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Club Meeting with Organ Donor & Woodworking Speaker
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.
Please note that this meeting will not be taking place at the Mission Valley Branch Library since it is not available on the 1st Monday. Instead we will be meeting at the Linda Vista Branch Library.
The speaker for this meeting will be our own member Craig McNulty. Craig will be sharing about his recent experience donating part of his liver to a friend with liver failure. He will also share about woodworking - how he got into it as a hobby and what he has made.
Prospective members are welcome! Email us at least 24 hours prior to the meeting 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.
SDSU Rotaract Networking Event
SDSU Rotaract is excited to host a district-wide networking event designed to build meaningful connections among Rotary members while showcasing our club’s initiatives and future plans to Rotarians! This event is open to ALL, and they encourage everyone to join them for an evening of networking, collaboration, and community-building.
Event Details:
When: Sunday, April 13th
Time: 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Where: Montezuma Hall, SDSU
Dress Code: Professional Attire Required
Food and drinks: Available on a first come first-serve basis!
** Please keep in mind that check-in will begin at 4:45 pm **
If you have any questions please text or email SDSU Rotaract President, Evelyn Arredondo
Phone Number: (760) 550-2005
Email: sdsurotaractpresident@gmail.com
Rotary Night at the Padres - Padres vs. Chicago Cubs
Join Rotarians from across District 5340 for Padres baseball and fellowship. This time the Padres will be playing the Chicago Cubs. The game will start at 6:40pm. We will be seated as a group with other Rotarians throughout the district. The tickets cost $43.00.
Let our Membership Chair Patti know if you’re interested in attending and being seated with our club members.
RYLA Youth Leadership Camp
Rotary Youth Leadership Awards, or “RYLA,” is a program that originated with Rotary International and has since been specifically designed by Rotary District 5340 for students in San Diego and Imperial counties.
RYLA encourages servant leadership in youth by recognizing and rewarding deserving 11th grade students who are chosen to attend RYLA as an "award" for their past and present leadership and service activities.
These select young people attend an all-expenses-paid full-day experience where they are inspired by a diverse group of exceptional speakers, make life-long friends through fellowship activities, and discuss the ethical and social issues of today. These activities are conducted in an atmosphere of trust and respect. The result is that these students return to their schools and communities motivated to take on additional leadership roles and to find additional ways to serve.
RYLA's intent is to encourage students to be more effective servant leaders. RYLA is not a camp intended to teach leadership skills (it is assumed that the students in attendance already possess those skills), however the following topics naturally arise in the course of RYLA activities and discussions:
Fundamentals of leadership
Ethics of positive leadership
Qualities of a "servant leader"
Importance of communication skills in effective leadership
Conflict management and problem solving
Building self-esteem and self confidence
Elements of community and global citizenship
Rotary's purpose of service to the community and world
Facilitators
One of the great joys of being a Rotarian is to share your vision of leadership and service with young people. RYLA gives you the opportunity to participate in leadership, learning and fellowship activities with some of the District’s finest high school juniors.
Your RYLA "Family"
Families are the essence of the RYLA conference. Participants will be divided into families to provide a more intimate learning and sharing experience. Each family consists of a Rotarian facilitator and up to 10 students from different high schools throughout our Rotary District. The family will become a close-knit community as a result of working together and sharing ideas after each major presentation and activity.
The process of facilitation is to guide or lead the family as it reflects on an experience, whether that experience was a speaker, a workshop or an activity. Effective facilitation enables students to share perspectives on a common experience through a productive dialog and then develop behavioral changes through enriched communication, trust, and teamwork.
What's required?
A desire to spend a weekend in a beautiful location with a group of inspiring young leaders.
All facilitators must undergo the Rotary District 5340 youth certification process.
Facilitators have a list of supplies to bring, which typically cost around $100. If you need assistance with this cost, please contact the facilitator coordinator.
RYLA takes place at a youth camp in Idyllwild, which is at an elevation of about 5,400 feet.
Facilitators may share a dorm or cabin with students. In this case, they are expected to ensure students are accounted for each night before lights out.
RYLA is a busy three days starting at around 7 a.m. and ending between 9 and 10 p.m. You won't have time to check in with the office, take phone calls or much else while you are with your student family.
The terrain at the RYLA camp is uneven with some hills. Facilitators need to be able to walk a couple of miles a day and sit on the ground.
If you have questions about becoming a RYLA facilitator, contact our club’s Youth Chair Bélgica Crespo.
