Annual Brown Bag Luncheon
2016-02-25 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
One of the long standing traditions of Rotary, the Brown Bag Luncheon provides members with a chance to visit a vast number of member businesses and join fellow Rotarians at their place of work.
Thank you to all of our participating hosts this year!
THERE WILL NOT BE A MEETING AT LIBERTY STATION. REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED!

Lunches will be from 12-1:30 pm unless the host has indicated differently in their description.
Lunch will be served at all sites.
Registration is required in order to participate – please no walk-ins.
Guests are welcome but must be registered. You will be charged the normal $31 lunch fee per guest.
Each location has limited space available. We will close registration once their max attendees has been reached.
You will receive an email confirming your choice of lunch site.

Don’t forget to sign in upon your arrival so you can get credit for your attendance. Enjoy!

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Directions or Special Instructions (i.e. start/end times, parking)

Jackie Robinson Family YMCA
This will be the last Brown Bag opportunity at the JRYMCA before the current facility is replaced by a new $25M facility. Learn all the details about the new Y that has served San Diego County’s most critical community since 1943.

250

151 YMCA Way SD 92102

Academy of Our Lady of Peace
The rich history of OLP in San Diego and beyond beckons your presence. Elegance, mystery and ingenious foresight all encompass the property once known as the Vandruff Estate and now known as The Academy of Our Lady of Peace (OLP). Sitting atop a glorious hill, OLP boasts a rich and historic history and is amongst the architectural jewels of San Diego. Not only does it have a property that spans 22 acres and houses 6 historical buildings, but OLP offers panoramic views of Mission Valley and the Texas Street Canyon.

50

4860 Oregon St. SD 92116

San Diego Magazine
We will demonstrate how San Diego Magazine is produced and how it has evolved into a multi-media marketing platform to include digital media, events and custom publishing.

30

707 Broadway Ste. 1100, SD 92101

NAI San Diego
We will discuss recent trends in CRE prices and rents, biggest sales and leases of 2015, predictions of real estate values going forward into 2016.

15

123 Camino de la Reina Ste. 200 South, SD 92108

The Art Institute of California – San Diego
Tour a creative arts college, offering a wide range of WASC-accredited degrees in Culinary, Fashion, Media Arts and Design. Experience a beer pairing demo over lunch in the student-run restaurant “The Palette.” Observe a culinary class in action. Have a variety of desserts prepared by a Baking & Pastry class taught by a European master baker.

20

7650 Misson Valley Road, SD 92131

This lunch is from 11:30-1:30pm

Timken Museum of Art
Treat yourself to the treasures at the Timken Museum of Art, in the cultural heart of San Diego, for one of the finest art-viewing experiences in the world. Join us for lunch and a tour in the museum with former Timken Board President and former Club 33 President Pat Crowell to learn about his jewel in Balboa Park. Considered one of the finest small museums in the world, the Timken provides visitors with an enriching cultural experience in intimate surroundings – always free of charge.

24

1500 El Prado, SD 92101

Reuben H. Fleet Science Center
The Fleet will showcase its work to bring the wonder of STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) learning to children and adults throughout San Diego and beyond. Through our awe-inspiring traveling exhibitions, IMAX films, after-school and teacher training programs, and new community programs like 52 Weeks of Science and Two Scientists Walk Into a Bar, the Fleet is breaking new ground by offering opportunities to engage in science through our facility in Balboa Park, our teachers and schools, and in the communities where San Diegans live, work and play.

80

1875 El Prado, SD 92101

CHP Dispatch Center/Caltrans TMC
It is the CALTRANS/CHP Transportation Management Center (TMC) that gives us constant reports on the travel status of our freeways. But how do they do it? The tour of San Diego’s pioneering TMC is rare insider’s look at the home of the guardian angels who protect and serve us while driving on San Diego’s freeways.

