Escondido Sunrise Rotary; “Working Together to Build a House in Tijuana”… February 21, 2019…
President Dave led the meeting…
President Dave led the pledge to our nation’s flag…
Father Bill Dopp offered the invocation…
Visitors and Guests:
Mike Meziere was our guest; Mike will be part of our program as we celebrate the completion of another house in Tijuana… Welcome Mike!
Birthdays:
February 27: Past President Constance Larsen… Happy 39th!!
Anniversaries:
February 21: Richard and Marcia Agnew; 15 years
22: Past President John and Tricia Masson…27 years…
Congratulations and many happy returns to both couples!!
Rotary Anniversaries:
None this week
Dates to Remember:
February 23: District 5340 Peace Conference
Fisher House Delivery
March 1-3: District Conference; Catamaran Hotel, Mission Beach
23: Hockey Night at the Gulls… Only 5 tickets left…
April 29: Rotary Foundation Gala
Rotarians Having Fun, and Doing Great Things for Groups in Need:
The Baker clan was checking out the water level in the eastern part of Lake Hodges…
Past President and Treasurer, Bob Burson was really engaged with the speaker at a recent Rotary meeting…
Fisher House was visited by some of our members on Saturday… Two pick-up loads of needed items… They are so appreciative…
Nice work, Past Presidents… Scott P, Rich A, George B, Jack A and President Dave…
High Fives and Announcements:
Club Secretary Chris Miller announced the dedication of Palomar College’s new Learning Resource Center; the first four-story building on the campus… Dedication is February 22…
President Dave made an extra effort to bring the base for the bell; mostly to prove to Past President Mike O’Malley that his name and Presidential Year was engraved on the base…
Rorie Johnston announced that the State of the City presentation will take place on Wednesday February 27 at 7:30 AM at the California Center for the Arts…
Program: Past Presidents Mark Hoekstra and Rich Aeling introduced the program; the Tijuana House Building Project that was completed on February 16… Accompanying Rich and Mark was Mike Meziere… a key mover working with Project Mercy to build houses in Mexico for the very poor.
Mike Meziere being recognized by Sunrise Rotarians…
Our effort to construct a house for a family in need was a successful project. Teaming with the Wednesday PM Club and with Mike’s expertise, and with the weather cooperating, the project was another win for a family in Mexico. Mike and his crew have built over 100 homes, and have the tools and working knowledge to bring a project together; Mike has been working with Project Mercy for 20 years… This project was Sunrise Rotary’s 7th house.
The families are selected for the opportunity, and are responsible for preparing the site, including installing a slab. Our house this year had many parts assembled offsite and brought in; so there was installing and painting. Many of the families exist on very little; one family that Mike supported survived on a weekly income of $78…
After our work, the finishing touches; electrical and plumbing are completed by local skilled laborers provided by Project Mercy…
The recipient family for our House-Building Project…..
The House-Building Crews hard at work…
The total crew and the completed project… Great work!!
Next Week’s Program:
Ann Van Leer and the Escondido Creek Conservancy…
OpportunityDrawing:
Grand Prize: $417; Past President Rich Aeling… Sorry Rich, better luck next time…
Lunch Money: $19.00… And, the winner is… Past President George Beitner… Two weeks running… The fix is in… We have to watch George closely…
