From lgunter at catevo.com Thu Dec 4 11:46:40 2008 From: lgunter at catevo.com (Gunter, Lamar) Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2008 14:46:40 -0500 Subject: [Dilworthian] Dec. 5 issue Message-ID: The Dilworthian (Issues posted at www.charlottedilworthrotary.org) December 5, 2008 $500 Challenge to Club for Alto Cayma; Greeting Cards Will Be Available Again Dilworth members have two different opportunities to help people in Alto Cayma in the next few weeks. We have a $500 challenge from a visitor during the program about Alto Cayman to help us reach $1,000 needed to fund the house for Isela, who works in the card shop. If we match it, the visitor will contribute $500. If you want to donate to this project, send your checks, made out to Dilworth Charities, to the club at P. O. Box 471211, Charlotte, NC, 28247-1211. Isela and four adult siblings share a 2-room house with their mother, so it's just about wall-to-wall beds. With $1,000 from the Home Improvement fund and about $2,300 from the family (in this case, they have the means to go well beyond the 50% portion themselves), they can build two additional rooms, each 4X4 meters (effectively doubling their living space), with a good weather-tight cement roof. When the Hintzs displayed the Alto Cayma greeting cards at the November meeting, they sold $2,994 worth of cards, $550 short of the single best sale they had last Christmas and that was at Dilworth Rotary. They will be back at the Dec. 12 meeting with the cards they have left. Our members may be able to match or beat last year's record. This is a great project and the cards that our members buy make the lives better for many families in Alto Cayma. If members are not able to be at the Dec. 12 meeting and still want to buy cards, contact Ed King or David Hodgkins. DilWorth Noting Donation Kettle Bell-Ringing Volunteers Needed To Staff Two More Saturdays Chair Lee Wensil still needs additional volunteers to serve two-hour shifts Dec. 6 and Dec. 13 at the Salvation Army donation kettles in Park Road Shopping Center. If you can serve a two-hour shift between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. at the Harris Teeter or between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. at Blackhawk Hardware, please contact Lee at at 704-321-1730 ( and leave a message if he is out ), or email him at lrwen at aol.com. You are welcome to recruit spouses, significant others, or friends to join you on your shift. It is good to have two persons at each kettle. If you have never rung the bell for the Salvation Army, you should try it. You will enjoy it and feel rewarded for having participated. Reminder Of Coming Vote on Officers The club will vote Dec. 12 on the following slate of officers and directors. President: Dale Harrold President-Elect: Fenton Erwin Secretary: Kay May Treasurer: Joy Rucker Directors - One-Year Term: Brad Goforth Lamar Gunter Directors - Two-Year Term: Ron Melvin E.J. Rabell Joe Smith Robert Thomas Dewey Jenkins is chair of the Nominating Committee. Other members are Bob Teague and Evan Webster. December Rotarian Packed with Good Reading As usual the Rotarian is packed with good reading, including in the December issue a story headlined "Guardian angel." It is about Sir Nicholas Winton of the United Kingdom, a 40-year Rotarian, who in 1939 saved 700 children from the Nazis. More than 5,000 descendants thank him now. Other items in the December issue: "On the polio road" There is so much more to polio eradication than giving a child a drop. We travel to India and Nepal to get the vaccine to its destination. "Conventional wisdom" Birmingham marks RI's 100th convention. We take a nostalgic look back. News about Members Happy Birthday J. B. Meanor, Dec. 6 Programs Dec. 5: Dante Guazzo, WW II intelligence officer. December was the month of two huge events in World War II which started for the United States Dec. 7, 1941. The last Nazi offensive, which came to be known as the Battle of the Bulge, began Dec. 16, 1944. It cost 19,000 American lives and 41,000 were wounded, but the offensive failed. It was the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany. Service Opportunities Dec. 6 and 13: Bell ringing at Salvation Army donation kettles in Park Road Shopping Center. Sign up at the meeting. Weekly at Meetings: International Projects - ? Participate in the weekly lottery. Half the