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Cabins by the Lake and Other Sunrise Rotary Successes Posted by Jack Anderson Sunrise Rotary November 16, 2017; Celebrating Cabin by the Lake Success and Program Summaries President Dave called the meeting to order… Gloria Leffler led the pledge to our Nation’s flag, and Past President Jack Anderson offered an invocation. Guests and Visitors: Nancy Dunlap of the Bonsall Club, introduced by her husband, Past President Mike Dunap Mark Hvasta of the Bonsall Club; Founder of the Fallbrook Community Foundation State Senator Joel Anderson’s staff representative, Sabrina… Birthdays: October 17: Doug Shultz Anniversaries: None this week Rotary Anniversaries: Future President Dave Herbert, 21 Years Photos of the Week: Carlos Salas from the Water Wells for Malawi organization; Carlos is thanking us for our $2,000 gift which enabled the group to complete 20 wells this year… Past President Rich Aeling presented a video of “Wreaths Across America”… A project that places wreaths at each grave site in National cemeteries across the country Photos of the Rotarians at Work; Planting Trees on November 18 at Ryan Park Sunrise Rotarians Sunrise Rotarians pictured with Rotarians from the After Five Club Dates to Remember: December: 2 Bikes for Kids, Bike Build at Aelott; 7:30 AM 9 Carols by Candlelight, California Center for the Arts Coming up; Scout trip to Mexicali, RYLA in April, Mexicali in April and a whole bunch more… Stay Tuned!! February: Tijuana House Build with Project Mercy and the After Five Club Hi Fives: Rorie Johnston, a Board Member for the Arts Center, announced that the Center was in the running for a grant, and we all can vote on line… Past President Jack Anderson traveled recently to the Outer Banks of North Carolina and brought some trinkets to the President Rorie Johnston also announced that the Community in Unity event will be held on December 7 at the Escondido City Hall Dome Area Programs: Summaries of recent programs and opportunities to celebrate Escondido Sunrise Rotary’s Successes… Grape Day 5K: Past President Jeff Johnson reported that there were 400 registrations the final week before the event; A total of 1004 participants registered for the event and about 850 participated on the day of the event… Pictured are Past Presidents, Jeff Johnson, Jim Ponder, George Beitner and President Dave celebrating our fantastic community event… Rorie Johnston recently presented a program on the Escondido Chamber of Commerce “Rising Star” program; designed to honor local scholars from all of our high schools. We were without a formal program at that meeting and Rorie stepped up to present an informational piece on this community effort to support student achievement. Thanks, Rorie! Rorie Johnston pictured with President Dave… Cabins by the Lake: Past President Mike Dunlap introduced Bradley Roberts of the San Diego County Parks Department. Mr. Roberts received a check from The Cabins by the Lake Foundation for two additional handicapped-accessible cabins at Dos Picos County Park in Ramona. Past President Mike Dunlap presenting a check for $150,000 from the Cabins by the Lake Foundation to Bradley Roberts and the County of San Diego… Mr. Roberts discussed the design considerations involved in completing these important additions to our County’s recreational support offerings for individuals with physical limitations. Mike shared that these cabins are numbers 12 and 13; encompassing over $1 million raised through contributions by non-rotarians for this great purpose. Cabins by the Lake has also funded two Global Grants providing Braille devices and exercise equipment for a special needs facility in Brazil. Opportunity Drawing: Lunch Money: $12.00 Past President Jeff Johnson	Cabins by the Lake and Other Sunrise Rotary Successes	Jack Anderson	2017-11-29 08:00:00Z
Sunrise Rotary Grape Day 5K Update; A Great Success Posted by Jack Anderson on Oct 07, 2017 Escondido Sunrise Rotary October 7, 2017 Grape Day 5K a Huge Success!! This little bulletin provides an update from this morning’s successful Grape Day 5K event. Many thanks to all who volunteered and those who led this great event… Some photos are below; hot off the press!! Escondido Sunrise Rotary’s newest member. This photo was overlooked for the last bulletin; Dave Leuvanos was inducted as our newest member on October 5. He is pictured with his sponsor, Past President Rich Aeling and Membership Chair, Linda Bailey… Photos from the Grape Day 5K: Activity at the Check-In area… Our Great Banner acknowledging our Donors…… Vendor Booths in the Registration Area; Glad to have all the other vendors on hand to greet the participants…. Participants on 7th Avenue; what a beautiful day!!	Sunrise Rotary Grape Day 5K Update; A Great Success	Jack Anderson	2017-10-07 07:00:00Z
Escondido Sunrise Rotary; September 21,28 & October 5 Posted by Jack Anderson on Oct 05, 2017 Sunrise Rotary September 21 and 28 and October 5, 2017; CSUSM and Opportunities to Support Local Students and, The Grape Day 5K… It’s Here!! and Why Rotary?? and County Supervisor Kristin Gaspar… President Dave called the meetings to order… On September 21, Past President George Beitner led the Pledge of Allegiance and Past President Jack Anderson offered an invocation. On September 28, Past President Barry Baker led the Pledge to our Flag and Father Bill Dopp offered an invocation… On October 5, Past President Jim Lund led the Pledge to our Flag and Past President Jack Anderson offered an invocation. Guests and Visitors: September 21: Diana Camba, Temecula Sunrise Rotary was a visitor Monte Giles was introduced as Past President Barry Baker’s guest Dave Leuvanos of the Boys and Girls Club was a guest September 28: Prospective member, Dave Leuvanos was again a guest October 5: Past President Bob Burson introduced his wife Rosemary as his guest Christie Knight was introduced as a guest; she is Senior Policy Advisor for Supervisor Kristin Gaspar and a member of the Escondido High School District Board Birthdays: September 25 Past President Scott Putnicki 30 Randy Furtado Anniversaries: September 21 Floyd and Alta Farley; 43 years… Congratulations!! 29 Bonnie and Michael Maloney, 22 years… Congratulations!! October Kirk and Kim Henson Rotary Anniversaries: October 6 Sergeant at Arms Mark Maus, 3 years Photos of the Week: September 21: Photos from the Chamber of Commerce Golf tournament benefitting the Police Athletic League; Escondido Sunrise had 9 players… Past President Tony Criss ended up with a great Past President Rich Aeling described Photos of the school supply support provided for the San Pasqual Academy September 28: Past President Jack Anderson and wife Judi with their Facebook profile photo… Past President Bob Burson with this grandsons… Escondido Sunrise Rotary attendees at the District 5340 Rotary Foundation Seminar October 5: Dave Herbert was on a “rust belt/east coast” trip and a photo of he and Kathy at a bar with the biggest selection of whiskey in the US… He also did a make-up at the Rotary Club in Lancaster PA and brought President Dave a banner to prove it… Nice job Dave!! He had many travel treats for the Prez including a mini Navy Cannon from Fort McHenry (where they attended the flag ceremony); they also attended the ceremonial changing of the guard at Arlington National Cemetery, and finally he brought a treat from an aptly named town in PA… “I love intercourse.” PA that is… There was a photo of Ralph Tavares and Bob Portillo in Brazil And a photo of Past President Barry Baker throwing a knife at a recent ‘mountain man’ gathering… Perhaps Barry is practicing for President Dave’s Demotion… New Member: Membership Chair, Linda Bailey inducted our newest member, Dave Leuvanos. Dave is with the Boys and Girls Club of Greater San Diego at the Mitchell Branch in Downtown Escondido… Dave was sponsored by Past President Rich Aeling… Welcome Dave!! Escondido Sunrise Rotary’s newest member, Dave Leuvanos pictured with his sponsor, Rich Aeling and Membership Chair, Linda Bailey… Grape Day 5K: One Day till the big event…All Hands on Deck!! Be there at Grand and Orange Bright and Early… Set your alarm clocks!! We have over 946 participants registered as of mid-day Friday… And we have raised over $100,000 for all of our charity efforts. Great job everyone! Thanks to the leadership of Jim Ponder, George Beitner, Rich Aeling and Jeff Johnson and everyone that worked hard on this effort… Hi Fives: September 21: Linda Bailey invited us to a San Marcos Chamber ‘Taste of San Marcos’ event Past President Constance Larsen was in Yellowstone and Idaho and brought President Dave some huckleberry vodka… Woo Hoo!! Past President Jeff Johnson brought some Fisher House goodies from his trip to Italy… He also brought President Dave a replica of the ‘David’ sculpture… As President Dave said, “just another tall white guy named Dave…” Ralph Tavares recently traveled to Canada and brought some maple syrup for the Prez; on another trip a bit more south in the hemisphere, he brought some coffee from Costa Rica… Elana Karoly announced her November 4 ‘go-2-grow’ Masquerade event and invited contributions of auction items and opportunity gifts… September 28: Past President Mike Dunlap shared a flier for the organization, ‘Unite to Light’ providing solar lights to areas suffering loss of electricity from storms, such as Puerto Rico; the organization is a not-for-profit, and the cost for a single light is $10. Future President Chris Miller shared that his daughter Samantha is on a trip to Washington DC with her classmates, and she was selected to place a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown; her selection was based on an essay she wrote… Way to go Sami!! Past President Mike O’Malley was recently in Dallas and brought President Dave a six pack of local beer; sadly only one can was left by the time Mike returned to Rotary… Past President Jeff Johnson shared that his son, CAPT Brian Johnson was just hired as part of the Army ROTC staff at Washington State University… October 5: Brian Murphy announced that his bride, Nancy is celebrating 4-years cancer-free… Past President Alan Miller announced that his bride, Lorraine Page was just recognized by the Arts Partnership for her award winning piece in the ‘Recycle Art’ exhibition… Past President Jim Lund didn’t bring gifts, but he brought great news that he and Becky just welcomed two new granddaughters, born on the same day; one in Nebraska and one in Singapore… Thankfully, the International Date Line facilitated the same day births… Jack Anderson also shared that the prior day, October 4, was the 49th anniversary of his commissioning as an Ensign in the US Navy…. Past President Rich Aeling shared a thank you letter from Memorial Lutheran Church in Houston with which we provided a gift of $4500 to help their faith community members deal with the impact of Hurricane Harvey. He also brought President Dave a beer from his recent fishing trip in the Mammoth area… Dates to Remember: Coming up; Scout trip to Mexicali, RYLA in April, Mexicali in April and a whole bunch more… Stay Tuned!! Programs: Past President Mark Hoekstra introduced our program; California State University, San Marcos and the opportunity to support local scholarships. The University was represented by Kyle Button, Associate Vice President for Development for the university and Lauren Tucker, Director of Corporate Relations. Prior to the presentation, Mark spoke briefly about our club’s goal of establishing a scholarship endowment with the University to engage with the youth of our community, support education, connect college students with Rotary and to support a Rotaract Club on the campus of CSUSM. Mark will head a Scholarship Committee to serve in an advisory role to the Sunrise Rotary Board regarding this scholarship program; the initial membership of the Scholarship Committee consists of: Mark Hoekstra, Rich Aeling, John Boyce, Brian Murphy, Mark Maus, Linda Bailey, Alan Miller, Gloria Leffler, Barry Baker and Jack Anderson. Ms. Lauren Tucker spoke about the University, it’s growth and focus. CSUSM is the newest in the California State University system’s 29 campuses. The service area is North San Diego County, and southern Riverside and Orange Counties. The university focuses on underserved residents of the region, and 50% of the enrollees are first generation college attendees. Of note is the university’s close relationship with local business and industries to the end, that 80% of CSUSM’s graduates remain in the North County region after graduation. Escondido is a partner with the university through the MAP program, enabling local students that meet certain criteria being guaranteed admission to CSUSM. These efforts, enabled through agreements with school districts facilitate the local focus of the university to represent the demographics of the North County region. Another focus of the university is to work on four-year graduation rates of its students. CSUSM presenters, Kyle Button and Lauren Tucker pictured with Past President Mark Hoekstra and President Dave… September 28: This program was preparation for the Grape Day 5K Event. Past Presidents Jim Ponder, Jeff Johnson, George Beitner presented the background of the hard work we do as a club to raise funds for our charitable efforts and to stage this growing event. This year we have grown our primary sponsorship efforts to include Palomar Health Foundation and have maintained strong connections to Berg Electric with our primary beneficiary remaining as the Multiple Sclerosis Society of the South Coast. Jim challenged us to remember our “Why Rotary” perspective as we work to conduct this largest of our community outreach programs. The success of this event sets the stage for all the good things we do throughout the year… In addition to all the good we do through our philanthropic efforts, this event is a huge draw to downtown Escondido… We are the place to be!! Jeff and George spoke about all of the details that will take place to ensure a successful event. From gathering goodies for the swag bags, to packing the bags, to volunteering on race day to support all the participants; it is truly an “all hands” event for Escondido Sunrise Rotary. Much has gone into fundraising and gaining partners for our event; and as of mid-day on October 6, we had 964 participants,,, almost reaching our goal of 1,000 and more will come on race day. Photo of Past Presidents George Beitner and Mike O’Malley with the mock-up of the sponsor sign that will be ‘hhhuuuuggge’ and proudly displayed on race day… October 5: Today’s program was presented by San Diego County Third District Supervisor, Kristin Gaspar. She is our supervisor, and a great supporter of our Club; she is also a Rotarian in the Encinitas Club and shared her thoughts on Rotary Service and how it relates to her role in County leadership. As Kristin began her presentation, an opportunity was taken by Linda Bailey to thank Kristin for her contribution to our Grape Day 5K Charity event… She contributed $15,000 from her Supervisor Community Charitable Fund… Thanks Kristin!! Kristin Gaspar speaking to our Club members… Ms. Gaspar shared about her role as a member of the Board of Supervisors compared to her previous office as Mayor of Encinitas. More and more, the Supervisors are responding to people needs and people concerns. She likened her experience in Rotary, finding ways to serve those in need… Her supervisor role is like that of Rotary. The other difference in perspective is the size of her constituency as a Supervisor compared to that of a City Council member. The City of Encinitas is only a part of her supervisorial district which encompasses a total population of over 650,000 residents; similarly, the City budget was about $100 million, whereas the County budget is over $5 Billion… Her hope is to engage more people in the process of providing services to those in need in her district. Engagement with the residents in serving others, along the lines of the Rotary model… “Service Above Self” will do more to help people in need in the County than adding many more programs and program dollars. Supervisor Gaspar has an office in Escondido, and encourages all of us to engage with County programs. Supervisor Kristin Gaspar, pictured with Christie Knight of her staff, Past President Kevin Svetich and President Dave… Next Week’s Program: Come and find out… Opportunity Drawing: Lunch Money: $18.00 Past President Rich Aeling Big Pot: $276.00 Past President John Boyce… Sorry, better luck next time	Escondido Sunrise Rotary; September 21,28 & October 5	Jack Anderson	2017-10-05 07:00:00Z
Ramona Valley Vineyard Association; Wineries in our Neighborhood Posted by Jack Anderson on Sep 14, 2017 Sunrise Rotary September 14, 2017; The Ramona Valley Vineyard Association… Wine in our Neighborhood President Dave called the meeting to order… Past President Barry Baker led the Pledge to our Flag… The invocation was offered by Father Bill Dopp Guests and Visitors: None today Birthdays: September 15 Ralph Tavares 19 Richard Agnew Anniversaries: None this week Rotary Anniversaries: None this week Photos of the Week: Past President Mike Muehl with a huge bull Elk… 12 points, count ‘em! Acquired in Colorado the old-fashioned way; with a bow… All those poor Elk does are so lonely now! Congratulations Mike! Past President Rich Aeling and Past President Mike O’Malley desecrating a Bronco’s flag at Past President Mark Hoekstra’s game night event… Now guys, humor Mark, and be appreciative of his game day treats… Past President Barry Baker shared a photo of Hurricane Irma impacted property in the Florida Keys owned by a local San Pasqual alum… Lots of work ahead to restore the damage… Grape Day 5K: 23 Days till the big event…October 7; Mark your Calendars… Still need runners… Fundraising is going strong: $44,476 committed by our teams With Major Donors, the total raised is $100,436 Great job by all… Find those participants… Past President Jim Ponder shared information on the matching grant status for the Flying Kites Orphanage in Nairobi Kenya. Grant funds of $10,000 from District 5340; $7,500 from Past President Mike Dunlap’s charity efforts and $3,000 from Escondido Sunrise Rotary puts our total gained support at $20,500 for the great work to be done in Nairobi… Great News!! Father Bill Dopp presented a thank you letter for our gift of $1,500 from our friends at the Rotary Vocational School in Uganda Dates to Remember: September: 23 Rotary Foundation Seminar, Poway Center for the Performing Arts October: 7 Escondido Sunrise Grape Day 5K Event; 23 days away Hi-Fives and Announcements: Past President Mike Dunlap announced that our frequent Australian visitor, Owen Tassicker passed away in July and that his wife recently passed away in Escondido. Past President Jim Ponder recently completed a 70 mile bike ride in the Mammoth area and brought President Dave some local micro brew product from the Mammoth Brewery. Brian Murphy announced that he recently accompanied his Indian Princess, Nancy to a gathering of the Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma… Brian brought President Dave another useful mug gift… Brian’s trivia ‘chuckle’ about the trip is that he is a distant relative of General Custer; thankfully no battle erupted during his visit… Past President George Beitner and his bride Erin recently visited Victoria British Columbia and he brought President Dave a wonderful gift of ‘Orca Poop’… George also reminded us all that as we travel, personal hygiene items from hotels are perfect for our contributions to Fisher House… Keep bringing ‘em in after your trips… Past President Rich Aeling announced that Escondido Sunrise is supporting the students/residents at San Pasqual Academy as they begin their school year. Our grant of $750.00 will allow the students to each do some ‘buying’ of those school supplies that will help them succeed this academic year… Rorie Johnston announced two Chamber of Commerce events at the Vineyard Golf Course; Thursday the 14th was a Chamber Mixer and the Golf Tournament supporting the Police Athletic League is set for Friday the 15th… Elana Karoly announced that the “Go-2-Grow” Masquerade Fundraiser will be November 4 at Vintana. Cost is $50 per person. Visit their website at go2grow.com for reservations and more information… Program: Past President Mark Hoekstra introduced our speaker, Bill Schweitzer of the Ramona Valley Vineyard Association. Bill shared with us about the growth of the ‘wine region’ in the Ramona, Escondido and Valley Center areas. In 2016 there were 18 locations in the association; both wineries and vineyards. In 2017, the Association has grown to 30 members. Bill talked about the region and the qualities that affect grape growing and winemaking in the region; the altitude (early, intense sun), the soil (mineral rich and organically poor) the quality of the grapes and the wines (better each year), and the personal contact with winemakers. The area has had a difficult struggle over the past 10 years, working with the County to ultimately create a ‘Tiered Winery Ordinance’ that enables wineries to begin producing and selling (at their wineries) the wines they create. This ordinance change has significantly reduced the cost of the winemaker to get from new vineyards to personally operated wineries… That ambience of the small, comfortable vineyards and wineries, enhances the wine tour benefit… Local wineries in the Association have begin winning awards at various tasting competitions, which gives credibility to the region and it’s wines. Awards have been earned at the San Francisco Chronicle competition; the Toast of the Coast competition and the Sonoma Harvest wine competition. All of this has combined to bring about growth in wine tourism in San Diego County, which is the second most popular tourist location in the world. The tourism draw along with the knowledgable wine consumers in San Diego County makes the Ramona Valley Vineyard Association a great growth opportunity for winegrowers and winemakers alike. President Dave with Bill Schweitzer and Mike Dunlap our own local vineyard owner… Next Week’s Program: Kyle Button of California State University San Marcos Opportunity Drawing: Lunch Money: $18.00 Past President John Boyce Big Pot: $218.00 Future President Chris Miller… Sorry, better luck next time	Ramona Valley Vineyard Association; Wineries in our Neighborhood	Jack Anderson	2017-09-14 07:00:00Z
