The LOGO is obviously a gear wheel, The TEETH on the outside represent the clubs around the world, if one of these teeth breaks off, the gear may slip a bit, but it still works. The 6 SPOKES represent the officers and service committees & even if one of these fails, the movement will continue. The teech on the inside GEAR WHEEL represent the links with other organiztions and the charties and the work we do.
If one these teeth gets broken off, rest will continue to benefit. The “DOT IN THE MIDDLE, IS THE INDIVIDUAL MEMBER. WITHOUT WHICH, WE THE INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS, THE HUB WILL FAIL AND NOTHING WILL WORK”.
So don’t forget to oil the HUB, which helps to make the GEAR run smoothly.
The colour is also important which is ROYAL BLUE for the clubs.
There will be four areas of attention:
“The cradle that lit the flame of Inner Wheel”
Margaret Owen, Later Mrs. Oliver Golding the wife of a Manchester Rotarian, was born of Welsh parentage at Hey Brecon. She was trained as a nurse and served as such during the First World War. This triggered off a deep desire to help all ailing,deprived humanity. she was an ex tremely capable business woman and a great philanthropist, Her chief social interest being the Manchester Girls’ Orphanage, and Ancoats Hospital, for which the Inner Wheel Club of Manchester provided and furnished a mortuary chapel. She also did a great deal for the Girl Guide movement, in which she held the office of commissioner.
She formed directly and personally numerous clubs and several Districts and her inspiration is remembered to this day. She successfully achieved an even harder task in persuading members to look beyond their local concerns and become part of a greater whole.
Her’s was a vital personality combined with a clear brain and the ability to convey ideas to others. She was an excellent speaker and had a lively sense of humour which enriched her words. Nature had endowed her with the gift of inspiring friendship and even devotion. Her greatest attribute was courage and courage was what Inner Wheel needed in the beginning. Inner Wheel was firmly established during her lifetime upon the path which it was to follow thereafter.