Join our Community Service Chair Linda at Banding Together’s Jam Session in El Cajon. She volunteers there every Thursday during the 6-week program. Email us at mverotary@gmail.com so we can register you through our team on HandsOn San Diego.

Be a mentor to 1-4 teen/young adults with special needs, such as autism, while they learn to play music. Volunteer mentors provide encouragement, model expected group behaviors, give compliments, give directions, and help their mentees build friendships and practice social skills. Mentors are important because they help the students with special needs gain social skills (e.g. learning how to make eye contact, have a conversation, have self control, etc.) that are essential to living a meaningful life in their community.

No matter your level of musical experience, you'll have a great time shaking a shaker, playing a drum, signing along and much more. Before and after the group, volunteers assist with set up (unloading musical equipment, setting up chairs, music stands, music books, etc.), process with the volunteer team after (complete a journal entry about experience and rate mentee responses), and tear down (load equipment).

About Banding Together

Founded in 2009, Banding Together’s mission is to bring music opportunities to individuals with special needs in our community. This is accomplished through key objectives that include providing: music therapy scholarships, free Jam Session programs, mentorships, and instruments.

Join our Community Service Chair Linda at Banding Together’s Jam Session in El Cajon. She volunteers there every Thursday during the 6-week program. Email us at mverotary@gmail.com so we can register you through our team on HandsOn San Diego.

Be a mentor to 1-4 teen/young adults with special needs, such as autism, while they learn to play music. Volunteer mentors provide encouragement, model expected group behaviors, give compliments, give directions, and help their mentees build friendships and practice social skills. Mentors are important because they help the students with special needs gain social skills (e.g. learning how to make eye contact, have a conversation, have self control, etc.) that are essential to living a meaningful life in their community.

No matter your level of musical experience, you'll have a great time shaking a shaker, playing a drum, signing along and much more. Before and after the group, volunteers assist with set up (unloading musical equipment, setting up chairs, music stands, music books, etc.), process with the volunteer team after (complete a journal entry about experience and rate mentee responses), and tear down (load equipment).

About Banding Together

Founded in 2009, Banding Together’s mission is to bring music opportunities to individuals with special needs in our community. This is accomplished through key objectives that include providing: music therapy scholarships, free Jam Session programs, mentorships, and instruments.

Join our Community Service Chair Linda at Banding Together’s Jam Session in El Cajon. She volunteers there every Thursday during the 6-week program. Email us at mverotary@gmail.com so we can register you through our team on HandsOn San Diego.

Be a mentor to 1-4 teen/young adults with special needs, such as autism, while they learn to play music. Volunteer mentors provide encouragement, model expected group behaviors, give compliments, give directions, and help their mentees build friendships and practice social skills. Mentors are important because they help the students with special needs gain social skills (e.g. learning how to make eye contact, have a conversation, have self control, etc.) that are essential to living a meaningful life in their community.

No matter your level of musical experience, you'll have a great time shaking a shaker, playing a drum, signing along and much more. Before and after the group, volunteers assist with set up (unloading musical equipment, setting up chairs, music stands, music books, etc.), process with the volunteer team after (complete a journal entry about experience and rate mentee responses), and tear down (load equipment).

About Banding Together

Founded in 2009, Banding Together’s mission is to bring music opportunities to individuals with special needs in our community. This is accomplished through key objectives that include providing: music therapy scholarships, free Jam Session programs, mentorships, and instruments.

Join our Community Service Chair Linda at Banding Together’s Jam Session in El Cajon. She volunteers there every Thursday during the 6-week program. Email us at mverotary@gmail.com so we can register you through our team on HandsOn San Diego.

Be a mentor to 1-4 teen/young adults with special needs, such as autism, while they learn to play music. Volunteer mentors provide encouragement, model expected group behaviors, give compliments, give directions, and help their mentees build friendships and practice social skills. Mentors are important because they help the students with special needs gain social skills (e.g. learning how to make eye contact, have a conversation, have self control, etc.) that are essential to living a meaningful life in their community.