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7183 Opportunity Road, SD 92111

San Diego Humane Society

Lunch with the San Diego Humane Society will include a welcome from President Gary Weitzman, a presentation or video on SDHS, an animal meet and greet, a tour of the facility and a special gift.

50

5500 Gaines St. SD 92109

Parking is also available at the Kitten Nursery across the street, Gaines and Azusa street parking, and in the general parking lot

Scripps Health
An exclusive, behind-the-scenes, hard hat guided tour of the new Scripps Clinic Anderson Medical Pavillion, scheduled to open in September 2016, located on the campus of Scripps Memorial Hospital, La Jolla, adjacent to the Scripps Prebys Cardiovascular Institute. The building is 175,000 square feet, centralizing 12 specialties and 70 physicians under one roof. See this state-of-the-art facility before it opens the doors to its first patients.

26

9888 Genessee Ave., La Jolla 92038

Networking and Lunch starts at 11:45 a.m. AMP Tour starts at 12:30 p.m. Directions to event at the new Scripps Clinic Anderson Medical Pavilion & Schaetzel Center at Scripps La Jolla: Take Interstate 5 to Genesee Avenue (one exit past La Jolla Village Drive), go east on Genesee to entrance to Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla. Take 2nd right toward front of hospital. Enter the underground parking structure, park your car and take the stairs or elevator to the ground level. If lot is full, proceed to the parking structure to the west of the hospital, park your car and take the stairs or elevator to the ground level. Enter the Schaetzel Center Building (to the east of the Hospital entrance). The entrance to the Founders Room will be to the left (across from the Great Hall) before you enter the Scripps Prebys Cardiovascular Institute. Self-parking will be validated.

San Diego Oasis
Take a tour of San Diego OASIS and experience a taste of classes, such as Line Dancing; Backpacking Travel Made Light & Easy; Knitting; Wheelchair Dancing; Spanish; French; and Beginning Guitar. Enjoy lunch with OASIS instructors and guest lecturers. Learn more about two volunteer Intergenerational programs making a positive impact on the lives of children throughout San Diego County. George Chamberlin, financial journalist and radio show host, is one of OASIS’s instructors and will be present for the lunch. After lunch, if you are able to stay, we invite you to join Psychologist Larry Solomon for his fascinating lecture “The Final Inning.”

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1702 Camino del Rio North, 92108
(3rd Floor)

The OASIS office is located on the 3rd floor of Macy’s department store in the Mission Valley mall (1702 Camino del Rio North, San Diego, CA 92108). Please park in the South parking lot by the “Tilted Kilt” restaurant and enter through Macy’s side door, which is directly facing highway 8. As soon as you enter Macy’s, you will find the elevator in the left hand corner. Take it to the 3rd floor. If you get lost, just call: office phone is 619.881.6262 and Simona’s cell is 619.846.3832.

Jack Ford
2016-03-03 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
What was it like to live in the White House?
Even though Jack Ford grew up in Washington DC and had been around politics all his life, he never imagined one day he’d be living in the White House; but that’s what happened and it happened fast. One day Jack is working as a back-country Ranger in Yellowstone Park and the next he’s sitting in the East Room as his father, Gerald Ford, is being sworn in as the 38th President. From there it only gets crazier: intense media scrutiny for his controversial comments, meetings with world leaders, and socializing with the likes of George Harrison, Andy Warhol, Bianca Jagger and Chris Evert.
Please contact the office no later than Monday, February 29 if you are bringing a guest to this program.

