Congratulations to President Elect Mark Pinnell for receiving the Paul Harris Fellow +2 pin in March.
What's a Paul Harris Fellow you may wonder? Named after the Chicago businessman whose vision led to the formation of Rotary's original service club in 1905, this award recognizes any individual who contributes outright or cumulatively (or in whose name is contributed), $1000 or more to the Rotary International Annual Fund or PolioPlus. Recognition consists of a certificate and pin with stones corresponding to the recipient’s recognition amount as follows:
$2000 to 2999.99 - one sapphire
$3000 to 3999.99 - two sapphires
$4000 to 4999.99 - three sapphires
$5000 to 5999.99 - four sapphires
$6000 to 6999.99 - five sapphires
$7000 to 7999.99 - one ruby
$8000 to 8999.99 - two rubies
$9000 to 9999.99 - three rubies.
The global number of Paul Harris Fellows reached the 1 million mark in 2006. Thank you Mark for your gifts to advance the work of Rotary - you're one in a million!
