From gunter4283 at bellsouth.net Wed Jan 6 12:08:03 2010 From: gunter4283 at bellsouth.net (Lamar Gunter) Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 15:08:03 -0500 Subject: [Dilworthian] Jan 8 Dilworthian Message-ID: <000001ca8f0b$f5763f20$e062bd60$@net> The Dilworthian January 8, 2010 Mid -Year Assembly Scheduled for Jan. 30 Rotary District 7680 has scheduled its Mid-Year Assembly for Saturday, Jan. 30, in the Charles Mack Civic Center in Mooresville. The half-day will begin at 8:30 a.m. with registration and light refreshments. District events, such as this one, provide a great opportunity for you to learn more about Rotary, get fresh ideas from other clubs, get program updates and announcements from district leadership, and build enthusiasm. Register now for this FREE event at www.dacdb.com ? click on calendar tab and follow ?Register NOW? to complete your sign-up. The agenda is: 8:30 ? 9:00 Check-in ? Light Refreshments 9:00 Opening Remarks ? DG Karen Shore 9:10 PolioPlus ? DGN Allen Langley 9:30 Rotary Leadership Institute ? Clay Ferguson 9:40 The 4-Way Test ? Nicole Greer 9:55 Public Relations ? Steve Brandt 10:15 Break 10:30 Ethics in Business ? PDG Mark Markanda 10:50 Seminar for Tomorrow?s Leaders ? Angela Mills with student(s) 11:00 Group Study Exchange ? Joni Stanley 11:15 District Conference ? Debby Abernathy 11:30 Announcing Breakouts and Closing Remarks ? DG Karen Shore Optional - Breakouts (30-45 minutes) ? The District Database w/Mary Ellis -- For all Club Secretaries, Club Treasurers, and anyone else desiring to utilize the district database more fully ? Club Trainers w/Deborah Bowen ? Youth Programs w/Angela Mills ? 2009/2010 AG?s w/Karen Shore ? 2010/2011 Cabinet & PE?s w/Firoz Peera (separate room) The web site has been changed and could cause confusion. The steps are: www.dacdb.com Log in................ Email Address Pass code Club number 6011. Calendar tab Click on register for Mid-Year Assembly DilWorth Noting Rotary 003 Dilworthians Ring for Salvation Army Donations Kay May and Danko Gulsoy were two of the 25 Dilworthians, along with spouses and friends, who rang the bells at the Salvation Army collection kettles at the Park Road Shopping Center. Much of the time it was cold and rainy. Dilworthians who rang the bells are: Clay Andrews, Nick Bowen, Howard Castleman, Tom Chaltas, Danko Gulsoy, Brian Hadley, Dale Harrold, Rosemary Hill, David Hodgkins, Ed King, David Kirkpatrick, Bob Lyons, Kay May, Jeff Morgart, Ranjit Rawlley, Romelle Scharnberg, Whitney Simpson, Jonathan Sink, Joe Smith, Jim Stump, Bob Teague, Tony Thompson, Ret Turner, Evan Webster, and Paul Whitfield. Lee Wensil, chair of the committee, extended a special thanks to those who worked more than one shift: Joe Smith, Bob Teague, Rosemary Hill, and Kay May and a special thanks to David Hodgkins who worked FIVE shifts. photo Harold Bales reminisced about two of our members of who have passed from the scene. He told interesting stories about Past President Jim Whittington, one of the founders of Little League in America, and Dr. Joe Van Hoy, also a Past President of Dilworth Rotary. He also delivered a Christmas message during our last meeting before Christmas. 2009_1225Dec090074 Brad Goforth and Lamar Gunter at the USO media check in table at the airport on the morning of Operation Victory Block Leave. Standing in the back at left is Tom Waskow, Lt. General, USAF (Ret.) and Charles Jenkin, producer of WBT?s Charlotte Morning News. This photo was taken before 5 a.m. All five television stations covered Operation Victory Block Leave. News about Members Our Sympathy to Family of George Alexander Our sympathy is extended to the family of former Dilworth Member George Alexander who died Dec. 26 in The Villages, FL. He was an active member of our club before his retirement to Florida and was active in Rotary there. He is survived by his wife, Dot; sons, Doug, Anchorage, Alaska; Rick, Charlotte; and four grandchildren. Happy Birthday Nick Bowen, Jan. 2 Tony Morton, Jan. 7 Howard Castleman, Jan. 8 Joe Dyer, Jan. 10 Joe Morris, Jan. 14 Programs Jan. 8 ?Memories of the ?Daddy? King Family and the Civil Rights Era? ? David Kirkpatrick . Jan. 22 Darwin?s Theory of Natural Selection (And Why You Have To Get a Flu Shot Every Year) ? Dr. Ian Brauner, Molecular Biologist Feb. 5 ?100 Years of Scouting? ? Mark Turner, Executive Director, Mecklenburg Council of Boy Scouts of America March 26 ?Childhood Obesity? ? Angela Calamia, CMS Nutritionist Coming Events Jan. 11 Board of Directors meets at 5:15 p.m. in the offices of Self-Help, 926 Elizabeth Avenue, Suite 302. All members are welcome to attend any board meeting. Jan. 12 STAR Breakfast meeting at Pike?s Restaurant. Contact Brad Goforth to make reservations. Jan. 30 Mid-Year Assembly ? Time and place to be announced. Feb. 13 Rotary Leadership Institute, Mooresville, Courses I, II and III Feb 26 Club Fund Raiser - ?Beach Party in February? 