No matter your level of musical experience, you'll have a great time shaking a shaker, playing a drum, signing along and much more. Before and after the group, volunteers assist with set up (unloading musical equipment, setting up chairs, music stands, music books, etc.), process with the volunteer team after (complete a journal entry about experience and rate mentee responses), and tear down (load equipment).

About Banding Together

Founded in 2009, Banding Together’s mission is to bring music opportunities to individuals with special needs in our community. This is accomplished through key objectives that include providing: music therapy scholarships, free Jam Session programs, mentorships, and instruments.

Join our Community Service Chair Linda at Banding Together’s Jam Session in El Cajon. She volunteers there every Thursday during the 6-week program. Email us at mverotary@gmail.com so we can register you through our team on HandsOn San Diego.

Be a mentor to 1-4 teen/young adults with special needs, such as autism, while they learn to play music. Volunteer mentors provide encouragement, model expected group behaviors, give compliments, give directions, and help their mentees build friendships and practice social skills. Mentors are important because they help the students with special needs gain social skills (e.g. learning how to make eye contact, have a conversation, have self control, etc.) that are essential to living a meaningful life in their community.

No matter your level of musical experience, you'll have a great time shaking a shaker, playing a drum, signing along and much more. Before and after the group, volunteers assist with set up (unloading musical equipment, setting up chairs, music stands, music books, etc.), process with the volunteer team after (complete a journal entry about experience and rate mentee responses), and tear down (load equipment).

About Banding Together

Founded in 2009, Banding Together’s mission is to bring music opportunities to individuals with special needs in our community. This is accomplished through key objectives that include providing: music therapy scholarships, free Jam Session programs, mentorships, and instruments.

Join our Community Service Chair Linda at Banding Together’s Jam Session in El Cajon. She volunteers there every Thursday during the 6-week program. Email us at mverotary@gmail.com so we can register you through our team on HandsOn San Diego.

Be a mentor to 1-4 teen/young adults with special needs, such as autism, while they learn to play music. Volunteer mentors provide encouragement, model expected group behaviors, give compliments, give directions, and help their mentees build friendships and practice social skills. Mentors are important because they help the students with special needs gain social skills (e.g. learning how to make eye contact, have a conversation, have self control, etc.) that are essential to living a meaningful life in their community.

No matter your level of musical experience, you'll have a great time shaking a shaker, playing a drum, signing along and much more. Before and after the group, volunteers assist with set up (unloading musical equipment, setting up chairs, music stands, music books, etc.), process with the volunteer team after (complete a journal entry about experience and rate mentee responses), and tear down (load equipment).

About Banding Together

Founded in 2009, Banding Together’s mission is to bring music opportunities to individuals with special needs in our community. This is accomplished through key objectives that include providing: music therapy scholarships, free Jam Session programs, mentorships, and instruments.

Join our Community Service Chair Linda at Banding Together’s Jam Session in El Cajon. She volunteers there every Thursday during the 6-week program. Email us at mverotary@gmail.com so we can register you through our team on HandsOn San Diego.

Be a mentor to 1-4 teen/young adults with special needs, such as autism, while they learn to play music. Volunteer mentors provide encouragement, model expected group behaviors, give compliments, give directions, and help their mentees build friendships and practice social skills. Mentors are important because they help the students with special needs gain social skills (e.g. learning how to make eye contact, have a conversation, have self control, etc.) that are essential to living a meaningful life in their community.

No matter your level of musical experience, you'll have a great time shaking a shaker, playing a drum, signing along and much more. Before and after the group, volunteers assist with set up (unloading musical equipment, setting up chairs, music stands, music books, etc.), process with the volunteer team after (complete a journal entry about experience and rate mentee responses), and tear down (load equipment).

About Banding Together

Founded in 2009, Banding Together’s mission is to bring music opportunities to individuals with special needs in our community. This is accomplished through key objectives that include providing: music therapy scholarships, free Jam Session programs, mentorships, and instruments.

Join us in traversing an area of the San Diego River to help remove trash and debris with the San Diego River Park Foundation. Clean-up locations can be anywhere from Ocean Beach in San Diego to Walker Preserve in Santee.

