Rotaract Club of Downtown San Diego

Weekly Announcements
August 09, 2005


In This Issue:
Next Meeting
Guest Speaker: Sharon Ross
Volleyball Beach Party at Martin Blair's Carlsbad Home!
Munich Interota Conference 2005
Annual Rancho Jireh Picnic
Tijuana Homebuilding in October
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, August 16, 2005 at 6:30 pm at Kansas City BBQ, 610 W. Market Street, Downtown San Diego.

Our guest speaker will be Sharon Ross with Lifesharing Community Organ and Tissue Donation. More information below.

We're looking forward to seeing you there!
Guest Speaker: Sharon Ross

August 16 (Tuesday)
6:30 pm
KC Barbecue, back room

Our next speaker for our August 16th meeting is Sharon Ross with Lifesharing Community Organ and Tissue Donation, a UCSD organization that educates people on organ and tissue donation. Sharon brought her business journalism experience to Lifesharing one year ago, and has previously worked with Children’s Hospital and Palomar Hospital. She is also a past president of La Mesa Sunrise Rotary Club and the first woman Rotary president in East County.
Volleyball Beach Party at Martin Blair's Carlsbad Home!

August 27 (Saturday)
3:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Martin Blair's Beach House, Carlsbad

We'll be getting together for the 2nd Annual Rotary/Rotaract Volleyball Tournament for the Blair Cup! Come on Rotaractors, we need to win one of these! The festivities will be from 3-7PM on August 27th. Volleyball, BBQ, the Beach, good folks, what more could you ask for?

Look for the E-vite shortly or send Felix an RSVP.
Munich Interota Conference 2005

September 11 - 18 (Sunday - Sunday)
Munich, Germany

Themed "Be Rotaractive - Create Future", Rotaractors, Rotarians and their guests from all over the world are invited to come together at the Interota conference in Munich from September 11 - 18, 2005. The conference aims at picking up the Rotaract principles: Learn, Help and Celebrate. The conference will also serve as a platform for getting to know Rotaractors worldwide, making friends and establishing transcontinental partnerships with the help of atmospheric celebrations as well as an attractive culture and sight-seeing program.

For more information visit http://www.interota.org.
Annual Rancho Jireh Picnic

September 18 (Sunday)
2:00 pm
Crown Point South

A new date has been selected and we are excited to start the planning process for this event! Join us on September 18th for our annual Rancho Jireh Picnic.

Rancho Jireh Foster Homes is a non-profit Christian ministry serving the needs of abused and neglected children. Founded in 1988, Rancho Jireh has successfully placed hurting children with Christian families in San Diego and Riverside counties who have opened their homes and provided individualized care and nurturing, helping children heal and blossom to their true potential. The picnic will be a day of BBQ, games, and a whole lot of fun for new families and Rotaract.

We need planners! Volunteers are needed to plan games and get prizes, organize cookie decorating and face painting and also help set up for the event the day of. Please contact Miguel to help in the planning stages. It's sure to be a good time!
Tijuana Homebuilding in October

October 08 (Saturday)
All day
Tijuana, México

On Saturday, October 8, Rotaract Club of Downtown San Diego members will be heading South of the Border on a day-long trip to help build homes for needy families in Tijuana, México. No experience necessary. This is one of the most impactful community programs in Downtown Rotaract history. You won’t want to miss it!

We are signing people up based on membership first, so if you are a prospect, please do everything you can to fill your membership requirements in September so we can give you priority status and can guarantee your place on the homebuilding crew.

To learn more about this worthwhile project, please visit México Caravan Ministries' website or feel free to contact your Club's International Chair, Stacey Dindinger.
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 Miguel 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:
August 10 Armon Mills
President & Publisher, S.D. Business Journal
August 17 D. Michael Kalichman & Dr. Larry Hinnman
Center For Ethics In Science & Technology
"The Future of Stem Cell Research in San Diego"
August 24 Martha Ranson
Director of Homeless Women Services - Catholic Charities
"The Tomorrow Project"
August 31 Joe Bauer
Formerly of Hudson & Bauer

For last minute changes, please check http://www.sdrotary.org!
Members' Bulletin Board
  • Professional Development
    For those seriously interested in fundraising, there are classes as well as a professional certificate in fundraising available to pursue at UCSD Extension. Classes for this coming fall include Fundraising & Development Processes on Thursdays, Pursuing Major Gifts on Mondays, etc, with a fee of $325 and $190, respectively.
    For more information, check out http://extension.ucsd.edu and click on Business under Areas of Study, then Fundraising & Development.