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: 34460 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/jpeg Size: 37688 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/jpeg Size: 27060 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 Jan 14 06:53:02 2010 From: gunter4283 at bellsouth.net (Lamar Gunter) Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 09:53:02 -0500 Subject: [Dilworthian] Jan. 15 Dilworthian Message-ID: <000701ca9529$45efc660$d1cf5320$@net> The Dilworthian January 15, 2010 Club Will Vote Jan. 22 on Officers for 2010-11 The membership will vote Friday Jan. 22 on officers and directors for the 2010-11 Rotary year. The nominees, as announced to the club in December are: President Nominee: Kay May President Elect: Fenton Erwin Treasurer Nominee: Joe Smith Secretary Nominee: Joy Rucker Directors 2010-2011 Lamar G?nter Brad Goforth Ron Melvin Robert Thomas Corey Wilhelm New Directors 2010-2012 Brian Hadley Nick Bowen David Kirkpatrick. Board Approves Philip Kuhn for Membership The club?s board of directors at its meeting Jan. 11 approved Philip R. Kuhn?s application for membership. This is official notification to the club of the proposed membership. Philip is a senior derivatives documentation analyst for Wachovia Bank, a Wells Fargo Company. Paul Whitfield is Philip?s sponsor. In other action, the board heard that William MacDonald will be inducted into the club Jan. 22. The board accepted the resignation of Gary Toothman. Fenton Erwin told the board that our club has been asked to provide hosts for two members of the Group Study Exchange (GSE) from Brazil during the period April 19-23. The minutes of the board meeting follow. Present: Dale Harrold, Fenton Erwin, Joy Rucker, David Hodgkins, Ron Melvin, Joe Smith, Corey Wilhelm, Ranjit Rawlley, Ret Turner, Lamar Gunter, and Kay May President Dale Harrold called the meeting to order at 5:15 p.m. Secretary?s Report ? ? December Minutes were reviewed and one correction noted: William MacDonald will be inducted at the January 22, 1010 meeting. ? New Members: Phillip Kuhn ? Sponsored by Paul Whitfield. Board approved. ? Resignations ? Gary Toothman submitted his resignation. ? Prospective members: o Eliab Erulkar, guest of Ranjit Rawlley o Ryan Cannon, guest of Fenton Erwin o Clark Caldwell, guest of Jeff Morgart o Tom Atkinson guest of Kay May and our RYE student?s Father o Avis Granger, still interested but have had work conflicts lately o Stan Luther and Dale Dorsey have not responded to our follow up so no longer considered prospects o Don Haston requested an application ? however due to his companies cut back, this is on hold o Mary Sherrill cannot join our club because she has a standing work conflict every Friday. She was referred to the Top of the Week club. ? Leave of Absence ?None ? One member is now off the scholarship program and one member has requested special attendance. ? Current membership now stands at 64. ? It was noted that on the application for membership, the ?Birth date? is listed below the spouse information. New members are listing the spouse birth date instead of members? birth date. This will be revised. Treasurer?s Report ? Joy Rucker presented the Charlotte Dilworth South End Rotary Club December Report. ? Operating Revenues are below target. Payment of dues and meals are being paid now, with collection of this quarter?s dues, we will be back on track to pay RI Dues. ? STAR breakfast for new members are budgeted for every other month. Sponsors are asked to bring new members to the STAR meetings. ? Members who are past due are encouraged to make their quarterly payments promptly. ? Ranjit Rawlley made a motion to approve the Treasurer?s