From gunter4283 at bellsouth.net Wed Jul 1 11:20:43 2009 From: gunter4283 at bellsouth.net (Lamar Gunter) Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2009 14:20:43 -0400 Subject: [Dilworthian] Another opportunity for service -- See the notice from International House on the need for hosts Message-ID: <005501c9fa78$a59eb130$f0dc1390$@net> The International House is sponsoring a group of Iraqi students and German students to come to the US for 2-3 weeks. Biran Hadley's son Kirk-who has been a Rotary Ambassador-is a part of the program. He will be spending 2 weeks in a camp with the kids from Iraq in Vermont. Then, they come to Charlotte. Host families are needed when the kids are in Charlotte. The contact info is below. Anne Host an International Visitor! Image removed by sender. International House Seeks Home Hosts for Iraqi and German Youth Leaders International House invites you to participate in citizen diplomacy in Charlotte by opening your home to our international guests. Upcoming Visits Iraqi Student Leaders - Group #1 Nine Iraqi students between the ages of 15 and 18 and one Iraqi adult will visit Charlotte to study leadership, civic participation and the media. Home hosts are needed for July 19 - 31. Iraqi Student Leaders - Group #2 A second group of nine Iraqi youth between the ages of 14 and 16 and one adult leader will travel to Charlotte to learn about leadership and U.S. culture. Home hosts are needed for July 26 - August 5. German Student Leaders Nine German students between the ages of 15 and 18 will travel to our community to study non-profits and civic participation. Home hosts for this group are needed for August 6 - 12. Responsibilities of a Home Host * Provide guest with morning and evening transportation to & from International House. * Provide guest with breakfast and dinner. * Make your guest feel welcome in Charlotte. Benefits of being a Home Host * Discover and learn about a new culture. * Promote Charlotte and U.S. culture. * Make new friends. To become a home host, contact Lara Printz, Program Director, at 704-342-2247 or e-mail: lprintz at ihclt.org. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/jpeg Size: 50244 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/jpeg Size: 4368 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/jpeg Size: 823 bytes Desc: not available URL: From gunter4283 at bellsouth.net Wed Jul 8 13:13:57 2009 From: gunter4283 at bellsouth.net (Lamar Gunter) Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2009 16:13:57 -0400 Subject: [Dilworthian] July 10 issue Message-ID: <000601ca0008$a075e620$e161b260$@net> The Dilworthian (Issues posted at www.charlottedilworthrotary.org) July 10, 2009 Letter from President Dale Dear Fellow Dilworthians, To paraphrase our new Rotary International president, John Kenny, it is a great honor to have been chosen as your president. Our club has established a long tradition of community and world service over the past 60-plus years and I am humbled to have been entrusted with its leadership at this critical time. While you will hear more about these over the coming year and will hopefully become involved in their implementation, our priorities for the coming Rotary Year will include: 1. An emphasis on membership that will include our continued recruiting of high-quality members, more clearly-defined expectations for new members and an organized retention program that ensures that every member knows that he or she is valued by the club. 2. An emphasis on fund-raising to allow us to fund more service projects and reduce our reliance on fund-raising from the club membership. Despite a number of excellent projects we have done, it has been several years since our club had a major infusion of cash from fund-raising. The bank balance available to support good deeds is not where any of us would like to see it. I ask that you join me in believing that we CAN raise money in 2009-2010 and ask for your help when the Fund-Raising Committee calls for volunteers. 3. Assimilating a revised committee structure that should allow for clearer lines of responsibility. As you have probably heard, we have adopted the new Rotary International slate of five committees (Club Administration, Rotary Foundation, Public Relations, Membership, Service). In addition, we have separated Fund-Raising as a stand-alone committee due to its importance. Each committee has several sub-committees that would have previously been separate committees. Also, we plan to consider the standard RI constitution and bylaws this year, as our existing constitution and bylaws have been misplaced over the years. We have a highly capable and motivated group of committee and sub-committee chairs. I ask that you give them your full support during the coming year. 4. Continue our excellent support of the Rotary Foundation. We are also planning to fund our requested share of the Polio Plus matching funds for the $350 million pledge to Polio Plus by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. 