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Citizens for Trees

• Written by Betsy Turner

We just launched the Online Petition:

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/citystreettrees/
 
We’re trying to get everyone in Charlotte who is concerned
about the decline of the tree canopy to sign this petition to
let the city council know that trees are important to all of
us, in every part of the city.  This isn't just for the in-town
neighborhoods with old trees, it's for everyone.  So please
send out this link to your neighbors and anyone else you'd
like to include.  If they support this initiative, please ask
them to sign it--and forward it on to others!

Hearts for Haiti

• Written by Quincy Acklen

OPEN GYM AND "HEARTS FOR HAITI"

All of the funds and cards will go to an organization called Hearts with Haiti (www.heartswithhaiti.org).

 

Lots of card-making materials and tables will be set up for the kids to put their creativity to work.

 

The gym will also be open for free play from 9-11 with toys and games!

Everyone can participate whether it be making cards, collecting coins, bringing coins, drinking coffee, or playing games.

There will be coffee for the adults!

Bring all of your loose change, (any extra cash is welcomed) and any art supplies that you might be able to donate to help with the cardmaking activity.

**Also, we will likely need some extra hands to help on the 20th. If you can help or know of someone else please have them contact me - Sarah Curme   This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Charlotte Dilworth South End Rotary Club

• Written by Quincy Acklen

Our Club had our First Annual "Eat Out for Charlotte Dilworth South End Rotary Club and Dilworth Charities" on Wednesday, November 4th. The event was a fund raiser to support the many projects that our club and our Club Foundation - Dilworth Charities - (a 501(c) (3) organization) support on an annual basis. A few of these organizations and projects are as follows: Crisis Assistance Ministry, Salvation Army, USO Of North Carolina-Charlotte Center, the Flight of Honor program, The Dilworth Community Memorial Garden at Latta Park ,the Adopt-A-Street program on East Blvd. ,The Samaritan House, and our International Projects in Alto Cayma, Peru and Kilifi , Kenya .

On November 4th, a portion of the evening’s proceeds were donated by the following fine Dilworth Restaurants- The Greek Isles Restaurant at 200 Bland Street, 300 East at 300 East Blvd, Dilworth Neighborhood Grill at 911 East Morehead Street, Brixx at 1801 Scott Avenue and La Paz at 1910 South Blvd.  Sullivan’s Steakhouse on South Blvd and Outback on East Blvd also supported this event. The support we received from these fine restaurants was amazing and their donation to our Club was most appreciated!

The Charlotte Dilworth South End Rotary Club, a service club of men and women chartered by Rotary International, meets for lunch on Fridays at 12:15PM at Byron’s in South End, 101 West Worthington Avenue . Rotary International has clubs in over 160 nations - a global network of community volunteers!

For more information on our club, please contact David Hodgkins (704)334-4609.

Public Meeting on Strawn Rezoning

• Written by administrator

There is currently a rezoning request for the nearly 17-acre parcel surrounding the Strawn Towers, located between Euclid Avenue and South Boulevard. The request includes permitting buildings of 200 feet and 130 feet in height. The current tower is approximately 120 feet tall. Since both of the heights proposed by this rezoning are in considerable violation of the TOD zoning ordinance, DCDA has been following this closely, and submitted comments to both the Housing Authority and Planning Commission. The Charlotte Housing Authority is holding its required public meeting to receive neighborhood comments on the rezoning on February 25 at 5 PM. The meeting will be held at the CHA offices, 1301 South Boulevard. Interested neighbors are invited to attend. For more information, you may contact DCDA Land Use Co-Chair Jill Walker (jkwalker60@gmail) or John Fryday (j This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ).

Dilworth Cares and Pat's Place

• Written by DCDA

Through the DCDA, a new outreach program called "Dilworth Cares" is being created to make it easier for each of us, as Dilworthians, to show our concern for others. The Dilworth community already does so much for each other and for various non-profits and we, as individuals, all have our own "causes" and passions. "Dilworth Cares" will help us get organized and take our efforts a step further.

