Rotaract Club of Downtown San Diego Weekly Announcements February 07, 2006

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Next Meeting Our next general meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 07, 2006 at 6:30 pm at Kansas City BBQ, 610 W. Market Street, Downtown San Diego. We'll be having an after-meeting dinner at Hennessey's ... 2 for 1 burgers, great beer and don't forget, Karaoke starts at 9:00 pm! Details below. We're looking forward to seeing you there!

Dinner at Hennessey's February 07 (Tuesday) After our general meeting. Hennessey's, 708 4th Avenue After-meeting Dinner at Hennessey's. We'll all be getting together to socialize, eat a little grub and put back a few beers at Hennessey's after our meeting tonight. Just stick around after the meeting and we'll all go over there together.

Choosing an Ace of Hearts Beneficiary – Members Only! In May, the Rotaract Club of Downtown San Diego will host it's 4th Annual Ace of Hearts fundraiser. Even though we have just (successfully) gotten through our last fundraiser in December, we will be in the beginning stages of planning for Ace of Hearts soon enough. The most critical piece in the pre-planning stage is here. We need to choose our beneficiary! Members (only) of our Rotaract club are encouraged to submit a "proposal" for their non-profit beneficiary of choice and the board will be voting in our February board meeting. Please email Andrea Espinoza with the name of the organization, the contact person(s) if known, a website and your thoughts/reasons why we as a club should donate to that particular organization. All email proposals need to be submitted by Friday, February 10th.

2nd Annual Family Feud Event February 25 (Saturday) Time & Location TBA It's time to pucker up folks! Get geared up for good ole fashioned Family Feud. We'll be splitting up into teams and playing against one another to become the "top family." Everybody puts in $5 and the winning team takes half the pot (the other half goes to TJ Homebuilding). Watch for the Evite for the time and location! March Road Trip Also stay tuned for the March Road Trip! We'll be taking a little poll at the next meeting or two to determine where we'll go.

Recap: Whale Watching Trip The mate was a mighty sailing man…the skipper brave and sure… 9 Rotaractors set sail that day…for a three hour tour…a three hour tour… The weather was anything but rough and our ship easily navigated a gentle Pacific Ocean last Saturday afternoon. Our voyage was a success when a California Gray Whale surfaced just 20 meters to the Southwest off our Port side at precisely 14:30 Pacific Time. We followed the whale on its migratory journey for about 40 minutes and watched it take 3 or 4 breaths in a couple of minutes, then wave us goodbye with its tail and dive deep for 6 to 8 minutes at a time. We made it back to the harbor by sunset and shared our tales of the sea over beers and fish n chips at Point Loma Seafoods. And we also saw a ton (actually, a few tons) of sea lions, too. Check out the pics!

Recap: Care Packages for Soldiers in Iraq Beef jerky + top ramen + power bars + Rotaract = Fun If you weren't at Danielle Esposito's house last Sunday for our care package event, you really missed a good time for a great cause. We filled up 14 boxes with all kinds of non-perishable signature snacks, magazines, sudoku books, footballs, gum, etc. We donated lots of items that just screamed home and hopefully will make a few soldiers feel a bit closer to their friends and families and 7-11 while they are far away on their deployments. As the boxes filled up with goodies and our members and prospects continued to form an assembly line to evenly distribute the loot, the faces in the room got brighter and brighter. This was an impressive collection of items…you'd be lucky to have so much at your Super Bowl parties! We can only imagine how much joy they will bring when they are opened by men and women who have been away from their favorite things for months. Special thanks to Danielle for lots of work and hosting the party and to Mike Esposito for cooking up some tasty burgers!

Hear from Ghana's Group Study Exchange Team February 13 (Monday) 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Braille Institute, La Jolla The Group Study Exchange (GSE) program of The Rotary Foundation is a unique cultural and vocational exchange opportunity for young business and professional men and women between the ages of 25 and 40 and in the early years of their professional lives. The GSE program provides travel grants for team members to experience the host country's institutions and ways of life, observe their own vocations as practiced abroad, develop personal and professional relationships, and exchange ideas. Come hear Ghana's Group Study Exchange team speak about what they do and tell more about their country. This event will take place at the Braille Institute in La Jolla on Monday, February 13th, from 6:30 pm - 8:00pm. To RSVP, please contact Stacey no later than Feb 8th at noon! For more information on the Group Study Exchange Program, click here.

Recipe for a Cure – Continuing Support to JDRF February 17 (Friday) 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines, Fairway Pavilion and Gardens The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) is very close to Rotaract's heart as we donate funds from our Jazz for Juvenile Diabetes fundraiser each year to this worthy cause. On Friday February 17th come join in Rotaract's continued support of JDRF at 'Recipe for a Cure', hosted at Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines at the Fairway Pavilion and Gardens. Expect a fun evening of food and fellowship as chefs from over 25 of San Diego's premier restaurants will be onsite cooking up their signature dishes for sampling. Guests will also enjoy delicious wine tasting (all inclusive) and silent auction. All proceeds will benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, San Diego Chapter. Tickets are $50 for presale, $60 at the door. Group Discount 10 tickets for $400 (Let's get a Rotaract Group of 10!). More event details here.

