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Charlotte Knights
Outing
2008 Annual Golf
Tourney
Connecting
the Community
Business Expo
LYNX Blue Line Coming Soon
Vulcan Materials
Company
funds Sterling Elementary
Comments on D.
Hartgen's
Observer Article
Golf Tournament
Update
September HR Roundtable
2007-8 Scholarship
Winners
Education
Committee Update
New Boundaries Approved
A Smart Walker's Guide...
The ArroWord
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Charlotte Knights 2008 Arrowood Association Outing
August 21, 2008
Picnic Packages:
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Includes Lower Level Reserved game ticket
- Enjoy
an All-You-Can-Eat buffet before or during
each game in our 3rd base picnic area.
- Enjoy
free refills on soda throughout the game.
- Menu
includes: Hamburgers, Hotdogs, Grilled
Chicken, BBQ Pork, BBQ, Ribs, Beans, Chips,
Potato Salad, Cole Slaw and other ballpark
favorites.
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Gates and picnic area opens at 6pm.
We will meet in the picnic area between 6-6:15pm.
The game starts at 7:15pm.
Adult $24 Children (3-12) $17 Parking - $3 per car.
This event is in lieu of our regular meeting for this
date. A complimentary ticket will be given to
one representative per member company.
Please RSVP to Jeannie McLendon at
mclendon@distributiontechnology.com or 704.587.5585.
2008 Annual Golf Tournament
It's that time again!
The 2008 Annual Golf Tournament "Gamble on the Green" is
planned for September 25, 2008 at Springfield Golf Club.
Our Rain Date is October 2, 2008.
The proceeds of this tournament support the Arrowood
Association Scholarship Program especially the "Frankie
Graves Scholarship."
Plan to be a sponsor and enter a team to help continue
our efforts to enable our students to pursue a higher
education.
Click here
for the registration form (pdf-104k)
Click here to view the event flyer (pdf-116k)
April
Membership Luncheon - "Connecting the Community"
Arrowood
Members & Guests:
Make sure to save the date - April 17, 2008 for
our next Membership Luncheon titled "Connecting
the Community" with guest speaker Keith Parker,
CEO. Hear about the success of Light Rail and
plans for connecting to other
Charlotte-Mecklenburg corridors. Learn how these
projects are funded and the impact to your
business. All who attend will receive a
complimentary Light Rail ticket.
Click here to register or request more
information.
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Arrowood Association &
CPCC announce Business Expo
The Arrowood
Association Board has planned a Business Expo in
partnership with CPCC - Harris Campus for May
20, 2008. Please review the information
attached. Let
Jenny
Savage know if you would like to promote
your business at this event. The 5 part series
of speakers can benefit you and your company and
you can register directly with CPCC for them.
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Charlotte LYNX Blue Line Opening Soon!
The Carolina's
first light rail project is nearing completion.
So what does this mean for residents?
Click for the Charmeck.org press
release:
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Vulcan Materials
Company Funds Sterling Elementary Math & Science
Summer Camp
August 26,
2007:
Sterling Elementary
School proudly announces receipt of a $15,000
contribution from Vulcan Materials Company to
fully fund a six week Math & Science Summer Camp
for 42 elementary school students.
Ruth Hood, family advocate for Charlotte
Mecklenburg Schools under the leadership of
Sterling Principal Selestine Crowder organized
the two- three week summer camps that enhances
math and science skills utilizing creative and
fun hands-on projects. Each week, the students
will take a field trip to visit sites where they
can see how math and science is used in the
workforce and community. They plan enrich the
camp with visits to such places as Vulcan's
Pineville Quarry, Historic Reed Gold Mine, Duke
Energy Exploirum, the Art Institute's Culinary
Department, as well as an onsite forensic lab
and a McMullen Creek Environmental Study.
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Comments on David
Hartgen's "For the Record" piece which appeared
in the Charlotte Observer on August 8, 2007
August 26,
2007:
The following is in response to
numerous questions and requests CATS has
received regarding the information contained in
the above referenced article. The purpose of
this response is to provide correct information
to the public.
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2007
Golf
Tournament Update
August 4,
2007:
Making a Difference in
Our Local Workforce!
When: September 27, 2007
Where: Springfield Golf Club, Fort
Mill, SC
Captain's Choice: 4 Persons
Shotgun Start: 11am
Registration: Vendors (9am),
Players (10am), Boxed Lunch (11am)
Proceeds to fund the Arrowood Association
Frankie Graves Scholarship
(Read about this
year's recipients below)
For more information:
To register, complete and mail this form:
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September 13, 2007 HR
Roundtable
September 13,
2007:
All Arrowood
Association business owners / HR Professionals
are invited to attend:
Do you know the impact a pandemic
could have on your business?
Do you have a team organized with defined roles
and responsibilities for pandemic preparedness
and planning?
How will your resources be allocated to protect
your employees and customers if faced with a
pandemic?
Have you established policies to be implemented
during a pandemic?