Ernie Hahn, General Manager of the Valley View Casino Center Posted by Jack Anderson on Sep 07, 2017 Sunrise Rotary September 7, 2017; Ernie Hahn Discusses the Valley View Casino Center and San Diego Sports History President Dave called the meeting to order… Past President John Masson led the Pledge to our Flag… The invocation was offered by Past President Jack Anderson Guests and Visitors: Dave Avanos, from the Boys and Girls Club Kathy O’Malley was a guest of Past President Mike O’Malley Birthdays: September 7 Kathy Herbert Glynna Hoekstra 8 Lorraine Page Past President Mike Muehl Anniversaries: None this week Rotary Anniversaries: None this week Photos of the Week: Past President Mike Muehl with another “bigggggg Fish”… Mike caught this Blue Fin Tuna off of San Clemente Island… Weighed in at about 150#… He landed it in 2 1/2 hours on relatively light tackle… Nice Work!! Grape Day 5K: 30 Days till the big event… Still need runners… Fundraising is going strong: $44,476 committed by our teams With Major Donors, the total raised is $100,436 Great job by all… Find those participants… Presentation: Past President and Foundation Chair, Kevin Svetich; presented the first Paul Harris Fellow award to Bob Portillo. Congratulations Bob, thanks for your generosity… Dates to Remember: September: 23 Rotary Foundation Seminar, Poway Center for the Performing Arts October: 7 Escondido Sunrise Grape Day 5K Event; 30 days away Hi-Fives and Announcements: Future President Chris Miller announced that Kathy Johnson had her last chemo treatment; Kathy and Past President Jeff are on their way to Italy for a celebratory trip… Blessings!! Past President Rich Aeling announced that his daughter is moving back to Escondido and she is now ‘Engaged”… Congrats Dad; get the check book ready… Past President Jack Anderson announced that the Education COMPACT is seeking mentors for high school youth in their career development program. An orientation meeting will be held on Thursday October 12 from 5:00 to 8:00 PM at the Escondido Police Department Community Room… Contact COMPACT: 760-839-4515, ext 4277… or mrodriguez@educationcompact.org Program: Past President Mark Hoekstra introduced our speaker (and his cousin); Ernie Hahn, President of AEG; Arena Entertainment Group, and General Manager of the Valley View Casino Center… or as some would call it, The San Diego Sports Arena… Ernie shared some history of the 50 year-old facility and the various sports teams that have called it home, and major events that have taken place there. Of note was the 1979 NCAA Basketball Final Four, and various times with the Rockets (now Houston), the Clippers (now LA) and various hockey teams in a variety of leagues. Ernie Hahn speaking to Escondido Sunrise Rotarians… The arena hosts 150 or more events each year, and in spite of its age, functions very well with numerous interior improvements that have been put in place over the years. Ernie used the example of exterior versus interior improvements; most of us are likely to agree that the arena looks like it did when it was new… Ernie’s comment was that return on investment is not affected positively at all, by the way of a venue’s exterior appearance. But, it functions now like an arena of the 21st century… And, the number of events staged there each year are a testimony to the quality of the venue to those who perform there. The arena is in the top five in the world in gross revenue for comparably sized venues. Ernie also discussed the challenges in upgrading the facility; ranging from height limits on buildings west of I-5; a citizen’s initiative in San Diego that rarely sees a variance granted… And the Arena’s neighborhood (many strip malls, and lots of ‘strip’ businesses…). His comments reflect his perspective as a developer when he refers to the “CAVE” people always present in communities… “Citizens Against Virtually Everything.” He spoke from a developer’s perspective about the challenges of land and project development; sharing his thoughts on development of big box stores and shopping malls and, now after several years of operation (e.g. Horton Plaza), being re-purposed. Having grown up in his father’s business, and with his grandfather’s (developer Ernest Hahn; North County Fair, Horton Plaza, and UTC among his major projects) influence. President Dave with Ernie Hahn and Past President Mark Hoekstra… Next Week’s Program: Bill Schutzer, Ramona Valley Vintners… Opportunity Drawing: Lunch Money: $18.00 Past President Mike O’Malley Big Pot: $200.00 Gloria Leffler … Sorry, better luck next time	Ernie Hahn, General Manager of the Valley View Casino Center	Jack Anderson	2017-09-07 07:00:00Z
Escondido Sunrise Visited by District Governor, Scott Carr Posted by Jack Anderson on Aug 31, 2017 Sunrise Rotary August 31, 2017; District Governor Scott Carr is our Guest!! President Dave called the meeting to order… Past President Tony Criss led the Pledge to our Flag… The invocation was offered by Past President Jack Anderson Guests and Visitors: Danny Sherlock of the Escondido Club joined us Christine Montan also of the Escondido Club was visiting with us And, Keith Rickenbacker, Assistant District Governor and a member of the Escondido Club was also our guest Matt Pound of Escondido Materials, was a guest again… soon to be a member Birthdays: September 3 Janet Dopp Anniversaries: None this week Rotary Anniversaries: Kirk Henson Photos of the Week: Grape Day 5K: 37 Days till the big event… Still needs runners… Fundraising is going strong: $44,476 committed by our teams With Major Donors, the total raised is $100,436 Great job by all… Find those participants… Dates to Remember: September: 23 Rotary Foundation Seminar, Poway Center for the Performing Arts October: 7 Escondido Sunrise Grape Day 5K Event; 37 days away Hi-Fives and Announcements: Past President Jim Ponder found that treat from the Mammoth area for President Dave, a bottle of beer from the June Lake Brewing Company… Ann Van Leer just returned from a trip to Salem Oregon delivering her daughter to college… A funny thing happened on the way to college… An eclipse of the sun; Ann brought President Dave a special Eclipse Tee Shirt… Dave Herbert shared some limes from his ‘broken’ tree; no excuse to not have a garnish in that gin and tonic… Past President Barry Baker announced that his son Jay, an Army Trauma Surgeon was just promoted to Colonel… Congratulations Jay and to the proud family! Past President Rich Aeling challenged club members to add some funds to a donation Escondido Sunrise will make to the victims of Hurricane Harvey through Rotary efforts in Houston… Escondido Sunrise will will contribute $1,000… A number of club members will add to the gift… The photo below shows hands raised in support of additional gifts… $5,850, including the $1,000 from the Club, is the total contributed by Escondido Sunrise Rotary and our friends… Great generosity, rising to the occasion to provide much needed support. Program: Assistant District Governor, Keith Rickenbacker introduced District 5340 Governor Scott Carr. Scott is a member of the Downtown San Diego Breakfast Club and has been very active in the District leading up to his serving as Governor. District 5340 Governor Scott Carr, Speaking to Sunrise Rotary members… Scott talked about the variety of things Rotary Clubs in the District accomplish, regardless of their size, as they serve their communities and the region. He spoke about the diversity of our district and our Clubs, especially women as members and leaders within our District’s Clubs. He encourages women to continue in leadership roles and to service Military Members within our District and their families. Governor Scott also talked about the importance of our youth programs such as RYLA, LEAD, Interact and Rotaract among other youth-serving efforts of Rotary. In speaking about the effectiveness of Rotary, Scott focused on change; change within our District and within Rotary International. He commented that change is part of Rotary’s DNA as each year leadership changes at the Club level and those changes migrate up to the International leadership level. He closed his remarks discussing the concept of “Why” Rotary. Scott encouraged each of us to discover our “Why” for our involvement in Rotary…. District Governor Scott Carr and Assistant Governor Keith Rickenbacker pictured with President Dave… Next Week’s Program: Ernie Hahn, the General Manager of the Valley View Center (Sports Arena) Opportunity Drawing: Lunch Money: $22.00 Tina Pope Big Pot: $182.00 Past President Mark Hoekstra … Sorry, better luck next time	Escondido Sunrise Visited by District Governor, Scott Carr	Jack Anderson	2017-08-31 07:00:00Z
Sunrise Rotary; The Alabaster Jar Project and Club Assembly Posted by Jack Anderson on Aug 30, 2017 Sunrise Rotary August 17 & 24, 2017; Human Trafficking and the Alabaster Jar Project and Club Assembly District 5340 Governor, Scott Carr will be at our meeting this week… Thursday August 31; Be There!! President Dave called the meetings to order… He’s getting really good at that!! Past President Mike O’Malley and Past President Alan Miller led the Pledges to our Flag at the respective meetings… Invocations were offered by Past President Jack Anderson and Father Bill Dopp. Guests and Visitors: August 17: Ann Van Leer, Executive Director of the Escondido Creek Conservancy… was installed by Linda Bailey as the newest member of the Escondido Sunrise Rotary Club. Please extend the warm hand of Sunrise Rotary friendship to Ann at our meetings… Ann Van Leer with President Dave and Club Secretary and Membership Chair, Linda Bailey. August 24: Matt Pound of Escondido Materials, a guest again of Past President Kevin Svetich Jan and Tom Velte, in the Mortgage Lending Business; former members of the Fallbrook Rotary Club Birthdays: August 26 President Dave!! Woo Hoo!! Anniversaries: August 28 Past President George and Erin Beitner, 35 years… Congratulations!! Rotary Anniversaries: None this week… Photos of the Week: On August 17, Bill Dopp shared photos of his recent trip to Uganda and the Rotary Vocational School that is being built there. On August 24; photos of Past President Mike O’Malley doing what he does best at O’Sullivan's… And, George Beitner’s son Owen viewing the eclipse with his Middle School students… Dates to Remember: August: 31 District Governor Scott Carr will visit our Club September: 23 Rotary Foundation Seminar, Poway Center for the Performing Arts October: 7 Escondido Sunrise Grape Day 5K Event; 44 days away Hi-Fives and Announcements: August 17: Past President Jack Anderson found the President’s Precious Gavel floating around the meeting room… A real no-no for the new leader of the best Rotary Club in the District… The Past Presidents in attendance unanimously agreed on a $150 fine for President Dave because of his “cavalier attitude” toward his Precious Gavel Grape Day 5K: 44 Days till the big event… Past President Mike O’Malley reminded club members of the need for ‘goodies’ for the goodie bags. There will be 1,000 bags; items in any major increment are welcomed, even if you don’t have 1,000 items. Coupons, sun screen, golf tees, water bottles, etc., etc. Are all valuable to include in the bags…. Mike O’Malley also commented on the remaining few openings for the Escondido Sunrise Fantasy Football League; contact Mike if you’re interested. Past President John Boyce was fishing in Wyoming and brought President Dave a tee shirt… Past President Jim Ponder was recently in Mammoth; he promised President Dave that he had a ‘drinkable’ treat for him at home in the fridge… Hope it’s still there when he remembers to bring it to a meeting… Past President Rich Aeling announced the Chamber of Commerce golf event on September 15 at the Vineyard… Proceeds benefit the Police Athletic League. Interested golfers can contact Rich. Club Secretary Linda Bailey announced that County Supervisor Kristin Gaspar committed $15,000 to our Grape Day 5K event… Thanks Linda for your work on this great gift… Past President and Foundation Chair, Kevin Svetich presented her first Paul Harris Fellow Award to Rorie Johnston… Thanks for your generosity Rorie!! Programs: August 17; The Alabaster Jar Project. Past President Tony Criss introduced our speaker, Susan Johnston. The efforts of the project focus on support against human trafficking and work with homeless and runaway girls. Susan share some statistics regarding the extent of the problem in San Diego County. Specifically, 80% of the victims are U.S. citizens; California is in the top 4 states in the country as to incidents of this activity and San Diego County has the 8th largest number of incidents in the country. it is estimated that human trafficking is an $800 million dollar industry in San Diego. Susan described the kinds of situations that the trafficked girls find themselves in, and described the vulnerability characteristics that may cause victims to become victimized; including; abusive, unstable homes, lack of education and mental health and substance abuse issues… The Alabaster Jar Project works closely with law enforcement and social workers to identify victims and rescue them from the abusive and human-trafficked settings. Their goal is to break the cycle that leads to the abuse. The project needs include housing support, educational enhancement, support for overcoming substance abuse and PTSD. Last year the project supported 86 girls in Escondido and North County alone. The Sunrise Rotary Club presented a check for $2,500 to support the program… Pictured are Past President Tony Criss and Susan Johnson of the Alabaster Jar Project August 24: Club Assembly The Club Assembly is the annual meeting during which the President and the Board present the Club’s plans for the year. A busy year of service lies ahead for Sunrise Rotarians… Consider all the service opportunities discussed below and begin planning to join in… Mexicali Project: Past President Rich Aeling spoke about the Mexicali Project; The project dates are yet to be finalized, however it will be in April. There are five possible schools in Mexicali that need our efforts; a scout trip will take place in December to determine the focus of our work effort. Tijuana Housebuilding: This project will take place in early 2018; a partnership with the After Five Rotary Club and with the Calafia Rotary Club from Mexicali will help us complete this work along with Project Mercy. RYLA: Past Presidents Jim Ponder and George Beitner described our work with RYLA which will take place April 19-22 in Idyllwild. There are many ways to connect with this very worthy leadership program; become a facilitator or just visit on Saturday. Our club is a key operator with this program having three members on the District Team; Past Presidents, Jim Ponder, Kelly Mayberry and George Beitner… Last year, we donated a rear-screen projector to the program to enhance the programs and activities. LEAD: A leadership program for Middle School students; Past President Alan Miller and Elana Karoly are part of our team that works with this program Bikes for Kids: Past President Rich Aeling discussed the program that we will sponsor again this year. Through the Bikes for Kids Foundation, we will acquire 120 bicycles for third grade students at an Escondido school yet to be chosen. North County Veteran’s Stand-Down: President Dave outlined the program set for January 25-28 at Green Oaks Ranch in Vista. Volunteers are needed, and there will be a clothing drive to support this event and the homeless veterans. Global Grants: Past President Jim Ponder informed the Club of the status of the grants for Flying Kites Orphanage in Nairobi, Kenya. A total of $37,000 is amalgamated through ESR Club funds, District Funds and the Rotary Foundation, plus a partnership with a Club in Nairobi. CSUSM Scholarship Endowment: Past President Rich Aeling outlined the preliminary plans to create a student scholarship endowment at CSUSM. Our ultimate goal is an endowment of $25,000 to be seeded this year with $10,000 in ESR funds. Our goal is to be directly involved with evaluating and selecting recipients. It was suggested that we may also want to work with the MAP Program through the Escondido High School District and the Chamber of Commerce. Cabins by the Lake: Past President Mike Dunlap outlined a plan this year to purchase and install two additional handicapped accessible cabins at a County Park. These would be the twelfth and thirteenth units in our program that began back with a cabin at the Dixon Lake Campground. Next Week’s Program: Rotary District 5340 Governor, Scott Carr An important meeting for all of us to attend… Opportunity Drawing: Lunch Money: $22.00 Past President Kevin Svetich Big Pot: $160.00 Linda Bailey… Sorry, better luck next time	Sunrise Rotary; The Alabaster Jar Project and Club Assembly	Jack Anderson	2017-08-30 07:00:00Z
Escondido Sunrise Rotary August 10, 2017 Posted by Jack Anderson on Aug 15, 2017 Sunrise Rotary August 10, 2017; A Potpourri of Escondido Sunrise Rotary Accomplishments President Dave called the meeting to order; Past President Alan Miller led the Pledge to our Flag, and Past President Jack Anderson offered an invocation, Guests and Visitors: Past President Jim Ponder introduced representatives of the Pacific South Coast Chapter of the Multiple Sclerosis Society; Rich Israel and Bob Coda Ann Van Leer, Executive Director of the Escondido Creek Conservancy… was a guest again… And soon to become a member; Welcome Ann! Past President George Beitner introduced Parnia Vafaei, a RYLA alumni leader, was a guest; she shared some of her experiences both as a RYLA Attendee and as a RYLA Alumni Leader. She is a third year student at California Lutheran University (Past President Jack Anderson’s Alma Mater) and majoring in Business with a focus on entrepreneurialism… Past President Kevin Svetich introduced his guest, Matt Pound of Escondido Sand and Gravel; a Chamber of Commerce Board member and a Corporate Sponsor of the Grape Day 5K Carl Altamore, a Realtor, was introduced as a guest; this is Carl’s second visit to our Club. Birthdays: August: 11 Past President Tony Criss 13 Connie Criss 8 Carol Ponder… Still trying to figure out if this was really her birthday?? Anniversaries: August: 11 Past President Rich and Donna Aeling… Rotary Anniversaries: August: 11 Past President Kelly Mayberry; 10 Years… Thanks for your Rotary service Kelly!! Photos of the Week: President Dave set a record for the largest fine ever assessed during the “First 100 Days” of a Sunrise Rotary President… It seems that Past President Tony Criss was so excited about a recent landscaping project that he had his “Shadow President” (Phil Jordan) place a video of the project on Club Runner… That’s a no-no Tony! President Dave pictured with the ‘guilty’ Past President… Club member, Father Bill Dopp recently returned from a trip to Uganda and delivered a check from Escondido Sunrise Rotary to assist in the construction of the Rotary School and to support their programs… Rotary Vocational school nears completion… Children dancing at the welcome festival… Rev. Bill and Rev. Daren at the facility… A photo of the Sunrise Rotarians gathered at Dominic’s Italian Restaurant in Downtown Escondido A photo of Past President Mike Muehl with a 55# Rooster Fish he caught in La Paz, Mexico A photo of Past President Barry Baker enjoying a rope swing at the Baker Family Reunion in Beaver Utah… Careful Barry, injuries happen to old guys doing young guys’ stunts… Dates to Remember: August: 20 Softball game with the Calafia Rotary Club of Mexicali in Pine Valley; see the email from Past President Mark Hoekstra for details 24 Club Assembly 31 District Governor Scott Carr will visit our Club; Let’s plan on a strong attendance for that special meeting… September: 23 Rotary Foundation District Seminar October: 7 Escondido Sunrise Grape Day 5K Event; 65 days away Hi-Fives and Announcements: Past President Jeff Johnson brought some salmon for President Dave that he acquired by hook on a recent fishing trip in Alaska… Jeff also announced that his son, Brian was recently promoted to the rank of Captain, US Army… Congratulations to Brian and the proud family… Past President Tony Criss recently traveled to Texas and North Carolina and brought some goodies for President Dave; some barbecue sauce and a “big butt” trinket… Past President Rich Aeling announced some upcoming programs and events for Escondido Sunrise: Our grant has been approved for “Bikes for Kids”… We’ll be raising some extra $$; the recipient school has not been determined… Carols by Candlelight will again be a featured event around Christmas time…The group Lone Star will be the headliner… The Tijuana House-Building project will take place in either January or February in partnership with the Escondido After-Five Rotary Club… A Gulls Hockey night will take place on February 17… Past President George Beitner commented on the ongoing opportunity to bring items for Fisher House at Camp Pendleton. A collection drive and delivery is planned for February… Past President Barry Baker thanked Tony for his suggestion regarding the Pageant of the Masters in Laguna Beach; Barry and Lee celebrated their anniversary at the venue… Rich Israel from the Multiple Sclerosis Society thanked Sunrise members for our ongoing valuable support to the MS effort. He spoke about local and international efforts to deal with the progressive aspects of the disease. Rich commented about the relationship of Multiple Sclerosis with Parkinson’s Disease and that progress in one arena often helps with treatments and therapies in the other. The Society’s efforts continue to support research and to provide those afflicted with support enabling them to accommodate the impacts of the disease. Program: Our program, The North County Veteran’s Stand Down will be presented at a later date… An apology was received from the presenter, Jim Hester of the Local VFW Chapter. Next Week’s Program: Susan Johnson of the Alabaster Jar Project Opportunity Drawing: Lunch Money: $23.00 Mark Maus Big Pot: $123.00 Parnia Vafei… Sorry, better luck next time	Escondido Sunrise Rotary August 10, 2017	Jack Anderson	2017-08-15 07:00:00Z