NAMIWalks with Rotary District 5340
Please join us on this walk and celebrate the memory of Past District Governor Chuck Pretto. Chuck made Adolescent Behavioral and Mental Health his primary theme and his family have asked us to dedicate our walking team and our donations in memory of Chuck.
District 5340 will have a walking team at NAMIWalks on Saturday, April 26, 2025, at Liberty Station. NAMI is the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Rotary will also be helping NAMI with volunteers. The event starts at 7:00am. The walk is from 8:00am to 9:00am and the Wellness Expo is open until 11:00am. All proceeds will be used in San Diego and Imperial Counties.
So how can you help?
Register to join our District 5340 Team – click the “Join Our Team” button
Invite your your family and friends to join our team.
Donate and support our team - use the "Support Us" button.
Club Meeting with Youth Program Speakers
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.
Please note that this meeting will not be taking place at the Mission Valley Branch Library since it is not available on the 1st Monday. Instead we will be meeting at the Linda Vista Branch Library.
Our speakers for this meeting will be students from Madison High School that we sent to Rotary District 5340’s Model United Nations Conference in March and RYLA in April. The Model UN students 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.
Rotary Youth Leadership Awards, or “RYLA,” recognizes and rewards deserving 11th grade students for their leadership and service. Each April, about 200 young leaders attend an all-expenses-paid weekend in Idyllwild, where they are inspired by a diverse group of exceptional speakers, make life-long friends, and discuss ethical and social issues affecting leadership today.
Prospective members are welcome! Email us at least 24 hours prior to the meeting 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.
Operation Flags for Vets: Flag Placement
Join Rotarians from District 5340 for the second annual American flag placement at Miramar National Cemetery. The Rotary District Military Coordination Committee (DMCC) has 22,000 flags to place at gravesites on Saturday May 24 in preparation for Memorial Day.
The DMCC anticipates needing between 250 and 300 volunteers and expect that the flag placements will take no more than 4 hours. The cemetery is divided into 11 sections and volunteers will be assigned to a section. There is ample parking at the cemetery but carpooling is encouraged. Volunteers from the same club will be kept together as much as possible. Detailed instructions will be sent via email the week of May 21 which will include cemetery section map, distribution plan and instructions, and parking scheme with diagram.
Operation Flags for Vets: Flag Pick Up
Join Rotarians from District 5340 in picking up flags after the second annual American flag placement at Miramar National Cemetery. The Rotary District Military Coordination Committee (DMCC) is placing 22,000 flags at gravesites on Saturday May 24 for Memorial Day and will need to pick them all up on Tuesday May 27.
The cemetery is divided into 11 sections and volunteers will be assigned to a section. There is ample parking at the cemetery but carpooling is encouraged. Volunteers from the same club will be kept together as much as possible. Detailed instructions will be sent via email the week of May 21 which will include cemetery section map, distribution plan and instructions, and parking scheme with diagram.
Club Meeting
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.
The speaker for this meeting is to be determined.
Prospective members are welcome! Email us at least 24 hours prior to the meeting 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.
Rotary District Governor's Dinner
Mark your calendars! You won't want to miss this year's Governor's Dinner slated for June 7, 2025 at the San Diego Marriott Mission Valley. This is going to be an evening of celebration for what we’ve collectively accomplished in Rotary year 2024-2025 and what the next Rotary year has in store.
We’re hoping to have 1-2 tables for our club members. Tickets are typically $75/person.
2025 District Awards to be Announced:
- Best Small Club of the Year
- Best Medium Club of the Year
- Best Large Club of the Year
- Best Rotaract Club of the Year
- People of Action Awards
- Distinguished Rotarian Awards
- Rotarian of the Year
- Rotaractor of the Year
Rotary International Convention
The Rotary International Convention is where you’ll find people of action from around the world brainstorming solutions to some of the most pressing challenges and celebrating our works of service that create lasting change.
The convention is where you’ll renew connections, discover fresh perspectives, and create unforgettable moments and enduring relationships.
At the convention, you’ll:
Participate in engaging breakout session discussions
Attend motivating general sessions
Network with fellow changemakers
Mingle with old and new friends
Browse exhibits and visit the House of Friendship
Explore an exciting host city
Enjoy live entertainment and enriching attractions
Registration fees through Dec. 15:
$525 for anyone over 30
$175 for anyone under 30
Rotary District Training Assembly
Held only once a year, District Training Assembly offers training for Rotarians including club officers, directors, and committee chairs to help them become more effective club leaders. All club members, especially new members, are welcome and encouraged to attend.
