AASD
Weekly Update
08-15-2019
NEW
ITEMS
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REMINDER
IMPORTANT
AASD
MEMBERSHIP
MEETING –
RSVP
TODAY!
All members in good
standing, affiliate
members and retired
members are invited
and encouraged to
attend our
August 19,
4pm
special membership
meeting to provide
information about
AASD’s new
affiliation with the
American Federation
of School
Administrators
(AFSA) AFL-CIO and
other valuable
updates including an
update on
bargaining.
RSVP is
required.
THIS IS A
VERY IMPORTANT
MEETING!
To RSVP,
click
here. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/aasd-membership-meeting-tickets-64984294775
The
RSVP deadline has
been extended to
August 16 at
5PM
Members
have asked about
the “Combined AFSA
Benefits Information
Form” that must be
submitted in order to be
eligible for the
professional liability,
legal
services, etc.
The form asks for the
member’s social security
number. If the
member is uncomfortable
providing this
information, they may
leave that area of the
form blank. If the
member were ever to file
a claim, they could
provide the number at
that
time.
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SIGN
UP NOW
FOR OUR 2019
CASINO NIGHT FUNDRAISER FOR THE AASD
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM!
October 4, 2019,
6:00 to 10:30
p.m.
All proceeds go to
fund scholarships
for the children of
AASD Members in Good
Standing. The
Scholarship
Committee hopes to
raise enough
money to be
able to, again,
improve the amount
of the
scholarship.
The Scholarship
Committee is
co-chaired by
Veronica Ortega and
Stacey Simpson and
supported by AASD
Staff Donis Coronel
and Jim
Costello. The
committee members
are: Troy Hickey,
Erica Renfree, Jeff
Sabins , Shortie
Smith and Carmi
Strom.
Click
Here
for detailed
information and RSVP
instructions.
If you have
a family member
or friend who
owns/works for a
business that
would like to be
a sponsor
for this
fundraising
effort, or
donate a door
prize, please
share their
contact
information with
Donis Coronel,
Executive
Director.
We need the
support of
vendor/business
partners to make
this a
successful
event.
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DEAR EMPOWER HOUR COLLEAGUES!
PLEASE READ THROUGH THIS EMAIL FOR MANY ANNOUNCEMENTS
UPDATED!
PLEASE READ THROUGH!
Dear
Empower Hour
Colleagues!
Please read through
this e-mail for many
announcements!
Welcome to
Empower Hour
2019-20.
We have a year of
wonderful
opportunities
planned! We
hope you will take
the time to join us
for events that
interest you.
Empower
Hour is
a group for female
leaders (both
classified and
certificated) in the
San Diego education
family. We
welcome current
leaders, aspiring
leaders and retired
leaders! The
Mission of Empower
Hour is “To
encourage,
support and
inspire female
educational
leaders through
various growth
opportunities.”
Empower Hour is in
its’ 5th year!
We started with
three activities the
first year and now
have 37 offerings
this year!
Thank you for your
support – we
couldn’t do it
without our
wonderful
participants.
Please read through
the information
below and share the
information with
your female
colleagues.
Attached
is
an UPDATED list of
the events we have
planned for
2019-20. Mark
your calendar for
events that look of
interest to
you. About
four weeks prior to
each event, an
e-mail will arrive
with more
information about
the event and RSVP
information.
Please – we need
your help so we can
plan accordingly –
RSVP’s are required
for our events and
please cancel via
Eventbrite if you
find you can not
attend. We
appreciate your help
with this.
Empower Hour is made
possible by the
generosity of our
vendor partners and
their
donations. For
each event, we list
the vendor
partner(s) who make
it possible.
Please – consider
talking to them
about the product or
service they
offer. Without
them, Empower Hour
is not
possible. We
operate on vendor
sponsorships and
donations only.
Below are the first
activities/events
Empower Hour is
offering for
2019-20:
Empower
Hour
Mentor-Mentee
Program
We are offering our
Mentor-Mentee
program again this
year. We will
need both mentors
and mentees!
The commitment is
for the 2019-20
school year.