Escondido Sunrise Rotary; August 10, 2017... Update. Posted by Jack Anderson on Aug 15, 2017 Sunrise Rotary August 10, 2017; A Potpourri of Escondido Sunrise Rotary Accomplishments President Dave called the meeting to order; Past President Alan Miller led the Pledge to our Flag, and Past President Jack Anderson offered an invocation, Guests and Visitors: Past President Jim Ponder introduced representatives of the Pacific South Coast Chapter of the Multiple Sclerosis Society; Rich Israel and Bob Coda Ann Van Leer, Executive Director of the Escondido Creek Conservancy… was a guest again… And soon to become a member; Welcome Ann! Past President George Beitner introduced Parnia Vafaei, a RYLA alumni leader, was a guest; she shared some of her experiences both as a RYLA Attendee and as a RYLA Alumni Leader. She is a third year student at California Lutheran University (Past President Jack Anderson’s Alma Mater) and majoring in Business with a focus on entrepreneurialism… Past President Kevin Svetich introduced his guest, Matt Pound of Escondido Sand and Gravel; a Chamber of Commerce Board member and a Corporate Sponsor of the Grape Day 5K Carl Altamore, a Realtor, was introduced as a guest; this is Carl’s second visit to our Club. Birthdays: August: 11 Past President Tony Criss 13 Connie Criss 8 Carol Ponder… Still trying to figure out if this was really her birthday?? Anniversaries: August: 11 Past President Rich and Donna Aeling… Rotary Anniversaries: August: 11 Past President Kelly Mayberry; 10 Years… Thanks for your Rotary service Kelly!! Photos of the Week: President Dave set a record for the largest fine ever assessed during the “First 100 Days” of a Sunrise Rotary President… It seems that Past President Tony Criss was so excited about a recent landscaping project that he had his “Shadow President” (Phil Jordan) place a video of the project on Club Runner… That’s a no-no Tony! President Dave pictured with the ‘guilty’ Past President… Club member, Father Bill Dopp recently returned from a trip to Uganda and delivered a check from Escondido Sunrise Rotary to assist in the construction of the Rotary School and to support their programs… Rotary Vocational school nears completion… Children dancing at the welcome festival… Rev. Bill and Rev. Daren at the facility… A photo of the Sunrise Rotarians gathered at Dominic’s Italian Restaurant in Downtown Escondido A photo of Past President Mike Muehl with a 55# Rooster Fish he caught in La Paz, Mexico A photo of Past President Barry Baker enjoying a rope swing at the Baker Family Reunion in Beaver Utah… Careful Barry, injuries happen to old guys doing young guys’ stunts… Dates to Remember: August: 20 Softball game with the Calafia Rotary Club of Mexicali in Pine Valley; see the email from Past President Mark Hoekstra for details 24 Club Assembly 31 District Governor Scott Carr will visit our Club; Let’s plan on a strong attendance for that special meeting… September: 23 Rotary Foundation District Seminar October: 7 Escondido Sunrise Grape Day 5K Event; 65 days away Hi-Fives and Announcements: Past President Jeff Johnson brought some salmon for President Dave that he acquired by hook on a recent fishing trip in Alaska… Jeff also announced that his son, Brian was recently promoted to the rank of Captain, US Army… Congratulations to Brian and the proud family… Past President Tony Criss recently traveled to Texas and North Carolina and brought some goodies for President Dave; some barbecue sauce and a “big butt” trinket… Past President Rich Aeling announced some upcoming programs and events for Escondido Sunrise: Our grant has been approved for “Bikes for Kids”… We’ll be raising some extra $$; the recipient school has not been determined… Carols by Candlelight will again be a featured event around Christmas time…The group Lone Star will be the headliner… The Tijuana House-Building project will take place in either January or February in partnership with the Escondido After-Five Rotary Club… A Gulls Hockey night will take place on February 17… Past President George Beitner commented on the ongoing opportunity to bring items for Fisher House at Camp Pendleton. A collection drive and delivery is planned for February… Past President Barry Baker thanked Tony for his suggestion regarding the Pageant of the Masters in Laguna Beach; Barry and Lee celebrated their anniversary at the venue… Rich Israel from the Multiple Sclerosis Society thanked Sunrise members for our ongoing valuable support to the MS effort. He spoke about local and international efforts to deal with the progressive aspects of the disease. Rich commented about the relationship of Multiple Sclerosis with Parkinson’s Disease and that progress in one arena often helps with treatments and therapies in the other. The Society’s efforts continue to support research and to provide those afflicted with support enabling them to accommodate the impacts of the disease. Program: Our program, The North County Veteran’s Stand Down will be presented at a later date… An apology was received from the presenter, Jim Hester of the Local VFW Chapter. Next Week’s Program: Susan Johnson of the Alabaster Jar Project Opportunity Drawing: Lunch Money: $23.00 Mark Maus Big Pot: $123.00 Parnia Vafei… Sorry, better luck next time	Escondido Sunrise Rotary; August 10, 2017... Update.	Jack Anderson	2017-08-15 07:00:00Z
Escondido Education Foundation; Supporting Teachers Posted by Jack Anderson on Aug 03, 2017 Sunrise Rotary August 3, 2017; Escondido Education Foundation; Direct Support for our Classroom Teachers President Dave called the meeting to order; Gloria Leffler led the Pledge to our Flag, and Past President Jack Anderson offered an invocation, Guests and Visitors: Ann Van Leer, Executive Director of the Escondido Creek Conservancy… was a guest again Parnia Vafaei, a RYLA alumni leader, was a guest; she is a graduate of Torrey Pines High School, and a third year student at California Lutheran University (this author’s Alma Mater… how cool is that??) Parnia with Past Presidents Jim Ponder and George Beitner our District’s RYLA Chairs Bonnie Maloney of Windermere Real Estate Services was inducted as Escondido Sunrise Rotary’s newest member… Bonnie Maloney shown with Membership Chair and Club Secretary, Linda Bailey… Birthdays: August: 4 John Sawtelle Tricia Masson Kirk Henson Anniversaries: None this week… Rotary Anniversaries: None this week… Photos of the Week: Escondido Sunrise Rotary assisting the City of Escondido installing the Climbing Wall at El Caballo Park Dates to Remember: August: 20 Softball game with the Calafia Rotary Club of Mexicali in Pine Valley; see the email from Past President Mark Hoekstra for details 24 Club Assembly 31 District Governor Scott Carr will visit our Club October: 7 Escondido Sunrise Grape Day 5K Event; 65 days away Hi-Fives and Announcements: Past President Mike Muehl brought a bag of goodies for the Fisher House at Camp Pendleton; a reminder, we are always collecting needed items… Get them to George Beitner Past President Mike O’Malley returned from an enjoyable trip to Montana and he brought President Dave an aptly named coffee mug… “This meeting is bulls..t” Not that any past president would think such thoughts of a Rotary meeting… Sergeant at Arms Mark Maus returned from Seattle with some trinkets for President Dave; among them a bottle of wine and a coffee mug… “Crap Happens”… Richard Agnew returned from two weeks in Ireland with a bit’o Irish whiskey for our esteemed president… Program: Brian Murphy introduced Carolyn Royer, the Board Chair of the Escondido Education Foundation. Along with Carolyn were three members of the Foundation Board; they presented a brief skit demonstrating the way in which the Foundation supports classroom teachers in the Elementary School District. The Foundation has been in existence 12 years and supports efforts of teachers and teams of teachers to enhance their classroom educational programs. Focus subjects supported by the Foundation include projects and programs within the following academic areas, Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics. The foundation is run by volunteers with over 97% of all funds raised being used for educational enhancement projects. Grants are usually made in December, with projects beginning in January and reports back to the Foundation upon project completion in June. The Foundation website; escondidoeducation.org, enables direct donations, or individuals can also donate through purchases on Amazon and designating the Foundation on their Amazon Smile account. Last year’s grants totaled almost $70,000 to various projects within the district’s 23 schools. A couple of examples of successful projects were described for the Club members; Rose School implemented a project involving the Rosetta Stone language achievement program in an effort to help families become more proficient in the English language… this project continues years after it first began, still helping families acclimate to life challenges in America. Another project is a video production program at Mission Middle School which has actually produced some commercials for local Escondido businesses; Burger Bench uses a video commercial produced by the students. The foundation is conducting an ‘open house’ event to highlight this year’s projects and raise some funds too; August 11 at 6:30 PM at the Trinity Episcopal Church. All are welcome… Members of the Foundation Board with President Dave and Brian Murphy… Next Week’s Program: Jim Hester of the Escondido VFW discussing the North County Veteran’s Stand down Opportunity Drawing: Lunch Money: $26.00 Past President Jack Anderson Big Pot: $551.00 Linda Bailey’s Ticket; Card selected by Past President Mike O’Malley… And, “We Have a Winner!!” Mike said Linda committed the winnings (if the winning card was drawn) to the Grape Day 5K… Congrats Linda!! Past President Mike O’Malley with Linda Bailey’s winning card… ****	Escondido Education Foundation; Supporting Teachers	Jack Anderson	2017-08-03 07:00:00Z
Crime in North County; July 27, 2017 Posted by Jack Anderson on Jul 27, 2017 Sunrise Rotary July 27, 2017; Cascading Crime in our Region President Dave called the meeting to order; Past President George Beitner led the Pledge to our Flag, and Past President Jack Anderson offered an invocation, Guests and Visitors: Ann Van Leer was a guest; informed about our Club by Rorie Johnston; Ann is the Executive Director of the Escondido Creek Conservancy… Bonnie Maloney was again a guest of Linda Bailey; Bonnie will soon become a member of Escondido Sunrise… Great job Linda! Birthdays: July 23 Randy Bailey 26 Linda Bailey 31 Past President Mike Dunlap Anniversaries: July 31 Past President Barry Baker and Lee; celebrating 47 years of marriage, Congratulations!! Rotary Anniversaries: None this week… Dates to Remember: July: 30 Rotary game at the Padres vs. the Pirates August: 20 Softball game with the Calafia Rotary Club of Mexicali in Pine Valley 31 District Governor Scott Carr will visit our Club October: 7 Escondido Sunrise Grape Day 5K Event; 72 days away Hi-Fives and Announcements: John Sawtelle reported back from the Bonsall Rotary Club regarding our participation in ticket sales for the “Wine Brews and Blues” event held in June. John presented President Dave with a check for $1,460.00. Past President Barry Baker returned from a trip to Beaver Utah; a family celebration with five generations of Bakers participating… Barry presented President Dave with a “Pioneer Marble Game”… Something to keep our Prez busy as he tries to keep from loosing his marbles during his term as our leader… Past President Alan Miller returned from three weeks of travel visiting France, Switzerland, Czechoslovakia and Germany among other countries… He brought the Prez a beer stein from Munich and some liquor from “Titisee” … I’m sure President Dave will enjoy! Ralph Tavares was recently in Hawaii and Kentucky; he brought President Dave an “almost six pack” of Hawaiian beer (unfortunately for Dave it was cold at one point and Ralph enjoyed some on the trip home) and some Maker’s Mark from Kentucky Past President Jim Ponder returned from varied travels throughout the country; from Mammoth, he brought President Dave some “395” brew, from Malta, NY, he brought a beautiful magnet, and from Sun Valley, Idaho,a bottle opener and Tee Shirt, all transported in a valuable “10 cent” shopping bag… President Dave is pictured with all the tribute presented to him today… Program: Past President George Beitner introduced SGT Ryan Opeka from the Carlsbad Police Department. Ryan, a US Marine Corps veteran has an extensive and varied career in law enforcement and his topic is the “cascading crime” situation in North County. He spoke about recent legislation in California intended to reduce prison population; thus sending residents into our communities that are not ready for life back in a ‘normal’ setting. Ryan related his comments to a TED Talk related to the re-introduction of wolves into Yellowstone Park. The eco-society had become accustomed to very few wolves and things had changed; as wolves were re-introduced, the eco system changed significantly. Likewise, communities and law enforcement in particular have had to change to deal with the influx of people with criminal backgrounds ‘re-populating’ our communities. Ryan noted that in Carlsbad, calls for service had increased while officer-initiated calls had declined… simply stated, officers are busier responding to problems raised by community members than spending time resolving issues and initiating solutions through ‘active policing’. Along with the call volume noted above, the crime rate indices showed marked increases. Some of the measures Carlsbad has implemented to deal with the influx of criminal activity include: A crime suppression team focusing on proactive policing, and a homeless outreach effort cooperating with other community organizations. Additionally, Carlsbad had increased training for officers in psychological response challenges, and have added a full time Psychological Emergency Response Team (PERT) professional to support officers as they deal with many criminal responses wherein substance abuse and other psychological issues are the root of the criminal problems. Preliminary indications are the their efforts are slowing the growth of crime… He acknowledged that change takes time; however he shared with us the view that “small purposeful actions have a lasting impact.” SGT Ryan Opeka with President Dave and Past President George Beitner… Next Week’s Program: Escondido Education Foundation Opportunity Drawing: Lunch Money: $18.00 Past President John Boyce Big Pot: $526.00 Past President Jeff Johnson; Sorry!!	Crime in North County; July 27, 2017	Jack Anderson	2017-07-27 07:00:00Z
The Future of the Christian Faith... Father Bill Dopp's Update Posted by Jack Anderson on Jul 25, 2017 Sunrise Rotary July 20, 2017; The Future of the Christian Faith President Dave called the meeting to order; Brian Murphy led the Pledge to our Flag, and Past President Jack Anderson offered an invocation, reminding us all of the historic date 48 years ago when a man walked on the moon.… Guests and Visitors: Carl Altamore was a guest of Rorie Johnston; Carl is in real estate and looking to become involved in the community. He heard about our club from Rorie and the Chamber of Commerce, and also researched us on the web site. Bonnie Maloney was again a guest of Linda Bailey; Bonnie will soon become a member of Escondido Sunrise… Great job Linda! Birthdays: None this week Anniversaries: None this week Rotary Anniversaries: July 23; President-Elect Mark Crosby two years Thanks for your outstanding Rotary Service!! Rotary Foundation: Past President Kevin Svetich, Foundation Chair presented Paul Harris Fellowship awards to Past President Constance Larson, her seventh award And to Past President Tony Criss, his fourth award… Dates to Remember: July: 30 Rotary game at the Padres vs. the Pirates August: 31 District Governor Scott Carr will visit our Club October: 7 Escondido Sunrise Grape Day 5K Event; 79 days away Hi-Fives and Announcements: Past President Rich Aeling showed an informational flier on Escondido Sunrise for prospective members and to use when soliciting funds for the Grape Day 5K Dave Herbert commented that he and Past President George Beitner visited former member Peter Strnad; Peter is afflicted with ALS and he and his wife Mary reside in an assisted living community in the south bay. Past President Mike Dunlap brought gifts to President Dave from recent travels he and Nancy enjoyed in Portugal and Spain Gloria Leffler announced that she had some goodies for Fisher House (Past President George reminded all of us of the ongoing ‘gathering process’ for Fisher House) and, Gloria has found a new residential opportunity through recent visitor Mona Durney… Rotary connections are the best! Program: President Dave introduced Father Bill Dopp; Bill brought his program, “The Future of the Christian Faith” to us. President Dave and Bill Dopp… Bill shared that his presentation would not be a sermon… as his wife cautioned him to avoid; rather, he was talking about faith in general, specific to Christianity and the worldwide situation relating to the growth and decline of churches… He acknowledged that 2017 is the 500th anniversary of the Reformation; initiated by Martin Luther, which changed the practice of faith and enabled the scriptures to be available to all believers. He also noted that there have been major changes in the practice of the Christian religion on a similar 500-year cycle. Thus, there are changes now taking place… Bill has shared with the Club previously regarding his work in Uganda and the growth of Christianity in Africa. He commented that on Sundays in America, soccer fields are full and church attendance is declining; conversely, church growth is rapid in Africa, where church buildings are too small and worship festivities move to soccer fields. Quite a contrast. Bill quoted a number of theologians and evangelists regarding the growth in the Christian faith towards a mission-based practice of faith and religion. Such individuals as Dietrich Bonhoeffer, C.S. Lewis and Desmond Tutu supported his view. Bill has recently written a book which was available for members to purchase. Bill is also working with a mission project in Uganda wherein water purification is an issue. Previously, Bill and Dave Herbert visited this ministry site in Uganda. The Club presented a gift donation of $1,500 in support of the project. Bill Dopp with President Dave, presenting a check for the Uganda project… Next Week’s Program: Come and See what it will be… Opportunity Drawing: Lunch Money: $16.00 Past President Scott Putnicki Big Pot: $508.00 Gloria Leffler; Sorry!!	The Future of the Christian Faith... Father Bill Dopp's Update	Jack Anderson	2017-07-25 07:00:00Z
Sunrise Rotary; Wheelchairs in the DR, San Diego Football Academy, School Projects Posted by Jack Anderson on Jul 18, 2017 Sunrise Rotary June 29, July 6 and 13 Rotary Programs: Wheelchair Needs in the Dominican Republic; Soccer (Football) Leads to Education in Ghana; and Our Local Schools, Building for the Future On July 13; President Dave called the meeting to order; Past President Kevin Svetich led the Pledge to our Flag, and Past President Jack Anderson offered an invocation. Guests and Visitors: June 29: Pam Morasco, Mike’s wife, was visiting and was part of our program July 6: Elana Karoly’s niece Angel, a 7th grader visited our meeting Doug Shultz’s daughter Tasha was a visitor with her daddy Bonnie Maloney was introduced as Linda Bailey’s guest Past President Barry Baker introduced Gabriel Asiedu; his father Johnson was our speaker July 13: Rita Brandon of the Newland Companies was Linda Bailey’s guest Mona Durney of Rancho Computers was a visitor Birthdays: June 21 Kathy O’Malley 24 Judi Anderson 30 Dana Ommen July: 4 Past President John Boyce 6 Andy Ommen 9 Nick Barnett 15 Past President Kevin Svetich Kathy Johnson Anniversaries: June 23 Silas and Shaina Harrington 29 Doug Shulz July 4 Past President Mike & Nancy Dunlap 8 Past President Kevin and Debbie Svetich 16 Linda and Randy Bailey; 40 Years! Congratulations! Rotary Anniversaries: July 7, Elana Karoly, 2 years Thanks for your outstanding Rotary Service!! Rotary Foundation: Past President Kevin Svetich, Foundation Chair reported our Rotary Foundation support for the prior year. Escondido Sunrise, of the 66 clubs in District 5340, accomplished the following: 100 %; Every Rotarian Every Year 100 % Paul Harris Sustaining Members 18 Paul Harris Society Members #3 Per Capita Giving in the District Great job everyone!! Dates to Remember: July: 30 Rotary game at the Padres vs. the Pirates August: 31 District Governor Scott Carr will visit our Club October: 7 Escondido Sunrise Grape Day 5K Event; 86 days away Hi-Fives and Announcements: Past President Bob Burson traveled north and visited the Charles Schultz Museum in Santa Rosa bringing a trinket for President Dave Gloria Leffler announced that she is seeking a new residential setting; any suggestions are welcomed Rorie Johnston announced the Chamber Golf Tournament on September 15 at the Vineyard Golf Course Past President Rich Aeling announced a work project on Saturday July 15 at Caballo Park in East Escondido Tina Pope commented on her designer footwear that she has recently been wearing due to multiple fractures of her foot… Her advice, “When you fall and it hurts, see the doc.” Past President George Beitner reminded members that donated hygiene items from hotels are always welcome for our gifts to the Fisher House at Camp Pendleton… Program: June 29: Wheel Chair Initiative Mike and Pam Morasco presented a program on the uses of and need for wheelchairs in the Dominican Republic. As part of their church’s efforts to support needs in underdeveloped countries, they have taken on leadership of this project. Mike prefaced the comments about the need for wheelchairs by noting that motor scooters are a primary source of transportation in the Dominican, thus there are many accidents involving scooter riders… Thus the great need for wheelchairs… They went on to describe the varying types of chairs needed based on the living conditions in the region; some urban areas with sidewalks, etc.; however many are needed for varied terrain in the outlying areas. Such wheelchairs need special wheels along with uniques aspects of construction for durability. Their efforts involve both providing the wheelchair products, as well as teaching locals to assemble the chairs and maintain them. In addition to the efforts of their church; there are possible partnerships with Rotary groups in Santo Domingo, the capitol city. Mike Morasco with President Dave Casey Mike discussing Rotary Foundation Project funding with Past President Mike Dunlap after his presentation July 6: Past President Barry Baker introduced our program, Johnson Asiedu of the San Diego Football Academy Johnson grew up in Ghana West Africa in extreme poverty; his football skills (soccer ability) ultimately led him to a professional football career in Europe. In addition to playing in worldwide competition, he completed his education and discovered that football can lead one on to greater things in life. His soccer playing ultimately led to experience in coaching; thus his goal to provide hope, opportunity for education, and athletic leadership training for young men and women in San Diego county. His efforts also relate to helping young Ghanan students to come to America. His current program goals are to bring 5 qualified Ghanan students to the US for soccer and education. Additionally, his plan is to improve educational opportunities as well as athletic programs in his native Ghana. Johnson Asiedu and his son Gabriel pictured with President Dave and Past President Barry Baker Program: July 13, 2017; Elementary School District Bond Construction Projects Linda Bailey introduced our presenters; Michael Taylor, Asst. Supt. of Business Services for the District, and Russ Decker, Director of Facility Development, Planning and Construction. Linda is a member of the District Citizen Oversight Committee that oversees uses of bond funds approved by the voters. Mr. Taylor proceeded to explain the focus of the November 2014 Bond approval that includes facility improvements, Information technology infrastructure and school site safety. Total bond proceeds from the measure will be $182 m, planned to be used over 6 sequences of bond sales; current efforts are in Series A and B; providing significant facility improvements at two of the district’s oldest campuses, Central School and Mission Middle School. All campuses will receive some levels of improvement in Information technology infrastructure and school site safety. Specifically under construction at Central currently is a Kindergarten building complex at the corner of Broadway and Fifth Avenue. Also under construction is a science building at Mission Middle School that is two levels, constructed through a modular design with sections built offsite and assembled in a single day’s work. Mr. Decker showed visuals of both projects. President Dave pictured with Michael Taylor and Russ Decker Next Week’s Program: Bill Dopp; The Future of the Christian Faith Opportunity Drawing: No drawing this week	Sunrise Rotary; Wheelchairs in the DR, San Diego Football Academy, School Projects	Jack Anderson	2017-07-18 07:00:00Z