An estimated 1 million pounds of trash enters the San Diego Riverbed annually, and the River Rescue team works diligently to remove an average of 2,000 pounds out of the riverbed at every clean-up!

Volunteers should expect to get dirty, physically exert themselves, and occasionally trek through treacherous terrain.

Signing up on the San Diego River Park Foundation’s site (linked below) is required to attend.

Join our Community Service Chair Linda at Banding Together’s Jam Session in El Cajon. She volunteers there every Thursday during the 6-week program. Email us at mverotary@gmail.com so we can register you through our team on HandsOn San Diego.

Be a mentor to 1-4 teen/young adults with special needs, such as autism, while they learn to play music. Volunteer mentors provide encouragement, model expected group behaviors, give compliments, give directions, and help their mentees build friendships and practice social skills. Mentors are important because they help the students with special needs gain social skills (e.g. learning how to make eye contact, have a conversation, have self control, etc.) that are essential to living a meaningful life in their community.

No matter your level of musical experience, you'll have a great time shaking a shaker, playing a drum, signing along and much more. Before and after the group, volunteers assist with set up (unloading musical equipment, setting up chairs, music stands, music books, etc.), process with the volunteer team after (complete a journal entry about experience and rate mentee responses), and tear down (load equipment).

About Banding Together

Founded in 2009, Banding Together’s mission is to bring music opportunities to individuals with special needs in our community. This is accomplished through key objectives that include providing: music therapy scholarships, free Jam Session programs, mentorships, and instruments.

We are hosting a shopping day for Just in Time for Foster Youth’s My First Home program. We secured a matching grant from Rotary District 5340 to help purchase household items for the foster youth that participate in the program and we’re recruiting 24 volunteers to help out. The time for this project is tentative and will be determined as the date nears.

Just in Time for Foster Youth's (JIT) is a San Diego nonprofit based in Mission Valley that focuses on engaging a caring community to help transition age foster youth (ages 18-26) achieve self-sufficiency and well-being.

The My First Home service assists youth in creating a place they can call home, which is fundamental to creating their foundation for success. Youth attend their Distribution Center for a shopping day, where they can select everything they need to create a safe, comfortable and reliable environment they can be proud of. These items can include dressers, nightstands, dining tables and chairs, desks, dish sets, utensils, bedding, lamps, and much more.

There are typically 6 participants attending a shopping day which requires the support of approximately 24 volunteers. Each participant gets assigned a team of volunteers to support throughout their shopping experience in the following roles:

• 1 Shopper (Total of 6 volunteers): Helping a youth select items on their wish list and ensure all the items are marked for movers. The shopper will also be taking notes on items selected by the participant.

• 2 Movers (Total of 12 volunteers):  Once items are selected at the Distribution Center, the mover will move the items to a designated area outside and will help load furniture/household items into the moving vehicles, drive to the youth's home, and unload and move items into the youth's home. There is a lot of heavy lifting, and you must be comfortable with lifting heavy items.

• 1 Driver (Total of 6 volunteers): Help transport items using their SUV, pick-up truck, or a larger vehicle. Drivers do not need to arrive until 10am.

Join our Community Service Chair Linda at Banding Together’s Jam Session in El Cajon. She volunteers there every Thursday during the 6-week program. Email us at mverotary@gmail.com so we can register you through our team on HandsOn San Diego.

Be a mentor to 1-4 teen/young adults with special needs, such as autism, while they learn to play music. Volunteer mentors provide encouragement, model expected group behaviors, give compliments, give directions, and help their mentees build friendships and practice social skills. Mentors are important because they help the students with special needs gain social skills (e.g. learning how to make eye contact, have a conversation, have self control, etc.) that are essential to living a meaningful life in their community.

No matter your level of musical experience, you'll have a great time shaking a shaker, playing a drum, signing along and much more. Before and after the group, volunteers assist with set up (unloading musical equipment, setting up chairs, music stands, music books, etc.), process with the volunteer team after (complete a journal entry about experience and rate mentee responses), and tear down (load equipment).