An exciting initiative of "Dilworth Cares" is the selection of one organization as the primary focus of our fundraising and volunteer efforts for an entire year. The "Dilworth Cares" year will kick off with the Dilworth Home Tour each September. Pat's Place, Child Advocacy Center will be the focus of our attention for the coming year.  

Read more: Dilworth Cares and Pat's Place

WELCOME!

• Written by Kristen Henderson

Every bit of your Dilworth's website has been updated this year, and our new motto is

"IF YOU CAN'T FIND IT HERE, IT MIGHT NOT BE HAPPENING!"

Check out the menu to the left----want to know about DCDA's  brand new charitable initiative, Dilworth Cares? Just a click away. How about (nearly) everything fun going on in Dilworth that DCDA has a hand in? Click on FUN STUFF WE DO and see what pops up. TOADS, JUBILEE, SUMMER CAMPS AT SYKES, SOCCER AND TENNIS CAMPS.....bet you never knew how much fun stuff was going on.

Maybe the best link....-don't miss it.....is click on GET INVOLVED. It's at the bottom of the menu list, but should be at the top of your list! Pages of your questions are answered----contact names and emails addresses for just about everything that's happening, from "Who do I contact about approvals for state tax credits for my renovation?" to "How do I volunteer for a Home Tour shift?" to "How do I make sure I am invited to the Dilworth Ladies Parties?" Or how about wanting to know who your Neighborhood Network block captain is? Or if you even have one? Or if you can be one if you don't have one?

You get the picture.

So BOOKMARK THIS SITE TODAY and check back often. We may be sending you fewer (or shorter) emails, and rather directing you to links in this site instead----or maybe just a weekly calendar link so you can check it all out yourself. Either way......the choice is yours to get connected and stay connected to all that's happening------the information will be here waiting for you. Use it! And enjoy!

Questions or input? email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and we'll get right back to you!  

 

 

Dilworth Voted Best Neighborhood!

• Written by Kristen Henderson

To no one's surprise who lives here, Dilworth was the readers' choice for Best Neighborhood in Charlotte magazine's annual "Best of the Best" (BOB) awards!  

Dilworth Food Pantry Co-Op Pitches In

• Written by Merrie McGrath

 As everyone no doubt knows, demand is higher than ever at our area food pantries and donations are down as a result of the economic downturn.  In response to the ever increasing need, some neighbors have devised a way to pitch in and help by forming the Dilworth Food Pantry Co-Op. 

The concept is simple:  Neighbors buy sale items at their grocery or warehouse store and leave them on their front porch (one suggestion is to add the item “food pantry” to your grocery list as a reminder).  They then email or call Co-Op coordinators, MerrieMcGrath and her son, Aubrey, at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 704-281-1948.   Aubrey and Merrie will pick the items up and make sure they are delivered to the food pantry. 

Read more: Dilworth Food Pantry Co-Op Pitches In

Dilworth's Liaison to Neighbors for a Safer Charlotte (NSC) Announced

• Written by David Matvey

Thanks to Dilworth attorney Mike Hearn, who recently agreed to be Dilworth's liaison to Neighbors for a Safer Charlotte (NSC). 

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Aggressive Moves of Carolina Healthcare System

• Written by Linda Singerle

DCDA, CHS work to straighten out 'misperceptions'

Concerns over CHS’s acquisition of Dilworth properties highlights need for communication Following UNC’s endorsement in March of plans to expand its School of Medicine in Charlotte, Carolinas HealthCare System has drawn increasing scrutiny as it acquires properties near its medical center in Dilworth. Rumor and conjecture gained steam this summer when CHS, through its real estate representative Lincoln Harris, added properties along East Boulevard and Fountain View Street to its already significant holdings. 

Read more: Aggressive Moves of Carolina Healthcare System