 BILL
HENSLEY
GOLFING IN THE CAROLINAS
By Susan Manning
With Rotary's own
golf tournament coming up later this month, it was timely to hear
from Bill Hensley about golf in North Carolina, and the life lessons
learned from athletics in general.
Bill was introduced by Lee Morris as a noted writer, promoter, and
lecturer and a member of the NC Journalism Hall of Fame and the
Carolinas Golf Hall of Fame. Hensley has had a long career in
athletics and public relations beginning as a sportswriter and later
serving as a university Sports Information Director. He served as
the North Carolina Director of Travel and Tourism from 1965-1971 and
later formed his own public relations firm in 1977.
Bill began his remarks by talking about his favorite subject-golf.
He gave us a brief history of the game in North Carolina, which was
first played in a Fayetteville cow pasture in 1870. It was
twenty-five years before two real golf courses were opened; the
first in 1895 at Linville Golf Club and the second that same year at
the Grove Park Inn in Asheville. Charlotte's first golf course, the
Charlotte Country Club, opened in 1910. Golf has become at major
sport in the Carolinas with more than 600 golf courses in North
Carolina, which ranks us, 12th in the nation behind the State of
Michigan. There are more than 90 golf courses within a 90 mile
radius of the square at Trade & Tryon.
Hensley became interested in ranking golf courses in North Carolina
and set up a panel of 125 individuals to participate in an annual
ranking process. The panel includes professional golfers, good
players, sports writers and business people involved with golf. He
shared the top 10 courses in North Carolina with us starting with
the top rated course, which is the Donald Ross designed Pinehurst
#2, which recently hosted its second US Open tournament. Charlotte
golf courses on the list include the Charlotte County Club at #6 and
the Quail Hollow Course at #10. Charlotte has 7 courses rated in the
Top 100 courses in North Carolina. Courses are rated on several
factors including overall design, beauty, condition and the ability
to use a variety of clubs.
Bill concluded his remarks by talking about the many life lessons he
has learned from his association with athletics, and how those
lessons effectively translate to the business world. He cited
several lessons learned including the value of competition, poise,
how to handle pressure, good physical conditioning, discipline, good
sportsmanship, teamwork, how to play by the rules, how to be
prepared, how to win with pride or lose with dignity, leadership,
confidence and that hard work pays off. Hensley had the opportunity
to work with a number of great coaches, including Bones McKinney,
Norm Sloan, Dean Smith and others. He believes that every business
person should spend some time with a coach before starting their
business career and cited some important values that he learned from
coaches including the importance of recruiting good people, scouting
your opponent and know your opponent is scouting you, and having a
game plan with goals and results you want to achieve. Bill closed by
saying that the very best advice he ever heard was from Jim Valvano
when he was battling cancer and that is to "never ever ever give
up". That's true in life as well as athletics.
Head Table:
Frances Haithcock, Charlie Williams, Herb Harriss, Lee Morris, Sam
Woodard, Scott Stover; Invocation: Matt Joyner
Visitors &
Guests:
Bob Knight; Health & Happiness: Gayle Smith; Song: Gregg Walker
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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
September 19th. 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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Proposed Member
Company
Classification
Sponsor
Endorsed
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Kit Cramer
Charlotte Chamber
Civic Development, Education
Natalie English
Phil Volpini, Mark Norman |
Proposed Member
Company
Classification
Sponsor
Endorsed
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Matt McQuide
Benefit Controls of the Carolinas
Consultant, Group Benefits
Tony Marciano
Dick Klingman, Lamar Thomas |
Proposed Member
Company
Classification
Sponsor
Endorsed |
Ed Sanz
Fort Dearborn Partners, Inc.
Consultants, Financial & Mgmt Advisory
Paul Schmidt
Mike Hawley, Budd Berro |
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Support the
Rotary Foundation
$100 EVERY ROTARIAN/EVERY YEAR
Rotary Club of Charlotte
841 Baxter Street, Suite 118, Charlotte 28202
chltrot@bellsouth.net 704-375-6816 |
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Health &
Happiness Update: Alan Adler's
mother has been moved to a nursing/rehab facility and is
showing improvement.
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Katie Tyler,
Tyler 2 Construction, Inc., was spotlighted in Charlotte
Business Journal as a catalyst for diversity.
