The Gavel Passes: A New Chapter for Our Club

On the morning of July 14, 2026, at our regular Tuesday breakfast at Carolina Country Club, our club marked one of Rotary's quiet but powerful traditions. After two years of steady leadership, Trevor Chambers ceremoniously passed the presidential gavel to Joshua Davis, officially opening a new chapter for the Rotary Club of the Capital City.

Two Years in the Chair

A gavel doesn't look like much, but what it represents is significant: trust, handed from one member to the next. Over his two years as president, Trevor led with the kind of steady, service-first spirit that keeps a club like ours moving forward. Under his watch, two of our signature initiatives — the Annual Golf Classic and the Styres Scholarship program — grew, extending our reach further into the community and putting more local students within reach of support.

None of that happens by accident. It happens because someone shows up, meeting after meeting, and does the unglamorous work of keeping a club healthy. That was Trevor's gift to us.

A Familiar Face Steps Forward

Joshua Davis isn't new to this kind of work. Before taking the gavel, he served as our Golf Tournament Chair, helping lead one of the club's biggest fundraisers in support of the scholarship and community projects we care about most. He knows what it takes to organize people around a shared goal — and he's about to do it on a bigger scale.

Why We Do What We Do

Rotary asks something specific of its leaders. The Four-Way Test — seek the truth, be fair to all concerned, build goodwill and better friendships, is it beneficial to all concerned — isn't a plaque on the wall. It's the standard a president is quietly held to every time a decision gets made about where the club's time and resources go next.

A change in leadership is really a test of that standard passed from one set of hands to another. It's a reminder that Rotary isn't built around any single person — it's built around a shared commitment that outlasts any one term. Trevor upheld that commitment for two years. Now it's Joshua's turn.

Come and Join Us

Whether you've been a member for decades or you're simply curious what a Tuesday morning with us looks like, this is a good moment to find out. New leadership means new energy, but the mission stays the same: education, youth development, and a community that's a little stronger because we showed up for it.

We meet every Tuesday at 7:30 AM at Carolina Country Club in Raleigh, in person or on Zoom. Come see what Service Above Self looks like in practice.

Congratulations, Joshua. And thank you, Trevor, for two great years!