Rotaract Club of Downtown San Diego Weekly Announcements June 20, 2006

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Next Meeting Our next general meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 20, 2006 at 6:30 pm at Kansas City BBQ, 610 W. Market Street, Downtown San Diego. Please Note: This is Andrea Espinoza's last meeting as president and she will be making farewell remarks to the 2005-2006 board. We will also be heading out to Buca Di Beppo after the meeting, so come hungry! Important: Our club is dark for the 4th of July – please have a safe and fun Independence Day! Return for our meeting on July 18th as Bridget and her new board begin the Rotaract year with a bang! We're looking forward to seeing you there!

After Meeting Social: Dinner June 20 (Tuesday) After our general meeting Buca di Beppo, 705 6th Avenue Please join the 2005-2006 board at Buca Di Beppo to help celebrate the Rotaract year. We will head out after the meeting!

Tijuana Recap: Friendship Without Borders "Friendship without Borders" means to have a relationship built on commonalities without the barriers of geography, culture, race, religion, or economic status. The Rotaract Clubs of Downtown San Diego and Tijuana Siglo XXI enjoyed a wonderful weekend filled with tools to build this friendship without a border. On Friday, San Diego Rotaractors participated in the Tijuana club's meeting, danced the night away at a local "hot spot" Zoma, and were hosted by local Tijuana Rotaractors for the night. Saturday was filled with excitement as we experienced a "Carne Asada," where there was traditional Mexican food including carne asada, homemade guacamole, cooked cactus and of course... Coronas! We then enjoyed some local Tijuana beer at a tasting nearby. Thank you to our friends in Tijuana, Mexico, for all of your hard work in organizing our weekend. We truly have a friendship without borders! Gidget Helping Prepare the Carne Asada Christian Varela Presents Michelle and Denisse with a Friendship Without Borders Certificate Enjoying our Time at the Brewery (Can you tell we were drinking?) Rotaract Clubs of San Diego and Tijuana Unite!

Board Positions Available Would you like to become more involved in our club during the 2006-2007 year? Do you have interest and skill in web design and development? Website Chair may be for you. Do you enjoy planning events and having your hands in the success of our fundraisers? If these two ideas have sparked something inside of you, or if you have interest in becoming more involved with Rotaract in another capacity, please email Bridget.

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.

Member Spotlight: Cade Fulton Our club's Board likes to recognize members who have demonstrated outstanding commitment, involvement and energy in the club. There's no set "schedule" to this recognition; rather, we want to honor someone when the time is right. We are currently shining the spotlight on Cade Fulton, who went above & beyond the call of duty for our recent Ace of Hearts fundraiser. Cade volunteered to support specific efforts for the event, helping secure fantastic food donations. But, her involvement went well beyond that. We applaud Cade for her tireless dedication to the event planning & execution, creative ideas, and doing all of the above with a smile. We're proud to have Cade in Rotaract! Here some scoop to help you get to know more about Cade: Hometown: San Diego Education: B.A. in East Asian Studies and Anthropology @ UCSB (University of California, Santa Barbara) Favorite Rotaract Event: Building gingerbread houses with the San Diego School for Children Top 5 Favorite Movies: Philadelphia Story, Tender Comrade, Seven Samurai, Splendor in the Grass, Seven Year Itch Dream Travel Destination: Spain Recreational Activities: Ballet, tap dancing, going to the beach, tennis Person You Admire Most: My dad

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 21 Ples Felix Tariq Khamisa Foundation June 28 Dark! No club meeting. July 05 Club Assembly Club Assembly under new President Carol Jensen July 12 Tony Attanasio Sports Agent For last minute changes, please check http://www.sdrotary.org!

Members' Bulletin Board Greetings from Germany and the Soccer World Cup Just a few quick Soccer World Cup impressions from your Deputy Secretary, who is sending the newsletter to you from her home town of Dortmund, Germany, every week: Germany has the honor of hosting the World Cup this year. It seems like the entire country has been turned into one big giant soccer fest. For those of you not familiar with the Soccer World Cup, just think Super Bowl, but much, much bigger, with huge amounts of fans from around the entire world. Last Wednesday was the day when Germany played Poland in Dortmund's soccer stadium. The entire city center turned into a big party all day long. Dortmund bursting at the seams with over 100,000 soccer fans. (Dortmund has a population of slightly under 600,000.) German and Polish fans celebrating together peacefully! Check out the pink arrow ... I live right there, behind those trees. Watching all the soccer games with thousands of fans on the giant screen at the Fan Fest Dortmund. A big concert stage can be seen in the background. Assitance League of San Diego: Truck Driver Needed The Assistance League of San Diego is requesting our help! They have a thrift shop where they earn money to buy new school clothes for needy children. They are clothing over 2,400 children a year, and volunteers are greatly appreciated. They are looking for occasional help in picking up or delivering furniture that is being donated/purchased. The League is located at 108 University Avenue. If you have a truck or have access to a truck and would like to help out such a worthy organization, please e-mail Marilyn Mitchell or call her at 619 579-1203. 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 How many Rotaract Clubs are there all over the world in how many countries? There are now more than 7,600 Rotaract Clubs in 158 countries and territories.