Sunrise Rotary June 15, 2017; Where Does Your Trash Go? Posted by Jack Anderson on Jun 19, 2017 Sunrise Rotary June 15, 2017… Your Trash and Where it Goes… President Tony called the meeting to order; TONY’s LAST MEETING… Whoa! was he excited!! Brian Murphy led the Pledge to the Flag Past President Jack Anderson offered an invocation Guests and Visitors: Connie Criss, Tony’s Beautiful Wife… Must have been attending to make sure he finished in style!! Welcome Connie… Special Presentation: President Tony presented a visual montage of photos depicting most of the activities of Escondido Sunrise Rotary over the past year. Tony thanked all in attendance for contributing to make this an outstanding year of Rotary Service! The concluding part of the video material was a video on “How Not to Make a Fishing Show.” Very funny!! Thanks President Tony for leading us throughout a great year!! Birthdays: June 21 Kathy O’Malley 24 Judi Anderson 30 Dana Ommen Anniversaries: June 20 Rorie and Mark Johnston, 25 Years… Congratulations! 23 Silas and Shaina Harrington Rotary Anniversaries: Floyd Farley, 6 Years Doug Shultz, 2 Years John Sawtelle, 12 Years Thanks to all for your outstanding Rotary Service!! Rotary Foundation: Past President Kevin Svetich, Foundation Chair challenged us to go the ‘extra mile’ with Rotary Foundation donations. The current per capita leader in the District is at $487 per… Escondido Sunrise is currently at $407 per capita. Kevin thanked the 18 members of Escondido Sunrise that are members of the Paul Harris Society, and announced that we are meeting the goal of “Every Rotarian, Every Year.” Great work… Keep it Up!! Dates to Remember: June: 17 Wine Brews and Blues at the Art Center… 22 President Tony’s Demotion… Come and help Past President Rich Aeling “Drain the Swamp”… Cocktails at 5:30, Dinner at 6:30, at Cocina del Charro 23 Rotary Golf outing; 12:30 PM at Twin Oaks Golf Course in San Marcos. Confirm your participation with Past President Mike O’Malley (charged4life1@gmail.com). A barbecue will follow at Mike’s home, 1734 Birchwood Drive, San Marcos. October 7 Grape Day 5K; 114 days ’til the big event… Fundraising teams have been drafted… Begin contacting your donors and recruit participants… Past President George Beitner announced our goals of $100,000 in total fundraising and 1200 event participants. Hi-Fives and Announcements: John Sawtelle announced that his wife, Bobbi, was named ‘Golfer of the Year’ as part of the women’s golf group at Oaks North Golf Course… Way to go Bobbi! Past President George Beitner announced that he and his family are celebrating his Dad’s 90th Birthday… Happy Birthday Mr. Beitner!! Program: Past President Jack Anderson introduced Elmer Heap, the North San Diego Division Manager for EDCO Disposal. Elmer was previously with the City of San Diego, as an attorney, and later as a Deputy Chief Operating Officer overseeing the Parks and Recreation and Environmental Services Departments. Jack also reminded the Club Members that Escondido Disposal Inc., part of EDCO Disposal has been a major sponsor of our Grape Day 5K since it’s beginning. EDCO was thanked with a rousing round of applause… Elmer shared with us the quality of the employees that serve all of the communities that are served by EDCO in North County; Escondido, Poway, San Marcos, Vista, Encinitas and Solana Beach. He is continually impressed with the quality service and longevity of the company’s employees. And he reminded us that all employees of the company are the ‘Face of the Company’ to the communities they serve. He spoke about EDCO having been in business since 1967, beginning with the City of La Mesa, and that today has franchise agreements with 11 of the 18 Cities in San Diego County. He then described the varied California legislative mandates that were adopted by the Legislature beginning 1989, requiring communities to reduce their volume of waste placed in landfills. With those legislative mandates, EDCO has responded to support it’s city services by providing transfer station services in Escondido and separation and sale of recycled materials. Elmer concluded his presentation with a digital, visual ‘flyover’ of the upgraded recycling facility in Escondido that will celebrate it’s grand opening on June 30. The facility will accommodate an increased volume of recycled materials processing from 22 tons/hour to 40-60 tons/hour. Added to the facility, and opening in about 18 months, will be an Anaerobic Digester to accommodate both green waste and food waste. The by-product of the Digester will be production of Compressed Natural Gas which will fuel the collection vehicles serving all of our communities. This is the first facility of its kind in the State, wherein all processing of waste, including the production of CNG is essentially under a single roof… With the CNG being used to fuel vehicles in the operations yard immediately across the street from the processing plant. Elmer Heap, EDCO Regional Manager pictured with President Tony and Connie Criss… Next Week’s Program: No Morning Meeting… DEMOTION Dinner at 5:30 PM Opportunity Drawing: Lunch Money: $21; Past President Kevin Svetich Big Pot: $459; Gloria Leffler; sorry, no luck today…	Sunrise Rotary June 15, 2017; Where Does Your Trash Go?	Jack Anderson	2017-06-19 07:00:00Z
Sunrise Rotary June 15, 2017; Where Does Your Trash Go? Posted by Jack Anderson Sunrise Rotary June 15, 2017… Your Trash and Where it Goes… President Tony called the meeting to order; TONY’s LAST MEETING… Whoa! was he excited!! Brian Murphy led the Pledge to the Flag Past President Jack Anderson offered an invocation Guests and Visitors: Connie Criss, Tony’s Beautiful Wife… Must have been attending to make sure he finished in style!! Welcome Connie… Special Presentation: President Tony presented a visual montage of photos depicting most of the activities of Escondido Sunrise Rotary over the past year. Tony thanked all in attendance for contributing to make this an outstanding year of Rotary Service! The concluding part of the video material was a video on “How Not to Make a Fishing Show.” Very funny!! Thanks President Tony for leading us throughout a great year!! Birthdays: June 21 Kathy O’Malley 24 Judi Anderson 30 Dana Ommen Anniversaries: June 20 Rorie and Mark Johnston, 25 Years… Congratulations! 23 Silas and Shaina Harrington Rotary Anniversaries: Floyd Farley, 6 Years Doug Shultz, 2 Years John Sawtelle, 12 Years Thanks to all for your outstanding Rotary Service!! Rotary Foundation: Past President Kevin Svetich, Foundation Chair challenged us to go the ‘extra mile’ with Rotary Foundation donations. The current per capita leader in the District is at $487 per… Escondido Sunrise is currently at $407 per capita. Kevin thanked the 18 members of Escondido Sunrise that are members of the Paul Harris Society, and announced that we are meeting the goal of “Every Rotarian, Every Year.” Great work… Keep it Up!! Dates to Remember: June: 17 Wine Brews and Blues at the Art Center… 22 President Tony’s Demotion… Come and help Past President Rich Aeling “Drain the Swamp”… Cocktails at 5:30, Dinner at 6:30, at Cocina del Charro 23 Rotary Golf outing; 12:30 PM at Twin Oaks Golf Course in San Marcos. Confirm your participation with Past President Mike O’Malley (charged4life1@gmail.com). A barbecue will follow at Mike’s home, 1734 Birchwood Drive, San Marcos. October 7 Grape Day 5K; 114 days ’til the big event… Fundraising teams have been drafted… Begin contacting your donors and recruit participants… Past President George Beitner announced our goals of $100,000 in total fundraising and 1200 event participants. Hi-Fives and Announcements: John Sawtelle announced that his wife, Bobbi, was named ‘Golfer of the Year’ as part of the women’s golf group at Oaks North Golf Course… Way to go Bobbi! Past President George Beitner announced that he and his family are celebrating his Dad’s 90th Birthday… Happy Birthday Mr. Beitner!! Program: Past President Jack Anderson introduced Elmer Heap, the North San Diego Division Manager for EDCO Disposal. Elmer was previously with the City of San Diego, as an attorney, and later as a Deputy Chief Operating Officer overseeing the Parks and Recreation and Environmental Services Departments. Jack also reminded the Club Members that Escondido Disposal Inc., part of EDCO Disposal has been a major sponsor of our Grape Day 5K since it’s beginning. EDCO was thanked with a rousing round of applause… Elmer shared with us the quality of the employees that serve all of the communities that are served by EDCO in North County; Escondido, Poway, San Marcos, Vista, Encinitas and Solana Beach. He is continually impressed with the quality service and longevity of the company’s employees. And he reminded us that all employees of the company are the ‘Face of the Company’ to the communities they serve. He spoke about EDCO having been in business since 1967, beginning with the City of La Mesa, and that today has franchise agreements with 11 of the 18 Cities in San Diego County. He then described the varied California legislative mandates that were adopted by the Legislature beginning 1989, requiring communities to reduce their volume of waste placed in landfills. With those legislative mandates, EDCO has responded to support it’s city services by providing transfer station services in Escondido and separation and sale of recycled materials. Elmer concluded his presentation with a digital, visual ‘flyover’ of the upgraded recycling facility in Escondido that will celebrate it’s grand opening on June 30. The facility will accommodate an increased volume of recycled materials processing from 22 tons/hour to 40-60 tons/hour. Added to the facility, and opening in about 18 months, will be an Anaerobic Digester to accommodate both green waste and food waste. The by-product of the Digester will be production of Compressed Natural Gas which will fuel the collection vehicles serving all of our communities. This is the first facility of its kind in the State, wherein all processing of waste, including the production of CNG is essentially under a single roof… With the CNG being used to fuel vehicles in the operations yard immediately across the street from the processing plant. Elmer Heap, EDCO Regional Manager pictured with President Tony and Connie Criss… Next Week’s Program: No Morning Meeting… DEMOTION Dinner at 5:30 PM Opportunity Drawing: Lunch Money: $21; Past President Kevin Svetich Big Pot: $459; Gloria Leffler; sorry, no luck today…	Sunrise Rotary June 15, 2017; Where Does Your Trash Go?	Jack Anderson	2017-06-15 07:00:00Z
Escondido Sunrise; RYLA, Alzheimer Support and Education COMPACT Posted by Jack Anderson on Jun 09, 2017 Sunrise Rotary Activities and Programs Through June 8, 2017 President Tony called the meeting to order; his next to last meeting… Whoa! he is excited!! Don’t miss the meeting of June 15! Tony’s last meeting!! Past President Jack Anderson led the Pledge to the Flag Past President Jim Ponder offered an invocation Guests and Visitors: Danny Sherlock, Escondido Rotary was visiting Tisha Young, a member of the Rancho Bernardo noon was also introduced as a visiting Rotarian… Special Presentations: Past President Rich Aeling and Past President Bob Burson introduced Tisha Young of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater San Diego. Tisha updated our members on the activities of the Clubs in Escondido, North County and throughout the County. Escondido Sunrise presented a donation gift to the organization… Tisha Young and Danny Sherlock pictured with President Tony presenting a donation gift Past President Kevin Svetich, Foundation Chair presented Past President Barry Baker with recognition of his eighth Paul Harris Fellow Award… Thanks for your generosity Barry! Past President Barry Baker receiving his eighth Paul Harris Foundation Award… Kevin encouraged donations through the end of the Rotary Year as we are at 61% of our annual Foundation Goal (who set that high a goal??)… We are currently at $288 per capita, the leading Club in the District is at $487 per capita… Anniversaries and Birthdays: Birthdays: June 10 Shaina Harrington 12 Past President John Masson 13 Past President Jim Lund Anniversaries: June 8 Past President Mike and Julie Muehl Rotary Anniversaries: None this week Photos of the Week: Elana Karoly and her ‘Go-to-Grow’ organization; Rich Aeling with a ‘Corn Hole’ fish…; Mark Hoekstra at a Padres-Cubs game… And some crazy golf cart video… Dates to Remember: June 17: Wine, Brews and Blues at the Arts Center; a fundraiser in conjunction with the Bonsall Rotary Club Buy your tickets online now… It means money for our Club if we sell more than 25… 22: Demotion Dinner at Cocina del Charro; cocktails at 5:30, dinner at 6:30. RSVP with Past President Rich Aeling October 7: Grape Day 5K; 121 days ’til the big event… High Fives and Announcements: Dave Herbert shared his fire lookout schedule on Palomar Mountain at the Boucher Lookout Tower; a great spot for a family outing… Dave's Boucher Schedule for the next several months…Monday, June 12, Monday, July 3, Friday, July 7, Tuesday, August 8, Tuesday, September 5 and Friday, September 8 Recent Programs: May 25; RYLA: Past Presidents George Beitner and Jim Ponder introduced our program to recognize the RYLA honorees and Alumni. Sarah Nichelson introduced the three junior students from San Pasqual that represented our Club; Jasmine, Alexis and Fatima; all of the students spoke of the friendships gained and the insights from the hight quality guest speakers… Sarah with Jasmine… Sarah with Fatima… Sarah with Alexis… George and Jim introduced the Alumni that led the weekend’s activities for the weekend leadership program. Escondido Sunrise plays a significant role in RYLA for the District, with Jim, George and Kelly Mayberry fulfilling significant leadership roles. Alumni in attendance spoke about the leadership opportunities offered by their participation… They represented a number of regional high schools including; San Dieguito Academy, San Pasqual, Carlsbad, Del Norte, and Rancho Bernardo High Schools… RYLA Alumni… June 1 Program: Alzheimer’s Association of San Diego: Rosie Barnett introduced Jeffree Itrich who spoke about the Alzheimer’s challenges facing nearly 63,000 residents of San Diego County; and is the 6th leading cause of death in the United States. Her experience as a nurse was highlighted as she described the ‘onset’ of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the early 1980’s much of which has been supported by new medical breakthroughs. Her hope is that Alzheimer’s research can improve the opportunities for those afflicted through medicines that will stem the progressive nature of the disease. San Diego County, with so much medical research, leads the fight worldwide. She stated that women are often afflicted more than men; she also stated that a ‘heart-healthy’ lifestyle (quality diet and exercise) can be a great deterrent to Alzheimer’s. Jeffree Itrich with Rosie Barnett and President Tony… June 8 Program: Escondido Education COMPACT: Past President Jack Anderson introduced Executive Director Patty Huerta of the Education COMPACT. Supporting the presentation was Carolina Ruiz a Youth Development Specialist with COMPACT. The presentation focused on COMPACT’s initiative to enhance exercise, diet and general health of residents in the Mission Park area (Mission and Ash) of Escondido. Specifically focusing on opportunities to enhance bicycle riding, pedestrian safety and use of the “Escondido Creek Trail.” Efforts include opportunities for groups to adopt portions of the Creek Trail and to engage the community through a program of Resident Leadership development. COMPACT carries out these programs through extensive partnerships including, The Escondido Police Department, the City of Escondido Engineering Department, and numerous other San Diego bike and transportation cooperatives. I addition to these programs to enhance community health, the COMPACT focuses on youth development through their ‘Project Hero’ in which mentor support is provided to community youth. The Sunrise Rotary Club provided a donation gift of $1,500 to COMPACT for community youth programs… Patty Huerta, Carolina Ruiz and President Tony with the ESR donation… Next Week’s Program: Elmer Heap, Regional Manager of EDCO Disposal Opportunity Drawing: Lunch Money: $15; President Tony Big Pot: $439; Linda Bailey; sorry, no luck today…	Escondido Sunrise; RYLA, Alzheimer Support and Education COMPACT	Jack Anderson	2017-06-09 07:00:00Z
Alex Montoya, an Inspiration for All Posted by Jack Anderson on May 08, 2017 Sunrise Rotary May 4, 2017 President Tony called this special evening meeting to order Past President Jim Ponder led the Pledge to the Flag Father Bill Dopp offered an invocation Special Presentation: Past President Rich Aeling introduced Escondido Police Sergeant Chris Leso. SGT. Chris Leso speaking to the Escondido Sunrise Club members… SGT. Leso leads the Police Department’s Explorer Cadet program; and Escondido Sunrise Rotary has supported the annual academy for the Cadets in past years. President Tony announced that the Club would support the academy with a $500 donation; Connie Criss (Mrs. President Tony) offered an additional donation of $200 for the program. Rich then sought the support of Club members in attendance, seeking an additional $100 from willing members at the meeting. Immediately, numerous hands were raised, and thankfully, Donna Aeling had the sense to film a video of all members with raised hands… All told, 22 members offered to support the program with gifts totaling $3,700 including the Club’s initial donation of $500. Great job Escondido Sunrise Members!! Video Presentation: President Tony presented a video of the Mexicali school children enjoying the wonderful playground equipment our members and friends installed last weekend in Mexicali… Dates to Remember: October 7: Grape Day 5K; 156 days ’til the big event… Program: Past President Jim Ponder introduced Alex Montoya, our special guest speaker. Jim has known Alex for several years, and he is a featured guest at RYLA programs at which he is always a wonderful inspiration for the young people attending. Alex began his story of his very early life in Medellin Columbia; born as a triple amputee (no arms and only one leg) due to his mother’s use of the drug Thalidomide. Alex’s parent’s perspective of his condition was that he should be encouraged and supported to do all that he could possibly do in life; contrary to the medical professionals who suggested to his parents, “that his life would not amount to much of anything.” Alex Montoya speaking to Club members and guests… With family in the US, Alex’s parents arranged for him to come to America for treatment in a Shriner’s hospital. That amazing care, plus the attitude that he could accomplish anything he put his mind to, has led him to a life of caring for and inspiring others. His older sister encouraged him as he was preparing to leave Columbia for the US by telling him that he “was on a mission,” and encouraging him to “make a difference.” Alex was ‘equipped’ with appropriate prothetic devices and began his quest to accomplish ‘What If’… That attitude has propelled him to a degree from Notre Dame, a community relations post with the Padres, and many opportunities to impact thousands of people with life experiences and his uncanny ability to connect with his audiences. Alex reminded us to enjoy life while focusing on what we have and not on what we are missing… His advice, “never take for granted those things in life that we can do each moment without having to think about them” is solid counsel for all of us. Alex encourages us to surround ourselves with supportive people and always to be a cheerleader for others. To this end, he has begun the ‘See the Good’ movement, an opportunity for him to reach others with the perspectives and reality that has enabled him to actively contribute to our world. Alex Montoya with President Tony…	Alex Montoya, an Inspiration for All	Jack Anderson	2017-05-08 07:00:00Z
