Weekly Announcements
April 24, 2007
| Rotaract Club of Downtown San Diego Weekly Announcements April 24, 2007 |
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| Next Meeting Our next general meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 01, 2007 at 6:30 pm at Kansas City BBQ, 610 W. Market Street, Downtown San Diego. We're looking forward to seeing you there! |
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| Downtown Breakfast Rotary: Looking for Homebuilding
Team Members April 28 (Saturday) All day Tijuana, Mexico The Downtown Breakfast Rotary is heading to Tijuana for a homebuilding project on Saturday, and they need some additional team members. This is an incredible experience ... undoubtedly one of the best ways one could spend a Saturday! If you're interested in participating, please contact Rick Logan. Friends and family members are welcome! |
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| Social Event: Rotaract Wine Tasting and
More... April 28 (Saturday) 4:00 pm Wine Steals, 1243 University Avenue & Baja Betty's, 1421 University Avenue Our April social event is wine tasting at Wine Steals in Hillcrest from 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm. The cost is $10 and you get a tasting glass and a chance to sample 25 wines. Afterwards we will head over to Baja Betty's for dinner located at 1421 University Avenue. And if this isn't enough, one of our very own - Dean Koci - is having a party. For details, please check our Bulletin Board below: Dave & Dean's B-Day Spectacular! So join the festivities, it will be a full and fun night!!! |
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| 2007-2008 Rotaract Elections – Service Above
Self It's that time again... for Rotaract Elections! In less than two months, a new (and improved?) board will take the helm and bring our Rotaract club into its new year. Here is the chance for you to become a part of a dynamic leadership group that will no doubt become part of your San Diego family. New board members will take office July 1, 2007 but voting is only weeks away. There will be nominations and voting for the four (4) elected positions: President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary. Nominations for these positions will be presented at our meeting on May 1. Elections will take place at the following meeting, on May 15. Once these four are elected they will build the rest of their supporting board. The time between mid-May and July will allow for a better transition from the current board to the new board. We plan to mentor each new board member and provide experience and knowledge transfer for planning events and meetings in advance of taking office. Start thinking about where you will fit in on the 2007-2008 board. If you think that you may be a great fit for any of the Board positions, please do consider this fantastic opportunity. You are welcome to approach the person who is currently in whatever Board position(s) you're interested. We appreciate your interest and excitement. If you have any questions at all, don't hesitate to ask Bridget or any member of our current or past boards.
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| Calling all Members and Prospective Members... Membership Dues Are Due! Membership dues are due by the end of April. (Note: this will ensure that you are eligible to get the membership discount for Ace of Hearts.) If you haven't yet paid, please go to our website at http://www.sandiegorotaract.org. At the top of the screen you should see "Membership." From that next screen, there is a spot to pay dues through Pay Pal. It takes only a minute or two to do... and, as you know, your efforts will help us to put on even better events to help others. Thank you for your timeliness. Armond Croom Treasurer |
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| Wanted: Used Cell Phones! Jonathan Stone from the Downtown Breakfast Rotary is participating in a cell phone recycling program. He is asking all of us to bring in our old cell phones that we don't need anymore. Jonathan is working with an agency that recycles these phones for parts or by giving newer models to people in need. Since we can't throw away old cell phones because of their batteries, this is the perfect chance to dispose of your phone and see it put to good use. Please bring your used cell phones to our meetings on the first and third Tuesday of the month and turn them in to Jonathan Stone or Cade Fulton. |
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USCC 2007 Symposium &
Rotaract Pre-Convention: Service Without Borders USCC Symposium: June 13-14 (Wednesday-Thursday) Rotaract Pre-Convention: June 15-16 (Friday-Saturday) Rotary International Convention: June 17-20 (Sunday-Wednesday) Salt Lake City, Utah "Service Without Borders" – That is this year's theme for the USCC Conference and Rotaract Pre-Convention in Salt Lake City, Utah. The annual gathering of the over 400 Rotaract Clubs in the USA, Canada, and the Caribbean is scheduled conveniently to precede this year's worldwide Rotaract pre-convention, at which clubs from all regions of the world will attend. You may check out specific info on USCC, as well as the Pre-Convention. Bascially, USCC is our opportunity to engage, share and learn from Rotaractors in our region. ...then, we are invited to stay on and network with Rotaract clubs. Truly, these events demonstrate the global span of Rotaract. We encourage our club members to attend. If you have questions, please contact Bridget Johnson and/or Andrea Espinoza. |
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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 Bill Boyd, 2006-07 Rotary International President: Bill's Resource Groups – Water Water is essential to human life, yet many people take the gift of safe water for granted. Today, 1.1 billion people – nearly 20 percent of the world population – lack access to safe, clean drinking water, and 2.6 billion people lack access to basic sanitation facilities. Lack of safe water and adequate sanitation exacerbates the spread of preventable waterborne illnesses that result in the death of about 6,000 people every day, the majority of whom are children. Moreover, these circumstances are leading contributors to worldwide poverty and social instability. The Water Resource Group has been appointed to support Rotary's efforts to address this important global issue. Over the next year, the resource group will provide information to Rotary clubs and districts and encourage them to take an active role in programs to develop water and sanitation resources. It will encourage every Rotarian to become aware of water-related issues and every Rotary club to participate in a water or sanitation project. In addition, the resource group will attempt to identify and facilitate major Rotary water projects around the world, and will work to develop guidelines for best practices to support Rotary’s water and sanitation projects. http://www.rotary.org/aboutrotary/president/boyd/water.html |
| 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@sandiegorotaract.org, snail-mail them to
or contact any member of the board directly:
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