Weekly Announcements
January 30, 2007
| Rotaract Club of Downtown San Diego Weekly Announcements January 30, 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. Help our sponsoring Rotary Club! They urgently need volunteers to help with the Book Donation Project today, Tuesday, January 30th! Details below. We're looking forward to seeing you! |
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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 the areas for which volunteers are needed: International Assembly Book Donation Project *** This project is in high need of hands to help load/unload the books! *** January 30 (Tuesday) 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego *** Urgent need for simple volunteer assistance today, Tuesday! *** 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). If you can help out for a couple of hours, our sponsoring Rotary Club would greatly appreciate it! Plus, this is an excellent opportunity for prospective members to interact with our Rotarian friends – also counting toward membership requirements. For more information, please email Bridget Johnson as soon as possible by/on Tuesday. Thank you! February 01 (Thursday) 9:30 am – 11:00 am Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego *** Simple volunteer assistance also needed on Thursday! *** 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. For more information or to sign up, please email Bridget Johnson. |
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Valentine's Desserts and Bingo
at the Senior Center February 17 (Saturday) 1:30 pm Senior Center, 928 Broadway, Downtown Join us for bingo and dessert with the seniors on Saturday, February 17th at 1:30 pm. Please plan on arriving in plenty of time to find street parking. Most of the streets in the area are metered, so bring plenty of change! The senior center provides the bingo and we will provide the sweets. Please bring your favorite dessert such as cookies, brownies, cupcakes, etc. to serve about 10-15 people. Additionally, the center is also asking for us to provide some small prizes for the winners of the bingo games. Here's a list of the items the senior center recommended:
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| Professional Development Two weeks ago, 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 (4/4) January is Rotary Awareness Month. Can you guess which year each event took place? Last week's question was ... 3. When were the first International Rotary Youth Leadership Awards held? a. 2000, b. 2001, or c. 2005. The correct answer was b. 2001. This week's quesion: 4. When was the first club outside the United States chartered? a. 1907 b. 1912 c. 1916 Bonus question: Where was this club? 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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