California Innocence Project
2016-03-10 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
The Causes of Wrongful Conviction
Guest speaker: Justin Brooks, Director and Co-Founder of the California Innocence Project
Hundreds of innocent people have been released from prison in the United States over the past two decades. By examining the cases, we have learned that common causes of wrongful conviction are false confessions, bad identifications, police and prosecutor misconduct, informant testimony, and poor defense work. Professor Justin Brooks, who has worked in the trenches exonerating clients as the Director of the California Innocence Project, will talk about some of his project’s exonerations and the causes that led to the tragic result of an innocent person serving time in prison for a crime he/she did not commit.
The California Innocence Project (CIP) is a law school clinical program dedicated to releasing wrongfully convicted inmates and providing an outstanding educational experience to the students enrolled in the clinic.
Founded in 1999, CIP reviews more than 2,000 claims of innocence from California inmates each year. Students who participate in the year-long clinic work alongside CIP staff attorneys on cases where there is strong evidence of factual innocence. Together, they have secured the release of many innocent people who otherwise may have spent the rest of their lives in prison.
Clinic students assist in investigation and litigation by locating and re-interviewing witnesses, examining new evidence, filing motions, securing experts, and providing support to attorneys during evidentiary hearings and trials. CIP has trained more than 200 students who have gone on to become highly successful criminal defense attorneys, criminal prosecutors, Assistant Attorneys General, and civil attorneys; all of whom, after their experience in CIP, believe in a fair and honest justice system and realize there is always room for improvement in the law.

2016 Camp Enterprise Kickoff
2016-03-17 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
This is our club’s 41st year of bringing high school Juniors to camp where they learn about the Free Enterprise System!
The camp provides an important learning environment for all to gain leadership skills and experience team building, and students come away with a greater awareness of their possibilities. Camp Enterprise is truly a life changing and transformative experience.
This year’s keynote speaker is Jeremy Poincenot , a world champion athlete who has overcome adversity and found a positive outcome to life’s challenges. Jeremy will inspire all of us with his life story.
Click here to learn more about Jeremy.

St. Patrick's Day Program
2016-03-24 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
More program details coming soon!

Chris Sichel - President and CEO, Make-A-Wish San Diego
2016-03-31 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
The Power of a Wish: Why Hope, Strength and Joy matter in life’s greatest battles
Make-A-Wish began humbly in 1980, when a group of kind hearted police officers made a very sick boy a “cop for a day”. This act of kindness began with a small community who came together to make a difference for a child when he needed it most. From that community, sprung a movement that now reaches across the nation and the globe that seeks to grant a wish to every child battling a life-threatening illness. Chris Sichel will discuss the inspiring ways that a wish can truly change a child, a family and a community. Medicine can heal a child’s body, but a life-affirming wish can heal their spirit.

Jeff Kightlinger, GM, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
2016-04-07 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Southern California’s Water: A History of Southern California Development and Challenges for the Future
California is a nation state with an economy that would rank it in the top ten nations of the world if it were a stand-alone country. The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California serves water to 19 million Southern Californians – that is half the state’s population and almost 60% of California’s economy. The history of the Metropolitan Water District and Southern California’s water supply is really the story of the development of Southern California. Without the development of our massive integrated water supply infrastructure, the vibrant, booming, successful Southern California we know today would not exist. Jeffrey Kightlinger will tell the story of how Metropolitan came to be, the challenges of maintaining a reliable water supply in an arid region, and how Metropolitan plans to meet the challenges of the future.
Jeffrey Kightlinger is General Manager and Chief Executive Officer for The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. The Metropolitan Water District is the largest municipal water provider in the nation delivering an average of over 2 billion gallons of water a day to 19 million customers across Southern California. Metropolitan serves one out of every two Californians in the six counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego and Ventura.
Kightlinger was appointed general manager in February 2006. As General Manager, he manages the District’s $1.8 billion annual budget and 1,800 employees to ensure the safe and reliable delivery of high quality water every day throughout Southern California. He reports to a board of 38 members representing 26 member agencies.

