From gunter4283 at bellsouth.net Thu Feb 4 05:37:47 2010 From: gunter4283 at bellsouth.net (Lamar Gunter) Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2010 08:37:47 -0500 Subject: [Dilworthian] Feb. 5 issue Message-ID: <000701caa59f$4a83b890$df8b29b0$@net> The Dilworthian February 5, 2010 David College Fund-Raising Project Mushrooms into Kilifi Humanitarian Effort By John Barringer For the past four years Charlotte Dilworth South End Rotary has been involved in a multi-faceted program to serve the people of Kilifi, Kenya. This project, which had its genesis with a request from students at Davidson College to "do a literacy project in Kenya' began with these students attempting to raise $2,500. Little did we realize that before we were through that "2,500.00" would GROW-through the participation of other clubs, District Matching Grants and Rotary Foundation Matching Grants to $181,075.00! Ultimately this evolved into a Thee Phase Project involving at least 36 Rotary Clubs in Five Districts and utilizing contributions from individuals in 25 states! The lead U.S. Clubs were the Rotary Clubs of Vinings, Georgia, Prince George, Virginia and Charlotte Dilworth South End in Charlotte, NC. Phase One was a project that provided 100 computers to the library and high schools in Killifish, with support services $17,500. Phase Two was a program to treat parasites for almost 27,000 kids, plus FULL 4 YEAR SECONDARY EDUCATION for 50 of the poorest and brightest, both male and female $143,000. Phase Three, named the District 7680 Showcase Project, is treating an additional 14,000 kids for parasites and establishing a number of community nutritional centers $20,572. Total funds $181,075 Not a bad return on that original goal of $2,500. Rotary- " DOING GOOD IN THE WORLD" - the theme of our Rotary Foundation....and the reality of what we do as Rotarians photo Donations Manager Tim Murphy Gave an Overview of ReStore Program Gave Overview of Habitat?s Re-Store Habitat for Humanity?s Re-Store Donations Manager provided our club with a good overview of what the operation does and pointed out member John Barringer?s contribution to it. Tim Murphy said the Re-Store profits funded 12 Habitat for Humanity (HFH) houses in 2009 and that after John put his expertise as a former bookstore owner to work, Julia?s Coffee Shop and Bookstore provided the profit to fund one of those houses. He said before John?s input, the coffee shop and bookstore only provided about $600 a year in profit. Tim explained that the two Re-Stores on Wendover and Wilkinson Boulevard take in donations of appliances, cabinets, furniture, building materials, household items and sell them to the public. He said the donations are new and gently-used, good quality merchandise. The profits pay for Habitat houses. HFH has build 950 houses in Charlotte. HFH operates in 90 countries and is currently doing disaster response in Haiti. Tim mentioned the long association of HFH and Rotary and pointed out that the Rotary Clubs in Charlotte will start on another Habitat house in March. DilWorth Noting HonorAir Names New State Director HonorAir has appointed as its new state director Mitzi Ellis, Past District Governor of Rotary District 7690 and former co-chair of District 7680 Flight of Honor. ( page of 2 ) Jeff Miller relinquished his duties heading the HonorAir program in North Carolina to run for the Republic nomination to Congress for the seat currently held by Rep. Heath Shuler, Democrat. Miller said he has been in the process of handing over the reins well before he announced his candidacy for a congressional seat two weeks ago. Mitzi chaired the first flight out of Charlotte. After she and her family moved back to Greensboro, she helped create the Triad Honor Flight.. Jeff founded HonorAir in Henderson County in 2006 and the local chapter flew its first three flights the following year. Since then, it has become a national program known as the HonorFlight Network. HonorAir gives World War II veterans the opportunity to go to Washington, D.C. on a chartered flight and visit the World War II Memorial, among other significant landmarks. District 7680?s next Flight of Honor will be this spring. It costs $500 for each veteran who goes on these charter flights. The funds are raised through donations by Rotarians in District 7680, gifts from veterans? organizations, donations from foundations and the general public. If