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TRUSTEE CHAIR’S MESSAGE
Members are the magic

I love our many Rotary traditions, especially members join, new clubs are formed, and the cycle
our emblem: the wheel. Whenever I put on my continues. With each turn of the wheel, we grow
Rotary pin, admire a new club’s logo, or spot the Rotary and our Foundation.
emblem on a volunteer’s T-shirt, I am inspired by There are countless ways this magical
the possibilities that wheel represents. connection between clubs and our Foundation can
Early in Rotary, our predecessors envisioned unfold. For instance, 100% Paul Harris Fellow
it as a gear, part of a sturdy machine making great Clubs, where every member is a Paul Harris Fellow,
things happen. It remains that, and much more. To showcase how engaged clubs are directly connected
me, it also symbolizes cycles and movement on our to the Foundation. Some clubs even up the ante, like
journey of doing good in the world. the Rotary Club of Crescent (Greensboro), North
August is Rotary’s Membership and New Club Carolina, whose 125 members are all Paul Harris
Development Month, and I encourage you to think Fellows, Benefactors, and Sustaining Members
about the cyclical connection between membership simultaneously.
and The Rotary Foundation. But you do not need to be in such a “triple
When we have engaged members in dynamic crown” club to make a difference.
clubs, The Magic of Rotary happens. Members I am asking all Rotary members to remember
Ñ both new and experienced Ñ deepen their this month’s goal for what I’m calling Mark’s
commitment to each other and their communities. Magical Markers: Please make the personal
And that local engagement attracts attention and commitment to contribute what you can to the
more members. Annual Fund by 31 August. Do it right now, before
Gradually, the new members realize their club you forget, at rotary.org/give. While you are there,
set up a recurring direct donation.
is part of a powerful organization that is making
PHOTOGRAPH: CARY NORTON Foundation, support it, and perhaps apply for a wheel of Rotary and its Foundation rolling in the
lasting change in the world. They learn about the
With your help, we can keep that great
right direction, moving toward something greater
grant. They see themselves as part of the movement
tomorrow than we can even imagine today.
that will eradicate polio.
As our members’ experience deepens, so does
MARK DANIEL MALONEY
their commitment to Rotary at all levels. The public

6 sees our impact, making Rotary irresistible. New Foundation trustee chair
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