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For a change, President Dick Troncone didn’t call the meeting to order, or at least not for most of us. Instead, we returned to a variant of the original Rotary format, traveling to the workplaces of our members, as well as the homes of some of our beneficiaries.
I went to the offices of San Diego Opera, where Ian Campbell passed out the lunches we had ordered that were delivered by Picnic People of Festivities Catering. The Opera drew Steve Hubbard, Marc Tarasuck, Daryl Ferguson, and Bob Carroll. Ian told us about the upcoming season, talked about how the Opera is dealing with the weak economy, and related the problems. He also talked about the joys and difficulties of getting top singers to come to perform here in beautiful San Diego. It’s a long way from Europe, where most of the singers live. There’s a cottage on the boardwalk at PB in which the singers love to stay.
Other sites included:
Alliance for African Assistance, hosted by Walter Lam
Karl Strauss Brewery, hosted by Chris Cramer (one of the most popular, of course)
Timken Museum, with its wonderful art, hosted by John Wilson
St. Paul’s Senior Home, hosted by Justin Weber (Cheryl Wilson was on jury duty)
Price Charities/Hoover Interact, hosted by Beatriz Valencia
San Diego Superior Court, hosted by Kevin Enright
Hubbs Sea World, hosted by Don Kent
Sea World, hosted by Dave Koontz
Poseidon Resources, the desalination plant being built in Carlsbad, hosted by Peter MacLaggan. Old Globe, hosted by Louis Spisto
KPBS, hosted by Tom Karlo
SD Air and Space Museum, hosted by Jim Kidrick
Coast Guard, hosted by Lt. Amanda Sarbone
San Diego Jail, hosted by Lt. Bryan Coyne
MCRD, hosted by Cliff Myers
It’s an impressive list of things we do, some as our work, and some as our service to others. It reminds me of the variety of skills that exist in our club and the things we do for San Diego.
Editor of the Day: Larry Clapper
Photographs by various Club 33 members
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