Rotaract Club of Downtown San Diego

Weekly Announcements
April 05, 2005


In This Issue:
Next Meeting
Election Nominations Tonight!
Centennial Flag Court Dedication at Petco Park
An Evening of Hope with the Lost Boys Rotaract
3rd Annual Ace of Hearts
New Opportunity in Unchartered Territory
Upcoming Guest Speakers
Senior Center
Downtown San Diego Breakfast Rotary Meeting
Members' Bulletin Board
Rotaract & Rotary Trivia
Contact Info


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Next Meeting

Our next general meeting will be held today, Tuesday, April 05, 2005 at 6:30 pm at Kansas City BBQ, 610 W. Market Street, Downtown San Diego.

Representatives from our Ace of Hearts beneficiary San Diego Hospice will attend our meeting. Check out the details below.

Important: Candidates to be our next President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer will be nominated at this meeting. Please be there! You can find more information below.

We're looking forward to seeing you there!
Election Nominations Tonight!

Candidates to be our next President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer will be nominated at our next meeting. The 2005-2006 Election will be held on April 19, so please plan to attend both April meetings so you can have a say in who will be leading the club next term.

If you're interested in serving on next year's board, please make sure that you are a member in good standing and that you have someone nominate you tonight. If you're not yet a member, you can still be appointed to one of the other 9 board positions so long as you fulfill all your membership requirements before July 1.

Good luck to all nominees!

Please continue reading to find out more about the responsibilities of the President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer!

Important Dates:
April 05 Nominations for President, VP, Treasurer, & Secretary
April 19 2005-2006 Election!
July 01 2005-2006 Board takes office


Roles and Responsibilities of Club Officers

With the election nominations coming up tonight, we thought potential candidates and all members who will be voting should familiarize themselves with the official job descriptions for offices in question. These descriptions are taken directly from the official Rotaract handbook. Please keep this information in mind when you consider this year’s candidates:

President
As the club leader, the president helps members develop as leaders and works to ensure that the club's professional and leadership development activities and community and international service projects are successfully promoted and completed.

Vice President
The vice president presides at all meetings when the president is absent and serves on the board of directors and as an ex-officio member of all committees.The vice president also acts as the "officer at large," responsible for all assignments that are designated by the president. A well-organized and responsible vice president is often the key to a successful Rotaract year.The vice president can reduce the administrative load, allowing time for the president to develop new and exciting club projects and activities.

Secretary
The Rotaract club secretary has many responsibilities that require a person who is detail oriented and organized. Because the secretary promotes the club through correspondence to the Rotary club sponsor(s), outside agencies, prospective members, Rotary International, and other Rotaract clubs, this individual must have good communication skills. The secretary handles the club's communication with the public, maintains all club records, and takes the minutes for all board and club meetings.

Treasurer
As the collector and disburser of club funds, the treasurer is responsible for the club's solvency and financial stability. In preparing for this assignment, the treasurer should meet with the previous treasurer and consult the sponsoring Rotary club treasurer and a certified accountant.
Centennial Flag Court Dedication at Petco Park

April 08
6:15 pm
Petco Park

Rotary District 5340 (our home district) will be dedicating the "Centennial Flag Court" at Petco Park on Friday night, April 8th. The Padres play the Pittsburgh Pirates at 7:05 pm and there will be a special Pre-game Ceremony at 6:15. And throwing out the first pitch will be Cliff Dochterman, Past International President of Rotary. There will be Rotary announcements and information throughout the evening.

Tickets are still available at www.sandiegopadres.com.
An Evening of Hope with the Lost Boys Rotaract

April 16
7:00 pm
Handlery Hotel, Mission Valley

Please join the Lost Boys Rotaract on Saturday, April 16th at 7pm for a fundraising celebration at the Handlery Hotel in San Diego, CA. The event will recognize the achievements of three San Diego Lost Boys who returned to Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya to serve the community they once relied on. Tickets are available at $50 per person or $350 for tables of eight.

An Evening of Hope will raise money to start the Lost Boys Community Banking Project to bring much needed assets to the Mid-city area of San Diego. An Evening of Hope will also help support a second Lost Boys Rotaract Trip to Kakuma that will build on the accomplishments of the first trip.

Download a detailed version of this invitation by clicking here.

Please contact Meghan Eagleson (Lost Boys Rotaract) at 408-472-0013 for tickets or sponsorship or contact Ethel York (our club's Lost Boys Rotaract Liaison) at 619-379-1297.



Lost Boys Rotaract Club Needs Our Help

Lost Boys Rotaract needs your help obtaining gifts and gift packages for their auction and raffle for the Evening of Hope event. If you know of any businesses that would like to contribute to this fundraiser please let us/them know! They are also looking for businesses that would be willing to sponsor the event. There will be media at the event, and sponsors will have their name in the program and in all media for the night.

