tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23121291641984504892011-07-07T20:10:36.939-07:00Visit our new webpage at ucsdrotaract.org!UCSD Rotaracthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774030041827905412noreply@blogger.comBlogger81100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2312129164198450489.post-63306635477731497902010-10-10T09:30:00.001-07:002010-10-10T09:30:37.539-07:00To see information for Rotaract @ UCSD for 2010-2011, please go to <b>ucsdrotaract.org</b>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2312129164198450489-6330663547773149790?l=ucsdrotaract.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>UCSD Rotaracthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774030041827905412noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2312129164198450489.post-79592034656292146072010-04-07T18:35:00.000-07:002010-05-16T01:13:39.259-07:00Meetings:<br />All are Wednesdays at 8pm.<br />19 May 2010 - Thurgood Marshall Room<br /><br />Upcoming Events:<br />22 May 2010 - Rotaract spring quarter Social!<br />Come to to meeting on Wednesday to find out what we are going to do!<br /><br />28 May 2010 - UCI and UCSD Rotaract Hiking trip at Torrey Pines!<br />Information<br /><blockquote>What: Rotaract UCI/SD Inter-chapter Event<br />Where: 12600 N Torrey Pines Rd, Jct N Torrey Pines Rd and Coast Hwy 101, La Jolla, CA 92039<br />When: May 7, Arrive at park by 6 PM<br />Itinerary:<br />(5:00) Rotaract UCI leave from flagpoles<br />(6:00-7:35) Group hike, games, and sunset at 7:35pm<br />(8:00-9:00) Mexican food feast at Rigoberto's <br /></blockquote><br />Past Meetings:<br />14 April 2010 - Green Table Room (Sun God Lounge)<br />21 April 2010 - Bear Room (Sun God Lounge)<br />28 April 2010 - Bear Room (Sun God Lounge)<br />5 May 2010 - Thurgood Marshall Room at PC West<br />12 May 2010 - Bear Room (Sun God Lounge)<br /><br />Past Events:<br />24 April 2010: <br />Rotarians at Work Day (8am-2pm)<br /><br />25 April 2010: <br />Women Empowerment Conference @ Great hall<br /><br />10 April 2010: <br />Relay for Life! (All day @ RIMAC)<br />Thanks for those who showed up! It was a great event!<br /><br />17 April 2010: <br />Urban Farm (morning)<br />Camp Pendleton Black and White Ball (Evening)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2312129164198450489-7959203465629214607?l=ucsdrotaract.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>UCSD Rotaracthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774030041827905412noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2312129164198450489.post-34112642087570333692010-02-17T20:09:00.001-08:002010-02-17T20:39:50.578-08:00Meetings:<br /><br />Feb 24 and March 3 (last meeting): 8pm at the Earl Warren Room<br /><br />Events:<br /><br />Feb 27: Intergroup Relations Workshop (IRP) Leadership and Diversity Workshop. 1:45pm at the Red Shoe Room.<br /><br />March 6: Social (TBD)<br /><br /><br />ALSO: Join Rotaract's Relay For Life Team! (April 10 10am to April 11 10am)<br />https://secure3.convio.net/tacs/site/TRR/RelayForLife/RFLFY10CA/594668998?pg=ptype&fr_id=20295<br /><br />$10 Registration Fee (register as team member, self-paid)<br /><br /><br /><br />Questions? Email ucsdrotaract@gmail.com<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2312129164198450489-3411264208757033369?l=ucsdrotaract.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>UCSD Rotaracthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774030041827905412noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2312129164198450489.post-37005770325140820522010-01-08T12:56:00.000-08:002010-01-31T17:38:44.277-08:00<span style="font-weight:bold;">Meetings</span>: Wednesdays at 8pm<br /><br />January 13 - HSS 2150 (Muir)<br />January 20, 27; February 3, 10 - Green Table Room Sun God Lounge<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"> Guest Speakers </span><br /><br />January 20 - Benjamin Travias from Alternative Breaks at UCSD<br />January 27 (Tentative) - Martha Barnette from the radio talk show "A Way With Words"<br />February 3 - Jean Fort from Women Empowerment, an int'l development agency<br />More to come!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Events So Far</span><br /><br />January 16 - MLK Parade and Day of Service<br />February 6 - Ronald McDonald House (lunch and activities for Children)<br />February 20 - Casa De Amparo<br />More to come!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2312129164198450489-3700577032514082052?l=ucsdrotaract.