Weekly Announcements April 29, 2008

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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!

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 30 Karima Zaki New Downtown Hilton Hotel May 07 Vocational Services Day May 14 Scott Lewis & Andrew Donohue Executive Editors Voice of San Diego May 21 Chris Yanov Executive Director Reality Changers For last minute changes, please check http://www.sdrotary.org!

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Rotaract & Rotary Trivia Object of Rotary The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster: First. The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service; Second. High ethical standards in business and professions, the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations, and the dignifying of each Rotarian's occupation as an opportunity to serve society; Third. The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian's personal, business, and community life; Fourth. The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.