If anyone has any leads or information or questions, please call Meghan Eagleson (Lost Boys Rotaract) at 408-472-0013 or contact Ethel York (our club's Lost Boys Rotaract Liaison) at 619-379-1297.
3rd Annual Ace of Hearts

General Information
San Diego Hospice Representatives to Attend Tonight's Meeting
Register for Tickets Now!
Annual Sponsorship



General Information

May 12, 2005 (Thursday)
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Sidebar
$25 Rotaract/Rotary Member
$30 Rotaract Prospects/General Public

The Third Annual Ace of Hearts benefit will be at Sidebar on May 12, 2005 from 7pm – 10pm. Tickets are $30 for the general public (and Rotaract prospective members) and $25 for Rotary and Rotaract members. A great Monte Carlo night featuring a fun night of casino style gabling with craps, blackjack, roulette and more.

This years beneficiary is San Diego Hospice. San Diego Hospice & Palliative Care is a not-for-profit, independent health care organization providing expert pain management and compassionate care to adults, children and infants living with serious or life-limiting illness. Their amazing mission is to prevent and relieve suffering and promote quality of life, at every stage of life, through patient and family care, education, research and advocacy. To learn more about Hospice, please visit www.sdhospice.org.



San Diego Hospice Representatives to Attend Tonight's Meeting

Rotaract is fortunate to have representatives from the San Diego Hospice's administration join us on the April 5th General Meeting to talk and inform the group on what SD Hospice is all about. Don't miss this great opportunity to meet and mix with this years' Ace of Hears beneficiary!

Attending from SD Hospice will be: Danielle Hoffman (Manager of Marketing & Community Relations), Julie Tweeten (Annual Fund Director), and Jennifer Wagner (Development Assistant).



Register for Tickets Now!

Ace of Hearts planning is moving full steam ahead! An excellent team of Rotaracters are working hard to put the event together, and this years' event is positioned to sell out!

To register for tickets to Ace of Hearts, please email Bianca Mascorro to reserve yours today!



Annual Sponsorship

An annual sponsorship for Ace of Hearts and Jazz for Juvenile Diabetes is currently being sought. A single sponsorship at the $5,000 level is available.

If you would like to review the sponsorship opportunity information or would like to forward a lead, please email Evan Papel, Fundraising Chair.
New Opportunity in Unchartered Territory

Our club needs your help to pioneer efforts in creating a Rotaract Fundraising Archive! This archive will provide support to future club leadership by making processes more turn key, allowing for time to make our future events that much more of a success.

The club needs a volunteer to gather all materials related to the upcoming Ace of Hearts event from each committee head to create a master event reference file. You won't be alone! With the help of our website team, all materials will be transferred and stored on our website for member only access.

Please contact Jomi ASAP for further information.
Upcoming Guest Speakers

We can look forward to having the following speakers at our next meetings:

April 19
Jack Gilbert
President, New Page Consulting, Inc.

May 17
Danielle Magee
Education Department Manager, SeaWorld
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.
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:
April 06 ?
April 13 ?
April 20 Offsite
Vocational Services Day
April 27 Brian Liang, MD, Ph.D., J.D.
Patient Safety: The Dangers of Counterfeit Pharmaceuticals

For last minute changes, please check http://www.sdrotary.org!
Members' Bulletin Board
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  • Post your own message here!
    Do you need a roommate? Trying to sell your car? Let Rotaract work for you! Post your message here in the newsletter and have it be seen by over 100 like-minded people.
    Just send an e-mail to newsletter@sdrotaract.org with "Bulletin Board" in the subject line. Please remember to also include a general time frame for your message, e.g. 3 weeks, 2 newsletters, or until November 1st.
Rotaract & Rotary Trivia

What is our district called?

The Rotaract districts are the same as Rotary districts. The Rotaract Club of Downtown San Diego belongs to district 5340.




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

The Rotaract Club of Downtown San Diego
P.O. Box 86520
San Diego, CA 92138

or contact any member of the board directly:

President Geoffrey Miller
Vice President Andrea Espinoza
Treasurer Chris Jaccard
Secretary Mary Zimmerman
Community Service Carl Tiu
Fundraising Evan Papel
Historian Michelle Prescott
International Liaison Denisse Roldan
Past President Evan Papel
Professional Development Bridget Johnson
Public Relations Jomi Shega
Deputy Secretary Tanja Wrage
Sergeant at Arms Felix Tinkov
Social Chair Rose Kaiser
Website David Bradfield

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