proceeds go to benefit our International projects. ? CART - Donate your loose change to the Alzheimer's research project by tossing it into the blue bucket at the check-in table. Have News for The Dilworthian Have news for The Dilworthian? Deadline is each Tuesday at 9 p.m. Call Lamar Gunter, 704/442-7838 (office) or 704/525-0569 or fax it to 704/442-9903; or e-mail to Lamar at lgunter at catevo.com, or gunter4283 at bellsouth.net or e-mail him on Charlotte Dilworth South End Rotary's Web site, www.charlottedilworthrotary.org . Deadline for items in the reminder Dilworthian is 9 a.m. Monday. Dilworth Rotary's Web site is a valuable source of information on committee chairs, upcoming programs and events, projects and other club matters. Other important Rotary links on the Web are www.rotarydistrict7680.org and www.rotary.org , the Rotary International Web site. Please report changes of e-mail address by using the "contact us" feature on the Charlotte Dilworth South End Rotary Web site. Please report changes of postal mailing address to Tricia King, assistant secretary-treasurer, thekings at carolina.rr.com , or P. O. Box 471211, Charlotte, NC, 28247-1211. Make-Up Opportunities All makeups should be mailed to Tricia King, Dilworth Rotary, Post Office Box 471211, Charlotte, NC 28247-1211. Club projects and committee meetings count as make-ups. All meetings listed below are at 12:30 p.m. unless otherwise indicated. MONDAY Charlotte North - Byron's South End, 101 W. Worthington Ave. Matthews - The Senior Center, 1050 DeVore Lane, Matthews, NC 28105 Charlotte Top-of-the-Week - 7:30 a.m., Dunhhill Hotel, 237 North Tryon, uptown. Charlotte South - Zebra Restaurant on Sharon Road in SouthPark. TUESDAY Charlotte - Crowne Plaza, 201 S. McDowell St. Charlotte University City - 7:30 a.m., University Hilton, 8629 J. M. Keynes Dr. WEDNESDAY Charlotte West - Carolina Golf and Country Club, 2415 Old Steele Creek Rd. North Mecklenburg - 12:15 p.m. - Peninsula Country Club, Hwy 73, W. Jetton Rd., Cornelius Charlotte SouthPark - 7:30 a.m. Marriott SouthPark Hotel, 2200 Rexford Rd. THURSDAY Charlotte East - Red Rocks Caf?, 4223 Providence Rd. Lake Norman-Huntersville - 7:30 a.m. NorthStone Country Club, 15801 Northstone Rd. Waxhaw-Weddington - 7:30 a.m. in Rippington's Restaurant in Waxhaw. Mint Hill - 7:30 am at Pine Lake Country Club, Mint Hill FRIDAY Mecklenburg County-South - 7:30 a.m., Raintree Country Club, 8600 Raintree Lane Ballantyne Rotary - City Tavern, Stonecrest -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Polio survivors may experience post-polio syndrome as they grow older and there will be more about this in later articles. Publicity regarding this effort, and the subsequent launching of the Support Group (which ultimately will be self-determining) is scheduled for early 2009. The Ad Hoc committee is comprised of Kay May, Dr. Chuck Lapp, PDG Joe Morris and John Barringer. Lamar Gunter will be working with the publicity/marketing aspects. John is planning to attend the International Post-Polio Conference in Warm Springs, GA in April and will be sharing the results at the Joint District Conference in May in Myrtle Beach. DilWorth Noting Dilworth Joins 21 Other District Clubs To Promote Honor Flights For WWII Vets Charlotte Dilworth South End Rotary Club has joined 21 other District 7680 clubs to promote Honor Flights for World War II vets. Our Board of Directors decided that the club was not in a financial position to make a contribution, but approved letting a committee of members promote it and solicit donations through Dilworth Charities to support this inaugural Honor Flight. The goal of the project is to send every local World War II Veteran to see the WWII Memorial in Washington, DC. The Memorial was completed in 2004 and since then has been seen by many people young and old, non-Veterans and Veterans. Thousands of our World War II Veterans have been taken to the Memorial each year through the generous support of corporate sponsors, family members and others in our caring communities. Former District Governor Mitzi Ellis (not District 7680) is spearheading the project. John Barringer asked the club's board for approval to solicit donations. Brad Goforth chairs the club committee on this project. The 21 clubs will have to raise $50,000 to pay for a charter flight to take 100 World War II veterans and 33 guardians to