Weekly Announcements
November 23, 2004
| Rotaract Club of Downtown San Diego Weekly Announcements November 23, 2004 |
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| Next Meeting Our next general meeting will be held on Tuesday, December 07, 2004 at 6:30 pm at Kansas City BBQ, 610 W. Market Street, Downtown San Diego. Meetings only take place on the first and third Tuesday of each month. This will be the final general meeting this year. We're looking forward to seeing you there! |
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| A Message From the President As the Holidays approach and the year winds down, I thought this would be a good time to thank everyone for making 2004 such an amazing year for Rotaract. And this being a festive time filled with travel plans to see family and friends, I wanted to provide an "at a glance" look at the landmark events that remain on our Rotaract calendar so nobody will be left out. If you haven’t been to a meeting or a social or community service event lately, you’ve missed something big! We’ve had an infusion of energetic new members and prospects and there is a buzz that is growing from meeting to meeting, event to event. Nobody wants to miss a Rotaract function for fear of missing an unforgettable experience. This incredibly talented board continues to impress me with their heart and their ambition and they are preparing a flurry of opportunities for each of you to share in "the next unforgettable experience". The club is transforming into a great big family. And who could think of a better way to spend the Holidays, than with their families? So I hope you’ll be a part of our Rotaract Family at as many of these events as possible in the coming month. Humbly and with plenty to be thankful for this year, Geoff Miller Rotaract At a Glance
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| Thanksgiving Volunteer Opportunity
Changed! November 25 (Thursday) Noon - 3:00 pm Christ Lutheran Church, 4761 Cass Street, Pacific Beach A little change of plans for our volunteer event. Apparently, the Meals on the Move folks have too many people to help in delivering meals, so the new plan is to help serve at The 19th Annual Pacific Beach Community Thanksgiving Dinner that takes place Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 25, 2004 from noon to 3:00 p.m. at Christ Lutheran Church, 4761 Cass St. Pacific Beach. The time commitment can be anywhere from one to three hours and you’re welcome to come help for as long as you are able. For those who signed up for the original meal delivery that was supposed to take place at 10am, please contact Carl to reconfirm or cancel. We apologize for this inconvenience and hope that you’re still able to help out. |
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| Jazz For Juvenile Diabetes: Rotaract and Jazz 88 Continue Great Partnership! December 9, 2004 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm THIN (Above The Onyx Room, Gaslamp Quarter Downtown) Once again, together with Rotaract, San Diego’s Jazz 88 will help sponsor this year’s Jazz for Juvenile Diabetes taking place on December 9, 2004 at THIN in the Gaslamp Quarter. There will be over 50 radio spots aired, 6 sets of tickets given away on air, and a 30-minute interview with Evan Papel (Fundraising Chair), Linda Riley (Director, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation), and Bill Caballero (Caballero-Verde Quintet), which will air on December 5. You’ll also notice a presence at the event with one of Jazz 88’s DJ’s helping MC the evening. With Rotaract’s marketing team hitting local Rotary Clubs, our street team handing out the great looking flyers, and Jazz 88’s support, this event is sure to sell out! Click here here to get your tickets now! This event is sure to sell out! If you have any questions, please contact Evan. |
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| Jazz for Juvenile Diabetes: Great Raffle Prizes! This year’s Jazz for Juvenile Diabetes has been graced by the leadership of Kate Certain. Kate, along with all of your help, has steam rolled our need for valuable and exciting Raffle Prizes. Here is a list of the prizes:
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| Rotaract Holiday Party 2004 December 18 Mark your calendars! Our Rotaract Holiday Party will be held Saturday, December 18 in Ocean Beach. We will celebrate the Holidays together with a sensational potluck feast and a lively White Elephant gift exchange! So be sure to save the date. More details to follow. |
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| Centennial Project Has Been Chosen The board has made a decision to partner with the Downtown Breakfast Rotary for our Centennial Community Service project. Every Rotary club has chosen a special project that will be completed in honor of Rotary’s 100th year and we wanted to do the same. Our decision to assist our sponsoring Rotary in restoring and improving the Potiker Family Senior Residence will be the next step in bringing our clubs closer together and we will be providing the critical manpower that Rotary needs in order to complete their project. Carl Tiu has met with Carol Jensen, who is heading the Centennial Project for Rotary, and Ron Erbetta, our Rotary President, as well as a director of the Senior Center and will be reporting on the scope and first activity days for the project at our next meeting. |
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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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| Downtown San Diego 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 Rotaract History - Part 6 Since 1968, Rotaractors have continually shown that they can be an innovative and positive force for change in their communities. Service activities commonly undertaken include projects to improve the environment, visits with the elderly or disabled, blood or organ donation campaigns, and aid to developing countries. One example of the ingenuity employed by Rotaractors is a project undertaken by the Rotaract Clubs of Heemstede and Hillegom-Lissee, the Netherlands, in 1987. In order to raise funds for PolioPlus, Rotaractors from the two clubs designed an amphibious cycle that would cross the English Channel under the power of 36 Rotaractors. The campaign raised US$210,000 for PolioPlus and earned the Rotaractors a place in the Guinness Book of World Records for their speedy crossing. Today, Rotaract continues to experience phenomenal growth. There are currently more than 7,500 Rotaract clubs in more than 155 countries, with an estimated membership of more than 173,000 Rotaractors. As the program continues to grow, Rotaractors repeatedly show that they are prepared for "Fellowship Through Service." All information from parts 1 through 6 of the "Rotaract History" (included in this newsletter during the past weeks) obtained from The Rotarian, Rotaract News, Rotary International Office Communications, the Minutes of the Rotary International Board of Directors, "A Brief History of Rotaract," by Cyril Noirtin and Magali Füss, and the personal correspondence of Bill Kemp, Rotary Club of North Charlotte, USA. http://www.rotary.org/programs/rotaract/information/history.html |
| 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:
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