Escondido Sunrise Rotary; “Escondido Education Compact; Juvenile Diversion Program, Working for our Youth and our Community”…            June 27, 2019… 

President Dave led the meeting…

Father Bill Dopp led the pledge to our nation’s flag… 

Past President Jack Anderson offered an invocation honoring the celebration of our Country’s Independence…

Visitors and Guests:

None this week

Birthdays:                

June 30:    Dana Ommen

July    3:    Maria Luevanos

    4:    Past President John Boyce; our own “Liberty Baby”…

    5:    Andy Ommen

    10:    Tina Pope

Anniversaries:

July    4:    Past President Mike and Nancy Dunlap

    8:    Past President Kevin and Debbie Svetich

    Congratulations to both Rotary couples!!

Rotary Anniversaries:                        

July    1:    Bonnie Maloney…

Dates to Remember:

July        4:    No Meeting!! Happy 243rd Birthday to the USA!! God Bless                 

        11:     Next regular Escondido Sunrise Rotary Club Meeting    

                            

 

Rotarians Having Fun, and Doing Great Things for Groups in Need:

President Dave, conducting his very last meeting… 

 

President Dave thanked all that were involved with planning his demotion…Special thanks to Past Presidents Dave Casey, Rich Aeling and Mike O’Malley for their efforts to ‘illuminate’ all wonderful history of our president…Dave also thanked Rorie Johnston and Tina Pope for the centerpieces highlighting his favorite university, Gonzaga…

 

Rorie Johnston was busy last week with the Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner… She was also honored for her fine 6 1/2 years of service to the Chamber as the CEO… Congratulations Rorie, you will be missed…

 

 

 

 

Nancy Dunlap is pictured with a student from Guatemala who is a participant in the Rotary Foundation sponsored literacy program… She and Past President Mike were visiting the school that is supported by our Foundation dollars…

 

 

President Brian and his ‘First Lady’ Nancy, celebrating what appears to be St Patrick’s Day… Or is that the regular attire of our Irish heritage President???

Looking forward to a fun year…

 

 

 

Speaking of a fun new Rotary Year!!!

Past President Dave passed the gavel to incoming President Brian Murphy… Great year Dave and lots of wonderful service and fun on the horizon with President Brian…

 

 

 

 

 

High Fives and Announcements:

Grape Day 5K Fundraising Teams…. This slide depicts the team captains and team members for the 5K event fundraising… 

 

 

Program: 

The Education Compact was our featured program. Diversion Program Director, MaryAnne Dijak presented on behalf of Compact. 

MaryAnne Dijak presenting to Sunrise Rotary members about the Juvenile Diversion Program, a partnership with Compact, the Escondido Police Department and families of youth arrested for misdemeanor crimes in Escondido.

 

 

MaryAnne described the Diversion Program as an alternative to the Justice System, and the Escondido program includes Youth Court, Drug Court, and is in place with the Police Department and both School Districts.

 

 

 

 

The above slide describes the various elements of the program. Of focus is holding the youth accountable with a variety of responsibilities to successfully complete their program. Should they fail in any regard, they are referred to the Juvenile Justice system…

 

MaryAnne shared information regarding the alarming increase in drug-related arrests. Over 70% of the juvenile arrests in Escondido involve marijuana use and possession.

The following slides depict the percentage of offenses on a year-to-year comparison…

 

 

 

 

An important part of the program, and included in most all sentencing, is support from a Compliance Monitor… A community member that agrees to support the youth as they serve their sentence. It’s a 90 day period of responsibility and important for the young offender to know they have someone supporting them through the completion of their sentence.

Past President Barry Baker volunteers as a Compliance Monitor and spoke about his efforts in this program… Thanks Barry for becoming involved and supporting this important community program…

 

MaryAnne Dijak of the Education Compact pictured with Past President Dave and President Brian and Sunrise Rotary’s gift check for $2,000 to support Compact Programs….

 

 

 

Next Week’s Program:

A surprise… You don’t want to miss this special program…

 

OpportunityDrawing:   

 

Grand Prize:        $737.00; Past President Rich Aeling drew the lucky ticket,                     but alas, was not so lucky today…Thanks for saving                         the pot for next week’s winner…

Lunch Money:    $17.00… And, the winner is… Past President Jack Anderson