Rick Baldridge, President & COO, ViaSat
2016-04-14 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
ViaSat – Pushing the Limits of Innovation
From a Carlsbad startup to 30 years later, ViaSat Inc has grown into a global broadband services & technology company that ensures consumers, businesses, governments and military personnel have communications access – anywhere – whether on the ground or in-flight. The company’s innovations in designing highest-capacity satellites and securing ground infrastructure and terminal technologies, coupled with its international network of managed Wi-Fi hotspots, enable ViaSat to deliver a best-available network that extends the reach and accessibility of broadband internet service, globally. Rick Baldridge, President & COO, shares how ViaSat is connecting the world and pushing the limits.
Rick Baldridge is responsible for leading corporate strategy and operations for the ViaSat organization as a whole, guiding and evaluating the company’s three operating segments (Services, Commercial, and Government), and cultivating and maintaining relations with the investor community. Mr. Baldridge joined ViaSat in April 1999 as vice president and chief financial officer, added the positions of executive vice president and COO in July 2000, and was appointed president in November 2003.
During his tenure, ViaSat has grown organically and through acquisitions by more than a factor of 10, to a multi-billion dollar enterprise. His leadership has helped build the organization from a small business to a major prime contractor and technology partner to companies worldwide, including a transition from a product manufacturer to a global service provider.

The First Folio - Barry Edelstein, Artistic Director of Old Globe & Misty Jones, Director Central Library
2016-04-21 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
The Old Globe and the San Diego Public Library were selected last year to co-host the only stop in California for First Folio! The Book that Gave Us Shakespeare, on tour from the Folger Shakespeare Library, a national traveling exhibition organized by the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death. The First Folio is one of the most important and consequential books every published, and the plays printed in it—the plays that are the lifeblood of The Old Globe—are cornerstones of our language, our worldview, and our very humanity.
Barry Edelstein and Misty Jones will give Rotarians a preview of First Folio! and also talk about the Folio itself: what it is, and why this chance to see it up close is so rare and special. The treasured volume will be on display free-of-charge to the public at the San Diego Central Library @ Joan Λ Irwin Jacobs Common from June 4 through July 7, 2016.

Dark - No meeting at Liberty Station
2016-04-28 | CA
No meeting this week.

Grupo Folklórico from San Ysidro High School
2016-05-05 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
In celebration of Cinco de Mayo, students from San Ysidro High’s Grupo Folklorico will perform for us.
Grupo Folklórico San Ysidro (GFSY) was founded by Mr. Lalo M. Hirsch in July of 2002. The group’s beginning coincided with the inception of San Ysidro High School as a new addition to the Sweetwater Union High School District in Chula Vista, CA. Dancers consist of high school and alumni students to SYHS.
Starting the program with only twenty-five students, Mr. Hirsch has now built the dance program to serve roughly two hundred dance students each year, making it the largest folklórico program in the Sweetwater Union High School District. High school group members receive college elective credit, performing arts credit, as well as physical educational credit. Dancers range in age from 14 to 25 years of age.
The purpose of GFSY is to promote an understanding and appreciation for the rich and diverse world of Mexican folk dance. GFSY performs all over the county of San Diego, CA, whether at local high schools, community centers, or on military bases.
Grupo Folklórico San Ysidro has been awarded outstanding service awards from The California Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance; The National Childhood Obesity Conference; Veterans of Foreign Wars; and The Commander of Naval Services. GFSY won first place in the adult division as well as best overall dance group in the 2011 Mariachi & Folklórico Festival in Riverside, California.
GFSY is most proud of the family environment amongst dance members. Many of them are long-time friends, neighbors or relatives. Dancers understand and embrace Mr. Hirsch’s philosophy that folkloric dance is something rare, special, and in fact precious. Group members take pride in representing Mexico’s rich and diverse history through creative movement and expression.

STEM Cook-off
2016-05-12 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Guest speaker: Khamphet Pease, Math, Science & Technology Teacher, Wilson Middle School
Preparing Kids for Tomorrow’s Opportunities
Three years ago, Club 33’s STEM Committee launched an initiative designed to inspire young people to pursue STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) education, and to expose them to career possibilities in that sector. Learn how the program has grown, and see, LIVE, how it is teaching students skills such as programming and engineering that they’ll need in tomorrow’s workforce. Teams from Adams and Rosa Parks Elementary Schools will showcase their robotics prowess in response to challenges issued by “Phet” Pease (2014 Middle School Teacher of the Year), who also will comment on the value of this and other Rotary-sponsored STEM programming.

