 DAVE
FRANCHINA
The Clean Air Works
Project:
What you can do to Help
By Suzanne Bledsoe
Today's speaker, Dave Franchina, a partner at Kennedy, Covington,
Lobdell and Hickman practicing in the area of environmental law,
spent some time today educating us about the importance of clean air
to our community as well as what steps we can take in our everyday
lives to improve our current air quality. While Dave spent some time
giving us a short science lesson, the gist of his comments is that
the levels of ground level ozone (as opposed to ozone in the upper
atmosphere) in Charlotte and surrounding communities poses problems
not only for health reasons (particularly for the very young and the
very old) but also for our economic stability. In fact, if the air
quality in our community does not improve significantly over the
next few years, we will be faced with tremendous loss of government
funding for roads and infrastructure as early as 2010.
On June 2, 2000, Charlotte had the dubious distinction of being the
city with the worst air quality in the United States. The worst time
of year for us is during the summer months when the air is hot and
still. The biggest contributor to the buildup up ozone is emissions
from our cars and trucks. Recognizing that it is vital that our air
quality improve in order to maintain and sustain an acceptable
quality of life, the Regional Air Quality Board (RAQB) was formed.
This is a partnership of public and private interests that met and
formulated a voluntary plan that addresses these issues. Clean
Air Works recruited over 50 companies in our eight county region
who agreed to encourage employees to change their commuting patterns
as well as change their own corporate practices, where applicable.
Examples include employee incentives for carpooling (preferred
parking, for instance), vanpooling (matching company funds), and
adjustable work schedules (flex time, compressed work weeks). In
addition, examples of operational efficiencies include anti-idling
policies (for delivery trucks) and delayed refueling.
The results of these measures are being evaluated, but the RAQB is
already considering recruiting 50 or more additional companies to
sign on for cleaner air initiatives. And, there are opportunities
for up to 200 more companies to participate over time. But, in
addition, each of us can do our part by thinking before we make
those quick car trips to the corner store, considering the
consequences of idling our cars while in the fast food line and by
taking advantage of increasing opportunities for sharing rides and
using public transportation. With everyone doing their part, we
should see results!
Head Table:
Alan Barnhardt; Brenda Lea; Luther Moore; Natalie English: Marcus
Lee; Alice Harrison: Invocation: Gregg Walker
Visitors &
Guests:
Mark Norman; Health &
Happiness: Leland Parks; Song: Meg McElwain: Piano: Thomas Moore
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NEW MEMBER
PROFILE |
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Cynthia V. Wolfe (Cindy)
Bank of the Ozarks
Classification: Banking, Commercial Lending
1051 E. Morehead St, Ste 250 (28204)
704-714-7919
cwolfe@bankozarks.com |
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Cindy Vanderford
Wolfe was born in Mooresville, NC in 1966. After receiving a
full academic scholarship, she attended Queens University, where
she was elected to Honor Council and was a member of Kappa Delta
Sorority. While attending Queens, she completed an internship in
Marketing at IBM, and worked at Uvest and Duke Energy. She
graduated with a degree in Business Administration in 1988.
After graduation, Cindy joined First Union as a management
trainee. In 1992, she moved to Little Rock, Arkansas, and joined
a bank that eventually became Bank of America. After working in
various management roles, she became a commercial real estate
lender. She joined Bank of the Ozarks in 1992 and now serves as
Executive Vice President and manages the bank's Charlotte Loan
Production Office, which she pioneered in late 2001. Cindy
serves on the Board of Directors of Girl Scouts Hornets' Nest
Council and is an active member of CREW Charlotte (Commercial
Real Estate Women). Cindy is married and has two sons, ages 8
and 9. She and her husband, Gary Wolfe, Jr. spend their time
participating in a number of activities for their children and
they love to travel together. Cindy plays golf and enjoys
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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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CLUB ACTIVITIES:
Shots for Flu
($25) and Pneumonia ($29) will be available on
November 14th. Spouses welcomed, reservations not required;
Rotary Foundation Dinner
will be held November 16 at the Renaissance Hotel. Tickets
are on sale at the Rotary office for $36. CUT-OFF TO
PURCHASE TICKETS IS NOVEMBER 5TH. Those interested in
learning more about the Rotary Foundation will have the
opportunity to attend a smaller session with key note
speaker and past Rotary Foundation Trustee, Ray Klinginsmith,
at 4:30 (note change in time) on the 16th;
Crisis Assistance Ministry
clothing drive will be held throughout the month of
November. Drop off stations will be set up in the Best
Western parking deck. Items needed: warm clothing and
footwear for men, bedding, bath towels, and housewares.
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MEMBER UPDATES: Wishes
for a speedy recovery are extended to
Peg Hutchins (Tom's wife) as she recovers from
gall bladder surgery; President
Luther is a grandfather! Daughter Ashley and
husband Derek welcomed Abigail Grace Smith into the world on
October 25th; Tom Bartholomy
and Durenda Patrice Wilson were married October 27th in
Kiawah; Jimmy Flowers
attended the Formula One race in Sao Paulo last week;
Tony Zeiss was named
winner of the 2006 Pegasus Award, presented by the Public
Relations Society of America; With regret, long time
Rotarian Sam Spencer has
resigned. Sam says it is no longer practical for him to
attend meetings and participate in all the organization is
doing. He sends his warmest regards to all the members;
John Tabor introduced
Trent Merchant on
Tuesday. Trent is an executive search consultant with
Coleman Lew & Associates. Contact Trent at
tmerchant@colemanlew.com.
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COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITIES:
Hope Haven invites you to the Fifth Annual "Cruising Into
the Holidays" Gala, November 11th. Contact
Alice Harrison for
tickets or information; CPCC's Halton Theater
presents the Vienna Choir Boys on November 1st at 7:30.
Tickets may be purchased by calling 704-330-6534;
Matthews Rotary Club will hold the Second Annual
Celebrity Chili Cooking Contest and Bluegrass Festival on
November 11th, 10am to 4pm, CPCC's Levine Campus in
Matthews; Ballantyne Rotary Club is taking orders for
evergreen Christmas wreaths. Price is $25 and club members
will deliver to you.
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MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONS
are available in the Rotary office.
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Attendance
Record |
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10/31/06 |
11/01/05 |
| visitors &
guests |
9 |
20 |
| club
members |
185 |
162 |
| total
attendance |
194 |
182 |
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New Members | Resignations |
Cindy Wolfe
Bill Anderson
John Greer
Dean Jones
Jessica Brasington
Tim Merchant |
Sam Spencer |
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Rotarians |
Cynthia Marshall:
Kensington, London |
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Wedding
Anniversaries |
07 Pat and Michael Elder
07 Anne and Russell Ranson
05 Page and Ed Kizer |
| Birthdays and
Birthplaces |
07 Rob Thomas, Charlotte, NC
08 Ron Mikels, Greensboro, NC
08 Phil Van Hoy,
Washington, DC
09 Martin Grable, Wichita, KS
09 Chip Scholz, Wheaton, IL
10 Mike Rash, Charlotte, NC
11 Robert Kirk, Maryland
12 Bob Boulware, Lakeland, FL |
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