Charlotte South Rotary

Hello, and welcome to the website of the Charlotte-South Rotary Club, the Charlotte-South chapter of Rotary International. Charlotte-South Rotary is based in Charlotte, North Carolina, and participates in many fundraisers and service projects each year. Charlote-South Rotary meets every Monday, at 12:30PM, at Zebra Restaurant, facing South Park Mall on Sharon Road in the Wall Street Capitol Building. Guests are always welcome at meetings.The current president of the Charlotte-South Rotary Club is Mary Staton.

Rotary International is an international charity organization composed of more than one million members. Rotary is the worlds oldest Service organization, and was founded in 1905 by Paul Harris. The goals of Rotary are service and fellowship between individuals, and the Rotary motto is "Service above Self". That motto dictates the purpose of Rotary International. Rotary is organized through many different clubs, which operate out of regions all over the world to help feed the hungry, work to prevent and eradicate disease across the globe, assist the elderly, and educate youth. Rotary International also provides immediate as well as long term aid to disaster victims. For information on the formation of the Charlotte-South rotary club, please see our history

Charlotte-South Rotary Club now has a group on LinkedIn!
Find it here: http://www.linkedin.com/e/vgh/2237701/

New Facebook Page!
Make sure to add our new Facebook page, “Charlotte South Chapter of Rotary International”, to the things you like. It is a great way for us to share photographs of the chapter, have discussions amongst members, allow our friends and family to see the great things our chapter has done recently as well as broaden our means of recruitment.

Meeting Program (August 30th)
Chuck Sawicki, District 7680 Membership Chair, talks about "Rotary Tipping Points." Chuck spent 21 years with Dun & Bradstreet managing 4 of their district offices, and was president of their Canadian subsidiary. He entered the investment field with Merrill Lynch and was then recruited by Smith Barney in Stuart, FL in 1986 as a branch manager and senior vice president-wealth advisor. He retired in 2006 after a 23 year investment career. Sawicki has been a Rotarian for over 46 years and is currently a member of Charlotte’s Top of the Week Club. He and his wife of 48 years, Priscilla, moved to Uptown Charlotte 3 years ago. He’s active as a SCORE Small Business Counselor-Government Liaison; Charlotte Ambassador for Road Scholar, the largest non-profit educational travel organization; and a member of the Charlotte Small Business Economic Development Committee.

Upcoming Meeting Programs:
August 30 - Chuck Sawicki – Team 7680 Membership Chair and energetic member of the Top of the Week Club.
October 18 - Congresswoman Sue Myrick – Update from Washington!

Save These Dates:
Friday September 10th – Rotary Leadership Institute (Parts I, II III), Columbia SC
Saturday September 18th – Rotary Leadership Institute (Parts I, II, III), Murphreesboro NC
Saturday September 25th – Rotary Leadership Institute (Parts I, II, III), Boone NC
Monday October 4th -Dick Keffer Charity Golf Classic at Firethorne Country Club. We’ll need lots of volunteers, players, and sponsors to make this annual golf event a success. All proceeds help fund significant service projects locally and abroad. John Elliott will be making major announcements soon!
Tuesday, October 5th - Billionaire David Murdock, chairman of Dole and the NC Research Center in Kannapolis, will address the Joint Mecklenburg Rotary Clubs at the Blake Hotel at noon.
Thursday, November 11th – Annual RI Foundation Dinner
Saturday November 13th – Rotary Leadership Institute (Parts I, II, III), Duncan SC
Friday November 19th – Rotary Leadership Institute (Parts I, II, III), High Point, NC
Monday, November 29th - Operation Christmas Child with shifts from 2-6 and no meeting that day.

View the latest Charlotte South Rotary Weekly Bulletin (PDF).

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