Weekly Announcements
January 23, 2007
| Rotaract Club of Downtown San Diego Weekly Announcements January 23, 2007 |
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| Next Meeting Our next general meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 06, 2007 at 6:30 pm at Kansas City BBQ, 610 W. Market Street, Downtown San Diego. Please note: There will be no meeting on January 30, 2007. We are only meeting on the first and third Tuesday of each month. We're looking forward to seeing you there! |
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| Joint Social and Community Service Event: Windansea
Beach Clean-Up January 27 (Saturday) 8:45 am – 11:00 am (or later, if you want to join us for lunch) Windansea Beach, La Jolla It's still a long way off from summer, but Surfrider and San Diego Coastal Keeper want us to head to the beach anyway on Saturday, January 27th, for a Windansea Beach Clean-Up! At 8:45 am we'll meet at the 7-Eleven at the end of Nautilus Street next to the Shack to stock up on coffee and donuts. Then at 9:00 am, we'll head down to the beach to scour the coastline until about 11:00 am. Afterwards, we'll all head back to The Shack for some lunch and more fun! Please contact Cade or Mark with any questions. See you there! Driving Directions from I-5 North: Take La Jolla Parkway exit. Turn slight right onto Ardath Road. Turn slight left onto Girard Avenue. Turn right onto Pearl Street. Turn left onto Fay Avenue. Turn right onto Nautilus Street. Driving Directions from I-5 South: Take La Jolla Village Drive exit. Turn left on Torrey Pines Road. Turn slight left onto Girard Avenue. Turn right onto Pearl Street. Turn left onto Fay Avenue. Turn right onto Nautilus Street. |
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Volunteer Opportunities with
Rotary International Once again the Rotary International Assembly is being conducted in San Diego at the Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel between January 28 and February 03. Incoming District Governors will begin their training on January 29. Here are two separate areas for which volunteers are needed: Greeters for International Assembly January 28 (Sunday) Shifts: 7:00 am – 12:00 pm / 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm / 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm Airport or Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego District 5340 is delighted to welcome the incoming governors and greet them on Sunday, January 28. If you would like to serve as Greeter at the Airport or at the Hotel we offer you the opportunity to sign up online. There will be three 5-hour shifts. Please indicate the shift that you will be available to greet. They need about 30 greeters per shift. For more information and to sign up, please click here. International Assembly Book Donation Project There are two opportunities within this one project during the International Assembly held in San Diego: January 30 (Tuesday) 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego The spouses of District Governors Elect from around the world will bring about 1,800 books to San Diego which will be personalized by them, packed, and delivered to local charities by District 5340 Rotary clubs. Volunteers are needed to assist with: packing, taping and moving filled boxes from Randall Ballroom to Manchester Grand Hyatt loading dock to truck(s). February 01 (Thursday) 9:30 am – 11:00 am Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego Volunteers will also be packing 1,250 "Newborn Literacy Kits" for local charities. Volunteers will assist with packing, taping and moving filled boxes of literacy kits from Manchester Ballroom to Manchester Grand Hyatt loading dock to truck(s). Boxes may also have to be driven to storage and unloaded there until delivery on Saturday, February 03. Sign up for one or both Book Donation Project volunteer opportunities by clicking here. |
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| Professional Development Last week our guest from the San Diego World Trade Center, Sarah Strootman, visited our club and shared with us the many ways the Center assists the regional business community with international promotion and guidance. The Center plays a vital role in increasing the international activity San Diego experiences on a daily basis. If any of you would like to contact Sarah Strootman, here is her information: Sarah Strootman San Diego World Trade Center Executive Relations & Membership Manager 1250 Sixth Avenue, Suite 100 San Diego, CA 92101 wk 619-615-0868 ext. 110 fax 619-615-0876 Upcoming: Professional Development Event in Our Area San Diego World Trade Center "International Business Mixer" February 08 (Thursday) 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Bondi, SD's New Australian Restaurant, 333 Fifth Avenue (between J & K streets) Cost: $25.00 SDWTC Members / $40.00 Non-Members Registration is suggested. |
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| 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:
For last minute changes, please check http://www.sdrotary.org! |
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Members' Bulletin Board
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| Rotaract & Rotary Trivia Rotary Awareness Month (3/4) January is Rotary Awareness Month. Can you guess which year each event took place? Last week's question was ... 2. When did the The National Rotarian magazine (precursor to The Rotarian) debut? a. 1905, b. 1906, or c. 1911. The correct answer was c. 1911. This week's quesion: 3. When were the first International Rotary Youth Leadership Awards held? a. 2000 b. 2001 c. 2005 The answer will be revealed in next week's newsletter. (The Rotarian, January 2007) |
| 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
or contact any member of the board directly:
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