Mentees
may be current or
aspiring
classified or
certificated
managers/principals/assistant
principals/supervisors.
Mentors
may be current or
retired
superintendents/managers/principals/assistant
principals/supervisors.
If you are
interested in being
a mentor or would
like to request a
mentor, please sign
up by August
30. Pairings
will be made the
first week of
September.
This is an excellent
opportunity and
those who
participated the
past two years
really enjoyed the
experience!
We ask that if you
sign up to be a
mentor or to ask for
a mentor, that you
be committed for the
2019-20 school year
and make true
efforts to
connect. We
will also be having
a celebration event
for our mentors and
mentees on April 21,
2020, from 5:30-8:00
p.m. and we ask that
you be available to
attend the
celebration.
Below is the link to
sign up to be a
mentor or to request
a
mentor:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScIP_5XTaxkVMDLLGAS7QgFLXS0aC1R_C_kfO8NbRzY55AEsw/viewform?usp=sf_link
This
week (and next!)
with Empower
Hour:
August 15,
2019, 5:00-7:00
p.m. (at the
AASD office,
Mission Valley
area)
Empower
Yourself!
Financial
Wellness and
Preparing for
Retirement – As
a Woman, Are you
Ready?
Empower Yourself!
Come and join us for
an evening of
camaraderie,
networking and
financial literacy.
Our experts will
present information
on how, as a female,
to plan for
retirement and other
financial tips.
There will be
information
presented on CalSTRS
and CalPERS.
No sales pitch --
you will be provided
financial literacy
by the experts at
CALPRO Financial
Network to help you
make great decisions
that affect your
future. The workshop
is interactive and
there will be plenty
of time for
questions.
Appetizers,
beverages, door
prizes and
more! Wear
your Empower Hour
T-Shirt and get an
extra door prize
ticket. Or buy one
at the event ($20)
and get that extra
ticket. Please
arrive at 5:00 p.m.
or by 5:30 p.m. at
the latest (speaker
begins at 5:30
p.m.). Avoid
Interstate 8 east,
if
possible. Due
to limited
seating, we ask
that you only
sign up if you
plan on
attending. If
you sign up and
plans change, please
cancel your
reservation via
Eventbrite or
contact donis@aasdcs.org.
Sponsored by our
Premiere Sponsor
CALPRO Financial
Network, ACSA Region
18 and the
Administrators
Association of San
Diego (AASD).
RSVP
at:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/empowered-women-and-finances-tickets-65600692437
August
22, 2019,
5:00-7:00 p.m.
(at the
VEBA
Resource Center,
Mission
Valley)
(DEADLINE TO
SIGN UP IS THIS
WEEK – AUGUST 16
AT
NOON)
Healthy
Cooking for
Working
Women
Come and join us for
an evening of
healthy choices and
interaction with an
amazing
chef.
Start the school
year off right with
healthy cooking
tips. Heavy
“tastes,” and door
prizes will be
provided! Wear
your Empower Hour
T-Shirt and get an
extra door prize
ticket. RSVP
required. Due
to limited
seating, we ask
that you only
sign up if you
plan on
attending. Once
you sign up via
Eventbrite, you
will be sent two
required forms
to complete and
submit per VEBA
guidelines.
If you sign
up and plans change,
please cancel your
reservation via
Eventbrite or
contact
donis@aasdcs.org.
Sponsored
by VEBA, ACSA Region
18 and the
Administrators
Association of San
Diego (AASD).
RSVP
at:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/empower-hour-healthy-cooking-with-veba-tickets-65601649299
September
5, 2019,
5:00-7:00 p.m.
(at PF Changs,
Chula
Vista)
Empower Hour
Happy Hour -
South
Join Empower Hour
for an opportunity
to network and
mingle with
colleagues and hear
a great
speaker. This
is an opportunity to
relax and enjoy
while talking with
other Empower Hour
women – current
leaders, aspiring
leaders and retired
leaders. Don’t
miss out on this
great opportunity to
unwind!
