Club 33 2nd Grand Slam Tennis Tournament
2018-11-15 17:30 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Barnes Tennis Center, 4490 W. Point Loma Blvd., San Diego, CA, 92107
Thursday, November 15
5:30 pm to 7:00 pm
Barnes Tennis Center
Cost: $15 per person (includes court fee, balls and water)
Round robin doubles will be the format again. Join us!
Click here to register.

Dark - NO MEETING
2018-11-22, 2018-12-27, 2019-01-03 | CA

Annual Giving Thanks, Giving Back Auction
2018-11-29 10:30 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Members – the time to donate is now, we are only a few weeks away from the auction!
We are asking all members of Club 33 for 3 things:

to attend the Giving Thanks, Giving Back annual luncheon on 11/29
to donate a bottle of quality wine, minimum 92 pts. There is the option of a $50 donation in lieu of the wine. (You can email the office to let them know to bill you)
also, each member is asked to Give or Get a donation item for our Live or Silent auction. Be creative!!!

Please complete the donation form for each donation item. 2018 Rotary Donation Form.
The last day to submit auction donation items is on November 26. All items must be delivered to the Rotary office.
Any questions – you can contact Auction Chair Diana MarJip-Chuh at dmjchuh@gmail.com.
Attendance is also a key part of the success of our auction so we encourage you to bring your family, friends, neighbors or co-workers so they, too, can do some pre-holiday shopping! (Be sure to inform the office if you will be bringing guests to the program.)
ARRIVE TO EARLY! Our Silent Auction will begin at 11:00. While shopping and bidding on the many wonderful auction items, you can enjoy a glass of champagne or mimosa, too!
This is our only fundraiser of the year so your participation in the auction and paddle raise is most appreciated. Your support raises money to support our Club’s service projects and our Impact Fund. Thank you, Rotarians! We are looking forward to another fun and successful event!

Monthly Club Board meeting
2018-11-30 07:30 - 09:00, 2018-12-21 07:30 - 09:00, 2019-01-25 07:30 - 09:00, 2019-02-22 07:30 - 09:00 | Club 33 Conference Room, 2247 San Diego Ave, Suite 233, San Diego, CA, 92110, United States

Club 33 Holiday Celebration at the Timken Museum
2018-12-04 17:30 - 19:30 | CA
The Grotarian Committee and the Club 33 Social Hour Committee are organizing a holiday celebration at the Timken Museum and you are all invited! Guests and prospective members are welcome.
This will be a very special holiday event. In December, the Timken Museum in Balboa Park 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 will be the Timken’s special exhibition, Rococo Rivals & Revivals. Composed of 12 objects, paintings, drawings and prints, this exhibition will be presenting, for the first time in Southern California, a global vision on the different personalities and schools of Rococo. It features a major oil painting The Italian Comedians by Antoine Watteau, on loan from the National Gallery, Washington D.C.
Docents will be available to guide you through these wonderful displays. There will be adult beverages and delicious food, including a carving station, mash potato bar, and plenty of other wonderful treats. This will be a magical evening full of good cheer and merriment. We hope to see you there!
Date:Tuesday December 4
Location: Timken Museum 1500 El Prado, Balboa Park 92101
Time: 5:30 to 7:30
Cost: $40 per person
Registration closes on November 27 so sign up now! Click here to register.

Rafael Castellanos-Port of San Diego
2018-12-06 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Port of San Diego Chairman Rafael Castellanos will give us an update on the Port’s current projects. They have a lot of exciting things to talk about: the new Portside Pier restaurant development, the new Intercontinental Hotel, the Central Embarcadero project and the Chula Vista Bayfront Master Plan.

Club 33 Social Hour at Alesmith Brewing Company
2018-12-12 17:30 - 19:30 | CA
No registration needed -just show up! Please remember that guests and potential members are always welcome at this open events. (Cash bar and food available for purchase)

Jerry Sanders-SD Regional Chamber of Commerce
2018-12-13 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Jerry Sanders, CEO of the Chamber of Commerce, will provide an update on the Chamber’s activities in 2018 and review the recent general election and local events. He will also provide a look ahead at the Chamber’s priorities for 2019 and a regional business outlook.

