[Dilworthian] April 2 issue - No meeting

Wed Mar 31 17:17:12 PDT 2010

No Meeting Friday, April 2

The Dilworthian

April 9, 2010

Transportation to District Conference Needed 

For Group Study Exchange Members 

Ret Turner and Fenton Erwin are the host families for the RI Group Study Exchange Program. Beginning Monday, April 19, they will be hosting two young Brazilians women; one a lawyer and the other a dentist. On Friday, April 23 they will go to the District Conference in Wilmington and return on Sunday, April 25. We need to provide transportation for this District Conference event and from the host families to the airport for return to Brazil on the 26th. 

There are activities planned during the day from Tuesday, the 20th through Thursday, the  22nd.  We need drivers to assist in the transportation for the pick up on Highway 321 in Gaston County on the 19th; and to and from our homes to the local events,  i.e. Duke Energy; The Pines; Davidson College and Lowe’s Headquarters and the Time Warner Cable Arena for tours and to the Airport on Monday, the 26th. The tours would be available for the Drivers to take.

DilWorth Noting

Call for Rotarians to Welcome WW II Veterans

Home from Their April 10 Flight of Honor 

Please mark your calendar on April 10 and go to Charlotte Douglas Airport about 7:30 p.m. to welcome home the World War II veterans on the April 10 flight.  Wear your Rotary caps and shirts and join the family members and friends of the veterans to welcome them home.  It is a small way to show your appreciation for what the Greatest Generation did for us and it is an experience you will not forget.

Called Board Meeting Minutes Posted

Present:  Dale Harrold, Kate Richards, Joe Smith, Robert Thomas, Fenton Erwin, Joy Rucker, Ret Turner, Lamar Gunter,  and Kay May.  Ron Melvin was not present, but sent his proxy to Dale Harrold. 

President Dale Harrold called the meeting to order at 11:40 a.m. 

Fund Raiser Update:

Kate Richards reported the following:

·         Amount processed on credit cards                 $  2,761.

·         Amount invoiced to members                         $  4,050.

·         Amount collected                                               $  2,440.

·         Restaurant night proceeds                              $  1,400.

Total raised from the two events:                          $10,651.

President Dale proposed the funds be used/ donated as follows:

*	$2,000 Polio Plus 
*	$2,500 Crisis Assistance Ministry
*	$2,500 Samaritan House
*	$2,500 World Community Service Projects
*	$1,000 to $2,000 in reserve for future requests

Dale mentioned that the club has previously supported Habitat for Humanity.  It was also noted that one of our members, Dewey Jenkins from Morris Jenkins donated the HVAC system for the Rotary sponsored house.

It was requested that donations to other organizations carry the Rotary Brand for club recognition.

Joe Smith made the motion to approve the distribution as proposed; Fenton Erwin seconded and the board approved.  

The checks to Crisis Assistance and Samaritan House are to be presented in a formal presentation during the April 9th Club meeting.  The check to Polio Plus will be sent immediately.  

As soon as all collections are complete, we may have more money to donate to Habitat for Humanity or others.

Other Business:

President Dale Harrold also mentioned that we have several good programs coming up and to get the word out to prospective members and visitors to have good attendance. 

Ret Turner also mentioned that Bill Staten is interested in joining our club.   

Fenton Erwin mentioned that our club is taking two incoming GSE visitors from April 19- 23.   Fenton Erwin and Ret Turner are hosting these two but will need some transportation during this time.

Lamar Gunter mentioned the April 10 Flight of Honor.  This will be the last one until September.  Joy Rucker mentioned that she was accepted as a Guardian on this flight. 

The meeting adjourned at 12:10  p.m.  

Submitted by Kay May; Secretary

·         Next Meeting is scheduled for April 12, 2010 , 5:15p.m. at Self Help Org.  926 Elizabeth Ave. Suite 302.  

News about Members

Happy Birthday         Happy Anniversary

Danko Gulsoy, March 29                Jan and Joe Smith, March 26

                                                            Romy Cawood and Ranjit Rawlley, March 29-30

                                                            Bobbi and Paul Whitfield, March 30

                                                            Beth and Dave Byron, April 7

Programs

April 2            No Meeting.  Good Friday holiday.

April 9             “The Mint Museum” -- Phil Kline, Executive Director of the museum.

April 23          “Drums for Cures” -- Scott Swimmer

April 30          “Moving Forward” -- Charles Woodyard, Charlotte Housing Authority 

                        President and CEO

May 14           Picnic in the Park – Our annual picnic in Latta Park and visit to the Rotary 

                        Memorial Garden at the east end of Latta Park 

July 16           “Growing up NASCAR”  -- Humpy Wheeler, former President of Speedway 

                        Motorsports Inc. and general manager of Charlotte Motor Speedway.  

                        Humpy will share some of the funny stories from his early days as a racing 

                        promoter, stories from NASCAR’s early roots in moonshine and bootleg 

                        era and thoughts of the future of NASCAR.

Coming Events

April 10          Flight of Honor from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to

                         Washington, D.C. for World War II veterans. A project of Rotary District 

                        7680 to honor the courage, valor, and lives of the men and women 

                        veterans of World War II.

April 12          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.

April 13          The April STAR meeting will be at Greystone Restaurant, 3039 South 

Boulevard .  It is informal and a chance for new members to get to know some of the older members.

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.  

May 15           Clean-up of Rotary’s adopted street, East Boulevard from Camden 

                        to Freedom Park

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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