Rotaract Club of Downtown San Diego Weekly Announcements November 01, 2005

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Next Meeting Our next general meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 01, 2005 at 6:30 pm at Kansas City BBQ, 610 W. Market Street, Downtown San Diego. Come hear Executive Director Linda Riley and Tracy Strickroth from the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation share with us about their dynamic organization and the disease we are partnering with them to help fight! Check out the details below. Please plan to stay after the meeting to continue planning for our Jazz for Juvenile Diabetes event! More information below. We're looking forward to seeing you there!

Come Hear from the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Tonight November 01 (Tuesday) 6:30 pm Kansas City BBQ Rotaract is proud to help advocate and raise money for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, San Diego Chapter. Come hear from Director Linda Riley and Tracy Strickroth about their dynamic organization, the disease they passionately are working to fight and the people they support. The San Diego Chapter provides valuable information about juvenile diabetes to people with diabetes, their families, and the general public. It also holds numerous successful events that raise much-needed funds for diabetes research and for the 4th year, is partnering with our Rotaract club to do just this. Don't miss this chance to understand why we host Jazz for Juvenile Diabetes! Click here for more information about JDRF.

4th Annual Jazz for Juvenile Diabetes Jazz for Juvenile Diabetes Moves to Onyx Room Planning Meeting Today Raffle Prizes Needed General Information Jazz for Juvenile Diabetes Moves to Onyx Room The address remains the same (852 Fifth Avenue), but the destination is much more Jazzy! We are thrilled to announce that Jazz for Juvenile Diabetes is going to be at the distinguished and vibrant underground lounge, Onyx Room. In this posh club, we will enjoy famous cocktails such as the O.R. Red Apple or the classic Jack and Coke served in a prohibition style coffee mug. The venue can hold more people so get the word out! Planning Meeting Today November 01 (Tuesday) After our general meeting Kansas City BBQ Please plan to stay after the November 1st Rotaract meeting to continue planning for Jazz. We're very excited to have all of the involvement of enthusiastic volunteers, and it's not too late to join them! There is a lot to be done, and we're only weeks away. Stay after tonight and find out how you can help make Jazz for Juvenile Diabetes 2005 a night to remember. Raffle Prizes Needed We are in need of raffle prizes! Aaron Adragna, our Raffle & Sponsorship Committee Leader needs your help to collect raffle donations in retail value at or about $50. These raffle prizes can get much needed donations for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (not to mention Rotaract)! Raffle prizes can be anything from restaurant/theater gift certificates, to spa gift certificates, to donated services or valued items. Email Aaron Adragna if you have something for the raffle. General Information December 01 (Thursday) 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm Onyx Room, 852 Fifth Avenue, 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. Your Jazz for Juvenile Diabetes 2005 Leaders: Danielle Esposito Fundraising Co-Chair, Sales Committee Leader Aaron Adragna Fundraising Co-Chair Raffle & Sponsorship Committee Leader Darren Chin Public Relations Committee Leader Felix Tinkov Operations Committee Leader

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.

Mama's Kitchen's 1st Annual Thanksgiving Bake Sale: Mama's Pie in the Sky November 23 (Wednesday) Our club will be supporting Mama's Kitchen's Mama's Pie in the Sky fundraising program. Specifically we will be supporting the distribution of the pies on Wednesday, November 23. A sign-in sheet will be distributed for those of you that want to participate in this wonderful event. See below additional information from Mama's Kitchen's website. If you have any questions feel free to contact our community service chair, Miguel Moron. This new program was initiated to help make up for the recent losses in government funding, which total $115,000 in fiscal 2005. Net proceeds from pie sales will go directly to fund 400,000 home-delivered, hot and nutritious meals to families in San Diego affected by HIV/AIDS. It's easy as pie to help Mama's keep on cooking! Buy Mama's Pie in the Sky pies and make good things happen for everyone this Thanksgiving and every day! Volunteers will take orders for pies from October 19 to November 16 in businesses, schools, and organizations all over San Diego County. The pies will be available for pick-up at many convenient sites on Wednesday, November 23.

Reminder: Dues are Due! For all members that have been a part of Rotaract longer than six months (assuming you newcomers have paid your initial fees)... this reminder is for you! It's dues time. $30 and you're clear. Please plan on paying Carl Tiu, our Rotaract Treasurer. The money collected in dues help pay for events throughout the Rotaract year, such as the homes we just built in Tijuana, the food and prizes for our Rancho Jireh picnic, and other volunteer events we support. Feel free to pay with cash or check at the next meeting or through PayPal. Email Carl if you haven't received the PayPal email and would like to pay this way. Thank you, as always, for your support.

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: November 02 Mike Shames UCAN November 09 Suresh Subramanian African Aids Foundation (International Services Committee matching grant) November 16 Rod Means S.C.O.R.E. November 23 Dark! Thanksgiving For last minute changes, please check http://www.sdrotary.org!

Members' Bulletin Board 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! Wine Fundraiser to benefit the California Wolf Center November 13 (Sunday) 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm Wine Steals, 1243 University Avenue Join Matt Akel and The American Association of Zoo Keepers, San Diego Chapter in a fundraiser at Wine Steals to raise money by silent auction and donations for the California Wolf Center. Enjoy delicious and reasonably priced wine as well as free food and great company. Money will be donated to promote conservation of gray wolves and all wildlife through education, exhibition, participation in captive breeding programs, and studies of captive-wild wolves. If you want to learn more about the wolf center, click here. Help Wanted November 19 (Saturday) 3:00 pm - 9:30 pm Qualcomm Stadium There are 50-60 positions now available for help during the San Diego State football game at Qualcomm Stadium on Saturday, 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). Thanksgiving Potluck Dinner in Northpark! November 24 (Thursday) 3:00 pm Kerrith Gray's condo No plans for Thanksgiving dinner? Join up with other fun folks on November 24, 2005 at 3:00 pm at Kerrith Gray's condo in Northpark. For details, and to be included on the evite, please email kerrith at: kerrithgray@gmail.com. Feel free to invite others! 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 – College Area Katie has a 3 bedroom/2 bath in the college area for $650 per month. If you are interested in living with two easy going girls that enjoy their quiet time during the week, but have fun on weekends, please feel free to send her an email at katiejchico@hotmail.com. Roommate Wanted – Mission Beach Roommate wanted to share 2 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath townhouse in Mission Beach. $600.00 a month + utilities. Available Now. Contact Breanna at 760-580-1375. Roommate Wanted – USD / Fashion Valley West 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 email saleigh@sbcglobal.net. Post your own message here! Do you need a roommate? Trying to sell your car? Let Rotaract work for you! 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Rotaract & Rotary Trivia What is the official Rotary International emblem? The symbol of Rotary has been a wheel since its earliest days. The first design was a simple wagon wheel, which was said to illustrate "civilization and movement". Over the years, this design developed into the present gear wheel with 24 cogs, 6 spokes and a "keyway" in the center of the gear.