From Our Club President

Thank you for considering participation in our First Annual Spring Wine Cruise.  This event has already had a lot of interest and tickets are selling quickly, so I would encourage you to purchase yours very soon.  We are limited to only 98 total tickets.

This event will take place aboard Lake Norman's Yachta, Yachta, Yachta (www.YachtaYachtaYachta.com) on Thursday evening June 3rd from 6:30-9:30 PM.  Parking will begin at 5:45 at the Peninsula Yacht Club.  See our Fact Page for more details.  This year’s event will offer several wines well as hors d'oeuvres to compliment each wine by reataurants Alton's and XO.

Over the last several years, the Rotary Club of Lake Norman – Huntersville has contributed in excess of $150,000 to local charities including The Lake Norman Free Clinic, The Hope House, The Ada Jenkins Center, USO of North Carolina - Charlotte, Angels and Sparrows, and The Red Cross.   

This event is supporting the North Carolina Community Sailing & Rowing Center of Cornelius.  North Carolina Community Sailing and Rowing (NCCSR) is an exciting new venture developed in partnership with Mecklenburg County Park & Recreation Department and is located on a beautifully situated two acre site at Blythe Landing in Cornelius on Lake Norman. This is the only center of its kind in the region and the venue is perfectly suited for small craft sailing and rowing programs. NCCSR is less than five minutes from I77 exit 25. The Center is a 501 (c)(3) non profit corporation and is operated by NCCSR. The Center will operate 9 months of the year and we anticipate that 75% of programming will be directed toward youth.  See this link for more information.

We hope you will save the date – May 27th aboard the Yachta, Yachta, Yachta.

Yours In Rotary Service,  

Rich Sampson, 2009-2010 President
Rotary Club of Lake Norman - Huntersville 

A bit about Rotary...

The Rotary Club of Lake Norman-Huntersville is a local chapter of Rotary International, which is truly global in scope. Thousands of local chapters make up the organization, raise charitable funds and provide assistance to hundreds of local, national and international programs and charities. Our goal is to make our local community better by providing assistance to those in need. Our local programs include scholarships for local high school students, student exchange programs, and other charitable projects, most notably, the Red Cross Transportation Project, which provides transportation to those in need of medical services.

Our Rotary Club members share a common interest in serving others, locally in our community and internationally.  We are a diverse and dynamic group.  We enjoy a special camaraderie at our regular weekly meetings, and in all of our volunteering, fundraising and social activities.  Where else can you really get to know such a varied and talented group of individuals?  We hope you will consider learning more about our club, even becoming a member.  Most new members of Rotary join for Fun, Fellowship, Food and Philanthropy.  But many learn that the rewards of becoming Rotarians are much larger than they ever imagined. We invite you to be our guest for breakfast any Thursday from 7:30 to 8:30 AM at Northstone Country Club.