report, David Hodgkins seconded, Board approved December report. ? Dilworth Charities financial statement is attached (below) and will be presented for approval on 1/15 Old Business / Committee Reports ? Membership ? Joe Smith o Joe reported that we have had 24 guests since the campaign began. o Paul Whitfield leads with 4 guests o Need to continue to call members who missed meetings. ? Public Relations: Lamar Gunter o Next Flight of Honor is scheduled for April. Publicity for this will begin soon o Encourage members to take pictures when participating in any projects and send those to Lamar for the Dilworthian ? Service ? Ron Melvin o Ron Melvin provided an update on the Garinger High School Interact Club. He met with Natascha Thompson and has renewed interest in getting this established. o Ron will invite Natascha to one of our weekly meetings. o Kay May reported that the two Youth Exchange Students that our club is the sponsor as outbound students were approved. ? Janey Atkinson ? Myers Park Student ? Kay May is her counselor from our club. ? Amit Parikh ? Student ? Ranjit Rawley is his counselor. ? Nominating Committee ? Ranjit Rawlley reported that the club announced next year?s proposed officers at the Dec 18 meeting. The 30 day period for changes will end Jan 18 so the election of the 2010/2011 directors will occur at the Jan 22nd meeting. ? David Hodgkins reported that planning for the Peru trip is starting. Information for this will be included in an upcoming Dilworthian New Business ? Habitat for Humanity: Dale Harrold reported that the club received a request for donation but at this time, we are not in a position to contribute o Dale noted that Dewey Jenkins has volunteered to donate the HVAC system for this house. o Dale requested that we publicize this event to get members out to work on the house. The date for this is March ? Joe Smith shared a letter from the Lions Club in SC. The letter was sent to homes and businesses in the Tega Cay area to promote the local chapter. It is a recruiting membership and fund raising tool. Joe suggested that our club consider doing something like this. Joe will follow up with David Kirkpatrick. ? GSE: Fenton Erwin reported that our club has been asked to provide transportation and housing for two semi professionals from Brazil. The time period is from April 19-23. Fenton will ask for volunteers at upcoming meetings. ? Fund Raising ? Dale Harrold asked the board for help with the upcoming Fund raiser event. Two critical topics include: o Roles/ staffing for the upcoming event ? Need to define who can help with critical roles o Price of the Tickets o Discussion of this was deferred until Friday at 11:30 before the weekly meeting. Other new Business: * Ranjit Rawlley reported that we have an opportunity to provide a booth at the India Festival for a potential fund raiser. We could provide a booth manned by Rotary food supplied by Raj Bhog Sweets of the University. It would be on Labor Day weekend at Knight?s Theatre. * We would manage the booth on Saturday and Sunday from 11 to 7 pm on Saturday and 11 to 7 pm on Sunday. We would have an opportunity to recruit members and share the story of Rotary as well as raise some money The meeting adjourned at 6:20 p.m. Submitted by Kay May; Secretary ? Next Meeting is scheduled for February 8, 2010 , 5:15p.m. at Self Help Org. 926 Elizabeth Ave. Suite 302. Slate of 2010 Officers/ Board (See story above.) Dilworth Charities Statement to be presented for approval on 1/15: DilWorth Noting Hodgkins Family Launches Web Site For Purple Promise Foundation to End Melanoma The Hodgkins Family has launched a web site to promote the Purple Promise Foundation to End Melanoma that the family created in honor of Jessica Hodgkins Dovi, who lost her life to melanoma at age 30. David Hodgkins said, ?I hope all of our members will visit the web site ( www.purplepromise.org) because raising awareness of melanoma is a large part of the foundation?s mission.? The foundation is The Jessica L. Dovi Foundation, doing business as The Purple Promise Foundation to End Melanoma. Process Started for 2010 Alto Cayma Trip The planning process for a mission trip to Alto Cayma in 2010 is underway. David Hodgkins said, ?We are beginning the planning process for the 2010 trip to Alto Cayma, Peru. Tentative Dates