Washington. It will cost $500 for each veteran. Members who wish to make a donation to sponsor or contribute toward sponsoring a veteran should make their checks out to Dilworth Charities and mark the memo line Honor Flight. Give the check to Brad Goforth, John Barringer, Lamar Gunter or Dewey Jenkins, or mail it to the club's address: P. O. Box 471211, Charlotte, NC, 28247-1211. A website has been designed and is "live" now for veterans and clubs. This website will give you background information on Honor Air, let you watch videos of previous flights, tell veterans and potential sponsors how to contact the clubs in your community and how to make a donation, and most importantly, makes available the veterans application for you to print out. (www.flightofhonor.org .) There also are cards printed with our information line number and how to make a donation to the project. If you would like copies of this card, please call the information line at (704) 246-6535. To date, we have 21 clubs in our district who have expressed interest in wanting to participate in the project: ALBEMARLE, ALLEGHANY, BALLANTYNE, CHARLOTTE, CHARLOTTE EAST, CHARLOTTE SOUTH, CHARLOTTE WEST, DILWORTH, GASTONIA, GASTONIA EAST, KINGS MOUNTAIN, MECKLENBURG COUNTY SOUTH, MINT HILL, MONROE, MOORESVILLE - LAKE NORMAN, MOUNT HOLLY, NORTH MECKLENBURG, SALISBURY, TOP OF THE LAKE, WADESBORO, WAXHAW-WEDDINGTON. We expect more to come on board as the project builds momentum. This involves recruiting and sponsoring veterans at a cost of $500 each. For every 3 veterans you sponsor, your club will receive one volunteer guardian spot for $200. Many clubs are having fundraisers for this project or partnering up with other clubs and organizations. Mitzi Ellis said, "This is a $50,000 + project and we are hoping to have multiple flights for veterans who do not get to go on this inaugural charter. We need private donations and corporate support to sustain our goals. In that regard, we are pleased to announce a $5,000 donation from Bob and Elizabeth Dole for our district Flight of Honor. As most of you know, retired Senator Bob Dole served in the US Army during WW II. He is often at the World War II Memorial greeting WW II veterans. We really appreciate this generous donation from the Doles to help central NC veterans have this wonderful experience! "We are already receiving applications. As you recruit your veterans, we suggest that you look for men and women from your area that might not otherwise be able to go due to financial circumstances. You might also want to think about prioritizing those who are older. Please remember to make no promises to your veterans until you receive a confirming note from us. All applications have to be approved by our flight doctor. Once we confirm approval of your veteran's application by email, we will expect payment within 10 business days. Your check will reserve your spot. We will not be sending you an invoice. Please remember any money received for Honor Air corporate sponsorships must be earmarked solely for this project. "We hope all of you will get excited about sponsoring veterans for our Flight of Honor. Please let us know if you have any questions and thank you for helping to "Make Dreams Real" for our central North Carolina WW II veterans!" News about Members Happy Birthday Happy Anniversary Rosemary Hill, Dec. 19 Vivian and Tom Philson, Dec. 19 Programs Dec. 12: "Ideas on Books for Gifts" -- Proprietors of Park Road Books. This is an annual holiday period treat and many gift ideas result. Service Opportunities Weekly at Meetings: International Projects - ? Participate in the weekly lottery. Half the proceeds go to benefit our International projects. ? CART - Donate your loose change to the Alzheimer's research project by tossing it into the blue bucket at the check-in table. Have News for The Dilworthian Have news for The Dilworthian? Deadline is each Tuesday at 9 p.m. Call Lamar Gunter, 704/442-7838 (office) or 704/525-0569 or fax it to 704/442-9903; or e-mail to Lamar at lgunter at catevo.com, or gunter4283 at bellsouth.net or e-mail him on Charlotte Dilworth South End Rotary's Web site, www.charlottedilworthrotary.org . Dilworth Rotary's Web site is a valuable source of information on committee chairs, upcoming programs and events, projects and other club matters. Other important Rotary links on the Web are www.rotarydistrict7680.org