[Dilworthian] March 13 issue

Thu Mar 12 14:37:07 PDT 2009

Dilworthian

(Issues posted at www.charlottedilworthrotary.org)

March 13, 2009

Club’s Directors Modify Meals Policy

To Help Members Hit by Economic Factors

Below is a summary of action taken at the Monday, March 9 board meeting.

   SPECIAL MEALS POLICY

Charlotte Dilworth South End Rotary Club

Calendar Year 2009

A number of members are finding it difficult to maintain active membership
in our club due to current economic conditions.  Our club is about service
in the community. Maintaining the long term viability of our club is among
the most important charges that we have as individual members. As a means of
helping support our members during this time, current members, those
currently on a leave of absence or senior active status may request a waiver
of their meals expense effective immediately. 

 The following rules will apply.

1.	This benefit is extended to members who are unemployed and to
members who are self-employed or commission-dependent or those who have
suffered a significant loss of income that makes fulfilling their financial
commitment to Rotary difficult.  

2.	Members seeking this benefit should communicate with Ed King or the
Club president who will jointly approve this change.  A monthly report will
be made to the Board of the total number of members receiving the benefit,
but individual names will remain with Ed and the Club President and will
remain strictly confidential.

3.	Club dues of $72 per quarter will need to be paid during this
period.  EREY contributions are optional.

4.	The benefit will be for a three-month period, subject to renewal for
up to two additional three-month periods.

5.	Members receiving this benefit are expected to remain active in club
activities and attendance.

6.	The Board reserves the right to modify or terminate this program if
necessary or advisable. 

7.	The board would like to also solicit contributions from the
membership towards helping maintain this policy while limiting the financial
impact to the long term health of the club. Donations should be clearly
marked “Rotarians Helping Rotarians” and forwarded to Ed and Trish King.

Approved by the Board of Directors March 9, 2009

DilWorth Noting

Construction Will Begin March 19

On Mecklenburg Rotary’s Habitat House

The Rotary House, an annual project of Mecklenburg County Rotary Clubs, will
be constructed beginning Thursday, March 19. Construction will continue on
Friday and Saturday of that week. Rotarians will work on Fridays and
Saturdays of the following weeks until completion. Ed King will have a
signup sheet and directions at our meeting this Friday.  

News about Members

Happy Anniversary
Nicole and J. B. Meanor, March 16

Becky and Jim Maxwell, March 18

Programs

March 13:  “Print Media in the Age of the Internet” – Frank Barrows, former
news executive of The Charlotte Observer

 April 17:  “Alta Cayma – The Big Picture” – Jim Hintz

Service Opportunities

Mecklenburg County Rotary Clubs’ annual project to build a Habitat for
Humanity House.  Beginning Thursday March 19 and then every weekend after
that until the house is completed.

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. gunter4283 at bellsouth.net . 

Dilworth Rotary's Web site, www.charlottedilworthrotary.org, 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 – City Tavern, Stonecrest

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