We meet once a month on the 2nd Monday to share updates and upcoming events, hear from a speaker representing a community organization, and to connect with one another. Upcoming events include volunteering and networking opportunities. A light dinner will be provided.

The speaker for this meeting will be Cindy Finch, LCSW, a relationship strategist, coach, author, and keynote speaker. She will be giving a presentation called The Resiliency Curve: Exactly What to Do When Faced with Workplace Adversity.

Prospective members are welcome! Email us at mverotary@gmail.com to let us know you’re coming. If you aren’t a member, your first meeting is free. We ask $10 to cover the cost of dinner from members and visiting Rotarians.

We meet once a month on the 2nd Monday to share updates and upcoming events, hear from a speaker representing a community organization, and to connect with one another. Upcoming events include volunteering and networking opportunities. A light dinner will be provided.

Our speaker program will be the student teams we helped sponsor to attend Rotary District 5340’s Model United Nations Conference in March. The 8 students from Madison High School will share how they prepared for the program, how they presented their side(s) of the issues, what their reaction was to the event, and how the program prepared them for the next step in their life journey. Their teams represented the USA, Canada, Mexico, and Burkina Faso.

Prospective members are welcome! Email us at mverotary@gmail.com to let us know you’re coming. If you aren’t a member, your first meeting is free. We ask $10 to cover the cost of dinner from members and visiting Rotarians.

Instead of our usual location at the Mission Valley Library, we will be meeting at the United Way of San Diego County this month. When you arrive, use the southern driveway to enter the building’s main entrance. There is no receptionist so we'll have a club officer posted at the entrance to welcome you until at least 6:10pm.

We meet once a month on the 2nd Monday to share updates and upcoming events, hear from a speaker representing a community organization, and to connect with one another. Upcoming events include volunteering and networking opportunities. A light dinner will be provided.

The speaker for this meeting will be Cindy Finch, LCSW, a relationship strategist, coach, author, and keynote speaker. She will be giving a presentation called The Resiliency Curve: Exactly What to Do When Faced with Workplace Adversity.

Prospective members are welcome! Email us at mverotary@gmail.com to let us know you’re coming. If you aren’t a member, your first meeting is free. We ask $10 to cover the cost of dinner from members and visiting Rotarians.

We meet once a month on the 2nd Monday to share updates and upcoming events, hear from a speaker representing a community organization, and to connect with one another. Upcoming events include volunteering and networking opportunities. A light dinner will be provided.

The speaker for this meeting will be our own International Service Chair Arna Lewis. Arna will share about the Tepehua Centro Comunitario in Chapala, Jalisco, Mexico. Arna lived in Chapala and was a member of the Rotary Club of Ajijic. The Tepehua Centro Comunitario was established  in 2010. Arna was especially passionate about teaching sewing skills to women there so they could become financially independent. This center was to enable the women and children in the community to learn their worth and provide for themselves. 

Prospective members are welcome! Email us at mverotary@gmail.com to let us know you’re coming. If you aren’t a member, your first meeting is free. We ask $10 to cover the cost of dinner from members and visiting Rotarians.

Instead of our usual location at the Mission Valley Library, we will be meeting at the United Way of San Diego County this month. When you arrive, use the southern driveway to enter the building’s main entrance. There is no receptionist so we'll have a club officer posted at the entrance to welcome you until at least 6:10pm.

We meet once a month on the 2nd Monday to share updates and upcoming events, hear from a speaker representing a community organization, and to connect with one another. Upcoming events include volunteering and networking opportunities. A light dinner will be provided.

The speakers for this meeting will be Steve Walker and Brian Butler who are both docents at the USS Midway Museum and will be sharing “The Midway Story.” They will discuss the Battle of Midway, provide a summary of the aircraft carrier Midway’s active duty history from 1945 to Desert Storm, and a virtual tour through the USS Midway Museum. Steve is a retired top gun pilot and Brian joined the Navy in the late 60’s, serving on two aircraft carriers.

Prospective members are welcome! Email us at mverotary@gmail.com to let us know you’re coming. If you aren’t a member, your first meeting is free. We ask $10 to cover the cost of dinner from members and visiting Rotarians.

