Christmas Musical Message
By George MacBain
Tuesday was a special program
in honor of the upcoming Christmas Holiday.
Our meeting was blessed by Reverend George Thompson with an
inspiring invocation highlighting the Power of Music and the Unity
of the many diverse faiths during this time of year. We welcomed new
members Mike Hummer and Bill Staton, and Pender McElroy recognized
Katie Tyler and Tyson Bennett for their continued support to the
Rotary Foundation. The staff at the hotel received our Christmas
gift and departed to a standing ovation, as did Sandy, when she was
recognized for her wonderful accomplishments with a small token of
the Clubs appreciation.
Several Rotarians were on hand to spread their Christmas magic
through group singing, solos, and music: the very talented Thomas
Moore's solo was "O Holy Night"; Big Bad Dave Erdman lead the group
in "Rocking around the Christmas Tree" with a guitar accompaniment;
Meg McElwain's beautiful solo was "White Christmas"; Pam Daigle (who
knew!) played "I Wonder as I Wander" on her saxophone; Biff Virkler
sang "Winter Wonderland"; Greg Walker performed his version of "A
Tender Charlotte Christmas" and to finish up the program, everyone
participated in Auld Lang Syne."
Many thanks to all that contributed to a wonderful program.
Merry
Christmas!!!
Head Table:
Mary Ciminelli, Martin Walton, Luther Moore, Jesse Hite, Bob
Elliott, John Hewitt, Paul Schmidt; Invocation: George Thompson
Visitors &
Guests:
Carol Hughes; Health &
Happiness: John Nicolay; Music: Thomas Moore, Greg James, and the
Rotarettes
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NEW MEMBER
PROFILE |
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Ronald H. Campbell (Ron)
The Trane Company
Classification: Air Conditioning & Heating Distribution
4501 S. Tryon St (28217)
704-525-9600
rcampbell3@trane.com |
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Ron Campbell is the General Manager
for Carolina Trane Charlotte Office. Carolina Trane is the #1
provider of building comfort and process solutions in the
Carolinas. The Trane Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of
American Standard, a Fortune 500 company with annual revenues of
approximately $9 billion dollars. Ron has over 20 years
experience in HVAC, energy and process solutions. He holds a
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Pennsylvania State
University and an MBA from the University of Massachusetts. Ron
is a member of the board of advisors for the Charlotte Chamber.
He also serves on the corporate campaign committee for the
Blumenthal Performing Arts Center. Ron and his wife Faye and
their four children are members of South Mecklenburg
Presbyterian Church. His hobbies include coaching their
children's sports teams, golf, tennis and working out. |
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Rotary Club of Charlotte
841 Baxter Street, Suite 118, Charlotte 28202
chltrot@bellsouth.net 704-375-6816 |
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Two new members were presented on Tuesday.
Sadler Barnhardt
introduced Mike Hummer,
Executive Director for the Charlotte 49ers Athletic
Foundation. Mike has been a member of Charlotte University
City Rotary since 1999, and can be contacted at
mjhummer@email.uncc.edu.
Phil Volponi introduced
Bill Staton, aka
"America's Money Coach". Bill's wife, Mary, is a member of
Charlotte South and was on hand to support Bill's induction
into Rotary. Contact Bill at
bill@billstaton.com. Welcome!
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Wedding Bells were ringing over the weekend….Kitty
Stutts and Alec Musard
were married at Noon on December 16th at St. Mark's Lutheran
Church; Charlie and
Laura Greer's son,
Charles Matthew Greer, married Christen Suzanne Smith at six
o'clock December 16th at Myers Park Presbyterian Church.
Congratulations to both families.
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BG Metzler was named one
of three outstanding volunteers for the year at the 75th
Anniversary Luncheon for the United Way; from Pride
Magazine: Floyd Davis
was profiled in a segment on Notable Names in the community;
Phil Kline was featured
in an article titled "Extreme Makeover: Master Plan Reshapes
Arts Scene in Charlotte"; Powell
is still down with his back but is expecting to make the
January 2nd meeting.
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Dr. Thomas Moore invites
everyone to attend the 27th Annual New Year's Eve
Celebration for Children and Families. The event will take
place Sunday, December 31st from 3:00 - 4:00 at the Dale F.
Halton Theater, CPCC. Advance tickets sales available at
Black Forest Books and Toys or at the door ($8 children, $10
adults).
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La Bibliotheque, meeting location for
Charlotte South Rotary,
will be remodeling in January. Please make a note that the
January 8, 22, and 29th meetings will be held at Red Rocks
Café.
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Biff Virkler thanked the
81 Rotarians and family members that volunteered to ring the
bell for the Salvation Army. Major
Todd Smith reported total collections of $2342.61
over the three week period, and also said a record 10,068
toys would be distributed to children in need.
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John Snyder had several
visitors from the Myers Park Interact Club on Tuesday. Be on
the lookout as Interact member
Lauren Gorry takes on the task of publishing the
District 7680 monthly newsletter - a most ambitious project! |
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Attendance
Record |
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12/19/06 |
12/20/05 |
| visitors &
guests |
15 |
20 |
| club
members |
184 |
189 |
| total
attendance |
199 |
210 |
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New Members | Resignations |
Robert Avossa
Bill Constangy
Bill Underwood
Mike Hummer
Bill Staton |
Niels Olsen |
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Wedding
Anniversaries |
27 Sallie and Fred Lowrance
27 Ruth and Ed Wadsworth
28 Ginger and Joey Godbold
29 Beverly and Jim Kothe
30 Alice and Benton Bragg
30 Sylvia and Phil Van Hoy |
| Birthdays and
Birthplaces |
27 Chuck Panoff, Brooklyn, NY
27 Louis Rose, Charlotte, NC
27 Rick Wrenn, Anderson, SC
28 Tebee Hawkins, Atlanta, GA
28 Kip Kiser, Indiana
30 Ed Kizer, Danville, VA
31 Ralston Pound, Charlotte, NC |
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