Welcome to our Club!

Service Above Self
Marie Callender's Restaurant
San Diego, CA 92120
United States
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![]() We were treated to performances by Diego Hills Charter High School students! | ![]() A true holiday miracle - men doing the dishes. Just kidding, Paulo and Aaron! Thanks to all the helping hands, cleanup was done in no time! |
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Chaired by Dianne Crawford of the Southeast San Diego club, our club held a strategic planning session to make our club even better. Through brain storming and collaboration with Dianne, we came up with excellent ideas and new inspiration.
![]() The membership group discussed ideas on how to retain members and recruit new members. | ![]() The branding group discussed how to improve our visibility to the public and how to help make members feel a part of that brand. |
![]() The projects group discussed the projects that we've done and how to get ideas for new projects. | ![]() The rest of the projects group. |

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Our flash garage sale raised $1,675 for La Mesa Sunrise Rotary Club's hurricane and earthquake disaster relief fund. Thanks for all who donated, shopped, and helped out! And thank you, Jeff and Fern, for hosting this once again and putting in umpteen number of hours working on this! When's the next garage sale?
![]() What a happy energetic team! | ![]() Here were the contestants for the Most Fabulous contest. Love that hair, Fern! |
![]() Christine knows she's fabulous. | ![]() Our fabulous new member Dave! |
![]() Items were in demand. Marta and Daisy duked it out over this blouse. | ![]() If you sit on it, you pay for it, Floyd. |
For this Rotary year our Rotary International President Ian Riseley has requested that every Rotarian throughout the world plant a tree. Today La Mesa Sunrise Rotary checked that request off the list. In conjunction with Groundwork San Diego Chollas Creek's EarthLab and the muscle of 80 Navy personnel and students from local schools, we planted 40 fruit trees. Thank you for the collaboration, everyone, to "make a difference" in our tiny part of the world! If you would like to learn more about Groundwork San Diego, check out http://groundworksandiego.org/
![]() President Betty and Christine with the fine folks in uniform. | ![]()
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![]() Thank you, students! | ![]() What a cheery looking team. |
![]() Students hard at work. | ![]() We could never have done it without the Navy folks. |
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On September 29, 2017, parents, students, and members of the community attended a very special ribbon cutting celebration to mark the exciting opening of Harriet Tubman Village Charter School's Fab Lab. Fab Lab is an incredible science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics (STEAM) lab equipped with state-of-the-art learning tools and technologies. Thanks to the Northrop Grumman Foundation and the support of the students, parents, staff, community, and others, Harriet Tubman was one of five schools across the country to win the Fab School Labs contest. They were awarded a $100,000 grant to provide a rigorous learning environment that will prepare students for high demanding colleges and careers.
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![]() Dr. Asa Morton, Jeffrey Sitcov, and Jane and Ron Tomczak. Due to unforeseen circumstances, Dr. Elizabeth Jones was unable to attend. | ![]() Opportunity drawing |
![]() Photo booth, complete with hats | ![]() Arguably our cutest server Oliver attending to Lady Manuela |
![]() Edda, Alix, and Elly looking fabulous | ![]() Janet, et al looking just as fabulous |
![]() A big hand to all of our servers and our incomparable inimitable Christine | ![]() Susan and Rita voted Grant as best server (but they're biased). |
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Our Rotary District 5340 Model United Nations, patterned after Winnipeg Rotary’s MUN and started by our District's Pathways to Peace Committee 13 years ago, is the only one in the US. Several hundred high school students from over 59 high schools engaged in simulated United Nations activities for an entire weekend. Each school team was assigned a country to represent that was not part of their personal family heritage and issues were debated. This year we had 4 students from Peru, Honduras, and Costa Rica - Joel, Aryani, Gabriela, and Ricardo. This year's Model UN event was held on April 8 and 9 at the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice at the University of San Diego.
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The Rotary Club of La Mesa Sunrise had the privilege of making a small contribution to an inspiring event that was the brainchild of a Helix Charter High School student:
Uniting for Common Ground
Police and La Mesa youth have more in common than one might think. Historically the youth have not always felt safe around law enforcement and police have not always understood the lack of respect they have observed from youth. One student remarked, “We’re afraid of the police because we don’t trust what they will do!” The police commented, “All the youth have to do is to follow our direction.” The students were not convinced the police had their best interest in mind and believed the police were there to hassle them rather than help.
A Helix Charter High School Resident Leadership Academy decided to take action to resolve these fears and address the misunderstandings between youth and law enforcement. Under the leadership of Helix High Senior Asia Duncan, the students joined together with the La Mesa Police Department (LMPD) and the National Conflict Resolution Center (NCRC) to design an opportunity for open dialogue and active listening between youth and law enforcement where both sides heard each other’s concerns and addressed fears and frustrations.
















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Bent Prop
Apr 27, 2018
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Rotarians at Work
Apr 28, 2018
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Dianne Jacobs
May 04, 2018
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District Conference
May 04, 2018 – May 05, 2018
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La Mesa Sunrise Rotary Bowling Fundraiser 2018
Parkway BowlMay 11, 2018
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM -
Dark for Memorial Day
May 25, 2018