[Dilworthian] Nov. 13 issue

[Lamar Gunter]

The Dilworthian

November 13, 2009

photo These members achieved perfect attendance last year.  Front row, left
to right, Dale Harrold, Jim Stump, Kay May, Ron Melvin, Bo Teague, Harding
Shinn, David Hodgkins; back row, Ed King, Gus Psomadakis, John Barringer,
David Miller, Gary Barrett, Joe Smith, Joy Rucker, and Brad Goforth.

Sixteen Members Achieve Perfect Attendance

 Sixteen members were honored for .perfect attendance at the Nov. 6 meeting
and two were honored for decades of perfect attendance.

 

Harding Shinn completed his 45th year of perfect attendance and received a
pin.  When Harding started his string of perfect attendance, achieving it
was more difficult.  There were only four Rotary Clubs in Mecklenburg County
and a member had only one week on either side of a missed meeting to do a
make-up.  There was no e-Club for make-ups and committee and service
projects did not count as make-ups.  Congratulations Harding for an
impressive achievement.

 

David Hodgkins collected a 35-year pin.  David is Mr. Attendance Make-Up and
has brought back banners from all over the world. 

 

Others honored and the number of years of perfect attendance are:

Gus Psomadakis, 19

Joe Morris, 18

Jim Stump, 16

Ed King, 14

John Barringer, 12

Dave Miller, 10

David Kirkpatrick, 9

Bob Teague, 8

Gary Barrett, 5

Dale Harrold, 3

Kay May, 3

Joe Smith, 2

Brad Goforth, 1

Ron Melvin, 1

Joy Rucker, 1





DilWorth Noting

 

Club Social Changes Date to Nov 18

The November club social has been changed to Wednesday, Nov. 18, to avoid
conflict with the Thursday night Carolina Panthers game.  The social will be
at 6:30 p.m. at Cuisine Malaya, 1411 Elizabeth Avenue.  Please contact Corey
Wilhelm to make a reservation.

 

Restaurant Fund-Raising Project Succeeds

Dilworth South End Rotary’s first fund-raiser in cooperation with Dilworth
and South End Restaurants raised $1,429 and awareness of Rotary and our
community projects among the restaurant patrons.

 

Feedback on the project has been good and some restaurants already have
indicated a willingness to participate again.  On November dozens of
Dilworthians and their friends went to lunch or dinner at one of the
participating restaurants – 300 East, Brixx, Dilworth Bar and Grille, Greek
Isles, and La Paz.  The restaurants shared a portion of their receipts for
that day.

 

Outback and Sullivan’s provided gift certificates that will be auctioned
off.

 

Kate Richards led the fund-raising committee.  Members who worked on the
project include: Howard Castleman, Lamar Gunter, Rosemary Hill, David
Hodgkins, Ralph Lovejoy, Richard Pockat and Tony Thompson.

 

Our Club Bought $2,500 worth of Cards

 

Jim Hintz reported, “Good News! Dilworth Rotary has done it again! We sold
$2,500 worth of our Creaciones Angel Handmade Cards from Peru at your
meeting on Friday, which is an outstanding result, given the state of the
economy and the size of the club. 

 

“Of course 100% of the proceeds will go back to the girls who make the
cards, and that represents a whole month's payroll for them, so August will
again be Dilworth Rotary Month in the card shop in 2010, as it has been for
3 years running now. Please share this good news with all your members, and
once again, congratulations and thank you for your outstanding support.”

 

“We did very well at the Uptown Club yesterday, as of course we did at
Dilworth last Friday. And the winner is.......(drumroll) - Dilworth again!
(By about a 4-to-3 ratio). Dilworth has always been the No. 1 supporter of
Alto Cayma in everything we do, and it looks like it will be an uphill fight
for anyone to displace you from that position. Once again, thank you for a
great day in Dilworth Rotary, and we look forward to working with you far
into the future.”

 

Paul’s Team Starts Slowly in Guests Contest

Paul Whitfield launched the contest to bring in guests by issuing a
challenge from his team to teams led by Rosemary Hill and Ron Skufca.  He
said he would spot Rosemary’s team 20 points (each guest is one point) and
Ron’s team 10 points.  

Paul’s team leads with 3 guests in the first report, followed by two guests
for Ron’s and no guests for Rosemary’s.  

 

The rules of engagement are:

·         The team that brings the most guests is entitled to a prize

·         Individual Club member who brings the most guests is entitled to a
prize

·         Member must accompany guest

·         Same guest will not be counted on third visit

·         Guest may be a former member

·         Team captain may appoint co-captains

·         Each team must report number of guests

Past President Roddye Caudle Passes

Wilson Roddye Caudle, Past President of Dilworth Rotary, and a 50-year
member, died Monday, Nov. 9.  A veteran of World War II, he spent part of
his time in the Army at Morris Field in Charlotte.  He was an Elder in
Avondale Presbyterian Church where a memorial service was held Wednesday,
Nov. 11.  He had a 35-year career in the hosiery industry and at one time
was Vice President and Sales Manager of Nebel Knitting Mills. Our club meets
in the former Nebel Knitting Mills building and Mr. Nebel was one of the
founding members of Dilworth Rotary Club.

 

Secretary Reports Eight Active Prospects

Secretary Kay May reported that there are eight active prospects for
membership and the board voted to reinstate Tom Chaltas who has returned
from California.

