[Dilworthian] Oct. 17 issue

[Gunter, Lamar]

The Dilworthian

(Issues posted at www.charlottedilworthrotary.org)

October 17, 2008

Club Supports Attendance 

At Rotary Foundation Banquet 

By Jim Stump

Past District Governor

The District 7680 Rotary International Foundation Banquet is rapidly approaching and YOU are invited!!

 

Scheduled for Monday, November 10, 1008 at the new Embassy Suites Hotel & Conference Center in Concord (on Bruton Smith Boulevard approximately midway between the Speedway and Concord Mills Mall), this event is always an exciting time to learn about YOUR FOUNDATION, but also to celebrate the work of the Foundation, both locally and in other countries.

  

We are extremely fortunate to have as this year's speakers Rotary Foundation Trustee Carolyn Jones and Rotary Peace Center Graduate Shai Tamari of Israel.

 

Trustee Jones is a past District Governor and has held many key Rotary Leadership positions.  She is a graduate of Yale Law School and was an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Alaska for 23 years.  Of special interest, she organized international support for the "Children of Russia" program to help young victims of leukemia and cancers of the blood caused by the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear reactor.  Carolyn's unforgettable story of bringing healing, compassion, and love to the children of Russia is a very compelling testimony of the power of the Rotary Foundation

 

Tamari, a Jewish man born in Jerusalem and a veteran of the Israeli armed forces, spent his Rotary Peace Fellowship at the Rotary Peace Center shared by UNC and Duke Universities.  In May, he completed a Master's Degree in History, Arabic Language, and Conflict Resolution.  Tamari hopes to use his Arabic language skills, and his studies of peace at the Rotary Peace Center, to help find a political solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.  Tamari has recently begun working as a Legislative Assistant in Middle East affairs for U.S. Representative Jim Moran of Virginia.

 

This District-wide event is open to all Rotarians.  This is a superior opportunity, especially for newer and younger Rotarians, to learn more about the heart and soul of Rotary, the Rotary Foundation. I hope for a strong turnout from Dilworth South End Rotarians.

 

Reservations are already coming in and the deadline is approaching soon.  To make reservations, please call me, Jim Stump at (704) 843-6755.  This is a great Rotary event and one that you will not want to miss!

 

To encourage and support attendance, the club will cancel a future regularly scheduled meeting to free up funds allowing the club to underwrite the meal cost ($40) of any club member attending the Rotary Foundation Banquet.  Spouses and guests are welcomed, but the club can underwrite the cost of the members' ticket only.

 

Please call me if you have any questions.

 

DilWorth Noting

 

Seed Program Will Have

Its Day at United Nations                   

 

John Batcha

 

>From District 7680 Newsletter

North Mecklenburg club Rotarian John Batcha will deliver a message of hope for the hungry in the hallowed General Assembly room of the United Nations on Nov. 8, 2008.

 

Rotarians were involved in establishing the international organization following World War II, and a Rotary representative maintains a permanent office in the building. The cooperation

between the two organizations is commemorated annually with Rotary International/ United Nations Day. 

 

One of the UN's initiatives is aimed at aleviating hunger. Batcha, who worked in the seed industry for 28 years, established the non-profit "Seed Programs Inc." in 1998 that has to date distributed 11 million packets of seed to needy people in 60 countries. When he joined the North Mecklenburg Rotary Club, he got the club involved by establishing a "Rotarians Sowing Seeds to Fight World Hunger" committee. The effort was selected as District

7680's Showcase Project in 2006-2007, and was also showcased at the RI annual convention in Salt Lake City.

 

A UN representative invited Batcha to present the program on RI/UN Day. Batcha will present a 15 minute PowerPoint presentation about the program, a UN administrator will

talk about UN hunger relief programs for 15 minutes, and there will be 15 minutes

for questions. About 1,300 Rotarians from around the globe are expected to attend, including RI President D.K. Lee and UN Secretary General Ban Ky Moon.  

 

Batcha noted that Rotary donations have financed distribution of seed thus far to 15 countries around the world. All of the seeds are donated by seed companies, while the organization pays for packaging and shipping it abroad. Batcha noted that it's a tremendously cost-effective means of philanthropy. A donation of just $300 provides

seed with the potential of producing 5,000 pounds of vegetables.

 

 

News about Members

 

Happy Birthday           Happy Anniversary
Clyde Medearis, Oct. 15             Karen and Dave Miller, Oct. 17
Clay Andrews, Oct. 15                Caren and Bob Small Oct. 19

Bill Austin, Oct. 16                       

Ryan Arnold, Oct. 17

Frank Kiker, Oct. 17

Bob Lyons, Oct. 22

Dave Byron, Oct. 23

Ranjit Rawlley, Oct. 26

Ed King, Oct. 26  

  

Programs

 

Oct. 17:           "Opera Carolina" - James Meena, Director of Opera Carolina with a 

                        singer from "Faust."

 

Oct. 24:           Dilworth South End Rotary's 60th Anniversary Observance 

 

Nov. 7:             "Experiences of Two Aviators Who Became POWs in World War II" --

Earl Osborne, flight engineer on a B-17 Flying Fortress who was shot down before D-Day while on his third mission and Tom Easterling, pilot of a P-47 Thunderbolt fighter plane who was shot down just before the Battle of the Bulge while on his 68th mission.

 

Reminder Of Coming Events 

 

Nov. 10: Rotary Foundation Dinner, Embassy Suites Hotel and & Conference Center on 

               Bruton Smith Boulevard in Concord.



 

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/> .  Deadline for items in the reminder Dilworthian on Monday is 9 a.m. Monday.

 

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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