you have not donated toward this project, please consider making a donation. If you donate through our own Dilworth Charities and mark your check for Flight of Honor, the contribution is deductible under the federal tax code. Send your check to Dewey Jenkins, Dilworth Charities, P. O. Box 19429, Charlotte, NC 28219. Paul?s Team Still Leads Guests Contest Paul Whitfield?s team still leads with the most guests, 14, through Jan. 29. In total we have had 29 guests. Teams 2 and 3 led by Rosemary Hill and Ron Skufca together have accounted for 15 guests. Teams 2 and 3 need to close with a full court press. News about Members Caroline and Corey Wilhelm have a new daughter, Lauren Ellyce Wilhelm, born Jan. 28. She weighed in at seven pounds and nine ounces and measured 20 ? inches. Mom and baby are doing great. Happy Birthday Happy Anniversary Ret Turner, Feb. 4 Romelle and John Scharnberg, Feb. 6 Ron Melvin, Feb. 7 Jonathan Sink, Feb. 9 Programs Feb. 5 ?100 Years of Scouting? ? Mark Turner, Executive Director, Mecklenburg Council of Boy Scouts of America Feb. 12 Valentine Program Feb.26 Club Fund Raiser ? No luncheon meeting March 19 ?Airport Security? ? Dwain Wilkins, Deputy Federal Director for Screening at Charlotte Douglas International Aiport March 26 ?Childhood Obesity? ? Angela Calamia, CMS Nutritionist Coming Events Feb. 12 Charter Celebration of The Rotary Club of Troutman. The Troutman Rotary Club Cordially Invites You and Your Guest to share in our Charter Ceremony at 7:00 p.m. Friday, February 12, 2010 at Little Joe?s Chapel and Enrichment Center, 107 Grannis Lane, Statesville, NC 28677. Cocktails at 5:30 p.m. Dinner at 6:30 p.m. Attendance is $25.00 per person. Please R.S.V.P.. by January 31, 2010, www.DaCdb.com, annettelyoncpa at live.com | 704-677-3298. Dress requires coat & tie and there will be a cash bar. Feb. 13 Rotary Leadership Institute, Mooresville, Courses I, II and III Feb 26 Club Fund Raiser - ?Beach Party in February? April 23-25 2010 District Conference, Hilton Wilmington Riverside, Wilmington Click here to download the conference brochure. Service Opportunities 339222417 at 28062007-0F2F 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 at 4521 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/jpeg Size: 25746 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/gif Size: 12763 bytes Desc: not available URL: From gunter4283 at bellsouth.net Thu Feb 11 11:06:02 2010 From: gunter4283 at bellsouth.net (Lamar Gunter) Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:06:02 -0500 Subject: [Dilworthian] Feb. 12 issue Message-ID: <001701caab4d$4f82bcc0$ee883640$@net> The Dilworthian February 12, 2010 Paul and Phil New Member Philip Kuhn with Sponsor Paul Whitfield Club Welcomes Philip Kuhn into Membership Our club welcomed Philip R. Kuhn into membership at the Feb. 5 meeting. Paul Whitfield sponsored Philip who is a Senior Analyst/Officer at Wachovia Bank, a Wells Fargo company. Philip is a Charlotte native and a graduate of Harding University High School. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Duke University where he was an F. Grainger Pierce Scholarship recipient. While a student at Duke he worked as a research assistant in the Pain and Palliative Care Clinic at Duke University Medical Center, and at the Duke Cognitive Behavioral Research and Treatment Program. and as a student employee of the Duke Annual Fund. He has served his church, Trinity Baptist, as a deacon, youth minister and Sunday School teacher. Philip?s interests include volunteerism, politics, travel; and a self-described ?obsessive following of Duke basketball.? Directors Okay Rhyne Cannon for Membership The club?s directors approved Rhyne Cannon III for membership and this is the club?s formal notification. Rhyne is Business Development Manager of the Certified Public Accounting firm of Elliott Davis, PLLC. Fenton Erwin is his sponsor. DilWorth Noting Mid-Year Assembly Rescheduled Feb. 20 The Mid-Year Assembly recently cancelled due to inclement weather has been rescheduled for Saturday, Feb. 20 at Mitchell Community College, 701 W. Front St. in Statesville. The event will be from 8:30 a.m. until noon. For directions, click on the following link: http://www.mitchellcc.edu/about/directions.cfm. Please register to attend the February 20th Mid-Year Assembly via the www.DaCdb.com database! Click on ?Calendar,? scroll to February 20th, click on ?Register NOW.? Be sure to click on the ?Confirm Registration? button to finalize your registration. There is no charge to attend the Mid-Year Assembly. You will receive an e-mail confirming your registration. Silent Auction at Feb. 26 Fund-Raiser Will Feature Variety of Goods, Services The silent auction at our Beach Party Feb. 26 will feature a wide variety of goods and services ranging from 50-yard line Panther tickets, a vintage Gibson Guitar, orthodontic services valued at $7,000, to a basket of rare coffees. More than three dozen items of goods and services have been donated to the auction so far, and the list is growing. The Beach Party at Byron?s South End will begin at 7 p.m. The party will include beach music and dancing, fun with casino games, food and an open bar. Tickets are $50 each and entitles the purchaser to $2,000 in non-legal tender ?casino dollars.? Each ticket purchased before Feb. 14 will bring the purchaser an extra $1,000 in ?casino? money. BSA speaker Mark Turner Highlighted the Work of the BSA Mecklenburg Council BSA Council Executive Director Presents Program on BSA Mecklenburg Council Mark Turner, Executive Director of the Mecklenburg Council of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), told our club that the council provides the Scouting experience to 12,000 boys and girls. The girls are reached through the Explorer programs. He said 4,000 adult volunteers are involved in providing the Scouting Experience. He also pointed out that Scouting involves thousands of families. Mark said Scouting sets high expectations for the boys and girls involved in the various aspects of Scouting. The council?s various troops produced 209 Eagle Scouts in 2009. He said in 1952 Scouting enrolled its 20 millionth Scout and in 2000 reached its 100 millionth Scout. He said Scouting in Mecklenburg County continues to grow in spite of funding cuts, including a $358,000 cut in the funding provided by United Way. Mark?s program was presented the day before the council?s annual Scouting for Food project which last year brought in 130,000 pounds of food for the needy of Mecklenburg County. Take Advantage of Early Bird Registration For District 7680 Annual Conference Apr. 23 Be sure to take advantage of the Early-Bird Registration for the District 7680 Annual Conference and register via the www.DaCdb.com database by February 23rd! The District 7680 Annual Conference will be Friday, April 23rd thru Sunday, April 25th Hilton Wilmington Riverside, 301 North Water Street, Wilmington, NC 28401 Early Bird Registration by Feb. 23 is $175. Price will increase to $195 on 2/24/10; and to $225 on March 23. Price includes four meals: Friday dinner, Saturday breakfast & dinner, and Sunday breakfast; no refunds after April 16. Conference concludes at 11:00 a.m. Sunday, April 25th. Hotel accommodations must be made separately. Be sure to book your hotel reservations early to receive the conference rate: 1-888-324-8170 or 910-763-5900. Mention the special Rotary rate for $169/night (prior to March 22nd). Code = ROT. News about Members Happy Birthday Happy Anniversary Ron Melvin, Feb. 7 Romelle and John Scharnberg, Feb. 6 Jonathan Sink, Feb. 9 Programs Feb. 12 Valentine Program Feb. 26 Club Fund Raiser ? No luncheon meeting March 19 ?Airport Security? ? Dwain Wilkins, Deputy Federal Director for Screening at Charlotte Douglas International Airport March 26 ?Childhood Obesity? ? Angela Calamia, CMS Nutritionist Coming Events Feb. 12 Charter Celebration of The Rotary Club of Troutman. The Troutman Rotary Club Cordially Invites you and your Guest to share in our Charter Ceremony at 7:00 p.m. Friday, February 12, 2010 at Little Joe?s Chapel and Enrichment Center, 107 Grannis Lane, Statesville, NC 28677. Cocktails at 5:30 p.m. Dinner at 6:30 p.m. Attendance is $25.00 per person. Please R.S.V.P.. by January 31, 2010, www.DaCdb.com, annettelyoncpa at live.com | 704-677-3298. Dress requires coat & tie and there will be a cash bar. Feb. 13 Rotary Leadership Institute, Mooresville, Courses I, II and III Feb. 20 Rescheduled Mid-Year Assembly at Mitchell Community College, 701 W. Front St. in Statesville. 