and www.rotary.org , the Rotary International Web site. Please report changes of e-mail address by using the "contact us" feature on the Charlotte Dilworth South End Rotary Web site. Please report changes of postal mailing address to Tricia King, assistant secretary-treasurer, thekings at carolina.rr.com , or P. O. Box 471211, Charlotte, NC, 28247-1211. Make-Up Opportunities All makeups should be mailed to Tricia King, Dilworth Rotary, Post Office Box 471211, Charlotte, NC 28247-1211. Club projects and committee meetings count as make-ups. All meetings listed below are at 12:30 p.m. unless otherwise indicated. MONDAY Charlotte North - Byron's South End, 101 W. Worthington Ave. Matthews - The Senior Center, 1050 DeVore Lane, Matthews, NC 28105 Charlotte Top-of-the-Week - 7:30 a.m., Dunhhill Hotel, 237 North Tryon, uptown. Charlotte South - Zebra Restaurant on Sharon Road in SouthPark. TUESDAY Charlotte - Crowne Plaza, 201 S. McDowell St. Charlotte University City - 7:30 a.m., University Hilton, 8629 J. M. Keynes Dr. WEDNESDAY Charlotte West - Carolina Golf and Country Club, 2415 Old Steele Creek Rd. North Mecklenburg - 12:15 p.m. - Peninsula Country Club, Hwy 73, W. Jetton Rd., Cornelius Charlotte SouthPark - 7:30 a.m. Marriott SouthPark Hotel, 2200 Rexford Rd. THURSDAY Charlotte East - Red Rocks Caf?, 4223 Providence Rd. Lake Norman-Huntersville - 7:30 a.m. NorthStone Country Club, 15801 Northstone Rd. Waxhaw-Weddington - 7:30 a.m. in Rippington's Restaurant in Waxhaw. Mint Hill - 7:30 am at Pine Lake Country Club, Mint Hill FRIDAY Mecklenburg County-South - 7:30 a.m., Raintree Country Club, 8600 Raintree Lane Ballantyne Rotary - City Tavern, Stonecrest -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/gif Size: 12763 bytes Desc: clip_image001.gif URL: From lgunter at catevo.com Thu Dec 18 11:19:44 2008 From: lgunter at catevo.com (Gunter, Lamar) Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:19:44 -0500 Subject: [Dilworthian] Dec. 19 issue Message-ID: The Dilworthian (Issues posted at www.charlottedilworthrotary.org) December 19, 2008 Dilworth Inducts Two New Members During the past two meetings Charlotte Dilworth South End Rotary Club inducted two new members, Brian Hadley and Ralph Lovejoy. Background information on Brian is in this issue and background on Ralph will be in the next issue. Brian's 16-year old son, Kirk, is responsible for him becoming interested in Rotary. Brian is in Chile on a Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholarship and will return in June. He and his wife Rebecca also have a 14-year-old daughter, Tory. David Miller was his sponsor for membership. Brian is a partner in the Dynamic Marketing Group, a commercial food service and commercial cleaning equipment sales organization. Brian referees football and wrestling at the high school and middle school levels. He is a member of Providence United Methodist Church. His son's Rotary scholarship has him interested in working with our International Service projects. He also is interested in joining our USO team. When you see Brian's red badge, please welcome into our club. DilWorth Noting Our USO Team Helps Operation Exodus Each year about a week before Christmas, soldiers going through basic training at Fort Jackson in Columbia go on leave for 14 days in Operation Exodus (this year called Victory Block Leave). Members of our USO team were among about 50 volunteers who assisted more than 1,300 soldiers coming through the Charlotte Douglas International Airport on their way home for the holidays. The volunteers started work at 3 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 18, shortly before 28 buses began arriving. Charlotte's USO was there to help the soldiers find the right ticket counter and get them through security so they could have breakfast provided by HMS Host of Charlotte-Douglas International Airport and served by USO volunteers. After breakfast, depending on what time their flight departs, they relaxed in the USO Center where there are internet stations for checking e-mail, a wide-screen television set, video games they could check out, books and magazines to read, sandwiches and drinks, and comfortable lounge chairs for naps. There also was a wake-up roster so that USO volunteers could make certain they didn't nap through their departure time. There also were movies shown throughout the day in the airport