Come learn club management tips and best practices from other Rotarians throughout our region. This is a great opportunity to learn about Rotary and network with other Rotarians.
Attending the training sessions is free.
Happy Hour at Rosie O’Grady’s
Join us in celebrating a belated St. Patrick’s Day! Meet and get to know our club members while enjoying specials on draft beers, wine, mules, and select appetizers at Rosie O’Grady’s in Normal Heights. Current and prospective members and their guests are welcome! Bringing a friend and/or a coworker is encouraged!
This is no-host event. Email us at mverotary@gmail.com to let us know you’re coming!
Club Meeting with Speaker from Thousand Smiles
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.
Our speaker will be Kim Musluski, a member of the Rancho Bernardo Sunrise Rotary Club. Kim will be presenting on the Thousand Smiles Foundation and her (and her club’s) work with the foundation. Thousand Smiles provides free maxillofacial surgery, dental treatment, and various associated procedures to children from financially challenged families in Mexico. The foundation is totally funded by donations including but not limited to Rotary International Grants, other foundation grants, Rotary Club donations, and personal donations. Thousand Smiles is completely managed and run by volunteers.
Prospective members are welcome! Email us at least 24 hours prior to the meeting 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.
Outreach Program Meal Packing Project
Join us in packing 10,000 high-protein meals for the San Diego Food Bank to be distributed to San Diegans experiencing food insecurity!
California food banks are seeing more families requesting food assistance now than before the pandemic, and fewer donations of food. Our goal is to provide thousands of shelf-stable, protein-rich meals to the San Diego Food Bank to help them meet the demand for healthy food options.
All training and instructions will be provided. This opportunity is open to volunteers ages 7+ when accompanied by a parent. This project is hosted in partnership with Old Mission Rotary and with grant funding from Rotary District 5340.
Banding Together Jam Session
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.
Banding Together Jam Session
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.
Happy Hour at Yard House
Meet and get to know our club members while enjoying specials on draft beers, wine, cocktails, pizza, and appetizers at Yard House in the Mission Valley Mall. Current and prospective members and their guests are welcome! Bringing a friend and/or a coworker is encouraged!
This is no-host event. Email us at mverotary@gmail.com to let us know you’re coming!
Pack Meals to Support LA Fire Recovery
Fires throughout LA County have displaced thousands of families and left them without basic resources, adding to already difficult challenges for people trying to make ends meet in Southern California. They need food and essential resources to recover.
We plan to pack 30,000 meals and they will be transported (for free) by the Convoy of Hope, who will take it to distribution locations in the LA area. We need 200 volunteers to pack the meals.
For every $0.40 raised, we can feed one person. Our goal is $12,000 in online donations to provide 30,000 meals. EACH PERSON IS ASKED TO GIVE JUST $35 (that's 87 meals)!
Outreach Program meals are nutrient-rich and shelf-stable with 7-11 grams of plant-based protein per serving. Easy to assemble, they provide complete nutrition for kids and families.
Please share the registration site with your San Diego friends and family, business connections, and coworkers. The more people we can touch with this message, the more mouths we can feed.
Banding Together Jam Session
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.
Club Meeting with Rotary Peace Fellow Speaker
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.
The speaker for this meeting will be Bogdan "Bogey" Matuszynski who will share about his experience as a Rotary Peace Fellow. In 2018 Bogey was awarded a fully-funded Rotary Peace Fellowship to study and earn a Professional Certificate in Conflict Management at the Rotary Peace Center at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand in 2019.
Bogey is the Founder and International Operations Manager of iServe, an international education company that fosters global citizenship through experiential education, mentoring, and skill-building based on needs/interest assessment. Bogey is also the Peace Chair for San Diego Coastal Rotary.
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.
Shore Clean-Up at the Estuary
Join us on February 1 from 9 AM - Noon for San Diego River Park Foundation’s monthly community river clean-up! Come work outdoors with like-minded members of the community to help remove thousands of pounds of trash in just three hours!
Each year, San Diego River Park Foundation volunteers remove more than 200,000 pounds of trash from our namesake waterway. Without our community, this trash would be left to pollute native animal habitats, parks and public spaces, leach contaminants into the water, and wash out into our ocean and beaches
Park + Meet: Vacant dirt lot or along the Old Sea World Drive, just east of the W. Mission Bay Dr. bridge. Due to the Kayak Clean-Up, this area will be busy. You will most likely need to park far east of the bridge and walk to our meet spot!