8:30 a.m. until noon. Feb 26 Club Fund Raiser - ?Beach Party in February? March 8 Club Board of Directors meeting at 5:15 p.m. at the Self-Help Office in The Great Aunt Stella Center, Suite 302, 926 Elizabeth Ave. Members are welcome to attend board meetings. March 9 STAR meeting for breakfast, 7:15 a.m. in Pike?s Restaurant. Please let Brad Goforth know if you plan to attend. His e-mail address is bgoforth at aol.com. April 23-25 2010 District Conference, Hilton Wilmington Riverside, Wilmington Click here to download the conference brochure. Service Opportunities Weekly at Meetings: ? 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 at 4521 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/jpeg Size: 39864 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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If you make a donation to Dilworth Charities in lieu of purchasing tickets, your donation is tax deductible under the federal tax code. If all 152 tickets are sold, all the money from the silent auction will be profit that goes to Dilworth Charities. If 200 tickets are sold the money from 45 of those tickets will be profit that goes to Dilworth Charities. Items available in the silent auction range from various professional services, to antiques, dinners, gift certificates, trips and use of vacation homes. DilWorth Noting Invite Guests Contest Ends Friday Feb. 19 The contest among the three teams to invite guests ends this Friday, Feb 19, because there will be no regular meeting on the 26th. This is the last meeting the other teams have to beat Paul Whitfield's team. The results through Feb. 12 are: Team 1, 14 guests; Team 2, 7 guests, and Team 3, 11 guests for a total of 32. Membership Co-Chairs Fenton Erwin and Joe Smith extend their thanks to team leaders Paul Whitfield, Rosemary Hill, Ron Skufca, and all the members who invited guests. Rescheduled Mid-Year Assembly Will Convene Feb. 20 in Statesville The Mid-Year Assembly that was canceled due to inclement weather will convene Saturday, Feb. 20, at Mitchell Community College on the Continuing Education Campus, 70 West Front St., Statesville, 28677. The assembly session will be from 8:30 a.m. until noon. For directions, click on the following link: http://www.mitchellcc.edu/about/directions.cfm. Please register to attend the February 20th Mid-Year Assembly via the www.DaCdb.com database! Click on ?Calendar,? scroll to February 20th, click on ?Register NOW.? Be sure to click on the ?Confirm Registration? button to finalize your registration. You will receive an email confirming your registration. News about Members Kate Richards? granddaughter, Drew Elisabeth Richards, was born Jan. 30 in Louisville, KY. Drew Elisabeth joins two sisters. Brian Hadley is recovering from surgery to repair ligament damage in his leg. Happy Birthday Tony Thompson, Feb. 26 Programs Feb. 19 Ballroom Dancing Demonstration Feb. 26 Club Fund Raiser ? No luncheon meeting March 19 ?Airport Security? ? Dwain Wilkins, Deputy Federal Director for Screening at Charlotte Douglas International Airport March 26 ?Childhood Obesity? ? Angela Calamia, CMS Nutritionist Coming Events Feb. 20 Rescheduled Mid-Year Assembly at Mitchell Community College, 701 W. Front St. in Statesville. 8:30 a.m. until noon. Feb 26 Club Fund Raiser - ?Beach Party in February? March 8 Club Board of Directors meeting at 5:15 p.m. at the Self-Help Office in The Great Aunt Stella Center, Suite 302, 926 Elizabeth Ave. Members are welcome to attend board meetings. March 9 STAR meeting for breakfast, 7:15 a.m. in Pike?s Restaurant. Please let Brad Goforth know if you plan to attend. His e-mail address is bgoforth at aol.com. April 23-25 2010 District Conference, Hilton Wilmington Riverside, Wilmington Click here to download the conference brochure. Service Opportunities 339222417 at 28062007-0F2F 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 at 4521 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... 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The key to success is ticket sales because ticket income is needed to cover all expenses and all proceeds from the silent auction will be profit. We need every Rotarian to buy at least one or two tickets to make this event a success. It is our ONE big fundraiser of the year so please participate! Donations are highly encouraged and appreciated if you cannot attend. It's not too late to buy tickets or donate! Please email Jonathan Sink at sink at uncbusiness.net and indicate (1) how many tickets you would like and (2) whether you will be paying by check/cash at the door or whether you would like to be billed for your tickets. Although tickets may be