[Dilworthian] Jan 8 Dilworthian

Wed Jan 6 12:08:03 PST 2010

The Dilworthian

January 8, 2010

Mid -Year Assembly Scheduled for Jan. 30

Rotary District 7680 has scheduled its Mid-Year Assembly for Saturday, Jan. 30, in the Charles Mack Civic Center in Mooresville.

The half-day will begin at 8:30 a.m. with registration and light refreshments.  District events, such as this one, provide a great opportunity for you to learn more about Rotary, get fresh ideas from other clubs, get program updates and announcements from district leadership, and build enthusiasm.   

Register now for this FREE event at  <http://www.dacdb.com/> www.dacdb.com  – click on calendar tab and follow “Register NOW” to complete your sign-up.   

The agenda is: 
8:30 – 9:00            Check-in – Light Refreshments 
9:00                       Opening Remarks – DG Karen Shore                                 
9:10                       PolioPlus – DGN Allen Langley                                 
9:30                       Rotary Leadership Institute – Clay Ferguson 
9:40                       The 4-Way Test – Nicole Greer   
9:55                       Public Relations – Steve Brandt 
10:15                     Break 
10:30                     Ethics in Business – PDG Mark Markanda 
10:50                     Seminar for Tomorrow’s Leaders – Angela Mills 
                                    with student(s) 
11:00                     Group Study Exchange – Joni Stanley 
11:15                     District Conference – Debby Abernathy 
11:30                     Announcing Breakouts and Closing Remarks – DG Karen Shore 

Optional - Breakouts  (30-45 minutes) 
·        The District Database w/Mary Ellis -- For all Club Secretaries, Club Treasurers, 

          and anyone else desiring to utilize the district database more fully 
·        Club Trainers w/Deborah Bowen 
·        Youth Programs w/Angela Mills 
·        2009/2010 AG’s w/Karen Shore 
·        2010/2011 Cabinet & PE’s w/Firoz Peera (separate room) 

The web site has been changed and could cause confusion. The steps are: 
 <http://www.dacdb.com> www.dacdb.com 
Log in................ 
Email Address 
Pass code 
Club number 6011. 
Calendar tab 
Click on register for Mid-Year Assembly 

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Dilworthians Ring for Salvation Army Donations

Kay May and Danko Gulsoy were two of the 25 Dilworthians, along with spouses and friends, who rang the bells at the Salvation Army collection kettles at the Park Road Shopping Center.  Much of the time it was cold and rainy.  Dilworthians who rang the bells are:   Clay Andrews, Nick Bowen, Howard Castleman, Tom Chaltas, Danko Gulsoy, Brian Hadley, Dale Harrold, Rosemary Hill, David Hodgkins, Ed King, David Kirkpatrick, Bob Lyons, Kay May, Jeff Morgart, Ranjit Rawlley, Romelle Scharnberg, Whitney Simpson, Jonathan Sink, Joe Smith, Jim Stump, Bob Teague, Tony Thompson, Ret Turner, Evan Webster, and Paul Whitfield.  Lee Wensil, chair of the committee, extended a special thanks to those who worked more than one shift: Joe Smith, Bob Teague, Rosemary Hill, and Kay May and a special thanks to David Hodgkins who worked FIVE shifts.

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Harold Bales reminisced about two of our members of who have passed from the scene.  He told interesting stories about Past President Jim Whittington, one of the founders of Little League in America, and Dr. Joe Van Hoy, also a Past President of Dilworth Rotary.  He also delivered a Christmas message during our last meeting before Christmas.

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Brad Goforth and Lamar Gunter at the USO media check in table at the airport on the morning of Operation Victory Block Leave.  Standing in the back at left is Tom Waskow, Lt. General, USAF (Ret.) and Charles Jenkin, producer of WBT’s Charlotte Morning News.  This photo was taken before 5 a.m.  All five television stations covered Operation Victory Block Leave.

News about Members

Our Sympathy to Family of George Alexander

Our sympathy is extended to the family of former Dilworth Member George Alexander who died Dec. 26 in The Villages, FL.  He was an active member of our club before his retirement to Florida and was active in Rotary there.  He is survived by his wife, Dot; sons, Doug, Anchorage, Alaska;  Rick, Charlotte; and four grandchildren.

Happy Birthday

Nick Bowen, Jan. 2

Tony Morton, Jan. 7

Howard Castleman, Jan. 8

Joe Dyer, Jan. 10

Joe Morris, Jan. 14

Programs

Jan. 8             “Memories of the “Daddy” King Family and the Civil Rights Era” – 

                        David Kirkpatrick

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Jan. 22           Darwin’s Theory of Natural Selection (And Why You Have To Get a Flu 

                        Shot Every Year) – Dr. Ian Brauner,  Molecular Biologist    

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

                        Council of Boy Scouts of America

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

Coming Events

Jan. 11           Board of Directors meets at 5:15 p.m. in the offices of Self-Help, 926 

                        Elizabeth Avenue, Suite 302.  All members are welcome to attend any 

                        board meeting.

Jan. 12         STAR Breakfast meeting at Pike’s Restaurant.  Contact Brad Goforth 

                     to make reservations.

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

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

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

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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