Rotary in the Charlotte Dilworth and South End Area


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News for the Week of Friday, February 3, 2012

Adopt a Street CrewFront row, Ron Skufca and Howard Castleman. Back row, left to right, David Hodgkins, Frank Kiker, Ron Melvin, Ret Turner, and Neil Howell. Photo by David Miller.

Ten Members Clean Our Adopted Street


Ten members performed our Club's quarterly duty to clean the right of way of East Boulevard, our adopted street.

They were: Howard Castleman, Pete Heuberger, David Hodgkins, Neil Howell, Frank Kiker, Ron Melvin, David Miller, Ranjit Rawlley, Ron Skufca, Ret Turner.Team Leader David Hodgkins said "this was the largest turnout in some time and I greatly appreciated the response from the club." It was a beautiful day to walk the street, engage in good fellowship, and remove trash from the street.

David Miller said, "Thanks to each of you who came out and assisted. It was a most enjoyable two hours!"

DilWorth Noting

Joe Epley Told Human Side of American Revolution
By Paul Whitfield

Joe EpleyJoe Epley told us the human side of the American Revolution, a story almost never told. The mix of opinion, not unlike today, itself is a story. Back country militia versus back country militia is another story. Father versus son and brother versus brother, yet another. The history books tell us about the battle, but not about the people. And the people were what it was all about. History books were written and published in the north: Boston, New York, Philadelphia. They took little note of the war in the south or the significance of Kings Mountain or the Over Mountain men. They couldn't sell any books in the Carolina backwoods. Very few could read or write and none had the hard currency to buy books, so why would they care. Thanks, Joe for a good Joe S. Epley, APR
story. And story is what it is all about.

Our Club

Byron's South EndFounded as Dilworth Rotary Club in 1948, Charlotte Dilworth South End Rotary Club is part of a worldwide organization of business and professional leaders that provides humanitarian service, encourages high ethical standards in all vocations, and helps build goodwill and peace in the world.

Rotary is a volunteer organization with over 32,000 clubs in 168 countries. The organization initiates humanitarian programs that address today's challenging issues, such as hunger, poverty, and illiteracy.

Rotary club members represent a cross-section of business and professional leaders worldwide. These 1.2 million men and women donate their expertise, time, and funds to support local and international projects that help people in need and promote understanding among cultures.

Rotary's flagship program is its effort to protect children against polio, with the goal of ending the disease throughout the world.

Charlotte Dilworth South End Rotary Club serves its community and the world through projects for the Boy Scouts of America, Crisis Assistance Ministry, dental, homebuilding and medical missions in Central and South America, Habitat for Humanity, Salvation Army, the Charlotte USO and many others.

For further information, contact Lamar Gunter at 704-525-0569 or e-mail him at .

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Charlotte Dilworth South End Rotary Club
District 7680
Charter 7076
Post Office Box 471211
Charlotte, NC 28247-1211 USA


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The Charlotte Dilworth South End Rotary Club, a service club of men and women chartered by Rotary International, meets for lunch regularly on Fridays at 12:15 p.m. at Byron's Catering in South End, 101 W. Worthington.




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Upcoming Programs

Feb. 3-"Children in Trouble" - Bruce Jamieson, Leadership Council Advisor, Alexander Youth Network

Feb. 10-"Girl Scouting's 100th Anniversary" - Sally Daley, CEO of Hornet's Nest Girl Scout Council. Ms. Daley will talk about the 100th anniversary, how Scouting has changed over the years and the Council's new camp under construction.

Feb. 17-"History of Business in Charlotte" - Chase Saunders. He will talk about 4 booms, 4 busts, and what's next: He will peek ahead to Charlotte in 2030.

March 2-"Work and Challenges: Charlotte Rescue Mission" - Tony Marciano, Executive Director, Charlotte Rescue Mission.

March 9-"Pat's Place" - Anne Pfeiffer, Executive Director of Pat's Place, will talk about their work advocating for abused youth.


March 30-"The Role of the North Carolina State Auditor" - Beth Wood, North Carolina State Auditor. She will talk about the types of audits the office performs, whom the office audits, the type of things that are found as a result of the audits, and how these findings affect the individual citizens of the state.

April 13-"Charlotte Family Housing" - Darren Ash, Director of the Workforce Initiative for Supportive Housing, will talk about family homelessness and innovative solutions.

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• As of August 1, 2011 we have 60 members in our club.
• New Members:
• Resigned Members:
• Members on Leave of Absence:
• Members with Health or Other Life Events:

Our Members Have Contributed More Than 453.3 Hours of Service During The 2011-2012 Rotary Year

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Events & Service Opportunities

Feb. 13
5:30 p.m.
Club Directors' Meeting
Providence Baptist Church

Feb. 21
6:30-8:00 p.m.
Crisis Assistance Ministry
Process donated clothes

April 17
6:30-8:00 p.m.
Crisis Assistance Ministry
Process donated clothes

Apr. 20-22
District Conference
Asheville Renaissance Hotel

May 4
9-11 a.m.
Latta Park
Work Day
Spruce up the Rotary Garden for Spring

May 18
12-1:30 p.m.
Picnic in the Park
Annual Picnic at Latta Park

June 19
6:30-8:00 p.m.
Crisis Assistance Ministry
Process donate clothes

Aug. 21
6:30-8:00 p.m.
Crisis Assistance Ministry
Process donate clothes

Oct. 16
6:30-8:00 p.m.
Crisis Assistance Ministry
Process donate clothes


Dec. 18
6:30-8:00 p.m.
Crisis Assistance Ministry
Process donate clothes



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News About Members

Happy Birthday
Ret Turner, Feb. 4
Ron Melvin, Feb. 7
Jonathan Sink, Feb. 9

Happy Anniversary
Romelle and John Scharnberg, Feb. 6
Lynn and Pete Heuberger, Feb. 19

Makeup at Other Charlotte Rotary Clubs

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 Brad Goforth, Secretary, , or P. O. Box 471211, Charlotte, NC, 28247-1211.

All make-ups should be mailed to Brad Goforth, Secretary, P. O. 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
• Matthews - The Senior Center, 1050 DeVore Lane, Matthews, NC 28105
• Charlotte Top-of-the-Week - 7:30 a.m., 7:30 a.m., Taste Restaurant, Founder's Hall.
• 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.
•Davidson - 5 p.m., Sabi Asian Bistro off Exit 30, I-77.

WEDNESDAY
• Charlotte West - Morehead Inn
• 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 Cafe, 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., Piper Glenn Country Club, 4300 Piper Glenn Dr.
• Ballantyne Rotary - Piper Glen County Club, 4300 Piper Glen Dr.

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