Qualcomm and Hand-Held Device Technology Posted by Jack Anderson on Apr 27, 2017 Sunrise Rotary April 27, 2017 President Tony called the meeting to order Past President Mike O’Malley led the Pledge to the Flag Past President Barry Baker offered an invocation Guests and Visitors: Connie Criss, President Tony’s ‘First Lady’ was introduced as a guest George Weir, member of the Escondido Club was introduced as a visiting Rotarian… Soon to become a member?? Welcome George!! A REMINDER… There is no morning meeting on May 4… Meet at Cocina del Charro at 6 PM to hear guest speaker Alex Montoya… Special Presentation: Past President Kevin Svetich, Foundation Chair presented Past President Bob Burson with recognition of his seventh Paul Harris Fellow Award… Thanks for your generosity Bob! Kevin announced a ‘special’ currently going on with the Foundation; our Club will match any donation of $500 enabling the donor to secure a Paul Harris Fellow designation for someone of his/her choosing. Anniversaries and Birthdays: Birthdays: April 27 Kim Henson; Happy Birthday Kim! Anniversaries: None this week Rotary Anniversaries: None this week Induction of New Member: Membership Chair Linda Bailey inducted new member, Tina Pope. Tina’s classification is Health Care; Welcome Tina!! Linda Bailey and Tina Pope… Photos of the Week: Photos from the Mexicali trip; great job installing an awesome piece of play equipment. This project required two trips as the footings were dug and concret installed prior to the actual install of the play piece… Also shown is the playground area painting that the group providedi… Dates to Remember: May 4: Evening meeting at Cocina del Charro, 6:00 PM; guest speaker is Alex Montoya of the San Diego Padre organization. Cost is $35 per person, RSVP with Past President Rich Aeling soon!! 6: Bunco at John Boyce’s home 20: District Conference at Liberty Station Work Day at the Chamber of Commerce; some painting involved… June 17: Wine, Brews and Blues at the Arts Center; a fundraiser in conjunction with the Bonsall Rotary Club 22: Demotion event; Bye, bye President Tony and welcome President Dave Casey October 7: Grape Day 5K; 163 days ’til the big event… High Fives and Announcements: Dave Herbert returned from a cruise including port calls in Morocco and Spain, bringing President Tony what was left of his gift… Past President Mike O’Malley was in Vegas recently, he brought Tony some beer bread Mark Crosby announced that there was a Meals on Wheels recognition event in San Marcos Past President Rich Aeling announced that the Escondido East Rotary Club’s Annual Deep Pit Barbecue honoring veterans and active duty military will be held on May 13 at Kit Carson Park. Tickets are $20 each and Rich has plenty… Richard Agnew announced that the Club website was in the process of being reformatted; he is interested in recent photos of Club events for the website Linda Bailey announced that her client, Talk of the Town Carwash at Center City and Brotherton Road was opening with free carwashes on Monday May 1. Andy Ommen was recently in Cabo San Lucas celebrating his and Dana’s anniversary; he brought President Tony a bingo set… Program: Past President Barry Baker introduced Monte Giles as our speaker. Monte works in international market development for Qualcomm and characterizes himself as a tech geek who loves working with people. He talked about the exponential growth of smart phone usage, and using a theme of Qualcomm’s, “we live to connect.” He shared another perspective of Qualcomm’s theme; “We don’t make devices, we make connections.” He recently returned from a trip to China, and commented that China Mobile, the country’s smart phone provider, has 835 million subscribers in a country with a population of 1.2 billion people. He discussed some of the technical aspects of electronic communications, including band width and the value of network in enabling smart phones to connect. In the next 30 years, smart phone technology will be connecting people to things, and devices will act on our behalf. An example of this is the driverless car. Technology capability is growing; many of us have used devices with 2G, 3G or now, 4G power; the next breakthrough will be 5G… He showed us a chip that will equal the capacity of 3 billion transistors on a chip the size of a fingernail… See this chip… The economic potential of these small, powerful computers in our hand-held devices is expected to generate 22 million jobs worldwide. Monte completed his presentation by answering questions from some of the more brilliant techno-geeks from within the Club membership…. Monte Giles of Qualcomm with President Tony and Past President Barry Baker Next Week’s Program: Opportunity Drawing: Lunch Money: $18; Dave Herbert Big Pot: $376; Past President Rich Aeling; sorry, no luck today…	Qualcomm and Hand-Held Device Technology	Jack Anderson	2017-04-27 07:00:00Z
Palomar College Construction Projects Posted by Jack Anderson on Apr 20, 2017 Sunrise Rotary April 20, 2017 President Tony called the meeting to order Past President Mark Hoekstra led the Pledge to the Flag Past President Jack Anderson offered an invocation Guests and Visitors: Mike Close Friday Harbor Rotary Club from the San Juan Islands in Washington; will be part of the Mexicali project A large group of visitors here for the Mexicali project, some being members of the Lions Club; all welcomed and thanked for their partnership in International Service Past President George Beitner’s ‘special guest’… Our own, Sarah Nichelson… attending our meeting once again…. Good to see you Sarah!! Mexicali Project Starts Today; photo of all the participants attending today’s meeting… Special Presentation: President Tony presented Past President Jack Anderson with recognition of his seventh Paul Harris Fellow Award… Thanks for your generosity Jack! Anniversaries and Birthdays: Birthdays: April 22 Past President Jim Ponder 26 Past President George Beitner Anniversaries: April 24 Andy and Dana Ommen (celebrating in Cabo as we meet!) Rotary Anniversaries: None this week Photos of the Week: Past President Mike O’Malley in his realtor attire; coat, tie and shorts…Way Cool! Escondido Sunrise Rotarians at Dancing with Our Stars; fundraising event for the California Center for the Arts. Our very own Rorie Johnston competed… Great job Rorie! Escondido Sunrise Rotarians at the Escondido Police Range… A thank you outing for our support of the Police Department Cadet Program Escondido Sunrise Rotarians at the San Diego Gulls hockey game… A fun time had by all… Dates to Remember: May 4: Evening meeting at Cocina del Charro; guest speaker is Alex Montoya of the San Diego Padre organization. Cost is $35 per person, RSVP with Past President Rich Aeling soon!! 6: Bunco at John Boyce’s home 20: District Conference at Liberty Station June 17: Wine, Brews and Blues at the Arts Center; a fundraiser in conjunction with the Bonsall Rotary Club 22: Demotion event; Bye, bye President Tony and welcome President Dave Casey October 7: Grape Day 5K; High Fives and Announcements: Jack Anderson just returned from a trip that included some time in Texas; he brought President Tony a deck of cards with a Davey Crockett quote; “the rest of you can go to hell, I’m going to Texas.” Past President Jim Lund was traveling in Cabo San Lucas and brought President Tony a post card… Jim also announced that the San Pasqual HS Pops Concert was coming up at the Art Center. It was announced that Mike Morasco’s mother passed away recently… Our thoughts are with Mike and his family… Program: Chris Miller introduced Dennis Astil, the Manager of Construction and Facilities Planning for Palomar College. Dennis talked about the variety of projects being built on the various Palomar campuses and the methodologies used on the projects, The projects are all supported through the proceeds of the $694 M bond measure passed by the voters in 2006. The key element of all the projects is smart management and attention to budget detail. Dennis highlighted the latest project, a facilities and maintenance center that will provide a single location for warehousing, facilities operations and maintenance services on the main campus. Utilizing an odd-shaped, highly visible piece of property at the entrance to the college, they used a design-build with competition process. Attempting to achieve the ‘best value’ in the project, while maintaining some design control. Concerns were a limited budget of $15.5 M, while building an aesthetically pleasing facility which would also be durable and energy efficient. They are proud to have achieved all of the criteria set by the Board and within budget constraints… Dennis will be making a similar presentation to an upcoming gathering of architects and construction managers… Dennis Astil of Palomar College discussing their latest design-build project… Next Week’s Program: A representative of Qualcomm brought to us by Past President Barry Baker Opportunity Drawing: Lunch Money: $20; Mark Hoekstra Big Pot: $358; Past President Rich Aeling; sorry, no luck today…	Palomar College Construction Projects	Jack Anderson	2017-04-20 07:00:00Z
Palomar College Construction Projects Posted by Jack Anderson on Apr 20, 2017 Sunrise Rotary April 20, 2017 President Tony called the meeting to order Past President Mark Hoekstra led the Pledge to the Flag Past President Jack Anderson offered an invocation Guests and Visitors: Mike Close Friday Harbor Rotary Club from the San Juan Islands in Washington; will be part of the Mexicali project A large group of visitors here for the Mexicali project, some being members of the Lions Club; all welcomed and thanked for their partnership in International Service Past President George Beitner’s ‘special guest’… Our own, Sarah Nichelson… attending our meeting once again…. Good to see you Sarah!! Mexicali Project Starts Today; photo of all the participants attending today’s meeting… Special Presentation: President Tony presented Past President Jack Anderson with recognition of his seventh Paul Harris Fellow Award… Thanks for your generosity Jack! Anniversaries and Birthdays: Birthdays: April 22 Past President Jim Ponder 26 Past President George Beitner Anniversaries: April 24 Andy and Dana Ommen (celebrating in Cabo as we meet!) Rotary Anniversaries: None this week Photos of the Week: Past President Mike O’Malley in his realtor attire; coat, tie and shorts…Way Cool! Escondido Sunrise Rotarians at Dancing with Our Stars; fundraising event for the California Center for the Arts. Our very own Rorie Johnston competed… Great job Rorie! Escondido Sunrise Rotarians at the Escondido Police Range… A thank you outing for our support of the Police Department Cadet Program Escondido Sunrise Rotarians at the San Diego Gulls hockey game… A fun time had by all… Dates to Remember: May 4: Evening meeting at Cocina del Charro; guest speaker is Alex Montoya of the San Diego Padre organization. Cost is $35 per person, RSVP with Past President Rich Aeling soon!! 6: Bunco at John Boyce’s home 20: District Conference at Liberty Station June 17: Wine, Brews and Blues at the Arts Center; a fundraiser in conjunction with the Bonsall Rotary Club 22: Demotion event; Bye, bye President Tony and welcome President Dave Casey October 7: Grape Day 5K; High Fives and Announcements: Jack Anderson just returned from a trip that included some time in Texas; he brought President Tony a deck of cards with a Davey Crockett quote; “the rest of you can go to hell, I’m going to Texas.” Past President Jim Lund was traveling in Cabo San Lucas and brought President Tony a post card… Jim also announced that the San Pasqual HS Pops Concert was coming up at the Art Center. It was announced that Mike Morasco’s mother passed away recently… Our thoughts are with Mike and his family… Program: Chris Miller introduced Dennis Astil, the Manager of Construction and Facilities Planning for Palomar College. Dennis talked about the variety of projects being built on the various Palomar campuses and the methodologies used on the projects, The projects are all supported through the proceeds of the $694 M bond measure passed by the voters in 2006. The key element of all the projects is smart management and attention to budget detail. Dennis highlighted the latest project, a facilities and maintenance center that will provide a single location for warehousing, facilities operations and maintenance services on the main campus. Utilizing an odd-shaped, highly visible piece of property at the entrance to the college, they used a design-build with competition process. Attempting to achieve the ‘best value’ in the project, while maintaining some design control. Concerns were a limited budget of $15.5 M, while building an aesthetically pleasing facility which would also be durable and energy efficient. They are proud to have achieved all of the criteria set by the Board and within budget constraints… Dennis will be making a similar presentation to an upcoming gathering of architects and construction managers… Dennis Astil of Palomar College discussing their latest design-build project… Next Week’s Program: A representative of Qualcomm brought to us by Past President Barry Baker Opportunity Drawing: Lunch Money: $20; Mark Hoekstra Big Pot: $358; Past President Rich Aeling; sorry, no luck today…	Palomar College Construction Projects	Jack Anderson	2017-04-20 07:00:00Z
Palomar College and Efficient Construction Methodologies Posted by Jack Anderson on Apr 20, 2017 Sunrise Rotary April 20, 2017 President Tony called the meeting to order Past President Mark Hoekstra led the Pledge to the Flag Past President Jack Anderson offered an invocation Guests and Visitors: Mike Close Friday Harbor Rotary Club from the San Juan Islands in Washington; will be part of the Mexicali project A large group of visitors here for the Mexicali project, some being members of the Lions Club; all welcomed and thanked for their partnership in International Service Past President George Beitner’s ‘special guest’… Our own, Sarah Nichelson… attending our meeting once again…. Good to see you Sarah!! Mexicali Project Starts Today; photo of all the participants attending today’s meeting… Special Presentation: President Tony presented Past President Jack Anderson with recognition of his seventh Paul Harris Fellow Award… Thanks for your generosity Jack! Anniversaries and Birthdays: Birthdays: April 22 Past President Jim Ponder 26 Past President George Beitner Anniversaries: April 24 Andy and Dana Ommen (celebrating in Cabo as we meet!) Rotary Anniversaries: None this week Photos of the Week: Past President Mike O’Malley in his realtor attire; coat, tie and shorts…Way Cool! Escondido Sunrise Rotarians at Dancing with Our Stars; fundraising event for the California Center for the Arts. Our very own Rorie Johnston competed… Great job Rorie! Escondido Sunrise Rotarians at the Escondido Police Range… A thank you outing for our support of the Police Department Cadet Program Escondido Sunrise Rotarians at the San Diego Gulls hockey game… A fun time had by all… Dates to Remember: May 4: Evening meeting at Cocina del Charro; guest speaker is Alex Montoya of the San Diego Padre organization. Cost is $35 per person, RSVP with Past President Rich Aeling soon!! 6: Bunco at John Boyce’s home 20: District Conference at Liberty Station June 17: Wine, Brews and Blues at the Arts Center; a fundraiser in conjunction with the Bonsall Rotary Club 22: Demotion event; Bye, bye President Tony and welcome President Dave Casey October 7: Grape Day 5K; High Fives and Announcements: Jack Anderson just returned from a trip that included some time in Texas; he brought President Tony a deck of cards with a Davey Crockett quote; “the rest of you can go to hell, I’m going to Texas.” Past President Jim Lund was traveling in Cabo San Lucas and brought President Tony a post card… Jim also announced that the San Pasqual HS Pops Concert was coming up at the Art Center. It was announced that Mike Morasco’s mother passed away recently… Our thoughts are with Mike and his family… Program: Chris Miller introduced Dennis Astil, the Manager of Construction and Facilities Planning for Palomar College. Dennis talked about the variety of projects being built on the various Palomar campuses and the methodologies used on the projects, The projects are all supported through the proceeds of the $694 M bond measure passed by the voters in 2006. The key element of all the projects is smart management and attention to budget detail. Dennis highlighted the latest project, a facilities and maintenance center that will provide a single location for warehousing, facilities operations and maintenance services on the main campus. Utilizing an odd-shaped, highly visible piece of property at the entrance to the college, they used a design-build with competition process. Attempting to achieve the ‘best value’ in the project, while maintaining some design control. Concerns were a limited budget of $15.5 M, while building an aesthetically pleasing facility which would also be durable and energy efficient. They are proud to have achieved all of the criteria set by the Board and within budget constraints… Dennis will be making a similar presentation to an upcoming gathering of architects and construction managers… Dennis Astil of Palomar College discussing their latest design-build project… Next Week’s Program: A representative of Qualcomm brought to us by Past President Barry Baker Opportunity Drawing: Lunch Money: $20; Mark Hoekstra Big Pot: $358; Past President Rich Aeling; sorry, no luck today…	Palomar College and Efficient Construction Methodologies	Jack Anderson	2017-04-20 07:00:00Z
Membership Development and Woodworking Programs at Palomar College Posted by Jack Anderson on Apr 13, 2017 Sunrise Rotary April 13, 2017 President Tony called the meeting to order Past President Jim Ponder led the pledge to the flag Bill Dopp gave the invocation President Tony, after opening the meeting by showing a video; he disappeared, returning in a full bunny suit… (Rich has a video, guess when you will all see it again; the demotion of course (-: ). Tony tried to sweeten up the members by passing out chocolates… He remained in the warm suit all meeting… Whew! it’s warm in here!! Guests and Visitors: Edwin from Kenya joined us Visiting Rotarians: Bonnie Maloney George Wier Vaughn North Anniversaries and Birthdays: Birthdays: Becky Lund Anniversaries: None this week Rotary Anniversaries: None this week Reports: Vaughn North of the Escondido Club updated us on the activities of Escondido Shines Jim Ponder and George Beitner reported on the RYLA weekend at Idyllwild. Also attending RYLA were President Tony and Connie Criss, Past President Mike O’Malley and Edwin. A highlight of the weekend was when the group skyped with a group of high school girls in Afghanistan Mexicali Project – Phase 1 Pictures of the footings dug were shown, the footings were not small, John Masson did the measuring. Photos of the Week: None this week Dates to Remember: April 15: Gulls Hockey; Tickets for the special seats in the ‘Box’ are $60; see Past President Rich Aeling more information 20-23: Mexicali project May 4: Evening meeting; guest speaker will be Alex Montoya of the Padres, more details to come 6: Bunco at John Boyce’s home June 17: Wine, Brews and Blues at the Arts Center; a fundraiser in conjunction with the Bonsall Rotary Club 22: Demotion event; Bye, bye President Tony and welcome President Dave Casey October 7: Grape Day 5K; High Fives and Announcements: Bill Dopp brought some playing cards from Florida Past President Jim Ponder brought Tony a coffee cup, made in China as Jim was visiting China… Ralph Tavares brought President Tony some chocolate from Peru… Recent Programs: April 6; Past President Mark Hoekstra presented a program on Membership Development. Mark used a power point presentation to describe the various categories of membership that are available in our Club; Active, Young Executive, Primary Corporate, Additional Corporate and Honorary. Dues for each category vary, ranging from $83.50 per month Active Member to $20 for the Additional Corporate member. le lot more than a CPA would ever do… Escondido Sunrise currently has 49 members; our goal for this year is to increase membership by 6; currently we are net -2 for the year… So, we all have some work to do… April 13: Our speaker was Jack Stone, a professor of woodworking at Palomar College; he was introduced by Chris Miller. Mr. Stone oversees a number of classes and programs with over 50 different wood-related courses with over 500 students enrolled per semester. The programs and classes are intended to help individuals develop woodworking skills that will lead to self-employment. Projects range from product design to marketing the product and people skills enabling the woodworker to relate to potential customers.. Opportunity Drawing: Lunch Money: $19; Jeff Johnson Big Pot: $339; Past President George Beitner; sorry, not so lucky today…	Membership Development and Woodworking Programs at Palomar College	Jack Anderson	2017-04-13 07:00:00Z