purchased at the door, it really helps our pre-party planning if you email Jonathan in advance with your ticket orders. Jonathan Sink and volunteers will be taking tickets at the door and checking paid/invoiced guests off of a master list. If you have paid or otherwise verbally committed to buying tickets, your name will be on the list. Rotarians who have sold tickets to non-Rotarians are encouraged to email Jonathan with the names of the individuals to whom they have sold tickets. There are auction Items for everyone's interest with values from $16. to $7,000. We have around 75 auction items that will interest a wide range of partygoers. There are also items with various price points so that everyone can participate. As of Monday, the Rotary members who have contributed items and/or services are: Bill Austin, John Barringer, Nick Bowen, Howard Castleman, Fenton Erwin, Brad Goforth, Lamar Gunter, Glenn Hines, David Hodgkins, Frank Kiker, Chuck Lapp, Kay May, Ron Melvin, Bill McDonald, Jeff Morgart, Joe Morris, Ernie Rider, Joy Rucker's family, Romelle Scharnberg, Harding Shinn, Joe Smith, Ret Turner, and Evan Webster, Kate Richards said, ?Barbara Horstman (widow of Clyde Horstman) and the late Sam Rutledge's daughter have contributed items for the auction. Dave Byron has been very generous with party arrangements, Howard Castleman provided the tickets, Richard Pockat designed the invitations and tickets. We appreciate the participation by everyone.? DilWorth Noting Haiti Earthquake Relief Efforts District 7020 Summary 2 Current through Feb. 20 On Saturday, February 20, 2010 a delegation of Rotarians (PRID Barry Rassin and PDG Richard McCombe) along with the Haitian Ambassador to The Bahamas Louis Harold Joseph (Honorary Rotarian) and Pilots Paul Pyfrom and Paul Aranha (mentioned because of the many, many relief flights they have volunteered to fly, especially Paul Aranha) flew from Nassau, Bahamas to Port au Prince, Haiti. Our purpose was to visit the epicenter and to meet with the Rotarian Leaders who have continued working tirelessly to bring relief to all they can. Barry Rassin reported, ?We were met at the PAP International Airport by Rotarians from Haiti: PDG Amos Durosier and his wife Arlette, DGN Dr. Guy Theodore, AG Caleb Lucien, AG Dr. Claude Surena, PP George Nicolas, and Ted Lazarre. ?First we met as a group for a briefing on the current needs in Haiti resulting from the earthquake on January 12 and the 54 subsequent tremors. We then joined the Prime Minister for Haiti, the Honorable Jean-Max Bellerive, and had a very cordial and accommodating meeting. He expressed his appreciation for what Rotary has done over many years in Haiti and specifically for what they continue to do now. He stated that all Haitians know Rotary and what they do.? The following is a synopsis of the two meetings: 1. It is believed that 250,000 have lost their lives to the earthquake. 2. One million are homeless and need shelter and about 40% of the homeless are children. 3. Food, water and shelter are the priorities for all the country. The migration from PAP has placed a burden on all the other cities on top of the obvious burden in PAP. 4. For shelter there is still a major need for tents and/or tarps in order to at least provide some shelter for those who have been left homeless. 5. 80% of the schools in PAP have been destroyed. On Tuesday, February 23 the government met with the Association of all Schools in order to try to get them open to the degree that at least the children have a place to go and a meal to eat. (It may be their only meal of the day). If we can get larger tents (20 x 20) next to the schools then they can at least meet. The children are considered a priority by the Government. Many students have died, many teachers have died. 80% of the 80% were private schools but the government accepts their responsibility to get schools going to accommodate all the children. The consolidated education fund will continue to do everything it can to restart the schools. Clearly Rotary can help with the schools. 