Appetizers and a
beverage provided as
well as door
prizes. Wear
your Empower Hour
T-Shirt and get an
extra door prize
ticket. Or
purchase a shirt at
the event for $20
and get that extra
prize ticket!
Don’t miss this
evening of fun!
Sponsored by our
Premiere Sponsor
CALPRO Financial
Network, ACSA Region
18 and the
Administrators
Association of San
Diego (AASD).
RSVP
at:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/empower-hour-happy-hour-chula-vista-tickets-65602124721
September
10, 2019,
5:00-7:15 p.m.
(at the AASD
office, Mission
Valley
area)
Empowering
Women
Leaders!
Empower Yourself as
a Leader! Current
leader?
Aspiring
leader? Don’t
miss this one!
Empower Hour has
pulled together an
inspirational
evening for you that
will enhance your
current leadership
skills. Not
only will we have an
excellent presenter
and expert – Fabiola
Bagula, Executive
Leadership Coach
SDCOE, we will
have
appetizers,
beverages, door
prizes and
more! Wear
your Empower Hour
T-Shirt and get an
extra door prize
ticket. Or buy one
at the event ($20)
and get that extra
ticket. Please
arrive at 5:00 p.m.
or by 5:30 p.m. at
the latest (speaker
begins at 5:30
p.m.). Avoid
Interstate 8 east,
if
possible. Due
to limited
seating, we ask
that you only
sign up if you
plan on
attending. If
you sign up and
plans change, please
cancel your
reservation via
Eventbrite or
contact
donis@aasdcs.org.
Sponsored
by our Premiere Sponsor
CALPRO Financial Network,
ACSA Region 18, North Island
Credit Union and the
Administrators Association
of San Diego (AASD).
RSVP at:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/empower-hour-empowering-women-leaders-workshop-tickets-66519673133
September
18, 2019,
5:00-7:15 p.m.
(at the AASD
office, Mission
Valley
area)
How to
Communicate With
the Media and
the
Public
Our Empower
Hour How to
Communicate with
the Media and
the Public
Workshop is
being presented by
an expert in this
area. Music Watson
is the current Chief
of Staff at the San
Diego County Office
of Education and has
worked in the field
of Communications
for many years. Come
to a dynamic and
useful presentation
and learn from the
best! Bring a
colleague!
Appetizers,
beverages, door
prizes and
more! Wear
your Empower Hour
T-Shirt and get an
extra door prize
ticket. Or buy one
at the event ($20)
and get that extra
ticket. Please
arrive at 5:00 p.m.
or by 5:30 p.m. at
the latest (speaker
begins at 5:30
p.m.). Avoid
Interstate 8 east,
if
possible. Due
to limited
seating, we ask
that you only
sign up if you
plan on
attending. If
you sign up and
plans change, please
cancel your
reservation via
Eventbrite or
contact
donis@aasdcs.org.
Sponsored
by our Premiere
Sponsor CALPRO
Financial Network,
ACSA Region 18 and
the Administrators
Association of San
Diego
(AASD).
RSVP
at:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/empower-hour-how-to-communicate-with-media-and-the-public-workshop-tickets-65953455561
September
25, 2019,
5:00-8:00 p.m.
(at the AASD
office, Mission
Valley
area)
Empower
Hour
-- Banners
by
Sherry!
Empower Hour
-- Banners by
Sherry! is a fun
event where
participants will
create a really cool
Halloween Banner for
your home or
office.
(See
attached
sample
pictures.)
It’s a great
way to relax and
have some fun.
The cost is $32 per
participant which
includes all the
materials to make a
Halloween theme
banner, as well as
appetizers,
beverages, door
prizes and
more! Wear
your Empower Hour
T-Shirt and get an
extra door prize
ticket. Or buy one
at the event ($20)
and get that extra
ticket. Once
you RSVP via
Eventbrite, you will
be e-mailed
instructions on how
to pre-pay for the
event.
RSVP and
pre-pay is
required for
this
event.
Please arrive at
5:00 p.m. or by 5:30
p.m. at the latest
(speaker begins at
5:30 p.m.). Avoid
Interstate 8 east,
if
possible. Due
to limited
space, we ask
that you only
sign up if you
plan on
attending. If
you sign up and
plans change, please
cancel your
reservation via
Eventbrite or
contact
donis@aasdcs.org.