Meet Location Map Links:
Here are a few tips to help you prepare for the event:
Check-In: 8:45 AM
Attire: Long pants and closed-toe shoes are required
All tools and supplies will be provided
Items to Bring: Reusable water bottle, hat, other forms of sun protection
Weather: Light rain will not cancel the event
For safety reasons, no pets are allowed at this event.
There are no restroom facilities at this location.
Community Service hours can be verified for those who need them.
All ages!
Signing up on the San Diego River Park Foundation’s site (linked below) is required to attend.
UCSD Rotaract WAPI Project
Rotaract at UCSD presents its 10th annual WAPI Project -- their signature annual event! All are welcome to attend! Help them get to their goal of making and testing 800 water pasteurization indicators (WAPIs) to send to resource-poor regions across the world. Don't know how to make a WAPI? No worries -- they have volunteers ready to help you through the process! Fill out the sign up form ASAP as spots are limited.
When:
Sunday January 26
10:00am to 4:00pm - Feel free to arrive and depart anytime throughout the event!
Location: UCSD, Great Hall in ERC's I-House. Located directly across Scholar's Lane from Pangea Parking Structure. Pangea Parking does cost money.
What is a WAPI?
WAPIs (Water Pasteurization Indicators) are reusable devices specifically designed to melt a wax coating inside the device when water has reached pasteurization temperature and is safe to drink. In some areas of the world, people collect water from natural sources, which are often ridden with disease-causing bacteria. To prevent getting sick, the water is typically boiled prior to drinking/using. However, water does not need to be boiled in order to be safe to drink, because pasteurization (the act of using heat to kill off the dangerous bacteria) occurs at 150° F, a much lower temperature than water's boiling point (212° F). Therefore, a lot of time and resources, such as fuel and wood, are wasted when water is brought to the boiling point, rather than the pasteurization point. This is where the WAPI comes in. A WAPI contains a special wax that melts at 150° and indicates when the water is safe to drink. Thus, WAPIs help communities lacking easy access to clean, drinkable water save time, money, and energy, by indicating when their water is safe to drink, before it boils!
Contact UCSD Rotaract at secretary@rotaractucsd.org, if you have any question/concerns/comments.
City Heights Rotaract Meeting
Join City Heights Rotaract Club at their monthly meeting. Our club sponsors City Heights Rotaract and Marge is one of their club advisors. Rotaract is a type of Rotary club for young professionals.
We encourage our members to attend at least one of their meetings within the Rotary year. Their meetings typically take place on 2nd Tuesdays. Please notify them at chrotaractclub@gmail.com if you plan on attending so they have an accurate headcount for dinner.
SD Themed Trivia Night Fundraiser
Join us for San Diego Themed Trivia!
Get ready to show off your knowledge of all things San Diego at our fun trivia night fundraiser - it's going to be a blast!
Mission Valley Evening Rotary invites you to join us at Novo Brazil Brewing Mission Valley for a night of fun and friendly competition. Test your knowledge of all things San Diego while supporting a great cause. Gather your friends, form a team, and get ready to answer questions about our sunny city. Prizes await the top trivia masters, so bring your A-game! Let's come together for a memorable evening filled with laughter, good drinks, and a dash of friendly rivalry.
You can sign up either as an individual or as a team of up to 4 members. Each round will include one San Diego focused question in addition to general knowledge questions. Delicious food and drinks will be available for purchase from Novo Brazil Brewing. Please arrive at 3:30pm so we can start promptly at 4:00pm. Attendees are encouraged to dress in San Diego themed attire so wear your favorite Padres jersey, rep your Aztec gear, wear your favorite beach look, or get creative!
We're fundraising to pack 10,000 high-protein meals for the San Diego Food Bank to be distributed to San Diegans experiencing food insecurity. California food banks are seeing more families requesting food assistance now than before the pandemic, and fewer donations of food. Our goal is to provide thousands of shelf-stable, protein-rich meals to the San Diego Food Bank to help them meet the demand for healthy food options. You can learn more and contribute to our fundraiser in partnership with The Outreach Program and Old Mission Rotary here.
