Weekly Programs
Jazz Xpress All-Star Youth Jazz Band
Liberty Station Conference Center 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, United StatesJazz Xpress is an All-Star youth jazz band directed by Stan Lawrence. They are the longest running independent youth jazz group in San Diego. Jazz Xpress has played at numerous concerts, festivals, swing dances, parties, events and Rotary functions. Members are middle school, high school and college age musicians. Jazz Xpress plays contemporary compositions and…
Author and Biographer Lynne Carrier on Leon L. Williams
Liberty Station Conference Center 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, United StatesLeon L. Williams was a pioneering political leader who wielded influence at a critical time in San Diego's history. The first African American city councilman and, later, the first black county supervisor, Williams worked tirelessly for inclusive policies that would benefit all San Diegans. He also had a clear vision for transforming San Diego. His…
Gary McCord
Liberty Station Conference Center 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, United StatesGary McCord, famous sports analyst for CBS Sports' golf telecasts, will talk about his life on the PGA Tour as a player and as a CBS golf television commentator. "Life is full of ups and downs, good and bad, but it wouldn't be fun any other way." Living his life by this optimistic philosophy, Gary…
Richard Lederer
Liberty Station Conference Center 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, United StatesFASCINATING FACTS ABOUT OUR PRESIDENTS. Union-Tribune History quizmaster and best-selling author Richard Lederer will offer a treasury of insights into the feats, fates, families, foibles, and firsts of our American presidents, including the patterns of their elections. Paul Harris Fellow Richard Lederer is the author of more than 50 books about language, history, and humor,…
My Sweet Valentine – A Sweethearts Day Celebration
Liberty Station Conference Center 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, United StatesThis year’s program will feature pianist Bryan Verhoye, renowned guitarist Gregg Nestor and the voices of Brandon Horrocks, Steve Hubbard and the Club 33 Singers. Pat Crowell will entertain us with some of his thoughts about Valentine’s day and Suzy Spafford will illustrate live a Valentine featuring Suzy’s Zoo characters. There will be a free…
Rady Children’s First Pediatric Heart Transplant
Liberty Station Conference Center 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, United StatesOver the last 25 years, all local children needing heart transplantation were referred to institutions outside of San Diego. This required families to temporarily move out of San Diego, leading to disruption of lives and separation of the child from home, friends and community for months to years. This all changed on January 14, 2015…
Annual Brown Bag Luncheon
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…
Jack Ford
Liberty Station Conference Center 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, United StatesWhat 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…
California Innocence Project
Liberty Station Conference Center 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, United StatesThe 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…
2016 Camp Enterprise Kickoff
Liberty Station Conference Center 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, United StatesThis 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…