When was the last time you really looked at the Rotary symbol?   As I reflect on the many pieces of our club, I realize how appropriate it is to have a wheel with spokes.  All the pieces are based on the common center which is service above self; the application of that service varies from that common source. 
 
Our club has multiple applications of that principle: youth scholarships, promoting citizenship, encouraging service in the next generation; in short, raising leaders.  We help in community projects like the food bank, Boys and Girls Club, Camp Craig Allen, YMCA, Frisco Family Services; support of community events like Pioneer Days, Trick or Treat at Safety Town, the Community Parade.  Our international support is still in its fledgling stages with last year’s Nicaragua trip; we hope to expand by joining forces with other clubs in their work. 
 
The Farmer’s Market is an example of how those spokes work together – we are providing a community support by making it possible.  It also provides funds that allow our support of other activities. I am establishing a Special Committee to consider the options of how best to use the funds we raise.  We receive a lot of requests for funds ranging from small to large; how do we determine where those should be applied?  I have asked Chris Johnson to head this group to establish a format under which we best consider these requests and prioritize them. 
 
Back to the wheel:  have you looked closely at the center of the wheel around which the spokes revolve?  It requires a key to unlock and you are the key.  It is up to each of us to choose how we unlock the key to our Rotary involvement.  Have you found your fit?  If not, I’d welcome the opportunity to have coffee and talk about the possibilities.