Support for Fisher House at Camp Pendleton Posted by Jack Anderson on Mar 30, 2017 Sunrise Rotary March 30, 2017 President Tony called the meeting to order Jack Anderson led the Pledge to the Flag Father Bill Dopp offered an invocation Guests and Visitors: George Weir was visiting from the Escondido Club Tina Pope was visiting from the Escondido Club Robert Ludolph was introduced as President Tony’s guest Edwin Oketch Otieno from Nairobi Kenya was introduced as Jim Ponder’s guest. introduced as a guest. Jim and George Beitner met Edwin when they were in Nairobi after the Kilimanjaro trip two years ago. Edwin will be one of the presenters at RYLA as he tells his story of his life in an orphanage and now his work through his foundation working with young people in Nairobi… Jim Ponder pictured with Edwin Oketch Otieno… Anniversaries and Birthdays: Birthdays: March 31 Donna Aeling… Anniversaries: No anniversaries Rotary Anniversaries: None this week Photos of the Week: Dave Herbert, George Beitner and Jack Anderson delivering supplies to Fisher House at Camp Pendleton on March 23; Pictured with Kiana Bright, the General Manager of Fisher House Carol Ponder completing the Carlsbad half marathon; a great achievement since her back surgery Jack and Judi Anderson at Buona Forchetta at Liberty Station in San Diego Dates to Remember: April 7-9: RYLA; at Idyllwild Pines. Past President Jim Ponder shared about the opportunity to visit on Saturday and experience part of the program. He mentioned that the young leaders will have an opportunity to Skype with students in Afghanistan. Jim also thanked the Club for the RYLA support above and beyond in providing audio-visual equipment for the annual conference. 8: Mexicali Project “pre-build”; preparing footings and posts for playground equipment construction 15: Gulls Hockey; Tickets for the special seats in the ‘Box’ are $60; see Past President Rich Aeling for more information 20-23: Mexicali project May 4: Evening meeting; more details to come 6: Bunco at John Boyce’s home June 17: Wine, Brews and Blues at the Arts Center; a fundraiser in conjunction with the Bonsall Rotary Club 22: Demotion event; Bye, bye President Tony and welcome President Dave Casey October 7: Grape Day 5K; only 192 days till the big event! Past President Jim Ponder announced that a joint venture with Palomar Health Foundation joining our Grape Day 5K is nearly complete… The event gets better and bigger! High Fives and Announcements: Dave Herbert announced that he and his daughter Katie will be attending the final four competition in Phoenix as Gonzaga is in the event for the first time in the school’s history… Linda Bailey announced that the current edition of the Escondido Magazine (available to our members at the meeting) has a great article on “homes for families.” Rorie Johnston mentioned that she will be performing in the ‘Dancing with Our Stars’ event at the Art Center on Saturday… Past President John Boyce brought President Tony some coffee from Hawaii… And John mentioned that his alma mater, Ashland University Women’s Basketball team are NCAA Division II National Champions… John is proud… Past President Barry Baker announced that his grandson receive his Mission for a two- year assignment in Ghana West Africa. Program: Jack Anderson introduced today’s program; Kiana Bright, the General Manager of Fisher House at Camp Pendleton. Kiana has worked in hospitality affiliation with Military installations; her most recent assignment before the Camp Pendleton Fisher House as the Manager of the “Inns of the Corps” at MCAS Miramar. Kiana spoke about the need for distant family support at Camp Pendleton when a Marine is undergoing hospitalization; this need can be magnified by the fact that over 40,000 Marines are attached to and deployed from Camp Pendleton. With most of them from places other than San Diego, the need for family support accommodations becomes even greater. She shared a story of a severely injured Marine whose family was in New York; they needed to make an emergency trip to support their Marine, and their case manager facilitated the connection with Fisher House as a support base for the Marine’s family. Kiana shared the need is even magnified more when one considers the average cost of hotel stays in San Diego is $140.00 per night; unusually high when many families’ means are insufficient for such costs, and there may be an extended stay depending on treatment needs. ‘Loved ones’ of a military member (active duty or veteran) receiving care are eligible to use the facility; the families of veterans or military members receiving care in civilian hospitals are also eligible to use the Fisher House if space permits. Families that use the Fisher House facility are not charged for their lodging; the donations we make, as do many other philanthropic groups, are used by the guests during their stays. Since opening in 2015, the Camp Pendleton facility has served over 300 families. Kiana shared further that there are 71 Fisher House facilities throughout the US located at military and VA medical facilities; there are five facilities at Navy and Marine Corps facilities across the country, the first being at Bethesda Maryland, serving both Bethesda and the Walter Reed Army hospital. Fisher House facilities are donated to the military by the Fisher Foundation, and operations are the responsibility of the various medical facilities; Navy, Army, Air Force and Veterans Administration. Kiana Bright with President Tony, Dave Herbert and Jack Anderson… On March 23, George Beitner, Dave Herbert and Jack Anderson with Kiana Bright at the Fisher House Camp Pendleton; Sunrise Rotary donated two inflatable beds in addition to innumerable consumable supplies for the Fisher House… Next Week’s Program: Linda Bailey and Mark Hoekstra presenting on Sunrise Rotary Club business, including membership development. Opportunity Drawing: Lunch Money: $18; Mark Crosby Big Pot: $306; Tina Pope; sorry, no luck today…	Support for Fisher House at Camp Pendleton	Jack Anderson	2017-03-30 07:00:00Z
Bob Burson; How to Become and Author in your Spare Time Posted by Jack Anderson on Mar 23, 2017 Sunrise Rotary March 23, 2017 President Tony called the meeting to order Alan Miller led the Pledge to the Flag Jack Anderson offered an invocation Guests and Visitors: Tina Pope was a visitor; she’s with Palomar Health Bonnie Malone was introduced as a guest Rosemary Burson was introduced as Bob Burson’s guest Special Video Presentation: Past President Rich Aeling shared a video from his recent trip to our Nation’s Capitol; He and Donna were at Arlington National Cemetery and Rich recorded the Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown… Very impressive; thanks for sharing that important part of our National heritage… Anniversaries and Birthdays: Birthdays: None Anniversaries: March 28 Past President Jeff and Cathy Johnson celebrating 30 years of marriage Rotary Anniversaries: None this week Photos of the Week: Past President Rich and Donna Aeling at the World Baseball Classic in San Diego Past President Mike O’Malley behaving himself on St. Patrick’s Day… Say what???? Past President Mark Hoekstra and friends Dates to Remember: March 23: Fisher House delivery; taking place today… George Beitner, Dave Herbert and Jack Anderson delivering the goods… April 7-9: RYLA; Facilitators still needed, see the website or speak with Jim Ponder 8: Mexicali Project “pre-build”; preparing footings and posts for playground equipment construction 15: Gulls Hockey; Tickets for the special seats in the ‘Box’ are $60; see Past President Rich Aeling more information 20-23: Mexicali project May 4: Evening meeting; more details to come 6: Bunco at John Boyce’s home June 17: Wine, Brews and Blues at the Arts Center; a fundraiser in conjunction with the Bonsall Rotary Club 22: Demotion event; Bye, bye President Tony and welcome President Dave Casey October 7: Grape Day 5K; only 196 days till the big event! High Fives and Announcements: Past President Barry Baker was stuck in Maui for an extra two days… Poor Barry & Lee; so he brought President Tony a ball cap… John Sawtelle announced that fliers were available for the Wine, Blues and Brews and Blues event in conjunction with the Bonsall Rotary Club. As we sell tickets, we are returned a share of the proceeds; last year our club earned $3,500 plus. Look for the event on June 17 at the Arts Center. Constance Larson announced she needs part time help to digitize records in her office… President Tony volunteered, however he was rejected without an interview because of his vast skills in technology… Past President Rich Aeling shared that Linda Bailey is undergoing some additional medical treatments and asked for prayer on her behalf… Program: Brian Murphy introduced today’s program; our own Past President Bob Burson disclosing all of his fiction-writing secrets… Bob, appropriately so, introduced his ‘silent partner’ in his fiction-writing second career, his bride, Rosemary… Rosemary is his editor, marketing guru and chief whip-cracker in keeping him on task… Bob described for us the difference between a CPA (his former profession) and that of a writer… Basically detailing the left-brain, right-brain challenges he faces in his new endeavors. He outlined the creative, story-telling side of his efforts, and shared that as such he is much more evocative and active as he speaks… In another words, he uses his hands a whole lot more than a CPA would ever do… Bob expressing himself with his hands, and not like his former analytical, accountant self… Bob discussed the writing process he uses, and the ways in which he constructs his stories. He also lamented all of the important things to a fledgling writer that he ignored in his college English classes… Thinks like spelling, vocabulary, sentence structure and storytelling… He is also learning the ‘ins and outs’ of marketing, social media, reviews and speaking engagements. One of his more recent endeavors was to enhance his search engine optimization so that his books appear early on in readers’ searches of the internet for certain types of books. Regarding his interests as an author, Bob likes to create action-adventure stories with a geo-political influence. His work is a blend of works in the Nelson DeMille style along with some Tom Clancy influence. Bob has been fairly prolific in his production, having published books in 2007, ’09, 2010, ’11, and ’13… His current work is a two-volume piece… Bob was very appreciative of the work of his ‘partner’ in this effort, Rosemary. Her experience with social media and writing in general has helped him along the way… Bob’s books can be found at rtburson.com and are available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Past President Bob and Rosemary Burson with President Tony… Next Week’s Program: Kiana Bright, the Manager of the Fisher House at Camp Pendleton will speak about the services they provide to military families. Photo of our Club’s donations to Fisher House last week; pictured are George Beitner, Dave Herbert and Jack Anderson along with Kiana Bright… Opportunity Drawing: Lunch Money: $17; Mark Maus Big Pot: $288; Past President Bob Burson; sorry, not so lucky today…	Bob Burson; How to Become and Author in your Spare Time	Jack Anderson	2017-03-23 07:00:00Z
Escondido Arts Partnership Posted by Jack Anderson on Mar 16, 2017 Sunrise Rotary March 16, 2017 President Tony called the meeting to order; Tony opened the meeting in fine ‘fashion’, fashionably dressed as a leprechaun…. Oh MY!! George Beitner led the Pledge to the Flag Father Bill Dopp offered an invocation Brian Murphy, also coiffed as an Irishman from head to toe… regaled us with an Irish tale about the Murphy Twins… Guests and Visitors: President Tony’s guest, Robert Ludolph was introduced Induction of New Members: Membership Chair, Linda Bailey inducted Rorie Johnston and Father Bill Dopp. Rorie is a transfer member from the Escondido Club and President of the Escondido Chamber of Commerce, and a competitor in the Dancing with Our Stars event on April 1 at the Arts Center; Bill is a former member of Escondido Sunrise and welcomed back. Welcome Rorie and Bill!! Anniversaries and Birthdays: Birthdays: March 21; Happy Birthday Carol Ponder Anniversaries: None this week Rotary Anniversaries: None this week Photos of the Week: No photos this week Dates to Remember: March 23: Fisher House delivery; bring items to Club meetings or George’s business April 7-9: RYLA; Facilitators still needed, see the website or speak with Jim Ponder 8: Mexicali Project “pre-build”; preparing footings and posts for playground equipment construction 15: Gulls Hockey; Tickets for the special seats in the ‘Box’ are $60; see Past President Rich Aeling more information 20-23: Mexicali project May 4: Evening meeting; more details to come 6: Bunco at John Boyce’s home June 22: Demotion event; Bye, bye President Tony and welcome President Dave Casey October 7: Grape Day 5K; only 205 days till the big event! High Fives and Announcements: Fliers were distributed for the Blues, Brews and Blues event in conjunction with the Bonsall Rotary Club. As we sell tickets, we are returned a share of the proceeds; last year our club earned $3,500 plus. Look for the event on June 17 at the Arts Center. Constance Larson attended Mardi Gras in New Orleans, celebrating her birthday and brought President Tony a new tie… Past President Rich Aeling talked about his trip to visit his daughter in Washington DC and will bring a video next week of the changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown at Arlington National Cemetery. Rich also invited any Club golfers to join him at the charity golf tournament on March 24 benefitting Charter High School President-Elect Dave Casey presented a certificate of appreciation to Escondido Sunrise for our support of the North County Veteran’s Standdown event. Program: Brian Murphy introduced today’s program; Chrisanne Moats, Executive Director of the Escondido Arts Partnership. Chrisanne Moats speaking to our members about the Escondido Arts Partnership… Chrisanne shared details about the variety of arts programs offered by the Partnership. Established in 1995, the Partnership features over 400 artists annually in its varied programs. The Partnership has become a key Downtown Escondido destination, attracting more than 2,000 visitors each month at the galler. Ongoing regular programs include Second Saturday exhibits along with annual shows such as; the Woodwork Exhibition that drew over 500 visitors; the Annual Veteran’s Art Exhibit; the High School Student exhibit featuring these emerging artists; and the Recycled Fashion Show during last year’s show, our new member Rorie Johnston was both a model and the mistress of ceremonies. Chrisanne also shared her views of the value of art throughout our daily lives. Finally, she highlighted the annual fundraising event of the Partnership, Panache. A fun evening open to the entire community including beverages, fellowship and wonderful art pieces for auction… Escondido Sunrise Rotary again provided funds to support the Partnership; shown are President Tony, Past-President Rich Aeling and Brian Murphy with Chrisanne Moats and our gift of $2,000… Next Week’s Program: Past President Bob Burson speaking about publishing books… Opportunity Drawing: Lunch Money: $11; George Beitner Big Pot: $271; Mark Maus, sorry	Escondido Arts Partnership	Jack Anderson	2017-03-16 07:00:00Z
Cruising the San Juan Islands Posted by Jack Anderson on Mar 09, 2017 Sunrise Rotary March 9, 2017 President Tony called the meeting to order; Ralph Tavares led the Pledge to the Flag Jack Anderson offered an invocation Guest and Visitors: Rorie Johnston was visiting from the Escondido Club… Will she join us after her appearance in “Dancing with our Stars” at the California Center for the Arts??? Don't miss her smooth moves on April 1… Kahlei Ornelas from the Boys and Girls Club was again a guest. Anniversaries and Birthdays: Birthdays: None this week Anniversaries: None this week Rotary Anniversaries: None this week Photos of the Week: No photos this week Blue Badge Presentation: Past President Jack Anderson presented a Blue Badge to “re-newed” member Bill Dopp. Welcome Father Bill! Dates to Remember: March 23: Fisher House delivery; bring items to Club meetings or George’s business April 7-9: RYLA; Facilitators still needed, see the website or speak with Jim Ponder 8: Mexicali Project “pre-build”; preparing footings and posts for playground equipment construction 15: Gulls Hockey; more information to follow 20-23: Mexicali project May 4: Evening meeting; more details to come 6: Bunco at John Boyce’s home June 22: Demotion event; Bye, bye President Tony and welcome President Dave Casey October 7: Grape Day 5K; only 212 days till the big event! High Fives and Announcements: John Sawtelle announced the upcoming Blues, Brews and Blues event in conjunction with the Bonsall Rotary Club. As we sell tickets, we are returned a share of the proceeds; last year our club earned $3,500 plus. Look for the event on June 17 at the Arts Center. Dave Herbert announced that Mark Crosby will be chairing the Meals on Wheels project that we support on the fourth Saturday of each month. New volunteers are encouraged to join in this great service effort. Ralph Tavares announced that his new B & B is open for business in Ocean Beach with 120 nights already reserved. Program: Brian Murphy introduced today’s program; Tom Griffin, a former San Diegan, now of Anacortes Washington. Tom is the past president of the Anacortes Rotary Club, and a retired Naval Officer with a career as a Radar Intercept Officer in Fighter aircraft. Tom Griffin of Pacific Northwest Boating School sharing with our Club members: Tom led us on a virtual four-day tour of the San Juan Islands in the gulf of Juan de Fuca. The proximity of the islands (less than 10 miles to the first marina at Orcas Island from Anacortes), the rather ‘gentle’ weather, and the beauty of the islands and all they offer. Tom spoke about the significant tidal changes in the sound and the gulf, and their impact on sailing and boating. He referred to the Waggoner Cruising Guide, the ‘bible’ for water sport activity in the San Juan chain. His beautiful slides, and interesting comments on the various marinas and hotels that one will encounter throughout the course of touring. Included in the visual tour were photos of Orca whale pods and wildlife on the islands, including numerous pictures of the great bald eagles inhabiting the area. In addition to boating, there is access by sea plane and ferries to some islands. Not only will one see great views and experience the calmness of island travel, the food is amazing as one has the opportunity to binge on Dungeness crab and other great seafood. Tom share with us the vacation packages offered through his Boating School where travelers have the opportunity to participate as a crew member while enjoying the beautiful scenery. Tom awarded a door prize of the Waggoner Cruising Guide, won by Ralph Tavares. Next Week’s Program: Chrisann Moats speaking on EAP Programs… Opportunity Drawing: Lunch Money: $18; Jeff Johnson Big Pot: $260; Brian Murphy, sorry, not so lucky today…	Cruising the San Juan Islands	Jack Anderson	2017-03-09 08:00:00Z
Sunrise Rotary; Officer Involved Shootings, March 2, 2017 Posted by Jack Anderson on Mar 05, 2017 Sunrise Rotary March 2, 2017 President Tony called the meeting to order; Gloria Leffler led the Pledge to the Flag Jack Anderson offered an invocation Guest and Visitors: Dick Seymour was introduced as a guest of Past President John Boyce Kaleih Ornelas of the Boys and Girls Club was introduced as a guest and prospective member Anniversaries and Birthdays: Birthdays: March 1: Gloria Leffler 3: Brian Murphy 4: Past President, Mike O’Malley Anniversaries: March 3: Chris and Susie Miller, 27 years; Congratulations! Rotary Anniversaries: Past President, Constance Larson Photos of the Week: Past President, Mike O’Malley shared a video of a ‘good ‘ol boy’ in Alabama landing a 16.3 oz. bass by hand… Dates to Remember: March 23: Fisher House delivery; bring items to Club meetings or George’s business April 7-9: RYLA; Facilitators still needed, see the website or speak with Jim Ponder 8: Mexicali Project “pre-build”; preparing footings and posts for playground equipment construction 20-23: Mexicali project October 7: Grape Day 5K; only 219 days till the big event! High Fives and Announcements: Past President, Jeff Johnson shared some challenging news that he and Kathy just received; Kathy has been diagnosed with breast cancer and they are on a path together to battle the disease. Prayers of support are welcome!! Past President, Jim Lund requested help with moving a golf cart from San Pasqual HS; any trailer support is welcomed; please contact Jim. Past President Mike O’Malley visited Daytona Beach and enjoyed a race. He brought President Tony a piggy bank… Apparently he forgot to fill the bank before presenting it to our esteemed leader… Program: Brian Murphy introduced today’s program; Retired Police LT Jim Byler speaking on the topic of Officer Involved Shootings. Jim introduced his wife Cynthia, commenting that she was a key support of his law enforcement career. Jim also commented that their two sons, Brandon and Brett are officers with the Escondido Police Department. Retired Police LT Jim Byler sharing with our Club members: Jim shared statistics about Officer Involved Shootings (the title of his book, “O.I.S. After the Trigger’s Pulled) and discussed the technology that officers now use in the form of body cameras and their impact on law enforcement and officers’ actions and reactions in situations where deadly force is use. He also showed a footage of a on-the-scene newscast in Baltimore where an ‘eye witness’ recounted a story involving an officer and a suspect that was completely untrue based on the facts of the situation. Jim also shared the amazing coincidental fact that he and both his sons had been involved in shootings; Jim while serving in Carlsbad, Brandon while serving in Escondido, and Brett while a member of the San Diego PD. Jim also showed a surveillance camera image of the incident during which Brett was required to use lethal force. Jim shared from all three of their experiences about the emotional demands on an officer in making split-second decisions regarding use of lethal force; and then the emotional aftermath of those incidents while officers await findings of the District Attorney, and in certain cases, then face legal action by suspects and their surviving family members. Many questions were discussed after his presentation, and Club members expressed their appreciation for and support for the challenges faced by our community’s law enforcement professionals. Next Week’s Program: Tom Griffin, Cruising the San Juan Islands… Opportunity Drawing: Lunch Money: $19; Susan Maney Big Pot: $242; Gloria Leffler, sorry…	Sunrise Rotary; Officer Involved Shootings, March 2, 2017	Jack Anderson	2017-03-05 08:00:00Z
