Old Mission Rotary meets Tuesdays at noon in the community room at the Copley-Price Family YMCA, 4300 El Cajon Boulevard in San Diego. Parking is free.
·February 3 – Club Social at The Air Condition Lounge 5pm – 7pm
San Diego Chamber breakfast mixer – we are working with the Chamber to host a breakfast mixer in early May. Stay tuned for details.Once the date is set, we will need 2 – 3 people to help plan. It will be simple.
Project w/ Sharia’s Closet– Sharia’s Closet has reached out to see if we would like to do a group project and help them pack Bags of Hope. I have spoken with their representative, and we have a couple of options. The service option I feel is best for our club will be onsite at Sharia’s Closet helping them put outfits together for clients who have requested help from their organization and packing the clothes into bags. If we participate on a Sunday morning, we can be there when the store is closed and be indoors having a great time helping out.
Please let me know if you are interested in this opportunity. We need approximately 7 – 10 people. Family members are welcome – susanjosephson@oldmissionrotary.org .
Epic Day of Service – The official day is May 3 however we are welcome to have our day of service anytime in the month of May. Project Ideas are welcome. We can do our own project or partner with another club or join District activities.
There will be no afternoon club meeting at the YMCA on February 3. Instead, we will have a club social at The Air Conditioned Lounge from 5pm – 7pm.
Member Gary John has graciously opened his club to Old Mission Rotary so we can have a little casual social time together. The club will be closed to the public so we will have the run of the place : ) Old Mission Rotary will provide some snacks. If you would like to drink, they will be available for purchase.
In addition to being a CLUB SOCIAL, this is a great MEMBER RECRUITMENT opportunity. Please invite family, friends and POTENTIAL MEMBERS to come socialize with us.
Get ready to show off your knowledge of all things San Diego at our 2nd annual 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!
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 for San Diegans experiencing food insecurity if we reach our goal of $1,500. 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 a group of professionals and community members serving San Diego, CA. Our club hosts service projects and social activities, along with our monthly meetings.
Eric Benink- The Very Handy Do It Yourself Club Host
Eric Benink started his club host Who Am I with a detailed description of all of the tools and fasteners jammed into his garage. These items ranged from drills, nails, levels, chop saws, drop lights, hammers, mauls and much more stuff that any respectable “Do It Yourself” homeowner would have.
Eric not only enjoys home improvement but also admitted that he is thrifty and hates to pay to have work done that he can do. he learned many of his skills from his father.
Over the decades, Eric has improved two separate older family homes. Simpler projects included popcorn ceiling removal, painting, tiling, installing hardwood floors, lighting, removing wooden wall paneling, dry wall and replacing interior doors.
Outdoor projects included drainage lines, a BBQ installation and a very impressive outdoor shade structure.
More intense efforts were a kitchen remodel, a deck replacement and a very challenging bathroom remodel. The most frustrating project was installing a staircase and the most physically demanding was jack hammering concrete.
Perhaps when Eric retires from his career in law, he will offer his services to club members as a handyman!
Economic Education The San Diego Center for Economic Education at Cuyamaca College
The San Diego Council on Economics Education (SDCEE) works to assist K-12 teachers to educate their students in economic ways of thinking and problem solving. The goal is to help students utilize these skills in lives as consumers, investors, entrepreneurs, citizens and members of the workforce.
The director of the program is Anthony Zambelli, MEcon, JD who is a professor Emeritus at Cuyamaca College. Our club program included an exercise where tables split into groups to discuss various aspects of money and finances that apply to K-12 students.
Dr. Zambelli travels around the county presenting his program to schools and is always looking for volunteers.
Mama's Kitchen- Grant from the Art Pratt Foundation of Old Mission Rotary
Type caption hereMama’s Kitchen strives to provide nutritional support to San Diego residents at risk of malnutrition due to critical illnesses such as HIV, cancer, congestive heart failure, type 2 diabetes, and chronic kidney disease. Together with hundreds of volunteers, businesses, and community supporters, Mama’s Kitchen strives to help our clients stay healthy, preserve their dignity, and keep their families together by providing, medically tailored home-delivered meals and nutrition education – all at no cost to the clients.
Mama’s Kitchen was established in 1990 by a San Diego caregiver who was deeply concerned about her neighbors affected by the AIDS epidemic. Since then, they have delivered over 900,000 meals and now provide 17,000 meals a week.
There are two wonderful and very popular annual fund raising events for Mama's Kitchen. Mama's Day Gala is scheduled for May 26th and is described as the city's premier tasting event. Mama's Pies is San Diego's largest annual bake sale and orders can be placed from mid October to the Friday before Thanksgiving. Each $35 pie sold provides 12 meals to a San Diegan in need.
Eva Matthews is the Executive Officer of Mama's Kitchen and accepted a grant for $5000 to support installation of new refrigeration and freezer units.
Photo (L-R) Old Mission Rotary President Susan Josephson, Art Pratt Board Members Bob Chalfa, Aryanna Edwards, Judi Copeland, Eric Benink, Lee Kaminetz and Mama's Kitchen Executive Director Eva Matthews.
Join us at the Copley-Price Family YMCA in City Heights – Kensington at 4300 El Cajon Blvd. We meet on Tuesdays at Noon for lunch, fellowship and guest speakers that make a positive difference in and around our community. All are welcome to attend.
Copley-Price Family YMCA is "Located at the Corner of Fairmont and El Cajon".
This history of the past 75 years of our Club is dedicated to all of our past presidents. Take a moment to click on the image and read our history.
Remember the Bwana of Old Mission, Mike Rogers is our longest tenured member. He joined our club in 1962. That is remarkable.
Read his section on our past presidents in the beginning of the history. Dave Blum who kept the Tom Baumann Old Mission Rotary History Book is included. Win Bishop's photo albums are included. Many parts of Matt Risi's past newsletters are included.
In the "About our Club" section of our website are all the individual sections of the History. You can download and save them for yourselves.