George Chamberlin
2016-05-19 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Asking for trouble: Money matters in retirement
It is the perfect storm for dangerous investments, with interest rates nearly at zero and seniors trying to fight the consequences of inflation. After nine years with very, very low rates many people find themselves in a desperate situation and, as a result, are becoming victims of fraud. Protecting yourself, your parents or your grandparents from making serious mistakes is critical at times like these.
George Chamberlin is the former Executive Editor for the Daily Transcript. He is also the business editor for KOGO Radio and host of “Money in the Morning”, a personal finance program heard each Sunday morning. In addition, he is the Money Advisor for NBC 7. He is the publisher and editor of a national newsletter, Investing for Rookies. George has been honored three times by the Small Business Administration as the Media Advocate of the Year.

Douglas Gordon - Normandy Loves the US...The Untold Story
2016-05-26 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Imagine that Americans are loved in France today. It’s true and former Club 33 member Doug Gordon has the pictures and stories to prove it from his many trips to Normandy during D-Day Anniversary Week with his good friend, Jack Port of Escondido, a U.S. Army WWII veteran of the Normandy Campaign. Discover the true but little known feel-good story of why people of all ages in Normandy love Americans today.

Alison Holland & Clint Lusardi - Zoo Express Program
2016-06-02 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Zoo Express: Bringing Joy and Comfort to Those Who Cannot Visit the World-Famous San Diego Zoo
Zoo Express is a program which was started in 1995. It was started as a way to reach out to children and seniors who might not otherwise be able to experience the wonderful world of animals. Zoo Express is funded by generous donations and the program’s focus is on children’s hospitals, disabled children and senior homes. The trainers showcase 2 to 6 animals and show an interactive presentation allowing tactile with some of the animal ambassadors while giving information about them, along with a wildlife conservation message.
Alison Holland has been working at the Zoo for 39 years. She initially served as a keeper in the Children’s Zoo and Nursery, but the majority of her time has been as a trainer in the Wegeforth Bowl. In 2012, Alison was made coordinator for the Zoo express program.
Clint Lusardi is an animal care supervisor in the Animal Connections division of San Diego Zoo Global. He oversees the Children’s Zoo, Free Flight Bird Show, and the Zoo Express program. He came to the San Diego Zoo as a keeper in 2003 with more than a decade of experience training many species of animals.

Dr. Russell Low - The Chinese and Building of the Transcontinental Railroad: A Descendant's Story
2016-06-09 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
From Dr. Low: “The building of the TCRR was a feat of unimaginable magnitude that required a Herculean effort. Its completion on May 10, 1869 was celebrated across our nation. 1200 Chinese workers performed the most dangerous work. With nothing more than hand tools, they laid the CPRR through the high Sierra Nevada Mountains. The story of my great grandfather Hung Lai Wah and his 100 descendants is an American Story that spans 150 years and multiple generations.”

