Rotaract Club of Downtown San Diego
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Weekly Announcements
September 05, 2006


In This Issue:
Next Meeting
Annual Rancho Jireh Picnic: Volunteers Needed!
Special Guest on September 19: Rotary District Governor Philippe Lamoise
Social: Performance and Cocktails
Board Position Available
Senior Center
San Diego Downtown Breakfast Rotary Meeting
Members' Bulletin Board
Rotaract & Rotary Trivia
Contact Info


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Next Meeting

Our next general meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 05, 2006 at 6:30 pm at Kansas City BBQ, 610 W. Market Street, Downtown San Diego.

After our general meeting, we will be going to Moose's for dinner. Moose's has half priced appetizers and drinks on Tuesday before 8:00 pm. So we will be leaving shortly after the meeting.

We're looking forward to seeing you there!
Annual Rancho Jireh Picnic: Volunteers Needed!

September 17 (Sunday)
2:30 pm - 5:00 pm
De Anza Cove, Mission Bay

More volunteers are needed! We still need positions filled for things like set-up at 1:00 pm, sign-making, water-balloon toss / relay race, sports with the kids, prize patrol, cookie decorating, face-painting, and clean-up. If you are interested in helping out, please contact Cade.

The Rancho Jireh Picnic will be held on Sunday, September 17th, from 2:30 - 5:00 pm. The picnic is located in De Anza Cove in Mission Bay.

Please bring sunscreen, beach chairs and blankets to sit on, and sporting equipment if you have it. Kansas City BBQ will cater the event. We'll play games and have activities like face painting and cookie decorating.

Parking will be a challenge, so please plan on arriving early. Directions: Take I-5 to the Clairemont Drive Exit, head West to East Mission Bay Drive, then right to North Mission Bay Drive. This road goes into the parking lot of De Anza Cove.

Thanks and we'll see you there!
Special Guest on September 19:
Rotary District Governor Philippe Lamoise

We'll be having a special visitor on September 19. The current Rotary District Governor of District 5340, Philippe Lamoise, will join our meeting that night. He'll introduce himself and explain more about his role.

Philippe Lamoise joined Rotary in 1994. He is a past-president of the Torrey Pines Rotary Club. He has served in many committees at the District level, and was named Rotarian of the Year for District 5340 last year. He has been involved with all major programs of the Rotary Foundation. Professionally he is self-employed and develops websites and does video productions.

Mr. Lamoise has very often used his professional skills to serve Rotary. He signed up as a Rotary Volunteer to spend five weeks in Northern India to teach computers and video editing to monks in a Tibetan Monastery in Dharamsala. He went back to the same area of India in November 2004, again to teach computers to the local community, and to follow up on some projects that got started in 2003. Check out the links on the District 5340 website to learn more about those two trips.
Social: Performance and Cocktails

September 30 (Saturday)
Time TBA
Estancia La Jolla & La Jolla Playhouse

Our next social event is "Performance and Cocktails" on Saturday, September 30th. The event is for young professionals and starts out with margaritas and appetizers at the Estancia in La Jolla followed by admission to The Wiz at the La Jolla Playhouse. During intermission cocktails are served and after the play there is an afterparty. Our discounted rate is $30 for everything. The evite will be sent shortly.
Board Position 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.

If this has sparked something inside of you, or if you have interest in becoming more involved with Rotaract in another capacity, please email Bridget.
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 Cade for details and availability.
San Diego Downtown Breakfast Rotary Meeting

The San Diego Downtown 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:
September 06 Adm. Etnyre
"The Present & Future of Surface Navy"
September 13 Off-Site Meeting
San Diego Aerospace Museum
2001 Pan American Plaza
Meeting at the San Diego Aerospace Museum, located in the heart of Balboa Park. Breakfast starts at 7:00 am followed by a short business meeting.
September 20 District Governor
September 27 Blake Shaw, M.D.
Route 66 photo display

For last minute changes, please check http://www.sdrotary.org!
Members' Bulletin Board
  • Breast Cancer Beneficiary Sought
    Zip It Gear is closing in on a 500 store test for a nationwide retail chain and one of our product offering is our pink ribbon pocket socks. Zip It Gear is looking for a beneficiary who does not require any type of licensing agreement or minimum donation. (For instance, the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation requires a $10,000 minimum donation per year in order to use their name.)
    We want a no hassle beneficiary and preferably one that will be recognizable nationwide. The organization should be a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and at least 70% of their donated dollars should go to breast cancer research, awareness, or care.
    For more information, see www.ZipItGear.com or click on this more specific link. Please contact Evan Papel with any suggestions.

  • Looking for a Computer/Techie Assistant – Regular Part Time
    Sandra Schrift, a Breakfast Downtown Rotary member, is looking for an assistant:
    Start right Away! Need in office assistant combined with virtual assistance who has committed work habits who is comfortable Online, can use Windows XP, Excel, PowerPoint, HTML to send bi-monthly newsletter, articles to opt in ezines and Yahoo groups, and be my webmaster. Good typist, good grammar, and can type short dictated messages and database entry. Eager to learn new skills for multiple computer tasks. Must have own transportation and willing to work 6-9 flexible hours a week. I will also try and work around your schedule. You can work in my office and/or at your home as a Virtual Assistant. This is a permanent part-time position. I expect person hired to commit to one year, and before leaving to train the replacement.
    Your benefits? You learn how a successful Online business works, and have a pleasant, positive work environment. Pay? Start at $12 hr. Regular raises when speed, reliability and skills are mastered. It would be best for applicant to visit my web site before applying: www.schrift.com. I prefer an e-mail introduction first to answer the above requirements, then an in-person meeting at my office in the Hillcrest area.
    Sandra Schrift, Career coach to speakers, sandra@schrift.com, 619-688-9467

  • 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 women are Rotarians?
Rotarians 1,243,431 Total
137,804 Women Rotarians (estimated)
Rotary Clubs 31,256 Total
21,554 Clubs with woman members (estimated)




Contact Information

If you have information, suggestions or feedback that you think the board might use to improve the club, we'd love to hear what you think, so please send your ideas to info@sdrotaract.org, snail-mail them to
The Rotaract Club of Downtown San Diego
P.O. Box 4564
San Diego, CA 92164

or contact any member of the board directly:
President Bridget Johnson
Vice President Chava Dean
Treasurer Armond Croom
Secretary Andrea Seay
Deputy Secretary Tanja Wrage
Community Service Cade Fulton
Fundraising Andy Gerber
Historian Muriel Croom
International Liaison Chantelle Swaby
Professional Development Jeff Haskin
Public Relations Dean Koci
Sergeant at Arms Danielle Esposito
Social Chair Mark Adams
Interim Website Chair Parker Seybold
Past President Andrea Espinoza
Rotaract / Rotary Liaison Martin Blair

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