auditorium. USO volunteers and several drill sergeants helped keep the troops organized and got them through ticketing and security and to their departure gates on time, whether they left soon after arriving in Charlotte or much later in the day. To add to the excitement of the day, Al Gardner and Stacey Simms, of WBT Radio, did their morning show live, outside of the USO, as did Candy and Potter of WLNK from 10:00am to 2:00pm. Jon Wilson, with Fox News, also did live reports for his station's Fox News Rising show live from the airport. Santa and Mrs. Claus (Charlotte USO volunteers Dave and Nona Jordan) were there to help send them home for the holidays. By the time the troops arrived, the USO Center had hosted more than 148,000 military personnel and their families since it opened September 1, 2006. On Dec. 18, with an average day's number of military personnel, other guests, and the recruits from Fort Jackson, the Center hosted more than 1,500. News about Members Happy Birthday Happy Anniversary Rosemary Hill, Dec. 19 Janet and Gary Barret, Dec. 18 Evan Webster, Dec. 25 Vivian and Tom Philson, Dec. 19 Gary Toothman, Dec. 31 Renee and Dewey Jenkins, Dec. 20XXX Programs Dec. 19: Christmas Program Reminder Of Coming Events Jan. 31: District 7680 Mid-Year Assembly at the Charles Mack Citizens Center in Downtown Mooresville. Service Opportunities Weekly at Meetings: International Projects - ? Participate in the weekly lottery. Half the proceeds go to benefit our International projects. ? CART - Donate your loose change to the Alzheimer's research project by tossing it into the blue bucket at the check-in table. Object of Rotary The object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster: First: The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service; Second: High ethical standards in business and professions; the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations; and the dignifying by each Rotarian of his or her occupation as an opportunity to serve society; Third: The application of the ideal of service by every Rotarian to his or her personal, business and community life; and Fourth: The advancement of international understanding, good will, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional men and women united in the ideal of service. Have News for The Dilworthian Have news for The Dilworthian? Deadline is each Tuesday at 9 p.m. Call Lamar Gunter, 704/442-7838 (office) or 704/525-0569 or fax it to 704/442-9903; or e-mail to Lamar at lgunter at catevo.com, or gunter4283 at bellsouth.net or e-mail him on Charlotte Dilworth South End Rotary's Web site, www.charlottedilworthrotary.org . Deadline for items in the reminder Dilworthian on Monday is 9 a.m. Monday. Dilworth Rotary's Web site is a valuable source of information on committee chairs, upcoming programs and events, projects and other club matters. Other important Rotary links on the Web are www.rotarydistrict7680.org and www.rotary.org , the Rotary International Web site. Please report changes of e-mail address by using the "contact us" feature on the Charlotte Dilworth South End Rotary Web site. Please report changes of postal mailing address to Tricia King, assistant secretary-treasurer, thekings at carolina.rr.com , or P. O. Box 471211, Charlotte, NC, 28247-1211. Make-Up Opportunities All makeups should be mailed to Tricia King, Dilworth Rotary, Post Office Box 471211, Charlotte, NC 28247-1211. Club projects and committee meetings count as make-ups. All meetings listed below are at 12:30 p.m. unless otherwise indicated. MONDAY Charlotte North - Byron's South End, 101 W. Worthington Ave. Matthews - The Senior Center, 1050 DeVore Lane, Matthews, NC 28105 Charlotte Top-of-the-Week - 7:30 a.m., Dunhhill Hotel, 237 North Tryon, uptown. Charlotte South - Zebra Restaurant on Sharon Road in SouthPark. TUESDAY Charlotte - Crowne Plaza, 201 S. McDowell St. Charlotte University City - 7:30 a.m., University Hilton, 8629 J. M. Keynes Dr. WEDNESDAY Charlotte West - Carolina Golf and Country Club, 2415 Old Steele Creek Rd. North Mecklenburg - 12:15 p.m. - Peninsula Country Club, Hwy 73, W. Jetton Rd., Cornelius Charlotte SouthPark - 7:30 a.m. Marriott SouthPark Hotel, 2200 Rexford Rd. THURSDAY Charlotte East - Red Rocks Caf?, 4223 Providence Rd. Lake Norman-Huntersville - 7:30 a.m. NorthStone Country Club, 15801 Northstone Rd. Waxhaw-Weddington - 7:30 a.m. in