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Chris Thomas, Childress
Klein, recently addressed the Mint Hill Rotary Club to
discuss The Bridges of Mint Hill - a 1.3 million square foot
open air shopping center scheduled to open in the fall of
2007.
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The Community Service Committee
is accepting requests for grants to fund local, regional,
national and international projects. Requests will be
considered which fully or partially fund a specific project
or help initiate a new program. All requests are to be
sponsored by a member of Charlotte Rotary. Contact the
Rotary Office if you are in need of an application.
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Luther Moore challenged
club members to sponsor at least one new member this year.
Contact the Rotary Office for a membership application.
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Congratulations to new Paul Harris Fellows:
Tom Hutchins, Luther Moore,
and Debbie Barber.
Moving to Level One are Bob Barber
and Katie Tyler. |
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STUDENT
EXCHANGE PROGRAM |
Since 1927, students and host
families all over the world have had their horizons
broadened and their lives enriched by the generosity of
Rotary's Youth Exchange Program. Administered by Rotary
clubs, districts and multidistrict groups, the program today
involves more than 82 countries and over 8,000 students each
year.
Charlotte Rotary is hosting 17-year old Maria De La Carrero
Tovar, better knows as Paz,
who arrived from Cucuta, Colombia, South America on August
19th. Paz has settled into student life at Charlotte Country
Day School and is enjoying time with her host family.
Working behind the scenes to make everything right is a
small group of Charlotte Rotary members:
Ed Wadsworth, Lee Tabor,
Matt Joyner, Don Millen and
Lamar Thomas. This bunch
faces daily challenges of getting shot records updated,
making sure insurance is in place, interpreting messages
with family, dealing with a language barrier, arranging
weekend trips to meet with other exchange students, and the
list goes on and on. Most members in the club have no idea
all this is happening. How can you help?? Call any of the
above and offer to invite Paz to a ballgame, to the movies,
dinner or any number of things that your family participates
in. Most importantly is the need for a host family to house
Paz between December and February. Actually, this need is at
the top of the list! The Student Exchange Committee looks
forward to hearing from you. |
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HURRICANE
KATRINA UPDATE |
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Leland Park placed plastic
boxes labeled "The Katrina Purse" on the tables…Louisiana
native Bill Stegelmeyer
gave an extremely personal and heartfelt plea for
support…kudos were expressed to those working at the
Coliseum - Pam Daigle, Luther Fincher, Darrel Stephens and
other City employees…President Herb
shared an update from District 6200 Governor Don Chauvin,
who extends his thanks for the outpouring of well wishes,
prayers, and contributions which have come in every day
since the Hurricane hit on August 29th (complete update
provided as an attachment). As of September 14th, Charlotte
Rotarians have collected $8,947.21. Leland's goal is to
reach $10,000. Easily attainable. Checks should be made
payable to Rotary Club of Charlotte, with a note in the memo
section: Hurricane Relief, and mailed to the Rotary Office.
The first check will be mailed to Governor Chauvin this
week. Thanks to Albert Moehring, Music Director/Conductor of
the Charlotte Philharmonic Orchestra, for providing tickets
to the October 15th performance for anyone who makes a
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Attendance
Record |
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9/13/05 |
9/14/04 |
| visitors &
guests |
9 |
19 |
| club
members |
175 |
198 |
| total
attendance |
184 |
217 |
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New Members | Resignations |
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Steve Meckler |
Eric Baldwin |
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Wedding
Anniversaries |
20 Lucy and David Anderson
20 Pat and Bert Voswinkel
25 Amy and Jimmy Flowers
26 Robin and Todd Stevens |
| Birthdays and
Birthplaces |
20 Rusty Brink, Madison, WI
20 Jan Thompson, Mt. Airy, NC
21 Chris Kemper,
Greensboro, NC
21 Janice Stevens,
Salisbury, NC
21 Kitty Stutts, Lawton, OK
22 Joey Godbold, Mobile, AL
22 John Hewitt,
Fredericksburg, VA
22 Bob Phifer, Charlotte, NC
24 Joe Penner, Reedley, CA
24 David Dunn, Jacksonville, FL
25 Julius Melton, Jackson, MS
26 Tom Burgess,
Tallahassee, FL
26 Scott Stover, Tulsa, OK |
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