Cal Rotaract

May 6 | Spring Banquet | 7-10 PM | Chevron Auditorium (I-House)

calrotar — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 23:19:30 +0000

After a service-filled semester with Cal Rotaract, Spring 2013 Banquet is finally here!

LOCATION: International House
DATE: May 6, 2013
TIME: 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
THEME: Around the World

Dress up in your fanciest clothes [semi-formal attire] and reminisce with Cal Rotaract and friends as we look back at this semester’s events and accomplishments. We will be recognizing those who have stood out, as well as acknowledging everyone who came out to an event; service, or social.

Come watch the family videos that you have all been working on, slideshows, and other surprises from the officers! Also enjoy two photo booths that will be set up by our historian and her interns!

**Tickets are on sale NOW! Stop by the table anytime from 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM Mondays – Thursdays on Sproul!**

Additionally, I-House has graciously offered to co-sponsor the event, so please make sure to be on your best behavior and treat the place with respect.

Hope to see you all there!
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FOOD:
We will be catered by I-House, BUFFET STYLE!

Salad: Caesar salad
Meat entree: Chicken piccata (grilled with white wine lemon sauce, mushrooms, capers)
Vegetarian entree: Angel hair pasta (tomatoes, basil, garlic oil, white wine)
Dessert: Chocolate terrine
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PRICE:
$25 for members
$30 for nonmembers
(anyone is invited, so make sure to tell all your friends, even if they are not a paid member of Cal Rotaract).

CHECK OUT THE FACEBOOK EVENT HERE!

Apr 27-28 | Caffe Med Fundraiser | 7AM-MIDNIGHT SUNDAY | Caffe Med (2475) Telegraph

calrotar — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 23:16:08 +0000

The Treasurer Team has done it again! Come by for a quick bite to grab and go or a sit-down meal with your friends (and Rotaract family) this weekend 4/27-28 at Caffe Med (the proclaimed birthplace of the Caffe Latte for all of you coffee lovers!).

Please be sure to print out a flyer and mention that you’re supporting Cal Rotaract when you go!

Caffe Med serves an array of exciting coffee choices, sandwiches, lasagna, pizza, and BREAKFAST FOOD ALL DAY (HOW EXCITING!!). It’s a great local joint for those who haven’t tried it out yet, and for those who have we’re sure you’ll be ecstatic to find out that 10% of all purchases made this weekend with the mention/presentation of a flyer will go towards Cal Rotaract.

The fundraiser will last all weekend (Sat-Sun) so be sure to stop by any time or if you would like, join the group going
after UC Green Day on Sunday!

CHECK OUT THE FACEBOOK EVENT HERE!

Apr 30 | 7th General Meeting: Unity Through Service | 7-8PM | 60 Evans

calrotar — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 23:10:58 +0000

It’s our last General Meeting of the semester – can you believe it?! Boy how time flies. We’ve all grown so much over this past semester and come to know so many new faces as friends and dedicated Rotaractors, so we’d like to highlight all of our achievements thus far and tell you all about how we plan on celebrating our successes at Banquet!

To end the semester on a high note we have asked Rotarian Mr. John Ferguson to come in and enlighten us with a motivational speech. We will also be announcing the April Member of the Semester, as well as recaps of some of our biggest events.

WE WILL ALSO TELL YOU ALL ABOUT BANQUET – WHAT IT IS, WHY YOU SHOULD COME, AND HOW/WHERE TO BUY TICKETS!! Banquet is always one of our members’ favorite events because we get to dress up all fancy and enjoy an evening of entertainment, celebration, awards, and friends at the end of the semester. It’s going to be a night to remember so be sure to get a ticket to go. We will be selling tickets for $25 at the meeting, as well as at the Rotaract table until Thursday, May 2.
MORE INFO: https://www.facebook.com/events/445686102183699/

We hope you can take some time out of your Tuesday (take a nice study break!) to come out for 7th GM, we’d love to see you there (:

For more information, contact info@calrotaract.org.

Apr 28 | UC Green Day | 8:30AM-1:30PM | Meet at Dwinelle Plaza

calrotar — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 06:31:56 +0000

Sunday, April 28th will be the first ever UC GREEN DAY, bringing together 200+ volunteers to participate in six environmental service projects all around Berkeley in honor of Save the Earth month. This is the opportunity for Cal students to give back to Mother Nature. All UC Berkeley students are invited to come & snacks will be provided throughout the day. Feel free to sign up with groups/clubs!