With the help of Old Mission Rotary and a matching grant from Rotary District 5340, we’ll be able to pack over 10,000 meals if we reach our goal of $1,450. Any additional funds raised our goal will go to the Mission Valley Evening Rotary Foundation (MVE Rotary Foundation). The MVE Rotary Foundation is the grant giving arm of Mission Valley Evening Rotary which provides funds to local and international organizations. Mission Valley Evening Rotary is an organization of business and young professional leaders based in San Diego that provides humanitarian service, encourages high ethical standards in all vocations, and helps build goodwill and peace in the community.
Club Meeting with Speaker on International Opportunities
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.
The speaker for this meeting will be Elana Levens-Craig, past president of Santee-Lakeside Rotary and Rotary District 5340 Rotaract Chair. Elana will share about international opportunities you can gain access to through the world of Rotary.
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.
New Year’s Day Game Day
Kick off the new year with a fun day of play! Join us for corn hole, axe throwing, golf darts and pool.
This event will take place at a member’s backyard in Scripps Ranch and is for members and their invited guests only.
Holiday Party
Our annual holiday party will include a potluck and white elephant gift exchange. Participating in the gift exchange is optional and the limit is $25. You can sign up to bring an item for the potluck here. This event will take place at a member’s home in Kensington and is for members and invited guests only.
City Heights Rotaract Meeting
Join City Heights Rotaract Club at their monthly meeting. Our club sponsors City Heights Rotaract and Marge is one of their club advisors. Rotaract is a type of Rotary club for young professionals.
We encourage our members to attend at least one of their meetings within the Rotary year. Their meetings typically take place on 2nd Tuesdays. Please notify them at chrotaractclub@gmail.com if you plan on attending so they have an accurate headcount for dinner.
Rotary District 5340 Vocational Services Business Mixer
"BUSINESS WITH INTEGRITY NETWORKING EVENT"
The La Jolla Golden Triangle Rotary Club invites you to the holiday edition of their Vocational Services Business Mixer on Thursday, December 5, from 5:15 to 7:15 p.m., located at the UCSD Faculty Club Lounge.
This networking event welcomes all Rotarians across District 5340. Joining Rotary offers numerous opportunities, including growing your business through networking events like this. Bring your business cards and engage in fellowship while presenting your business to peers.
There’s no charge to attend, but you will need to purchase a parking permit.
Club Meeting with Librarian Speaker
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.
The speaker for this meeting will be Karen Reilly, Branch Manager of the Mission Valley Library since 2013. She received her Master’s in Library Science from UCLA, and has worked for the San Diego Public Library since 2006. She also has a law degree from the University of Minnesota, and has worked as a law librarian at the San Diego Public Law Library and the California Western School of Law Library. Before becoming a librarian, Karen worked as an attorney in the State of Minnesota, where she practiced in federal and state courts, as well as in the tribal court of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe.
Attendees are encouraged to bring donations of new adult-sized fleece blankets for PATH. Please plan on bringing a cash or check for your membership dues ($125).
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.
Friendsgiving Potluck
Join us for a Friendsgiving potluck at a member’s home in Tierrasanta. Sign up here to bring a dish to share. This event is for members and invited guests only.
Supporting Native Plants in Olivia Canyon
With two restoration sites actively maintained, join HandsOn and Canyonlands in keeping the sites clean to better help the landscape and wildlife. Home to milkweed and other native plants, Olivia Canyon is a popular trail that is frequently used. Canyonlands wants to make sure the trails are clear and that the native plants are safe from potential fire. Your work will also assure that the plants present in the canyon will continue to thrive and be resilient in the face of the ever-present danger of climate change.
Volunteers will be removing brush and invasive plants.
Attire: Wear sturdy shoes or boots (closed-toe shoes are required) and comfortable clothes you don't mind getting dirty (long pants). This opportunity takes place outdoors with little or no shade so volunteers should wear sun protection such as sunscreen and a hat.
Bring: Reusable water bottle. Water, tools and gloves are provided.
Physical Requirements: These events are flexible, but they ask that volunteers are comfortable with hiking short distances, bending, and physically removing weeds with hands and tools. A positive mental attitude and a willingness to have fun is mandatory! Unfortunately this opportunity is not able to make accommodations for individuals with physical limitations and the space where this project takes place is not wheelchair accessible.
Waiver: Volunteers under 18 must have a parent or guardian sign a San Diego Canyonlands Youth Waiver to participate in the event. Please have a waiver signed and turned in before the event starts.
