CLUB ASSEMBLY 2006
By Jill Santuccio
Outgoing President Herb Harriss expressed
condolences about the passing of Paul Smith, a 49-year Rotarian who
had 44 years of perfect attendance. Paul was a staunch supporter of
everything Rotary, including the Rotary Foundation and many other
programs.
He also recognized the heroism of Rotarian Todd Owens who was
featured in the Observer for helping to save a drowning child's
mother at the beach, and congratulated Leland Park on his upcoming
retirement as librarian at Davidson College.
Incoming President Luther Moore announced key dates for the upcoming
Rotary year, including the golf tournament on September 11, the
annual Rotary Gala on February 20 and the annual end-of-year
barbecue on June 26, 2007. There will be no meetings on July 4 or
December 26 this Rotary year. He reflected on the recent
international convention in Copenhagen and reminded the group that
next year's convention will be in Salt Lake City, Utah, followed by
Los Angeles in 2008 and Seoul, Korea in 2009.
Ed Wadsworth's son, Greg, introduced his fellow exchange student
from Finland who shared his views of everything being so "big" in
America. When Greg goes to Finland on the second half of the
exchange, his host said he will find everything to be much smaller.
He debunked the notion that Finland has a lot of icebergs, and
proclaimed that the temperature actually does get up into the 80s.
Luther introduced various committee chairs for next year: Shannon
Vaughn spoke about a dazzling array of programs, John Snyder
previewed upcoming missions of the Interact Club, and Peggy Wesp
discussed the GSE exchange to and from England. Elsie Garner showed
off the "Telly" won in connection with the club's collaboration on
the WWII documentary and shared upcoming plans for a second
installment. Marilynn Bowler said that she and Natalie English would
be "loud" about attracting 20-30 new members during the upcoming
year and Alan Adler announced that we have gone from giving away
four scholarships to 14 in the history of the golf tournament.
Many thanks to SMS Catering … Bob and Robert always put on a great
spread!
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Governor's Goals
for 2006-2007 |
- Participate in Rotary by:
a. All members being involved in club, community and
district events
b. Every club participating in the "Club Awards of
Excellence" program.
- Earn the Presidential
Citation
- Participate and support
Rotary Foundation Programs by:
a. Encouraging Every Rotarian Every Year to contribute to
the Annual Programs Fund and help achieve our district goal
of $100 per capita or $320,000
b. Each club actively supporting and being involved in
educational and humanitarian programs supported by the
district.
- Enhance membership growth
by:
a. Increasing each club's net membership by one
b. Encouraging each Rotarian to invite one potential member
to their club
c. Educating and including longtime and new members in
Rotary activities and service.
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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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Congratulations
on your outstanding service to the community:
Frances Haithcock - for her
leadership and vision for CMS students while serving as
interim superintendent; Leland Park
- retiring after 39 years as Director of the Library at
Davidson College; Cynthia Marshall
- retiring after 21 years as Executive Director of
Communities in Schools; Susan Manning - retiring as Director
of Human Resources, Mecklenburg County Government;
Duke Ison - transferring to
Greensboro as District Superintendent of the United
Methodist Church; John Rogers
- moving to Montreat following his retirement as senior
pastor of Covenant Presbyterian Church.
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Carlos Sanchez
was one of five fathers honored at the Carolinas Father of
the Year Gala, which benefits the American Diabetes
Association; Pender McElroy
attended the first board of directors' reunion held for past
chairmen of the board of Sharon Towers;
Tony Lathrop will serve as
president of the Mecklenburg County Bar in July;
Todd Owens was relaxing on
Sunset Beach when he and attorney friend, Bill Powers, heard
the screams. Fortunately, Todd and Bill were able to save a
mother and child from drowning.
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Dr. Carol Jordan,
University Librarian of Everett Library, Queens University
of Charlotte, has received a grant from the U.S. Institute
of Museum and Library Services that will be used to support
the development of a new bibliographic instruction classroom
in the Everett Library.
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Rotary Scholarship Golf Classic
update: WBTV Sports Director, Delano Little, will be on the
course to challenge golfers to a closest-to-the-pin contest;
AmWinns Brokerage of the Carolinas (thanks to
John Armistead) will
sponsor a hole-in-one contest, which carries a $10,000 cash
award for anyone sinking a hole-in-one on the 9th tee (186
yards); Pepsi has confirmed they will provide product and
raffle items; 80 golfers are signed up; proceeds to date are
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William Paul Smith, Jr.
June 11, 1918 - June 23, 2006 |
Funeral services for Paul Smith
were held June 26th at Steele Creek Presbyterian Church. The
expression of love and support for Paul and his family was
evident by the many friends and associates gathered to pay
their respects. His wife, Marjorie, the five children, 17
grandchildren, 7 great grandchildren, and brothers and
sisters were deeply touched as Paul's many accomplishments
were reflected on. Not only was Paul a member of Charlotte
Rotary for 49 years, he was also a Life Member of the Steele
Creek American Legion, a 50 year veteran of the Masonic
Lodge, a 50 year member of the Scottish Rite, a member of
the Oasis Shrine Temple, and 60 year veteran of the Boy
Scouts. By profession, Paul was as a Registered Professional
Engineer.
Memorials may be made to Steele Creek Presbyterian Church,
7407 Steele Creek Rd, Charlotte 28217; Rotary Foundation
Donor Advised Fund, 841 Baxter Street, Ste 118, Charlotte
28202; or Boy Scout Troop 56 of Steele Creek Presbyterian
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Attendance
Record |
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6/27/06 |
6/28/05 |
| visitors &
guests |
17 |
11 |
| club
members |
154 |
167 |
| total
attendance |
171 |
178 |
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New Members | Resignations |
Colleen
Blanchard
Gene Marx
Dan Kensil |
Bob Weeks
Duke Ison
John Rogers
Susan Manning
Paul Smith (Deceased) |
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| Roaming
Rotarians |
Pat Millen Essen, Germany and
Wiesbaden, Germany
Bob Barber Union, SC |
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Wedding
Anniversaries |
04 BG and Bob Metzler
06 Fran and Claude Lilly
07 Martha and Dean Colvard
09 Barbara and Tom Robertson
10 Cynthia and Tom Marshall |
| Birthdays and
Birthplaces |
04 Sammy Black, Statesville, NC
04 David Erdman,
Camp Lejeune, NC
04 Tom Robertson, Cascade, VA
08 Dale LeCount,
Cincinnati, OH
10 Dean Colvard, Ashe Cty, NC
10 Ron Kimble, Chicago, IL |
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