Tuesday, Febuary 16, 2010 — Thank you to the presidents of the Rotary Clubs of Albemarle, Charlotte, Gas-tonia, Gastonia East, Gaston Breakfast, Monroe and Shelby.
Thanks to the great generosity of your clubs and other contributions made by Rotarians to the Rotary Foundation of Gaston County, a medical team from our region departed this evening (Feb. 14) for Haiti.
The team consists of 21 volunteers of mostly Haitian origin who will assist with acute relief efforts and provide medical care to those injured and traumatized by the earthquake which devastated Port-au-Prince on Jan. 12. They will fly to Santiago in the Dominican Republic and then travel by bus to Cap-Haitien in Haiti.
The medical mission is being coordinated with Haitian authorities, and unlike other external groups, members of this team have the added advantage of being very aware of local cultural norms and can communicate in Creole, French and English.
Many thanks and kudos to AG Steve Driscoll for monitoring incoming donations, asking clubs in his area for contributions, and handling the payment of $13,609.90 to the travel agency.
I met with the leader of the Haitian Relief Team last Wednesday to finalize arrangements and talked with her again this morning. The local Haitian community is very much aware of the generous contributions made by your Rotary clubs and is most grateful for the support you have provided.
Firoz Peera
Rotary International District 7680
Letters to the Editor
Thank you
- Letters to the Editor
-
-
Gingrich a front runner?
A year ago not many people gave Newt Gingrich much chance of being president.
-
An exciting year so far at WSMS
I am an eighth grade teacher at West Stanly Middle and wanted to take the opportunity to share some of the highlights of our year.
-
Clean Tech has right to choose location
I am writing in reference to Huck Huckabee’s letter to the editor.
First of all, I don’t think the working population has enough time in the day to wait around for an investigation on why Clean Tech did not take the offer of the Wiscassett Mills property. -
Let them make the decisions they are being paid to make
I am not being critical of our school board or individuals who sit upon it. I am not advocating that redistricting is the best option nor am I opposed to it.
-
The company was never about creating jobs
I think Mayor Whitley’s offer of the Wiscassett Mills property to Clean Tech was a brilliant move. The Jan. 5 SNAP article noted that Steve Strickler of Clean Tech said the Wiscassett Mills property “… would not fit Clean Tech’s needs in terms of size and available infrastructure.”
-
It's Past Time To Look At Redistricting
Question: Where does the West Stanly School District start? Answer: Just past the little bridge on West Main Street in Albemarle just before Hinks Grill. Handi-Mart and Stanly Community College are also in the West District. The South District starts somewhere around Rock Creek Park.
-
Questions to Stanly County
Over the past few months there has been a lot of public discussion concerning the ALCOA relicensing, the effort to locate CleanTech in Stanly County and the dollars spent by the Stanly County Commissioners on these two items
-
Postal Service needs greater flexibility for the new year
As we look forward to the beginning of a new year, the Postal Service still needs Congress to make a basic choice: to permit USPS to function more as a business or to continue the constraints.
-
ALCOA and their available jobs were not run out of Stanly County
It is my opinion that ALCOA made the choice to leave Stanly County which eliminated good paying jobs and benefits for its citizens after enjoying years of profitable business here. I am also very appreciative of the jobs ALCOA provided in the past.
-
Alcoa has been a great giver to Stanly County
Stanly County
I would like to inform the Stanly County manager and the commissioners that no one person owns the Yadkin-Pee Dee River. It is owned by the God of Heaven. And Alcoa’s dams have provided a great source of water to several counties. - More Letters to the Editor Headlines
-
Gingrich a front runner?
