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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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