Rotary Club of Kearny Mesa San Diego

Rotary Club of Kearny Mesa 5th Annual volunteer service at the Ronald McDonald House Charities of San Diego. Covid-19 protocols limited the number of volunteers allowed, but it didn’t stop our efforts as 3 Rotarians and Chef Eric prepped, cooked, served, and package around 100+ meals and cleaned. Ronald McDonald House Charities of San Diego provides a home-away-from-home for families with children being treated for serious, often life-threatening conditions at local hospitals. #ServiceAboveSelf #RotariansInAction

Rotary Club of Kearny Mesa 2021 family picnic.

If you are interested in Minecraft and want to help the Salvation Army serve families in need in Kenai AK, you can join their first-ever Minecraft Livestream on FB, YT, and Twitch! Wednesday, Nov. 24th, 6-7 pm (PST)! It's not too late to enter the contest by following the steps in the flyer below. This is a fun way of connecting a game that most of our kids are familiar with and giving back to those who are in need. Thank you to our former club member Captain Brandon Kyle of The Salvation Army Kenai Peninsula Corps for sharing this fun fundraising event.

Thank you to our club President Chen Ni for the Rotary themed birthday cake to celebrate our club members Suzie Ditmars and Jeanie Le.

Today we celebrate those who’ve given their lives for our country and those who’ve lived to see their sacrifices bear the fruit of freedom. Thank you for putting us first. Happy Veterans Day.

October 30th, 2021 Our 5th Annual Food Service at the Urban Angels Dining Hall. Due to COVID-19 protocols, we we’re only allowed a small group of volunteers at this years event. Our Rotarians and Path kitchen crew prepped and packaged 75 warm meals to the underprivileged San Diegans that reside at PATH Housing. Tonight’s dinner was Hearty Beef Stew, Rice, Bread, and Chocolate Banana Bread Pudding. Urban Angels is a Nonprofit Organization formed to nourish and provide food for the homeless of San Diego. From cooking to serving to cleaning, Urban Angels run the entire kitchen at Connections Housing, a state of the art service center and residential community designed to reduce street homelessness. They provide food services to Connections residents 7 days a week, 365 days of the year.

2020-2021 Community Projects June 2020: $500 Rotary District Grant to The World Beat Center Completed - "As a non-profit multi-cultural arts organization we are dedicated to promoting, presenting & preserving the African Diaspora & Indigenous cultures of the world through Music, Art, Dance, Multi-Media Arts, Education, and STEAM Research. We are the home of 101.1FM KVIB, a low-power FM station operated by the World Beat Center and Positive Hope. We are located in beautiful... Balboa Park in the heart of San Diego, California. Through consciousness-raising, the World Beat Center promotes peace within our San Diego community by providing ongoing programs and services that nurture the spirit of children, the elderly, and everyone in between. Our main goal is then to create unity within diversity." Jan 2021: Miracle Babies Stuff Donation Completed During the period from Dec 2020 to Jan 2021, we were able to help Miracle Babies to collect baby stuff from around 30 families around our communities. We were able to collect about 100 items of clothing for babies. The total donations were about 10 boxes, which included baby clothes, toys, diapers, wipers, bathtubs, and more. May 21, 2021: Donut delivery at Sharp Memorial Hospital & Harmony Grove Village Fires Station Completed we were able to raise around 350 donuts and deliver them to Sharp Memorial Hospital, these donuts were able to cover 7 departments related to Covid-19 front line workers. We also delivered the donuts to the fire station. September 18th, 2021: - 7th Annual Coastal Cleanup Day with I Love A Clean San Diego (Mission Bay DeAnza Cove) Completed October 3rd, 2021: Walk The Wall Fundraiser (International China Concern) - Completed When you walk the wall you are helping many different people facing many challenges. Some have experienced abandonment; other children live with their families in a daily struggle with poverty and lack of resources. ICC provides the care, therapy, and support they need. Funds raised through Walk the Wall provide vital services ranging from special education to medical care to vocational training. October 30th, 2021: 5th Annual Food Service at the Urban Angels Dining Hall Urban Angels Dining Hall provides warm meals to underprivileged San Diegans that reside at PATH Housing. December 2021: 2nd Annual Toy Packaging with the Salvation Army Christmas Toy Drive (Pending Salvation Army Confirmation) See more

The Rotary Club of Kearny Mesa would like to welcome our newest members Wen Zhang! Thank you to our District 5340 Governor Dan Gensler, Don Fipps, Bob Chalfa for visiting our club and participating in our New Club Member induction ceremony! #rotary5340 #newmember

Our Rotary Club's 7th Annual participation of the I Love A Clean San Diego beach clean-up event Saturday, Sept. 18th at Mission Bay (De Anza Cove ). This was our first in-person group volunteer event post Covid-19 shutdown.

Welcome to Rotary International President Shekhar Mehta and his wife, Rashi. We look forward to embracing your theme: Serve to Change Lives. Learn more about the 2021-22 Rotary president: https://on.rotary.org/2ThYhMm

Could you or someone you know benefit from a free meal? Many community partners around San Diego are working to provide everyone with a Thanksgiving meal during this difficult time. See the attached flyer for the days and times of free meal distribution throughout San Diego.

Congratulations to the winners and participants of the San Diego Asian Americans For Equality (SDAAFE) 2020 Census Flyer Contest. Please click on the link below to see the 2020 Census Flyers. http://www.sdaafe.org//list-winners-2020-census-flyer-con/... Why is the 2020 Census so important? The 2020 Census will provide a snapshot of our nationwho we are, where we live, and so much more. The results of this once-a-decade count determine the number of seats each state has in the House of Representatives. They are also used to draw congressional and state legislative districts. Over the next decade, lawmakers, business owners, and many others will use 2020 Census data to make critical decisions. The results will show where communities need new schools, new clinics, new roads, and more services for families, older adults, and children. The results will also inform how hundreds of billions of dollars in federal funding are allocated to more than 100 programs, including Medicaid, Head Start, block grants for community mental health services, and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as SNAP.

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Mayor Kevin Faulconer and other officials are announcing new measures to help curb the spread of coronavirus among San Diego's homeless population. DETAILS: https://bit.ly/3do7Jmr

Our Club held our first Zoom meeting yesterday and it was great to see that everyone is healthy and safe. Thank you to our Club President Bert Borsberry for hosting the zoom meeting. Since this years projects have been hindered due to Covid-19, here’s a walk back in memory lane of our 2014 projects.

Update: 3/28- The City of San Diego Small Business Relief Fund (SBRF) Application is now accepting applications. Please click on the link below to be directed: https://www.sandiego.gov/economic-developm/resources/relief To our Fellow Rotarians, Family Members, and Friends:...Continue reading

The connections we make in Rotary unite our 1.2 million members around the globe. The ongoing COVID-19 outbreak is challenging our ability to make those kinds o...f connections in person at this time. Please accept my best wishes for your health and safety, as well as the health and safety of your families and all members of the Rotary family. Learn more on how Rotary is responding: https://on.rotary.org/covid-19. I hope to see you soon. See more