March 19, 2022 – District 5340 conducted is annual District Training Assembly (DTA) at the Liberty Station Conference Center. The venue was perfect for this event. It is also home to the Rotary Club of San Diego. There were 4 sessions, with a number of concurrent breakout rooms with different topics. During DG Dan’s openingContinue reading “District 5340 District Training Assembly”
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RCDM Field Trip to the La Jolla Map Museum
March 17, 2022 – St. Patrick’s Day was celebrated by the Rotary Club of Del Mar by visiting the La Jolla Map Museum. https://www.lajollamapmuseum.org/ instead of meeting at our regular location. We had lunch after the tour at the Parrot Café across the street. They were nice enough to reserve space for us.
RID and DGN Zoom Call
March 16, 2022 – At 5 pm Rotary International Director Elect for Zone 26/27 hosted a Zoom call with the District Governor Nominees, for one 26/27, 30 Districts in all. The meeting was chaired by Dan Himelspach, RID Elect. We talked about President Elect Training Seminar (PETS) that have been completed in the past severalContinue reading “RID and DGN Zoom Call”
SDWF-Rotary Collaboration Meeting
March 16, 2022 – At 11 am via Zoom, I joined the San Diego Women’s Foundation and Rotary District 5340 Collaboration Meeting. We reviewed the proposal evaluations completed last week from six organizations helping Afghan Refugees. The collaboration has about $50,000 to award for grants. The next step is interviews…
District Governor Line Meeting
March 14, 2022 – At 4 pm I was able to attend the meeting via Zoom in the car on the way home from the Velocity Research clinic for the Moderna vaccine study. I was sick over the weekend and needed report the illness as part of the clinical trial. They wanted to see meContinue reading “District Governor Line Meeting”
19th Annual Comedy Night
March 11, 2022 – At 7 pm we attended a Rotary Club of Point Loma fundraiser, it’s 19th Annual Comedy Night. We invited family friends Don and Bev to attend with us. I donated $50 to to their foundation for their tickets. We were hosted by the Rotary Club of Point Loma. The event hostContinue reading “19th Annual Comedy Night”
Rotary Club of Del Mar Weekly Meeting
March 10, 2022 – The club met at Jimmy O’s in Del Mar both in person and via Zoom aka hybrid meeting. We conducted an International Service Committee starting at 11:15 am. Then at noon, the regular meeting began for lunch with the meeting beginning at 12:30 pm. The guest speaker was a retired NavyContinue reading “Rotary Club of Del Mar Weekly Meeting”
March 9, 2022
Zoom Meeting with DGE Chuck Pretto at 9 am We reviewed the District Leadership for 2022-23 on updating both our Leadership Team spreadsheet on the Dropbox and on the Rotary International website. Zoom Meeting with DG Dan Gensler at 2 pm We reviewed the 2021 District Governor’s Minute by Minute for potential changes for theContinue reading “March 9, 2022”
March 8, 2022
Weekly Meeting with Chief Aide Kay Barron at 8 am via Zoom. We discussed the District Training Assembly, PETS, Pre PETS and the PE Nominees. Balboa Park Peace Pole Announcement Meeting via Zoom at 5 pm. The meeting purpose was to set the date for the Peace Pole dedication with city officials hopefully. The poleContinue reading “March 8, 2022”
March 7, 2022
DG Line Meeting via Zoom at 3 pm. We met an hour earlier for our weekly meeting to make way for the AG Meeting. It is great to meet every week to discuss topics and get consensus. Assistant Governor Meeting via Zoom at 4 pm The agenda included reports from the AGs on the statusContinue reading “March 7, 2022”