Foundation Board Meeting
2018-12-18 12:00 - 13:30 | Club 33 Conference Room, 2247 San Diego Ave, Suite 233, San Diego, CA, 92110, United States

Annual Holiday Program
2018-12-20 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
It’s going to be a Duckport Holiday Celebration!
Our chorus has been hard at work on putting together a fabulous program for you. Remember this is a wonderful opportunity to invite your family, your children and your grandchildren to Rotary to celebrate the holidays with us!
If you will be bringing a guest or guests to this program, please register yourself and your guests by December 17 so we will have a more accurate count for lunch. Click here to register your guests.
Thank you.

Annual State of the Investment Markets
2019-01-10 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Kick off the New Year with one of our most popular programs. Advisors Bill Holland and Linda Stirling will discuss, and may even debate, how stocks, bonds and other investment assets will fare over the next 12 months. You can also grade their 2018 predictions against what actually happened. We will ring in the first meeting of 2019 promptly so come early and prepared with your questions for our experts!

Club 33 Golf
2019-01-11 | San Diego Country Club, 88 L St., Chu, CA, 91911
Time for the first golf event of 2019!
Date: Friday, Jan 11
Time: 9:00 am
Location: San Diego Country Club
15 players max-first come first served
Cost: $85 (includes lunch cart and drink)
RSVP to Golf Chair Richard Donnelly rdonelly@epwealth.com. Provide your handicap-index. Be sure to inlcude your cell phone number in the message.
See you on the links!

Dr. Adela de la Torre - President, SDSU
2019-01-17 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Dr. Adela de la Torre was recently appointed by the California State University Board of Trustees as the new president of San Diego State University. Joining the campus in June 2018, Dr. de la Torre is the ninth permanent president of SDSU and the first woman to serve in that role. She brings with her 30 years of service in leadership roles within institutions of higher education, including the California State University system, the University of Arizona and the University of California, Davis.
She will speak to us about her presidential vision, the lessons she learned from her six-month listening tour and will discuss the envisioned Mission Valley innovation district.

Bird, Inc. Electric Scooters
2019-01-24 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Bird’s mission and passion is to make cities more livable by reducing car usage, traffic, and carbon emissions.
They are working with cities and universities across the world to provide new transportation options, complement public transit systems, and invest in safety infrastructure that benefits everyone.
Kyndell Gaglio, who serves on Bird’s Government Partnerships team, will talk about the role of scooters in reduction of greenhouse gasses and cars on the road as well as the business model for new/disruptive industries like theirs.

Grotarian Fireside Chat
2019-01-29 17:30 - 19:30 | Academy of Our Lady of Peace, 4860 Oregon Street, San Diego, CA, 92116, United States
Red Badgers – please come and learn more about Club 33 and our Committees as we sit by the fire on a cool evening in San Diego. We will have 8-10 Committee Chairs speak about their committees, what their committees do, and how you as a committee member can help. It will be an informative but fun evening for all who attend. This is one way for you, as a Red Badger, to find the committee that is the perfect fit for you, AND satisfy one of your permanent badge requirements! Even if you attended the Poolside Chat, we encourage you to attend this event too, as we will have different Committee Chairs speak. This is always a wonderful evening at OLP. The event includes dinner and adult beverages.
Thank you to Club 33 member and Head of School for OLP, Lauren Lek, for hosting us again this year!
Location: Academy of Our Lady of Peace (“OLP”), 4860 Oregon Street, San Diego, CA 92116
Date: January 29, 2019
Time: 5:30-7:30 pm
Cost: FREE
This event is for Grotarians only. Please no spouses or guests.
Click here to let us know that you will be attending

Cathryn Nacario, CEO, NAMI San Diego
2019-01-31 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
The National Alliance on Mental Illness in San Diego (NAMI San Diego) is the community’s voice on mental illness. They are a part of grass-roots, nonprofit, national NAMI organization, and also an affiliate of NAMI California. NAMI San Diego was founded in 1978 by family members of people with mental illness.
They have a threefold mission:
-Support people with mental illnesses and their families by helping them find coping mechanisms for their daily struggle with brain disorders.
-Educate people who have mental illness, their families, and the general public about mental illness with the goal of dispelling ignorance and stigma.
-Advocate for more research and an improved system of mental health services across the nation.
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This presentation will focus on the basics of what mental illness is and is not focusing on dispelling myths and stigma as it pertains to creating a mentally healthy workplace environment.

Joseph Panetta, President & CEO, Biocom
2019-02-07 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
San Diego Biotech-Advancing Health, Wellness and the Economy
Joseph Panetta is president and CEO and a member of the board of directors of Biocom, California’s largest and most-experienced leader and advocate for the life science industry. Biocom works on behalf of over 1,100 members to drive public policy, build a network of industry leaders, create access to capital and introduce STEM education programs.
Biocom has a staff of 50. It is based in San Diego and has offices in Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay Area, Tokyo, and Washington, D.C. The life science industry in San Diego County is among the strongest in the nation. The industry employs almost 50,000 people in five sectors: biopharmaceuticals, medical devices and diagnostics, research and lab services, bio-renewables, and life science wholesale. The county’s life science employees support an additional 133,000 jobs, for a total countywide impact of over 183,000 jobs. The industry generates $34 billion in annual economic activity.
Panetta will provide an update on the growth of the biotech industry in our region and provide insight into some of the most promising developments in drug development, research and the growing field of genetics.

Grotarian Event - Little Italy Walking Tour
2019-02-12 17:30 - 20:30 | CA
Hello Rotarians! Do you love history, walking, and delicious pizza?
If so, the upcoming Grotarian Little Italy Walking Tour is for you. Sign up by February 5 to be a part of this amazing upcoming event!
Tuesday, February 12th
5:30pm Group Welcome in Little Italy
Guided tour experience concludes at 7:15pm
7:30PM—Dinner-private space at Nonna back patio (1735 India St.) Non alcoholic beverages (iced teas, sodas, coffee or tea) and a variety of gourmet pizzas are served family style.
Cost is $25 per person, all inclusive (tour, pizza, non alcoholic beverages). Alcoholic beverages are available on a no host basis.
Parking info https://www.littleitalysd.com/about/parking
Our tour guide, Anthony Davi, has been leading tours of the Little Italy area for about 20 years, and is entertaining and informative. Passersby know him by name and are sometimes introduced to the tour attendees! You might think you know about Little Italy, but there is so much that doesn’t meet the eye – plus much has changed in the past several years and this tour will not only inform you of Little Italy’s history, but update you on what is new!
Points of interest include:
Piazza Basilone-Fountain
Italian Church built in 1925
Historic Homes
Hidden Neighborhood Landmarks
Neighborhood Artifacts
House of the Black Hand
Italian grocery store started in 1925
Deadline to sign up is February 5th! Click here to register.

Valentine's Day Program
2019-02-14 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Join us for a special musical Valentine’s Day program! And bring along your Sweetheart!
Arrival and lunch music will be provided by solo guitarist, Todd Pyke. Todd has appeared on MTV and was the winner of Washburn’s Hottest Guitarist contest in Hollywood, California.
Our program will feature Eve Selis and Marc Intravaia. Marc has played lead guitar for Kenny Loggins, America, Juice Newton, and Billy Ray Cyrus. Eve, seven time winner of the San Diego Music Awards, has shared this stage with Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, Heart, Crosby Stills and Nash, Doobie Brothers, and many others. They will play a blend of old favorites and originals.
Club 33 Member and Chair of the Day Ray McKewon may join Eve and Marc for a few songs. Ray has played Gimme Gimme Some Lovin’ with Spencer Davis and Danke Schoen with Wayne Newton and has performed at the Cleveland Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Club 33 Social Hour - Gordon Biersh Brewery & Restaurant
2019-02-20 17:30 - 19:30 | CA

Rodney Scott, Chief Patrol Agent, San Diego Sector Border Patrol
2019-02-21 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
On Wednesday Dec. 13, 2017, the San Diego Sector Border Patrol welcomed its newest Chief Patrol Agent Rodney S. Scott.
Chief Scott manages more than 2,400 law enforcement agents and support staff and has direct oversight of the area’s eight Border Patrol stations. San Diego Sector’s area of responsibility includes 60 linear miles of international boundary with Mexico and the entire California coastal region.
Prior to his new appointment, he served as the CPA of the El Centro Sector, as the Deputy Chief Patrol Agent at SDC, and as the Patrol Agent in Charge at the Brown Field Station in SDC. He also has held a variety of leadership positions, including Assistant Chief within CBP’s Office of Anti-Terrorism in Washington, D.C., and as the Director/Division Chief for the Incident Management and Operations Coordination Division at CBP Headquarters.
Chief Scott will provide a “State of the U.S./Mexico border” specific to San Diego and provide context to the ongoing humanitarian and security crisis. Are the Central American caravans a national security threat or a humanitarian issue? There is already a fence along the border between San Diego and Tijuana, do we really need a border wall? He will provide his perspective on these questions and more.

Club 33 Golf
2019-02-22 09:00 - 14:00 | San Diego Country Club, 88 L St., Chu, CA, 91911
There’s still time to register for Round (2) of three of Rotary 33’s Annual Golf Tournament. The format is (2) best net rounds of three, so if you haven’t started, its not too late.
Starting times begin @ 9AM at San Diego Country Club.
Sign up now before we fill up!
Send your name, phone #, e-mail address and SCGA index to ellis@carmelcap.com.
I will confirm your slot.
Thanks,
Ellis Smith
858-457-7544 ext 217

Chuck Samuelson-Founder & President, Kitchens for Good
2019-02-28 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Chuck Samuelson has spent a lifetime in the food service industry as a chef, restaurateur, and consultant. He started his career as a dishwasher at 13 and rose to Executive Chef and Restaurant General Manager in his late twenties. He has owned award-winning restaurants and catering companies and served as the Senior Manager for Food Services at Stone Brewing Company. While working as an Executive Chef at some of San Diego’s premiere restaurants, Samuelson was shocked at the tremendous amount of food being wasted while many in the community lacked access to nutritious food. Samuelson leveraged his network and skills to build a social enterprise that is designed to break the cycles of food waste, poverty and hunger in the community.
Kitchens for Good is a 501(c)(3) and social enterprise with the mission to break the cycles of food waste, hunger, and poverty through innovative solutions in workforce training, healthy food production, and social enterprise. Kitchens for Good bridges the gap between wasted food and hunger by rescuing surplus and cosmetically imperfect food from wholesalers and farmers and engaging students in a culinary apprenticeship program to transform these ingredients into nutritious meals for hungry families. This approach addresses the most immediate need of hunger by feeding the food lines, but also helps to shorten the line itself by giving unemployed people the skills to become self-sufficient. Through the power of kitchens and cooking, our students transform their lives from one of addiction, incarceration, homelessness, and unemployment, to lives of stability, employment, and a brighter future.
The talk will be about the ROI of Social Enterprise with Kitchens For Good as the model for how essential social good work can be more sustainable. Kitchens For Good is a part of the new wave of “revenue first” nonprofits who seek to change communities through a more sustainable business model. For every dollar donated to KFG, they match that dollar with earned revenue.

STARTUPS: A BUSINESS MODEL OR A FAD? Why Should We Care?
2019-03-07 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
We hear the term “Startup” a lot but what does it really mean? How does it affect San Diego and what role does it play in our future? Join us for an energized conversation with a panel of experts who will help unravel the mysteries behind the illusive STARTUP.
We will hear from Brittany Meiling, Sr. Reporter at the SD Union Tribune, whose beat is startups, tech and biotech. Also joining us will be Cathy Pucher, Executive Director of SDSU’s Zahn Innovation Platform Launchpad. And last, but definitely not least, Neal Bloom, a well known serial entrepreneur and chairman of Startup San Diego and the founder of the popular local blog Fresh Brewed Tech.
You won’t want to miss this treasure trove of intellectual capital!
