Weekly Announcements
August 24, 2004
| Rotaract Club of Downtown San Diego Weekly Announcements August 24, 2004 |
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| Next Meeting Our next general meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 7th, 2004, at 6:30 pm at Kansas City BBQ, 610 W. Market Street, Downtown. We're looking forward to seeing you there! Please note: There will be no meeting on August 31st, because we are only meeting on the first and third Tuesday of each month! |
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| Olympic Update Tim Seaman’s Olympic Finish Tim competed in the 20K racewalk on Friday, August 20 and finished 20th with a time of 1:25:17. He was the top American finisher and in the top third of all competitors. He walked a smart and gutsy race in the face of extreme heat and humidity and we are very proud that our good friend fulfilled his Olympic dream. When he spoke to the club in July, he told us he would be happy with a place in the top 20 and that’s exactly what he delivered! Congratulations Tim! You’ll always be first in our hearts!! Road to Athens: Olympic T-shirts for Sale! Please continue supporting our San Diego friend, Tim Seaman, as he represents the USA in Athens. We are selling "Road to Athens" official Tim Seaman fan club T-shirts to help Tim raise funds to pay for training and living expenses. He is one of a rare few Olympians who must work while training because he is married and not allowed to live at the Olympic Training Center. Shirts are M, L, and XL and are $15 each. Please e-mail Geoff if you would like to purchase a shirt. |
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Joining Committees The Rancho Jireh picnic was a success largely due to the efforts made by the core event committee. Committee membership is not only a great avenue for practicing and developing leadership skills, it is also a prominent part of Rotary membership. We hope to emulate their spirit and organization by continuing to form committees for our big events. If you are a member or a prospect and you want to take ownership and responsibility to help make an event happen, please talk to Geoff or Andrea. We have headlining events coming up in October (TJ Homebuilding…see Denisse) and December (Jazz for Juvenile Diabetes…see Evan) and we will look forward to working with you on a committee! |
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Rotary / Rotaract Exchange Beach
Party September 11, 2004 (Saturday) 2:30 pm – 6:30 pm Martin and Cindy Blair’s Condo, 2655 Ocean Street, Carlsbad The San Diego Downtown Rotaract Club invites you to join in on a fun-filled Beach BBQ Party in beautiful Carlsbad. Delicious hamburgers and hot dogs will be served fresh off the grill. SD Rotaract will provide side dishes. Please bring your choice of beverage. Don’t forget your towels and beach chairs! Also, be sure to work on your spikes and serves because Rotaract will be challenging the Rotary Club to a volleyball match! Winning club gets bragging rights and maybe more… Don't miss it. Directions: From I-5 North take the Carlsbad Village Dr exit towards Downtown. Turn Left on Carlsbad Village Dr. Turn Right on Ocean St. Look for the gate that leads to the beach! We Need Your Help! If you're interested in being a committee member for this event, please contact Rose. We need a "Good Grub Committee" (help BBQ, set-up food, etc) and a "Good Sport Committee" (help set-up volleyball net, coordinate other games, etc). Shouldn't take much time and gives you the opportunity to get involved and help make this a phenomenal event! |
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Fundraising: 2004 Jazz for Juvenile
Diabetes Meetings began this week between Rotaract and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation of San Diego. This year’s amazing event will take place on either the first or 2nd week of December and both talent and venue are being researched now. Volunteers are needed to help gather raffle/auction prizes and for the publicity team. Contact Evan Papel if you would like to lend your heart, mind, and energy to this year’s 3rd annual crucial fundraising event. To view photos of last year's event, check out: Photos - Jazz for Junvenile Diabetes. |
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Community Service
Events Tijuana Homebuilding Project Attention all members and prospective members: International Community Service opportunity in October! Check out the details in the International Events section! Senior Center 2nd Saturday of each month Volunteers (2-3) are needed the 2nd Saturday of each month from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm to help serve lunch at the Senior Center Downtown. Please contact Carl for details and availability. |
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Social Events Designated Driver Program We are proud to announce that we will use designated driver teams of 2 for all SD Rotaract Social events this year. As socially responsible role models in the community, we think it is important to let everyone know that we are making sure that everyone gets home safely from our fun! Driving teams will not drink at the parties and will drive members home in their cars and follow behind in another car so the team can return to the event. This program is patterned after the Designated Driver Association of San Diego (www.ddasd.org) which we encourage you to use if you are in need on a Friday/Saturday night in the Gaslamp or PB. Family Feud Championship October Mark your calendars because the long-awaited Family Feud Championship will be happening in October! Details to follow... |
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International Events Attention All Members and Prospective Members: International Community Service Opportunity in October!!! Tijuana Homebuilding Project October 9th (Saturday) On Saturday, October 9th, in collaboration with Breakfast Rotary and the Tijuana Rotaract Club, Rotaract Club of Downtown San Diego members will be heading South of the Border on a day-long trip to help build homes for needy families in Tijuana, México. No experience necessary. Additional project details to follow at September club meetings, including conversational Spanish lessons for all!!! To learn more about this worthwhile project, please visit México Caravan Ministries' website at http://www.mcministries.net, or feel free to contact your Club's International Chair, Denisse Roldán. Tell Us About Your International Travel Experiences If you are planning a trip outside the US and want to give a report upon your return, please contact Denisse Roldan, our International Chair, before and/or after your trip. We are also happy to help make contact with Rotaract clubs that may be in your destination city so let us know if we can help locate contacts for you. This is a great way to get some local guidance and make international friends! |
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| Downtown Breakfast Rotary Meeting The Downtown San Diego Breakfast Rotary Club is meeting every Wednesday at 7:00 am at the Symphony Towers University Club, 750 B Street, Suite 3400. Next scheduled speakers:
For last minute changes, please check http://www.sdrotary.org! |
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Members' Bulletin Board
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| Rotaract
& Rotary Trivia For the next two weeks, the Rotaract & Rotary Trivia section will be replaced by fun and interesting information about the... Athens 2004 Olympic Games "As in the daytime there is no star in the sky warmer and brighter than the sun, likewise there is no competition greater than the Olympic Games." – Pindar, Greek Lyric Poet, 5th Century BC History of the Games The Olympic Games have their roots in ancient Greece. Early historic records date the first Ancient Olympic Games to 776 BC, when the core values of Olympism first began to develop into benchmarks of human creativity and excellence. Over the centuries, the Games would illuminate examples of extraordinary achievement. They would become the stage for the celebration of noble competition and the educational value of sport until 393 AD, when Emperor Theodosius abolished them for being "too pagan". In 1896, thanks to the great efforts of Frenchman Pierre de Coubertin, Dimitrios Vikelas, and other contributors, the first Modern Olympic Games were held in the country of their birth. The Greek nation and the whole world embraced their revival and once again turned them into the greatest celebration on earth. In the century to follow, the Games traveled to countries around the world, encountering a wide range of cultures and civilizations, facing new challenges, growing, and evolving. 2004 Olympic Firsts
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| Contact Information If you have information, suggestions or feedback that you think the board might use to improve the club, we'd love to hear what you think, so please send your ideas to info@sdrotaract.org, snail-mail them to
or contact any member of the board directly:
If you have an announcement you'd like to have included in the weekly newsletter, please send it to newsletter@sdrotaract.org with "Newsletter" in the subject line no later than Friday evening. You are receiving this e-mail, because you have come to a meeting of the Rotaract Club of Downtown San Diego and have filled out your e-mail address on one of our forms. If you would like to be removed from all (!!!) Rotaract Club of Downtown San Diego e-mails, please write an e-mail to newsletter@sdrotaract.org with "Remove" in the subject line. We'll miss you! |
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