[Dilworthian] July 17 issue

[Lamar Gunter]

The Dilworthian

(Issues posted at www.charlottedilworthrotary.org)

July 17, 2009

Board Okays Whitney Simpson for Membership

The Board of Directors has approved Whitney Simpson for  membership and this
is the official notification to the membership.  Whitney is sponsored by
Tony Thompson and her classification is accounting/consulting.  She
currently is a member of the Top of the Week Rotary Club and a former
treasurer of that group.

 

DilWorth Noting

 

Former Dilworth Rotary President

Becomes President of Charlotte Rotary

John Snyder, who was president of Dilworth Rotary Club in 1997-98, has
become president of the
<http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/related_content.html?topic=Rotary%20Cl
ub%20of%20Charlotte> Rotary Club of Charlotte for 2009-10.

John works at the accounting firm of
<http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/gen/Dixon_Hughes_373C971639B74B79AE76A
46C26BD5FFF.html> Dixon Hughes, where he is is responsible for business
development of corporate clients.

The Rotary Club of Charlotte is the 41st-largest of roughly 33,000 clubs and
1.2 million members worldwide.  Last year, its members donated $15,000 to
Charlotte-area charities, bringing the total given locally to $1 million
over the nearly 100-year life of the club.

Some Fund Raising By Other Rotary Clubs

 

Here is some information about what some Clubs in the District are doing
about raising funds and how much.

 

Gastonia Rotary is raising $12,000.00 for the Sept. 19th Honor Air flight.
That is $75.47 per member.  They raise a great deal of money each year for
their water/Habitat project in Honduras.

 

Cherryville raised about $5,000.00 last Rotary year for Honor Air.  That is
$250.00 per member.  They got most of the money from the community.

 

China Grove, with the District Foundation Chair as a member, raised over
$6,000.00 last year for the Polio campaign.  That is $352.00 per member.
They got the money from the members and the community.  .

   

News about Members

 

Andrew Webster, son of Evan Webster, married Nicole Roberts June 20 in
Charlotte.  Andrew teaches math at Wilson Middle School and Nicole is a
Special Nee.ds teacher at Crestdale Middle School.  They honeymooned in
Ireland an will live in Rock Hill.

 

Happy Anniversary                       Happy Birthday             
Patsy and Howard Castleman, July 12               Dennis McGarry, July 14

Nancy and Ernie Rider, July 15                            David Hodgkins,
July 15

Laura and E. J. Rabell, July 16                             Ernie Rider,
July 18

Sally and Joe Morris, July 20                                 Brad Goforth,
July 21

Jane and Bill Austin, July 21

 Jane and Fenton Erwin, July 24

  

Programs

 

 

July 17       “Current Unrest in Iran” -- Dr. Shahram, an Iranian native who
is 

                    Professor of Political Science at Pfeiffer University

July 24       “Mercy Ships” – Rick Snyder, Past President of the Lexington
Rotary

                    Club        

Aug. 7        Discovering Your Memory Power” – Gary Castellano, Trainer for 

                    Freedom Personal Development                  

 

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, 704/525-0569 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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