are August 13 to 21, 2010. If anyone in the club has interest in going or would like to talk about what we do on these mission trips, please talk to either Ed King (704)366-6779 or David Hodgkins (704)334-4609- Also ask Joy Rucker, Kay May, or Frank Kiker about the 2009 trip.? David Kirkpatrick Shares Personal Insights On Living the Civil Rights Movement David Kirkpatrick at our Jan. 8 meeting presented a program on his personal insights on living the civil rights movement. He continued a tradition that some of our better programs have been presented by our own members. He said, ?Atlanta Georgia, in the 1960s had the potential for significant physical and economic growth, but it required maintaining calm during the civil rights movement. He said Atlanta business, political and religious leaders brokered a more peaceful path to integration. His father, Dr. Dow Kirkpatrick, led the religious leaders as author of the ministers manifesto. Eighty Atlanta ministers issued a statement on Sunday, Nov. 3, 1957 calling for interracial negotiation, obedience to the law, and a peaceful resolution to the integration disputes that threatened Atlanta's moderate reputation. The Ministers? Manifesto, as the statement came to be known, marked an important turning point in Atlanta's race relations. The Rotarian Rotary and Google have put nearly 100 years of The Rotarian online. http://www.rotary.org/SiteCollectionImages/arrow3.gifView past issues. Check Out Stories in January Rotarian The cover story in the January Rotarian is ?Nowhere to go,? a story about the lack of toilet facilities in much of the world. The description in the contents says, ?People die for want of a toilet.? Other stories: Page 42 ? ?French lessons? Interactors in Riognac, France, help out close to home and abroad. Page 48 ? ?First aid without borders? Wouldn?t it be nice if your take an emergency room with you when you travel? You can?t. But here?s what you can pack. Page 11 Up front. ? Rotarian Daniell Hall?s 300-mile bike ride ? Free advice for small businesses ? Home makeover, Rotary edition ? Bike-friendly Montreal ? Creative fundraising News about Members Happy Birthday Joe Dyer, Jan. 10 Joe Moris, Jan. 14 Pete Johnston, Jan. 16 Programs Jan. 22 Darwin?s Theory of Natural Selection (And Why You Have To Get a Flu Shot Every Year) ? Dr. Ian Brauner, Molecular Biologist Feb. 5 ?100 Years of Scouting? ? Mark Turner, Executive Director, Mecklenburg Council of Boy Scouts of America Feb. 12 Valentine Program 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 Jan. 30 Mid-Year Assembly ? Charles Mack Citizens Center, 215 N. Main Street, Mooresville. Begins at 8:30 a.m. You may register via the www.DaCdb.com calendar, or go to www.rotary7680.org (the district?s website), and click on the banner for the Mid-Year Assembly. This will take you directly the district calendar without your having to log onto the DaCdb.com database (you will be able to register for events but not access your record). Click on the ?Register NOW? button and following the prompts. Be sure to click on the ?Confirm? button to finalize your registration. 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. Hilton Hilton Wilmington Riverside Hilton Wilmington Riverside 301 N. Water St. Wilmington, NC 28401 1-888-324-8170 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. 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Name: Dilworth Rotary Fund Raising Auction.docx Type: application/octet-stream Size: 11957 bytes Desc: not available URL: From gunter4283 at bellsouth.net Thu Jan 21 06:57:13 2010 From: gunter4283 at bellsouth.net (Lamar Gunter) Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:57:13 -0500 Subject: [Dilworthian] Jan. 22 Dilworthian Message-ID: <000d01ca9aaa$116574e0$34305ea0$@net> The Dilworthian January 22, 2010 Club Choose 2010-11 Leadership Team The Club elected Fenton Erwin to be President during the 2010-11 Rotary year. It chose Kay May as President-Elect. The Club also elected Joe Smith Treasurer and Joy Rucker Secretary. Directors elected for 2010-2011 are: Lamar G?nter, Brad Goforth, Ron Melvin, Robert Thomas, and Corey Wilhelm. New Directors elected for 2010-2012 are: Brian Hadley, Nick Bowen, and David Kirkpatrick. DilWorth Noting Speaker Tells Club about Alzheimer?s Association Mission and Services Lori