Musical Prodigies -Guest speaker Dr. Gary McPherson, Performance by Gavin George, Piano Prodigy
2016-06-16 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
The Extraordinary World of the Musical Prodigy
Guest speaker Gary McPherson, Ph.D., Ormond Professor and Director of the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music in Australia, studies giftedness: the characteristics and development of people who have an unusually high potential for greatness. His presentation will talk about his research on musical prodigies, and the range of natural abilities and environmental factors that lead to extraordinarily rapid musical development. How can this be explained? How are musical prodigies different from other children? These two questions are at the heart of his presentation.
Dr. McPherson’s research has provided an increased and deepened understanding of how individuals develop wide-ranging musical skills. Investigating the cognitive and social process involved in acquiring and applying musical competencies, and the personal and environmental factors that affect musical development, ability and identity more generally, he is widely accepted as having had very considerable impact on both music education theory and, not least, its everyday international practice. The value of this contribution is evidenced by widespread citations, guest lecturing at over 50 universities in 25 different countries, and over 40 keynote presentations at national and international conferences in various parts of the world.
Also appearing will be Gavin George, piano prodigy.
Acclaimed for his musical maturity and virtuosity with a passion for music, 12 year-old pianist Gavin George began formal piano instruction at age three-and-a-half. He made his concerto debut by age seven with the Newark-Granville Symphony performing Haydn’s Concerto in D Major, and was a featured performer on the CBS Early Show. As a gold medal winner for two consecutive years in the American Association for the Development of the Gifted and Talented International Piano Competition, Gavin has performed multiple times in Carnegie Hall. He was awarded a full scholarship to study and perform at Luxembourg’s Vianden Music Festival.
In 2011, Gavin became the youngest musician to perform on the Emmy-award winning show From the Top, broadcast on NPR. He was awarded first prize in the SAA’s International Piano Concerto Competition performing Beethoven’s Concerto No. 3, and performed at Orchestra Hall (Minneapolis), Midland Theater (Newark), and Constitution Hall (Washington, D.C.). Gavin was selected for one as one of the documentary profiles made by PRODIGIES, appearing on the YouTube THNKR series.

Dr. Ramon Resa
2016-06-23 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Dr. Ramon Resa was born to a teen mother who had five children before she was twenty. He has never known his father. He was raised by his grandparents in a farm working family with fifteen children. Their lives depended on the crops they picked year round. When the crops failed, they did without, and many times went hungry.
His world was one of poverty, neglect, abuse, and total disregard for education. His grandparents never encouraged him to get an education because to them, farm work was as high as anyone could dream. The odds stacked against him—low self-esteem, a speech impediment, recurring depression, and prejudice—were overwhelming.
It was his second and fourth grade teachers who saw something in him and promoted his love of reading. They opened his eyes to the idea of going to college and becoming a doctor. When his grandparents urged him to give up his dream and get a factory job so he could pay them back for taking him in, he almost caved in. But, armed only with his stubborn belief in himself and the love and support of his college sweetheart Debbie, now his wife of more than 30 years, he persisted and finished medical school. He returned to the Central Valley and opened his pediatric practice, where he has been working with poor and under served children.

Annual President's Roast
2016-06-30 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
BREAKING NEWS!…Women out of Rotary! Rotaractors up for Academy Awards! It’s a bird, it’s a plane, NO it’s President Peter’s Roast!
You won’t want to miss the best program of the year – Be there for the inside scoop, side splitting laughs and a send off for the ages!

DARK - No Meeting
2016-07-07 | CA

President John Morrell's Swearing-In Ceremony and Padres Panel
2016-07-14 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Join us for the swearing-in of President John Morrell by friend and former Mayor Jerry Sanders, followed by a timely and fun update by the San Diego Padres. Owner Tom Seidler, President Mike Dee and General Manager A.J. Preller will comprise a panel moderated by Padres Broadcaster Jesse Agler. This will be immediately after the All-Star Game at Petco and the international draft takes place, making for a timely and interesting update.

San Diego History Center
2016-07-21 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
You think you know San Diego…but do you?
On July 21st, the San Diego History Center presents the fun, unusual and, at times, provocative how and why the San Diego region is what it is today. Its more than sun, sand and suds, but the successes (and missteps) of those who have made their mark on our region. From discovery of our area before Jamestown was discovered, to how we could have been called “San Miguel”, to the first passenger air service in the United States, the quirky start to the San Diego Zoo and the changing face of the U.S. Mexico Border–the collections of the San Diego History Center will illustrate how these firsts came to be. The audience will get the opportunity to see up close and personal some of the objects that are part of the History Center’s collections.
Guest speakers Bill Lawrence, Executive Director, Matt Schiff, Marketing Director and Sarah Matteson, Education Coordinator