5. Review our service projects to ensure that they are all relevant and still supported by the membership. As part of the review, we will be open to adding new projects. In closing, I would like to quote John Kenny, ?In Scotland, we have a saying that I?m fond of quoting: ?We must look beyond our own parish pump.? It means that we must look beyond our own home and our own community. We must be aware that ours is only one community, of one country, of the many countries and communities in the world. In every one of those communities, there is work to be done. As Rotarians, we will not stand idly by. As Rotarians, we will accept our responsibility. We can, and we must. For we know that Rotary is only as great as its club?and our clubs are only as great as the members within them. The Future of Rotary Is In Your Hands.? The future of Charlotte Dilworth Sound End Rotary Club is in OUR hands. I ask that you join me in accepting this challenge and pledge to you my best efforts to see that our club is stronger when I leave office next June than it is today. Thank you in advance for your help. Dilworth Rotary needs you!! Dale Leadership Team for 2009-10 Directors and officers for the 2009-10 Rotary year were installed June 26. Officers are President Dale Harrold, President-Elect Fenton Erwin, Secretary Kay May. And Treasurer Joy Rucker. Directors for 2009-2011 are Ron Melvin, Joe Smith, Robert Thomas and Corey Wilhelm. Directors for 2009-2010 are Brad Goforth, Lamar Gunter, David Hodgkins, and Ret Turner. Committee chairs are Club Administration ? Andrea McGowan; Membership ? Fenton Erwin and Joe Smith; Service Projects ? Ron Melvin; Fund Raising ? Kate Richards; Public Relations ? Lamar Gunter assisted by Brad Goforth; Reporting to Club Administration Chair Andrea McGowan are Frank Kiker, Programs; Richard Pockat, Web Master; Corey Wilhelm, Social. Membership Co-Chairs Fenton Erwin and Joe Smith will have responsibility for STAR Subcommittee headed by Brad Goforth; Club Trainer and Retention Subcommittee Chair David Kirkpatrick Reporting to Service Projects Committee Chair Ron Melvin will be John Barringer, World Community Service; Ed King, Habitat for Humanity; Kate Richards, Crisis Assistance Ministry Coat Drive; Lee Wensil, Salvation Army Bell Ringing; Pete Johnston, USO; David Hodgkins, Adopt-A-Street and Latta Park Rotary Garden; Brad Goforth, Samaritan House; Robert Thomas, Ambassadorial Scholars; Evan Webster, Group Study Exchange; Corey Wilhelm, Vocational Service. DilWorth Noting Serving Alto Cayma ? A Family in Need By Jim Hintz One of the last things we did before we left Arequipa early Saturday morning was to conduct a fact-finding (and instant relief) visit to a family whose situation only recently came to our attention. Even in the midst of all the hardship stories we encounter daily in Alto Cayma, this one stands out. Samuel and Elsa are a couple in their early 30s, with 4 children. The family is very stable. Elsa is barely literate, and takes low-paying manual labor jobs wherever she can find them. Samuel was a journeyman construction worker before the accident. A year ago there was a propane gas explosion in their house which set everything on fire, burning up all their possessions and even the money they had been saving to build themselves a proper house. There were 4 people in the house when the explosion occurred, and all escaped alive, but Samuel and his brother-in-law were badly burned. Samuel?s burns were on his face, arms and hands, and his hands have been immobilized by the burns such that he can no longer work in his present condition. The family has been living in a one-room house loaned to them by a relative, and trying to get by on what little Elsa has been able to make, supplemented by small donations from family and friends as they are able. Samuel has had one operation on his hands, and needs many more if he is to recover their use. Meanwhile, the family is so strapped economically that they couldn?t even buy school supplies for their children to start the new school year. We took them a bunch of groceries, including a 9-lb. turkey donated by some friends of ours here in Arequipa, and committed to covering the cost of the kids? school supplies. Where we go from here is a wide-open