Meeting

Report

August 19, 2003
Charter Date: December 1, 1916

MARY TRIBBLE
President
Tribble Creative Group
By: Susan Hutchins

Mary Tribble of Tribble Creative Group was the guest speaker for the Charlotte Rotary Club’s August 19th meeting. Mary is a certified, award-winning event planner who established her own firm in 1985 and has been facilitating corporate and community events in Charlotte since that time. She graduated from Wake Forest University in 1982 with a degree in Art History and has been recognized with numerous awards including Businesswoman of the Year and Entrepreneur of the Year. Mary also co-founded the Forum for Public Conscience with Chris William; an inaugural event held in March 2003 in which 150 CEO’s of major companies participated. Her remarks focused on the how the Forum was founded, the process followed for the weekend event and the outcomes achieved.

The Forum was based on the concept of sustainability, looking at how a corporation can sustain itself in the market place in which it resides--enlightened self-interest in the best sense. The weekend event brought CEO’s together from across the country to discuss how corporations perform in six key areas: economics, leadership, justice, environment, community and family. Hugh McColl agreed to chair the conference, and David Gergen served as moderator. Guest speakers, including Warren Buffett, Paul Hawkin and Tom Wolfe, provided keynote addresses with a focus on the future, which was followed by small group discussions around the six topics. Activists in each of the six key areas participated in the small group discussions with the CEO’s leading to some vigorous debate. CEO’s could shop the topics on Saturday morning, but in the afternoon they were asked to “declare a major” to focus on for the rest of the weekend. On Saturday evening, a PBS television show was filmed, which was hosted by Chris William, and will be nationally televised sometime this fall. On Sunday morning, the CEO’s reached consensus on 13 collective intentions they committed to work on with their respective companies. The inaugural forum was so successful that Mary has plans to replicate the forums in other cities across the country. Currently the 150 CEO’s are being surveyed to determine what follow-up actions have been taken in response to the collective intentions. There is an event planned for October 20 at the Weston Hotel to announce the survey results and the future plans for the forum. Mary closed with an anecdote from her recent trip to Tibet recounting the story of the three Buddhas that stand for wisdom, compassion and power and realizing that they were the perfect tenants for the Forum since you need all three to make a difference in the world.

Two new members were welcomed into the club. Dick Roberts with SouthTrust Bank was introduced by his long-time friend David Anderson, and Townley Moon with the Duke Mansion was introduced by Catherine Browning.

Head Table:
John Hart, Martin Godwin, Chip Scholz, Pam Dittloff, Kurt Waldthausen, Tom Robertson; Invocation: Tom Norwood
Visitors and Guests:
Pete deWitt; Health & Happiness: Russell Ranson; Song: Thomas Moore
 

PLEASE NOTIFY YOUR ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT
NEW ADDRESS FOR THE ROTARY CLUB:
841 BAXTER STREET, SUITE 118, CHARLOTTE 28202
 

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NEW MEMBER PROFILE

Edwin B. Peacock, III is a native of Charlotte. He’s an ’88 graduate of Charlotte Country Day and a ’92 graduate of The University of Georgia with a Bachelor’s in Political Science. He left Charlotte shortly after college to start his professional career in the Washington DC area. Edwin is in the insurance/ investment business and is Vice President with The Pomfret Financial Company, Inc. Pomfret specializes in the design and administration of corporately sponsored executive benefit plans. In addition, they help individuals in the areas of risk management, wealth accumulation, and estate preservation strategies. Edwin, his brother David, and his father Ed are financial representatives for Northwestern Mutual Financial Network. Edwin has very recently returned home to assist his father in his succession plans for their family business. Edwin and his wife Amy have been married for 7 years and recently celebrated the birth of their first child. Edwin and Amy are active in charitable causes related to ALS (Lou Gehrigs Disease). Pomfret Financial Co., Inc. 1115 E. Morehead St (28204) 704-347-1080 epeacockiii@juno.com

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The 4-Way Test

Ralston Pound wants everyone to know the history of the 4-Way Test, but decided to just drop a little clue…it was invented in 1932 by a man who later became president of RI. Your challenge this week is to talk to an older member to find out the rest of the story. Is it the TRUTH? Is it FAIR to all concerned? Will it build GOODWILL and better Friendships? Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

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Attendance Record 8/19/03 8/20/02 visitors & guests 15 21 club members 185 167 total attendance 200 188 New Members - August Hunter Widener Edwin Peacock, III Townley Moon Dick Robberts	Wedding Anniversaries 26 Linda & Dave Guilford 26 Linda & Bob Landers 26 Anne & John Rogers 27 Emmy Lou & Robert Burchette 27 Priscilla & Joel Walters 28 Ava & Sam Spencer 29 Charlene & Leigh Kammerer 29 Billie & Bill Nichols 30 Marilyn & Roger Sarow 31 Polly & Steve Menaker 01 Dot & Tebee Hawkins 01 Anne & Lee Morris
Birthdays 26 Gary Scott, Wilmington, DE 26 Henry Snead, Columbia, SC 27 Don Steger, Huntsville, AL 28 Brenda Lea, Franklin Co., NC 30 Budd Berro, White Plains, NY 30 Sam Woodard, Greensboro, NC	Roaming Rotarians n/a