Guest Speaker on February 21: Scott Carr February 21 (Tuesday) 6:30 pm Kansas City BBQ The speaker for our February 21st meeting will be Scott Carr of Javelin Web and Media. Scott is a past president of Rotaract and is now a member of our Downtown San Diego Rotary Club. He will be speaking to us about contact and business development, a topic especially useful for our Rotaract members that are entrepreneurs or that can be entrepreneurial in their positions at work.

Rotary's International Assembly: Volunteering Opportunity Rotary's Annual International Assembly will be held from 16-23 February 2006, at the Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego. This gathering of all governors-elect provides training and promotes a consistent Rotary message throughout the world. San Diego Food Bank February 22 (Wednesday) Join the spouses/partners of the District Governors as they go and volunteer at the San Diego Food Bank. For more information and to volunteer, please contact Stacey.

Aaron Adragna to be Co-Fundraising Chair The Rotaract Club of Downtown San Diego is excited to welcome Aaron Adragna to our 2005-2006 Rotaract Board as our new Co-Fundraising Chair! Aaron was instrumental in our Jazz for Juvenile Diabetes 2005 event and is looking forward to maximizing our contributions for Ace of Hearts, which is our fundraiser in May. Please congratulate Aaron as he takes on this board position with Danielle Esposito and together they lead us in our 2006 fundraising ventures!

Member of the Month of January: Felicia Islas Felicia Islas became involved with our club not long ago, and she quickly became an exemplary member to follow. She has actively participated in many of our recent service activities, sharing her bright smile & positive attitude with everyone she meets. Reminiscing on her part in Tijuana homebuilding, the planning of Jazz for Juvenile Diabetes, and her energetic support at General Meetings, we are excited to recognize Felicia Islas as our Member of the Month. Congratulations, Felicia! Hometown: San Diego Education: B.A. in International Business, minor in Economics Favorite Rotaract Event: TJ Homebuilding Top 5 Favorite Movies: The Sea Inside (Mar Adentro), Silence of the Lambs, The Pianist, Gone With the Wind, The Sixth Sense Dream Travel Destination: Tibet Recreational Activities: Attend art exhibitions, involved in the African Arts committee and Latin American Arts committee at SDMA, jogging Person You Admire Most: Mother Teresa of Calcutta

View Recent Rotaract Photos Online! 2005-2006 Rotaract Photos are online! Thanks to our wonderful website chair, Parker Seybold, we are able to easily post and view photos of our community service events, social events, meetings and fundraisers online. To view photos from 2005-2006 click here and continue viewing our website, where this photo account is linked to, for new photos. If you take digital photos at an event and would like to see them online, please contact Parker Seybold.

Bridging the World – Rotaract Preconvention Meeting 2006 June 08-11 Malmö, Sweden & Copenhagen, Denmark For the first time in the history of Rotary International the annual world conference will take place in Scandinavia and will be a joint conference in Sweden and Denmark! This year Rotaract is invited to take an active part. The theme is "Bridging the World" – a bridge between countries and cultures and a bridge within the Rotary family. It is with great pleasure we invite you to join Rotaract Preconvention on June 8th-11th and the Rotary International Convention 2006 June 11th-14th in Beautiful Malmö and Wonderful Copenhagen. The Preconvention 2006 offers a variety of educational events including vocational workshops, inspirational speeches and company visits. The social highlights will include welcome party, an International Night, sightseeing and of course a traditional Grand Gala. Along with the educational and social events, Preconvention is an opportunity to experience fellowship with other Rotaractors, lots of interaction and of course to experience what a Rotary International Convention is all about. The setting is Scandinavia, home of Hans Christian Andersen and Astrid Lindgren – the place of fairytales! See the Little Mermaid, the many castles and perhaps meet the Royal families of Sweden and Denmark! Don’t miss the new concept of Home hosting B&B! Rotaractors from Denmark and Sweden open up their homes for our foreign guest during the Convention days June 11th–14th. This is the chance for you to experience the Danish concept of “hygge” (having a great time) and of course experience true international Rotaract fellowship! At www.rotaract.se/preconvention2006/ you can find more information about the social programme for Preconvention 2006, accommodation and of course register for this once in a lifetime event! To register for the Preconvention meetings on June 9th-10th please visit www.rotary.org. Please notice that the cheapest price is with registration for the social programme before January 31st 2006 and for the Preconvention, December 31st 2005. We are looking forward to see you in Beautiful Malmö and Wonderful Copenhagen, June 2006. Best Regards, Anders Forslund & Kristine Binzer Chairmen of the Rotaract Preconvention Committee

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: February 08 Dave Bejarano & Jim Estrada La Cuna, Inc. February 15 Maureen Eberle Recent trip to India February 22 Jonathan Majiyagbe Former Rotary International President March 01 Martha Schumaker Executive Director San Diego Crew Classic For last minute changes, please check http://www.sdrotary.org!