About Banding Together

Founded in 2009, Banding Together’s mission is to bring music opportunities to individuals with special needs in our community. This is accomplished through key objectives that include providing: music therapy scholarships, free Jam Session programs, mentorships, and instruments.

Join our Community Service Chair Linda at Banding Together’s Jam Session in El Cajon. She volunteers there every Thursday during the 6-week program. Email us at mverotary@gmail.com so we can register you through our team on HandsOn San Diego.

Be a mentor to 1-4 teen/young adults with special needs, such as autism, while they learn to play music. Volunteer mentors provide encouragement, model expected group behaviors, give compliments, give directions, and help their mentees build friendships and practice social skills. Mentors are important because they help the students with special needs gain social skills (e.g. learning how to make eye contact, have a conversation, have self control, etc.) that are essential to living a meaningful life in their community.

No matter your level of musical experience, you'll have a great time shaking a shaker, playing a drum, signing along and much more. Before and after the group, volunteers assist with set up (unloading musical equipment, setting up chairs, music stands, music books, etc.), process with the volunteer team after (complete a journal entry about experience and rate mentee responses), and tear down (load equipment).

About Banding Together

Founded in 2009, Banding Together’s mission is to bring music opportunities to individuals with special needs in our community. This is accomplished through key objectives that include providing: music therapy scholarships, free Jam Session programs, mentorships, and instruments.

Join our Community Service Chair Linda at Banding Together’s Jam Session in El Cajon. She volunteers there every Thursday during the 6-week program. Email us at mverotary@gmail.com so we can register you through our team on HandsOn San Diego.

Be a mentor to 1-4 teen/young adults with special needs, such as autism, while they learn to play music. Volunteer mentors provide encouragement, model expected group behaviors, give compliments, give directions, and help their mentees build friendships and practice social skills. Mentors are important because they help the students with special needs gain social skills (e.g. learning how to make eye contact, have a conversation, have self control, etc.) that are essential to living a meaningful life in their community.

No matter your level of musical experience, you'll have a great time shaking a shaker, playing a drum, signing along and much more. Before and after the group, volunteers assist with set up (unloading musical equipment, setting up chairs, music stands, music books, etc.), process with the volunteer team after (complete a journal entry about experience and rate mentee responses), and tear down (load equipment).

About Banding Together

Founded in 2009, Banding Together’s mission is to bring music opportunities to individuals with special needs in our community. This is accomplished through key objectives that include providing: music therapy scholarships, free Jam Session programs, mentorships, and instruments.

The Rotary Club of Del Mar-Solana Beach has invited us to join them in volunteering with Just in Time for Foster Youth’s at a shopping day for their My First Home program. It will be a great trial run for the shopping day our club is hosting in December.

Just in Time for Foster Youth's (JIT) is a San Diego nonprofit based in Mission Valley that focuses on engaging a caring community to help transition age foster youth (ages 18-26) achieve self-sufficiency and well-being.

The My First Home service assists youth in creating a place they can call home, which is fundamental to creating their foundation for success. Youth attend their Distribution Center for a shopping day, where they can select everything they need to create a safe, comfortable and reliable environment they can be proud of. These items can include dressers, nightstands, dining tables and chairs, desks, dish sets, utensils, bedding, lamps, and much more.

There are typically 6 participants attending a shopping day which requires the support of approximately 24 volunteers. Each participant gets assigned a team of volunteers to support throughout their shopping experience in the following roles:

• 1 Shopper (Total of 6 volunteers): Helping a youth select items on their wish list and ensure all the items are marked for movers. The shopper will also be taking notes on items selected by the participant.

• 2 Movers (Total of 12 volunteers):  Once items are selected at the Distribution Center, the mover will move the items to a designated area outside and will help load furniture/household items into the moving vehicles, drive to the youth's home, and unload and move items into the youth's home. There is a lot of heavy lifting, and you must be comfortable with lifting heavy items.

• 1 Driver (Total of 6 volunteers): Help transport items using their SUV, pick-up truck, or a larger vehicle. Drivers do not need to arrive until 10am.

Join Rotaractors from across the west coast in a service project while they’re in town for the Zone Institute. Rotarians and guests are welcome!

