[Dilworthian] May 1 issue

Thu Apr 30 09:12:12 PDT 2009

 The Dilworthian

(Issues posted at www.charlottedilworthrotary.org)

May 1, 2009

Club Welcomes Two New Members    

Charlotte Dilworth South End Rotary welcomed William McDonald and Jeffrey
Morgart into membership at the April 24 meeting.  

William is Executive Director of Bethlehem Center and his sponsors are Kay
May and Dale Harrold.  He is a native of southern Arkansas and a graduate of
the University of Arkansas at Monticello. His entire career since college
has been with non profits in Texas, Louisiana, Florida and now North
Carolina.  He came to Charlotte in 2001 and was appointed to his present
position in 2006. He is a member of the Association of Fund Raising
Professionals.

William first became a Rotarian in Winter Garden, Fla., and was a member of
a Rotary club in Monroe, La.  

He and his wife, Betsy, have two daughters, Emily and Jo, and three
grandchildren, Christian, Sloane and Tyler.  His son-in-law, Todd, is
serving his second tour in Iraq with the Army.

William and Betsy enjoy cycling and log up to 200 miles as week.  William
also enjoys hiking and whitewater rafting.

Jeffrey Alan (Jeff) Morgart is Account Manager with ATCOM Business Telecom
Solutions and his sponsors are Kay May and Bob Teague.

Jeff was born in Clearwater, Fla., but grew up in Durham.  He was graduated
from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and joined his company
after graduation.  

He has been active in the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and United
Family Services.  He and his wife, Rhonda, are foster parents to Cameron, a
3-year-old girl.

Jeff likes to travel.  He also likes live music and is learning to play an
acoustic guitar.

President’s Corner

By Ranjit Rawlley

Last week was my proudest as a Rotarian. In the midst of an economic
recession unlike any that we have seen since the great depression. With a
Tsunami of bad news.. Bankruptcies and the potential loss of such Iconic
companies as Chrysler, GM and Wachovia. With bad news from every corner and
unemployment rates in the double digits. Housing prices down 50 % in some
parts of the country. The Charlotte Dilworth South End Rotary club created a
Tsunami of a different kind. A Tsunami of good news. A Tsunami that will
help provide clean water to those who lack it; housing for those without it;
free some from the scourge of polio; and provide skills to some other to
help feed their families. Rest assured the money raised will be put to good
use. To those 14 new Paul Harris Fellows and four new benefactors and your
Rotary sponsors, I thank you and salute you. 

I also salute the Club and those that have paved the way and created the
"Rotary Spirit" that pervades the club. This same spirit has created almost
$325,000 in donations over our history for the Rotary Foundation.  Jim Stump
,Chair of the Foundation Committee, told me that he did not recollect a time
when we had created more Paul Harris Fellows and benefactors at one sitting.

I would be remiss if I did not thank Jim Stump Chair and his Rotary
foundation committee: Vice Chair Chuck Lapp, Joe Morris, Ernie Rider, Frank
Kiker, Dennis McGarry, David Hodgkins and Tony Thompson. Your fellow
Rotarians salute you.

Club Honors Paul Harris Fellows, Benefactors on Rotary Foundation Day

Our club honored Paul Harris Fellows and Rotary Foundation Benefactors
during the April 24 program on the Foundation. 

