Rotaract Club of Downtown San Diego

Weekly Announcements
June 07, 2005


In This Issue:
Next Meeting
International Award Party @ The Bitter End
Get Creative! It's Rotaract Scrapbook Time.
Ace of Hearts Check Ceremony on June 21
SDRotaract.org Seen by over 1,000 Viewers in May
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 on Tuesday, June 07, 2005 at 6:30 pm at Kansas City BBQ, 610 W. Market Street, Downtown San Diego.

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!
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.
Get Creative! It's Rotaract Scrapbook Time.

June 12 (Sunday)
Noon - ?
Michelle Prescott's place: 749 Seabright Lane, Solana Beach

Join us for a scrapbook / photo album day at Michelle Prescott's place in Solana Beach. She'll provide snacks, beverages, and scrapbook items. Feel free to bring your own tools, though, if you'd like. We'll have a table set up in her backyard, where we can soak up the sun and share fun ideas for the photo album.
RSVP: Michelle at mprescott@mindgruve.com

If you haven't read the previous announcement: 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. We're trying to include photos taken from this Rotaract fiscal year only (Fall 2004-Spring 2005).

If you have photos you would like to include in this book, please bring them to the next meeting on June 07 or to the scrapbook day on June 12!!!
Ace of Hearts Check Ceremony on June 21

June 21 (Tuesday)
6:30 pm
Kansas City BBQ

Melissa Delacalzada and Jennifer Wager from San Diego Hospice and Palliative Care will be at June 21st's meeting to receive the check from Rotaract.

The Third Annual Ace of Hearts benefit - a great Monte Carlo night featuring a fun night of casino style gambling with craps, blackjack, roulette and more - was held at Sidebar on May 12, 2005 from 7pm – 10pm. This years beneficiary was 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.
www.SDRotaract.org Seen by over 1,000 Unique Viewers in May!

An explosion in May, due in part from the Ace of Hearts publicity and recognition of an international award, has led to the highest count of unique visitor to the club's site in our history. Over 1,000 people from the USA, Canada, US Military, Brazil, Poland, Yugoslavia, India, Philippines, France, Malaysia, Finland, Sweden, Saudi Arabia, Netherlands, Germany, United Kingdom, and New Zealand!

Please send any images that you may have from the club's events to share with the rest of the wide world!
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 / events:
June 08 Dwight Johnson
What it means to be a 40 year Rotarian
June 15 Ron Cross
City of San Diego Water Re-use Study
June 22 Diane Getrich-Villegas
Executive Director
Barrio Logan College Institute
June 29 No Weekly Meeting!

For last minute changes, please check http://www.sdrotary.org!
Members' Bulletin Board
  • Volunteers Needed for Taste of Gaslamp
    June 18 (Saturday) & June 19 (Sunday)
    12:45 pm - 4:45 pm
    Taste of Gaslamp is a very fun event that helps raise funds for the Gaslamp Quarter Association. Volunteers will be hosts for the attendees greeting them at each restaurant. During their shift, volunteers will get a break to sample some of the foods at the event. They also receive validated parking and a complimentary Samuel Adams hat! More details will be announced at the next Rotaract meeting (on June 7,) but for complete information on the event, you may also email tricia@gaslamp.org.

  • Room/Roommate Needed!
    Prospect member looks for place to live near UCSD: I have finally gotten a job at UCSD and now need a place to live by Aug.1. If you or anyone you know is looking for a new place to live this fall, let me know! I am female, easy-going, non-smoker and would enjoy having a fun roommate! I am new to SD still and could use some help in finding a place in the La Jolla area. Contact Andrea at 254-319-0215 or seay003@yahoo.com.

  • Special for Rotaract: Gym Membership Discount
    $30 Trial Month.
    Bodyworks Health and Fitness
    New Equipment. Great Atmosphere.
    1130 7th Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101

  • 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 the Rotary International Rotaract Committee?

The committee recommends ways to strengthen the Rotaract program to the RI Board of Directors. It also participates in the planning of the Rotaract Pre-Convention Meeting.




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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