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>UCSD Rotaracthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774030041827905412noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2312129164198450489.post-57802077562028177852009-06-01T23:47:00.000-07:002009-06-06T11:40:15.599-07:00The new board for the 2009 - 2010 school year is:<br /><br />President - Jon Chu<br />Vice president - Madeleine Geisheker<br />Secretary - Amanda Nguyen<br />Treasurer - Jennifer Wang<br />Service chairs - Charles Lee and Raagib Quraishi<br />Publicity - Tiffany Yu<br /><br />Congratulations to everyone!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2312129164198450489-5780207756202817785?l=ucsdrotaract.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>UCSD Rotaracthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774030041827905412noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2312129164198450489.post-39986653179368157572009-04-09T09:20:00.000-07:002009-05-31T18:45:08.099-07:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">April 4, 5 - 11 pm: Heroes Black and White Ball<br /></span><ul><li>We celebrated and honored Marines by helping the Rotary Club at Camp Pendleton put on this huge ball<br /></li></ul><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">April 4 - 5: Model UN</span><br /><ul><li>We helped high school students learn about other countries and peace by preparing meals for them and handling their luggage</li></ul><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">April 11, 10 am - 12 pm: Casa de Amparo</span><br /><ul><li>We brought a day of smiles to abused children by baking cookies with them, teaching them to make origami and hemp friendship bracelets, and painting their nails</li></ul><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />April 18, 8:30 - 11:30 am: Fighting Parkinson's Walk and Fun Run</span><br /><ul><li>We cheered the walkers and runners to keep them going as they raised money for research on this disease</li></ul><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">April 25, 9 am - 12 pm, 12 pm - 3 pm: Rotarians at Work Day</span><br /><ul><li>We joined the La Jolla Golden Triangle Rotary Club in a fun day remodeling a local police station</li></ul><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">May 2, 10:30 am - 3 pm: Therapeutic Horseback Riding</span><br /><ul><li>We helped improve the horse stalls and some of the other ranch equipment, and then all got to ride on the horses</li><li>Also go to watch two lessons for disabled children<br /></li><li>We worked with Upward Bound and USD students</li></ul><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">May 2, 6 - 7 pm: Take Steps Walk</span><br /><ul><li>We participated in this walk downtown to raise money for the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America</li><li>Donated money from Jamba Juice fundraiser and Karma Koins</li></ul><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">May 9, 9 am - 1 pm: Challenge Course</span><br /><ul><li>We all conquered the group challenges and the 55 foot tall Alpine Tower<br /></li><li>Some people even did it blindfolded!</li></ul><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">May 13, 6 - 8 pm: Ronald McDonald House</span><br /><ul><li>We brought a huge dinner, along with decorated place-mats, to the families staying here, who have children staying in the hospital</li></ul><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">May 16, 8:15 am - 3 pm: El Faro Orphanage</span><br /><ul><li>Take a trip down to this orphanage in Mexico to bring some joy to the children</li><li>Limited spots</li><li>CANCELED<br /></li></ul><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">May 16, 12:30 to 3 pm: San Diego Food Bank</span><br /><ul><li>Built boxes of food for hungry families with the triangle fraternity<br /></li><li>Enjoyed lunch at an Indian restaurant after</li></ul><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">May 23, 9 - 11 m: Beach clean-up with San Diego Coast Cleaners</span><br /><ul><li>Clean up a beach and bring back its natural beauty</li><li>CANCELED</li></ul><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">May 30, 6 pm: Korean barbecue social</span><br /><ul><li>We celebrated of a year of hard work by enjoying Korean barbecue and a yummy cake<br /></li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2312129164198450489-3998665317936815757?l=ucsdrotaract.