Charlotte South Rotary

Distinguished Rotarian Thomas Smith

charlottesouth — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:55:24 +0000

Since June 1994, the Charlotte-South Rotary Club has had a dedicated Rotarian in Thomas J. Smith. In 2009-2010 Tom Smith served as Club President, aggressively using the matching points concept to increase contributions to The Rotary Foundation. This successful model is still in use today and Tom continues to share his RI Foundation points with club members. To further engage members of the club and develop an additional fundraising source to our club’s golf tournament, Tom co-founded the club’s wine dinner. Tom is a graduate of the Rotary Leadership Institute and has inspired other Rotarians to enroll in RLI. Tom has served on the District Vocational and Ethics Committee (2010-2011) and as such was involved in District 7680’s Four Way Test Video. Currently, Tom is serving on the Charlotte-South Rotary Club Foundation Board of Directors and has accepted the position of Assistant District Governor for 2012-2013. Tom is a graduate of Wake Forest University and Emory University. Professionally, Tom is Senior Vice President of the Asset Resolution Group at BB&T. He and his lovely wife Paula reside in Charlotte. “Papa Tom” to granddaughters Ava and Madelyn (and one on the way), Tom and Paula have a full house when all the kids come to visit! Son Douglas and wife Laura reside in St. Petersburg, FL, son Thomas of Charlotte, stepson Brian and wife Lindsey of Wilmington, NC and stepdaughter Shannon and husband Jeff of Waxhaw NC. Tom is certainly our VERY Distinguished Rotarian!

Men’s Shelter Garden Update

charlottesouth — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 01:18:36 +0000

Thanks to all who were able to help on Saturday morning at the Men’s Shelter garden! Here’s to sore muscles and good times!

We had a great morning working together with the both the Charlotte East Club and ESPN. We made tremendous progress but are not yet finished! We will be heading back on Saturday, March 24 from 9 AM – 11 AM to finish placing the last two beds, test the water irrigation and best of all – adding the dirt!!!

If you are available, please consider coming out to help!

Save the Dates!

charlottesouth — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 12:44:50 +0000

March 17th Cleanup day at the Men’s Shelter
May 12th Beach Blast
June 9th Wine Tasting Tour

District 7680 Conference

charlottesouth — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 23:55:20 +0000

Make your reservations for District Conference! Become a Sponsor! Make a Difference!

District 7680

Serving West-Central North Carolina and the World

Renaissance Asheville Hotel

April 20-22, 2012

Registration fee for Charlotte-South Rotary members covered by club; you only pay for guest(s)

Special room rates of $139/night

800.359.7951

Become a sponsor by donating a business card and only $20 or $50 for its listing in the conference program!

We want 100% participation from our club members –

Details at Monday’s meeting!

Sponsorship Focus Week is the week of March 4^th –

Bring your business card then; we can charge your quarterly invoice with your sponsorship!

You can make a difference!

http://www.rotary7680.org/events/district-conference

Hands On Event

charlottesouth — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:58:58 +0000

December’s Hands On Event at New Outreach Christian Center was a success!

Winter Social

charlottesouth — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:05:53 +0000

Rotarians celebrated another successful year at their annual winter party with the theme of Chinese New year. The venue was spectacular atop the Residences at South Park with Asian delicacies from Flavors Catering and music by Tom Billotto. Donations were made to Women of Vision. A great time was had by all…

Holiday Celebration

charlottesouth — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:18:13 +0000

Winter Social

charlottesouth — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:58:57 +0000

Save the date for our upcoming Winter Social Event to be held on January 28^th, 2012! More details to follow.

Hands On Project: New Outreach Christian Center

charlottesouth — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:53:19 +0000

Hands-On Project for December

New Outreach Christian Center – 3900 Gossett Avenue, Charlotte 28208

Wednesday, December 21

Time: 5:30-7:00PM

Project: Serving food for the needy, handing out donated clothing, toys and can goods. They expect to feed over 300 persons at this event. If you cannot join us at the center on December 21^st please bring any donations of clothing, can goods or toys to one of our Rotary meetings on 12/5, 12/12 or 12/19.

The ministry has served thousands of the hungry, homeless, and senior members of the community who would otherwise go without. Christmas programs offer toys for the children, and other times the ministry is able to give clothes and other important items to those who need them. Every program is served up along with inspiration, worship, and open-armed love.

Please contact Leigh Jenkins for more information on this event: 704-364-7088

New Outreach Ministries is a 501(c)3 organization, eligible for tax-deductible donations. Donations and volunteers are gladly welcomed.

Updates and Announcements November 19

Brad — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 16:02:41 +0000

Announcements for week of November 14, 2011

Welcome to our three new members: Macon Dunnagan, Mary Alice Warren, and Lee Bowman. If you haven’t already, please introduce yourself and get to know them.

Thanks to our social committee for a fabulous party Saturday night at Belle Acres! There was a good crowd and every one present had a great time!

If you are interested in the Mt. Kili climb, Macon is hosting a question and answer session about climbing, training, and equipment at Jesse Brown’s Outdoors (South Park) tonight at 6:30 PM. There will be another climbing informational session on December 8 at Jesse Brown’s. In addition, a mandatory fundraising meeting on Saturday December 3 at 10 AM at Belk Corporate Office.

Reminder: There is NO club meeting on Monday, November 21, 2011. However, the Board will meet to review the project fund requests at Zebra from 12-2. We will all get together again on Monday, November 28 at Zebra at 12:30.

Please note that I have a new email address: JMNewton61@gmail.com for all Rotary correspondence. You can continue to reach me by cell phone 704.616.0908 or my home phone 704.541.0787.

Rotary Youth Exchange: If anyone in our club is interested in hosting a high-school student during the 2012-2013 school year, please get in contact with Stuart Meyerson (Stuart.Meyerson@nationalhealing.com) by December 1. Before Karen and I commit to the club’s expense to host the child, we want to reach out to all club members to see if we can arrange the required hosting. The club-paid fee includes monthly stipend, orientation and other district-planned events. There are mandatory orientations for clubs and host families prior to the student’s arrival.

Rotary Group Study Exchange 2012 to Lagos, Nigeria: The good news is that District 9110 in Lagos, Nigeria, will indeed have a Group Study Exchange with our district. The bad news is that we were only informed of a definite commitment on Friday, November 11, although negotiations had been going on for months. That means that we have to accelerate our process for the selection of team leader and team members. You now have the opportunity to be a part of the Group Study Exchange to Lagos, Nigeria, as Team Leader. Young professionals (ages 22-40) who are not Rotarians also have the opportunity to be team members. Therefore, applications for team leader need to be sent via email to Dotty McIntyre by December 5 and applications for team members by December 12. Applications are attached. Their team will be here in April of 2012 (specific dates TBD). Our team will be in Nigeria in May (dates TBD). The website for Lagos is http://www.lagosstate.gov. For their district, it is http://www.rotary9110ng.org. Since a south-western state in a country in Africa may be out of your comfort zone, please research the area carefully. But remember that this could be the experience of a lifetime. Additional questions should be directed to Dottie McIntyre, District 7680 GSE Coordinator, drdottiemac@hotmail.comor call 704-482-2815 or 704-600-5585.