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Weekly Announcements
April 22, 2008


In This Issue:
Next Meeting
Interested in Joining?
Rotaract April Social
Upcoming May Social: Thursday Night Thing
Upcoming Community Service Event
Ace of Hearts 2008
2008-2009 Rotaract Elections: Nominations!
April Dues Are Due!
San Diego Downtown Breakfast Rotary Meeting
Members' Bulletin Board
Rotaract & Rotary Trivia
Contact Info


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Next Meeting

Our next general meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 06, 2008 at 6:30 pm at Kansas City BBQ, 610 W. Market Street, Downtown San Diego.

We're looking forward to seeing you!
Interested in Joining?

Then this is for you:

April 25 (Friday)
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Currant (The Sofia Hotel), 140 West Broadway, Downtown

All those prospective members interested in learning more about our Rotaract Club are invited to join us at Currant. We will be enjoying light appetizers and a cash bar while illuminating our souls with wonderful stories of Rotaract. This event will provide a new environment to converse and explore more about what Rotaract has to offer as well as encouraging friendship amongst our potential membership. For those so inclined, this will lead into the April Rotaract social event (details below).

If you are a prospective member and would like to attend, please email Jeff Haskin. If you have attended a meeting in 2008, an individual Evite will be sent this week. If you are already a member and would like to invite someone to attend this event, please feel free to forward this posting to them with all the information.
Rotaract April Social

April 25 (Friday)
9:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Currant (The Sofia Hotel), 140 West Broadway, Downtown

Join Rotaract in a night of drinks and hanging out at Currant at The Sofia Hotel in downtown San Diego. If you have any questions, please call Ryan Crawford, Rotaract's Social Chair, at 262-331-3587.
Upcoming May Social: Thursday Night Thing

May 01 (Thursday)
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, Downtown (Next to the Santa Fe Depot - 1100 & 1001 Kettner Boulevard between Broadway and B Street)

Rotaract does a Thursday Night Thing (TNT) at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego in downtown San Diego next to the Santa Fe Depot. TNT is an ongoing program of intriguing events in MCASD's Downtown galleries. Beginning at 7:00 pm, something different and interesting will be happening downtown— from slide jams, DJ lessons, and poetry readings to live bands, artists' talks, and video projections— TNT's eclectic events will be occasions to interact with the arts and artists in the San Diego region. $3.00 suggested donation. For directions, please click here.
Upcoming Community Service Event

May 10 (Saturday)
6:00 - 11:00 pm
Location TBA

We will be helping our parent Rotary Club by staffing their annual event. This is always a great time to give back to them as well as to form new friendships. Last year this involved wearing wigs - this year who know's what fun we have in store - more details to come.

Make sure you are at the meetings to hear a representative talk about the event and be looking for an evite about two weeks from the event.

For more info on Rotary, please click here.
Ace of Hearts 2008

May 31 (Saturday)
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Shaker Room @ Martini Ranch, Downtown San Diego
Beneficiary: It's All About the Kids Foundation's Difference for a Week
Tickets: $25 prior to the event / $30 the week of the event

Preparations for Ace of Hearts are well under way. Please continue your efforts to get donations for this great upcoming event. The donation request letter is attached for your use.

You can view the invitation for Ace of Hearts on our website. It can also be downloaded and printed.

If you want to help in any way or have questions, please feel free to contact Amanda Scott. Thank you for your continued support!
2008-2009 Rotaract Elections: Nominations!

The time has come to create the new 2008-2009 Rotaract Board! There will be nominations and voting for the four (4) elected positions: President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary.

Are you looking for an opportunity to explore your leadership qualities? Start thinking about where you will fit in on the 2008-2009 board. Nominations for these positions will be presented at our next meeting May 6th and elections will take place at the following meeting on May 20th, so please make sure to attend both meetings. Once these four are elected, they will build the rest of their supporting board. Current board members will then mentor each new board in advance to create a smooth transition.

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 Aaron or any member of our current or past boards.
April Dues Are Due!

It is that time of year again...