6. Rotary?s final NGO status will be complete in days but in the meantime The Prime Minister will give us a letter of authorization to clear customs efficiently and duty free. (This will only apply if advance notice is given to the local Rotary Leadership with details of the goods shipped, time and place of arrival and intended rotary destination). The priorities for incoming shipments will first be the NGO?s with proper documentation, second urgent commercial goods and lastly all other commercial goods. This is important as the customs duties have been restored in order to ensure that only appropriate items are received duty free. 7. While temporary shelter (tents and tarps) is critical, work has to begin on sustainable housing. It must be done in a way that provides jobs for the short and long term as well as shelter and an infrastructure to support the residents (homes, sanitation, water, agriculture, trade, transportation, etc.). 8. The government appreciates the opportunity to spread out the population density to improve all facets of PAP life. With the support of the local population and the recognized needs along with international support, the government should be able to make the changes they could not make before. 9. It is clear that a caution light is now up for all to see with continued relief support for free food and water. A substantial part of the economy is small farms and small business along with street vendors selling produce, fruits, rice and other staples. With incorrect levels of free items distributed it puts the single family business in financial trouble spiraling the economy downhill. We must be cautious not to ?kill? the economy through well intentioned donations. The economic balance needs to be enhanced through the efforts of Rotary and other NGO?s. 10. A Post Disaster National Assistance (PDNA) Committee has been formed and consists of local representatives as well as all significant international entities that are assisting in the restoration efforts. Rotary is included on the PDNA with Dr. Claude Surena on the committee. This committee is making an assessment of the damages and the resultant needs and will formulate priorities and prepare a plan. The plan is scheduled to be complete by March 15 and is intended to be presented to the United Nations around March 23 or 24. 11. The District 7020 Haiti Earthquake Relief Committee will continue to meet and assist with getting the final containers (40 to 50) to Haiti by the end of March. However, the committee is now turning to the planning for the longer term relief efforts. We have to consider: a. Basic Education and Literacy ? Getting the children back to school b. Disease Prevention and Treatment ? Continue helping the hospital and health workers as well as developing comprehensive rehabilitation c. Water and Sanitation ? The clean water needs must be addressed and effective sanitation is essential with so many tent cities now in place d. Maternal and Child Health ? We need to address the nutrition of the children and the mothers. e. Economic and Community Development ? We need to help to boost the economy providing micro credit for business start up and we need to enhance the community life for a positive economic growth. Barry Rassin concluded, ?We are in this program for the long haul and will be proud as we stand beside Rotarians in Haiti and lend them a hand as together we rebuild a beautiful country and show our respect and admiration for the people of Haiti. ?The Future of Rotary is in Our Hands and the future of Haiti depends on what we continue to do.? News about Members Bill Austin had surgery last Friday to repair a rotator cuff. We wish him well with his recovery. Happy Birthday Happy Anniversary Tony Thompson, Feb. 26 Leanna and Eric Jones, March 4 Harding Shinn, March 5 Programs Feb. 26 Club Fund Raiser ? No luncheon meeting March 19 ?Airport Security? ? Dwain Wilkins, Deputy Federal Director for Screening at Charlotte Douglas International Airport March 26 ?Childhood Obesity? ? Angela Calamia, CMS Nutritionist Coming Events Feb 26 Club Fund Raiser - ?Beach Party in February? March 8 Club Board of Directors meeting at 5:15 p.m. at the Self-Help Office in The Great Aunt Stella Center, Suite 302, 926 Elizabeth Ave. Members are welcome to attend board meetings. March 9 STAR meeting for breakfast, 7:15 a.m. in Pike?s Restaurant. Please let Brad Goforth know if you plan to attend. His e-mail address is bgoforth at aol.com. April 23-25 2010 District Conference, Hilton Wilmington Riverside, Wilmington Click here to download the conference brochure. Service Opportunities 339222417 at 28062007-0F2F 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 at 4521 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: