Rotaract Club of Downtown San Diego Weekly Announcements September 25, 2007

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Next Meeting Our next general meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 02, 2007 at 6:30 pm at Kansas City BBQ, 610 W. Market Street, Downtown San Diego. We're looking forward to seeing you!

All County Rotaract at the San Diego Food Bank October 06 (Saturday) Details coming soon! If you have questions, please e-mail our Community Service Chair Dean.

Meet and Greet Barbecue with the Downtown Breakfast Rotary Club October 13 (Saturday) 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm Martin Blair's House, Carlsbad We will be co hosting a "Meet and Greet" Barbecue with the Downtown Rotary Breakfast Club on Saturday, October 13th from 2-6 pm at Martin Blair's House in Carlsbad. Martin has a beach house he has graciously offered to share and we will have a pot luck, barbecue, and volleyball tournament. This will be a great time to mingle with our Rotarians and get to know Rotaractors from other clubs as we are going to include the new Mission Valley Club and the North County Rotary Club! More details will follow, but please mark your calendars now and start thinking of what you would like to share for the potluck!

JDRF's Walk to Cure Diabetes: First Official Rotaract Walking Team October 14 (Sunday) Check-in starts at 7:30 am / Walk starts at 9:00 am UCSD campus, School of Medicine lawn Sign up to be on Rotaract's first official walking team for JDRF's Walk to Cure Diabetes (5k). More information on JDRF's San Diego Chapter website. E-mail Dean Koci if you are interested in being on the team.

Tijuana Homebuilding: Saturday, October 27th October 27 (Saturday) 5:45 am - 7:00 pm Tijuana, Mexico The annual Tijuana Homebuilding event is coming upon us again and this year, the Rotaract Club of Downtown San Diego is hoping to have another caravan of enthusiastic, energetic, helpful members who are willing to spend a day helping to build homes in Tijuana. We will be working side by side with the Mexico Caravan Ministries Group to build two homes for poverty-stricken families south of the border. The Mexico Caravan Ministries was founded fifteen years ago by Dave Burdette, a missionary who aimed to bring Canadian and American students and adults to help the homeless in Mexico. Groups of 10-15 people go out early in the day with their assigned guide who has expertise in building these homes. Through teamwork and collaboration, by the end of the day the group has built a solid 12'X16' shelter! The plan is to leave very early in the morning (5:45 am) on October 27th. People may park their cars at the Old Town Trolley station for the day. We will carpool in vans to meet up with the ministry guide in Chula Vista by 6:30 am. We need to make sure that we are on time as the guide will be taking us into the heart of Tijuana province. We should be back into San Diego by 7:00 pm that evening. This event will make a difference in the lives of everyone involved. The project aims to help those less fortunate and reach our hearts and hands across cultural borders. It's amazing what can be accomplished in only one day! No construction experience or tools are required. Tools are provided by the guides. Participants need only to be prepared for an incredible time – to have a lot of fun and laughter with other Rotaractors while creating a lasting legacy in Tijuana. Join in on this wonderful event and make a difference in someone's life! You must be a member by October 27 to join this free service event: Please contact Cade if you would like to sign up or if you have any questions.

Jazz for Juvenile Diabetes 2007: Looking for Donations and Raffle Prizes December 01 (Saturday) 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm MINUS 1 Lounge, Keating Hotel, 432 F Street Ticket prices: $25 in advance, $35 the week of the event Jazz for Juvenile Diabetes is closer than you think! We have pinned down the following details to make this event the best this club has ever produced: Jazz for JDRF, December 1st, 2007, 6-9 PM, The MINUS 1 Lounge at the Keating Hotel, 432 F Street, Live Jazz Music Featuring the Elliott Lawrence Trio.Tickets will be sale at meetings but also through the website via PayPal. Tickets are $25 in advance and $35 the week of the event. We need everyone's support to make this event run without a hitch. Anyone who would like to help with donations for our raffle and silent auction are encouraged to do so. Please contact Renata Kilby for donation information. If there are any general questions, please contact Amanda Scott, Fundraising Chair. We are looking forward to a great event in an exciting venue with great food, live music, and friends!

Entertainment Books Are Now For Sale! Entertainment Books are now for sale! These books cost only $40 and have over $18,000 worth of savings inside! Save on your daily errands, dining out, and travel costs. These books are an excellent value and provide a great fundraiser to our club. San Diego books are for sale at all of our general meetings or by special arrangement with Amanda Scott, Fundrasing Chair, 619-708-2295. You can also purchase books online and they will be credited to our account by using our group id. Through this method, you can purchase books for any city you would like. Go to www.entertainment.com/support and enter group ID 120008. Shipping is free. Please contact Amanda Scott with any questions.

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 26 David Wescoe CEO San Diego City Employees Retirement System October 03 TBA October 10 TBA October 17 Mayor Jerry Sanders For last minute changes, please check http://www.sdrotary.org!

Members' Bulletin Board Water Conservation: Every Drop Counts Ever wonder how much water you use each day? More importantly, have you ever wondered how much water you could be saving?? A recent article details how each of us can do our part in preserving precious resources. Take a look! Room for Rent in the Heart of Little Italy Room for rent in the heart of Little Italy! $1250.00 + half utilities. Available Now! (Yesterday, even) Share with Cal Western Law Student and a very well behaved border collie. 2 bedroom, 2 bath apartment. 1100 square feet of living space. Valet parking offered. Washer/dryer in unit. 8th floor pool/Jacuzzi. Workout facility. Granite counters: kitchen and bath. 4 blocks to Cal Western. Fully furnished (except your room). And more!! Call Kendra for more information: 775-250-8658 AMA Cause Marketing Conference Committee Looking for a fun way to network with marketing professionals, learn how cause marketing works and receive hands on experience planning the March 19th Cause Marketing conference? E-mail the Chair and fellow Rotaractor Michelle Wright for details or call her at 619-518-3725. 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@sandiegorotaract.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 Women in Rotary Until 1989, the Constitution and By-Laws of Rotary International stated that Rotary club membership was for males only. In 1978, the Rotary Club of Duarte, California, invited three women to become members. The RI board withdrew the charter of that club for violation of the RI constitution. The club brought suit against RI claiming a violation of a state civil rights law which prevents discrimination of any form in business establishments or public accommodations. After a series of lawsuits, the United States Supreme Court upheld prior rulings that Rotary could not remove the club's charter merely for inducting women into the club, indicating that Rotary clubs do have a "business purpose" and are in some ways public-type organizations. This action therefore allowed women to become Rotarians in any jurisdiction having similar "public accommodation" statutes. The RI constitutional change was made at the 1989 Council on Legislation, with a vote to eliminate the "male only" provision for all of Rotary.