Sponsored
by our Premiere
Sponsor CALPRO
Financial Network,
ACSA Region 18 and
the Administrators
Association of San
Diego (AASD).
RSVP
at:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/empower-hour-banners-by-sherry-tickets-66588691569
Your
Empower Hour
Planning Team
hopes that you
will continue to
support our
activities for
the 2019-20
school
year.
Please invite
and encourage
other female
leaders,
aspiring leaders
or retired
leaders in the
San Diego
education family
to attend.
We operate on
donations and
sponsorships
only. If
you know of a
vendor partner
that may wish to
sponsor an
event, please
have them
contact Donis
Coronel at
donis@aasdcs.org.
Your
Empower Hour
Planning Team
members
are: Becky
Bravo (Sweetwater),
Jennifer Carbuccia
(Sweetwater), Dianne
Cordero
(Sweetwater), Donis
Coronel (Planning
Team
coordinator/AASD),
Heather Harris (San
Diego Unified),
Clorinda Haynes (San
Diego Unified),
Patti Karlin
(SDCOE), Elizabeth
Kramer (San Diego
Unified) and
Gretchen
Murphy-Boykin
(Poway)
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CONDOLENCES.
AASD acknowledges
deaths of our
members,
retirees, or
their immediate
family members
via the Weekly
Update. If
you have
information on a
death to be
reported in the
AASD Weekly
Update, please
contact any of
the staff at the
AASD office with
the
information.
We appreciate
your help with
this – we don’t
always know
right away when
a death has
occurred or the
information on
services.
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JOB
POSTINGS FOR
CERTIFICATED
POSITIONS
AND
CLASSIFIED
POSITIONS IN
THE AASD
UNIT.
AASD
has been asked to
publish the job
postings in our
Weekly Update. AASD
also suggests that
all applicants
(classified and
certificated) mark
their calendars to
check weekly for new
job postings each
Monday. This
way, you will not
miss out on a
posting you might be
interested in (as
all jobs in the AASD
unit must be posted
for 10 days).
Additionally, jobs
in other units will
be posted.
AASD-Represented
CERTIFICATED
Job Postings
Principal,
Montgomery Middle,
Closes 9/10/19,
Repost
https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/sandi?page=1
AASD-Represented
CLASSIFIED
Job Postings
Food
Services Business
Operations Supervisor,
Closes 8/15/19
https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/sandi?page=1
REMINDERS
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CalSTRS
WORKSHOPS,
BACK TO
SCHOOL.
Interact
with fellow
educators,
learn more
about your benefits
and prepare for
retirement. Click
here
to review the flyer
and for instructions
on how to
register.
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AASD
MEMBER
RELATIONS
COMMITTEE –
WE
NEED YOU!
Are you interested
in getting more
involved at AASD and
serving on a
committee? AASD
Member Relations
Committee is in need
of members. If
you are interested
in joining this
committee, please
e-mail AASD
Executive Director,
Donis Coronel, at
donis@aasdcs.org.
It is a great way to
get your foot
in the door in
becoming active with
YOUR union!
AASD
Member Relations
Committee
(Typically meets
each month, the 1st
Tuesday of the
month, 3:30-5:00
p.m. at the AASD
office)
Co-Chairs:
Irene Hightower
(Principal, Hancock
Elementary) and
Maria Moore-Flagg
(Retired)
This committee has
responsibility for
the AASD
Distinguished Leader
Recognition Program,
the Homework Kit
Fundraiser,
logistics for any
membership meetings
and for all aspects
of the annual
Summerfest and
Winter Holiday
events. This
committee
also plans
other
social/networking/collegial
events and programs,
including welcoming
new AASD
members.
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ATTENTION
PRINCIPALS,
VICE
PRINCIPALS
AND CENTRAL
OFFICE
CERTIFICATED.
Scholastic, a
professional vendor
partner of
AASD, has asked
AASD to share this
opportunity to
attend the West
Coast Principals of
Literacy Institute
in Seattle in
October.
