Camille Newbern-San Diego Rotary in Africa
2018-03-01 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Our club is making significant contributions in Gulu, Uganda, thanks to the work of our International Foundation and Micro Credit Committee. Hear a first-hand account from one of our newest and youngest members, Camille Newbern, about her trip to this African nation and the moments of inspiration she witnessed. You’ll come away with a great sense of how our club is putting humanity in motion around the globe.

Cindy Marten-State of SDUSD
2018-03-08 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
There’s rarely a day when the second largest public school district in California doesn’t find itself in the news. There’s a great deal going on for this organization, and we’re honored to have the Superintendent, Cindy Marten, provide us an update. Hear her insights on academic progress in schools and the often overlooked economic impact of public education.

Grotarian Event - Women's Museum of California
2018-03-13 17:30 - 19:30 | CA
REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT HAS CLOSED – THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO SIGNED UP!
Please join the Grotarians as we tour the Women’s Museum of California located in Liberty Station. The museum is one of only three stand-alone museums of women’s history in the country. It was founded in 1983 as the Women’s History Reclamation Project. A docent will give us a tour of the permanent exhibits at the museum, as well as the current exhibit entitled, “March to Empowerment.” This exhibit explains the journey towards the American woman’s enfranchisement, spanning the late 19th century into the early 20th century. This exhibit will encourage viewers to place themselves within the legacy of a fight against the gendering of civil rights. Each section of the exhibit will provide a story arc created from materials extracted from the generous Alice Park Collection within the Museum archives, and will expound upon the struggle for fostering political discourse that validated women as public voices with a right to the vote. After the tour, we will enjoy adult beverages and heavy appetizers, while we socialize with fellow Rotarians. As highlighted in the news, the Women’s movement is ongoing and strong today. We invite all Rotarians, men and women, to join us for this event.
March 13, 2018
5:30-7:30 p.m.
Women’s Museum of California
2730 Historic Decatur Road, Suite 103
San Diego, CA 92106
Cost: $20/person
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2018 Camp Enterprise Kickoff
2018-03-15 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
We’ll once again welcome 90 high school juniors who will be participating in our annual three-day program in Julian. This life-changing experience is one of our signature service projects and a staple of San Diego Rotary since 1976. Come out to greet these fantastic students and show them your support!
Our guest speaker will be Elvin Lai, the CFO & Co Founder of Abnormal Company, Inc.
A business leader and entrepreneur, Elvin Lai is CEO and president of Ocean Park Inn Hotel in Pacific Beach. He is also CFO and co-founder of HOTELbeat Inc., a web-based hotel efficiency optimization system focused on simplifying the most tedious tasks required to run a hotel. Finally, Lai is CFO and co-founder of Abnormal Company Inc., a beer, wine and food company that recently opened a new franchise in South Korea, called Abnormal Taphouse and Cantina in Haeundae Beach, Busan. Abnormal exports beer to three countries and continues to add on new importers. Lai is also an executive board member of the San Diego Hotel Motel Association and recently selected as one of San Diego’s 500 most Influential Business Leaders in San Diego. In 2014 he was named as Outstanding Entrepreneur of the Year by the Asian Business Association (ABA) of San Diego. Lai is a graduate of the University of San Diego.

Rotary Club of San Diego Foundation Board Meeting
2018-03-20 12:00 - 13:30 | Club 33 Conference Room, 2247 San Diego Ave, Suite 233, San Diego, CA, 92110, United States
Quarterly Board Meeting

San Diego Padres
2018-03-22 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Baseball season is upon us and we’re privileged to have scheduled Wayne Partello, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of the San Diego Padres, to showcase the new and upcoming highlights for the 2018 season. He will discuss current programs and initiatives, look at some of the newest additions to the ballpark, and showcase all of the exciting news related to baseball and the 2018 roster.

Club 33 Golf Tournament - 3rd and Final Round
2018-03-23 | San Diego Country Club, 88 L St., Chu, CA, 91911
Join us for the final round of our annual tournament. Contact Golf Chair Rich Donnelly to sign up! rdonnelly@DWA-SD.com
March 23 at 9am
San Diego Country Club

M.O.S.T.-Mercy Outreach Surgical Team
2018-03-29 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
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 to health care. M.O.S.T. provides care and compassion during week-long outreach missions in the heart of southern and central Mexico. Each mission uplifts the spirits, self-esteem and prospects of nearly 300 patients. (You’ll want to bring some tissues to this program. It’s always an emotional one.)

San Diego Zoo's Journey To Earth's Most Pristine Place
2018-04-05 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
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.
Dr. Ron Swaisgood, The Everett and Rosemarie Brown Endowed Director of Applied Animal Ecology, will share stories of science and community engagement, including the signature intensive training program for Peruvian undergraduate students and a new research program designed to understand and address emerging threats to the endangered iconic giant otter.

Spy Secrets As Told By One Who Prosecuted Them
2018-04-12 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
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 incredible advantage over the Warsaw Pact countries we opposed in Eastern Europe.
When the theft of the ultra top secret technology by a deeply embedded KGB spy was discovered, the FBI investigation and prosecution in Los Angeles Federal Court of the culprit impacted a young prosecutor’s life for almost 3 decades. That true story will be told by local attorney Robert Brewer.