Walker, Executive Director of the Alzheimer?s Association of Western North Carolina (http://www.alz.org/northcarolina/in_my_community_about.asp), presented a program on her association at our Jan. 15, 2010 meeting. She explained that her association covers 49 counties in Western North Carolina, and provides services for patients and caregivers. It also supports research. She asked for a show of hands of those present who had a personal connection to someone with Alzheimer?s. Most of those present raised their hands. Some of our members may not be aware that the change put into the blue CART bucket at the check-in table supports Alzheimer?s research. CART is Coins for Alzheimer?s Research (http://www.cartfund.org/) and it is project of the Rotary Clubs in the Carolinas and Georgia. From donations of those coins, the fund already has distributed $2.8 million through grants to 12 university research programs. Rotary Offers Avenues for Haiti Assistance Many Rotarians have expressed concern for our neighbors in Haiti and want to know how they might help. Listed below are three organization/foundations through which you may want to contribute. Contributions to any of the three are considered charitable giving for tax purposes. THE ROTARY FOUNDATION A Donor Advised Fund has been established and is accepting contributions for disaster relief in Haiti. Complete information is available at www.rotary.org/haiti.Information is also available on the Rotary International website home page, www.rotary.org. If you have any questions regarding the fund, please send inquiries to relief at rotary.org. DISTRICT 7680 The District is providing an opportunity for Rotarians and friends to contribute to disaster relief in Haiti. Contributions would be collected and distributed through the Rotary Club of Gastonia foundation. Checks should be made payable to: Rotary Foundation of Gaston County, Inc. P.O. Box 33 Gastonia, North Carolina 28053 Please indicate in the memo---?Haiti Earthquake? or ?Haiti? SHELTER BOX USA Shelter Box USA is a grassroots Rotary club project which has rapidly grown to an international level and responds to disasters such as the one in Haiti by providing self-contained emergency shelter units. Shelter Box USA is a 501(c)3 organization ? donations qualify as a charitable deduction for tax purposes. You will find more information about Shelter Box USA at: http://www.shelterboxusa.org. Rotary District 7690 is sending shelter boxes to Haiti. The cost for each ShelterBox is $1,000. The ShelterBox is a ten-person tent designed to withstand extreme temperatures, high winds and heavy rainfall. The box includes a range of survival equipment including insulated ground sheets, mosquito nets and life saving means of water purification. Also included is a basic tool kit and a children?s pack containing coloring books, crayons and pens. Checks in any amount can be made payable to ?Rotary District 7690? and sent to District Secretary Margaret Padgett, 114 Willoughby Park, High Point, NC 27265, though it is preferable for each club to collect all the checks from its club members and mail them to Margaret. Please designate the check for the ?Haiti Disaster Relief Fund.? . News about Members Happy Birthday Pete Johnston, Jan. 16 Jim Maxwell, Jan. 26 Programs Jan. 22 Darwin?s Theory of Natural Selection (And Why You Have To Get a Flu Shot Every Year) ? Dr. Ian Brauner, Molecular Biologist 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 Jan. 30 Mid-Year Assembly ? Charles Mack Citizens Center, 215 N. Main Street, Mooresville. Begins at 8:30 a.m. You may register via the www.DaCdb.com calendar, or go to www.rotary7680.org (the district?s website), and click on the banner for the Mid-Year Assembly. This will take you directly the district calendar without your having to log onto the DaCdb.com database (you will be able to register for events but not access your record). Click on the ?Register NOW? button and following the prompts. Be sure to click on the ?Confirm? button to finalize your registration. 