Current Rotaract members, the semi-annual dues are $30. Membership dues help cover administrative costs as well as subsidize the many community service and social events Rotaract supports throughout the year. These events include the Rancho Jireh Picnic, the ice cream social and bingo at the senior center, as well as many more.

For new members, once you have completed your membership requirements, there is a one time initiation fee of $28. This fee goes towards a snazzy Rotaract t-shirt, pin, and certificate. In addition, new members will also need to pay the $30 for semi-annual dues. The total amount for a new member is $58.

You can pay your dues by attending a general meeting and giving a check or cash to the Treasurer, Steve Goodall. You can also pay with your credit card or bank account through PayPal.
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:
April 23 Rachel Teagle
Executive Director, Children's Museum
Upcoming Imagine spring fundraiser
April 30 Karima Zaki
New Downtown Hilton Hotel
May 07 Vocational Services Day
May 14 Scott Lewis & Andrew Donohue
Executive Editors
Voice of San Diego

For last minute changes, please check http://www.sdrotary.org!
Members' Bulletin Board
  • Come Support San Diego's Creative Artists!
    April 23 (Wednesday)
    6:30 pm - 11:30 pm
    Sight & Sound
    At the Bamboo Lounge, 1475 University Avenue
    Sight & Sound is a free live-action calendar that promotes upcoming events via performance and exhibition. On April 23rd, representatives from the Roots Festival, Little Italy's ArtWalk, and five other events will be on hand. Come mingle in a fun relaxed atmosphere as we celebrate San Diego's creative artists.

  • JDRF Needs Gala Volunteers!!!
    April 26 (Saturday)
    5:30 - 10:00 pm
    Manchester Grand Hyatt on San Diego Bay
    JDRF Needs Gala Volunteers! Picture the Cure ~ 2008 Promise Ball. Contact Alexis Rodriguez through e-mail or by calling 858-597-0240.
    Your Rotaract fundraising chair, Amanda Scott, will have a sign up sheet at our next general meeting.

  • Looking for Volunteers: Rotarians at Work Day Project
    April 26 (Saturday)
    8:00 am - 4:00 pm
    Mission Valley Preserve Garden, off Friars Road
    The Mission Valley Rotary Club invites Downtown Rotaract members and prospective members to join them in their upcoming Rotarians at Work Day project. Rotary Clubs from around the world are taking on projects to help their respective communities. Click here for information and the history of Rotarians at Work Day.
    Taking place on Saturday, April 26th, the Mission Valley Rotary's 2008 project will is located at the Mission Valley Preserve Garden off Friars Road. The garden is adjacent to the Mission Valley YMCA, just east of Napa Street and the trolley station. The project is to continue enhancements to the garden. Enhancements include installing a perimeter fence, signage, landscape treatments and planting 200 new plants. Landscaping expertise nor "green thumbs" are not required! The time is 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Continental breakfast and lunch will be served to volunteers.
    Also participating are members of the Mission Valley Rotaract Club, Interactors, other Rotary Clubs, and several high school students, plus girl scouts and boy scouts. If you're interested in participating, please check back for the contact information in next week's newsletter.

  • 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

How many women are Rotary members today?

Reflecting society in 1905, the organization had been limited to male members and remained so officially until 1989, when the Council on Legislation, Rotary's parliament, voted to eliminate the male-only provision, opening up membership to qualified women across the world.

Today, 1.2 million Rotarians belong to some 31,000 Rotary clubs in 166 countries. Of these, approximately 90,000 are women, many of them serving in leadership roles.




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

The Rotaract Club of Downtown San Diego
P.O. Box 86702
San Diego, CA 92138

or contact any member of the board directly:

President Aaron Adragna
Vice President Jeffrey Haskin
Treasurer Steve Goodall
Secretary Molly Bell
Deputy Secretary Tanja Wrage
Community Service Dean Koci
Fundraising Amanda Scott
Historian Elizabeth McGuire
International Liaison Cade Fulton
Professional Development James Holland
Public Relations Rebecca Bamberger
Sergeant at Arms Kathy Fritz
Social Chair Ryan Crawford
Website Chair Derrick Usher
Past President Bridget Johnson
Rotaract / Rotary Liaison Martin Blair

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