Instead of our usual location at the Mission Valley Library, we will be meeting at the United Way of San Diego County this month. When you arrive, use the southern driveway to enter the building’s main entrance. There is no receptionist so we'll have a club officer posted at the entrance to welcome you until at least 6:10pm.

We meet once a month on the 2nd Monday to share updates and upcoming events, hear from a speaker representing a community organization, and to connect with one another. Upcoming events include volunteering and networking opportunities. A light dinner will be provided.

The speaker for this meeting is to be determined.

Prospective members are welcome! Email us at mverotary@gmail.com to let us know you’re coming. If you aren’t a member, your first meeting is free. We ask $10 to cover the cost of dinner from members and visiting Rotarians.

We meet once a month on the 2nd Monday to share updates and upcoming events, hear from a speaker representing a community organization, and to connect with one another. Upcoming events include volunteering and networking opportunities. A light dinner will be provided.

The speaker for this meeting will be Dr. Alain Lescart who will be discussing common themes and archetypes in science and fantasy fiction books and movies. Dr. Alain Lescart joined PLNU in 2005 as a professor of French and world literature. He also teaches two special classes on science fiction and fantasy literature. His main specialties are in 19th century French literature and in French fantasy literature. In addition to being a professor, Dr. Lescart is a published author whose books include:

• The Adventures of Candice Holloway (2 book series)

• The Extraordinary Adventure of the Sacred Cat of Burma

Prospective members are welcome! Email us at mverotary@gmail.com to let us know you’re coming. If you aren’t a member, your first meeting is free. We ask $10 to cover the cost of dinner from members and visiting Rotarians.

We meet once a month on the 2nd Monday to share updates and upcoming events, hear from a speaker representing a community organization, and to connect with one another. Upcoming events include volunteering and networking opportunities. A light dinner will be provided.

Our speaker will be Sophia Prieto Guzman, Volunteer Services Lead Outreach Coordinator at Just in Time for Foster Youth (JIT). JIT’s mission is to engage a caring community in helping transition age (18-26) foster youth achieve self-sufficiency and well-being. Sophia will share more about their organization and the My First Home Program we’ll be supporting in November with our district grant.

Prospective members are welcome! Email us at mverotary@gmail.com to let us know you’re coming. If you aren’t a member, your first meeting is free. We ask $10 to cover the cost of dinner from members and visiting Rotarians.

We meet once a month on the 2nd Monday to share updates and upcoming events, hear from a speaker representing a community organization, and to connect with one another. Upcoming events include volunteering and networking opportunities. A light dinner will be provided.

Our speakers this month will be two City Heights Rotaractors named Sarai Maganda and Stephanie Vargas who recently participated in a unique Rotary exchange program to Mallorca, Spain. Our club helped fund their airfare. Sarai and Stephanie will share what they did during their exchange trip and what their experience was like.

Prospective members are welcome! Email us at mverotary@gmail.com to let us know you’re coming. If you aren’t a member, your first meeting is free. We ask $10 to cover the cost of dinner from members and visiting Rotarians.

Instead of our usual location at the Mission Valley Library, we will be meeting at the United Way of San Diego County this month. When you arrive, use the southern driveway to enter the building’s main entrance. There is no receptionist so we'll have a club officer posted at the entrance to welcome you until at least 6:10pm.

We meet once a month on the 2nd Monday to share updates and upcoming events, hear from a speaker representing a community organization, and to connect with one another. Upcoming events include volunteering and networking opportunities. A light dinner will be provided.

The speaker for this meeting will be Rotary District 5340 Governor Don Fipps. Don Fipps has been a Rotarian for 17 years and is a member of the Rotary Club of Del Mar where he was president 2018-19. Don attended California Polytechnical State University in San Luis Obispo, majoring in Biochemistry and graduated in 1977. He was subsequently commissioned in the United States Army through ROTC. Don retired from the Army in 1997 as Lieutenant Colonel in the Medical Services Corps. He also has an MS in Biology from Bowling Green State University. After working for the American Red Cross in several locations, an independent blood center in Sacramento and finally the University of California San Diego Health, Don retired in 2018.
Don married Donna McIlwain in 1975 after meeting at Cal Poly. Together they raise Canine Companions service dog puppies.