Sunrise Rotary; Who Am I? Stories... February 23, 2017 Posted by Jack Anderson on Feb 28, 2017 Sunrise Rotary February 23, 2017 President Tony called the meeting to order; Elana Karoly led the Pledge to the Flag Jack Anderson offered an invocation Guest and Visitors: There were no guests or visitors Anniversaries and Birthdays: Birthdays: February 27: Constance Larsen Photos of the Week: Rotarians enjoying a Mexican winery after the Tijuana house-build project Valentines Day celebrating with other Rotarians and their ladies at Vinz Wine Bar Rich Agnew and his wife Marcia on their wedding day; they celebrated an anniversary on February 17 Dates to Remember: March 23: Fisher House delivery; bring items to Club meetings or George’s business April 7-9: RYLA; Facilitators still needed, see the website or speak with Jim Ponder 8: Mexicali Project “pre-build”; preparing footings and posts for playground equipment construction 20-23: Mexicali project October 7: Grape Day 5K; only 226 days till the big event! High Fives and Announcements: Speaking of the Grape Day 5K; Past President Jim Ponder shared some footage from the State of the City video presented on February 22 to the community by Mayor Sam Abed. Highlighted in the video more than once was footage from our Grape Day 5K event, showing crowds of people having a wonderful time in Downtown Escondido. Jim commented that Berg Electric, a signature sponsor, is back with us for next year. He also commented that Palomar Health Foundation is possibly interested in becoming a partner in our event. Jim expressed very clearly, that any relationship with any potential partner will be on our terms… Escondido Sunrise has continued to build our Grape Day 5K event and it’s growth potential is amazing… Even without ‘new partners.’ Past President Jim also commented on his attendance at the annual meeting/gala of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society in New York. Escondido Sunrise Rotary was recognized as Society’s Outstanding Philanthropic Partner of the Year! What great kudos for our efforts through our Grape Day 5K Event… Congratulations to the entire Club! Elana Karoly provided an update on her ‘Go-2-Grow’ mentoring organization. They are moving to a new location and beginning to adopt a primary focus of mentoring, including young adults up to age 25. Past President Barry Baker shared that his son, LTCOL Jay Baker, an Army doctor, served previously under LTGEN H.R. McMaster, President Trump’s National Security Advisor Nominee. Barry commented that Jay learned a great deal about leadership while serving with McMaster and has great respect for him. Program: Past President Jack Anderson presented the days program; various ‘Who Am I’ presentations from newer members of Escondido Sunrise Rotary. Bob Portillo shared his background as a native of El Paso, TX, and his excitement in leaving there to attend dental school. As a young dentist, he began an ‘internship’ with the US Air Force that lasted over 25 years. Bob and his wife enjoyed their various duty assignments including the opportunities to travel; having visited over 26 countries. Bob established a dental practice in Escondido, and fortunately for us, he is next-door neighbor to our member, Ralph Tavares. Bob had a brief membership in the Escondido Rotary Club, and with Ralph’s encouragement, joined the best Rotary Club in Escondido! Glad to have you as a member, Bob! Bob Portillo sharing his story with the Club: Joe Holtz, a former member of the Escondido West Rotary Club is back as a member of Escondido Sunrise Rotary. Joe’s hiatus from our club occurred because of our change to a breakfast club format and the impact on his patient schedule with his dental practice. Joe shared that he established his practice in Escondido in 1980 and enjoyed a successful career; now really enjoying retirement! Joe and his wife Geni have four children, many of whom have extended relationships with Rotary and its international connections. His oldest son Jarod was a RYLA attendee, and participated in a Rotary Youth Exchange in Indonesia; Jarod also received a Rotary Foundation Scholarship and obtained a Masters Degree in International Business while studying in Ghana West Africa. Jarod has shared his experiences with our Club in the past. Joe’s daughter Joanna, is a veterinarian in Middletown, CA and presented to us last fall about the Valley Fire in Lake County, and the recovery effort through local Rotary Clubs that our Club supported with over $2,000 in gifts. Joanna is also a RYLA graduate and a member of the Middletown Rotary Club. Joe and Geni’s other two children are Nick, a mechanical engineer, who also participated in a Rotary Youth Exchange in Denmark and Amanda, a communications and marketing professional. Joe and Geni are proud grandparents of Penelope; a 10 month-old bundle of joy… Joe Holtz sharing his story with the Club: Bill Dopp shared his experience and life ‘stories’ with us. Bill was previously a member of Escondido Sunrise, however was gone about 18 months involved in some professional growth opportunities and some health challenges. Bill began his story talking about the number of ‘Bills” in his family. Among his great grandfather, grandfather, father and now his son, there are many “Bills” in the Dopp family tree. Bill commented that in his college fraternity at Indiana University, there were three “Bills” in his pledge class, so he was “Will”… A name his wife still uses today. Bill began his working life as a journalist with the Wall Street Journal, but soon discovered his real calling as an Episcopal Priest. After a long period of serving various congregations throughout the country, Bill returned to San Diego. He teaches at Bethel Seminary in San Diego and has found a place among the Baptists and the Lutherans in Escondido. Bill recently experienced a great trip to the Holy Land where he lead a service at the Church of the Annunciation in Bethlehem and baptized some believers in the Jordan River. While away from our Club, Bill also underwent cancer treatment for prostate cancer, and wrote a book entitled, “Is There Hope for the Christian Faith?” Bill Dopp sharing his stories with the Club: Opportunity Drawing:	Sunrise Rotary; Who Am I? Stories... February 23, 2017	Jack Anderson	2017-02-28 08:00:00Z
Escondido Sunrise, February 16, 2017 Posted by Jack Anderson on Feb 22, 2017 Sunrise Rotary February 16, 2017 President Tony called the meeting to order; President-Elect Dave Casey led the Pledge to the Flag Jack Anderson offered an invocation Guests and Visitors: Justin McDonald; involved in a ministry, Bridges International at UC Irvine Dorothy Rowe, friend of Mark Crosby Photos of the Week: Disabled veterans… All beautiful women. Thanks for bringing that to us Tony! Rich Aeling presenting a check to the PAL (Police Athletic League) program Anniversaries and Birthdays: Birthdays: February 20: Silas Harrington Anniversaries: February 16: Mike and Pam Morasco 17: Richard and Marcia Agnew 21: John and Tricia Masson Dates to Remember: February 23: Fisher House delivery; bring items to Club meetings or George’s business April 7-9: RYLA 20-23: Mexicali project October 7: Grape Day 5K; only 233 days till the big event! Special Recognition: Linda Bailey, back after a health hiatus; received her certificate from the Police Department for the Explorer Program Academy and her extra support for them Past President Jack Anderson presenting Linda her Police Department certificate Linda also was recognized for her 6th Paul Harris Fellow Award by Foundation Chairman, Past President Kevin Svetich High Fives and Announcements: Past President Rich Aeling recapped our great visit to Del Lago Academy last week Rich also announced the winners of the Super Bowl pools; Past President Jim Ponder was a huge winner, netting $650.00. Jim was not at the meeting, however his emissary, Past President George Beitner had a Brinks Truck to gather Jim’s loot. While gathering Jim’s winnings, George committed $250 of the take to the Solar Cup Program at Del Lago Academy… Program: President Elect Dave Casey reported on his attendance at the exceptional President Elect Training Seminar (PETS). Dave was attired in a new, very fancy Rotary dress shirt… Seems the wardrobe changing and buying activities are a big hit of the PETS weekend… Just ask President Tony about last year. President-Elect Dave sharing his PETS experience… Dave shared the theme for the next Rotary Year, “Making a Difference”. Dave said that he learned a lot, and will focus his Rotary Year on spending all of the money that President Tony is leaving in the Club treasury… Part of the discussion, and President-Elect Dave engaged all of the Club members is the focus on growing our membership. A key item is bringing younger members into the Club. Guest, Justin McDonald shared his thoughts on reaching millennials… His comments related to goals young people have are to ‘do’ projects and not just write checks. Escondido Sunrise is proud of our engagement with projects… The key is to publicize our ‘doing’ as we reach out to potential members. There will be more to come as this year moves forward and Dave’s year begins in July. Opportunity Drawing: Lunch money: $22; John Sawtelle Big Prize: $223; Linda Bailey… Sorry	Escondido Sunrise, February 16, 2017	Jack Anderson	2017-02-22 08:00:00Z
Escondido Sunrise Rotary Visits Del Lago Academy Posted by Jack Anderson Sunrise Rotary February 9, 2017 A special ‘Field Trip’ meeting at Del Lago Academy Past President Rich Aeling opened the meeting, introducing Liz LaBlond, our host for the meeting at the Del Lago Academy. Liz is the founding president of the Del Lago Academy Foundation. Liz LaBlond welcoming our members after serving us all a great breakfast… Guest and Visitors: Former member, Bill Dopp Lorraine Paige as Alan Miller’s guest Cathy O’Malley as Mike O’Malley’s guest Photos of the Week: None Anniversaries and Birthdays: There were none this week Dates to Remember: February 14: Valentine’s Day… Don’t forget!! March 23: Delivery to Fisher House at Camp Pendleton; bring your items to any club meeting April 7-9: RYLA 20-23: Mexicali Project October 7: Grape Day 5K; only 240 days till the big event! High Fives and Announcements: A special ‘Welcome Back’ to our great friend Linda Bailey. Linda has returned from major surgery, and jokingly referred to her absence as undergoing a ‘total body makeover.’ Welcome back Linda!! Program: Today’s program was focused on the site of our meeting, Del Lago Academy, a public high school campus of the Escondido Union High School District. Keith Nuthall, Principal, described the academic program at the school, discussing the integrated curriculum that links academic disciplines with practical applications. He referred often to the relationships built between the ‘scholars’ and the teachers, enabling the scholars to prepare for ‘Life, Career and College.’ Part of our participation with the school and the scholars is our support for the ‘Solar Cup Project’… Two scholars, Sean and Jacob explained the program and the competition related to the ‘Cup.’ Among 40 school teams in southern California, the teams are all provided with a basic hull, about 15 long, in which they design and build a solar powered propulsion system for their craft. Competition for the ‘Cup’ takes place at Lake Skinner, and involves both endurance and sprint events. The competition is conducted by the Metropolitan Water District and in addition to the competitive side, the students learn about the State’s water resource management issues. Escondido Sunrise Rotary supports the Solar Cup project with financial contributions; President Tony presented our check and is pictured with Principal Nuthall, Liz LaBlond, and scholars Sean, Jacob, Haley and Alana… After the discussion on the school and the project, a number of scholars led us on tours of the campus. We had the chance to view the Solar Cup craft under construction. Pictured with tour guides Sandra and Jasmine, are Alan Miller, Lorraine Paige, Rich Aeling and Mike Muehl… Opportunity Drawing: None	Escondido Sunrise Rotary Visits Del Lago Academy	Jack Anderson	2017-02-09 08:00:00Z
February 2; Veterans Stand-Down and Tijuana House-Build Posted by Jack Anderson on Feb 07, 2017 Sunrise Rotary February 2, 2017 Remember: This week’s meeting at Del Lago Academy; 7:00 AM, The address is 1740 Scenic Trail Way, Escondido, (near Citracado Pkwy and West Valley Pkwy). Meet in the school parking lot at 7:00 AM. Past President George Beitner led the Pledge of Allegiance Bill Dopp offered an invocation. President Tony graciously handed the gavel to President-Elect Dave Casey to enable him to gain some ‘hands on experience’ conducting a meeting… Well, the Past President’s Council thought this might have been a ‘set up’… As soon as Dave ‘captured’ the lectern, the speaker, Sean Carlson, BAILED… He apologized while claiming that our visual set up was not going to work with his presentation on technical education… What irony!! A speaker on tech education cannot give his presentation without tech support… First time ever for our fine weekly programs… Dave handled all with great aplomb (that’s a big word for all of us!!) and the meeting proceeded smoothly… Good job Dave; and always beware of Presidents bearing gifts… President-Elect Dave looked very presidential at the lectern with that dastardly gavel in his hand… Guest and Visitors: Former member, Bill Dopp was introduced… Rumor has it that he will be re-joining soon. Photos of the Week: Several photos were shared of the Tijuana House Build project with Project Mercy and from the North County Veteran’s Stand Down sponsored by the VFW and supported by Sunrise Rotary Anniversaries and Birthdays: There were none this week Dates to Remember: February 9: Club meeting and breakfast at Del Lago Academy The school will be providing breakfast, a tour of the school, and a presentation on the Solar Cup Project that ESR is helping to fund with a $1000 donation. The address is 1740 Scenic Trail Way, Escondido, 92029 (near Citracado Pkwy and West Valley Pkwy). Meet in the school parking lot at 7:00 AM. 14: Valentine’s Day… Don’t forget!! March 23: Delivery to Fisher House at Camp Pendleton; bring your items to any club meeting April 7-9: RYLA 20-23: Mexicali Project October 7: Grape Day 5K; only 247 days till the big event! High Fives and Announcements: Dave Casey offered a huge ‘High Five’ to all the restaurants and groups that made donations to support the Veteran’s Stand-down; of note were several fast-food and barbecue restaurants that donated huge amounts of food and Dr. Bronner’s Soap offering hygiene supplies for all the veterans. Programs and Events at Recent Meetings: Without a formal program, comments were made on the great ‘project’ weekend that took place January 27-29… Tijuana House-Build: Rich Aeling and Barry Baker shared photos and tidbits about the great work that was accomplished for a grandmother and her three children. Also participating were members of the After Five Rotary Club and the Calafia Club. The most exciting part of the project; other than building a much needed house… Was the ‘muddy’ access to the project. Trucks were literally ‘mired’ in the mud; Barry’s truck, Mark & Glynna Hoekstra’s truck, and a church bus from another project team… Seems the only truck to make it safely to the house site was Mike O’Malley’s… Must be something about the ‘Luck O’ the Irish’…. So, in addition to building a house, several vehicles were rescued from axle-deep mud. Alan Miller’s ‘Little Car that Could’ was a key in pulling some of the ‘big boy trucks’ out of the slop… North County Veteran’s Stand-Down: President-Elect Dave shared some highlights of the weekend at Green Oak Ranch in Vista, where nearly 130 veterans received a wide range of services including, clothing, personal hygiene support, legal services and referrals for additional services. Legal support was provided through and onsite session of ‘Homeless Court’ with Judge Kirkland on the site, clearing cases for the veterans. All-in-all, hundreds of volunteers served the men and women that have served our nation. Escondido Sunrise Rotary was one of the donors for the event and was appropriately recognized. The success of the event and the on-going need will result in this service being offered again next year. January 26 Program; San Diego Padres: Curt Waugh, Director of Group Tickets and Hospitality for the Padres presented our program. He was accompanied by Sean Nickelsen, a member of the Group Sales staff. Curt talked about the upcoming season and personnel changes the team is making. Notably is the new contract for Will Myers, the home run-hitting All Star first baseman that was just signed to a new multi-year contract. He emphasized the team’s goals as they relate to the San Diego community with a focus on Living, Learning, Playing and Serving. We reminded Curt of the great benefit the Padres and Major League Baseball provided to the Escondido Community with the installation of the new ball field complex at the Boys and Girls Club facility on Woodward and Broadway. President Tony with San Diego Padres representatives… Opportunity Drawing: $17 for Lunch: George Beitner $201 in the Big Pot: Mike O’Malley… Sorry, the Irish Luck ran out…	February 2; Veterans Stand-Down and Tijuana House-Build	Jack Anderson	2017-02-07 08:00:00Z
Sunrise Rotary January 19, 2017 Posted by Jack Anderson Sunrise Rotary January 19, 2017 Past President George Beitner led the Pledge of Allegiance Past President Jack Anderson offered an invocation. On January 12, President Tony welcomed us in his New Year’s Attire… Guest and Visitors: Mike Muehl introduced his guest, Kiehle Ornelas, of the Boys and Girls Club of San Diego. Kiehle worked with our Club on the Christmas Gift Buy program with our community youth organizations. Photos of the Week: Rotarians having fun on the train in the ‘Bar Car’; way too much fun! Jack Anderson with his three grandsons… Always having a good time Anniversaries and Birthdays: Birthdays; January 23 Marcia Agnew’s birthday Rotary Recognition: Foundation Chair and Past President, Kevin Svetich presented the Fifth Paul Harris Award to Past President Jeff Johnson Kevin reminded us that last year Escondido Sunrise was number 1 in the District in per capita giving and also Number 1 in Paul Harris Society Members with 100% or our members as Paul Harris Sustaining Members. Congratulations to all our members for their great support of the Rotary Foundation Rotarian Service Anniversaries: At the January 12 meeting, President Tony recognized a number of members celebrating the anniversary of their Rotary membership in Escondido West/Sunrise Rotary: Past President Jeff Johnson, 25 years; Past President Mike Dunlap, 32 years; Past President Kevin Svetich, 23 years; Randy Furtado, 11 years; Past President George Beitner, 18 years; Past President Jack Anderson, 37 years; Past President Nick Barnett, 22 years; Past President Jim Lund, 37 years; Past President Rich Aeling, 8 years; Chris Miller, 27 years; Past President Mike Muehl, 26 years; Past President and First Woman President Susan Maney, 19 years; Past President John Masson, 22 years; Ralph Tavares, 7 years; Richard Agnew, 5 years; Brian Murphy, 12 years; Fernando Monforte, 13 years; Past President Jim Ponder, 18 years; Burhan Kivrak, 11 years; Past President John Boyce, 33 years; Past President Mark Hoekstra, 9 years; and Past President Bob Burson, 8 years. These members celebrating their Rotary anniversaries in January, 2017, represent 423 years of active Rotary service in our Club… Wow! Escondido Sunrise does make and impact on our community!! Dates to Remember: January 19: Joint Escondido Clubs Happy Hour 28: Project Mercy house building in Tijuana with the Wednesday Evening Club 27-29: North County Veteran’s Stand Down; expecting participation of 400 volunteers March 23: Delivery to Fisher House at Camp Pendleton April 7-9: RYLA 20-23: Mexicali Project High Fives and Announcements: Lots of discussion about buying cars; some new and some used… Programs and Events at Recent Meetings: January 19 Program: Brian Murphy and Wood and Furniture Show VIII at the Escondido Municipal Gallery Brian discussed the show that opened last weekend and continues through February 4. He showed photos of the beautiful work among 30 craftsmen and their entries. Awards included: Best of Show, Bob Stevenson and his Federal Secretary in Cuban mahogany. Best in Craftsmanship, Craig Thibodeau. Best Design, Justin Yasboor. And, Best in Finish, Brian Carnett. All of the pieces were spectacular with four finishing places awarded beyond the ‘Best’ finisher in all four categories. Our Club supported the event and was recognized for our sponsorship. Brian commented that the opening drew over 500 guests and the Arts Partnership is concerned that the venue is becoming too small for the great participation. Brian Murphy and President Tony A photo summary of recent programs follows: On December 22 the Club presented a check for $21,000 to Rich Israel of the Pacific South Coast Chapter of the Multiple Sclerosis Association. The prime beneficiary of our Grape Day 5K Event. Past President Barry Baker after presenting a program on the year of Missionary Service Barry and Lee served in Nauvoo Illinois: Joe Holtz’s induction as a ‘new’ member of Escondido Sunrise; pictured with Linda Bailey and Joe’s sponsor, Jack Anderson Mike O’Malley with his ‘Cubs Win’ flag after the Cubs’ momentous World Series victory over the Indians… 108 Years!! Jim Hester of the VFW with Dave Casey and President Tony discussing the North County Veteran’s Stand Down Opportunity Drawing: $13 for Lunch: President Tony $170 Big Pot: Mike Dunlap… Sorry!!	Sunrise Rotary January 19, 2017	Jack Anderson	2017-01-25 08:00:00Z
August 18; Summary of Programs Alan Miller led the pledge of Allegiance to our Flag, and Jim Ponder offered an invocation. Guest and Visitors: Scott Douglas was visiting as a guest of President Tony Dane White was a guest of Mike Morasco; he’s also Mike’s son-in-law Rotary 101: President Tony presented information on the Rotary Five Avenues of Service; Club Service, Vocational Service, Community Service, International Service and Youth Committee… Of course, we all knew that. Rotarian of the Week: Richard Agnew was recognized as Rotarian of the Week; his efforts to support IT services is a great help to President Tony. Congrats Richard!! Photos of the Week: John Sawtelle having a Rotary discussion from his hospital bed at Palomar Medical Center after shoulder surgery A flier announcing the memorial service for John Boyce’s mother, Camille on August 20 Several photos of Rotarians having fun; including Mike Morasco with his granddaughter and President Tony at his bride, Connie’s 70th birthday party… Interestingly, Tony was in drag impersonating Cher… Nice try Tony!! In case you haven't noticed, our meeting location at Cocina Del Charro is not identified by our Rotary Emblem prominently displayed near the entrance. Anniversaries and Birthdays: There were no Birthdays, Anniversaries or Rotary Anniversaries Dates to Remember: August 21: Softball game with the Calafia Rotary Club in Pine Valley 25-28: Camping and fun at Del Mar Beach on Camp Pendleton Club members, non-campers gather on Saturday the 27th September 16: Chamber Golf Tournament October 1: Grape Day 5K High Fives and Announcements: Mark Maus brought some wine from his recent trip to Paso Robles George Beitner brought President Tony a hiking stick from his recent trip to Mammoth Elena Karoly announced the ‘Go-to-Grow’ Masquerade Charade event on September 24 Jeff Johnson announced the need for volunteers this Thursday August 25 at Roadrunner Sports in Carlsbad to promote the Grape Day 5K Grape Day 5K; looms on the horizon! George Beitner, Jim Ponder and Jeff Johnson briefed the club on the fundraising effort and mentioned that volunteer shirts will soon be available… Team Reports: Chargers; John Boyce: $12,000 plus Notre Dame; Brian Murphy: $ 5,368 Toreros; Mark Hoekstra: MIA Cubs; Mike O’Malley: MIA Padres; Kirk Henson: $1,500 with 60 participants Jim Ponder thanked Dave Casey for his help with the computer software for the team efforts… Program(s): A summary of recent programs follows: On August 4, City Manager Graham Mitchell was presented as our speaker by John Masson. Graham has been City Manager since January, and with the City since July of 2015. He spoke about priorities for the City and the City Council’s efforts to facilitate economic growth though streamlined permit and application processes. Graham also spoke about his and staff member efforts to re-evaluate the way business is done in the City to improve customer service and cost efficiencies. He also spoke about our water treatment efforts to increase the amount of reclaimed water available to customer use. Graham Mitchell with President Tony: On August 11, our speaker was Joi Lin Blake, the new Superintendent/President of Palomar College. She was introduced by John Masson, an active member in the Palomar College Foundation. Dr. Blake spoke about her experience with community colleges throughout California, and the level of new construction being accomplished to strengthen Palomar’s programs. She discussed the strategic focus of the College and its Board of Trustees including: Access, Affordability, Achievement, Accountability, K-16 Partnerships, Workforce Training and Economic Opportunity. During her presentation, the computer display wasn't advancing properly and she received some timely help from President Tony. Tony, the ‘IT’ guy Palomar President Joi Lin Blake with John Masson and President Tony: On August 18, our speakers represented the Pacific South Coast Chapter of the Multiple Sclerosis Association. The program was introduced by Jim Ponder and he welcomed Rich Israel, the Executive Director of the Chapter, and Mark Mahigian, a local volunteer and an MS sufferer. Rich thanked the Club for our support of the MS chapter and briefly discussed the ways in which our support is of great benefit to those afflicted with MS. Mark described how he first experienced symptoms of the disease while working for the NY Attorney General’s Office. Ultimately, he and his family made a decision to leave New York because of the impact of varied climate conditions on those with MS; particularly extremes of heat and cold. While searching for a new area to relocate, a major part of the decision process was to find excellent MS support organizations. The Pacific South Coast Chapter offered such support, prompting their relocation to San Diego County… Naturally, the climate here had much to do with their move as well. Mark described in greater detail the ways the Chapter assisted those afflicted with MS, and how he became involved as a volunteer. Rich Israel, Mark Mahican and Jim Ponder with President Tony: Opportunity Drawing: $12 for Lunch: Gloria Leffler $183 Big Pot: Rich Aeling… Sorry!!	August 18; Summary of Programs	Jack Anderson	2016-08-23 07:00:00Z
