Rotaract Club of Downtown San Diego Weekly Announcements October 18, 2005

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Next Meeting Our next general meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 18, 2005 at 6:30 pm at Kansas City BBQ, 610 W. Market Street, Downtown San Diego. Our guest speaker tonight will be Shad Reynolds. Details below. We are participating in a cultural exchange with the Rotaract Club of Kavaklidere, Turkey. Please bring a small item that is both personal and reflective of San Diego to tonight's meeting. More information below. We're looking forward to seeing you there!

Guest Speaker Tonight: Shad Reynolds Our guest speaker tonight will be Shad Reynolds. Shad is a former Army civil engineer and has since become a success at First Command Financial Planning, where he is a District Advisor. We will be hearing about his career change along with getting helpful leadership guidance.

4th Annual Jazz for Juvenile Diabetes! Jazz for Juvenile Diabetes Kick Off Happy Hour Calling All Volunteers! General Information Jazz for Juvenile Diabetes Kick Off Happy Hour October 20 (Thursday) 6:30pm Hennessey's – Downtown location, 708 4th Avenue It’s time to get jazzed about the 2005 Jazz for Juvenile Diabetes event! The purpose of this get-together is to rally support among Rotaract members/prospective members for our award-winning event. Anyone that is interested in volunteering or participating this year should attend. We expect to have a packed house! For more information about Jazz and/or volunteer opportunities, please contact Heather Richardson or Danielle Esposito. See you at Hennessey's! Calling All Volunteers! Aaron Adragna, Raffle Committee Chair, needs your help to collect raffle donations in retail value at or above $50. We really need everyone's help to make this event a success ... and the raffle can get much-needed donations for the Juvenile Research Foundation (not to mention Rotaract!) Rally for the Raffle 2005 – it's on! Anyone person or company who donates anything above a $200 value will receive 2 tickets to the event. E-mail Aaron Adragna if you have something for the raffle! To find out how you can help in other capacities, please contact Heather Richardson or Danielle Esposito. More details will be announced at our meetings and in the coming newsletters! General Information December 01 (Thursday) 7:30 pm- 10:30 pm Thin (Above the Onyx Room, Gaslamp Quarter Downtown) Jazz for Juvenile Diabetes, our award-winning event to benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, is quickly approaching. We are hitting the ground running in the planning stages of our event! We will need everyone's help to make this evening a success. Please start telling friends, family, neighbors and coworkers to mark their calendars as we will soon have online ticket sales and are aiming to max out the occupancy! Thank you all for your support!!! Click here to view pictures from last year's event.

TJ Homebuilding Wrap Up What an amazing effort from everyone on this project! We got up early, got home late, got our fingers dirty, and built three houses for extremely grateful families. This truly was a culmination of international, community service, and fundraising efforts that should make everyone involved in Rotaract proud. Thanks to all who participated for their hard work, patience, and for representing Rotaract so well. Special thanks to Gidget Rangel and Brian Reisert for driving the vans across the border and also thanks to Josh Slodki once again for his organization of an entire team from donation to caravan and construction this weekend.

Thanksgiving Rotaract Feast with the Toussaint Academy of the Arts & Sciences November 15th (Tuesday) 6:30pm Toussaint Academy of the Arts & Sciences, corner of 5th & Ash Mark you calendars and get ready to grub! Our general meeting on Tuesday, November 15th will switch up venues as we will be sharing a Thanksgiving meal with our friends at the Toussaint Academy of Arts & Sciences (previously Toussaint Teen Academy), downtown. The Toussaint Academy is a licensed group home that serves homeless youth in San Diego County ages 14 to 17. Rotaract and the TAAS have developed a special relationship over the years as we help with Life Skills Scavenger Hunt and other events throughout the year. This will be a fun filled meeting to share in the spirit of Thanksgiving with our friends. There will be a food sign up sheet at the meeting or you can email Chantelle with the item you are bringing. We will need everything from main dishes, to side dishes, to desserts and don't forget to bring your own serving utensils! Click here for more information about the TAAS.

Cultural Exchange Committee We are very excited to participate in a cultural exchange this year with the Rotaract Club of Kavaklidere, Turkey. We have received a very cool package from our sister club (86-minute DVD, CD with pop music, coffee, brochures about their country, etc.) and are even more excited about sharing our city with them. As part of our package, we will be filming short messages from our members to theirs. Make sure to see Stacey after the meeting on October 18th to film your greeting to our new friends, take a closer look at the items that they sent and to watch some of the DVD from their club! We will also be collecting items for the Culture Box, so please bring a small item that is both personal and reflective of San Diego to one of the meetings in October. If you have any ideas or San Diegan items you want to send to our fellow Rotaract club, please contact Stacey to join this committee or for additional information.

