June 29, 2011

International Toast 2011 on 7/28

I just signed up for this event and wanted to share this with my Rotary Friends about an event of the Mayor's International Cabinet (MICA) with Mayor Anthony Foxx in Charlotte:

We will be toasting our outgoing and incoming Cabinet members, welcoming friends, acknowledging sponsors and highlighting our programs.
- See the Mayor
- Meet the Cabinet and Our Staff
- Sample Global Fare from Charlotte Restruants
- Tour Our Office
- Discover Our International Relationships and Upcoming Projects


see: http://charlotteinternational.givezooks.com/events/international-toast-2011

I assume the International touch may be of some interest to y'all?

Best,
Reinhard

June 27, 2011

Charter of CIRCUS

Congratulations to everyone, the Charter Members of CIRCUS, and the Matthews and Ballantyne Rotary Clubs for all what was done to enable us to ask RI for the Charter of CIRCUS.

Now we can look forward to the real work to be done by the members of CIRCUS. Projects, additional members, great social events and good meeting programs will be at the top of the list of priorities.

After all, let's have fun with it, with fun being part of fun-draising.

Dirk
MRC

June 26, 2011

future meetings July -September 2011

Please note the following meetings are scheduled with these speakers:

7/5/11: The Waxhaws, Scott Farb

7/19/11: Inner Wheel/Ushuaia, M. Fisher

8/2/11: DG Allen Langley

8/16/11: Haiti, Sabine Guerrier

9/6/11: Amazon, B. Staton

9/20/11: Dr. Glenn Baron, Libros for Learning

May 10, 2011

Charlotte International Rotary Club Meeting

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Location:

Pfeiffer University
Rose Jay Dining Room
Charlotte Campus, 4701 Park Rd.
Charlotte, NC 28209

We meet the first and third Tuesday of every month @ 7.00pm
Social at 6.30pm

Agenda For 5/17/2011 Round Table:

6.30 Snacks and Conversation Our caterer has done a great job with the first meetings and will have theme type appetizers for Tuesday

7.00 Meeting Convenes and Introduction of Guests and Visitors

7.10 Evening Presentation: Osama Sam Wazan The Last Moderate Muslim

7.40 Discussion/ Our current DG Firoz Peera will attend our meeting and may have a few words

8.00 Meeting is adjourned

Future Speakers:

5/17/11: The Last Moderate Muslim, Osama Sam Wazan
6/7/11: Rotary PDG B Norm Schul
6/21/11: Haiti, Sabine Guerrier
7/5/11: The Waxhaws, Scott Farb
7/19/11: Inner Wheel/ Ushuaia, M. Fisher
8/2/11: Amazon, B. Staton
8/16/11: Dr. Glenn Baron, Librosi for Learning

Past Speakers:

9/14/10: First Meeting at Copper Restaurant

Ranjit Deora, India (Raised $35 for Simputer USA)

9/28/10: Waldhorn Restaurant Oktoberfest

Charlotte Oktoberfest Discussion

10/12/10: PDG Lois Crumpler, Rotary

Josh Grinffin, GSE Exchange to Egypt and Lebanon

10/26/10: 19:00 Nora Lindenbeck, Rotary-Cusco Peru Project Report

David Kirkpatrick, How to build stronger and more effective Relationships

11/9/10: Flight of Honor Returning Veterans, Airport

11/23/10: Nada Vergili, Italy

12/7/10, DGE Allen Langley, End Polio Now

Y. Sakaoglu, Turkey

12/21/10, PDG Jim Stump, Rotary

Mrs. South Africa

1/4/11: J. Stowell, Doctors without Borders (MSF – raised over $75)

1/18/11: Rotary, Firoz Peera

2/1/11: Alan Adler, Management

2/15/11: Club Business Meeting

3/1/11: From Italy to Peru Raffaele Beltram

3/15/11: Alina MacNichol, Charlotte International Cabinett

4/5/11: Argentina, E. Aleman, Wells Fargo

4/19/11: Nora Lindenbeck, Impressions about India

May 01, 2011

Meeting 5/3/2011

Invitation for the Meeting 5/3/2011

Speaker:
Hans Faulstich, Dipl.Ing, MBE, MBA:

The Chemistry of the Human Body: batteling and preventing Cancer

Location:
Rose Jay Dining Room
Pfeiffer University

Charlotte Campus, 4701 Park Rd.
Charlotte, NC 28209

Time:
18:30 (6.30 pm) - Snacks and Conversation
19:00 (7pm) - Meeting



Please note the next future meetings:


5/17/11: The Last Moderate Muslim, Osama Sam Wazan
6/7/11: Rotary Past District Governor B Norm Schul
6/21/11: Haiti, Sabine Guerrier
7/5/11: The Waxhaws, Scott Farb
7/19/11: Inner Wheel/Ushuaia, M. Fisher
8/2/11: Amazon, B. Staton
8/16/11 Dr. Glenn Baron, Libros for Learning

April 26, 2011

C.A.R.T. Coins for Alzheimer's Research Trust

In the interest of discussing some things to be done the "right" way we talked at the last meeting about customs of other clubs. C.A.R.T. was mentioned and I took a look into this.

