[Dilworthian] Aug. 14 issue

Thu Aug 13 13:19:25 PDT 2009

The Dilworthian

August  14, 2009

 Two Scheduled For Induction into Membership 

Club secretary Kay D. May reported to the Board that Whitney Simpson and
Eric Jones are scheduled for induction into membership Friday, Aug. 14.
Myrna Adams asked that her application be placed on hold for now.  

The board accepted with regret the resignations of Dennis McGarry, Andrea
McGowan, and E. J. Rabell. 

As part of an effort to improve the club’s attendance, Ed King will
distribute attendance reports and will send an email to members who miss two
consecutive meetings. 

President Dale Harrold reported that since Andrea McGowan has resigned, we
are looking for a new Administration Committee Chairperson.   Andrea has
agreed to fill roles for Head Table in August.   Jeff Morgart is handling
Sergeant at Arms for August.   

Fund-raising Chair Kate Richards gave the following update:  

*	This year’s projects focus on how to raise money externally not just
from members (OPM – other people’s money)  
*	Proposals include:

*	Partnering with local restaurants – coupons to encourage patronage,
club to get either a % of the night’s food sales or sales from a specific
item such as appetizer or dessert.  Date for this is tentatively set for
Tuesday Sept 22nd.    We will only focus on restaurants located in
Southpark, Dilworth and South End for this event.   
*	“Beach Night” Friday  February 26th. 

*	Dance, Silent Auction and Casino night. 

*	Advance ticket sales to generate attendance

·         Fenton Erwin and Joe Smith are co-chairs of the Membership
Committee. Fenton presented the Membership Committee goals and tactics

*	Goal is to have 80 members by June 30, 2010

*	New member recruitment is an obligation of each existing member
*	Emphasis is on increasing number of guests attending
*	Club members must treat guests differently than in the past

*	Seek out and greet/meet guests
*	Each guest will receive a personal contact the following week from a
committee member other than sponsor
*	Each guest will receive material about Rotary and the Club

*	Competition and Membership Campaign

*	From 9/4/09 to 12/18/09, Club will be divided into 3 teams
*	Teams will challenge other teams to bring guests to meetings
*	The team with the most guests will be recognized and presented a
gift
*	Individual club member sponsoring the most new members will be
recognized and given a gift

*	Membership Recognition (STARS) Program

*	Red star to be placed on the badge of the sponsor for new members

*	Red star for 1-5 new members
*	Silver star for 6-11
*	Gold Star for each new member above 12

*	Corollary for obtaining new members: Increase Club revenues

*	Advertise program in the newsletter for each club in district
*	Provide coupons for X $ off the price of meal for make up Rotarians
from other clubs

*	Board approved the Membership Committee proposal and plan 

Public Relations Chair and Dilworthian Editor Lamar Gunter reported:

*	Flight of Honor continues to get good publicity.  40 applications on
the waiting list for flight next spring. Next Flight is Saturday, Sept 19.
*	Lamar also asked for stories about things of personal interest for
the newsletter.  He will run these stories in The Dilworthian.

Service Chair Ron Melvin reported:

*	Adopt-A-Street - Jeff Morgart will lead 3 street clean up days per
year
*	This month’s Social –next social is Aug. 25 at Crisis Assistance

The board was told the next STAR breakfast will be in September. David
Hodgkins gave an update on the Alto Cayma trip and reminded the board that
the group is leaving Friday, Aug.14.   

DilWorth Noting

 August Social Set For Crisis Assistance

The Club’s next Social will be Tuesday, Aug. 25, at 6:30 p.m. at Crisis
Assistance Ministry, 500 Spratt St.  Crisis Assistance has been a key
partner for our local community, and by volunteering your time you will make
an impact for this worthy cause - especially in the climate we are in now.
This event will take place from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.  The volunteer
activities will involve sorting clothes with your fellow Rotarians and their
guests.  Plan to wear comfortable clothing. 

All-Mecklenburg Rotary Meeting Set Sept. 25

Jim Brinkley, Vice Chairman of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Global Private
Client Group will be the featured speaker at a meeting for all Mecklenburg
Rotarians Tuesday, Sept. 29.

The meeting at the Blake Hotel will be approximately $26 each and parking
will be complimentary.  Individual members will sign up through our club.
The meeting WILL NOT SUBSTITUTE for our meeting  as has been done for past
all-Mecklenburg meetings, but it will count as a makeup for anyone who
attends and needs a makeup.  Our club will hold its regular meeting that
week on Friday, Oct. 2.

If you have questions, contact Sandy Osborne, 704-375-6816 or
chltrot at bellsouth.net.

Rotary presentation (b)

News about Members

 The board of directors has accepted with regret the resignations of Dennis
McGarry, Andrea McGowan, and E. J. Rabell. 

Happy Birthday             Happy Anniversary

Al Cadenhead, Aug 9                     Arlene Kay and Van Vagianos, Aug. 15

Romelle Scharnberg, Aug. 12

Tom Philson, Aug. 20

Gene Lamb, Aug. 20

Programs

  Aug. 14        “Political Update from D.C.” – Hal Weatherman, Chief of
Staff for U.S. 

Representative Sue Myrick.   A lot has been happening and he will try to
bring us up to date on what and why.

Aug. 21          “Roads and Bridges in the Charlotte Region” -- Barry Moose,
Chief Engineer for the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s
Charlotte Region.  He will talk about the transportation infrastructure in
the Charlotte Region and what is ahead for it.

Aug. 28          Official Visit by District 7680 Governor Karen Shore.  Each
District 

Governor visits each club in the District, meets with the officers and
addresses the full membership

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 – Piper Glen County Club, 4300 Piper Glen Dr., 

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