Weekly Announcements
April 12, 2005
| Rotaract Club of Downtown San Diego Weekly Announcements April 12, 2005 |
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| Next Meeting Our next general meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 19, 2005 at 6:30 pm at Kansas City BBQ, 610 W. Market Street, Downtown San Diego. We're looking forward to seeing you there! |
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| Congrats to Next Year's Board! The nominations are in and this year's election will be nothing but a formality!! All four elected positions are running unopposed, so congratulations to your 2005-2006 core team:
There are 8 appointed positions to be filled so if you would like to be on the board, please make sure that your dues are paid, that your membership requirements have been filled, and that you express your interest to Andrea and her team as soon as possible! This is a very strong group and they are surely going to pick talented people to support them in their offices. Apply for a board position so you can be part of the fun. You’ll be amazed at how rewarding this experience can be. |
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| 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. |
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| 3rd Annual Ace of Hearts General Information Ace of Hearts Tickets on Sale 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. Ace of Hearts Tickets on Sale Now!! Purchase event and raffle tickets or make a donation if you can’t join us. Our online ticketing page has gone live for Ace of Hearts. You can purchase tickets ($25 for Rotaract/Rotary members, $30 General Admission) and Raffle tickets (1 for $5 or 5 for $20) instantly with your credit card or with your Paypal account. And if you can’t be with us for the fun and games, you can still make a donation to San Diego Hospice using the online system. Attention All Members: Please help us spread the word about Ace of Hearts by sending the page link to as many friends/family as you can think of, even if you know they can’t join us. We need page views for advertising purposes and we would like to beat the Jazz for Juvenile Diabetes 2004 total dollars raised online. http://www.sdrotaract.org/AOH/aceofhearts.html 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. |
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| Professional Development Last month, we were excited to have our KC BBQ Friend/Host & Rotary Liason, Martin Blair speak to us regarding choosing wisely as we invest & plan financially while we're young. If you have any questions about Martin's ideas, would like advice, or are seeking further sources of information, please email Bridget Johnson. In addition to the infinite resources outside of out clubs, we have a wealth of resources inside Rotaract and Rotary. (This also applies to job-related inquiries, for those of you in transition periods right now!) This month, our guest speaker will focus on an issue that has been & will always be important, but has surfaced more & more over recent years. Whether it's Enron, Martha Stewart or any other story, we could all name corporate scandals & situations that have made headlines recently. Business ethics is a hot topic, and we look forward to welcoming Mr. Jack Gilbert, Ed.D President of New Page Consulting, Inc, to address this subject and how it affects all of us. Here are some starting points to get you thinking about the topic... - 100 Best Corporate Citizens for 2005 - Think we, "grown-ups," know it all? Check out how 6 year olds could teach their elders a thing or two about ethics... - The Fast Company Ethics Monitor Upcoming Guest Speakers
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| Rotary vs. Rotaract Bowling
Championship May 20 (Friday) 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Mira Mesa Lanes, 8210 Mira Mesa It's time to win our trophy back! Remember our beach volleyball championship with The San Diego Downtown Breakfast Rotary Club last summer? Uh, yeah...sadly, we got spanked and they earned full bragging rights along with the beautiful Chianti trophy. Well, now’s our chance to redeem ourselves and earn that trophy back. Polish your ball, shine your shoes, and mark your calendar! It’s time to step-up, people. We have a bowling competition to win! Don't miss this opportunity to mingle with our sponsoring Rotary Club and meet new, interesting, and influential people. This event will run from 7-9 pm at Mira Mesa Lanes. $15/person includes use of the stylish bowling shoes. Members, prospective members, and guests are all welcome. To ensure we secure enough space, please reply to the evite by May 09. |
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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 What does Rotaract mean? Rotaract = Rotary + Action |
| 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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2005 The Rotaract Club of Downtown San Diego http://www.sdrotaract.org |