SDYS's International Youth Symphony
2016-07-28 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
They are returning to Club 33 for an encore performance!
Every summer, this unique three week orchestral program brings together gifted conservatory musicians from around the world to play with exceptional SDYS musicians under the leadership of SDYS Music Director Jeff Edmons for an intensive and top quality orchestral and chamber music experience.
SDYS’s International Youth Symphony, in partnership with Rotary International District 5340, is presenting its 13th season this summer. Their program at the July 30 concert at California Center for the Arts in Escondido will include selections from Mozart’s Impresario Overture, Mozart’s Symphony No. 31 in D Major, as well as Beethoven’s Symphony No. 4 in B-flat Major.
Join us as these amazing and talented musicians perform a preview of their concert.

Andrew Hewitt - Founder, GameChangers 500
2016-08-04 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Research has found that purpose-driven companies outperformed the S&P 500 by 14:1 over a 15 year study, and with Millennials becoming increasingly focused on social causes, organizations and leaders need to be aware of the trends.
Andrew Hewitt will share his thoughts for becoming a for-benefit business, so you can take advantage the #1 trend of our decade, attract top talent, deeply engage your employees, tap into new sources of capital, and turn your customers into raving fans; all rewards for doing a whole lot of good for this planet. The goal for San Diego is 1,200 companies within 2 years.
Through his leadership in creating GameChangers 500, a ranking of the world’s top for-benefit businesses, Andrew Hewitt has become a sought-after expert on what differentiates high performing purpose-driven companies. His research has led him to be featured in major media such as BBC World News, Forbes and Fast Company, lecture at leading institutions such as the U.N. University for Peace and the Social Entrepreneurship World Forum, and work with both innovative new companies like Zappos.com as well as century old corporations.
As a member of the Fourth Sector Mapping Initiative Advisory Council, Andrew is supporting the U.S. government’s transition to a four sector economy where for-benefit corporate structures will join the traditional three sectors of for-profits, non-profits, and government organizations. When he’s not researching for-benefit companies he’s often supporting millennials in finding meaningful careers within this movement, collaborating with student leadership networks and top schools such as Princeton and Harvard.

Dr. Octavio Aburto - Assistant Professor, Marine Biology Research Division, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
2016-08-11 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Protecting Mexican Seas
In Mexico, there is a tremendous opportunity to integrate a network of Marine Protected Areas. By taking advantage of the significant scientific knowledge and monetary investment to date, the time is now to move forward with marine reserves implementation. Using Cabo Pulmo as a model for success, it is known that it takes two key factors to implement MPAs throughout Mexico: community involvement to better protect marine ecosystems, and communication efforts to inspire the public to protect the special places in Mexican seas. In this presentation, you will see the work that Dr. Aburto has been doing leading scientific groups, social-media campaigns, and video and photography expeditions to protect mangrove forests, coral and rocky reefs, coastal lagoons and seamounts all along Mexico.
Dr. Aburto is the Director of the Gulf of California Marine Program and is an Assistant Professor at Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) and a professional photographer associate with the International League of Conservation Photographers. Dr. Aburto obtained his PhD at the Center of Marine Biodiversity and Conservation at SIO and was honored with the Jean Fort Award by the University of California, San Diego for his significant contribution to an issue of public concern through his doctoral research. As a Kathryn Fuller and Hellman Fellow, his research and photographs have focused on marine protected areas and commercially exploited marine species in Mexico, Belize, Costa Rica, Ecuador and the U.S. His photographs have been part of several conservation projects worldwide and have won international photography contests including a gold place in the Our World Underwater 2016.

San Diego Chargers
2016-08-18 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Chargers President of Football Operations John Spanos will first give an update on the upcoming football season and then he will join Fred Maas and Jeffrey Pollack who will outline the November Chargers Citizen’s Initiative and the conceptual plans for expansion of the Convention Center and new home for the San Diego Chargers.

Offsite program - Lunch at MCRD! Guest speaker: Col (Ret) Rick Huenefeld
2016-08-25 12:00 - 13:30 | CA
Join us as we hold our weekly meeting on the beautiful grounds of the Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD). Entertainment will be provided by the Marine Band San Diego and we will learn about the history of MCRD and of the recruiting process. Drill instructors and recruiters will be present for a Q&A session. What these young men and women experience at MCRD San Diego during recruit training changes them forever!
All attendees must have current government issued identification.
The MCRD gate will have the names of Club 33 members and any guests that were registered.
THERE WILL NOT BE A MEETING AT LIBERTY STATION.
Driving directions:
Enter MCRD through Gate 2 located on Henderson Avenue off of Barnett Avenue.
Our program will be held in the ballroom next to the Bay View Restaurant (Bldg. 132).
Plenty of open parking is available.
After you pass the gate,
turn right on Dunlap Rd.
then turn right on Neville Road and follow it to the end to the restaurant.
Please observe speed limits!

District Governor Marilyn Sanderson & the Club 33 Annual Committee Showcase
2016-09-01 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
It took three continents and seven years for District Governor Marilyn Sanderson to become a TRUE ROTARIAN. Marilyn was a Rotary drop-out before she found her passion and her voice.
Come listen to Marilyn & her story of becoming a TRUE ROTARIAN.
Marilyn is a member of the Rotary Club of La Mesa Sunrise, was president in 2009-10, and has served District 5340 as Assistant Governor, Public Image Chair and Executive Aide to the District Governor. She has been a PETS facilitator and Rotary Leadership Institute facilitator. She found her passion for Rotary in Kenya and Mexico participating in club and District projects. Locally she has initiated and participated in many projects benefiting senior citizens, disabled veterans and foster children.
Annual Committee Showcase: The Club 33 committees will showcase their projects and activities before the program begins. Be sure to arrive early to have the opportunity to visit the committee tables and displays to see what they are all about. The Showcase will begin at 11:15 and our regular program will begin at 12:30. The Carouse & Commerce Committee will be providing cold refreshments!

Dr. Jamie Gates - The Facts About Sex Trafficking in San Diego
2016-09-08 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
The ugly truth in our beautiful city is that San Diego is a hot spot for sex and labor trafficking. Dr. Jamie Gates, cultural anthropologist and director of Point Loma Nazarene University’s Center for Justice and Reconciliation, presents research that show how the recruitment of victims is happening in schools and neighborhoods all over the county. Our young people are being groomed into a local commercial sex industry valued at over $800 million a year. We’ll also explore insights on what can be done.
Dr. Jamie Gates co-lead the groundbreaking research project “Measuring the Extent and Nature of Gang Involvement in Sex Trafficking in the San Diego/Tijuana Border Region” (2013-15). He co-chairs the Research and Data Committee of the San Diego County Advisory Council on Human Trafficking and CSEC. He founded and directs the Human Trafficking Research and Data Advisory Roundtable (HT-RADAR) for SD County. He led the university in establishing the Beauty for Ashes Scholarship Fund for survivors of human trafficking to get their college degree. He leads an effort to design and implement a drama-based peer-to-peer human trafficking awareness training in San Diego’s middle and high schools and serves as an expert witness for human trafficking legislation.

Mr./Mrs./Ms. San Diego 2016
2016-09-15 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
The Past President’s of San Diego Rotary have proudly selected Mrs. Lucy L. Killea as this year’s Mrs. San Diego AND Mr. Leon L. Williams as Mr. San Diego! This is the first time since the award’s inception in 1952 that the award has been given to two individuals.
Join us as we honor these two long time public servants whose careers and accomplishments helped shape San Diego into what it is today.
