Weekly Announcements
May 17, 2005
| Rotaract Club of Downtown San Diego Weekly Announcements May 17, 2005 |
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| Next Meeting Our next general meeting will be held today, Tuesday, May 17, 2005 at 6:30 pm at Kansas City BBQ, 610 W. Market Street, Downtown San Diego. .... where we will meet our 2005-2006 newly appointed Rotaract Board! More info below. Our guest speaker tonight will be Chief Perry Peake. Don't miss it! Details below. Please remember to bring your photos for our 2004-2005 Rotaract Club of Downtown San Diego Scrapbook! We're looking forward to seeing you there! |
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| Guest Speaker Tonight: Perry
Peake May 17 (Tuesday) 6:30 pm Kansas City BBQ Chief Perry Peake has an extensive background involving work with the San Diego fire department, FEMA and many emergency response teams around the country. Having started in the fire department at age sixteen, he has successfully worked his way to become a highly regarded leader and authority in his field. Chief Peake was a FEMA Task Force Leader for rescue efforts on the World Trade Center site, and also a Branch Director during San Diego's Cedar Fire Incident of 2003. Additionally, Chief Peake has also worked in various business management and consulting positions, including his time as President of San Diego Medical Services Enterprise. We are excited to be welcoming Chief Perry Peake at our next (May 17) meeting, when he will talk about what he has learned throughout his professional experiences. |
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| Rotaract Board 2005-2006 On July 1st our Rotaract club will see new and energetic faces taking the lead. The newly appointed board will be recognized at the May 17th Rotaract meeting. Please join us to congratulate and welcome these individuals that are going to continue in the success of the Rotaract of years' past! |
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| Ace of Hearts Recap Ace of Hearts was another signature night for our club. The Sidebar was packed with friends and Rotarians and the tables were full all night long. Our staff of volunteers planned and executed as smoothly as we ever have and we owe special thanks to Felix for running a great show, to Mike Roeder for heading the most lucrative raffle ever and for organizing lots of great prizes, and to the technology team for world class design and PR work. And as always, a big thank you to Evan for managing the event seamlessly. Congrats and hearty thanks to everyone who participated in Ace of Hearts…from beginning to end. Preliminary counts show that this is going to be our biggest fundraiser by far! Please join us Tuesday to find out more about how much money we raised and make sure to be with us in June when we present a check to SD Hospice! Note: Raffle winners did not need to be present to win so please check the newsletter and our web site for information on winning ticket numbers. If you have questions about the raffle, please contact Evan. |
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| Smile! It's Rotaract Scrapbook Time. Our Historian Michelle Prescott is in the process of compiling photos to include in the 2004-2005 Rotaract Club of Downtown San Diego scrapbook / photo album. If you have photos you would like to include in this book, please bring photos to the next meeting, Tuesday May 17th. We're trying to include photos taken from this Rotaract fiscal year only (Fall 2004-Spring 2005). Michelle will also be having a "scrapbook" / lunch day at her house. Please email Michelle or call her at 619-972-7288 if you are interested in joining, and we'll arrange a date. She'll provide the scrapbook materials, snacks and beverages, just bring photos and your creativity. |
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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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| International Award Party @ The Bitter End June 09 (Thursday) 7:00 - 9:00 pm The Bitter End Upstairs Lounge (770 Fifth Avenue) Come celebrate with the Downtown Rotaract. On Thursday, June 9, we will be toasting the Rotary International "Best Service Event" award that we are receiving at the RI Convention in Chicago in June. Please join us to celebrate this accomplishment. We worked together to win the award so let’s all join in the fun together, too! The Bitter End is located on the corner of F Street and Fifth Avenue. Parking is available at Horton Plaza (3 hours free with validation). Dress Code for The Bitter End: no tennis shoes, t-shirts, shorts, sandals, or baseball caps. |
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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 / events:
For last minute changes, please check http://www.sdrotary.org! |
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| Rotaract & Rotary Trivia Women in Rotary Until 1989, the Constitution and By-Laws of Rotary International stated that Rotary club membership was for males only. In 1978, the Rotary Club of Duarte, California, invited three women to become members. The RI board withdrew the charter of that club for violation of the RI constitution. The club brought suit against RI claiming a violation of a state civil rights law which prevents discrimination of any form in business establishments or public accommodations. After a series of lawsuits, the United States Supreme Court upheld prior rulings that Rotary could not remove the club's charter merely for inducting women into the club, indicating that Rotary clubs do have a "business purpose" and are in some ways public-type organizations. This action therefore allowed women to become Rotarians in any jurisdiction having similar "public accommodation" statutes. The RI constitutional change was made at the 1989 Council on Legislation, with a vote to eliminate the "male only" provision for all of Rotary. |
| 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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