaerts
National President 2024-25 / 2025-26