Don’t forget to bring a water bottle, and see you outside Dwinelle bright & early. (bring your bus pass)

The available sites are:

Tilden Park

We will be working mostly to remove invasive cape ivy, which smothers vegetation and can even topple trees, with a ride on the 100-year-old merry-go-round afterwards. Although there is little poison oak where we will be working, volunteers should wear long pants, long sleeves, and closed-toed shoes with good traction. Site Leaders: Farhan Lokman and Eric Lau.

John Hinkel Park

The park was donated to the City of Berkeley by John Hinkel, a local capitalist and philanthropist. The park was conceived to be a natural space where the native flora would be retained and enhanced rather than replaced by artificial plantings. The biggest activity at John Hinkel Park is removal of non-native, invasive ivy. By removing it, we are able to back it into an area and replant with CA native plants. In addition, there are leaves to be raked off pathways and ivy to be pulled off trees. Site Leaders: Billal Ahmed, Emily Tze, and Sophia Du.

Berkeley Path Wanderers

Berkeley Path Wanderers Association (BPWA) is a group that has come together to increase public awareness of Berkeley’s pathways. BPWA hopes to accomplish this through restoration of paths leading through Berkeley that have been blocked or obscured. Activities will mainly consist of weeding and pulling ivy. Site Leaders: Aleksandrina Stoyanova, Arjun Mukundan, & Gabrielle Nguyen.

Schoolhouse Creek Commons

Schoolhouse Creek Common is a community-run native garden/orchard/play area in West Berkeley by the Berkeley Marina. Activities include pruning, weeding and mulching. Site Leaders: Xiao Peng and James Toan.

Broadway Pollinator Garden

The Oakland Landscape Committee is a community-based group that works on developing and maintaining school and public gardens, tree planting, creek restoration, vegetation management, and helps with youth development efforts working with at-risk youth. Activities include weeding, watering, and spreading compost or tree chip mulch. Site Leaders: Catherine Wang and Isabel Tejada.

Acquatic Park

Aquatic Park EGRET is the group for the tidal wetlands of Berkeley’s largest city park. Volunteers help tend native coastal plantings to improve the shoreline of San Francisco Bay for wildlife habitat. The project would consist of raking and placing mulch in buckets so they can be placed around the native shoreline plantings to control weeds and enhance the plants’ growth. Site Leaders: Margaret Wu and Melanie Jinon.

Questions? Comments?
Contact us at local@calrotaract.org

Apr 21 | Family Volleyball Tournament | 4-7PM | Clark Kerr Sand Volleyball Courts

calrotar — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:27:06 +0000

Team up with your Rotaract Families to play in this exciting competition: volleyball tournament!!

Bump, set, and spike your way to victory at the Golden Bear Recreation Center sand volleyball courts (located at the Clark Kerr Campus).

May the best Family win!

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What is the Family system?

Cal Rotaract’s Family system is comprised of 7 unique “Families” that last for the semester. It’s a great way to break the club down into smaller units so that members/officers can get to know one another better! Families are comprised of three officer “Parents” and their member “children.” Families host individual socials throughout the semester as well as compete in inter-Family competitions! Families that end up on top will be rewarded at the end of the semester. Note that only paid members can participate in the Family system, so be sure to get your applications in because you don’t want to miss this wonderful opportunity!

Apr 18 | Mid-Semester Social | 7-9PM | 122 Barrows

calrotar — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 07:46:25 +0000

Mid-Semester Social is finally here! This is not a dream… (pinch yourself to make sure). With midterms coming to an end, come blow off steam with Cal Rotaract! We know all of you want to just break into a dance, and 12 hours at Dance Marathon wasn’t enough, so will have Just Dance on the Wii! If you don’t feel like showing us your dance moves, we will also have board games, snacks, and a lot of fun! (If none of these interest you, at least come to see Danielle McGuinness show off her dance moves that she’s been practicing on for the past semester).

Tell your neighbors, tell your friends, tell a stranger, it doesn’t matter, because all are invited, FREE OF CHARGE!

We will be in 122 Barrows from 7 pm – 9 pm on April 18th (Thursday). See you all there!

CHECK OUT THE FACEBOOK EVENT HERE!