Click
link
to flyer.
If an AASD Member in
Good Standing
attends, AASD’s
Professional Growth
Fund can reimburse
the member up to
$100 of the
conference
fee.
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DO
YOU KNOW
ABOUT THE
VEBA
RESOURCE
CENTER
HEALTHY
REBOOT? The
VEBA Resource Center was
designed to help VEBA
members (employees,
retirees and their
dependents) manage their
well-being through a
wide range of programs
and services. This
is a free service for
all VEBA members and
childcare is provided
upon request. Many
AASD members have
attended and the
feedback has been very
positive.
Click
here for
more information and
dates.
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IMPORTANT
– NEW
ELECTRONIC
LINK
AVAILABLE!
FILL OUT
YOUR AASD
RECOMMITMENT
FORM
NOW!
This information
pertains to
current
AASD members who were
AASD members prior to
June 28, 2018. It
does NOT apply to
Affiliate members or
Retired members.
Many have asked how to
“re-join” AASD in light
of the Supreme Court
Decision, Janus v.
AFSCME. If you
were an AASD member on
June 27, 2018, per the
Decision, you
automatically stayed as
an AASD "Member in Good
Standing" and will
remain so.
However, we are asking
all AASD members to
re-commit to AASD by
completing the google
form (link
below). This
re-confirms your AASD
membership and ensures
that you have access to
the benefits of being an
AASD member – legal
representation, AASD
representation,
discounted services,
scholarships for your
children, professional
development
reimbursements,
etc.
Some
of you have already
filled out the new
membership form over
the past year –
if so, it is not
necessary to
complete it
again. If you
have any questions
regarding the
re-commitment form,
please contact the
AASD office at
619-295-2118 or
e-mail one of the
AASD staff members
for
assistance.
Thank you in advance
for your commitment
to our Union –
AASD.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdQN05VdAieFTxevIu1yg5L_03zLGgIWt3Xl4Igv-Horazxcg/viewform
To
review the benefits of
being an AASD
member, please
Click
here
.
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AASD
COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING
AGREEMENTS
POSTED ON THE
AASD
WEBSITE.
The
collective bargaining
agreements (contracts)
for the AASD classified
unit and the AASD
certificated unit are
posted on the AASD
website. The
District no longer
provides a hard copy to
AASD members. You
are welcome to view the
contracts on our website
and feel free to print a
copy, if you wish.
To view the
contracts, visit the
AASD website at
www.aasdcs.org
and click on
Governance/Contracts or
Collective
Bargaining/Contracts.
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AASD
WEBSITE! Click
here www.aasdcs.org
to
view our website.
The website is kept
up-to-date and current
for all of our members
(members in good
standing, retirees and
affiliate
members). Visit
the website to view the
AASD calendar and for
forms and information on
our Union, as well as
discounts for
members.
If you have any feedback
on the website,
please e-mail
jim@aasdcs.org
with
your comments. We
hope our website is
a great resource for
you!
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ESTATE
PLANNING –
DISCOUNT FOR
AASD
MEMBERS!
AASD
is pleased to
announce
our partnership
with Greg
Runge, Estate
Planning
Attorney.
Greg is an estate
planning attorney
with approximately 10
years of experience
practicing in the
areas of wills,
trusts, durable
powers of attorney
and advance health
care directives. In
addition to his
legal work, Greg is
also currently a
Lieutenant with a
local police
department, where he
is in his 18th year
of service as a
sworn officer. As a
public employee,
Greg is very aware
of the unique estate
planning issues that
can come into play
with our members.
Greg has focused his
legal practice on
providing essential
estate planning
services to public
employees and their
families at an
affordable
rate. This
benefit is available
to all AASD Members
in Good Standing,
AASD Affiliate
Members and AASD
Retired
Members. Greg
is offering this
service to our
members for a flat
fee of $750, which
is 50% off the going
rate for estate
planning (very
complex or very
large estates may
require a higher fee
that would be
individually
negotiated with the
member). To
contact Greg Runge,
please e-mail
gregrunge@gmail.com
or call (858)
395-4011 and be sure
to mention you are
an AASD member so
you receive the
discounted
rate.