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/gif Size: 12763 bytes Desc: not available URL: From webmaster at charlottedilworthrotary.org Thu Jan 21 18:31:59 2010 From: webmaster at charlottedilworthrotary.org (Richard Pockat) Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:31:59 -0500 Subject: [Dilworthian] Beach Party in February! Message-ID: <86B9F2B8-CA00-472A-B988-0EA672BAFE7C@charlottedilworthrotary.org> Dear Dilworth Rotarian, Attached is a PDF document which is a flyer for our February 26th fundraiser, Beach Party in February. Please feel free to forward to as many friends as possible, print and distribute and display to advertise our event. Kate and the committee will appreciate it! --Richard Pockat -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: beach_party_casino.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 431400 bytes Desc: not available URL: From gunter4283 at bellsouth.net Tue Jan 26 07:14:53 2010 From: gunter4283 at bellsouth.net (Lamar Gunter) Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:14:53 -0500 Subject: [Dilworthian] Memorial service for the late George Alexander Message-ID: <003701ca9e9a$503b82b0$f0b28810$@net> Unfortunately, the memorial serve for the late George Alexander, for years a member of our club, is scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday. If the service were scheduled for 2:30 there wouldn't be a problem. The obit with the details is below. cid:488061013 at 17042007-1D4A George W. Alexander Photo George W. Alexander Mr. Alexander, 78, a former Charlotte resident, died December 26, 2009 at The Villages, Florida. He graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1952, married his college sweetheart, Dorothy Frey, in 1953, and served with the US Air Force in Korea. After working with Celanese Corp. in international sales in New York City, he and his family relocated to Charlotte where he sold textile machinery and then insurance. He retired to The Villages in Florida in 2002. He was active in Rotary and singing in the church choir in both Charlotte and The Villages. He was preceded in death by his son, Mark, in 1981. Surviving family members include his wife, Dot, of The Villages; son, Doug of Anchorage, AK and grandchildren, Eleanor and Keenan, and son, Rick, wife Ibbie and grandchildren, Bailey and Hayes, of Charlotte. A Memorial Service will be conducted by Dr. Bill Katibah at Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church on Friday, January 29 at 2 p.m. The family will receive friends after the service. Memorial donations may be made to Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church, 3307 Rea Rd., Charlotte, NC 28226. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/jpeg Size: 1464 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/gif Size: 2517 bytes Desc: not available URL: From gunter4283 at bellsouth.net Thu Jan 28 14:37:59 2010 From: gunter4283 at bellsouth.net (Lamar Gunter) Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:37:59 -0500 Subject: [Dilworthian] Jan. 29 Dilworthian Message-ID: <000001caa06a$8b721ed0$a2565c70$@net> The Dilworthian January 29, 2010 New Member William W. MacDonald, Retired Physician Club Inducts William W. MacDonald William W. MacDonald became a member of Charlotte Dilworth South End Rotary Club in an induction Jan. 22 by President Dale Harrold. Ralph Lovejoy sponsored Bill for membership and introduced him to the club. Bill is a retired physician. A native Wilmington, DE, he earned his undergraduate degree from Syracuse University and his medical degree from State Univ. of NY Upstate Medical Center at Syracuse. He met his future bride, Jo Ann, while in medical school. He trained two years in internal medicine in Baltimore and four years in obstetrics and gynecology in Cleveland. All except two years of his 30 years in medicine he practiced here in Charlotte with Charlotte Obstetrics and Gynecologic Associates. During his career he chaired a professional standard/practice board at Carolinas Medical Center and was on the board of a comparable committee at Presbyterian Hospital. An Eagle Scout, he volunteered with the Boy Scouts to teach first aid. He is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and served at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.. He also volunteers as a Precinct 74 election worker, along with Ed King, Ralph Lovejoy and Bob Teague. He retired two and a half years ago. In retirement, Bill and Joni travel extensively. Bill is working on his passion for trout fishing. Later this year he will return to Idaho to such famous spots as