*	Joe Dyer honored his wife Patty by making her a new Paul Harris
Fellow (PHF); Patty had a touch of pneumonia and will be recognized at a
later date.
*	Club Vice President Fenton Erwin completed his first PHF.
*	Dr. Chuck Lapp honored his wife Darie by making her a new PHF.
*	Kay May was honored for completing 2 new PHF's; Kay initially
completed her second PHF and then won the drawing from her Dilworth Paul
Harris Club #2 participation (which became her third completed PHF). Kay
received a new Paul Harris pin with 2 sapphires (reflects the initial PHF
completed plus the 2 new ones); Kay becomes a Multiple Paul Harris Fellow.
*	Frank Kiker completed a fourth PHF and received the Paul Harris pin
containing 3 sapphires (reflects the initial PHF completed plus 3 more
PHF's); Frank is a Multiple Paul Harris Fellow.
*	Past President Tom Philson completed a second PHF and chose to honor
his wife Vivian by making her a Paul Harris Fellow; Tom recently won the
drawing from our Paul Harris Club #1; Tom also received a new Paul Harris
pin becoming a Multiple Paul Harris Fellow for the first time.
*	President Ranjit Rawlley honored his wife, Romy Cawood, by creating
a new Paul Harris Fellow in her honor.
*	Kate Richards completed her first PHF.
*	Joe Smith completed a new PHF to honor his daughter, Dr. Angelia
Narron Smith; Joe was away on a church mission trip last Friday and we'll
make the presentation to Dr. Smith at a later date.
*	Jim & Patsy Stump honored their newest granddaughter, Chandler
Elizabeth Glenn, by making her a new PHF.
*	Lee Wensil created a new PHF to honor his wife, Jane; earlier, Lee
won the drawing from Paul Harris Club #3 and honored Jane with this PHF; Lee
also became a Multiple Paul Harris Fellow.
*	President-Elect Dale Harrold completed his first PHF.  He knew he
would be unable to attend, so Dale was recognized April 17.
*	Ed & Tricia King honored their daughter "Kayce" with a surprise PHF
presented to her April 17.

Four members were recognized for becoming Rotary International Foundation
Benefactors.  One becomes a Benefactor by promising a minimum of $1,000.00
from his/her estate.  Becoming a Foundation Benefactor is quite significant
and the recognition is every bit as important as becoming a Paul Harris
Fellow.  The four are:

*	President Ranjit Rawlley
*	President-Elect Dale Harrold
*	David Kirkpatrick
*	Kay May

David and Dale had to be away last Friday and will be recognized at a later
date.

Past District Governor Joe Morris becomes the District's Rotary Foundation
Chair beginning with the 2009-2010 Rotary year.

Dewey Jenkins becomes the Club's Foundation Chair for 2009-2010.

The Club's Foundation Committee for 2008-2009:

Dr. Chuck Lapp

Dennis McGarry

Dr. Ernie Rider

Frank Kiker

Tony Thompson

David Hodgkins

Joe Morris

Jim Stump, Chair

Special guests included Governor Bob Wilson and current District Foundation
Chair Past District Governor Jim Morton.

DilWorth Noting

Dilworth Will Picnic in the Park May 15 

Charlotte Dilworth South End Rotary Club will hold its annual “Picnic in the
Park” May 15 at the picnic shelter on the west end of Latta Park.  Dave
Byron’s crew will provide picnic food at the shelter.  After the meal
members will have the opportunity to visit the Rotary garden at the east end
of the park. The late Clyde Horstman had the idea of providing a garden in
the Dilworth Community.  He died before the club could create the garden,
and the members completed it in his memory.  Our regular meeting May 15 will
be at the picnic shelter.

Rotary District Conference Set May 1-3

The Rotary Joint District Conference on May 1-3 features the President
Nominee of Rotary International as its keynote speaker.  In addition, the
list of breakout sessions and opportunities for Rotary Fellowship are
unparalleled, as Districts 7680 and its sister district 7670 combine forces
for a Rotary Celebration of “Making Dreams Real”.

The joint conference will be at the Marriott Grande Dunes Resort and Spa,
Myrtle Beach South Carolina. 

 Highlights Include:

·         The future President of Rotary International, Ray Kinginsmith,
2010 1011 willl share his vision.

·         An impressive Flag Ceremony at the opening session

·         Recognition of 52 Distinguished Rotarians

·         Report on the Joint Fundraising Efforts for Polio by both
Districts

·         New and innovative programs at the House of Friendship

·         Club of Excellence and other District Awards

·         Fun and Fellowship with Rotarians from Western N.C. 

·         Visit the SPA, Golf Course, Beach and Pool and have fun!

Featured Speakers include:

*	Ray Klinginsmith, President  of Rotary International (2010-2011)
*	Mike Minter, Former Carolina Panther (inspirational, motivational)
*	Bo Porter, from Alabama, Representative of RI President DK Lee 

April 13 Board Minutes of Charlotte Dilworth South End Rotary

The board of directors of Charlotte Dilworth South End Rotary took the
following actions during its April 13 meeting:

*	Accepted the resignation ofGlenn Hines has resigned as Club
Secretary, Kay May is filling this role for the rest of this club year. 
*	Approved Jeff Morgart and William MacDonald for membership.  They
were inducted into the club on April 24th. 
*	Approved a three-month leave of absence for Al Cadenhead and a one
month extension to Robert Thomas’ leave of absence

Barbeque Fundraiser -   Kay May reported that members sales totaled $4,529,
walk-in sales totaled $410 and the club also raised $1,671 for donations to
feed the homeless at the Urban Ministry Center for a total of $6,610.   From
the donations received, we fed more than 300 people at the Urban Ministry
Center on April 6th.  

Old Business

·    Attendance information is posted on the District Data Base located at:
http://www.directory-online.com/rotary/Main.cfm?FuseAction=Main
<http://www.directory-online.com/rotary/Main.cfm?FuseAction=Main&> & 

·    Dale Harrold requested that we publish a “Club Dashboard” with
information about club members.  Such as:  Who’s leaving the club, who
requested a Leave of Absence, new members and financials. 

·    Kay May will forward minutes to Lamar Gunter and Richard Pockat for
publication in the Dilworthian and on the Website. 

New Business

*	Health of Club Members: 

*	Gus Psomadakis – health issues 
*	Gary Toothman had knee surgery and a broken foot
*	Robert Thomas is recovering from knee replacement surgery
*	Harding Shinn is recovering from the flu

*	Habitat for Humanity – several members participated over the past
few weeks
*	David Hodgkins gave updates on

*	World Community Service – 
*	Adopt-A-Street – Working with Jane Ritchie and Kevin Raymer to get
the street clean-up project started again
*	Garden at Latta Park – Club meeting at Latta Park on May 15th.  This
will be our 8th annual BBQ in the Park meeting. Need to remind members of
the meeting location and send a map or directions to the park.
*	Foundation for the Carolinas – David stated that we will send a
formal letter that we are withdrawing from the Foundation for the Carolina’s
because we now have our own Foundation (Dilworth Charities)
*	David also reported that he is writing an update on the BBQ event
for the Dilworth Quarterly.  He will also provide a picture of the garden
for this article. 
*	Dale Harrold provided a proposed Club Structure as recommended by
RI.  This will be reviewed again at a future meeting. 
*	Ranjit reported that our Club’s By-Laws and Constitution are the
standard provided by RI.
*	It was recommended that we add a line item to our Quarterly invoices
for an optional “donation to Dilworth Charities”.   

Rotarian Packs May Issue of Magazine

The Rotarian has packed the 80 pages of the May issue with interesting and
informative articles.  

The cover article is “The Rotarian conversation with Bill Gates.”  “He is
putting time and money into changing the nature of giving, and making the
world polio free while he is at it.”

“The motorcycle diaries” – “How many Latin American club projects can our
writer visit in five weeks?  Come along for the ride.”

“Talking to Rotarians” – “Invited to speak about his wife to the local
Rotary club, the author tries not to embarrass her – too much.”

“Putting children first” – “How Rotary responded to the RI President’s call
to lessen child mortality at the club and district level, and a blueprint
for the future.”   

News about Members

Distinguished Rotarians Choose Lamar Gunter

The club’s Distinguished Rotarians from past years chose Lamar Gunter as the
2009 Distinguished Rotarian.  District Governor Bob Wilson made the
presentation. 

Lamar has been a member of Dilworth Rotary since 1980.  He has served on the
board of directors and as secretary.  He has edited The Dilworthian for the
past few years and has worked on various club projects, including Bell
Ringing for the Salvation Army, sorting clothes for Crisis Assistance
Ministry, the project of preparing Samaritan House for occupancy, and on the
Steering Committee for Rotary District 7680’s Flight of Honor.  He organized
the club’s USO volunteers and works at the USO nearly every Friday night.

Happy Anniversary
Carolina and Corey Wilhelm, April 28

Teresa and Gus Psomadakis, May 4

Programs

May 1: “Scams Making the Rounds” -- Maryanne Dailey, Vice President  for
Operations  for the BBB of Southern Piedmont and Executive Director of  the
BBB Consumer Foundation

Service Opportunities

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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
<http://www.rotarydistrict7680.org/> www.rotarydistrict7680.org and
<http://www.rotary.org/> 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,
<mailto:thekings at carolina.rr.com> 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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