Rotaract Club of Downtown San Diego Weekly Announcements June 06, 2006

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Next Meeting Our next general meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 06, 2006 at 6:30 pm at Kansas City BBQ, 610 W. Market Street, Downtown San Diego. We're looking forward to seeing you there!

4th Annual Ace of Hearts A Huge Success Ace of Hearts 2006 succeeded in bringing San Diego another signature event, representing beautifully the Rotaract Club of Downtown San Diego. Martini Ranch was definitely the place to be last Thursday as we transformed the dance floor and lounge into a bustling casino. Guests enjoyed the craps, blackjack and poker tables while also soaking up the opportunity to enjoy the hip atmosphere and world famous martinis. A special thanks to Aaron Adragna and Danielle Esposito for once again, organizing such a well executed and fun event! We also want to thank Darren Chin for heading such a lucrative raffle and silent auction and Cade Fulton and Jeff Haskin for finding us our food sponsors! We appreciate the volunteers and everyone that contributed to making this event run smoothly. And to our Rotary Club, we are forever grateful for your continued support. Monies raised at this event were donated to an organization called Water for Children Africa. Inspired by Rotary International's call to help provide clean water accross the world, it was an honor to help raise money in such a way. To view a few of the evening's photos click here.

Bridging the World: Rotaract Preconvention Meeting 2006 June 08-11 (Thursday - Sunday) Malmö, Sweden & Copenhagen, Denmark During the first Rotaract Preconvention in the new century of Rotary International, you have the opportunity to experience two countries in one conference. It is going to be innovative, educational, entertaining and grand – come join your fellow Rotaractors in "Bridging the World". Malmö and Copenhagen are cities with lots to offer – both as historical sites and as innovative communities with focus on present and future challenges. Furthermore, summer is a prime time to experience the southern parts of lovely Scandinavia. We have planned a program offering you the best of what Rotaract has to offer in an international setting. We focus on network and capacity building – both for you as a young professional and as a part of Rotaract. During the Rotary Convention June 11th -14th, we invite you to join us in Copenhagen for the Rotaract "Post-Preconvention activities." Please explore our web site to get a detailed impression of what we plan for the Preconvention 2006. Hope to see you in Beautiful Malmö and Wonderful Copenhagen! Best Regards, Anders Forslund & Kristine Binzer Chairmen of the joint Danish and Swedish Rotaract Preconvention Committee

Tijuana Brewery Tour & Rotaract Party June 16 (Friday), 6:00 pm until June 17 (Saturday) or June 17 (Saturday), 11:00 am Tijuana Come hang out with the Rotaract Club of Downtown San Diego and the Rotaract Club Tijuana Siglo XXI in Tijuana. Groups will be travelling from Downtown to San Ysidro. The Tijuana Club has kindly offered to pick us up in cars and show us around. Some of us will leave Friday, June 16, around 6:00 pm in order to go to the Tijuana club's weekly meeting and stay over. Another group will leave Saturday around 11:00 am to get to Tijuana in time for an authentic fiesta hosted by the Tijuana Rotaract Club. We will then have a local's tour of Tijuana ending at Tijuana Brewery where we will get a free tour & tasting. After this you can be driven back to the border or stick around the adventurous crowd as we explore Avenida Revolucion / Revolution Avenue. For more info or to get put on the evite, please e-mail Dean or call him at 619-991-4088.

Lights, Camera, Action: USCC Rotaract Conference July 19-23 (Wednesday - Sunday) or July 21-23 (Friday - Sunday) UCLA 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." The Lights, Camera, Action USCC Rotaract Conference is an amazing opportunity for our club to meet more of our Rotaract Family from the USA, Canada and the Caribbean! Anyone that attended last year's Chicago conference can attest to the level of energy, insight and plain ol' fun that was shared... and this year's LA conference will be no different! The conference is from July 19-23rd and as you are welcome to attend the whole conference, our club will most likely be carpooling to LA Friday (July 21) and leaving Sunday afternoon (July 23). We are looking into accomodations as to make the registration amount less and will get more information to you ASAP. Please put this date on your calendar and get ready to truly experience Rotaract! Events include various keynote speakers, workshops, group exercises, the Getty Center Museum, dinner at a Hollywood Mansion and of course... our own Los Angeles after-parties. To find out more informaton, view USCC 2006 and to see pictures from last years' conference in Chicago, view Chicago Rotaract Conference 2005. If you are interested, please email Bridget Johnson.

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: June 07 Jeff Schemmel Athletic Director, San Diego State University June 14 Sgt. Richard Schnell SDPD Homeless Outreach Team June 21 Azim Khamisa Tariq Khamisa Foundation June 28 Dark! No club meeting. For last minute changes, please check http://www.sdrotary.org!

Members' Bulletin Board America's Finest City Half Marathon & 5K with the Arthritis Foundation August 20 (Sunday) 7:00 am Balboa Park Make a difference in a life while improving your own by participating in the AFC Half Marathon or 5K on Sunday, August 20th and choose the Arthritis Foundation as the charity to support when you register at: www.afc.activecharityconnect.com If you have any questions, e-mail Rachel Landolt or call her at 858-492-1090. 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 Rotaract District Leaders Rotaract activities at the district level provide opportunities for joint projects among Rotaract clubs, training of new club officers, sharing ideas for strengthening club services, and promoting Rotaract extensions to new areas. Rotaractors involved in these activities inevitably get to know Rotaract better. Rotary districts with only one Rotaract club should focus activities on developing a mechanism for Rotaract club extension to new communities in the district. The more you promote Rotaract in neighboring communities, the more Rotaract grows in your own community. As the Rotaract chair or representative, you have the exciting opportunity to become involved with nurturing young leaders in your community. Rotaract also provides Rotarians the opportunity to develop their own leadership and communication skills, as well as organize Rotaract district events, which involve the coordination of many people.

A Thank You to Our Sponsors! There's no way we could have had such a successful Ace of Heart's Event without the help and partnership with our surrounding community. To all of our sponsors we give great thanks, and to all of our raffle prize and silent auction contributors, we also give thanks! Thank You to Our Sponors! Thank You to Our Food Sponsors! Thank You to Our Raffle Prize and Silent Auction Sponsors!