We’ll get an overview of one of our longest-standing projects and its impact to thousands of young children in Mexico over the past few decades. This committee, with volunteer anesthesiologists, surgeons, nurses, operating room technicians, pharmacists and many others, corrects cleft lips, cleft palates and other issues, for children who have limited or no access…

San Diego Zoo Global operates a field station in one of the world's most remote and biodiverse locations in the Peruvian Amazon. The Cocha Cashu Biological Station is located in the heart of the UNESCO Manu Biosphere Reserve in the Peruvian Amazon, and has earned international renown for its role in understanding and preserving biodiversity.…

The Experience of a Lifetime By Prosecuting a Soviet Spy In 1981, at the height of the Cold War, the U.S. was secretly developing, at the Hughes Aircraft Company in LA, the next generation of products that would allow airplanes to fly invisible to all known conventional radar. The technology would have given us an…

In the year 2000, Vicente Fox became the first President of Mexico elected from an opposition party since 1910. Fox began his career as a truck driver for Coca-Cola, rose to become President of Coca-Cola Mexico, and graduated from Harvard Business School. While often outspoken on controversial issues, he’s always been a steadfast advocate for stronger…

For the second consecutive year, Club 33 will be hosting the District 5340 finals, where finalists from all across San Diego will compete for cash awards and the chance to go on to other regional Rotary contests. Watch these amazing high school students overcome their fear of public speaking to tell us about themselves and…

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s primary mission is to protect citizens, as well as the staff and inmates.  At the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility (RJDCF), they expand the primary mission by focusing on the rehabilitation of the inmate population. Warden Danny Paramo will speak about the common misconceptions of prison life as…

We’ll be meeting at this iconic institution for our weekly lunch and get to see first hand the history of San Diego aviation. We’ll have access to the entire museum afterward as well as a catered lunch. Parking is also free, so be sure to get there early! Please let us know that you are…

It’s been a year since we’ve had an update on all the current and planned activities to keep this San Diego asset an iconic treasure. We’ll be hearing from John Bolthouse, Executive Director of the Friends of Balboa Park, Tomás Herrera-Mishler, Executive Director of the Balboa Park Conservancy, and Peter Comiskey, fellow San Diego Rotarian…

For the first time, Virtual Reality (VR) technology is being used to provide an unparalleled view of San Diego’s past that hasn’t been seen in more than 200 years. 3R's Robotics, a San Diego based high tech visualization and educational firm, and the San Diego History Center have partnered to allow viewers to turn back…