Other Points in the Secretary’s Report – 

·         Resignations – none 

·         Prospective members:  

o   Don Haston requested an application, 

o   Bill MacDonald has attended and expressed interest

o   Phillip Kuhn – guest of Paul Whitfield 

o   Clark Caldwell guest of Jeff Morgart 

o   Tom Atkinson guest of Kay May and our RYE student’s Father

o   Avis Granger, Mary Sherrill are still interested but have had work
conflicts lately 

o   Stan Luther and Dale Dorsey have not responded to our follow up

·         Leave of Absence –Glenn Hines is still on LOA,  

·         Current membership now stands at 63 and with the reinstatement of
Tom Chaltas we are at 64. 

Lamar Gunter asked about the approval process for new members.  David
Hodgkins will research and provide RI guidelines for this.  After research,
David reported the following: “The Proposed new member is FIRST voted on by
the Board as it determines that the proposed member meets all the necessary
qualifications- i.e. not too many in one classification (Not more than 10%
of the clubs membership in any one classification) and qualified in all
other aspects- 1.e. not leaving another club while owing dues, good
reputation, etc. Then, the Club members are notified by the Club that there
is a proposed new member. The proposal can come to the Club members in the
newsletter, by email, or any other method deemed appropriate. The Club
members then have 7 days to notify the Club Secretary that they have a
problem. Otherwise, the proposed member is accepted.”

·         October Minutes were approved.

 

Treasurer’s Report – Joy Rucker presented the September Treasurer’s report
with the following points noted:

·         Total Operating Revenues are $19,441 YTD which are 35.4% of annual
budget

·         Total Operating Expenses are $19,483 YTD which are 35.7% of annual
budget

·         Total Charitable Revenue YTD is $4,011 for 14.48% of annual budget

·         The Board discussed the payment of the previously committed $1,000
donation to the Showcase Project “Equipping For Success”.   Joy will send an
email to Dewey Jenkins requesting payment of this from Dilworth Charities
account.

·         The Board approved the October Treasurer’s report. 

 

Old Business / Committee Reports

·         Fund Raising – Kate Richards reported the following:

o   The Restaurant night event on November 4, 2009 raised $1,429 for our
club.

o   Kate recognized the team that assisted with this effort.

§  Richard Pockat for Email design and Maps

§  Lamar Gunter for publicity

§  Howard Castleman for printed material 

§  David Hodgkins , Rosemary Hill, Ralph Lovejoy and Tony Thompson for
working with the restaurants 

§  The members who dined out that night and brought friends / family 

o   Restaurants that participated were as follows:   

§  300 East raised $350, Greek Isles raised $170, Dilworth Bar and Grille,
$200; Brixx, $359; and LaPaz $100.   Outback contributed $100 and Sullivan’s
donated a $50 gift certificate to be auctioned off at an upcoming meeting.  

o   Board discussed various options to recognize the restaurants that
participated.   No decision was made on creating a plaque or seal for the
restaurant.  Board also discussed the option of doing this more often than
annually.   This will be discussed with the restaurant owners.

o   David Hodgkins will write an article for the Dilworth Neighborhood
newsletter

 

·         Membership – Joe Smith 

o   Membership is divided into 3 teams Contest will run from Oct 30 – Feb
27, 2010

o    Team that brings most Guests are entitled to prize

o    Club agreed to pay for guest meals as long as they are true prospective
members (up to 3 meals)

 

·         Service – Ron Melvin

o    Robert Thomas reported that we still working to establish an Interact
Club at Garinger High School.

o    Our club has two Rotary Youth Exchange Students.

§  Janey Atkinson – Myers Park Student – Kay May is her counselor from our
club.   

§  Amit Parikh – Student – Ranjit Rawley is his counselor.    

o    Both students have completed the application for this.  Next steps:  RI
to interview students 

 

News about Members

 

Happy Birthday

 Eric Jones, Nov. 8

Gary Barrett, Nov. 19

Lamar Gunter, Nov. 20

David Kirkpatrick, Nov. 20

 

Programs

 

Nov. 13          “Knight Foundation” – Susan Patterson, regional director of
the Knight 

                        Foundation

 

Nov. 20          A native North Carolinian, George Preddy, was the top P-51
Mustang ace 

                        of World War II.  He shot down 27 enemy planes, five
in one dogfight. The 

                        Greensboro native’s brother, Bill, also was a P-51
fighter pilot. Preddy was

                        shot down and killed by “friendly” fire on Christmas
Day 1944.  His brother, 

                        Bill, also was shot down and killed on a combat
mission.  Joe Noah, who 

                        wrote a biography of George Preddy, will be our
guest.   It promises to be 

                        an interesting program. Please invite family,
friends and  business 

                        acquaintances.

 

Nov. 27          No meeting.  Thanksgiving holiday.

 

Coming Events

 

Nov. 16          Rotary Foundation Banquet at the Embassy Suites Hotel in
Concord.

 

Nov. 18          Club Social at 6:30 p.m. at Cuisine Malaya, 1411 Elizabeth
Avenue.

 

Jan. 30           Mid-Year Assembly – Time and place to be announced.

 

Feb. 13           Rotary Leadership Institute, Mooresville, Courses I, II
and III

 

Service Opportunities

 

339222417 at 28062007-0F2F

 

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 at 4521 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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