[Dilworthian] June 26 issue

Fri Jun 26 04:38:02 PDT 2009

The Dilworthian

(Issues posted at www.charlottedilworthrotary.org)

June 26, 2009

Club Website Displays New Look

By Richard Pockat

Club Webmaster

Hackers breaking into the web server for the club’s website accelerated the
need for creation of a new site, now nearly completed.  The new site will
have more  emphasis on members and club activities and also have easy links
to the newly updated District website and the Rotary International website,
including a newsfeed from RI.  

The new site (www.charlottedilworthrotary.org/) has been designed to be more
attractive to prospective members looking for our club and to identify our
club’s geographic location within Charlotte, including links to information
about Charlotte, Dilworth neighborhood and South End.  

Our club is active in a number of projects, both for World Community service
and Local Community service. It is planned for more specific information and
photographs to be available on the website about these projects.  

The home page will feature the “Dashboard” with current membership
information.  There is also a box that displays the sum of volunteer hours
recorded by the club with a link to the volunteer hours sign-in page.  We
have been averaging about 1000 hours recorded per year, but likely many
hours go unrecorded.  Please take a few minutes after your volunteer time to
record it on the website.  

The bulk of the up-to-date information comes from the Dilworthian, so please
help Lamar out by contributing news.

DilWorth Noting

The Rotarian’s July Issue Launches New Rotary Year

John Kenny, Rotary International President for 2009-2010 sets the tone for
his year in his letter by writing “The Future of Rotary Is in Your Hands.”
Rotary is a worldwide organization, but it is nothing without the ordinary
weekly meetings of Rotarians in their home clubs.  

He writes, “In Rotary, everything we are, and everything we aspire to
become, lies in the hands of Rotarians in their clubs.  If our clubs are
congenial and our meetings well run, if our service is carefully planned and
competently carried out, if our members are qualified, honest, and respected
in their vocations and communities, then all of Rotary will thrive.”

He explains that water, health, hunger and literacy will be the emphasis in
the year ahead.

Other items from the magazine’s July contents:

Scot’s honor 

John Kenny’s goals, from clean water to attracting new members, are the main
courses of his tenure.  Important weekly side dishes are the Falkirk
Football Club scores.

Showing up for life

Bill Gates Sr, talks about raising children, supporting his community, and
the Gates Foundation’s relationship with Rotary.  In an accompanying Q&A,
the foundation’s cochair tells us what it’s like having his son as his boss.

Craig’s list

A photo essay brings together a Rotarian from Washington, USA,.and a “Lost
Boy” from South Sudan, who teamed up to improve a Sudanese village.

There are many other shorter items in the July issue.

News about Members

Happy Birthday             Happy Anniversary
Paul Whitfield, June 21                  Ann and Richard Pockat, June 19

Nick Nicholson, June 22                Suzanne and Al Cadenhead, June 20

Joe Smith, June 29                         Donna and David Hodgkins, June 25

                                                            Carol and Bob
Teague, June 30

                                                            Janice and Gene
Lamb, July 2 

Programs

June 26    Changing of the Guard -- Installation of officers and directors
for 

                  2009-2010 Rotary year

July 3       No Meeting

July 10     “Flight of Honor”—Steve Brandt, public relations chair for April

      Flight of Honor   

July 17     “South Africa” -- Tentative: Dr. Ron Carter, President, Johnson
C. 

                  Smith University.      

Future Events

Club Social:             Tuesday, June 30, at 6:30 p.m. at The Common House,

1101 Central Avenue, 28204, at the corner of Hawthorne Lane and Central
Avenue. . .  Reservations have been made for 6:30 p.m., but feel free to
come a little earlier for a cocktail.  Host Corey Wilhelm asks that you
please invite a friend/loved-one for a night out to socialize with your
fellow Rotarians.  Each member is responsible for his or her own bill.

Board Meeting:       Monday, July 13, Self-Help Center in the Great Aunt
Stella 

                        Center, 926 Elizabeth Avenue.  Members are welcome
to attend any board meeting.

STAR Meeting:        Tuesday, July 14, 7:15 a.m., for breakfast at Pike’s 

                                    Restaurant, Camden Road.  All members
are welcome to 

                                    attend.

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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