Rotarians in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and some areas of Texas and Kentucky are the sponsors of The CART Fund (Coins for Alzheimer's Research Trust) dedicated to raising funds to provide the "seed" money for cutting edge, high impact research in hopes of finding a cure/prevention for Alzheimer's disease.

In order to accomplish this, Rotarians are encouraged to voluntarily empty their pockets of change, or what ever amount they choose, whenever they attend a Rotary meeting.

Vision:
Continue to promote funding for research for the cure of Alzheimer's Disease.
All Clubs in participating Districts will continue maximum support of CART. CART
will expand to other Districts. Contributions to The CART Fund will be made easier for
Rotarians and non-Rotarians.

Mission:
Promote to District Governors to include CART participation in their club achievement awards. Improve training of District CART Chairs, including expansion of District CART committees. Optimize the web site to ensure the CART story is available and easily found to all who seek ways to improve/cure Alzheimer's through research. Have a presence at District events including, Conference, Assemblies, and PETS. Institute a reception for DGN's at Zone meetings. Improve communication throughout the CART organization

April 24, 2011

The Lindenbeck's visit to India

Nora, Yung, Axel and Dirk Lindenbeck spent one week in India and travelling in the "Golden Triangle", New Delhi, Agra and Jaipur. It was a very exciting visit and gave much insight in the strongly Moslem-influenced history of India. India is a rich country but has suffered from dictators, who had their own interests and not the interest of the country at heart.

Although the traffic in India is absolutely crazy we had a good driver, who navigated us safely around. Do never send a German Policeman to India; he will die of a heart attack.

After the one week of cultural training Axel and Dirk went to the JK Mill, some 350 miles northwest of Vizag on the Eastcoast. That was quite an experience as well. Driven in a car with no front breaks at 130 Km/h was not to Dirk's liking and finally caused a little nuclear explosion with the clear demand not to drive faster than 100 Km/h, which was already crazy enough.

A second explosion a couple of days later resulted in us finishing our task within a very short time, having us working almost around the clock.

But, on the other hand, we met some very nice helpful people at the mill and also at a Rotary Meeting in New Delhi, which was especially arranged by Rotarian Peter Arackal. What an impressive group of people working with the "Gift of Life" Program, which organizes heart valve replacements for underprivileged children in Africa and India.

April 18, 2011

4/19/2011

Invitation for the Meeting of 4/19/2011

Location:

Rose Jay Dining Room
Pfeiffer University

Charlotte Campus, 4701 Park Rd.
Charlotte, NC 28209

Time: 19:00 (7pm)

Speaker – Dr. Glen Baron, Libros for Learning

Dr. Glenn Baron is a fifth grade teacher at Kensington Elementary in Waxhaw, NC and is the organizer for "Libros for Learning." In the first years of existence we have bought and delivered more than two dozen libraries and look forward to providing many dozens more.

April 17, 2011

CIRC-US

What would it take to change the world?

Rotary International is the world's first service club organization, with more than 1.2 million members in 33,000 clubs worldwide. Rotary club members are volunteers who work locally, regionally, and internationally to combat hunger, improve health and sanitation, provide education and job training, promote peace, and eradicate polio under the motto Service Above Self.

The CHARLOTTE INTERNATIONAL ROTARY CLUB - US is being a Rotary Club in the process of being chartered. More details will be posted at the website: www.circ-us.org

Why we exist:

CIRC-US will help create cultural understanding, bring awareness to international causes and projects, and build personal and professional relationships.

About Our New Club Meetings:

Every two weeks, we meet to focus on one nationality.

We have family-welcome meetings at a restaurant, featuring that nationality.

Meetings last from 7-9pm, but expect some may have to leave early for family reasons, and that is ok.

Our speaker(s) will present insight into that nationality's culture and background.

If you are interested in the work of Rotary or the Charlotte International Rotary Club, please contact us.