Help spruce up an iconic San Diego landmark and one of the most significant historical sites on the West Coast. Presidio Park is the location of California's first mission and presidio (fort). It sits just above Old Town, the site of the first permanent European settlement in California. Presidio Park is a public park operated by the City of San Diego's Parks and Recreation Department. 

Volunteers will work with Ranger Kyle from Parks and Rec to help spruce up the park. Tasks may include: raking up pine needles, gathering palm fronds, weeding and removing non-native plants, and trail maintenance. 

• Getting There: We'll meet at the top of Presidio Hill, near the restrooms, at 4299 Cosoy Way, San Diego, CA 92101. We'll be at the top of the hill, near the restrooms. Local Rotaractors and Rotarians may be available to help with carpooling. Please let us know if you can help drive Rotaractors to the project from the Town & Country in Mission Valley.

• Attire: Closed-toe shoes are required. Volunteers should dress in layers and wear clothing they don't mind getting dirty.

• Bring: Reusable water bottle and sun protection such as a hat and sunscreen. Gloves and tools will be provided. 

• Physical Requirements: Tasks will be provided to accommodate for a range of abilities. The park space is on a hillside and is unfortunately not ADA accessible. 

Join our Community Service Chair Linda at Banding Together’s Jam Session in El Cajon. She volunteers there every Thursday during the 6-week program. Email us at mverotary@gmail.com so we can register you through our team on HandsOn San Diego.

Be a mentor to 1-4 teen/young adults with special needs, such as autism, while they learn to play music. Volunteer mentors provide encouragement, model expected group behaviors, give compliments, give directions, and help their mentees build friendships and practice social skills. Mentors are important because they help the students with special needs gain social skills (e.g. learning how to make eye contact, have a conversation, have self control, etc.) that are essential to living a meaningful life in their community.

No matter your level of musical experience, you'll have a great time shaking a shaker, playing a drum, signing along and much more. Before and after the group, volunteers assist with set up (unloading musical equipment, setting up chairs, music stands, music books, etc.), process with the volunteer team after (complete a journal entry about experience and rate mentee responses), and tear down (load equipment).

About Banding Together

Founded in 2009, Banding Together’s mission is to bring music opportunities to individuals with special needs in our community. This is accomplished through key objectives that include providing: music therapy scholarships, free Jam Session programs, mentorships, and instruments.

Join our Community Service Chair Linda at Banding Together’s Jam Session in El Cajon. She volunteers there every Thursday during the 6-week program. Email us at mverotary@gmail.com so we can register you through our team on HandsOn San Diego.

Be a mentor to 1-4 teen/young adults with special needs, such as autism, while they learn to play music. Volunteer mentors provide encouragement, model expected group behaviors, give compliments, give directions, and help their mentees build friendships and practice social skills. Mentors are important because they help the students with special needs gain social skills (e.g. learning how to make eye contact, have a conversation, have self control, etc.) that are essential to living a meaningful life in their community.

No matter your level of musical experience, you'll have a great time shaking a shaker, playing a drum, signing along and much more. Before and after the group, volunteers assist with set up (unloading musical equipment, setting up chairs, music stands, music books, etc.), process with the volunteer team after (complete a journal entry about experience and rate mentee responses), and tear down (load equipment).

About Banding Together

Founded in 2009, Banding Together’s mission is to bring music opportunities to individuals with special needs in our community. This is accomplished through key objectives that include providing: music therapy scholarships, free Jam Session programs, mentorships, and instruments.

You are invited to the 4th Annual Walk to End Polio! 

Rotaractors and Rotarians will join forces to raise money to help End Polio! We will be completing the 5 Bridges walk starting in Balboa Park and ending with Breakfast Burritos and Mimosas. All fitness levels are welcome! We have had Rotarians run, walk and even bike the course. We encourage you to wear your END POLIO NOW gear! 
 
Check in will be at 8am on Sunday October 22, 2023
Park at the Natural History Museum there is plenty of free parking. You won't miss our check in table. 
Walk will begin at 8:30am and end at the Botanical Garden. 
 
