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"Laying the foundation of a new association requires three essential elements", Bobby continues. "I call them the '3Rs' of association-building. This is parallel to basic education building blocks which we learned when we were in grade school, the '3Rs' of reading, (w)riting and (a)rithmetic." Expounds Bobby, "in association-building, these '3Rs' are relevance, relationships and resources. Relevance starts with purpose - knowing why your association does what it does, its 'reason for being'. An association needs to be very clear on its raison d'être so it can formulate its mission and vision and strategically plan ahead. To be relevant also means to answer the question of why members will join the association, because if there are no members, there is no association to speak of in the first place. To continue being relevant to members and other stakeholders is always going to be challenging." "In the case of PCAAE, there was a gap to fill," recalls Bobby. 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