San Diego Rotary

DARK
2017-12-21
No meeting
Happy Holidays!

Hoover Interact Holiday Party
2017-12-20
Details TBD.
Please contact committee chairs Mia Harenski or David Kvendru if you have any questions.

Monthly Board meeting
2017-12-15 07:30 - 09:00, 2017-11-17 07:30 - 09:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Club 33 Conference Room, 2247 San Diego Ave, Suite 233, San Diego, CA, 92110, United States

Annual Holiday Program
2017-12-14 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Our annual Holiday celebration concert, lead by Maestro Brandon Horrocks, is always a crowd favorite. Bring the family and dress in your favorite holiday party attire, as nearly 20 of our own Club 33 Rotarians tune up their vocal cords to present a medley of seasonal favorites. There will be a surprise or two mixed in as well. Come early to get a good seat!

Rotary Club of San Diego Foundation Board Meeting
2017-12-12 12:00 - 13:30 | Club 33 Conference Room, 2247 San Diego Ave, Suite 233, San Diego, CA, 92110, United States
Quarterly Board meeting

Four-Way Test Speech Contest
2017-12-07 13:30 - 14:15, 2017-11-02 13:30 - 14:15 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States

211 San Diego
2017-12-07 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
211 San Diego is one of the most dynamic public agencies in San Diego you’ve probably never heard of. Join us and hear from CEO John Ohanian about how the agency is a nexus to bring the organizations together to help people efficiently access appropriate services, and provide vital data and trend information for proactive community planning. You’ll come away with a greater appreciation for their work and impact.

Grotarian Holiday Party at the Timken Museum
2017-12-05 17:30 - 19:30
Please join the Grotarians as we celebrate the holidays at the Timken Museum of Art. We will enjoy fine art, scrumptious food and drinks, and delightful company.
The Timken Museum of Art is considered one of the finest small museums in the world. Situated in an iconic, Frank Hope-designed mid-century modern building located on the Plaza de Panama in Balboa Park, the Museum is home to a permanent collection that features masterworks covering over 700 years of history, including the only Rembrandt on public display in San Diego. Other featured artists include Jacques-Louis David, Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Petrus Christus and John Singleton Copley. Ranging from 14th-century altarpieces through 18th-century portraits and landscapes to 19th-century still life paintings, the collection is world-renown.
In December of each year, the Timken presents its “Jewels of the Season” holiday ornament display. Over 2,000 ornaments have been painstakingly handcrafted by San Diegans Florence Hord and Elizabeth Schlappi over the course of 80 years, drawing influence from the popular Faberge egg. The dazzling ornament installation is designed by San Diego State University graduate students and is fast becoming a San Diego holiday tradition.
Also on view in December at the Timken: Monet’s Étretat: Destination & Motif, featuring two major oil paintings by Claude Monet, on loan from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, of the quaint fishing village and the surrounding majestic cliffs of Étretat: The Manneporte (Étretat) and The Manneporte near Étretat, painted in 1883 and 1886, respectively. Also on display: The Cliffs at Étretat (1890) by William Henry Lipppincott and Sunset, Étretat (1892) by George Inness on loan from Terra Foundation of American Art.
This will be a magical evening full of good cheer and merriment. We hope to see you there!
REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT WILL CLOSE AT MIDNIGHT ON TUESDAY, NOV. 28.
Location: The Timken Museum of Art in Balboa Park
Time: 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Cost: $40/person
Rotarians, guests and spouses are welcome.
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San Diego Police Chief Shelley Zimmerman
2017-11-30 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Our renowned law enforcement head of America’s Finest City will give us a report on the state of the San Diego Police Department as she heads toward finishing up an exemplary career. This will most likely be the last time Chief Zimmerman addresses us as the leader of the department so be sure not to miss it!

DARK
2017-11-23
No meeting

Annual Giving Thanks, Giving Back Auction
2017-11-16 11:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Come early for the champagne and loosen up those purse strings to bid one some great Holiday gift items at San Diego Rotary’s only fundraising event for the entire year. Proceeds will go toward all the service projects we’ll undertake in the next Rotary year. So be early, be generous and be ready to have some fun! Friends, family, and co-workers are all welcome. (Be sure to let the office know if you will be bringing guests)

Salute to Military
2017-11-09 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Our annual salute to the men and women in uniform is always a crowd pleaser. Be sure to come early and engage with the more than 50 uniformed folks in attendance. We’ll also hear from guest speaker Lane Nishikawa, writer, director, and film producer about Japanese-American WWII veterans.

2017-18 Club 33 Golf Tournament - Round 1
2017-11-03 | San Diego Country Club, 88 L St., Chu, CA, 91911
Join us at the beautiful San Diego Country Club for the first round of our annual golf tournament on November 3rd. Tee time is at noon.
Cost is $140, includes golf, cart, and lunch.
Registration has closed for this event. If you would like to be added to the wait list, please email Rich Donnelly, Golf Chair. RDonnelly@DWA-SD.com or 858-622-9009. The next tournament will be on January 26.

Women In Rotary
2017-11-02 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Celebrate the 30th Anniversary of this important and historic event. We’ll salute to the first five women who joined our club and hear from Dr. Sylvia Whitlock, Past Governor of Rotary District 5300 and the first woman to ever hold the position of Rotary Club President in the U.S.

Grotarian Event - Halloween with SDSU TV, Film & New Media Production
2017-10-31 17:30 - 21:00
Creepy, crawly, scary fun! A spook-tacular selection of short horror films from the San Diego State University Television, Film and New Media Production program.
Join Red Badgers and fellow Rotarians at the Don Powell Theatre at SDSU for an approximate 1 ½ hour program of a selection of student films. The Don Powell Theatre is a very cozy and intimate venue offering quality performing arts to the surrounding communities. Thanks to the unusually large stage for this size of venue, every seat in the house offers a clear unobstructed view.
The show begins at 7:30 p.m., but for those of you interested in a snack before the movies, please join us at Oggi’s Pizza Express, at 5:30 p.m., in the Student Union Building.
COST: Movie tickets are $10.00/per person.
Dinner at Oggi’s Pizza Express will be “Dutch” (each person to pay for their own meal).
This event is limited to 25 guests max.
MOVIE LOCATION:
Don Powell Theatre at SDSU
5500 Campanile Dr.
San Diego, CA 92182
OGGI’s PIZZA EXPRESS:
Student Union Building
5500 Campanile Drive
Room 150
San Diego, CA 92182
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Monthly Club Board meeting
2017-10-27 07:30 - 09:00 | Club 33 Conference Room, 2247 San Diego Ave, Suite 233, San Diego, CA, 92110, United States

Climbing Kilimanjaro On One Leg
2017-10-26 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
We’ll meet Phillip Grove, the video documentarian that chronicled Cloud Walkers, a group of amputees who put themselves to the ultimate test; reaching the peak of Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania Africa. Hear their stories of courage and commitment, including the year-long training to scale the highest free standing mountain in the world at 19,341 feet.

Hoover Interact Committee
2017-10-19 13:30 - 14:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States

Breeder's Cup
2017-10-19 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
This iconic event makes its debut for the first time in Del Mar, where the turf meets the surf Southern California style. First run in Hollywood in 1984, the Breeders’ Cup has crisscrossed the country ever since. Hear from the CEO of the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, Joe Harper, about what it takes to put on such a highly visible race. Post time is at 12:30 pm so get to the Liberty Station Conference Center early!

Experience San Diego- The 20-Year Plan
2017-10-12 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Our own Past President Patti Roscoe will deliver the San Diego 20-Year Tourism Destination Master Plan, now called “Experience San Diego.” She chaired the task force that developed the strategy over the past two years. Be among the first to hear the details of how America’s Finest City will be a star attraction for years to come. Book your calendars now!
Tourism is among the top three economic drivers in the City of San Diego but we compete against many other destinations to attract visitors. Experience San Diego Destination 2040 is the first destination master plan in the history of San Diego. This roadmap identifies how a dramatic increase in tourism will directly increase revenue streams to our city and overall economy. More than 40 industry leaders spent the better part of six months analyzing and developing this plan. Learn about this bold 20-year master plan that sets out attainable strategies to reimagine San Diego as a compelling destination to increase visitor spending, and improve the livelihoods of all San Diegans.

RCE 2018 Camp Rally
2017-10-11 17:30 - 19:30
Wednesday, October 11 5:30-7:30pm
Location: 4845 Ronson Ct. SD 92111
Did you sign up for the Camp Enterprise committee? Do you have interest in learning what our club’s largest community program is all about? Or do you simply want another opportunity to meet your fellow Rotarians in a casual setting? Then by all means, please plan to come to our RCE 2018 Camp Rally! We will have a short presentation and introduction of Rotary Camp Enterprise along with appetizers and refreshments. Fellow Rotarian David Kvendru has graciously offered his place of business, Greater San Diego Association of REALTORS in Kearny Mesa, for the event. There will be plenty of parking available. We hope to see you!
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Four-Way Test Speech Contest Committee
2017-10-05 13:30 - 14:15 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States

Extreme Sailing San Diego
2017-10-05 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Adrenaline-fueled racing ✔
World-class sailors ✔
Flying boats ✔
Unmissable action ✔
Get an in-depth preview of this exciting international sporting event that’s coming to San Diego in mid-October.
With the racing taking place just five meters from the shore of Harbor Island, the Series will be sure to make a show-stopping return to the Americas. Hear from Matt Reynolds, a San Diego-based professional sailor who brought this event to our town.
Matt will be speaking about the Extreme Sailing Series, it’s growth and how they have pioneered stadium sailing and the success its had. He will speak about regional benefits that ESD is trying to accomplish and the partners that we are working with to bring this event to San Diego (The Port and the TMD/Tourism Authority). He will also discuss the concept of “foiling.” (A hydro-foil is a lifting surface that operates in water and helps a boat reach higher speeds)

Game On! San Diego Gulls Hockey
2017-09-28 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Get a preview of the team’s third season and plans to make the fan experience at the Valley View Casino Center even better by Matt Savant, President of Business Operations for the Gulls. We’ll skate into the program right on time to hear all the insides of how hockey is alive, well and living in America’s Finest City! Fire up the Zamboni and make tracks to the Liberty Station Conference!

3rd Annual Peace Awards
2017-09-21 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Help us congratulate the awardees of San Diego Rotary’s Third Peace Awards. The presentation coincides with the United Nations’ annual day of global observance, and our own Walter Lam will provide a poignant and very personal perspective on the power of peace.
The emphasis of the Award this year is on people assisting Refugees, and no one understands their plight, or how to help them, better than Walter. He founded the Alliance for African Assistance in 1989 and annually helps hundreds of refugees from a multitude of countries to resettle in San Diego. You may think you know Walter; however, you will learn so much more about his prestigious career by visiting this link: http://www.alliance-for-africa.org/staff_bio.php?id=12
Please plan to attend the Luncheon on September 21 (International Peace Day) as we present two Peace Awards…one to an organization and one to an individual, and listen to Walter’s inspiring address.

Rotary Club of San Diego Foundation Board Meeting
2017-09-19 12:00 - 13:30 | Club 33 Conference Room, 2247 San Diego Ave, Suite 233, San Diego, CA, 92110, United States

Second Annual "Rise Against Hunger" Event with the San Diego Padres
2017-09-16 09:00 - 11:00 | Petco Park, 100 Park Blvd., San Diego, 92101, United States
After a very successful, sold out, first time event last year, we are once again joining with the Padres Volunteer Team with the goal to pack 60,000 meals (twice as many as last year, which means room for more volunteers) in two hours on Saturday, September 16 at Petco Park. The meals will be distributed by “Rise Against Hunger”, an international hunger relief organization that distributes food and life-changing aid to the world’s most vulnerable, mobilizing the necessary resources to end hunger by 2030.

Rise Against Hunger’s meal packaging program is a volunteer-based initiative that coordinates the assembly-line packaging of highly nutritious dehydrated meals comprised of rice, soy, vegetables, and 23 essential vitamins and minerals. The program was created to give dedicated individuals and organizations — from businesses to civic clubs — the opportunity to participate in a hands-on international hunger relief program and to become educated, engaged advocates for the world’s hungry. The events also give volunteers hands-on experience in leadership development, team-building, relationship-building, creative problem-solving, and goal-setting and achievement.
Since the inception of the meal packaging program in December 2005, these packaged meals have been used primarily to support school feeding programs in developing countries. Hunger is the common thread among the world’s most challenging issues. Targeting hunger — specifically by supporting school feeding programs — leverages support to other causes including poverty, disease, education, and the welfare of women and children.
Registration (required!) is open to members and their families only (ages four and up.) Space is limited to the first 100 people who register. Rotaracts, Interacts and non-Club members DO NOT register on line. Please contact Mary@rotary33.org
More event details will be sent to registrants as we get closer to the event. We look forward to another successful event this year and having some fun with the Padres volunteers!
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