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MEMBERSHIP
IN THE
ASSOCIATION
OF
CALIFORNIA
SCHOOL
ADMINISTRATORS
(ACSA).
There
are many
benefits of
being an
ACSA Member – as
detailed in this
handout
(click
on link)
.
Dues are
deducted 10
times a year
(September-June).
If
AASD members are
interested in
membership with
ACSA, please
complete the
application
(click
on
link)
and return
it via e-mail to
Deborah Burke,
ACSA, at
dburke@acsa.org.
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PERSONAL
EMAIL
ADDRESS.
AASD
communicates
with members
via
personal
e-mail
address.
We do not
communicate
via
"sandi.net."
If
your
personal
email
address
changes,
please
remember to
notify AASD
by e-mailing
our Office
Clerk, Jim
Costello,
at
Jim@aasdcs.org .
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AASD
PROFESSIONAL
GROWTH
GRANT.
The
Administrators
Association
San
Diego
City
Schools
(AASD),
in
conjunction
with
the
San
Diego
Unified
School
District,
provides
financial
grants
to
members
to
assist
them
in
their
professional
growth.
Unit
members
who
participate
in
professional
development
activities
related
to
job-connected
skills
or
potential
careers
with
the
District
may
qualify
to
have
the
cost
of
registration
fees
defrayed
by
available
funds
up
to
$100.
This
includes
ACSA-sponsored
Academies,
Conferences
and
Institutes.
Click
here f
or
more
details.
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"BENEFIT
HUB"
Benefit Hub is
an online
discount
program.
All
AASD members have
access to
thousands of
discounts
which allows you to
save on
everything from
movies and theme
parks to
restaurants and
sporting
events.
This
free
service provides
discounts to car
rental companies,
theme parks, hotels,
and entertainment
destinations (i.e.,
San Diego Zoo, San
Diego Zoo Safari
Park, Universal
Studios, Sea World,
etc.). Register
online to take
advantage of these
terrific
discounts.
Special
offers and
discounts
are always
changing, so
check back
frequently.
You can purchase and
print tickets from
the convenience of
your home.
Enter the following
address in the
browser bar, with
no
leading w's -
aasd.benefithub.com
Do not do a "search"
for Benefit Hub as
it will take you to
the wrong
website. Click
on "Guest" at the
upper right-hand
side of the screen.
Fill in the
information and
create a
password. If
you have any
questions about
registering, or
encounter any
problems, call the
AASD office for
assistance. If
you have any
questions
about or
need assistance with
the Benefit
Hub website, you can
contact Support at
(866)
664-4621.
- DISCOUNT
MOVIE
TICKETS.
AASD has both
AMC and Regal
Entertainment Group
(Regal/Edwards/UA) movie
passes available to
members in good
standing, affiliate and
retired
members. Regal tickets
are now $9.00 each.
These passes have no
expiration date and are
unrestricted, so they
can be used any time
and for
newly-released
movies.
The
AMC
"Black"
tickets are
$10.25 each, have no
expiration date, and
do not have any
restrictions.
Contact AASD to
purchase tickets
or if you have
any
questions.
- SEE'S
CANDIES.
See's
Candies gift
certificates are
available for
purchase at AASD
by members in
good standing,
affiliate and
retired
members. A
gift certificate
for one pound of
chocolates is
now
$17.25 each.
There was a
recent $0.35
price
increase.
They have no
expiration
date. The
current retail
amount for a
pound of
chocolates is
$20.50, which
saves you
$3.25 per
pound.
Administrators
Association of San Diego
(AASD) members qualify
for quantity discounts
on See's candy at the
Quantity Discount
Rosecrans store. To
redeem your discount,
show a valid ID;
your AASD member
card, and provide
our account number
6472612. You
can also give them the
AASD office phone number
(619-295-2118) for the
discount. This
discount is only valid
at 3751 Rosecrans
Street, San Diego, CA
92110.
Contacts
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