Charlotte Dilworth Rotary

10/11/2026

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10/08/2026

We will host a Discover Rotary event on Tuesday, October 27, 2026 beginning at 6:00pm at Mother’s Comfort Food in Park Road Shopping Center.

10/07/2026

Our Dilworth Rotary Club was honored to hear Dr. Kimberly Scott, Mecklenburg County Public Health Director, this past Friday. Dr. Scott shared some of the many areas the Mecklenburg Public Health Department has responsibility for and some of their responsibilities.

We learned that in the area of Environmental Health, the Department has multiple responsibilities, including
Food Safety and Inspections
Public Swimming Pools
Pool Inspections
Tattoo Regulation
Rodent Control
Mosquito and other Vector Control
Lodging/Childcare/Nursing Homes/Lead Investigations

In the area of supporting Youth and Families, the Department has responsibility for school health and immunizations. We were surprised to learn that the nurses employed by CMS are Public Health employees which helps to keep the county attuned to health trends impacting students and educators. Dr. Scott did say that they are very much aware of the trend toward avoiding immunizations and taking the necessary steps to help keep the public informed.

Other areas included in providing support for youth and families include a review of every child fatality with the intention of developing prevention strategies, mental health access, breastfeeding stations and WIC, and dental care navigation. The county actually has a mobile unit that is deployed primarily to schools to assist students with dental needs, however, it can be made available to help others with access issues in addressing health needs.

The Health Department also has the ability to provide support when a crisis touches a family. They have crisis intervention training which helps first responders in situations involving mental health matters. They also provide resources for helping first responders handle the stress involved post-incident.

Dr. Scott shared the importance of community health assessments to determine needs. Meck Health completes an assessment every three years which is available to the public.

Here are a few other interesting statistics shared with us:

10/06/2026

Please help our Charlotte Queen City Impact Club help Classroom Central by re-supplying The Queen’s Cupboard!

10/06/2026

Hope you can join us this Friday, 10/9/26, as we welcome Samantha Mallette and a member of the North Carolina Youth Orchestra when we meet at Mother's Comfort Food & Cocktails in the Park Road Shopping Center.

The North Carolina Youth Orchestra is a non-profit youth music education institution for elementary to high school aged students with a complete portfolio of program offerings from beginning classes to full orchestras. We are going to be treated to a sampling of their musical abilities!

Here's a bit of information about Samantha: Samantha Mallette is Director of Development for the North Carolina Youth Orchestra, serving young musicians across Charlotte and Lake Norman. A DC-area transplant with a background in nonprofit marketing and business development, she connected with NCYO through Rotary and now leads the orchestra's donor and community engagement. Her husband is a proud Northstone Rotarian and her father-in-law is a past president of Rotary South.

10/01/2026

October is a very special month for Rotary! While it is officially recognized as a month in which we stress community and economic development, it's also a month in which we recognize the need to keep Polio eradication efforts in the forefront. The truth of the matter is when we continue to work on polio eradication, we are supporting community development. Every person we are able to vaccinate has an opportunity to contribute to the community that he or she will be living in and helping that community to succeed!