[Dilworthian] Jan. 23 issue

[Gunter, Lamar]

The Dilworthian

(Issues posted at www.charlottedilworthrotary.org)

January 23, 2009

Deadline Nears for Flight of Honor Applications by World War II Veterans

 

Currently the District 7680 Flight of Honor Committee has 50 applications in process for 100 available seats for World War II, and the committee urges those who want to nominate a veteran to do so by March 1.

 

More sponsorships also are needed.  The board of directors of our club was not able to commit club funds, but urges those who can to contribute toward sponsorship.  If each of our members gave $10, the total would sponsor one veteran and one guardian to escort three veterans.  Sponsorship of a veteran is $500.

 

 

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 <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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