Pahel: Friendship Beyond Borders We met Dharmendra Gangrade from the Mumbai Borivli East Rotaract Club in India at the Rotaract Convention in Chicago earlier this year. Darmendra and his fellow club members had worked on an amazing project called "Pahel: Friendship Beyond Borders" which won the RI 2004-05 Outstanding Rotaract Project Award in both the International and South Asia / Asia Pacific Region categories. In Hindi and Urdu, pahel means good beginning, which is a fitting description of the Mumbai Borivli East club's "Pahel: Friendship Beyond Borders" project. Despite tense relations between India and Pakistan — and a one-year wait for visas — seven Indian Rotaractors and one Rotarian traveled to Lahore, Pakistan, for a five-day stay as guests of the Rotaract Club of Lahore Garrison. The participants gained a better understanding of each other's culture and a desire to promote interactions between the citizens of India and Pakistan. To learn more about this great project, please read the article featured on the front page of the official Rotary web site – "Rotaractors build bonds between India and Pakistan" – and read the September 2005 issue of The Rotarian.

USCC Rotaract Conference July 19-23, 2006 Los Angeles Next year’s USCC Rotaract Conference takes place in Los Angeles, July 19-23. The United States, Canada, and Caribbean (USCC) contains more than 400 Rotaract Clubs, working on a variety of projects on the basic principles of Rotary's "Service Above Self." It was the dream of Rotaractors in that region to educate, develop, and strengthen the Rotaract clubs. The idea of the USCC conference began in 1993 acting as a forum for sharing ideas, concerns, and experiences. This conference today is held annually giving many Rotaract and Rotary clubs the training needed to establish solid clubs. USCC is an annual event, bringing together Rotaractors in the United States, Canada and Carribean. Rotaractors will be introduced to great leaders, motivational speakers, and community service projects ... while playing at the beautiful local beaches, Hollywood, and mingling under and possibly with the "stars!". Expand the Rotaract network to an international level and take home a revived passion for Rotaract and Service. For more information and to register, go to www.USCC2006.org.

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: October 19 Phyllis Schwartz NBC Studios The Launch of the Spanish Channel October 26 SSGT. Cheney and Capt. Paola Hayes Med Hold Unit, Balboa Naval Medical Center November 02 Mike Shames UCAN November 09 Suresh Subramanian African Aids Foundation (International Services Committee matching grant) For last minute changes, please check http://www.sdrotary.org!

