Asking for trouble: Money matters in retirement It is the perfect storm for dangerous investments, with interest rates nearly at zero and seniors trying to fight the consequences of inflation. After nine years with very, very low rates many people find themselves in a desperate situation and, as a result, are becoming victims of fraud.…

Guest speaker: Khamphet Pease, Math, Science & Technology Teacher, Wilson Middle School  Preparing Kids for Tomorrow’s Opportunities Three years ago, Club 33’s STEM Committee launched an initiative designed to inspire young people to pursue STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) education, and to expose them to career possibilities in that sector.  Learn how the program has…

In celebration of Cinco de Mayo, students from San Ysidro High’s Grupo Folklorico will perform for us. Grupo Folklórico San Ysidro (GFSY) was founded by Mr. Lalo M. Hirsch in July of 2002. The group’s beginning coincided with the inception of San Ysidro High School as a new addition to the Sweetwater Union High School District in…

No meeting this week.

The Old Globe and the San Diego Public Library were selected last year to co-host the only stop in California for First Folio! The Book that Gave Us Shakespeare, on tour from the Folger Shakespeare Library, a national traveling exhibition organized by the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC to commemorate the 400th anniversary of…

ViaSat – Pushing the Limits of Innovation From a Carlsbad startup to 30 years later, ViaSat Inc has grown into a global broadband services & technology company that ensures consumers, businesses, governments and military personnel have communications access – anywhere – whether on the ground or in-flight. The company’s innovations in designing highest-capacity satellites and…

Southern California’s Water: A History of Southern California Development and Challenges for the Future California is a nation state with an economy that would rank it in the top ten nations of the world if it were a stand-alone country.  The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California serves water to 19 million Southern Californians –…

The Power of a Wish:  Why Hope, Strength and Joy matter in life’s greatest battles Make-A-Wish began humbly in 1980, when a group of kind hearted police officers made a very sick boy a “cop for a day”. This act of kindness began with a small community who came together to make a difference for…