[Dilworthian] Dec. 12 issue

Thu Dec 11 12:59:28 PST 2008

The Dilworthian

(Issues posted at www.charlottedilworthrotary.org)

December 12, 2008

Dilworth Receives District Simplified Grant

To Help Serve Polio Survivors

District 7680 under a District Simplified Grant  has matched the $250 the Club committed to provide a total of $500 to serve polio survivors.

The grant was  made "to help create a Polio Survivors Support Group for the Metrolina area of NC...to help create community awareness of Post Polio symptoms and the help Polio survivors...to support each other in living life to it's fullest...to encourage Rotarians in Districts 7680,7690, and 7670...to join their efforts in support of Polio survivors...and to share the results with other Districts in Rotary Zone 33.  Polio survivors may experience post-polio syndrome as they grow older and there will be more about this in later articles.

Publicity regarding this effort, and the subsequent launching of the Support Group (which ultimately will be self-determining) is scheduled for early 2009.

The Ad Hoc committee is comprised of Kay May, Dr. Chuck Lapp, PDG Joe Morris and John Barringer. Lamar Gunter will be working with the publicity/marketing aspects.  John is planning to attend the International Post-Polio Conference in Warm Springs, GA in April and will be sharing the results at the Joint District Conference in May in Myrtle Beach. 

DilWorth Noting

Dilworth Joins 21 Other District Clubs

To Promote Honor Flights For WWII Vets

Charlotte Dilworth South End Rotary Club has joined 21 other District 7680 clubs to promote Honor Flights for World War II vets.  Our Board of Directors decided that the club was not in a financial position to make a contribution, but approved letting a committee of members promote it and solicit donations through Dilworth Charities to support this inaugural Honor Flight.

The goal of the project is to send every local World War II Veteran to see the WWII Memorial in Washington, DC. The Memorial was completed in 2004 and since then has been seen by many people young and old, non-Veterans and Veterans. Thousands of our World War II Veterans have been taken to the Memorial each year through the generous support of corporate sponsors, family members and others in our caring communities.

Former District Governor Mitzi Ellis (not District 7680) is spearheading the project.  John Barringer asked the club's board for approval to solicit donations. Brad Goforth chairs the club committee on this project.   The 21 clubs will have to raise $50,000 to pay for a charter flight to take 100 World War II veterans and 33 guardians to Washington.  It will cost $500 for each veteran.  Members who wish to make a donation to sponsor or contribute toward sponsoring a veteran should make their checks out to Dilworth Charities and mark the memo line Honor Flight.  Give the check to Brad Goforth, John Barringer, Lamar Gunter or Dewey Jenkins, or mail it to the club's address: P. O. Box 471211, Charlotte, NC, 28247-1211.

A website has been designed and is "live" now for veterans and clubs.  This website will give you background information on Honor Air, let you watch videos of previous flights, tell veterans and potential sponsors how to contact the clubs in your community and how to make a donation, and most importantly, makes available the veterans application for you to print out. (www.flightofhonor.org <http://www.flightofhonor.org/> .)  There also are cards printed with our information line number and how to make a donation to the project.  If you would like copies of this card, please call the information line at (704) 246-6535.

To date, we have 21 clubs in our district who have expressed interest in wanting to participate in the project:   ALBEMARLE, ALLEGHANY, BALLANTYNE, CHARLOTTE, CHARLOTTE EAST, CHARLOTTE SOUTH, CHARLOTTE WEST, DILWORTH, GASTONIA, GASTONIA EAST, KINGS MOUNTAIN, MECKLENBURG COUNTY SOUTH, MINT HILL, MONROE, MOORESVILLE - LAKE NORMAN, MOUNT HOLLY, NORTH MECKLENBURG, SALISBURY, TOP OF THE LAKE, WADESBORO, WAXHAW-WEDDINGTON.   We expect more to come on board as the project builds momentum.  This involves recruiting and sponsoring veterans at a cost of $500 each.  For every 3 veterans you sponsor, your club will receive one volunteer guardian spot for $200.  Many clubs are having fundraisers for this project or partnering up with other clubs and organizations.  

Mitzi Ellis said, "This is a $50,000 + project and we are hoping to have multiple flights for veterans who do not get to go on this inaugural charter.  We need private donations and corporate support to sustain our goals.  In that regard, we are pleased to announce a $5,000 donation from Bob and Elizabeth Dole for our district Flight of Honor.  As most of you know, retired Senator Bob Dole served in the US Army during WW II.  He is often at the World War II Memorial greeting WW II veterans.  We really appreciate this generous donation from the Doles to help central NC veterans have this wonderful experience! 

"We are already receiving applications.  As you recruit your veterans, we suggest that you look for men and women from your area that might not otherwise be able to go due to financial circumstances.  You might also want to think about prioritizing those who are older.  Please remember to make no promises to your veterans until you receive a confirming note from us.  All applications have to be approved by our flight doctor.  Once we confirm approval of your veteran's application by email, we will expect payment within 10 business days.  Your check will reserve your spot.  We will not be sending you an invoice.  Please remember any money received for Honor Air corporate sponsorships must be earmarked solely for this project.

"We hope all of you will get excited about sponsoring veterans for our Flight of Honor.  Please let us know if you have any questions and thank you for helping to "Make Dreams Real" for our central North Carolina WW II veterans!"

News about Members

Happy Birthday              Happy Anniversary
Rosemary Hill, Dec. 19                Vivian and Tom Philson, Dec. 19

Programs

Dec. 12:        "Ideas on Books for Gifts" -- Proprietors of Park Road Books.  This is an annual holiday period treat and many gift ideas result. 

Service Opportunities

Weekly at Meetings:

International Projects - 

·        Participate in the weekly lottery.  Half the proceeds go to benefit our

      International projects. 

·      CART - Donate your loose change to the Alzheimer's research project by 

      tossing it into the blue bucket at the check-in table.  

Have News for The Dilworthian

Have news for The Dilworthian? Deadline is each Tuesday at 9 p.m. Call Lamar Gunter, 704/442-7838 (office) or 704/525-0569 or fax it to 704/442-9903; or e-mail to Lamar at lgunter at catevo.com, or gunter4283 at bellsouth.net <mailto:gunter4283 at bellsouth.net>   or e-mail him on Charlotte Dilworth South End Rotary's Web site, www.charlottedilworthrotary.org <http://www.charlottedilworthrotary.org/> .  

Dilworth Rotary's Web site is a valuable source of information on committee chairs, upcoming programs and events, projects and other club matters.  Other important Rotary links on the Web are www.rotarydistrict7680.org <http://www.rotarydistrict7680.org/>  and www.rotary.org <http://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 <mailto: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 Café, 4223 Providence Rd.  

Lake Norman-Huntersville - 7:30 a.m. NorthStone Country Club, 15801 Northstone Rd.

Waxhaw-Weddington - 7:30 a.m. in Rippington's Restaurant in Waxhaw.

Mint Hill - 7:30 am at Pine Lake Country Club, Mint Hill 

FRIDAY

Mecklenburg  County-South  -  7:30 a.m., Raintree  Country Club, 8600 Raintree Lane

Ballantyne Rotary - City Tavern, Stonecrest

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