Our goal is to have 50 participants and raise $1,000 as a District! 
 
Please select from the following burrito options:
1. egg, bacon, potatoes and cheese
2. egg, ham, potatoes and cheese
3. egg, sausage, potatoes and cheese
4. egg, chorizo, potatoes and cheese 
5. No meat egg, potatoes and cheese
 
If you are interested in ordering a End Polio Now T-Shirt to wear for the walk, please send 
Sesyenriquez@gmail.com and email to coordinate sizes by 9/30/23. 
 
Registration for the walk ends 10/18/2023!

Walk Route

Distance: 3.5 miles

1) Start
Corner of the Spanish Village Art Center
1770 Village Pl, San Diego, CA 92101
Head east on Village Place toward Park Blvd. Cross the street towards the east side
of Park Blvd and head south towards the Desert Garden, follow the paved path.

2) 1st Bridge
Park Boulevard Bridge
Cross the first bridge of our route! You will now find yourself near the San Diego
Natural History Museum. Walk towards the Bea Evenson Fountain and head west on
El Prado. Head west about 0.4 miles to reach the next bridge.

3) 2nd Bridge
Cabrillo Bridge
Continue west for 0.5 mile until you reach First Avenue. Head north on First Avenue
for 0.2 miles.

4) 3rd Bridge
First Avenue Bridge
You have made it to the third bridge of our walk! Continue north for 0.3 miles until
you reach the intersection of First Avenue and Spruce Street. Turn left onto Spruce Street.
Head west for 0.1 miles to reach the fourth bridge of our walk.

5) 4th Bridge
Spruce Street Suspension Bridge
You have made it to the fourth bridge!!! Enjoy the views on this historic bridge built
in 1912! Make sure to loop back where you came from, do not go through the bridge!

6) 5th Bridge
Quince Street Bridge
Head east on Spruce Street for 0.2 miles until you reach the intersection of Spruce
Street and Third Avenue. Turn right onto Third Avenue. Head south for 0.1 miles!
You have made it to the final bridge of our walk! Walk across the bridge, don't forget to
stop for a pic!

Our club will be selling clothing, bikes, household items, and more to fundraise for our My First Home Project with Just in Time for Foster Youth.

You can help by collecting donations from your friends, neighbors, coworkers, etc. and/or signing up to volunteer the day of to help sell the items in a garage sale-like set up.

Just in Time for Foster Youth's (JIT) is a San Diego nonprofit based in Mission Valley that focuses on engaging a caring community to help transition age foster youth (ages 18-26) achieve self-sufficiency and well-being.

The My First Home service assists youth in creating a place they can call home, which is fundamental to creating their foundation for success. Youth attend their Distribution Center for a shopping day, where they can select everything they need to create a safe, comfortable and reliable environment they can be proud of. These items can include dressers, nightstands, dining tables and chairs, desks, dish sets, utensils, bedding, lamps, and much more. We will be hosting a shopping day on December 9, 2023 where we’ll purchase items to add to their Distribution Center and we’re recruiting 24 volunteers to help out at the shopping day. Learn more here.

The San Diego Union-Tribune's 7th Annual Festival of Books will take place on August 19, 2023. The Festival of Books, hosted on the University of San Diego campus, is a free event for book lovers of all ages. Attendees enjoy workshops, activities, photo booths, live entertainment, discussions with award-winning authors and more!

The event also fundraises for the San Diego Council on Literacy which unites the community to support literacy through advocacy, partnerships, resources and coordinated efforts. They represent a network of 30 affiliated literacy program partners that annually provide services to 170,000 residents of all ages, at no cost.

HandsOn San Diego will be managing volunteers for the Festival of Books. Volunteers are needed to support the Festival of Books behind-the-scenes to ensure the event runs smoothly. Volunteers will serve as author escorts, assist with book signing lines, provide support in author session rooms, answer questions at the info booth, help out at the poetry, children's, or entertainment stages, and help with wayfinding. Descriptions of each of these roles can be found in the shifts below. Before or after your shift, you'll be welcome to enjoy the festival.