Rippington's Restaurant in Waxhaw. Mint Hill - 7:30 am at Pine Lake Country Club, Mint Hill FRIDAY Mecklenburg County-South - 7:30 a.m., Raintree Country Club, 8600 Raintree Lane Ballantyne Rotary - City Tavern, Stonecrest Charlotte University City - 7:30 a.m., University Hilton, 8629 J. M. Keynes Dr. WEDNESDAY Charlotte West - Carolina Golf and Country Club, 2415 Old Steele Creek Rd. North Mecklenburg - 12:15 p.m. - Peninsula Country Club, Hwy 73, W. Jetton Rd., Cornelius Charlotte SouthPark - 7:30 a.m. Marriott SouthPark Hotel, 2200 Rexford Rd. THURSDAY Charlotte East - Red Rocks Caf?, 4223 Providence Rd. Lake Norman-Huntersville - 7:30 a.m. NorthStone Country Club, 15801 Northstone Rd. Waxhaw-Weddington - 7:30 a.m. in Rippington's Restaurant in Waxhaw. Mint Hill - 7:30 am at Pine Lake Country Club, Mint Hill FRIDAY Mecklenburg County-South - 7:30 a.m., Raintree Country Club, 8600 Raintree Lane Ballantyne Rotary - City Tavern, Stonecrest -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/gif Size: 12763 bytes Desc: clip_image001.gif URL: From lgunter at catevo.com Tue Dec 23 06:32:23 2008 From: lgunter at catevo.com (Gunter, Lamar) Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2008 09:32:23 -0500 Subject: [Dilworthian] Dec. 23 issue Message-ID: The Dilworthian (Issues posted at www.charlottedilworthrotary.org) December 23, 2008 No Meetings Dec. 26, Jan. 2; Next Meeting Will Be Jan. 9 ________________________________________________________________ New Member Ralph Lovejoy Already Practices Rotary's Aims of Service Ralph E. Lovejoy II, who was inducted into our club Dec. 12, already has shown in practice that he believes in Rotary's tradition of service. He volunteers for his church, his daughters' school activities, and the board of elections. He is a retired investment banker and was sponsored for membership by Bob Teague. Ralph has been active in Sharon Presbyterian Church's support for uptown shelters and has led church's blood drives. He was chosen an elder in the Presbyterian Church years ago, but is not currently a sitting elder. He is a volunteer driver for Friendship Trays. He also has served the Mecklenburg Board of Elections as chief judge for Precinct 74. He also is interested in issues that affect elderly. He has served periods as assistant coach for his daughters' sports activities. Ralph and his wife, Carolyn, have two daughters, Lynn, 22, and Katherine, 14. He is working on a series of books on importance of a father in daughters' lives. Ralph is a native of Charleston, West Virginia, and earned an accounting degree from Marshall University. He earned a law degree from West Virginia University. His business career included stints with two different "Big Eight" accounting firms back when there was a "Big Eight." He went into investment banking and retired from that profession due to family health issues. DilWorth Noting District 7680 Sets Mid-Year Assembly Rotary District 7680 will hold its Mid-Year Assembly Saturday, Jan. 31, in the Charles Mack Citizens Center in downtown Mooresville. Registration is free and will be held from 8 a.m. until 9 a.m. The Assembly session will from 9 a.m. until noon. In a letter to leadership of the district clubs, District Governor Bob Wilson wrote, "Who should attend? All current club leaders, club board members, officers and trainers, future club leaders, those who wish they had more Rotary knowledge, and new Rotarians...in other words, the mid-year assembly is for everyone!" He added, "District events are a great way to learn more about Rotary, get fresh ideas from other clubs, hear what the key focus areas are from our district leadership team, gain even more enthusiasm for Rotary, and learn ways we can make a difference together." Discussion topics will include the following: Club of Excellence and Presidential Citations Flight of Honor Fundraising Best Practices Exciting Stories of Membership Successes Diversity Issues and the Rotary Prayer The Rotary Theme and plans for next year New RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards) New District Website Introduction of New Governor Nominee (designate) WW II Vets Apply for Flight of Honor World War II veterans have begun applying for space on the Flight of Honor to be sponsored by Rotary Clubs of District 7680. Nineteen applications have been received to date. The Flight of Honor will take 100 World War