November 2, 2005

This Week’s Bulletin Was Written By Elena Bazhenova

THIS WEEK’S MEETING

President Maureen Eberle called the meeting to order at 7:30 am and read an inspiring invocation.  Sandy Rugg led us in the Pledge of Allegiance and a prayer for our soldiers fighting for our freedom.  Linda Jalving led us in song.

VISITING ROTARIANS AND GUESTS

Pete McGuire welcomed our guests, including members of Point Loma Rotaract and Club 33.

AUCTION

Larry Nuffer opened an auction for a wonderful Ethiopian hand loomed shawl donated by Sandy Rugg.  After a tough competition, Alex Kwoka won the bid for $75.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Ø      Ron Erbetta reminded about Paul Harris Gala on November 11 at the Aerospace Museum.  Tickets are $50. 

Ø      Karen Green invited everybody to the first Red Badge Club event - Wine & Cheese reception at Karen and Gary Green’s home on Thursday, November 3 at 5:30.

Ø      Jeff Christie invited to a small business owner’s workshop in Encinitas on November 12.

Ø      Next week women from the “Tomorrow Project” are bringing for sale soups that they make.  Club is donating $2,000.00 to this project.  And “Tomorrow Project” is donating 200 of their soups to the Senior Community Center.

Ø      Maureen announced our new project – a BBQ for wounded soldiers and seniors from the Community Center planned for next spring.

UPDATE ON THE SENIOR COMMUNITY CENTER

Paul Downey from the Senior Community Center thanked Breakfast Club for continuing help and support.  He indicated that more and more seniors in San Diego need help in obtaining affordable housing.  Pickwick Hotel is evicting over 200 seniors.  A lot of seniors downtown sleep behind dumpsters.  Senior Community Center has been a great success.  They just got a $ 20,000,000.00 tax credit.  Their next project – construction of 150 units in City Heights.

THIS WEEK’S SPEAKER

Nancy Vaughan introduced this week’s speaker Michael Shames – a prominent San Diego attorney and consumer advocate.  Michael leads a consumer group UCAN (Utility Consumers’ Action Network).  This group has been known for protecting consumers in the areas of gas prices, internet activities, telephone services, auto insurance.  Michael pointed out that 21 Century changed consumer market rules.  Consumers nowadays have to be computer literate, fast, flexible and skeptical.  With new exciting products, like super PDAs, broadband power lines, cars and houses on fuel cells, this market brings the dangers of fraud and ID theft.  So, buyers beware more than ever.

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