Prospective members are welcome! Email us at mverotary@gmail.com to let us know you’re coming. If you aren’t a member, your first meeting is free. We ask $10 to cover the cost of dinner from members and visiting Rotarians.

We meet once a month on the 2nd Monday to share updates and upcoming events, hear from a speaker representing a community organization, and to connect with one another. Upcoming events include volunteering and networking opportunities. A light dinner will be provided.

Our speaker will be Ashley Champa, Activities Coordinator at PATH (People Assisting the Homeless)’s Valley Vista supportive housing site in Mission Valley. PATH's mission is to end homelessness for individuals, families and communities. They do this by building affordable housing and providing supportive services throughout California.

Prospective members are welcome! Email us at mverotary@gmail.com to let us know you’re coming.

Instead of our usual location at the Mission Valley Library, we will be meeting at the United Way of San Diego County this month. When you arrive, use the southern driveway to enter the building’s main entrance. There is no receptionist so we'll have a club officer posted at the entrance to welcome you until at least 6:10pm.

We meet once a month on the 2nd Monday to share updates and upcoming events, hear from a speaker representing a community organization, and to connect with one another. Upcoming events include volunteering and networking opportunities. A light dinner will be provided.

The speaker for this meeting is to be determined.

Prospective members are welcome! Email us at mverotary@gmail.com to let us know you’re coming.

We meet twice a month to share updates and upcoming events, hear from a speaker representing a community organization, and to connect with one another. Upcoming events include volunteering and networking opportunities. A light dinner will be provided.

Our speaker for this meeting will be Maren Kavanagh, Community Education Coordinator for I Love A Clean San Diego. Maren will share ways individuals can reduce their impact on the environment. Everyone can make a difference! She will highlight simple steps people can take in their everyday lives; focusing on topics such as recycling and zero waste habits. She will also share opportunities to get involved with their cleanup efforts around San Diego!

To keep the meeting as zero waste as possible, please bring a reusable water bottle and reusable utensils.

Prospective members are welcome! Email us at mverotary@gmail.com to let us know you’re coming.

We meet twice a month to share updates and upcoming events, hear from a speaker representing a community organization, and to connect with one another. Upcoming events include volunteering and networking opportunities. A light dinner will be provided. Prospective members are welcome! Email us at mverotary@gmail.com to let us know you’re coming.

Our speaker for this meeting will be Cheryl Lander, Co-Chair of Rotary District 5170’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) committee and President Nominee of Silicon Valley Rainbow Rotary in San Jose. Cheryl will be joining us virtually to cover how Rotary defines DEI, why it's important, and some next steps around DEI that clubs can do. Throughout her presentation she will weave in her own personal story and encourage discussion about what inclusion means to you.

We meet once a month to share updates and upcoming events, hear from a speaker representing a community organization, and to connect with one another. Upcoming events include volunteering and networking opportunities. A light dinner will be provided. Prospective members are welcome! Email us at mverotary@gmail.com to let us know you’re coming.

Our speakers for this meeting will be Julie Guy and Lisa Hightower-Kibbe from Banding Together. Banding Together is a grassroots organization with a mission to bring unique music opportunities to individuals with special needs in our community.

We meet once a month to share updates and upcoming events, hear from a speaker representing a community organization, and to connect with one another. Upcoming events include volunteering and networking opportunities. A light dinner will be provided. Prospective members are welcome!

Our speaker will be Rotary District 5340 Governor Nominee Luis Carranza who will share his Rotary journey. This meeting we will be trying out a new venue - The Hub at Mission Valley which is located in the old Ruby’s Diner just outside the AMC theater.

We meet once a month to share updates and upcoming events, hear from a speaker representing a community organization, and to connect with one another. Upcoming events include volunteering and networking opportunities. A light dinner will be provided. Prospective members are welcome!

This month our speaker will be Kristi Stoza, the Engagement Coordinator for Words Alive. She will be speaking about their organization, the literacy crisis in San Diego, and how you can be part of the solution!