Our members are helping out with a variety of roles including: panel escorts, room/area monitors, and volunteer leaders. Contact us at mverotary@gmail.com to be added to our team on HandsOn San Diego and if you need help signing up.

Our club will be volunteering at the Miracle Babies Superhero 5K together, guests are welcome! Email us at mverotary@gmail.com so we can register you through our team on HandsOn San Diego.

Miracle Babies' 15th annual Superhero 5K is one of the organization's largest fundraisers of the year, enabling them to continue to support and fund their programs and mission, serving the families with babies in the NICU in need of transportation, mental health assistance and additional supportive services.

Volunteers will be assisting with set up, registration/check in, craft activities, carnival games, obstacle course, water stations, finish line, and clean up. 

Opportunity Requirements & Important Notes

• Attire: Closed-toe shoes. Comfortable, weather appropriate clothing that is easy to move around in and can get dirty.

• Bring: Food trucks will be on site and vendor snacks will be available. Bringing water, hats and sunscreen is recommended.

• Physical Ability: Depending on your assigned area and during clean up you could be asked to help carry folding chairs and tables. This would not be the most suitable activity for those with disabilities.

• Weather: This event is outdoors with little/no shade. This event will take place rain or shine.

• Note: Signing the Miracle Babies waiver is required to volunteer and can be signed online. Registration for this event will close Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 12:00pm. 

About Miracle Babies:

Miracle Babies is dedicated to helping perinatal mothers and their families during their time of need by providing transportation, mental health assistance and supportive services.

District 5340's Action Group Mental Health Initiatives (DAGMHI) is recruiting a team of Rotarians to get involved with NAMIWalks, a fundraising walk for the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). They are hoping to recruit a Rotarian team to fundraise and walk as well as volunteers to support the event itself.

Our club will be fundraising for NAMI and walking, we hope you join us! Here is our team’s fundraising page. The event starts at 7:00am at Liberty Station, the walk is from 8:00am to 9:00am and then the Wellness Expo is open until 11:00am.

Rotarians At Work Day happens the last Saturday in April each year. Started in 2006 as a joint effort between our Rotary District and 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.

Email us at mverotary@gmail.com for more information and to participate.

Help harvest 2,000-5,000 pounds (or 6,000-15,000 servings) of fresh citrus for Feeding San Diego, who will distribute the produce to organizations across San Diego County that are serving food insecure communities.

Volunteers will be picking juicy lemons on a beautiful private grove in Rancho Santa Fe. By rescuing excess fruit that would otherwise fall to the ground, volunteers help feed their neighbors who have a hard time getting fresh, healthy foods. They are also fighting food waste, conserving resources, and protecting the planet. Other volunteer activities include carrying fruit in bags and/or wagons from the orchard to large food bank containers.

Although people don't eat lemons like they would oranges or another fruit, lemons can be an important part of someone's diet and are commonly used in cooking and beverages. Lemons are high in Vitamin C, which is vital to the body's healing processes.

Join us at Banding Together’s Jam Session in Point Loma on March 9, 5:30pm - 8:30pm. Our club will be volunteering there together, guests are welcome! Email us at mverotary@gmail.com so we can register you through our team on HandsOn San Diego.

Be a mentor to 1-4 teen/young adults with special needs, such as autism, while they learn to play music. Volunteer mentors provide encouragement, model expected group behaviors, give compliments, give directions, and help their mentees build friendships and practice social skills. Mentors are important because they help the students with special needs gain social skills (e.g. learning how to make eye contact, have a conversation, have self control, etc.) that are essential to living a meaningful life in their community.

No matter your level of musical experience, you'll have a great time shaking a shaker, playing a drum, signing along and much more. Before and after the group, volunteers assist with set up (unloading musical equipment, setting up chairs, music stands, music books, etc.), process with the volunteer team after (complete a journal entry about experience and rate mentee responses), and tear down (load equipment).

About Banding Together

Founded in 2009, Banding Together’s mission is to bring music opportunities to individuals with special needs in our community. This is accomplished through key objectives that include providing: music therapy scholarships, free Jam Session programs, mentorships, and instruments.