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>UCSD Rotaracthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774030041827905412noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2312129164198450489.post-66479516503351500592009-01-21T21:06:00.000-08:002009-03-09T21:54:40.634-07:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">Saturday, January 17: Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade<br /></span><ul><li>We walked with many other UCSD students in this huge downtown parade</li><li>After the parade, we helped clean up an inlet from the ocean in National City</li></ul><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Saturday, January 24: Ocean Beach clean up<br /></span><ul><li>Removed unwanted debris from one of San Diego's beautiful beaches</li></ul><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Saturday, February 7, 2 - 4 pm: senior center</span><br /><ul><li>Spent time with seniors, playing cards, talking, and singing<br /></li></ul> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Wednesday, February 11, 8 pm: cookie decorating</span><br /><ul><li>Decorated cookies for a families staying at Ronald McDonald house with children in the hospital</li><li>They <a href="http://www.dropinanddecorate.org/2009/02/valentine-cookies-for-ronald-mcdonald-house.html">looked awesome!</a></li><li>Thanks Frances :)</li></ul><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Saturday, February 21, 5 - 8 pm: district mixer</span><br /><ul><li>Went to the Kansas Barbeque in downtown San Diego with the SDSU Rotaract and the downtown Rotaract</li><li>Enjoyed free appetizers, speed dating, and mingling with other students and young professionals, who share the interest of community service and Rotaract</li></ul><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sunday, March 1: cookie decorating</span><br /><ul><li>We baked and decorated cookies, and then donated them to the Ronald McDonald House, to help families with children in the hospital feel a little better</li></ul><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Saturday, March 7, 6 pm: social!</span><br /><ul><li>Yummy barbeque, with some fun after<br /></li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2312129164198450489-6647951650335150059?l=ucsdrotaract.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>UCSD Rotaracthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774030041827905412noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2312129164198450489.post-33028143921406372362008-09-06T12:09:00.000-07:002008-11-24T12:15:39.741-08:00<b>Saturday, October 4, 9 am - 12 pm: San Diego Food Bank</b><br /><ul><li>Sorted donated boxes of food to check for outdated or damaged food<br /></li><li>Had lunch at a great Indian restaurant after</li></ul><br /><b>Friday, October 10, 12 pm - 1 pm: International Cafe</b><br /><ul><li>We served Chinese food to many people with Rotary members, and spoke to everyone about Rotaract<br /></li></ul><br /><b>Saturday, October 11, 9 am - 2 pm: Tijuana Slough Habitat Restoration</b><br /><ul><li>Cleared invasive vegetation, and then planted new native plants</li><li>We went to Chopstix for Japanese noodles after</li></ul><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Saturday, October 18, 1 pm - 3 pm: International potlunch<br /></span><ul><li>We all brought yummy international food to share with everyone and had a great time sampling everything. We spent some time talking about the international world too.<br /></li></ul><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Saturday, October 25, 9:30 am - 2:30 pm: ARTS Fall Festival</span><br /><ul><li> We made really fun fall art projects with kids, like painted pumpkins and straw hats</li></ul><b><br />Saturday, November 8, 3 - 6 pm or 5 - 7 pm: Project Concern International Gala</b><br /><ul><li>We helped a former member run a huge, middle east-themed fundraiser<br /></li></ul><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Sunday, November 9, 1 pm: Doctors Without Borders exhibit</span><br /><ul><li>This was a great walk through "Life as a Refugee" to see what people whose communities have been ravaged by disaster experience</li></ul><br /><b>Saturday, November 15, 7 am - 2 pm: Camp Pendleton</b><br /><ul><li>We worked with Rotary to restore the thrift shop for needy families on this Marines base<br /></li></ul><br /><b>Saturday, November 22: Cosmic bowling social, with dinner before<br /></b><ul><li>We went to In 'n Out, then Yogurt World, and then watched The Office<br /></li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2312129164198450489-3302814392140637236?l=ucsdrotaract.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>UCSD Rotaracthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774030041827905412noreply@blogger.com0