[Dilworthian] Feb. 5 issue

Thu Feb 4 05:37:47 PST 2010

The Dilworthian

February 5, 2010

David College Fund-Raising Project Mushrooms into Kilifi Humanitarian Effort  

By John Barringer

For the past four years Charlotte Dilworth South End Rotary has been involved in a multi-faceted program to serve the people of Kilifi, Kenya. 

This project, which had its genesis with a request from students at Davidson College to "do a literacy project in Kenya' began with these students attempting to raise $2,500. Little did we realize that before we were through that "2,500.00" would GROW-through the participation of other clubs, District Matching Grants and Rotary Foundation Matching Grants to $181,075.00!

Ultimately this evolved into a Thee Phase Project involving at least 36 Rotary Clubs in Five Districts and utilizing contributions from individuals in 25 states! The lead U.S. Clubs were the Rotary Clubs of Vinings, Georgia, Prince George, Virginia and Charlotte Dilworth South End in Charlotte, NC.

 Phase One was a project that provided 100 computers to the library and high schools in Killifish, with support services                                                                                                    $17,500.

Phase Two was a program to treat parasites for almost 27,000 kids, plus FULL 4 YEAR SECONDARY EDUCATION for 50 of the poorest and brightest, both male and female                $143,000.

Phase Three, named the District 7680 Showcase Project, is treating an additional 14,000 kids for parasites and establishing a number of community nutritional centers                            $20,572.

                                                                                                                                            Total funds           $181,075

Not a bad return on that original goal of $2,500.

Rotary- " DOING GOOD IN THE WORLD" - the theme of our Rotary Foundation....and the reality of what we do as Rotarians  

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Donations Manager Tim Murphy Gave an Overview of ReStore

Program Gave Overview of Habitat’s Re-Store

Habitat for Humanity’s Re-Store Donations Manager provided our club with a good overview of what the operation does and pointed out member John Barringer’s contribution to it.

Tim Murphy said the Re-Store profits funded 12 Habitat for Humanity (HFH) houses in 2009 and that after John put his expertise as a former bookstore owner to work, Julia’s Coffee Shop and Bookstore provided the profit to fund one of those houses.  He said before John’s input, the coffee shop and bookstore only provided about $600 a year in profit.

Tim explained that the two Re-Stores on Wendover and Wilkinson Boulevard take in donations of appliances, cabinets, furniture, building materials, household items and sell them to the public.  He said the donations are new and gently-used, good quality merchandise.

The profits pay for Habitat houses.  HFH has build 950 houses in Charlotte.  HFH operates in 90 countries and is currently doing disaster response in Haiti.

Tim mentioned the long association of HFH and Rotary and pointed out that the Rotary Clubs in Charlotte will start on another Habitat house in March.

DilWorth Noting

HonorAir Names New State Director

HonorAir has appointed as its new state director Mitzi Ellis, Past District Governor of Rotary District 7690 and former co-chair of District 7680 Flight of Honor.

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Jeff Miller relinquished his duties heading the HonorAir program in North Carolina to run for the Republic nomination to Congress for the seat currently held by Rep. Heath Shuler, Democrat.  Miller said he has been in the process of handing over the reins well before he announced his candidacy for a congressional seat two weeks ago.

Mitzi chaired the first flight out of Charlotte.  After she and her family moved back to Greensboro, she helped create the Triad Honor Flight..

Jeff founded HonorAir in Henderson County in 2006 and the local chapter flew its first three flights the following year. Since then, it has become a national program known as the HonorFlight Network.

HonorAir gives World War II veterans the opportunity to go to Washington, D.C. on a chartered flight and visit the World War II Memorial, among other significant landmarks.

District 7680’s next Flight of Honor will be this spring.  It costs $500 for each veteran who goes on these charter flights.  The funds are raised through donations by Rotarians in District 7680, gifts from veterans’ organizations, donations from foundations and the general public.   If you have not donated toward this project, please consider making a donation.  If you donate through our own Dilworth Charities and mark your check for Flight of Honor, the contribution is deductible under the federal tax code.  Send your check to Dewey Jenkins, Dilworth Charities, P. O. Box 19429, Charlotte, NC 28219.

Paul’s Team Still Leads Guests Contest

Paul Whitfield’s team still leads with the most guests, 14, through Jan. 29. In total  we have had 29 guests. Teams 2 and 3 led by Rosemary Hill and Ron Skufca together have accounted for 15 guests.  Teams 2 and 3 need to close with a full court press.

News about Members

Caroline and Corey Wilhelm have a new daughter, Lauren Ellyce Wilhelm, born Jan. 28. She weighed in at seven pounds and nine ounces and measured 20 ¼  inches.  Mom and baby are doing great.

Happy Birthday                Happy Anniversary

Ret Turner, Feb. 4                                        Romelle and John Scharnberg, Feb. 6

Ron Melvin, Feb. 7

Jonathan Sink, Feb. 9

Programs

Feb. 5             “100 Years of Scouting”  –  Mark Turner, Executive Director, Mecklenburg 

                        Council of Boy Scouts of America

Feb. 12           Valentine Program

Feb.26            Club Fund Raiser – No luncheon meeting

March 19       “Airport Security” – Dwain Wilkins, Deputy Federal Director for Screening 

                        at Charlotte Douglas International Aiport

March 26       “Childhood Obesity”  – Angela Calamia, CMS Nutritionist  

Coming Events

Feb. 12           Charter Celebration of The Rotary Club of Troutman.  The Troutman 

Rotary Club Cordially Invites You and Your Guest to share in our
Charter Ceremony at 7:00 p.m. Friday, February 12, 2010 at
Little Joe’s Chapel and Enrichment Center, 107 Grannis Lane, Statesville, NC 28677. Cocktails at 5:30 p.m. Dinner at 6:30 p.m. Attendance is $25.00 per person. Please R.S.V.P.. by January 31, 2010,  <http://www.dacdb.com/> www.DaCdb.com,  <mailto:annettelyoncpa at live.com> annettelyoncpa at live.com | 704-677-3298.
Dress requires coat & tie and there will be a cash bar. 

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

Feb 26            Club Fund Raiser - “Beach Party in February”

April 23-25     2010 District Conference, Hilton Wilmington Riverside, Wilmington

                         <http://rotary7680.org/documents/09-10_district_conf_brochure.pdf> Click here to download the conference brochure.  

Service Opportunities

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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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