[Dilworthian] Jan. 30 issue

[Gunter, Lamar]

The Dilworthian

(Issues posted at www.charlottedilworthrotary.org)

January 30, 2009

Member Contributions to Flight of Honor

Now Will Sponsor More than One Veteran

 

Thanks to the generosity of a family member of one of our club members our club will be able to sponsor at least one veteran.  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 <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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