Members' Bulletin Board Turn Purple with Standup for Kids October 22 (Saturday) 6:30 pm - 11:00 pm On Broadway Event Center, 615 Broadway Join Standup for Kids, an organization that helps homeless and street kids improve their lives, at their Turn Purple event! You will enjoy a night of fine food, casino games, dancing, purple cocktails and prizes. Master of Ceremonies will be AJ from Channel 93.3's AJ's Playhouse. Purple semi-formal attire encouraged! Tickets are $60 and includes entrance to On Broadway after 11:00 pm for 21+. Find out more information online here. Rotaractor's are invited to join at a special discount price of (2) two tickets for $60. In order to receive this discount, please RSVP to Adriana Herrera at (619) 702-4KID. Help Wanted October 22, 29 & November 19 (Saturdays) 3:00 pm - 9:30 pm Qualcomm Stadium There are 50-60 positions now available for help during the San Diego State football games at Qualcomm Stadium on Saturday October 22, and October 29 as well as on November 19 from 3 pm to 9:00-9:30 PM. Position includes taking tickets and ushering. You must be 18+. Rate of Pay: $7.00/hr Dress Code: khaki pants, black shoes, white button down dress shirt or polo shirt, no earrings. Meeting Location: Qualcomm Stadium, Gate A. If you are parking, you will need to park in the dirt lot (employee lot) across Friars Road from the main entrance to Qualcomm Stadium. Any interest? Contact Chantelle Swaby at csswaby@yahoo.com or call 858-694-3731 (during office hours). House of Blues Brings the Calm after the Storm October 23 (Sunday) Benefit Concert for Hurricane Katrina Features Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe and More House of Blues San Diego announced the date of October 23 for a benefit concert featuring local bands Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, Alfred Howard & The K23 Orchestra, and Theo & the Zydeco Blues Patrol. One hundred percent of the profit from the concert will be donated to House of Blues New Orleans employees who were affected by the disaster, with a portion going to the American Red Cross. Tickets for the October 23rd benefit show are twenty-five dollars for the concert only, and thirty-five dollars with the buffet dinner included. The show is 21+ and tickets are available through the House of Blues box office and at all Ticketmaster outlets. North County Rotaract Hurricane Relief Event: Drink or Treat October 25 (Tuesday) 7:00 pm Meritage Restaurant & Bar, 897 S. Coast Highway 101, Encinitas Guest bartenders from the North County San Diego Rotaract club will be pouring drinks, with all tips, donations and raffle ticket sales going to the American Red Cross to benefit the victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita! No cover charge, and no "corkage" fee ... bring as many bottles of wine as you like at no charge! Be sure to arrive in Halloween attire in order to compete for the grand prize in the Costume Contest. Raffle tickets will be sold on site. Prizes will include tickets to concerts and sporting events, gift certificates to local restaurants, and more. For more information, please visit the North County Rotaract Club's website or contact Peter Marangos. Lipps' Annual Halloween Bash October 29 (Saturday) 8:00 pm - 2:00 am Canes Bar and Grill Join some fellow Rotaractors at this awesome Halloween event at Canes Bar & Grill that raises money for some great causes, including Doctors without Borders, Project Walk and Fight to Walk Foundation. More information at www.stalkerdan.com. Must be 21+ with ID. $25 tickets at the Canes Box Office from 11:30 am to sunset. Purchase them soon as they are likely to sell out. October at the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce Monthly mixer. Monthly breakfast. A technology seminar, a legal seminar, some networking training and over 20 different committees and business referral groups getting together this month! It's just another October at your San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce. Did you know about our Office Depot discount program? How about some complimentary computer training from New Horizons? As this is the month when we close our annual print directory (distributes in December and January), call now if you would like to learn about what the west coast's largest Chamber of Commerce can do for you! Start 2006 doing things that are good for your business, and good for San Diego! Keith Woolgar, Business Development Manager, San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce, Phone: 619.544.1394, Fax: 619.744.7494 Leading to Greatness: Building True Success Wherever You Live and Work November 02 (Wednesday) 7:45 am - 2:30 pm San Diego Convention Center Spend a day with the best of the best. Leading to Greatness is a one-day seminar featuring Jack Welch, Carly Fiorina, Malcolm Gladwell, Rudolph Giuliani, Stephen Covey, Richard Branson, and Marcus Buckingham. Learn strategies behind success and ideas and innovations that are on the forefront of leadership. For more details, visit www.luminaryseries.com Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation: Race or Sleep in for the Cure November 06 (Sunday) 8:00 am West Side of Balboa Park "Some races are for glory, some for personal improvement. But not this race, this is a race for life." The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation was established in 1982 by Nancy Brinker to honor the memory of her sister, Susan G. Komen, who died of breast cancer at the age of 36. The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Race for the Cure is the largest series of 5K runs/fitness walks in the world. At every Race event, breast cancer survivors celebrate their survivorship by donning pink caps, buttons or T-Shirts. If you can't make it to Balboa Park, you can Sleep in for the Cure. For $5 more than Race registration, you'll receive a long-sleeved t-shirt with the official Sleep In logo. Corporate sponsors underwrite the Sleep In, thus allowing registration funds and pledges to go directly toward breast cancer programs and services. Click here for general and donation information! San Diego Humane Society: Katrina Animal Relief Initiative Animal Welfare Organizations Work Together to Assist 102 Dogs Coming to San Diego The organizations involved – San Diego Humane Society and SPCA, North County Humane Society, County of San Diego Department of Animal Services, Escondido Humane Society, Rancho Coastal Humane Society, El Cajon Animal Shelter, and the Chula Vista Animal Care Facility – are in need of donations, volunteers and foster or permanent homes for the pets. Interested parties should contact their closest animal welfare organization to see how they can help. Click here for detailed information about this project. Roommate Wanted Roommate Wanted to share 2 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath, 2 1/2 car garage townhouse in the USD / Fashion Valley West area. Dual Master Bedroom w/ own private bath. Fireplace. W/D. Pool, Spa, Sauna, Tennis. Secure. Very quiet. Non-smoker. I have two cats. $750.00 month + utilities. Available Now. Must see. Call Saleigh at 619-988-9062 or e-mail saleigh@sbcglobal.net. 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 How many INTEROTA Conventions have there been in Rotary history? Nine. 1981 Johannesburg (South Africa), 1984 Melbourne (Australia),1987 Sheffield (England), 1990 Gold Coast (Australia), 1993 Sun City (South Africa), 1996 Istanbul (Turkey),1999 Mexico City (Mexico), 2002 Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), 2005 Munich (Germany).