question, but obviously something has to be done ? an Acerc?ndonos sponsorship for one of the kids? A more comprehensive sponsorship of the entire family? Support for additional operations for Samuel? Any ideas, dear readers? News about Members Happy Birthday Happy Anniversary Joe Smith, June 29 Carol and Bob Teague, June 30 Lee Wensil, July 2 Janice and Gene Lamb, July 2 John Barringer, July 3 Patsy and Howard Castleman, July 12 Dennis McGarry, July 14 Nancy and Ernie Rider, July 15 David Hodgkins, July 15 Kay and Dennis McGarry, July 15 Laura and E. J. Rabell, July 16 Programs July 10 ?Flight of Honor??Steve Brandt, public relations chair for April Flight of Honor July 17 ?South Africa? -- Tentative: Dr. Ron Carter, President, Johnson C. Smith University Coming Events Board Meeting: Monday, July 13, Self-Help Center in the Great Aunt Stella Center, 926 Elizabeth Avenue. Members are welcome to attend any board meeting. STAR Meeting: Tuesday, July 14, 7:15 a.m., for breakfast at Pike?s Restaurant, Camden Road. All members are welcome to attend. Club Social: Thursday, July 16, at 6:30 p.m. at The Common House, 1101 Central Avenue, 28204, at the corner of Hawthorne Lane and Central Avenue. . . Reservations have been made for 6:30 p.m., but feel free to come a little earlier for a cocktail. Host Corey Wilhelm asks that you please invite a friend/loved-one for a night out to socialize with your fellow Rotarians. Each member is responsible for his or her own bill. Adopt-A-Street A clean-up of the Club?s adopted section of East Boulevard Clean-up is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Saturday, July 18. Volunteers are asked to meet at the corner of Camden and West Boulevard near the light rail station. Jeff Morgart will provide biscuits. Please bring gloves if you can. Safety vests and trash bags will be provided. We need lots of volunteers and with a good turnout the task can be completed in 1 ? to 2 hours. Please e-mail Jeff (jeffm at atcombts.com) or David Hodgkins (dhodgkins at carolina.rr.com) if you can participate. Service Opportunities International House has several opportunities for service. See below Anne Host an International Visitor! International House Seeks Home Hosts for Iraqi and German Youth Leaders International House invites you to participate in citizen diplomacy in Charlotte by opening your home to our international guests. Upcoming Visits Iraqi Student Leaders - Group #1 Nine Iraqi students between the ages of 15 and 18 and one Iraqi adult will visit Charlotte to study leadership, civic participation and the media. Home hosts are needed for July 19 - 31. Iraqi Student Leaders - Group #2 A second group of nine Iraqi youth between the ages of 14 and 16 and one adult leader will travel to Charlotte to learn about leadership and U.S. culture. Home hosts are needed for July 26 - August 5. German Student Leaders Nine German students between the ages of 15 and 18 will travel to our community to study non-profits and civic participation. Home hosts for this group are needed for August 6 - 12. Responsibilities of a Home Host * Provide guest with morning and evening transportation to & from International House. * Provide guest with breakfast and dinner. * Make your guest feel welcome in Charlotte. Benefits of being a Home Host * Discover and learn about a new culture. * Promote Charlotte and U.S. culture. * Make new friends. To become a home host, contact Lara Printz, Program Director, at 704-342-2247 or e-mail: lprintz at ihclt.org. Have News for The Dilworthian Have news for The Dilworthian? Deadline is each Tuesday at 9 p.m. Call Lamar Gunter, 704/525-0569 or e-mail to Lamar at gunter4283 at bellsouth.net 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 ? Piper Glen County Club, 4300 Piper Glen Dr., -------------- 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: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Officers are President Dale Harrold, President-Elect Fenton Erwin, Secretary Kay May, Treasurer Joy Rucker and Immediate Past President Ranjit Rawlley.. Directors for 2009-2011 are Ron Melvin, Joe Smith, Robert Thomas and Corey Wilhelm. Directors for 2009-2010 are Brad Goforth, Lamar Gunter, David Hodgkins, and Ret Turner. Committee chairs are Club Administration - Andrea McGowan; Membership - Fenton Erwin and Joe Smith; Service Projects - Ron Melvin; Fund Raising - Kate Richards; Public Relations - Lamar Gunter assisted by Brad Goforth; Rotary Foundation - Dewey Jenkins. Reporting to Club Administration Chair Andrea McGowan are Frank Kiker, Programs; Jeff Morgart, Sergeant-at-Arms; Brian Hadley - Head Table; Richard Pockat, Web Master; and Corey Wilhelm, Social. Membership Co-Chairs Fenton Erwin and Joe Smith will have responsibility for STAR Subcommittee headed by Brad Goforth; Club Trainer and Retention Subcommittee Chair David Kirkpatrick Reporting to Service Projects Committee Chair Ron Melvin will be John Barringer, World Community Service; Ed King, Habitat for Humanity; Kate Richards, Crisis Assistance Ministry Coat Drive; Lee Wensil, Salvation Army Bell Ringing; Pete Johnston, USO; David Hodgkins, Adopt-A-Street and Latta Park Rotary Garden; Brad Goforth, Samaritan House; Robert Thomas, Ambassadorial Scholars; Evan Webster, Group Study Exchange; Corey Wilhelm, Vocational Service. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gunter4283 at bellsouth.net Thu Jul 16 11:54:30 2009 From: gunter4283 at bellsouth.net (Lamar Gunter) Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:54:30 -0400 Subject: [Dilworthian] July 17 issue Message-ID: <002101ca0646$da07c4a0$8e174de0$@net> The Dilworthian (Issues posted at www.charlottedilworthrotary.org) July 17, 2009 Board Okays Whitney Simpson for Membership The Board of Directors has approved Whitney Simpson for membership and this is the official notification to the membership. Whitney is sponsored by Tony Thompson and her classification is accounting/consulting. She currently is a member of the Top of the Week Rotary Club and a former treasurer of that group. DilWorth Noting Former Dilworth Rotary President Becomes President of Charlotte Rotary John Snyder, who was president of Dilworth Rotary Club in 1997-98, has become president of the Rotary Club of Charlotte for 2009-10. John works at the accounting firm of Dixon Hughes, where he is is responsible for business development of corporate clients. The Rotary Club of Charlotte is the 41st-largest of roughly 33,000 clubs and 1.2 million members worldwide. Last year, its members donated $15,000 to Charlotte-area charities, bringing the total given locally to $1 million over the nearly 100-year life of the club. Some Fund Raising By Other Rotary Clubs Here is some information about what some Clubs in the District are doing about raising funds and how much. Gastonia Rotary is raising $12,000.00 for the Sept. 19th Honor Air flight. That is $75.47 per member. They raise a great deal of money each year for their water/Habitat project in Honduras. Cherryville raised about $5,000.00 last Rotary year for Honor Air. That is $250.00 per member. They got most of the money from the community. China Grove, with the District Foundation Chair as a member, raised over $6,000.00 last year for the Polio campaign. That is $352.00 per member. They got the money from the members and the community. . News about Members Andrew Webster, son of Evan Webster, married Nicole Roberts June 20 in Charlotte. Andrew teaches math at Wilson Middle School and Nicole is a Special Nee.ds teacher at Crestdale Middle School. They honeymooned in Ireland an will live in Rock Hill. Happy Anniversary Happy Birthday Patsy and Howard Castleman, July 12 Dennis McGarry, July 14 Nancy and Ernie Rider, July 15 David Hodgkins, July 15 Laura and E. J. Rabell, July 16 Ernie Rider, July 18 Sally and Joe Morris, July 20 Brad Goforth, July 21 Jane and Bill Austin, July 21 Jane and Fenton Erwin, July 24 Programs July 17 ?Current Unrest in Iran? -- Dr. Shahram, an Iranian native who is Professor of Political Science at Pfeiffer University July 24 ?Mercy Ships? ? Rick Snyder, Past President of the Lexington Rotary Club Aug. 7 Discovering Your Memory Power? ? Gary Castellano, Trainer for Freedom Personal Development 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, 704/525-0569 or e-mail to Lamar at gunter4283 at bellsouth.net 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 ? Piper Glen County Club, 4300 Piper Glen Dr., -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gunter4283 at bellsouth.net Thu Jul 23 06:33:14 2009 From: gunter4283 at bellsouth.net (Lamar Gunter) Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2009 09:33:14 -0400 Subject: [Dilworthian] (no subject) Message-ID: <000b01ca0b9a$21989f80$64c9de80$@net> The Dilworthian (Issues posted at www.charlottedilworthrotary.org) July 24, 2009 Board Okays Eric Jones for Membership The board of directors has approved Eric Jones, sponsored by Frank Kiker, for membership in our club. This is official notification to the club of his proposed membership. He is a broker with Cornerstone Real Estate Group. District Governor Karen Shore Urges Attendance at Leadership Seminar Dear Rotarian, DON'T MISS THE MEMBERSHIP/LEADERSHIP SEMINAR, to be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 