Hoover Interact-Interview Training
2018-04-12 13:30 - 14:30 | CA
Location: Liberty Station Conference Room

Vicente Fox, Former President of Mexico
2018-04-19 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
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 U.S.-Mexico relations. President Fox’s local impact includes serving as a board member for the San Diego-based nonprofit Reality Changers.
On Friday, April 13, we were informed that President Fox will need to be in Mexico City on the 19th and therefore will be speaking to us remotely via Skype instead.
Club 33 members: If you will be bringing guests to this program, click here to register them. Thank you.

Club 33 Tennis
2018-04-20 16:00 - 17:30 | San Diego Tennis and Racquet Club, 4848 Tecolote Road, San Diego, CA, 92110, United States
Who: All Club 33 Members who like tennis!
What: A tennis event for all levels of play
Where: San Diego Tennis and Racquet Club, 4848 Tecolote Rd, SD 92110
When: Friday, April 20, 4 – 5:30 PM; Fellowship to follow
Price: $25 per person includes court time and tennis balls
Deadline: Sign up before Monday, April 16
Contact: Bruce A. Hunt, 619.200.5565 or bruceahunt@prodigy.net
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Grotarian Event - The All-New Jackie Robinson Family YMCA
2018-04-24 17:30 - 19:30 | Jackie Robinson Family YMCA, 151 YMCA Way, San Diego, CA, 92102, United States
Join the Grotarians for a tour of the all-new Jackie Robinson Family YMCA that just re-opened with a completely renovated and expanded facility! The Jackie Robinson Family YMCA has been serving the Southeast San Diego community since 1943. We will tour the new amazing sports complex, gym, and community center. After the tour, we will enjoy some good food and non-alcoholic drinks, while we socialize with fellow Rotarians.
April 24, 2018
5:30-7:30
Jackie Robinson Family YMCA
151 YMCA Way
San Diego, CA 92102
$20/person
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Hoover Interact-Class of 2021 Interviews
2018-04-25 | CA
Location: Price Philanthropies
4305 University Avenue #600, San Diego 92105
Please contact committee chairs Mia Harenski or David Kvendru if you have any questions.

Four-Way Test Speech Contest - District Finals
2018-04-26 11:30 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Club 33 will be again hosting this year’s District Finals on Thursday, April 26, at the Liberty Station Conference Center. Dozens of students, whose extraordinary commitment to this highly competitive contest since early January, have been crisscrossing the County competing at numerous Rotary Clubs in quest of making the finals at our event.
Six amazing students, from over 15 high schools throughout San Diego County, will compete in this contest. These students have won several contests along the way, collecting prize money and recognition. Our event will feature the “best of the best” and we encourage you all to please lock this date in on your calendar.
Club 33 is very proud to host these outstanding young leaders of tomorrow. Our Club has long led an extraordinary example of developing and presenting the very finest programs for our youth. Please join visiting Rotarians, and friends and families of contestants throughout our Region as we present The Rotary Four-Way Test Speech Contest Finals. See you there!
Registration for non-San Diego Rotary club members is required. Cost of lunch is $33 per person or $5 for no lunch. You can select your meal choice at check-in. (There will be designated Beverage Only tables and seating at the back of the room for non-eaters.) Lunch will begin at 11:45 am. The program will begin at 12:20 pm.
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District 5340 4-Way Test Speech Contest
2018-04-26 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
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 issues of concern to them, all while showing us how their topic stacks up against the standard by which 1.2 million Rotarians act in everything they think, say and do. We’ll announce the winners before the end of the program so be sure to stay throughout!

2018 Rotarians At Work Day
2018-04-28 | CA
Rotarians At Work Day happens the last Saturday in April each year. Started in 2006 as a joint effort between two Rotary Districts (one in the United States and one in Mexico), Rotarians at Work Day continues to grow. Each year, Clubs around the world identify a hands-on project that all members can participate in to help their local community.
Don’t forget to take some pictures and email them in to the Rotary office. Thank you for your participation!
To sign up for a project, click on the project name. (Rotaracts, please add a (R) at the end of your last name.)
Project: San Diego Humane Society – this project is full
Address: 5500 Gaines St., SD 92110
Time: 9:30 am – Noon
# of volunteers needed: 15
Description: Participants will learn about ONE of the following programs: Kitten Nursery, Training, Humane Law and Project Wildlife programs and then they will be introduced to an animal that represents the program featured. There will be an activity to support the program and/or animal featured. We will wash and clean furniture in the dog play area.
Coordinator: Emily Rex
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Project: Hoover Interacts
Address: Swan Canyon 4545 Olive St. SD 92105
Time: 9:00 am – Noon
# of volunteers needed: 10-15
Description: Work alongside Hoover Interact students at Swan Canyon improving the new trail heading towards Home Avenue removing non-native species and trash. This task will improve the trail and make access safer for hikers and residents. Parking is available on Olive St. and 46th St. Please wear sturdy shoes and sunscreen. We recommend using restrooms before hand as there are no facilities on site.
Coordinator: Beatriz Valencia
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Project: San Diego Zoo – Animal Enrichment – registration has closed for this project
Address: San Diego Zoo, 2920 Zoo Drive, SD 92101
Time: 9:00 am – Noon
# of volunteers needed: 70-80
Description: Build, construct and paint colorful cardboard creatures to be placed in animal exhibits. Children are welcome but must be at least 10 years old.
Coordinator: Mark Stuart
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Project: St. Paul’s Senior Center – this project is full
Address: Talmadge Gateway 4422 Euclid Avenue, SD 92115
Time: 8:30 am – 11:30 am
# of volunteers needed: 6-8
Description: Spend your morning bringing sunshine to formerly homeless seniors by helping to serve and also share breakfast with them; hear their stories and share some of your own! You will be joined by members of Uptown Rotary.
Coordinator: Cheryl Wilson/Myrna Kinter
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Project: Boys Scouts
Address: 1207 Upas St., SD 92103
Time: 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
# of volunteers needed: 6-8
Description: Painting patrol boxes
Coordinator: Bruce Doole
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Project: Storefront Youth Shelter – this project is full
Address: 3427 4th Avenue, SD 92103
Time: 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
# of volunteers needed: 6-8
Description: Interior painting of (2) offices, interior/exterior cleaning
Coordinator: Jim Groen
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Project: Jackie Robinson Family YMCA
Address: 151 YMCA Way, SD 92102
Time: 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
# of volunteers needed: 10
Description: Clean small area of ground beside the SD River for rest and reflection for members of the community of Southeast SD who have lost loved ones in gang and related areas.
Coordinator: Michael Brunker
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Project: Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery – this project is full
Address: 1880 Cabrillo Memorial Dr., SD 92106
Time: 8:00 am – Noon
# of volunteers needed: 20
Description: Grave restoration and ground beautification. Bring a hat and work gloves. Family members above the age of 10 are welcome.
Coordinator: Mike Caruso

Daniel Paramo- Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility
2018-05-03 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
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 well as their programs which focus on rehabilitation.

Hoover Interact-Parent Orientation
2018-05-09 | CA
Location: Price Philanthropies
4305 University Ave #600, San Diego 92105
Please contact committee chairs Mia Harenski or David Kvendru if you have any questions.

Offsite Meeting: Rotary at the San Diego Air & Space Museum
2018-05-10 12:00 - 13:30 | San Diego Air & Space Museum, 2001 Pan American Plaza, San Diego, CA, 92101, United States
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 attending by registering here .

Hoover Interact-Class of 2018 Rotary Lunch
2018-05-17 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States

An Update On Balboa Park
2018-05-17 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
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 and Executive Director of the Balboa Park Cultural Partnership. Our own Betty Peabody will chair this informative session.

Hoover Interact-Class of 2018 Graduation
2018-05-22 | CA

Grotarian Event-Scripps Pier
2018-05-22 | CA
Come enjoy a glass of wine and the ocean views from Scripps Institution of Oceanography’s private research pier. With specialties that span all aspects of marine, earth, and atmospheric sciences, you’ll also discover how Scripps Oceanography is addressing the planet’s most pressing environmental challenges.
May 22, 2018
5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
$25/person
Location: Scripps Institution of Oceanography’s Pier
8622 Kennel Way
La Jolla, CA
***More specific directions regarding the location and parking will be e-mailed to attendees prior to the event.
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How Modern Technology Is Unlocking The Secrets of the Presidio
2018-05-24 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
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 the years and experience how San Diego’s Presidio looked in 1790. You’ll be given a “behind the scenes” look at the VR experience and be able to take your own “step back in time.”

Monthly Club Board meeting
2018-05-25 07:30 - 09:00 | Club 33 Conference Room, 2247 San Diego Ave, Suite 233, San Diego, CA, 92110, United States

Prospective Member Reception
2018-05-31 11:30 - 12:00 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Give the Gift of Rotary!
You and your prospective member are invited to a pre-lunch meeting reception at the Liberty Station Conference Center for an opportunity to introduce your member prospect to some of our club Rotarians and Board Members and to learn more about us and Rotary. The club will provide a complimentary lunch for your guest.
May 31 program: Amnon Ben-Yehuda: A story of survival and comradeship during the battle of Nebbi Yusha
—ADMISSION REQUIREMENT—Bring one prospective member!
The Reception will begin at 11:30 in Lobby L.
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Amnon Ben-Yehuda: A Story of Survival
2018-05-31 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
During the battle of Nebbi Yusha in the Upper Galilee on April 20, 1948, our own Amnon Ben-Yehuda, a Palmach soldier and squad leader, was shot in the head and rescued by his fellow soldiers to Ramot Naftali, a mountaintop settlement about a mile away. He remained there for two days before being carried down the mountain, ultimately to a hospital outside of Tel Aviv. Though this is but one story of bravery and comradeship in battle, for Amnon, it is a universal tale.