In the event of pandemic influenza the business
community will play a vital role to protect the
welfare and safety of employees as will as to
minimize the negative impact a pandemic could
have on our economy.
You won't want to miss our next HR ROUNDTABLE
when Katrina Johnson with the American Red Cross
will conduct a workshop to help us develop a
business pandemic influenza plan.
When:
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Time:
11:30am - 1:00pm (lunch provided by Harper
Corporation of America)
Where:
Harper Corporation of America
11625 Steele Creek Road
Charlotte, NC
Sponsor: Harper Corporation of America
RSVP:
To ensure we have enough lunches for everyone,
please RSVP by Monday, September 10 to: Pattie
Murphy at
pmurphy@harperimage.com
2007-2008 Arrowood
Association Frankie Graves Technical
Scholarships
August 4,
2007:
 This
year the Arrowood Association is proud to
present TWO recipients of the Frankie Graves (center
of picture) Technical Scholarship, Jamie
Halsey and Robert Gathings.
Jamie (right) and Robert (left)
are both recent graduates of the Olympic
Community of Schools, Jamie from the
BioTechnology, Health and Public Administration
School with a 3.1 average and Robert from the
Math, Engineering, Technology and Science School
with a 3.5 average.
Jamie's career and technical education centered
around the Health Sciences and Robert's was in
the Engineering Technologies area.
Both of the these young people will be attending
CPCC in the Fall, each has decided to pursue a
four year degree after completing the first two
years at CPCC. Jamie will major in
Education and Robert in Engineering.
Both of these recipients are residents of the
Arrowood Community, volunteer through their
church - both locally and out of state, and have
jobs (part-time during school).
Both Jamie and Robert are very pleased to be
here today and wish to thank the Arrowood
Association's members for their support.
Education
Committee Updates
May 17, 2007:
The Job Shadowing
Program of the Arrowood Association
was on April 25, 2007. Opportunities to
experience "real work" was provided by eight of
the Arrowood members. Thank you from the
Education Committee and the Olympic Community of
Schools for the support from these businesses:
Boy Scouts of America and Tim Shattuck
Carolina Fluid Components and Gina Settlemyre
Carolina Office Solutions and Craig A. Dunn
Cognis Corp. and George Hudson
L & H Technologies and Barbara Mishoe
Mainstay Suites and Janet Shaver
Staffmark and Butch Hunter
Vulcan Materials Co. and Craig Brinkley and
Denise Hallet
The next job shadowing
will be in the Fall of 2007.
Please consider making this opportunity
available in your business for the next school
year.
The Arrowood
Association Frankie Graves Scholarships
will be awarded at the Senior Honors and Awards
Program at Olympic on Thursday, May 17, 2007.
Ward Norris, President, will make the
presentations for the Association. This year we
have two recipients, Robert Gathings and Jamie
Halsey. They will be introduced to the general
membership during the June meeting.
The Education Committee would also like to
recognize another member of the Arrowood
Association - FritoLay Corp.
FritoLay has become a major
supporter of the Olympic students.
They are involved in projects in the Global
Studies and International Business schools.
The TimeWarner Star
Teacher/Student Award
was presented to Catherine St. Onge who was
nominated by her student Ranaye Rutherford. Ms.
St. Onge is a teacher in the METS (Math,
Engineering, Technology and Science) School at
the Olympic Community of Schools. "She is the
reason I want to become a teacher. She has
impacted me and many other students so much."
Congratulations to Ms. St. Onge and to Ranaye -
quite an honor.
New Boundaries for
the Arrowood Association Approved
To Start: Arrowood Blvd. and South Blvd. South
Boulevard to Hwy #51; Hwy#51 to Carowinds Blvd.;
Carowinds Blvd. to Gold Hill Rd.; Left on
Pleasant Rd. to Gold Hill Rd.; Gold Hill Rd. to
Lake Wylie.; Lake Wylie up to Dixie River Rd.;
Dixie River Rd. to Hwy # 160; Hwy #160 to
Shopton Rd.; Shopton Rd. to Sandy Porter Rd.;
Sandy Porter Rd. to Arrowood Blvd.; Arrowood
Blvd. (both sides of the Blvd. to encompass all
of Whitehall Development) to South Blvd.
A
Smart Walkers Guide to Personal Safety
To protect
yourself, use common sense and always walk
defensively.
1. Walk with someone - a family member, neighbor
or friend.
2. Walk purposefully with your head held up
high.
3. Tell someone where you will walk and when you
expect to return.
4. Walk during daylight hours if possible.
5. If walking at night wear reflective clothing.
6. Avoid isolated paths and dangerous roadways.
7. Carry personal identification.
8. Trust your intuition. Take action if someone
is following you. Cross the street, change
direction or walk up to a store or up to a
residence.
9. If you are in an unfamiliar city ask a
trustworthy local resident to recommend a safe
walking route.
10. Vary your route from day to day.
11. Drive an unfamiliar route before walking it.
Pay attention to road conditions, traffic and
other hazards.
12. Use extra caution when crossing
intersections.
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