Henry?s Fort and Last Chance, Idaho. He and Jo Ann have a son, Andy, who is an attorney in Salisbury, MD; and two daughters, Nancy, a marketing director for the Speed Channel in Charlotte and Kathy, a physical therapist in Reading, PA. Bill said his interests are grandchildren, travel, current events, training our Red Doberman puppy Syra, fishing, boating, and relaxing at our Condo in Litchfield by the Sea, SC. DilWorth Noting Take This Survey to Check Your Rotary Awareness The following survey will provide a great way to learn more about your own club and the district! Response has been incredible throughout the District and we need 5 minutes of your time to enrich our data. Your feedback with the following survey is essential. Individual club results will be available. Will OUR club have the highest percentage of responses? So far only 5 of our 66 club members have responded. Click on the following link to access the survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/5NNJRLF Please take 5 minutes and complete it! List of Fund-Raiser Auction Items Grows The list of auction items for the Feb. 26 Fund Raiser is growing, but more items are needed. The list below may give you some ideas. Auction Items Minimum Bid Ron Melvin Large Box of Lance products Tony Thompson Certificate for Brixx Joe Smith Boating trip on Lake Wylie and dinner for 4 $150 Ralph Lovejoy 2 pieces of fine art Ret Turner Tooth whitening ($250 value) Historic Latta Plantation ? canoe, hike, history, libations Bose 5-speaker surround sound $150 Vintage Gibson Guitar Kay May $100 Lowe?s certificate $40 Joseph Beth Bookseller certificate Homebaked goods Frank Kiker Handmade silver earrings (value $100) The Barringers 1st edition ?Jericho-theSouth Behold? Signed by James Dickey and Herbert Shuptrine $150 value Joe Morris 3 bedroom house on Lake Wylie for agreed-upon weekend Lamar Gunter 8 hours of PR consulting ($800 value) to be taken in 2 or 4 hour increments Ernie Rider Orthodontic case ? adult or child ($7,000 value) 3500 Joy Rucker Certificate Mama Ricotta?s Haircut Bang Bang Studio Ladies self-defense private class for four Judo classes ? one month for one student Mecklenburg Dermatology Certificate for 3 chemical peels ($300 value) PF Chang?s certificate Two $50 certificates Caf? Monte?s Haircut and shampoo Just Jane ($65) $100 certificate Paul Simon for Women Necktie Paul Simon Autographed Panther jersey Gift basket Charles Grayson Certificate Rooster?s/Noble?s $50 gift card at Bricktop?s Fenton Erwin Pool Party Two 50-yd line Panthers tickets Bill Austin Fishing outing at a private lake David Hodkins Basket with wine and cheese ($75 value) Windows 7 software (Value $189) Brad Goforth NASCAR Shirts Harding Shinn 2 Vases Jeff Morgart Two nights in a one bedroom condo in the heart of Asheville in remodeled Kress Bldg Glenn Hines Basket of rare coffees Basket of wines Past District Governor Dr. Paul J. Helms Passes District 7680 PDG Dr. Paul J. Helms, 96, passed away Jan 25 at Sharon Towers in Charlotte. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Jeanette Plyler Helms, also of Sharon Towers. News about Members Colleen Blanchard (former member of our club) and husband Tom had their first child last Monday. Thomas Blanchard V weighed in at 9 Lbs. 5 ounces, and was 22.5? inches long. Baby, Mom and Dad all are doing fine and are now at home. Colleen is now with the FBI here in Charlotte. Happy Birthday Happy Anniversary Ret Turner, Feb. 4 Romelle and John Scharnberg, Feb. 6 Programs Jan. 29 ?Habitat Re-Store? ? Bert Green, Executive Director, Habitat Re-Store 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 Jan. 30 Mid-Year Assembly ? Charles Mack Citizens Center, 215 N. Main Street, Mooresville. Begins at 8:30 a.m. You may register via the www.DaCdb.com calendar, or go to www.rotary7680.org (the district?s website), and click on the banner for the Mid-Year Assembly. This will take you directly the district calendar without your having to log onto the DaCdb.com database (you will be able to register for events but not access your record). Click on the ?Register NOW? button and following the prompts. Be sure to click on the ?Confirm? button to finalize your registration. 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... 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