201 S. McDowell Street, Charlotte, NC. on Saturday, August 1st (8:00 a.m. to noon). This event is for EVERY Rotarian as we focus heavily on retention techniques to keep your club members engaged, in addition to recruiting new quality Rotarians. Every club is being asked to maintain at least an 80% retention rate with their members this year, so Membership Chairs, Club Trainers, Club Service Chairs will especially benefit by attending. Share the ride over and share the ideas... The seminar is a great way to introduce Rotary beyond the club to your new members. Club leaders, invite those new folks to join you for this half-day session. The club-level leadership development program is a new component this year that will increase Rotarians' effectiveness in your clubs and professions by cultivating leadership skills. START THE RI MEMBERSHIP MONTH WITH THE RIGHT STEP BY ATTENDING THE AUGUST 1st EVENT! Your time invested will be well worth it. Register on-line at www.dacdb.com Yours in Rotary Service, Karen A. Shore 2009-2010 District Governor DilWorth Noting Donations Boost Flight of Honor Fourteen members donated a total of $438 for the Sept. 19th Flight of Honor for World War II veterans. That was almost enough money to sponsor former member and Past President Harry Stewart who will be on the flight. John Barringer won the raffle and donated his half of the pot, $23, to the Flight of Honor. Most donated checks to Dilworth Charities for the Flight. If you mark your check Flight of Honor in the memo line and donate to Dilworth Charities, the donation is deductible on your federal income tax. If the 51 who have not donated yet will each give at least $10, their donations will sponsor a second veteran. This is a Rotary District 7680 project and we already have filled the September flight and have started a waiting list for the next flight. Rotarians all over the country are sponsoring veterans who are on other flights of honor from as far away as California. 007 Dilworthians Assemble for Clean-Up on East Boulevard Dilworthians Clean East Boulevard Nine Dilworthians met at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, July 18 and cleaned up East Boulevard from Camden Road to Freedom Park and accomplished the task in one hour. Those participating were Jeff Morgart and Rhonda, his significant other, along with Howard Castleman, Brian Hadley, Dale Harrold, David Hodgkins, Ron Melvin, David Miller, Joy Rucker, and Joe Smith. Jeff was set up with his VW Van on the corner of Camden and West Blvd. with Bojangles biscuits, Krispy Kreme donuts, water, drinks, and a few lounge chairs to relax in prior to setting out on the project. With orange safety vests on, trash bags and work gloves, the group cleaned East Blvd. from Camden at the Trolley tracks all the way to Queens Road past Freedom Park- David Hodgkins said, ?It was very good social time for those who attended plus we made the community a cleaner place to live in!? 011 Some of the Cleanup Crew at Work __________________________________________________________ Update on Alto Cayma Mission Just a reminder- Joy Rucker, Kay May, Tricia King, Kayce King, Ed King, David Hodgkins, Frank Kiker and two of Frank's Nephews and District Governor Elect Firoz Peera will leave Friday, August 14th for the annual 10-day trip to Alto Cayma, Peru. August is Charlotte Dilworth South End Rotary Month in Alto Cayma. They will be building a new house for Elsa and Samuel who recently lost everything when their previous shelter burned to the ground. Samuel cannot work due to the burns he got in the fire and the family needs our help! Our club has contributed to the cause, but there are more funds needed to make sure the job is done. We always offer everyone in the club the opportunity to contribute so that even though they cannot come on this particular trip, they can be part of the overall project. Please bring your checks Friday made out to Dilworth Charities-write Alto Cayma Project in the memo line. Your contributions are needed and will be much appreciated by Elsa, Samuel and their family. News about Members This item is about former members. Last week we reported that Past President John Snyder of Dilworth Rotary is the new president of the Charlotte Rotary Club. Now we have learned another Dilworth Past President, Pender McElroy, is the President-Elect of Charlotte Rotary and will become president July 1, 2010. Happy Birthday Happy Anniversary Ernie Rider, July 18 Sally and Joe Morris, July 20 Brad Goforth, July 21 Jane and Bill Austin, July 21 Dan Carrigan, July 26 Jane and Fenton Erwin, July 24 Fenton Erwin, July 30 Evelyn and Jay Shinn, July 25 Programs July 24 ?Mercy Ships? ? Rick Snyder, Past President of the Lexington Rotary Club. Mercy Ships is a global charity that has owned and operated hospital ships in developing nations for over 30 years, bringing hope and healing to the forgotten poor through a variety of surgical procedures delivered onboard a state-of-the-art hospital ship. Mercy Ships operates the world?s largest non-governmental hospital ship; and as her name implies, the Africa Mercy is deployed to Africa with an emphasis in West Africa. In addition to specialized surgeries, Mercy Ships has provided dental care, community health education, water and sanitation programs, and a message of hope to over 90 port districts worldwide. Aug. 7 Discovering Your Memory Power? ? Gary Castellano, Trainer for Freedom Personal Development . Find out how to remember names and faces, presentations (without notes), to-do lists, numbers, dates and appointments, Information from books and conferences. 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, 704/525-0569 or e-mail to Lamar at gunter4283 at bellsouth.net 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 ? Piper Glen County Club, 4300 Piper Glen Dr., -------------- 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: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Andy Jones of the Charlotte South Club, one of three committee members responsible for promotion, pointed out that there are about 3,100 Rotarians in the District and that if 75 percent of them raised $75 from friends, family and business acquaintances, the result would be $150,000. That amount would cover the September flight and the next flight. Applying that same formula to Dilworth, if 49 members each raised a total of $75 from their circle of family and acquaintances, the total would be $3,675. That amount would sponsor seven veterans. So far only 19 members have contributed, but they have averaged more than $10 each suggested by Lamar Gunter. Five members and a guest contributed a total of $108 last week. Probably almost every member has a grandparent, parent, uncle or some other relative who served in World War II. For example, Lamar had an uncle who served in the Army in the China-Burma-India Theater, an uncle who served on an aircraft carrier in the Pacific and a first cousin who participated in the Iwo Jima invasion. What better way to honor those relatives than to contribute to and raise money for the Flight of Honor. Members and their circle of family and acquaintances can make tax deductible contributions to the Flight of Honor by making out their checks to Dilworth Charities and marking the memo line Flight of Honor. Members can give their checks to Lamar, to Dewey Jenkins or mail it to Dilworth Charities, P. O. Box 19429, Charlotte, NC 28219. DilWorth Noting August Rotarian Features Water & Wellness, Four-Way Test, Dental Care, Rotary Basics The August Rotarian features a story on ?Water and wellness? that magazine describes this way: ?Low-maintenance bio-sand filters provide clean drinking, cooking and bathing water in Puerto Plata and improve the lives of people elsewhere in the Dominican Republic. Other articles in the August issue: * Page 46 ?Is it the truth?? We revisit the life of Herbert J. Taylor, creator of The Four-Way Test, and get new family insights and photos not seen before. * Page 52 ?A program with teeth? Ugandan and U.S. Rotarians work together to bring dental and medical care to Ssese Islanders. * Page 57 ?Rotary Basics? Start your Rotary education. News about Members Happy Birthday Happy Anniversary Dan Carrigan, July 26 Evelyn and Jay Shinn, July 25 Bob Mills, Aug. 1 Corey Wilhelm, Aug. 6 Programs July 31 ?Cutting Edge Politics? ? Jim Morrill, political writer for The Charlotte Observer. A graduate of Loyola University, Chicago, he has worked for The Observer since 1981. Aug. 7 ?Discovering Your Memory Power? ? Gary Castellano, Trainer for Freedom Personal Development . Find out how to remember names and faces, presentations (without notes), to-do lists, numbers, dates and appointments, Information from books and conferences. Aug. 28 Official Visit by District 7680 Governor Karen Shore. Each District Governor visits each club in the District and meets with the officers and directors of the club. The District Governor will address the full membership. 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, 704/525-0569 or e-mail to Lamar at gunter4283 at bellsouth.net 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 ? Piper Glen County Club, 4300 Piper Glen Dr., -------------- 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: not available URL: