San Diego Rotary

Grotarian Event - Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego - La Jolla
2016-02-23 17:30 - 19:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego-La Jolla, 700 Prospect Street, La Jolla, CA, 92037, United States
LAST DAY TO REGISTER IS FEB. 21!
Please join the Grotarians and fellow Rotarians for a lovely evening at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego.
The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD) is the region’s foremost forum devoted to the exploration and presentation of the art of our time, presenting works across all media created since 1950. MCASD provides an unprecedented variety of exhibition spaces and experiences for the community, showcasing an internationally recognized collection and a dynamic schedule of exhibitions and public programs. You can also take in the fabulous ocean view from the Edwards Garden Gallery.
The tours will focus on the new exhibit: ED RUSCHA THEN & NOW: PAINTINGS FROM THE 1960S AND 2000S
Ed Rusha is an innovator of West-Coast Pop and Conceptual Art. His work draws upon popular media, commercial culture, and the landscape of Los Angeles. The show will highlight select works from the sixties alongside more recent canvases.
Heavy hors d’oeuvres and adult beverages will be served.
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Rady Children's First Pediatric Heart Transplant
2016-02-18 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Over 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 when Rady Children’s Hospital performed its first heart transplantation.
Guest speakers Dr. Donald Kearns, President and CEO of Rady Children’s Hospital, and Dr. Rakesh Singh, Transplant Cardiologist and Medical Director, will talk about this historic milestone for the hospital and our community.
Click here to read more from Rady Children’s Hospital.

SDSU Rotaracts
2016-02-16 19:00 - 21:00 | CA
Auxiliary Meeting
Pride Suite 1st Floor
Conrad Prebys Aztec Student Union

My Sweet Valentine - A Sweethearts Day Celebration
2016-02-11 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
This 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 raffle for a Suzy’s illustration, and an additional two lucky Rotarians will win brunch for 2 at the Westgate Hotel, compliments of Richard Cox.
It is a lunch you will truly enjoy, especially if you bring a special sweetheart or two. Please call or email the Rotary office by Monday, Feb. 8 if you plan to bring a guest to this program.

SDSU Rotaracts
2016-02-09 19:00 - 21:00 | San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, 92182
Primary meeting with guest speaker Jackie Meyer
Pride Suite 1st Floor
Conrad Prebys Aztec Student Union

Richard Lederer
2016-02-04 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
FASCINATING 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, including his best-selling Anguished English series and his current books, Amazing Words, Lederer on Language, and Monsters Unchained!
Dr. Lederer’s syndicated column “Lederer on Language” appears in newspapers and magazines throughout the United States, including the San Diego Union-Tribune, and he is a founding co-host of “A Way With Words” on KPBS Public Radio. He has been named International Punster of the Year and Toastmasters International’s Golden Gavel winner.

Rotary Fellowship and Networking Event
2016-02-03 17:30 - 19:00 | Higgs Fletcher & Mack, 401 West A Street Suite 2600, San Diego, CA, 92101, United States
Join fellow Rotarians for fun, fellowship and business networking on February 3, 2016, 5:30 to 7:00 pm at the beautiful law offices of Higgs, Fletcher & Mack high atop the Columbia Center in Downtown San Diego. This combined function is brought to you by the San Diego Rotary Club, the Coronado Rotary Club, Rotary District 5340 and San Diego State Rotaract Club. This will be a wonderful event where you can meet new Rotary friends and business contacts while enjoying the penthouse balcony view of San Diego Harbor. College fare of pizza and munchies will be provided as well as adult and soft beverages. Remember to bring your business cards!
The cost of the event is $15.00 per Rotarian and $7.00 for Rotaracts.
Event address: 401 West A Street, Suite 2600, San Diego 92101
Note: Parking is available in the building but validation will not be provided.
Click here to register. Last day to register is January 29.
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SDSU Rotaracts
2016-02-02 19:00 - 21:00 | San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, 92182

Gary McCord
2016-01-28 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Gary 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 McCord persisted through years of mediocrity before finding great success in many aspects of the world of golf. An outstanding player, announcer, instructor, author, speaker, and even actor, Gary McCord has become a golf celebrity.
Gary is well known for enduring 23 years and 422 tournaments on the PGA Tour without nabbing a single victory. A man of good humor, he boasted a “NO WINS” license plate for years to poke fun at his own less-than-glamorous career as a professional golfer.
He joined CBS Sports in 1986, and he quickly became known for his outspoken (and sometimes controversial) golf commentary.
Gary is the author of the best-seller “Golf for Dummies” and his autobiography “Just a Range Ball in a Box of Titleists.” He also appeared as himself in the Kevin Costner movie Tin Cup.

SDSU Rotaracts
2016-01-26 19:00 - 21:00 | San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, 92182
Primary meeting with guest speaker Andy Liska
Pride Suite 1st Floor
Conrad Prebys Aztec Student Union

Grotarian Fireside Chat
2016-01-26 17:30 - 19:30 | Academy of Our Lady of Peace, 4860 Oregon Street, San Diego, CA, 92116, United States
Attention Grotarians – this meeting is one of the requirements toward your permanent badge. Please consider attending if you have not attended one yet.
This free event is open to Grotarians only. Please no guests or spouses. Registration will close at midnight on Friday, January 22.
This is an opportunity to learn more about San Diego Rotary and our wonderful committees. Eight chairs from different committees will describe their committees, activities and ways you can participate. Dinner and adult beverages will be provided.
Location:
The Academy of Our Lady of Peace
4860 Oregon Street
San Diego, CA 92116
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Author and Biographer Lynne Carrier on Leon L. Williams
2016-01-21 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Leon 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 ideas and proposals helped rescue a dying inner city and brought a fixed-rail trolley to the San Diego State University campus.
Lynne Carrier will talk about Leon’s remarkable life and his effective approach to politics.
Lynne Carrier, author of Leon’s book “Together We Can Do More”, is a journalist who first covered Leon in the late 1970s when she was a City Hall reporter for the San Diego Evening Tribune. Her articles also have appeared in numerous other newspapers and magazines, including Forbes and Newsweek. She wrote a history of planning, “San Diego: Looking to the Future,” for the city of San Diego.

Jazz Xpress All-Star Youth Jazz Band
2016-01-14 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Jazz 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 arrangements by some of the best in the field!

2016 Economic Forecast
2016-01-07 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
What’s ahead for investors in 2016? Do the economic concerns of stumbling GDP growth coupled with rising interest rates and a stronger U.S. dollar signal a shift in the areas of opportunity?
Join us Thursday, January 7th, when Bill Holland, owner of The Holland Group, and Linda Stirling, Senior VP of Wealth Management for the Pacific Mountain Group of UBS Financial Services, go head to head, giving their astute views on the areas of risk and reward in 2016.

Dark - No Meeting
2015-12-31 | CA
Happy New Year!

Dark - No Meeting
2015-12-24 | CA
Happy Holidays!

Monthly Board meeting
2015-12-18 07:30 - 09:00, 2015-11-20 07:30 - 09:00 | Club 33 Conference Room, 2247 San Diego Ave, Suite 233, San Diego, CA, 92110, United States

Annual Holiday Program -"The Giving of Gifts" - Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina
2015-12-17 12:00 - 13:30 | Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina, 1380 Harbor Island Dr., San Diego, 92101
Registration is necessary only if you are bringing guests to the program. Otherwise, please do not sign up here. Click here to register your guests.
Contact the office if you want to reserve a table of 10.
Guest price is $41 per person. (Payment can be made at the registration desk) Parking is $6.
The program will take place in the East Tower in the Grand Ballroom.
Menu:
Whole Roast Tom Turkey with Cranberry Orange Relish with Herb Stuffing and Turkey Gravy served with Chive Mashed Potatoes and Chef’s Seasonal Vegetables
OR California Crudite Salad (Mixed greens, sliced mushrooms, corn, shredded carrots, tomatoes, cucumbers, haricot verts, edamame and radishes with a champagne vinaigrette)
Dessert: Strawberry Shortcake with White Chocolate Mousse and Chambord

San Diego Rotary Club Foundation Board meeting
2015-12-15 12:00 - 13:30 | Club 33 Conference Room, 2247 San Diego Ave, Suite 233, San Diego, CA, 92110, United States

Terry Moore & Malin Burnham- The State of Venture Capital in San Diego
2015-12-10 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Come hear the history, current state, and the economic importance of venture capital in our community. This presentation by Malin Burnham, an early San Diego venture capital investor, and Terry Moore – General Partner of the MVP VC Funds – who’s long-term vision and life’s mission is to rebuild venture capital in San Diego. Terry leverages his extensive relationships built over the last 20 years, with top-tier VC firms in Silicon Valley, and top corporate investors globally, to bring their deep pockets, and strategic interests to our community’s top tech and life sciences companies.
Biographies:
Mr. Terry Moore has over 20 years of experience investing, founding, leading, directing, and advising companies. As an engineer he developed Spacecraft Thermal Barrier Control Coatings used on satellites to conduct the waste heat away from the electronic black boxes. He has had CEO experience, and has served on the Board of Directors of numerous companies in various stages of development and operation. Mr. Moore is the founder and Managing Partner of the MVP VC Funds™, L.P. (www.moorevp.com) in San Diego, California investing in the next most successful tech and life science companies at the early, growth, and expansion stages. He is the Chairman of The VC Roundtable (www.thevcroundtable.com) of Southern California, a private, invitation-only, monthly investor, inventor, and entrepreneur networking organization that he founded in 2002 and is also the founder and Chairman of the Annual VC Regatta in San Diego. Mr. Moore may also be seen on the CNBC TV show “Make Me A Millionaire Inventor.”
Mr. Malin Burnham currently serves as the Co-Chair of Cushman-Wakefield. He has been an active real estate developer in the San Diego area since the 1940s. His family real estate brokerage firm, Burnham Real Estate Services, was founded in 1891 and was acquired by Cushman & Wakefield in 2008. Mr. Burnham served as the Chairman of Burnham Pacific Properties, a New York Stock Exchange company. He was the Founder of First National Bank at San Diego. Mr. Burnham serves as Honorary Trustee of Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute. He also serves on the Dean’s Advisory Council of The Rady School of Management at the University California, San Diego. Mr. Burnham is a former Director of San Diego Gas & Electric Company, Cubic Corporation, and Gen-Probe, Inc. He is a former Trustee of Stanford University and President of America’s Cup Organizing Committee.

Hoover Interact Committee
2015-12-05 18:00 - 20:00 | CA
Join us for the Hoover Interacts Holiday Party at the Town and Country Hotel. Have dinner with fellow Rotarians and see the Hoover Interacts dressed up and having fun. Contact Mia Harenski or David Kvendru for details.

United Way & the San Diego Unified School District
2015-12-03 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Guest speakers: Kevin Crawford, President & CEO of the United Way of San Diego and Cindy Marten, Superintendent San Diego Unified School District
Our Partnership for Children – A United Way and San Diego Unified Collaboration
The United Way of San Diego County and San Diego Unified School District are working together in unprecedented ways to make sure that our children and families have everything they need to be successful. Through the use of Collective Impact, the highest form of collaboration, United Way and the District are partnering around a common vision, shared metrics and continuous learning. This innovative partnership is supporting every child, every step of the way.

SDSU Rotaracts - End of the Year Banquet
2015-12-01 19:00 - 21:00 | CA
Location and details TBD

Dark - No Meeting
2015-11-26 | CA
Happy Thanksgiving!

Club 33 Golf Tournament - Second Round
2015-11-20 | San Diego Country Club, 88 L St., Chu, CA, 91911
The first round of the Rotary Golf Tournament for President Peter’s year was held on Friday, October 8th at the San Diego Country Club. A packed field of 8 (yes, your read that correctly) golfers enjoyed a wonderful day of camaraderie and fun.
With two rounds to go, Tom Wilson, our resident PGA professional, shares the lead with Guy Maddox, who both shot net 76s. The closest to the pin contest was won by John Anewalt who put his tee shot a mere 4’5” away from the cup from a distance of 137 yards! Alas, John missed his birdie putt and had to settle for a ho-hum par.
SAVE THE DATE – NOVEMBER 20!
Our second round is scheduled for Friday, November 20th and included on this day will be a special treat for Club 33 golfers who participate—an appearance by the SDSU Women’s Golf Team! Lucky Rotarians may get to play a round with individual members of the Lady Aztecs. Marten Barry’s money is on the SDSU women to out-score every Rotarian, with the possible exception of our golf professional Tom.
Cost is $116 plus beverage/food cost.
Tee time is TBD.
Please contact Marten Barry mbarry@naisandiego.com or Alli Lucas alucas@naisandiego.com if you would like to play in this next round of our tournament.

Give Back, Give Thanks Auction
2015-11-19 11:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
We need your help and participation in this annual fundraiser that supports over 30 of our club projects. Please consider a donation towards our silent or live auction. You can find the donation form on our website or by clicking here. Auction items must be delivered by Nov. 6.
Arrive early at 11:00 on November 19 to shop our Silent Auction!
Thank you to those who have already donated items!
Mark Stuart
Chris Yanov
Diana MarJip-Chuh
Linnea Arrington
Paul Hartley (2 items)
Jim Hughes
Steven Mueller (2 items)
Cheryl Wilson
Paul Nestor
Amnon Ben-Yehuda
Richard Cox

SDSU Rotaracts - First meeting for new members
2015-11-17 19:00 - 21:00 | San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, 92182
Guest speakers Jenni Prisk and Phil Blair
Pride Suite 1st Floor
Conrad Prebys Aztec Student Union

Salute to the Military program - Guest speaker Captain Derek Herrera
2015-11-12 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
On November 21, 2014, Captain Derek Herrera medically retired from Active Duty in the US Marine Corps after 8.5 years of service as an Infantry and Special Operations Officer. After graduating from the US Naval Academy in 2006, he has spent his first six years in the Marine Corps building and leading teams of Marines, Sailors and Soldiers in locations including Iraq, Haiti, the Middle East and Afghanistan. On June 14, 2012, Derek was shot and paralyzed from the chest down while leading his Marine Special Operations Team on patrol in the Helmand River Valley, Afghanistan.
Derek never had any desire to be a motivational speaker, but has always tried to live in a way that would honor the men and women who have sacrificed to help him get to where he is today.
Although his story is inspirational, he spends less time telling his story and more on living his life in an honorable way. Derek has begun to share some of the lessons he has learned with the hope that others can benefit from his experience.
Captain Herrera recently graduated from the UCLA Anderson School of Management where he earned a Master’s in Business Administration. While at UCLA, Derek was awarded the John Wooden Global Leadership Fellowship. Recently, he founded Spinal Singularity, a company that designs medical devices to improve the quality of life for people with Paralysis and Spinal Cord Injury and Disease (SCI/D).
Resilient Leadership
Derek Herrera has overcome significant odds to rebuild his life and move forward. Over the past three years, Derek has been able to achieve incredible feats physically, spiritually, and entrepreneurially. After sustaining a complete paralysis at the T5 level (chest) he returned to work in 6 months, completed his first triathlon in 9 months, took his first steps in an exoskeleton in 10 months, and entered business school just 13 months after his injury. He has attained significant accolades since his injury and credits each and every award he has received to his wife, his family, his community, and the memory of those that no longer have the opportunities he does on a daily basis (the men and women who were killed in action).
In addition to the external support Derek has utilized to achieve his goals, he believes his resilience has been solidified by the mindset he has adopted and the mental approach he was able to forge during his recovery. Derek will briefly share some of the insights he has gained about the essential elements of resilience and how meaningful and impactful it can be for anyone in their daily lives.

VIP New Member Prospect Reception
2015-11-12 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. The club will provide a complimentary lunch for your guest.
—ADMISSION REQUIREMENT—
Bring one prospective member!
—Registration is required—
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