GALA 2007
Charlotte Country Club
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ROTARY FIRSTS |
- Rotary established the
Endowment Fund in 1917, which became the forerunner of The
Rotary Foundation.
- Rotary first adopted the
name "Rotary International" in 1922, when the name was
changed from the International Association of Rotary Clubs.
- Rotary first established
Paul Harris Fellow Recognition in 1957 for contributors of
$1000 to The Rotary Foundation.
- The Rotary emblem was
printed on a commemorative stamp for the first time in 1931
at the time of the Vienna convention.
- The first Rotary club banner
(from the Houston Space Center Rotary Club) to orbit the
moon was carried by astronaut Frank Forman, a member of that
club.
- The first Rotary Convention
held outside the United States was in Edinburgh, Scotland in
1921.
- The first head of state to
address an RI Convention was U.S. President Warren G.
Harding in 1923 at St. Louis, Missouri.
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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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Thanks to the
following Rotarians who worked at Classroom Central on
February 15th: Mike Crum, Michael
Elder, Elsie Garner, John Johnson and
Ruth Castleberry.
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From Charlotte Business Journal:
Phil Kline, executive
director of The Mint Museums, is looking forward to the
Mint's move to the uptown cultural campus;
Chuck Lew, Coleman Lew &
Associates, says the business has expanded beyond
executive-search tasks by also providing leadership
development, organizational improvement and selection of
corporate board members.
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The Habitat project kicks off March 2nd. Those wishing to
volunteer may sign up
here. |
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 Budd
Berro, Bob Webb, Marcus Lee, Jay Westmoreland, Ed Sanz, Alan
Adler, and Tom Robertson
had a rewarding time working with 4th graders from Paw Creek
Elementary School from 9:00 AM until 1:00 PM on February 20,
helping them run the JA Exchange City program. Contact
committee chair Tom Robertson if you are interested in
volunteering with this group. |
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NEW MEMBER APPROVAL |
The Classification and Membership
Committee recommend and the Directors approve for
consideration for all members, the following NEW MEMBERS.
Should you question the eligibility of any nominee, please
call the Rotary Office by February 26. You will be contacted
by a member of the Board. Otherwise, no reply is necessary
and election will proceed according to our bylaws.
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Tom Hodges
SunTrust Bank
Classification: Banking, Regional
Sponsor: John Greer
Endorsed: Powell Majors and Sammy Black
Jeff Blackey
US LEC Corp
Classification: Telecommunications, Regional
Sponsor: Craig Simpson
Endorsed: Joe Penner and Al Nikles |
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Attendance
Record |
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2/13/07 |
2/14/05 |
| visitors &
guests |
12 |
11 |
| club
members |
181 |
193 |
| total
attendance |
193 |
204 |
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New Members | Resignations |
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Wedding
Anniversaries |
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3 Caroline and Ed Driggs |
| Birthdays and
Birthplaces |
1 Charlie Ibach, Sioux City, IA
3 Mike Parrott, Houston, TX
4 Jimmy Flowers, Charlotte, NC
5 Ken Samuelson, Maryland |
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