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District 4100 Training for English speaking clubs via Zoom at 9 am. There are 5 clubs in D4100 that only speak English. The Zoom ID on the announcement was wrong. I had to use WhatsApp to get the revised login information. Whoops! For the Spanish speaking attendees, translators were used. DG Octavio Ramonetti announced thatContinue reading “March 5, 2022”

Ending Human Trafficking in San Diego: A Collaborative Summit was held in person at 11 am at the Liberty Station Conference Center. Rotary District 5340 as a major sponsor of the event. Lunch was provided by Panera Bread. There were about 3050 at the session with half of them being Rotarians.

I met Assistant Governor Luis Carranza at 8 am in person for coffee at Philz Coffee in La Jolla. It was great to talk with Luis about our future in Rotary and District 5340. Rotary Club of Del Mar Weekly Meeting via Zoom and in person at Jimmy O’s in Del Mar at 12:00 noon.Continue reading “March 3, 2022”

Kitchen Cabinet Meeting via Zoom at 11 am

Zoom Meeting with Chief Aide Kay Barron at 8 am Short meeting. We reviewed PETS and the Cabinet Meeting Wednesday, March 2nd. Council of Legislation Q&A at 5 pm via Zoom The meeting was called by RID Vicki Puliz for Zone26/27. The Council On Legislation (COL) meets every 3 years. The COL meets in 2022.Continue reading “Tuesday, March 1, 2022”

February 24-27, 2022 at Marriott LAX Southwest PETS was held in person this year at the Marriott hotel at Los Angles International Airport. My primary roll was to observe and assist District Governor Elect Chuck Pretto with the program. The program goal is to prepare Presidents Elect for their role as their club’s leader startingContinue reading “Southwest Rotary Presidents Elect Seminars (PETS)”

Zone 26 Membership Discussion for District 5340 via Zoom at 4 pm.

Meeting with Chief Aide Kay Barron at 8 am We reviewed a report from Club Central on club activity and the Leadership spreadsheet on the District dropbox. Meeting with DGE Chuck Pretto, Bonnie Welch, Kay and myself at 9 am to review logistics for Southwest PETS starting February 24. Zoom meeting with Chuck, Rachael HopkinsContinue reading “Tuesday, February 22, 2022”

Legacy Committee Meeting at 2 pm via Zoom. We have made outreach to major donors for increase giving, Endowment and Bequest Society. There was a discussion about Legacy giving and club champions; most would be club Foundation Chairs. DG Line Meeting at 4 pm via Zoom Meeting that I hosted. We reviewed Southwest PETS logisticsContinue reading “Monday February 21, 2022”

San Diego Women’s Foundation Collaboration Meeting via Zoom at 11:00 am There was an update on monies collected for the Afghan refugee relief and the 6 applications for the grant funds. I volunteered to read proposal on behalf of Rotary. We will meet again March 9th at 11 am. Zoom meeting call with Chuck andContinue reading “Wednesday, February 16, 2022”