Members' Bulletin Board Cupid's Cure Singles Mixer for a Good Cause February 10 (Friday) 7:00 pm Riverwalk Golf Club, 1150 Fashion Valley Road, San Diego SVSD and the Muscular Dystrophy Association Present Cupid’s Cure Singles Mixer. Includes appetizers, raffle prizes, dancing, & cash bar. This event will sell out! Tickets are $25 (all proceeds benefit MDA). To purchase tickets contact Kelly Miller at MDA (858) 492-9792 or kmiller@mdausa.org Fourth Annual Recipe For A Cure San Diego County Credit Union presents the Fourth Annual Recipe For A Cure! February 17 (Friday) 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines, The Fairway Pavillion and Gardens 1050 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla Join us for an evening of food and fellowship as top chefs from San Diego's finest restaurants cook up their signature dishes! Guests will also enjoy delicious wine tasting and silent auction. Featured Restaurants and Caterers: Americana • Brockton Villa • Beaumont's • Blue Ginger California Cuisine • Cendio • Cuvee • Celadon • Indulgence Bakery • Gringo's Kensington Grill • Masala Spices of India • Meritage • Monsoon • The Oceanaire Seafood Room • Pamplemousse Grille • Rama • Sage Grill • Sbicca • Soleil @ K • Torreyana Grill • TKA Catering Help us Cure Juvenile Diabetes! $50 per person in advance. $60 per person at the door. Group discount: 10 tickets for $400. Call JDRF San Diego Office (858) 597-0240 or click here. The B³ Affair: Bid, Bet and Buy for Life February 24 (Friday) 7:00 pm - 12:00 am The Abbey, 2825 5th Avenue Carcinoid Cancer is a relatively new disease. It is a slow growing cancer and currently the only cure is full removal. Funding is needed for research and development of detection and treatments for Carcinoid Cancer. On February 24th, Angela Merrill, on behalf of the Carcinoid Cancer Foundation, will be hosting a charity event entitled "The B³ Affair: Bid, Bet and Buy for Life" at the Abbey located at 2825 Fifth Avenue in San Diego to raise a minimum of $10,000 through ticket sales and a silent auction. The evening promises to be a delight. Following the theme of Bid, Bet and Buy for Life, there will be a silent auction, casino gaming with a variety of fantastic prizes, a gallery of local art for viewing and purchase, as well as heavy hors d'oeuvres, open bar and dancing. Additional details about the event can be found at www.theb3affair.com. Celebration of Hope and Healing February 26 (Sunday) 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm USD's Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice Cost: $50 You're invited to Survivors of Torture, International's 9th Birthday Celebration of Hope and Healing. This year's event features a performance of "I Have Before Me a Remarkable Document Given to Me by a Young Lady from Rwanda," a powerful and inspiring play about a torture survivor presented by local professional actors. The play will be followed by a reception featuring San Diego's finest chocolate and cabernet. For tickets and more information, please click here. Roommate Wanted Share 2 bedroom 1 bath condo in La Jolla located on Villa La Jolla Drive, near the UCSD entrance. Includes: parking, pool/jacuzzi, tennis, wash/dryer in a very quiet complex. No smoking. Small dog maybe okay. Contact Gidget Rangel: gidgetrangel@hotmail.com or 858-349-7505 Households – Lots!! Must Sell! Couch w/ hideaway bed, Dryer, Recliner, Desk, 3 drawer Nightstand/Dresser, 25' TV, Square Wood w/ Metal base Table, Cross Country Skis 198' w/ unisex/womens 10 Boots & Poles, Magazine Rack, 2 Trunk Bike Racks, Alto Saxophone, 2 sets Dishes, Mugs n lil snack plate rod iron set, Connelly Slalom Ski, OS Dry Suit, Mattress & Box Springs, etc. Email kimlamie@hotmail.com if interested :) Thx. 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 does the classification system work? Rotary uses a classification system to establish and maintain a vibrant cross-section or representation of the community's business, vocational, and professional interests among members and to develop a pool of resources and expertise to successfully implement service projects. This system is based on the founders' paradigm of choosing cross-representation of each business, profession, and institution within a community. A classification describes either the principal business or the professional service of the organization that the Rotarian works for or the Rotarian's own activity within the organization. Some examples of classifications include: high schools, universities, eye surgery, banking, pharmaceutical-retailing, petroleum-distribution, and insurance agency.