Weather: San Diego Canyonlands rarely cancels due to weather. If necessary, the event will be canceled the morning of the project.
Note: There will not be a restroom available at this project space.
Email us at mverotary@gmail.com so we can register you through our team on HandsOn San Diego.
Club Meeting with Speaker on Getting More Out of Being a Rotarian
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.
We usually meet on the first Monday, but our space will be unavailable in November since it is used for the election, so the meeting has been moved to Tuesday November 12.
Our speaker will be Brett Morey, Past President of the La Jolla Golden Triangle Rotary and an active Rotarian for over 22 years. His talk, “Get More Out of Being a Rotarian” will inspire you to seek opportunities to serve at a global level including getting involved with the Tournament of Roses in Pasadena and perhaps join a Rotary Fellowship to connect with others around the globe. Many Rotarians in District 5340 have met Brett at one point or another as he served as Youth Service Chair for the District 2016-18 and has spoken at numerous District Conferences and events.
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.
Banding Together Jam Session
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.
Pumpkin Carving Night
Join us for some spooky fun at our Pumpkin Carving Night! We’ll have pumpkins and supplies so that you can either carve or paint them. It will be a potluck-style event so please bring your favorite fall-themed dish! Please sign up for what you’ll be bringing here.
This event will take place at a member’s backyard in Scripps Ranch and is for members and their invited guests only. If you do not wish to keep the pumpkin you carve or decorate, one of our members who works at a middle school will take it to decorate their classrooms for Halloween.
Rotaract District 5340 End Polio Now Walk
Rotaract District 5340 will be hosting their End Polio Now Walk Saturday, October 26 at Balboa Park.
Come support your local Rotaract District and the End Polio Now Foundation. Grab your walking shoes and join us for a small morning hike on an abridged version of the famous "7 Bridges of Balboa" walk! After the walk, they will be serving breakfast burritos and mimosas (for those over 21)! Since they want everyone to show their support for End Polio Now, they ask that you wear your "End Polio Now" t-shirt or anything red to show your support!
Starting Location:
The event will start behind the Natural History Museum located in Balboa Park, in Moreton Bay Fig Lawn. There is free parking available behind the museum. The exact address is 1788 El Prado, San Diego, CA 92101.
Registration Time:
The event officially starts at 8am, but check-in starts at 7:45am. Please arrive early so that they can register all participants before the walk starts.
Duration of Event:
The event will take place from 8am to 10:30am. Since the duration of the walk depends on when everyone is completed, the event may end earlier or later than the time stated.
Food & Beverage:
They will have breakfast burritos at the end of the walk, provided by Brother's Mexican. For refreshments, they will have mimosas (for those 21 years or older) -- for those younger than 21 years old, they will be serving orange juice.
Attire:
There will be quite a bit of walking, so please dress comfortably. Bring water, snacks, and sunscreen, if needed. If you currently have a "End Polio Now" shirt, please wear it to the event -- otherwise, wear anything red!
Price:
- $10 Rotaractors
- $25 Guests
- $25 Rotarians
They welcome any and all donations (at check-in counter) you would be willing to give! They will also be selling District 5340 Rotaract hats and t-shirts for anyone interested in purchasing them for $10 at the event. All proceeds will be going to support End Polio Now.
City Heights Rotaract Meeting
Join City Heights Rotaract Club at their monthly meeting. Our club sponsors City Heights Rotaract and Marge is one of their club advisors. Rotaract is a type of Rotary club for young professionals.
We encourage our members to attend at least one of their meetings within the Rotary year. Their meetings typically take place on 2nd Tuesdays. Please notify them at chrotaractclub@gmail.com if you plan on attending so they have an accurate headcount for dinner.
LEAD Youth Conference
The LEAD, Leadership, Ethics, Aspirations & Determination, Conference is a leadership and personal development program for 8th grade students that has been held annually since 2009. Talented young people attend a two day (Saturday and Sunday) camp developed, presented, and hosted by the Rotarians of Rotary International District 5340. There is no cost to the student, the family, or the school - all expenses are paid by the Rotary Clubs of District 5340. Students and Rotarian Advisors all ride buses to and from camp. LEAD is held at Cuyamaca Outdoor School, a San Diego County Office of Education campus.
