[Dilworthian] Feb. 12 issue

[Lamar Gunter]

The Dilworthian

February 12, 2010

Paul and Phil

New Member Philip Kuhn with Sponsor Paul Whitfield

 

Club Welcomes Philip Kuhn into Membership

Our club welcomed Philip R. Kuhn into membership at the Feb. 5 meeting.  Paul Whitfield sponsored Philip who is a Senior Analyst/Officer at Wachovia Bank, a Wells Fargo company.  

 

Philip is a Charlotte native and a graduate of Harding University High School.  He earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Duke University where he was an F. Grainger Pierce Scholarship recipient.  While a student at Duke he worked as a research assistant in the Pain and Palliative Care Clinic at Duke University Medical Center, and at the Duke Cognitive Behavioral Research and Treatment Program. and as a student employee of the Duke Annual Fund.

 

He has served his church, Trinity Baptist, as a deacon, youth minister and Sunday School teacher.  

 

Philip’s interests include volunteerism, politics, travel; and a self-described “obsessive following of Duke basketball.”

 

Directors Okay Rhyne Cannon for Membership

The club’s directors approved Rhyne Cannon III for membership and this is the club’s formal notification.  Rhyne is Business Development Manager of the Certified Public Accounting firm of Elliott Davis, PLLC.  Fenton Erwin is his sponsor.

 

DilWorth Noting

 

Mid-Year Assembly Rescheduled Feb. 20

The Mid-Year Assembly recently cancelled due to inclement weather has been rescheduled for Saturday, Feb. 20 at Mitchell Community College, 701 W. Front St. in Statesville.

The event will be from 8:30 a.m. until noon. For directions, click on the following link:  <http://www.mitchellcc.edu/about/directions.cfm> http://www.mitchellcc.edu/about/directions.cfm.

Please register to attend the February 20th Mid-Year Assembly via the  <http://www.DaCdb.com> www.DaCdb.com database!  Click on ‘Calendar,’ scroll to February 20th, click on ‘Register NOW.’ Be sure to click on the ‘Confirm Registration’ button to finalize your registration. There is no charge to attend the Mid-Year Assembly. You will receive an 

e-mail confirming your registration.

 

Silent Auction at Feb. 26 Fund-Raiser

Will Feature Variety of Goods, Services

The silent auction at our Beach Party Feb. 26 will feature a wide variety of goods and services ranging from 50-yard line Panther tickets, a vintage Gibson Guitar, orthodontic services valued at $7,000, to a basket of rare coffees.

 

More than three dozen items of goods and services have been donated to the auction so far, and the list is growing.

The Beach Party at Byron’s South End will begin at 7 p.m. The party will include beach music and dancing, fun with casino games, food and an open bar.  

 

Tickets are $50 each and entitles the purchaser to $2,000 in non-legal tender “casino dollars.”  Each ticket purchased before Feb. 14 will bring the purchaser an extra $1,000 in “casino” money.   

 BSA speaker

  

Mark Turner Highlighted the Work of the BSA Mecklenburg Council

BSA Council Executive Director Presents 

Program on BSA Mecklenburg Council

Mark Turner, Executive Director of the Mecklenburg Council of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), told our club that the council provides the Scouting experience to 12,000 boys and girls. The girls are reached through the Explorer programs. 

 

He said 4,000 adult volunteers are involved in providing the Scouting Experience.  He also pointed out that Scouting involves thousands of families.

 

Mark said Scouting sets high expectations for the boys and girls involved in the various aspects of Scouting.  The council’s various troops produced 209 Eagle Scouts in 2009.

 

He said in 1952 Scouting enrolled its 20 millionth Scout and in 2000 reached its 100 millionth Scout. He said Scouting in Mecklenburg County continues to grow in spite of funding cuts, including a $358,000 cut in the funding provided by United Way.

 

Mark’s program was presented the day before the council’s annual Scouting for Food project which last year brought in 130,000 pounds of food for the needy of Mecklenburg County.

 

Take Advantage of Early Bird Registration

For District 7680 Annual Conference Apr. 23

Be sure to take advantage of the Early-Bird Registration for the District 7680 Annual Conference and register via the  <http://www.DaCdb.com> www.DaCdb.com database by February 23rd!

The District 7680 Annual Conference will be Friday, April 23rd thru Sunday, April 25th

Hilton Wilmington Riverside, 301 North Water Street, Wilmington, NC 28401

Early Bird Registration by Feb. 23 is $175.  Price will increase to $195 on 2/24/10; and to $225 on March 23.  Price includes four meals: Friday dinner, Saturday breakfast & dinner, and Sunday breakfast; no refunds after April 16. Conference concludes at 11:00 a.m. Sunday, April 25th.

Hotel accommodations must be made separately. Be sure to book your hotel reservations early to receive the conference rate: 1-888-324-8170 or 910-763-5900. Mention the special Rotary rate for $169/night (prior to March 22nd). Code = ROT.

News about Members

 Happy Birthday                Happy Anniversary

Ron Melvin, Feb. 7                                      Romelle and John Scharnberg, Feb. 6

Jonathan Sink, Feb. 9

 

Programs

 

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 Airport

 

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. 20           Rescheduled Mid-Year Assembly at Mitchell Community College, 

701 W. Front St. in Statesville.  8:30 a.m. until noon.

 

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

 

March 8          Club Board of Directors meeting at 5:15 p.m. at the Self-Help Office in 

                        The Great Aunt Stella Center,  Suite 302, 926 Elizabeth Ave.  Members 

                        are welcome to attend board meetings.

 

March 9          STAR meeting for breakfast, 7:15 a.m. in Pike’s Restaurant.  Please let 

                        Brad Goforth know if you plan to attend.  His e-mail address is 

                        bgoforth at aol.com.

 

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

 

Weekly at Meetings:

 

            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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