  • Do You Like Candles?
    Hi everyone, I have just started as a consultant for Partylite, a great candle company. If you like candles and like earning free merchandise then this might interest you. All you have to do is invite friends over for light snacks and I will do the rest. I bring over candles and accessories, present, answer questions, and take orders.
    If this sounds like fun to you please contact me and help me get my business off the ground. Amy Ostrowski, 619-405-7878, waterlover000@yahoo.com

  • Mix, Mingle & Network at The House of Blues
    August 23 (Tuesday)
    Over the top events, again and again! The San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce announced their monthly "Business After Five" in June at the W Hotel and 500 people came out of the woodwork to network the night away! Lots of business cards changed hands, lots of relationships began. July was the Hawaii-themed mixer; another great success one beautiful San Diego evening; authentic Polynesian dancers, great finger food and Mai Tai cocktails.
    How do you top that in August? The House of Blues is next! This event will fill up quickly, please call Keith Woolgar at 619-544-1394 for details.
    Chamber of Commerce events are business networking events for all who have an interest in doing business in San Diego ... both for-profit and non-profit organizations. Chamber events are for members, trial memberships are available. If you prefer "business for breakfast" events, ask about our next "Get Connected" breakfast; over 100 are expected!

  • Help Desired!
    Desire a reliable and trust worthy individual to walk my incredible black lab named Sam. Walk Monday - Friday for 30 minutes, anytime between 11:00 am - 1:00 pm. Pays $200.00 a month. Live at Park and Market, Downtown. Sam is very well trained and behaved and loves walks through Petco Park, which is a few blocks away. Contact Patrick Ross at 720-971-1711 if interested.

  • Roommate Wanted
    Share 2 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath, 2 1/2 car garage townhouse in the USD / Fashion Valley area. Bedroom w/ own private bath. Fireplace. W/D. Pool, Spa, Sauna, Tennis. Secure. Non-smoker. $750.00 month + utilities. Available 7/05/05. Must see.
    Call Saleigh at 619-988-9062 or saleigh@sbcglobal.net

  • Make a Friend. Make a Difference!
    Y-FRIENDz is a new mentoring program with YMCA Youth and Family Services for children ages 4-15 that have one or both parents in prison. There are over 15,000 children with incarcerated parents in San Diego County! Y-FRIENDz mentors spend 1-3 hours a week with their mentee for the period of one year. Once a month all mentors and mentees are invited to a community event including activities such as picnics, concerts, plays, athletic events, community service and much more. What are the benefits of such a program? Mentoring empowers positive change in children and helps build the relationships and skills they need to become happy, healthy, and productive adults. Outcomes include a better attitude towards school, higher chance of going on to higher education and enhanced leadership skills and self-image.
    How can you get involved? Become a mentor! Our goal this first year is to make 150 matches. Attend an Orientation to learn how you can be matched with a child who needs you. Help us find mentors in the community! Put us in touch with an organization, business, group, or club where we can find quality role models. Get involved in our monthly events! Let us know about a unique idea or opportunity for an event. Help us with planning or be a chaperone.
    Please contact Christina Reyna with any questions or inquiries at (619) 543-9850 Ext. 135 or by email at treyna@ymca.org.

  • 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

Rotary Centennial Twin Club Program

As part of the Rotary Centennial celebration, Rotary International encouraged clubs to participate in the Rotary Centennial Twin Club Program. In the Twin Club Program, two clubs from different countries established strong ties and agreed to team up to carry out a centennial-year effort, be it an international service project, Rotary Youth Exchange, or Friendship Exchange. Clubs that were successful in forming twin club relationships, reported to Rotary International by 1 December 2004.

The Twin Club program proved to be quite popular. More than 1,800 clubs signed up to participate in the program and over 1,000 clubs formalized twin club partnerships. Clubs have committed to carry out more than 165 Youth Exchanges, 160 Friendship Exchanges, 225 WCS projects, 10 project fairs, and 6 RYLAs during Rotary’s Centennial year.

Please note: Although the Centennial Twin Club Program has concluded, clubs are encouraged to continue to form twin club partnerships as a way of furthering Rotary's vision.

Copied from: http://www.rotary.org/centennial/activities/twin_club.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
The Rotaract Club of Downtown San Diego
P.O. Box 4564
San Diego, CA 92164

or contact any member of the board directly:
President Andrea Espinoza
Vice President Bridget Johnson
Treasurer Carl Tiu
Secretary Chantelle Swaby
Deputy Secretary Tanja Wrage
Community Service Miguel A. Moron
Fundraising Devon Foster
Historian Kerrith Gray
International Liaison Stacey Dindinger
Professional Development Bianca Mascorro
Public Relations Darren Chin
Sergeant at Arms Armond Croom
Social Chair Felix Tinkov
Website Parker Seybold
Past President Geoffrey Miller
Rotaract / Rotary Liaison Martin Blair

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