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.
transcen DANCE is a nationally recognized creative youth development organization that works with youth in under resourced San Diego communities. Participants are San Diego County young people ages 4-24 years with a targeted focus in Mid-City neighborhoods, Logan Heights, Southeast San Diego, Lemon Grove and the Spring Valley communities.
Their programs change the trajectory of students' lives by building resilience, confidence and creativity and by instilling life changing skills such as leadership, collaboration and community engagement.
transcenDANCE programs include year-round dance classes at their studios in San Diego and Lemon Grove. They also offer dance programs in the public schools. A primary need addressed by transcenDANCE is to provide a safe, creative, and supportive environment with adult mentorship and peer support through holistic programs and services.
When there is a fifth Tuesday in a month, Old Mission Rotary meets off site at the location of an Art Pratt grant recipient. On Tuesday, October 29th, members of Old Mission Rotary were very impressed by a program presented by Managing Director Steph Walsh and Director of Development and Operations Coordinator, Alejandra Carrillo at transcenDANCE. They explained how an Art Pratt grant of $10,000 was used to remodel their San Diego studio space.
Photo: Steph Walsh (L) is the Managing Director and Alejandra Carrillo is the Director of Development and Operations Coordinator at transcenDANCE
Banding Together - Art Pratt Foundation Site Visit
Club members Donna Maytum and Susan Josephson went to a Jam Session hosted by Banding Together to see how our Club’s foundation donation was working out. Boy we cannot say enough of how proud we are and the feeling we felt about what is being accomplished by the group Banding Together. They met Julie Guy a founding board member.
Banding Together was founded in 2009 by the parent of a child with autism and two music therapists to meet the unmet needs of youth with special needs in our community. Families were experiencing firsthand that music was an effective and motivating modality to help their loved ones develop.
Banding Together is a grassroots organization that wouldn’t be where it is today without supporters who believe in our mission: to bring unique music opportunities to individuals with special needs in our community. This is accomplished through key objectives that include providing music therapy scholarships and free programs such as Jam Sessions and Soundcheck Jams.
Since the Jam Session program’s inception in 2012, San Diego locations have quadrupled. The program was piloted at a fifth national location in Miami, Florida in 2017.
Each year, 56 Jam Sessions are held totaling over 250 sessions to date. Historically, this program has served nearly 900 individuals ages 13-38 with special needs and has trained over 500 volunteer mentors. A significant highlight for the Jam Session program in 2016 was a surprise performance from Grammy Award winning guest musician Jason Mraz.
In partnership with Surfdog Records, the Soundcheck Jams have engaged 24 touring musicians and 50 individuals with special needs. This unique program gives individuals with special needs the opportunity to shine onstage during a nationally touring band’s sound check at a local music venue. Past musicians have included Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks, The English Beat, Elvin Bishop, Michael Franti, Shaun White (Olympic gold medalist and guitarist) and Grammy award winner Ziggy Marley. More than 150 professional musicians have participated in our programs and fundraisers.
You can find Banding together on the web at www.bandingtogethersd.org. You can visit them at 7370 Opportunity Rd Ste E, San Diego, CA 92111 and call them at 858-204-5370.
The Rotaract District 5340 End Polio Now Walk took place on Saturday, October 19th. Over 75 participants gathered in Balboa Park to embark on a shortened version of the "Seven Bridge Walk" in park and the adjacent Bankers Hill neighborhood. There was plenty of sunshine and enthusiasm as Rotarians, Rotaractors, and friends crossed five of the seven bridges, united in the cause to end Polio. At the walk's end, participants were welcomed with mimosas and breakfast burritos, marking for a splendid morning of fellowship and pride.
Matt and Patty Risi represented Old Mission Rotary.
The event was organized by the Rotaract Club of San Diego State University.
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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.
Read and offer edits or updates. Unlike a regular printed book, this is a living document that I can update till end of my time.
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".
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