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With growing concerns about the future of our social safety net, private philanthropy and community service have never been more important. For that reason, the Men’s Club is excited to welcome to our March 19 Speaker's Forum and Dinner Mr. Ernest Rady, noted local business leader and philanthropist whose generosity has been a foundation for creating or expanding many of San Diego’s iconic health, educational, and cultural institutions. Mr. Rady is also a Beth Israel member and has offered to share with us some reflections on his careers in both business and philanthropy, and how his upbringing and Jewish background have influenced both of these paths. Please RSVP soon to enjoy an exceptional evening with an exceptional member of the community.Please join the Men's Club for our monthly Speaker's Forum and Dinner including dinner, socializing and a discussion.
ALL adult members of the congregation are welcome to join the Men's Club on March 19 for our monthly Speaker’s Forum and Dinner. The evening begins at 6:30 PM with a deli dinner, followed by the presentation and discussion from 7:00 to 8:00 PM. The dinner fee is $20; pay online, or at the door by cash or check. A Zoom option is available for those unable to attend in person.
Please RSVP below no later than Friday, March 14 so we can plan for enough seating and food.
Mr. Rady is an experienced banker, entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is Founder, CEO and Chairman of American Assets Trust, a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) with $4.5 billion in assets. He is also CEO and/or Chairman of several private companies that he founded, spanning numerous other sectors, including insurance and investment management.
He founded and was formerly the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Westcorp, a financial services company that was sold to Wachovia Corp. in 2006. His storied career spans a wide variety of industries, including beverage wholesale, radio stations/telecommunications towers, oil and gas, as well as professional soccer and major league baseball – as a former part-owner of the San Diego Padres.
Mr. Rady’s business successes provided the foundation for his well-known philanthropic involvement with medical, educational, and cultural institutions in San Diego. He has served as past Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Director and Treasurer of the Rady Children’s Hospital and Health Center. He currently chairs the Dean’s Advisory Council of the Rady School of Management at UCSD and served as an acting member of UCSD’s Chancellor’s Associates, Trustee of the Salk Institute for Biological Sciences and a Trustee of Scripps Health. Mr. Rady received his degrees in commerce and law from the University of Manitoba and moved to San Diego with his wife, Evelyn, in 1966.
PLEASE BRING Art Supplies to Send to Israel Preschools!
Men’s Club is supporting a new, yearlong project by Beth Israel’s Early Childhood Education (ECE) program to collect and send much needed art supplies to pre-schools in Israel. After filling a suitcase with art supplies, ECE will ask a preschool family to deliver it when they travel to Israel or when a family member returns to Israel from a visit here. ECE also welcomes donations of used suitcases for that 1-way trip to Israel.
Men’s Club will collect your donated art supplies at this Speaker's Forum and Dinner at our future events. You can also bring your donations any time to the pre-school office. Please choose art supplies suitable for pre-schoolers and safe to ship (e.g., no liquids or permanent markers), Examples include washable markers, crayons, stickers, safety scissors, colored pencils, glue sticks, colored tape/ribbon and construction paper, modeling clay or Play-doh, pipe cleaners. THANK YOU!