LEAD encourages young people to discuss issues of ethical responsibility, improve leadership and communication skills, become self-motivated to reach goals, and develop a positive outlook on life ... all while having fun and making friends. LEAD provides the opportunity for young people to refine skills and explore pertinent topics with their peers and adult community leaders. For Rotarians, LEAD offers the chance to share their love of service, help develop a new generation of leaders, provide valuable expertise, and bridge the gap between generations.
One of the great joys of being a Rotarian is to share your vision of leadership and service with young people. LEAD gives you the opportunity to participate in leadership, learning, and fellowship activities with some of the District’s finest 8th grade students.
Being an Advisor involves participating in a LEAD activity with your group and guiding the group, as necessary, during that activity. Effective advising enables each student to participate fully in each activity, to share their point of view in an effective manner with others, and to develop skills to excel at life such as ethical decision making, efficient communication, trust, personal growth, a positive attitude, and teamwork.
HOW DO I BECOME A LEAD ADVISOR?
There are no formal requirements to be an Advisor. You must be a Rotarian and be interested in working with youth. The steps to become an Advisor are as follows.
Check your personal calendar against the LEAD Club Timeline to insure that you will be available to participate in the Advisor Orientation at the beginning of October and the LEAD Conference.
Notify our Youth Chair Bélgica Crespo that you will attend LEAD as an Advisor. There is no cost to you or to the club for you to participate!
You must become Youth Certified before you are allowed to participate in any youth program of this District or of your Rotary club. You can become Youth Certified by contacting the Youth Protection Officer, Doug Clements, at ypo@rotary5340.org, or 858-487-8617, and Doug will guide you through the process.
Print out the Advisor Application, review the pre-filled information, fill-in all additional information, and get all required signatures on the form.
Please scan the completed application to a PDF file and email the file as soon as possible to Paul Pierce, LEAD Advisor Coordinator, at pepjr@peplaw.com.
Club Meeting with District Governor Visit
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.
Our speaker will be Rotary District 5340 Governor Dianne Crawford. Dianne joined Rotary in 1997 and is a proud member of the Rotary Club of Southeast San Diego where she has served as Club President, Board Director and Secretary. She has served as a member of District 5340’s Leadership Team for 16 District Governors in a variety of positions including Assistant Governor, Membership Chair, Strategic Planning Chair, Club Service Chair, New Club Development Representative, District Training Resource, Foundation Specialist and as a facilitator for the Rotary Leadership Institute and President Elect Training Seminar (PETS).
In her first District role as an Assistant Governor, she learned how she could use her professional experience in sales and business management as opportunity to serve. Her unique and creative approach to business, expertise in training and organization development, interpersonal skills along with her enthusiasm for “all things Rotary” has helped her make significant contributions that have improved District programs and club support. She has received multiple awards for her Rotary service including 2010/2011 District Rotarian of the Year for her contributions to district membership growth and key role in the formation of new clubs.
Dianne grew up in Connecticut and move to San Diego in 1979 when her husband Michael transferred to complete his last year of service in the Navy. Her son Regis and grandson Kingston are her pride and joy. She loves spending time with them and visiting her family at home on the island of St. Martin in the Caribbean as often as possible.
Join us in participating in Rotary District 5340’s Uniting to Combat Hunger Food Drive! To recognize Veteran's Day, in support of our military families and veterans, District Governor Dianne Crawford is asking that every Rotary club support the Uniting to Combat Hunger Food Drive. Bring non-perishable food items to our meeting for our president elect Julia to drop off at Feeding San Diego or donate through the virtual food drive. More info about the food drive.
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.
Clear Brush & Remove Invasive Plants at Lake Murray
Improve a nature and recreation hotspot in San Diego. Lake Murray is a heavily used open space that provides opportunities for walking, biking, hiking, playing baseball, playing tennis, and more.
Volunteers will be clearing brush from obstructing park spaces, roadways, and parking spaces. They will also be removing invasive plants, such as foxtails, which will beautify the park and give the native plants more room to thrive.
Attire: Sturdy, closed-toe shoes are required. Please wear long pants to protect your legs from getting scratched by brush. This opportunity takes place outdoors with little or no shade so volunteers should wear sun protection such as sunscreen and a hat.
Bring: Reusable water bottle. Work gloves if you have them. They will be provided if needed.
Physical Requirements: Volunteers will be standing for the duration of the shift, bending, and squatting. This project is able to make accommodations for individuals with physical limitations. The space where this project takes place is wheelchair accessible.
Email us at mverotary@gmail.com so we can register you through our team on HandsOn San Diego.