Weekly Announcements January 15, 2008

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Next Meeting Our first general meeting of 2008 will be held on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at 6:30 pm at Kansas City BBQ, 610 W. Market Street, Downtown San Diego. Our guest speaker that night will be Abby Gooch of Life Force Connections. Details below. We're looking forward to seeing you!

Guest Speaker Tonight: Abby Gooch, Life Force Connections Discover Your Intuition – Success By Design What inspires you? What motivates you to move forward to action? What does intuition mean to you? Intuition is a deep inner knowing, a connection to infinite life force energy within and around you. Learn how to use the power of your intuition to create success in all areas of life. Abby E. Gooch is an Intuitive Success Coach and founder of Life Force Connection. She coaches others to use their intuition to heal and create the lives they desire. During her presentations she inspires audiences to release all resistance and live from the truth of their hearts. Her simple step by step process provides an interactive experience for others to develop, trust, and utilize in the gift of their intuitions.

Life Skills Scavenger Hunt January 26 (Saturday) 10:00 am Toussaint Academy of The Arts & Sciences, 1404 5th Avenue It's time for this great annual event! So far we are expecting over 20 students from the Toussaint Academy of The Arts & Sciences. Rotaractors will be playing the part of various businesses as the students spend a day trying to start their lives in the "real world". They will be doing things like finding places to live and signing mock leases. Please RSVP to the evite, even if you already did at the meeting. Please list if you can bring a shade canopy. Call with any questions – Dean Koci, 619.991.4088 – and please come early! You can get more info on the center at the Toussaint Academy website. Our February Community Service Event is Coming Up Soon... Bingo at the Senior Community Center Downtown February 09 (Saturday) 1:15 pm (1:45 pm - 3:00 pm, arrival time 1:15 pm) Senior Community Center, 525 14th Street, Suite 200 Details in this newsletter soon!

A New Look for the New Year – New Rotaract T-Shirts The long awaited new T–Shirts for the Rotaract Club of Downtown San Diego are now available! The new shirts will be available for purchase at our next meeting for $15. The white cotton shirts are available in a variety of sizes and in both women's and men's cuts. Support the our club and look good doing it by purchasing the newest Rotaract tee.

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: January 16 Ed Futa General Secretary Rotary International January 23 Derrick Cartwright Director San Diego Museum of Art January 30 TBA February 06 TBA For last minute changes, please check http://www.sdrotary.org!

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Rotaract & Rotary Trivia Rotaract District Leaders Rotaract activities at the district level provide opportunities for joint projects among Rotaract clubs, training of new club officers, sharing ideas for strengthening club services, and promoting Rotaract extensions to new areas. Rotaractors involved in these activities inevitably get to know Rotaract better. Rotary districts with only one Rotaract club should focus activities on developing a mechanism for Rotaract club extension to new communities in the district. The more you promote Rotaract in neighboring communities, the more Rotaract grows in your own community. As the Rotaract chair or representative, you have the exciting opportunity to become involved with nurturing young leaders in your community. Rotaract also provides Rotarians the opportunity to develop their own leadership and communication skills, as well as organize Rotaract district events, which involve the coordination of many people.