Apr 16 | 6th General Meeting: Together We CAN Save the Earth! | 7-8PM | 56 Barrows

calrotar — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 07:43:17 +0000

It’s our second to last general meeting of the semester and Rotaract’s still got a full calendar ahead to wrap up the year! Our theme is focused around Earth Day, which is April 22, in collaboration with our Family Canned Food Drive Competition to remind you that with all of our fantastic service projects we CAN make a difference and save the Earth (hehe)!

We’re super excited to welcome an Italian visitor, Alessio, as well as Santa Cruz Rotaract, and our guest speaker Mr. Ed Church, a past Rotary presidentto this meeting so let’s give them a warm welcome and show them what wonderful things Cal Rotaract does.

OLIVIA, OUR LOVELY HISTORIAN, AND HER INTERN TEAM WILL ALSO BE HOSTING A SPRING-THEMED PHOTOBOOTH SO COME BY TO GET YOUR PHOTOS TAKEN WITH PROPS AND EVERYTHING!

Events to be featured are:
- 4/18, Mid-Semester Social
- 4/21, Family Volleyball Tournament
- 4/21, E-Luminate Materials Due!
- 4/22, Last International Committee Meeting
- 4/24, Last Local Committee Meeting
- 4/28, UC Green Day

You can come find us on Sproul to donate cans until the GM, and E-Luminate materials are being accepted until the 21st! Additionally, you can sign up for UC Green Day (and invite all of your friends, we have 200+ spots to fill and it’s open to anyone outside of Rotaract!) by accessing the EventBrite page here: http://ucgreenday.eventbrite.com/

We hope you can take some time out of your Tuesday (take a nice study break!) to come out for 6th GM, we’d love to see you there.

CHECK OUT THE FACEBOOK EVENT HERE!

Apr 14 | Interotaractory Service Event | 9AM-2PM | MacArthur BART Station

calrotar — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 07:38:42 +0000

This Sunday, Interact high schoolers and Rotarians will be working with us! You will get to mingle it up and tell the high school students how fun college reallly is. Inspire someone over some fun community service!

We will be cleaning up the MacArthur BART station from 10AM-1PM. There is a lot of graffiti, weeds and litter to take care of at the BART station, and we want our community to look nice.

We recommend you bring water bottles and snacks. Clif bars and some water will be provided. Do not dress in your best clothing, because we are ready to get down and dirty.

Meet at the bus stop on Dana and Durant at 9:10AM. Be on time! Hope to see y’all there.

TL;DR: Interact and Rotary will be doing community service with us at MacArthur BART. Meet at 9:10 at bus stop indicated above.

CHECK OUT THE FACEBOOK EVENT HERE!

Apr 13 | Interact Stayover Late Night Shenanigans | 9:30-11:30PM | Underhill Field

calrotar — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 07:34:52 +0000

Do you like Interactors? Do you like glow in the dark frisbee? Do you like C.R.E.A.M. or Top Dog? Well, watch as the Interact Stayover Committee combines all three!

On this night, we will be playing glow in the dark frisbee and other fun games with Interactors FROM ALL OVER NORTH CALIFORNIA. As the games are going on, we will be escorting some of the Interactors to some of the Interactors to the iconic late night Berkeley locations, like Top Dog and C.R.E.A.M.

It’s going to be a super fun event so come meet the Interactors, tell them stories of your time here at UC Berkeley, and how awesome it is to be a part of Cal Rotaract!

For more information or if you have any questions contact Lawrence Vo at lvo@calrotaract.org.

CHECK OUT THE FACEBOOK EVENT HERE!

Apr 13-14 | Interact Stayover | UC Berkeley

calrotar — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 07:32:04 +0000

Interact Stayover is Cal Rotaract’s semesterly program that invites high schoolers involved in Interact clubs across California to spend the weekend in Berkeley to learn more about the school, the campus, college life, and what Cal Rotaract offers to the community.

Volunteers are also being recruited to help hold speaker panels (academic/social), guide campus tours, help with the campus-wide scavenger hunt, and participate in the Late Night Shenanigans (Cream/Top Dog runs + outdoor activities such as glow-in-the-dark frisbee) portion of the program. There will also be an Interact/Rotaract/Rotary service project to be held on Sunday, April 14th.

We are also still looking for students to help house the stayover participants, so if there is any room in your dorm, apartment, or house to let people sleep overnight please sign up to host.

Volunteers can sign up on GoogleDocs here

For questions or if you would like more information contact Lawrence Vo at lvo@calrotaract.org.