II veterans on a charter flight to Washington, DC, April 18 to see the World War II Memorial and other sights of interest to veterans. The charter flight will cost $500 for each of the veterans and the committee is trying to raise the funds among members of District 7680 clubs. If someone wants to sponsor a veteran by contributing $500 or wants to contribute toward $500 for one of the veterans, all donations are welcome. Dilworth South End members, family and friends may make tax deductible contributions in any amount to Dilworth Charities, which is a 501(c)3 organization under the federal tax code. The website (www.flightofhonor.org .) will give you background information on Honor Air, let you watch videos of previous flights, tell veterans and potential sponsors how to contact the clubs in your community and how to make a donation, and most importantly, makes available the veterans application for you to print out. There also are cards printed with our information line number and how to make a donation to the project. If you would like copies of this card, please call the information line at (704) 246-6535. News about Members Kate Richards has welcomed her fourth grandchild, Elle, within four years. Elle was born to Kate's son David Richards and his wife Courtney. David and Karen Miller welcome their third grandchild, Emily, born Dec. 4. Happy Birthday Happy Anniversary Rosemary Hill, Dec. 19 Janet and Gary Barrett, Dec. 18 Evan Webster, Dec. 25 Vivian and Tom Philson, Dec. 19 Gary Toothman, Dec. 31 Renee and Dewey Jenkins, Dec. 20 Reminder Of Coming Events Jan. 31: District 7680 Mid-Year Assembly in the Charles Mack Citizens Center in downtown Mooresville. Service Opportunities Weekly at Meetings: International Projects - ? Participate in the weekly lottery. Half the proceeds go to benefit our International projects. ? CART - Donate your loose change to the Alzheimer's research project by tossing it into the blue bucket at the check-in table. Have News for The Dilworthian Have news for The Dilworthian? Deadline is each Tuesday at 9 p.m. Call Lamar Gunter, 704/442-7838 (office) or 704/525-0569 or fax it to 704/442-9903; or e-mail to Lamar at lgunter at catevo.com, or gunter4283 at bellsouth.net or e-mail him on Charlotte Dilworth South End Rotary's Web site, www.charlottedilworthrotary.org . Deadline for items in the reminder Dilworthian on Monday is 9 a.m. Monday. Dilworth Rotary's Web site is a valuable source of information on committee chairs, upcoming programs and events, projects and other club matters. Other important Rotary links on the Web are www.rotarydistrict7680.org and www.rotary.org , the Rotary International Web site. Please report changes of e-mail address by using the "contact us" feature on the Charlotte Dilworth South End Rotary Web site. Please report changes of postal mailing address to Tricia King, assistant secretary-treasurer, thekings at carolina.rr.com , or P. O. Box 471211, Charlotte, NC, 28247-1211. Make-Up Opportunities All makeups should be mailed to Tricia King, Dilworth Rotary, Post Office Box 471211, Charlotte, NC 28247-1211. Club projects and committee meetings count as make-ups. All meetings listed below are at 12:30 p.m. unless otherwise indicated. MONDAY Charlotte North - Byron's South End, 101 W. Worthington Ave. Matthews - The Senior Center, 1050 DeVore Lane, Matthews, NC 28105 Charlotte Top-of-the-Week - 7:30 a.m., Dunhhill Hotel, 237 North Tryon, uptown. Charlotte South - Zebra Restaurant on Sharon Road in SouthPark. TUESDAY Charlotte - Crowne Plaza, 201 S. McDowell St. Charlotte University City - 7:30 a.m., University Hilton, 8629 J. M. Keynes Dr. WEDNESDAY Charlotte West - Carolina Golf and Country Club, 2415 Old Steele Creek Rd. North Mecklenburg - 12:15 p.m. - Peninsula Country Club, Hwy 73, W. Jetton Rd., Cornelius Charlotte SouthPark - 7:30 a.m. Marriott SouthPark Hotel, 2200 Rexford Rd. THURSDAY Charlotte East - Red Rocks Caf?, 4223 Providence Rd. Lake Norman-Huntersville - 7:30 a.m. NorthStone Country Club, 15801 Northstone Rd. Waxhaw-Weddington - 7:30 a.m. in Rippington's Restaurant in Waxhaw. Mint Hill - 7:30 am at Pine Lake Country Club, Mint Hill FRIDAY Mecklenburg County-South - 7:30 a.m., Raintree Country Club, 8600 Raintree Lane Ballantyne Rotary - City Tavern, Stonecrest -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/gif Size: 12763 bytes Desc: attb6ac1.gif URL: