From lgunter at catevo.com Thu Jan 8 06:59:51 2009 From: lgunter at catevo.com (Gunter, Lamar) Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 09:59:51 -0500 Subject: [Dilworthian] Jan. 9 issue Message-ID: The Dilworthian (Issues posted at www.charlottedilworthrotary.org) January 9, 2008 Please Check Birthdays, Anniversary Dates A list of member birthdays and anniversary dates appears at the end of today's Dilworthian for members to check and verify the correctness. Please check and if any of the dates are incorrect, please e-mail the correct dates to the editor at lgunter at catevo.com. DilWorth Noting Mid-Year Assembly Helps Leadership District Trainer Deborah Bowen asks that you please mark your calendars for January 31st (Saturday) for the District 7680 Mid-Year Assembly at the Charles Mack Citizens Center in Downtown Mooresville. Registration is 8-9 a.m. and the session for all attendees is 9 until noon. Who should attend? All current club leaders, future club leaders, those who wish they had more Rotary knowledge, and new Rotarians.....in other words, the mid-year assembly is for everyone!! District events are a great way to learn more about Rotary, get fresh ideas from other clubs, hear what the key focus areas are from our district leadership team, gain even more enthusiasm for Rotary, and learn ways we can make a difference together. Flight of Honor Needs Our Support Our Rotary district needs our immediate support with our Flight of Honor project to take WW II veterans to Washington, DC on Saturday, April 18, 2009. Over half of the 52 clubs in our district have agreed to recruit and sponsor veterans for the flight. However, we are about 100 days away from the trip and only have about 30 veterans (WE NEED 100) in the process of being registered. Many clubs are seeking funds from outside the club to help with their fundraising efforts. You can find more information and print out the veteran application at our website: www.flightofhonor.org . January Rotarian Offers "How To" Manual The January Rotarian offers a How To manual for Rotarians. The articles include: "How to do good and feel good doing it - a guide to help you become a better Rotarian" "How to get things done - Learn the art of being more efficient" "How to save it before it's history - Build your club archive for posterity" "How to fundraise without fear - Advice from Marc Pittman who wrote the book" "How to navigate the convention - After 40 years, John T. Capps III knows how to do it" "How to prepare for a humanitarian mission - What to take and what to expect when you go abroad" "How to avoid offense - Behavior basics when you are on the road" "How to save the world - Joe Queenan has a few - ironic - suggestions" "How to speak Rotary - It's a quiz; test your acronym knowledge" "How to get Rotary right - Learn from these mistakes" News about Members Our Sympathy to Donna, David Hodgkins Our sympathy to Donna and David Hodgkins on the death of Donna's father, Anthony P. Beaudry, 94, of Worcester, Mass. Mr. Beaudry died Saturday, January 3, 2009 at the Holy Trinity Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. The funeral service was Tuesday, January 6 at 10 a.m. in Christ the King Church, Worcester. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Jessica L. Dovi Foundation C/O David Hodgkins, 816 Lexington Ave., Charlotte, NC 28203 or Holy Trinity Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 300 Barber Ave., Worcester 01606-2476. Happy Birthday Nick Bowen, Jan. 2 Tony Morton, Jan. 7 Howard Castleman, Jan. 8 Joe Dyer, Jan. 10 Joe Morris, Jan. 14 Pete Johnston, Jan. 16 Programs Jan. 9: "Arts and Science Council" - Lori Collins, Vice President. Reminder Of Coming Events The next Rotary Social will be at 6:30 p.m. at the 131 Main Restaurant on East Boulevard. As usual the dinner and drinks are "Dutch treat." Birthdays and Anniversaries Birthdays Anniversaries January January Member Birthday Member Spouse Anniversary Nick Bowen 1/02 Tony Morton 1/07 Howard Castleman 1/08 Joe Dyer 1/10 Joe Morris 1/14 Pete Johnston 1/16 Jim Maxwell 1/26 February February Member Birthday Member Spouse Anniversary Ret Turner 2/04 Romelle Scharnberg John 2/6 Ron Melvin 2/07 Brian Hadley 2/8 Justin Bice 2/17 Tony Thompson 2/26 March March Member Birthday Member Spouse Anniversary Ralph Lovejoy 3/7 J. B. Meanor Nicole 3/16 Glenn Hines 3/21 Jim Maxwell Becky 3/18 Harding Shinn 3/5 Joe Smith Jan 3/26 Ranjit Rawlley Romy Cawood 3/29-30 Paul Whitfield Bobbi 3/30 April April Member Birthday Member Spouse Anniversary Dick Payne 4/02 Dave Byron Beth 4/7 Marti McCracken 4/06 Nick Bowen Judy 4/15 Jay Shinn 4/11 Lamar Gunter Diane 4/23 Bob Small 4/15 Glenn Hines Patsy 4/23 Ron Skufca 4/16 Corey Wilhelm Caroline 4/28 Dale Harrold 4/20 Bob Teague 4/24 May May Member Birthday Member Spouse Anniversary Dewey Jenkins 5/10 Gus Psomadakis Teresa 5/4 Gus Psomadakis 5/10 Gary Toothman Lisa 5/11 Tom Chaltas 5/20 Dale Harrold Starr 5/18 Bob Mills Deborah 5/21 Brooks Mayfield Laura 5/26 Ron Skufca Silvia 5/26 June June Member Birthday Member Spouse Anniversary Chuck Lapp 6/10 Ron Melvin Nancy 6/1 Van Vagianos 6/11 Jim Stump Patsy 6/1 Hal Tribble 6/16 Ret Turner Diane 6/12 Dave Miller 6/16 Ed King Trish 6/18 Paul Whitfield 6/21 Richard Pockat 6/19 Nick Nicholson 6/22 Al Cadenhead Suzanne 6/20 Joe Smith 6/29 Brian Hadley Rebecca 6/23 David Hodgkins Donna 6/25 Bob Teague Carol 6/30 July July Member Birthday Member Spouse Anniversary Lee Wensil 7/2 Gene Lamb Janice 7/2 John Barringer 7/3 Howard Castleman Patsy 7/12 Dennis McGarry 7/14 Ernie Rider Nancy 7/15 David Hodgkins 7/15 Dennis McGarry Kay 7.15 Ernie Rider 7/18 E. J. Rabell Laura 7/16 Brad Goforth 7/21 Joe Morris Sally 7/20 Dan Carrigan 7/26 Bill Austin Jane 7/21 Fenton Erwin 7/30 Fenton Erwin 7/24 Jay Shinn Evelyn 7/25 August August Member Birthday Member Spouse Anniversary Bob Mills 8/1 Van Vagianos Arlene Kay 8/15 Corey Wilhelm 8/6 Al Cadenhead 8/09 Romelle Scharnberg 8/12 Tom Philson 8/20 Gene Lamb 8/20 Kay May 8/27 Joy Rucker 8/27 September September Member Birthday Member Spouse Anniversary E. J. Rabell 9/2 Harding Shinn Maxene 9/2 Andrea McGowan 9/3 Lee Wensil Jane 9/2 Richard Pockat 9/13 Joe Dyer Patty 9/10 Evan Webster Marcia 9/14 Tony Thompson Michelle 9/17 Nick Nicholson Freda 9/24 John Barringer Gloria 9/30 October October Member Birthday Member Spouse Anniversary James B. 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"Back in 1932 I was assigned, by the creditors of the Club Aluminum Products Company, the task of saving the company from being closed out as a bankrupt organization.The company was a distributor of cookware and other household items. We found that the company owed its creditors more than $400,000 in excess of its total assets. It was bankrupt but still alive. "At that time we borrowed $6,100 from a Chicago bank to give us a little cash on which to operate. "While we had a good product our competitors also had fine cookware with well-advertised brand names. Our company had some fine people working for it, but our competitors also had the same. Our competitors were naturally in much stronger financial condition than we were. "With tremendous obstacles and handicaps facing us, we felt that we must develop something in our organization which our competitors would not have in equal amount. We decided that it should be the character, dependability, and service mindedness of our personnel. "We determined, first, to be very careful in the selection of our personnel and, second, to help them become better men and women as they progressed with our company. "We believed that 'In right there is might,' and we determined to do our best to always be right. Our industry, as was true of scores of other industries, had a code of ethics - but the code was long, almost impossible to memorize and therefore impractical. We felt that we needed a simple measuring stick of ethics which everyone in the company could quickly memorize. We also believed that the proposed test should not tell our people what they must do, but ask them questions which would make it possible for them to find out whether their proposed plans, policies, statements, or actions were right or wrong. "We had looked in available literature for such a short measuring stick of ethics but could not find a satisfactory one. One day in July 1932, I decided to pray about the matter. That morning I leaned over my desk and asked God to give us a simple guide to help us think, speak and do that which was right. I immediately picked up a white card and wrote out The 4-Way Test of the things we think, say, or do as follows: 1. Is it the Truth? 2. Is it Fair to all concerned? 3. Will it build Goodwill and Better Friendships? 4. Will it be Beneficial to all concerned? "I placed the little test under the glass of my desk and determined to try it out for a few days before talking to anyone else in the company about it. I had a very discouraging experience. I almost threw it into the wastepaper basket the first day when I checked everything that passed over my desk with the first question, 'Is it the truth?' I never realized before how far I often was from the truth and how many untruths appeared in our company's literature, letters, and advertising. "After about 60 days of faithful, constant effort on my part to live up to The 4-Way Test I was thoroughly sold on its great worth and at the same time greatly humiliated, and at times, discouraged with my own performance as president of the company. I had, however, made sufficient progress in living up to The 4-Way Test to feel qualified to talk to some of my associates about it. "I discussed it with my four department heads. You may be interested in knowing the religious faiths of these four men. One was a Roman Catholic, the second a Christian Scientist, the third an Orthodox Jew, and the fourth a Presbyterian. "I asked each man whether or not there was anything in The 4-Way Test which was contrary to the doctrines and ideals of his particular faith. They all four agreed that truth, justice, friendliness, and helpfulness not only coincided with their religious ideals, but that if constantly applied in business they should result in greater success and progress. "These four men agreed to use The 4-Way Test in checking proposed plans, policies, statements, and advertising of the company. Later, all employees were asked to memorize and use The 4-Way Test in their relations with others. "The checking of advertising copy against The 4-Way Test resulted in the elimination of statements, the truth of which could not be proved. All superlatives such as the words better, best, greatest, and finest disappeared from our advertisements. As a result, the public gradually placed more confidence in what we stated in our advertisements and bought more of our products. "The constant use of The 4-Way Test caused us to change our policies covering relations with competitors. We eliminated all adverse or detrimental comments on our competitors' products from our advertisements and literature. "When we found an opportunity to speak well of our competitors, we did so. Thus we gained the confidence and friendship of our competitors. "The application of The 4-Way Test to our relations with our own personnel and that of our suppliers and customers helped us to win their friendship and goodwill. We have learned that the friendship and confidence of those with whom we associate is essential to permanent success in business. "Through over twenty years of sincere effort on the part of our personnel, we have been making progress toward reaching the ideals expressed in The 4-Way Test. We have been rewarded with a steady increase in sales, profits, and earnings of our personnel. From a bankrupt condition in 1932 our company within a period of some twenty years had paid its debts in full, had paid its stockholders over one million dollars in dividends, and had a value of over two million dollars. All these rewards have come from a cash investment of only $6,100, The 4-Way Test, and some good hard-working people who have faith in God and high ideals. "Intangible dividends from the use of The 4-Way Test have been even greater than the financial ones. We have enjoyed a constant increase in the goodwill, friendship, and confidence of our customers, our competitors, and the public-and what is even more valuable, a great improvement in the moral character of our own personnel. "We have found that you cannot apply The 4-Way Test continuously to all your relations with others eight hours each day in business without getting into the habit of doing it in your home, social, and community life. You thus become a better father, a better friend, and a better citizen." A Vocational Service program- In January 1943, the Rotary International Board of Directors agreed that The 4-Way Test should be brought to the attention of Rotary clubs. It became a part of the Vocational Service ideal and has been published in various forms and in many languages by RI. News about Members Happy Birthday Joe Morris, Jan. 14 Pete Johnston, Jan. 16 Programs Jan. 16: "Martin Luther King" - the Rev. Casey Kimborough, Senior Pastor, Mt. Carmel Baptist Church Reminder Of Coming Events The next Rotary Social will be Thursday, Jan. 22 at 6:30 p.m. at the 131 Main Restaurant on East Boulevard. As usual the dinner and drinks are "Dutch treat." 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 or e-mail him on Charlotte Dilworth South End Rotary's Web site, 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 and 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 , 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 Caf?, 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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Past District Governor Mitzi Ellis, co-chair of the committee, said, "We are less than 90 days to our inaugural flight on April 18, 2009. We have set two dates for our mandatory pre-flight meetings with our veterans and guardians. Those dates are March 28 and April 4, 2009. Both will be held on Saturday morning. One meeting will be in Charlotte and one will be in the Mooresville area. We will confirm details soon. We will need volunteers (15-20) for both of these meetings to process paperwork for both guardians and veterans. These meetings will be identical in content so veterans will only need to attend one meeting. We are having meetings in two locations because our district is so large. "Guardian applications will soon be ready to send out to clubs. All clubs who are sponsoring 3 veterans will automatically get 1 guardian spot. The cost for the guardian to fly will be $200 per person." DilWorth Noting Committee Puts Shelby Rotarian In Line for District Governor 2011-2012 In a letter to club presidents, District Governor Bob Wilson wrote: "Several months ago I published an amended protocol that was used to nominate the District Governor that will follow DGN Firoz Peera for the Rotary year 2011-2012. These revised guidelines increased transparency, inclusion and fairness and were crafted to be well within the compliance standards of the Manual of Procedure of Rotary International. "In accordance with these guidelines, IPDG Graham Wilson convened a nominating committee that met at Raintree Country Club in Charlotte on January 10th. There were three excellent candidates who were interviewed by the committee of ten. "The purpose of this communication is to advise all Clubs in District 7680 that the recommendation of the nominating committee is Allen Langley of the Rotary Club of Shelby. Mr. Langley is a veteran of District activities, having served as President of the Shelby Club and as an aide to several Past District Governors. He is a Paul Harris Fellow, a member of the Paul Harris Society, a Benefactor and has maintained perfect attendance for 20 years. Allen has attended Rotary International Conferences in Australia, Chicago and Copenhagen. Among his numerous Rotary accomplishments is being on the faculty of the Rotary Institute. "Unless the recommendation of the District nominating committee is challenged by a nomination from one of our clubs, in accordance with the published protocol, Mr. Langley will be declared as the District Governor Nominee Designate on February 4, 2009. If, by that time, I have received no other nominations to Mr. Langley's proposed nomination, it will be my pleasure to notify Rotary International of our District's decision to nominate Mr. Langley as your DGN designate." News about Members Happy Birthday Pete Johnston, Jan. 16 Jim Maxwell, Jan. 26 Dates to Remember Jan. 31: District Assembly in the Charles Mack Citizens Center in Downtown Mooresville, 9-12N. Registration begins at 8 a.m. 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 or e-mail him on Charlotte Dilworth South End Rotary's Web site, 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 and 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 , 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 Caf?, 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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/gif Size: 12763 bytes Desc: att3d184.gif URL: From lgunter at catevo.com Tue Jan 27 08:03:33 2009 From: lgunter at catevo.com (Gunter, Lamar) Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2009 11:03:33 -0500 Subject: [Dilworthian] Special notice on Friday, Jan. 30 program Message-ID: All, Our program Friday will be about the U.S. Military's relief operation after the Indonesian tsunami. Please invite friends, colleagues and Rotarians from other clubs to attend. Tom Waskow, now retired, was the commanding general in charge of the U.S. Military in the Far East at the time and will present the program. Some of you may have met him when he attended with his wife, USO Director Sheila Waskow, for the Dante Guazzo program. Tom's biography from the official USAF website is below. He is coming back early from a business trip to present the program, so I hope we have good attendance. Lamar LIEUTENANT GENERAL THOMAS C. WASKOW ________________________________ Bio Tools Printable bio ________________________________ Retired April 1, 2005. Lt. Gen. Thomas C. Waskow is Commander, U.S. Forces Japan, and Commander, 5th Air Force, Yokota Air Base, Japan. In these two command positions he is the senior U.S. military representative in Japan and commander of U.S. Air Force units in Japan respectively. The general received his commission upon graduation from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1970, and he served as a forward air controller and instructor pilot early in his career. During the Vietnam War, he was assigned as a forward air controller at Ban Me Thout and Tan San Nhut, Vietnam, where he flew 282 combat missions over South Vietnam and Cambodia. Selected to fly the F-15 Eagle early in its operational deployment, he has flown all models and variants of the air-to-air F-15. He has held command at all levels -- fighter squadron, wing and numbered air force. Prior to assuming his current position, he was Director of Air and Space Operations, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces. On September 11, 2001, he was designated the Area Air Defense Commander for the Hawaii Air Defense Region and was responsible for the air sovereignty of the state of Hawaii. The general is a command pilot with more than 4,700 flying hours, including 904 combat hours and more than 2,200 hours in the F-15 Eagle. In addition to intense combat experience in Vietnam, Lt. Gen. Waskow contributed extensively to contingency operations Deny Flight and Silver Wake in the Balkans, Noble Eagle in Hawaii in 2001, and Unified Assistance in Japan in 2005. EDUCATION 1970 Bachelor of Science degree in aeronautical engineering, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. 1978 Master of Science degree in business, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant 1985 Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. 1987 National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C. 1988 Senior Executive Fellow, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. 1988 Seminar XXI Fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge ASSIGNMENTS 1. July 1970 - November 1971, student, undergraduate pilot training, 3576th Student Squadron, Vance Air Force Base, Okla. 2. November 1971 - December 1972, forward air controller, 21st Tactical Air Support Squadron, Tan Son Nhut Air Base, South Vietnam 3. December 1972 - March 1974, instructor pilot, 52nd Flying Training Squadron, Craig Air Force Base, Ala. 4. March 1974 - September 1976, class commander and academic instructor, 29th Student Squadron, Craig Air Force Base, Ala. 5. September 1976 - July 1977, Chief, Social Actions, 29th Flying Training Wing, Craig Air Force Base, Ala. 6. July 1977 - April 1979, Air Staff Training Program officer, Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Programs, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. 7. April 1979 - July 1982, F-15A instructor pilot, later, executive officer, flight commander and assistant operations officer, 525th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Bitburg Air Base, West Germany 8. July 1982 - June 1983, operations officer, 22nd Tactical Fighter Squadron, Bitburg Air Base, West Germany 9. June 1983 - November 1983, F-15 instructor pilot, 555th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. 10. November 1983 - June 1984, F-15 operations officer, 426th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. 11. June 1984 - July 1986, Commander, 550th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. 12. July 1986 - June 1987, student, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C. 13. June 1987 - July 1989, Chief, Long-Range Strategic Plans Branch, J-5, Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. 14. July 1989 - July 1990, Vice Commander, 18th Tactical Fighter Wing, Kadena Air Base, Japan 15. July 1990 - June 1992, Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Headquarters 5th Air Force, Yokota Air Base, Japan 16. June 1992 - December 1993, Special Assistant to the Commander, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, Belgium 17. January 1994 - August 1994, Chief of Staff, Partnership for Peace Coordination Cell, Mons, Belgium 18. August 1994 - May 1996, Commander, 42nd Air Base Wing (previously the 502nd Air Base Wing), Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. 19. May 1996 - August 1998, Chief of Staff, Headquarters Allied Air Forces Southern Europe, Naples, Italy 20. August 1998 - May 1999, Commander, 13th Air Force, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam 21. May 1999 - November 2001, Director of Air and Space Operations, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii 22. November 2001 - present, Commander, U.S. Forces Japan, and Commander, 5th Air Force, Yokota Air Base, Japan FLIGHT INFORMATION Rating: Command pilot Flight hours: More than 4,700 Aircraft flown: O2-A, T-38, C-21 and F-15A/B/C/D MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Defense Distinguished Service Medal Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters Legion of Merit Distinguished Flying Cross with V device and two oak leaf clusters Defense Meritorious Service Medal Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters Air Medal with two silver and two bronze oak leaf clusters Army Commendation Medal Presidential Unit Citation Vietnam Service Medal with two silver stars Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm and three bronze stars NATO Medal Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION Second Lieutenant June 3, 1970 First Lieutenant Dec. 3, 1971 Captain Dec. 3, 1973 Major Sept. 1, 1979 Lieutenant Colonel Dec. 1, 1982 Colonel May 1, 1988 Brigadier General July 15, 1994 Major General July 1, 1997 Lieutenant General Dec. 1, 2001 (Current as of February 2005) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The World War II veteran, himself a Rotary club president, made the $500 donation. The donor wants to remain anonymous. The project also has received small donations from several members. If each member gives at least $10, our club will be able to sponsor at least one additional veteran. The Flight of Honor is a one-day charter plane trip to Washington, D.C., to visit the World War II memorial and other sites important to veterans. It is scheduled for April 18 and is a project of District 7680. Project Co-Chair Mitzi Ellis wrote in an update for her committee: "We now have 54 veterans in our system. Fifteen (15) of these men still need a sponsor. To date, nine clubs (Charlotte, Charlotte West, Alleghany County, Mount Holly, Albemarle, Kings Mountain, Shelby, Salisbury, Gastonia) have pledged to sponsor at least 3 veterans. We are seeing individual Rotarians step up and pledge $500 for a sponsorship. A lot of progress is being made but we need to make a concerted effort to identify and recruit 46 more veterans for the April 18 flight. Applications received after March 1st may be subject to a wait list. We are 79 days from the trip." DilWorth Noting Mid-year Assembly Convenes Saturday This Saturday, January 31st, Rotary District 7680 will host the Mid-Year Assembly at the Charles Mack Center in Mooresville. This is a well-received annual event and brings Rotarians all across our District together for an exciting information sharing and training event. President Ranjit Rawlley will be taking a mini van to the District meeting in Mooresville. Anyone who wants to ride with him should meet him in front of Dick's Sporting Goods at SouthPark at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday and driving upto the district meeting. Ranjit said, "If anyone would like to car pool please let me know. I have place for five comfortably and six in a pinch." The Agenda includes the following topics: * Review of Progress toward "Club of Excellence" * The Rotary Foundation's "Future Vision Plan" * Rotary Seminar for Tomorrow's Leaders (RYLA) * New District Website * District Conference * Diversity and the Rotary Prayer * Development of a Signature Fundraising Project * Growing Club Membership in a Soft Economy * Flight of Honor * The New Challenge Grant for Polio Registration begins at 8:00 a.m. and the Program starts promptly at 8:30 a.m. Adjournment is at Noon. Address: 215 N. Main St., Mooresville 28115 There is no charge to attend this valuable Rotary information and training event. News about Members Happy Birthday Happy Anniversary Jim Maxwell, Jan. 26 Romelle and John Scharnberg, Feb. 6 Amy Davis, Feb. 2 Ret Turner, Feb. 4 Ron Melvin, Feb 7 Programs Jan. 30: "The U.S. Military's Relief Operation in Indonesia after the Tsunami" - Lt. Gen. Tom Waskow, USAF (Retired), Commander of the U.S. Military in the Far East at the time of the relief operation 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 or e-mail him on Charlotte Dilworth South End Rotary's Web site, 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 and 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 , 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 Caf?, 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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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