July 28, 2016; K9 Guardians President Tony led our meeting again, finally with the ‘real’ bell… George Beitner led the pledge of Allegiance to our Flag, and Jack Anderson offered an invocation. Guest and Visitors: Chris and Suzi Miller’s daughter Sami attended with her dad; Chris commented that Sami is involved in many of our service projects, Interfaith Dinner just to name one. Thanks for helping Sami! Grape Day 5K; looms on the horizon! George, Jim Ponder and Jeff Johnson briefed the club on the fundraising effort and mentioned that volunteer shirts will soon be available… Team Reports: Chargers; John Boyce: $8,700 Notre Dame; Brian Murphy: $ 250 Toreros; Mark Hoekstra: In Training Cubs; Mike O’Malley: $2,500 Padres; Kirk Henson: In Training Jim Ponder thanked Dave Casey for his help with the computer software for the team efforts… Rotary 101: President Tony presented information on the Rotary Four Way Test of the things that we think, say and do… Developed in 1932 by Herbert Taylor and adopted by Rotary in 1943, the test challenges us to think the following before we act or speak: 1 Is it the truth? 2 Is it fair to all concerned? 3 Will it build goodwill and better friendships? 4 Will it be beneficial to all concerned Photos of the Week: Photos of the ABBA concert in Coronado Mike O’Malley and Kathy And a photo of Richard Agnew with his bride… Anniversaries and Birthdays: Birthdays: July 31: Mike Dunlap Anniversaries: July 31: Barry and Lee Baker Rotary Anniversary: None Dates to Remember: July 30: International Youth Symphony at the CCAE; 7:00 PM August 6: Volunteers Feeding America food packing event September 16: Chamber Golf Tournament October 1: Grape Day 5K High Fives and Announcements: John Boyce thanked club members for prayers and support upon his mother’s passing and Donna’s hospitalization. Gloria Leffler informed club members that Averill McCullough had been in a car accident and is recovering. Program: Brian Murphy introduced Leisa Tilley-Grajek and Chuck Daniels from K9 Guardians. K9 Guardians trains dogs to support veterans with PTSD. Leisa stated that an average of 22 veterans take their own lives each day. Much of their distress can be alleviated through the help of these highly trained K9s. The veterans are able to both receive support from their animals as well as gain a focus outside of their problems because they have to provide care, training and support for their dogs. K9 Guardians has raised over 100 pups, placing them with deserving veterans. The cost for training and raising a pup ranges between $15,000 to $50,000 per animal depending on time and training needs. Costs support training, food, veterinarian care and the like. The organization’s goal next year is to raise and completely train 22 dogs. A 501 (c)3 not-for-profit organization, donations are always welcomed. Donations can be made via their website, k9guardians.org. Volunteers can also help with puppy raising, becoming a dog sponsor and supporting the group through Amazon Smile. Opportunity Drawing: $23 for Lunch: Mark Maus $140 Big Pot: Chris Miller via Sami… Sorry!!	July 28, 2016; K9 Guardians	Jack Anderson	2016-07-28 07:00:00Z
June 30, 2016 Sunrise Rotary Bulletin June 30, 2016 President Tony in his second week at the helm led the meeting in style… Dave Casey led the Pledge of Allegiance and Jack Anderson offered an invocation. Rotary 101: Tony provided information on Paul Harris, the founder of Rotary Visitors and Guests: Ardyth Ruth was visiting from the Cabo San Lucas Club; she brought a banner to exchange with President Tony… Photos of the Week: Tony shared photos from the work project at the Homes for the Troops project; we installed some landscaping at the new home of SGT Toran Gall in Valley Center Tony had a photo of some Rotarians (Rich and Donna) at the Rotary wine festival in Lake Arrowhead (who knows when?); the effect of the wine was some ‘snoozing’ And, finally, a photo from the San Diego County Fair with a life-size Donald Trump in the pic… Anniversaries and Birthdays: Mike and Nancy Dunlap, 25 years on July 4…. Dates to Remember: July 9 Boys and Girls Club Ballfield dedication with Major League Baseball. Workers needed from 1:00 PM till 3:00 PM 21 District Governor’s Visit High Fives and Announcements: It was revealed that President Tony missed some birthdays & anniversaries; Judi Anderson on June 24 and Andy and Dana Ommen on June 30… The Roundtable of Past Presidents had no difficulty agreeing on a huge fine for President Tony… Jim Lund spent his birthday in Hawaii and he brought some goodies for the Prez… Elisa Cohen visited North Carolina and brought President Tony a “Snoopy for President” button; hmmmm, sounds like a great candidate… Mike O’Malley was in St. Louis for a Navy reunion and brought Tony a memento from the Budweiser Brewery; amazingly it was still full after the adventurous plane trip Mike enjoyed on his flight home… Program: Tony has started the year off with a “hollow bang” as there was no speaker present… It was supposed to be Dan McAllister, the San Diego County Tax man. He arrived at about 8:00, just as we were wrapping up. Talk to Brian Murphy… So, improvising in fine fashion, Tony asked Mike O’Malley to ad lib a speech about his trip. Mike took the lectern by storm and described his hair-raising flight home from St. Louis. The plane blew a tire on takeoff from Denver, so they did a low-level fly-by so the tower could eye-ball the tire’s condition. After that, the opportunity to burn some excess fuel boring holes in the sky around Denver International until they could attempt a ‘controlled’ crash landing. Well, Mike made it home and could laugh about the whole experience. Dan McAllister arrived and spoke for a few gratuitous minutes on the issues tax collectors face, such as: paper vs. electronic bills and the 99% collection rate for property taxes in the County. Past Program Highlights: A few highlights from recent programs with photos… June 23: John Paul the Great University; Justin Capobianco, a staff member at the University described a movie project underway as a senior project of JJ Schindler. A touching tribute between a young girl suffering with cancer and her older cousin, a soldier in Afghanistan. President Tony with Justin: June 2: Education COMPACT: Patty Huerta and MaryAnne Dijak discussed the Juvenile Diversion program of COMPACT; the Club contributed $1,500 to COMPACT recognizing their great work with youth in our community and region. President Rich with Patty Huerta and MaryAnne Dijak: May 26: I Love a Clean San Diego: Moriah Saldana spoke about the great work of I Love a Clean San Diego. Of note is that they clean up more than just the County’s beaches as they now focus on waterways draining onto our beaches. Past President Mike and Brian Murphy with Moriah Saldana of I Love a Clean San Diego… May 5: Induction of new member, Kevin Grangetto: Membership Chair Linda Bailey inducted new member Kevin Grangetto… April 28: Escondido Police Department: Chief Craig Carter spoke about the Police Department’s efforts to improve areas of the community through the ‘Neighborhood Transformation Program.’ President Rich with Chief Craig Carter and Captain Greg Kogler of the Escondido PD… Opportunity Drawing: $12 for Lunch: Mark Maus $142 Big Pot: John Sawtelle… Sorry!!	June 30, 2016	Jack Anderson	2016-07-06 07:00:00Z
Escondido Sunrise March 24, 2016 Sunrise Rotary Bulletin March 24, 2016 President Rich Aeling opened the meeting with the familiar ‘gong’ of his recently-found Bell… Brian Murphy led the Pledge of Allegiance and Jack Anderson offered an invocation. Visitors and Guests: Ralph Tavares introduced his guest Bob Portillo Elena Karoly introduced her niece Angel (currently enjoying spring break) Photos of the Week: A photo of our delivery of goods and supplies to Fisher House at Camp Pendleton; supplies valued at over $1200, donated by our members were donated… Great Work All!! A photo of the Pontoon Boat donated to Dixon Lake and the City of Escondido to accommodate handicapped fisherman. Launched on March 12, the event received great press in the Union Tribune, thanks to outdoor writer, Ernie Cowan. Photo of our members at the District 5340 Training for officers held last week at USD. A flier announcing our Dinner Meeting on April 7 featuring the Mount Kilimanjaro trek by George Beitner and Jim Ponder along with information about our project at ‘Flying Kites’ orphanage in Kenya. All are welcome, cost is $35 per person. The evening begins at 5:30 PM with dinner at 6:15 PM. Photos of our Rotarians at Work Project at Mountain View Park. 60 plus workers were engaged in cleanup at the Park Photo of the flier announcing the Art Center Gala “Dancing with our Stars”, featuring our own Kevin Svetich and Mike Morasco. Saturday night April 2 is the date; Kevin shared some photos of his ‘training’ sessions. President Rich announced a donation of $1,000 to the Arts Center for Mike and Kevin’s fundraising goals for the event. President Rich announced District 5340 tickets for various Padre games; the first being April 6 vs. the Dodgers. Tickets can be obtained through Kevin Forrester at kforrester@psmkr.com Anniversaries and Birthdays: March 28; Jeff and Cathy Johnson Dates to Remember: March 31-April 3 Mexicali Project April 3 Hwy 78 Club hosting Mariachi Festival at the CCAE; Tacos, Tequila and Concert for $75 7 Evening Meeting; Kilimanjaro and Flying Kites Orphanage, $35 per person 8 Bunco at the Muehl’s 15 Gulls Hockey Night 15-17 RYLA; Facilitators all assigned 30 Rotarians at Work Deux 30 Bonsall Rotary Wine, Brews and Blues; CCAE i R June 16 President Rich’s Demotion High Fives and Announcements: Gloria Leffler shared the hospice condition of Past President Art McCullough. Gloria also presented President Rich with a ‘bell’ and dual purpose bottle opener from her recent ‘business’ trip to Vegas… Past President Mike O’Malley brought a gift from his recent trip to New Orleans; a ‘Pig Slayer’ tee shirt from the “Swine Bar’. Way to pick the high-end joints Mike… Elena Karoly announced that she had gained her 100th supporter of the Go-2-Grow Teen Center; and announced a fundraiser at Plan 9 Ale House on Tuesday March 29. Richard Agnew announced the Rotary Business Directory is up and running… Brian Murphy proudly announced that one of his wood furniture pieces has been invited to show in a competitive exhibit to be displayed at LAX; Congratulations Brian! John Sawtelle announced the Bonsall Rotary Club Wine Brews and Blues event. Jeff Johnson announced the planning is underway for the Grape Day 5K event; new date to be announced… Andrew Aguirre announced that the Boys and Girls Club has received a grant from Major League Baseball tied in with the All Star Game; they will be building a ‘Tee-Ball’ park near the Mitchell Branch Facility in Grape Day Park. Jack Anderson announced that our Four-Way-Test Speech Contest winner, Evan Santos would be speaking on March 24 at Carlsbad Rotary’s evening meeting. Pictured; Evan Santos as a second place finisher at Carlsbad Rotary. Next contest is semifinals at San Diego Downtown Breakfast Club on April 6. Program: Jeff Johnson introduced Stacy Ellison, the Executive Director of the Escondido History Center. Stacy spoke about many of the activities of the Center in Grape Day Park and some of the changes being contemplated by the organization. Part of the new effort is to enhance community awareness of the History Center and its various facilities in the Park. There is also planning underway to change a few things about the Grape Day celebration traditionally held the Saturday after Labor Day. Plans are underway for a late afternoon/evening event to take advantage of the late September weahter. The event will also include more music and ‘adult’ activities. Stacy also spoke about the Center’s efforts to digitize the thousands of photographs they have of Escondido’s history; essentially making them available on line. All-in-all, there are many new and exciting things planned for the community as it remembers, and re-lives Escondido History. Pictured; Stacy Ellison of the History Center with Jeff Johnson Opportunity Drawing: $18 for Lunch: Andrew Aguirre $133 Big Pot: Linda Bailey… Sorry!!	Escondido Sunrise March 24, 2016	Jack Anderson	2016-03-24 07:00:00Z
Escondido Sunrise; March 10, 2016 Sunrise Rotary Bulletin March 10, 2016 President Rich called the meeting to order; Alan Miller led the Pledge of Allegiance, Jack Anderson offered an invocation Visitors and Guests: Andrew was visiting from the After 5 Club; he is a CPA in Escondido Mike Dunlap introduced Michelle a guest who is with Palomar Pomerado Health Bob Burson introduced his bride, Rosemary President Rich Announced the Deadline for Donations for Fisher House: March 17 Club meeting is the last day to bring needed items. This year we are serving the needs of the Fisher House at Camp Pendleton. You may bring items to the meeting on March 17 or deliver them in advance to All Star Signs (1924 Mission Road in Escondido) Photos of the Week: Jim and Carol Ponder at an MS Society event; Jim ‘modeling’ 80’s era Miami Vice attire… Way to give up your shopping secrets… Goodwill my eye! Dave Herbert’s daughter Katie vacationing on the ‘edge’ in the mid-east. Our presentation of an NCO Sword to the honor graduate of the Corporal Academy at MCAS Miramar. The event was a meeting of the Semper Fi Rotary Club on board Miramar. Jack Anderson and Tony Criss represented Escondido Sunrise and made the presentation to SGT Kaymen Diparini… Jeff Johnson’s photo of his recent Iron Man event in La Quinta; unfortunately a wind came up the night before the event and there was not an outhouse upright for the use of the runners… It was definitely a ‘hold it’ event… Brian Murphy’s photo at the Heard Museum in Phoenix along with Kevin and Debbie Svetich… Our donated Pontoon Boat for handicapped fishermen at Dixon Lake... Dates to Remember: March 17 Deliver items to Fisher House at SD Naval Medical Center 19 District 5340 Officer Training at USD 20 RYLA Facilitator Training 20 Rotarians at Work; Mountain View Park 8 AM- Noon 31-April 3 Mexicali Project April 3 Hwy 78 Club hosting Mariachi Festival at the CCAE; Tacos, Tequila and Concert for $75 7 Evening meeting; Program: the trip to Kilimanjaro and work with Flying Kites Orphanage presented by George Beitner and Jim Ponder 8 Bunco Night 15 Gulls Hockey Night 15-17 RYLA; Facilitators all assigned 30 Bonsall Rotary Wine, Brews and Blues; CCAE i R June 16 President Rich’s Demotion High Fives and Announcements or otherwise known as ‘Tribute to the President’ Kevin Svetich brought some dried tequila worms from Az Dave Crabtree announced that his granddaughter won a spanish language competition Brian Murphy announced the Arts Partnership event, ‘Panache’ coming on March 19 Jack Anderson announced that our Four-Way-Test speakers will be speaking at the sub-regional level at Rotary meetings in Fallbrook and Carlsbad on March 24 and 31 Program: Rick Kneeshaw, a polio survivor presented a program on Post Polio Syndrome. Rick spoke about his own bout with polio as a young man, spending a cumulative 4 1/2 years hospitalized during his first 16 years of life. Post Polio Syndrome is an affliction that impacts polio survivors as they advance in age. Rick works with about 600 Post Polio Syndrome individuals in San Diego and Orange Counties; whose needs vary with support needs of equipment and home improvements to enable them to function in spite of their paralysis. Rick described the symptoms experienced by these individuals, many of which require special medical support. In his own case, he has special needs relative to anesthesia if he much undergo surgery. In his situation, even with guidance from his doc, the anesthesiologist working on his case ignored the guidance and Rick required several hours to recover from his anesthesia. Rick commended Rotary for its efforts to eradicate polio however, he stated that 50 plus years after the last case is contracted, there will still be needs for the patient in their Post Polio years. Drawing: Doug Schultz was the big winner, drawing a Joker worth $373 Ya Hoo!! Jeff Johnson won the paltry $18 for lunch Congrats to both…	Escondido Sunrise; March 10, 2016	Jack Anderson	2016-03-15 07:00:00Z
Sunrise Rotary March 3, 2016; Programs Galore Sunrise Rotary Bulletin: March 3, 2016 President Rich opened the meeting with the ‘tinkling’ of his bell Elena Karoly led the pledge of allegiance and Jim Ponder offered an invocation Visitors and Guests: Elena Karoly introduced her guest, Jonathan Ciano Bob Burson introduced his bride, Rosemary as his guest President Rich then inserted an ‘instant’ program… SGT. Chris Leso of the Escondido PD appeared at our meeting looking for Kevin Grangetto. Since Kevin hadn't arrived at the meeting yet (he did appear at 8:00 AM) President Rich invited SGT. Leso to address the Club members. SGT Leso presented information relating to the Police Cadet/Explorer program which he oversees. His effort is to seek funding to support the program that provides opportunity for high school aged youth to learn about law enforcement. Alan Miller offered a testimonial to the program as his daughter was a police explorer and ultimately enjoyed a 15-year career with the San Diego PD. After his brief presentation, fliers were distributed seeking financial support. President Rich pledged $500 from the club and three other members offered similar amounts for a total of $2,000 for the program from our Club and our members… Way to go!!! SGT Chris Leso presenting to the club Photos and Information: A photo of club members at the Escondido Rotary Club’s Coeur de Cuisine on Sunday February 28 was shown… The Bonsall Rotary Wine Brews and Blues was announced again; set for April 30, this is a fundraiser for our Club as well. Cost is $75 President Rich announced the launching of our pontoon boat donation to the Dixon Lake handicapped accessible recreation program for Saturday March 12 at 0900 at Dixon Lake boat dock. Information on Fisher House collection and the needed items was presented. Items can be brought to Club meetings by March 17 or delivered to All Star Signs… Rotarians at Work Day at Mountain View Park was announced again; the work day is Sunday March 20 and will begin at 0800. We are joining with National Little League, Escondido Shines, the Escondido History Center and other community groups for varied projects on the property. Also announced was the Arts Center’s event, ‘Dancing with Our Stars’ on April 2; Kevin Svetich and Mike Mohasco will be part of the dancing group…Come and see how many left feet they each have… President Rich announced again our Club’s hockey night with the Gulls on April 15; a few tix remain. Birthdays and Anniversaries: March 1 Gloria Leffler 3 Brian Murphy 4 Mike O’Malley Anniversaries: Chris and Susie Miller; 26 years… Congratulations!! Rotary Anniversaries: March 5 Constance Larsen 16 years 6 Elisa Cohen 2 years Dates to Remember: March 7 Mexicali Trip planning meeting; 1745 at Cocina 11 Team Malbec Dinner with Linda Bailey 12 Pontoon Boat Launch at Dixon Lake; 0900 17 Deliver items to Fisher House at SD Naval Medical Center 19 District 5340 Officer Training at USD 20 RYLA Facilitator Training 20 Rotarians at Work; Mountain View Park 8 AM- Noon 31-April 3 Mexicali Project April 3 Hwy 78 Club hosting Mariachi Festival at the CCAE; Tacos, Tequila and Concert for $75 7 Evening Club meeting; Program the trip to Kilimanjaro and work with Flying Kites Orphanage presented by George Beitner and Jim Ponder 8 Bunco Night 15 Gulls Hockey Night 15-17 RYLA; Facilitators all assigned 30 Bonsall Rotary Wine, Brews and Blues; CCAE i R June 16 President Rich’s Demotion YMCA Legends Program: Melanie Lehmer from the Palomar Family YMCA joined us to thank us for supporting Y Kids with our Christmas shopping event and with our bike program. Melanie works with the After School Education and Safety (ASES) Program at the Y, serving over 600 young people in our community. President Rich presented the Y with a donation of $2,500. It was also mentioned that Rich’s connection to the YMCA is a bit of a family matter as Melanie is Rich’s niece… Nice work YMCA team and Melanie!! Rotary Foundation: Past President and Foundation Chair, Kevin Svetich recognized Rotary Foundation honorees: New Paul Harris Fellows: Mark Maus Dave Crabtree Sam Oden Second Paul Harris Fellowships: Randy Furtado Kelly Mayberry Sarah Nickelson Third Paul Harris Fellowships: Bob Benton Gloria Leffler Scott Putnicki Fernando Monforte Ralph Tavares Andy Thweatt Fourth Paul Harris Fellowships: Bob Burson Jeff Johnson John Masson Brian Murphy Mike O’Malley Sixth Paul Harris Fellowships: Jack Anderson Floyd Farley Seventh Paul Harris Fellowships: Linda Bailey Mike Muehl Ninth Paul Harris Fellowship: Alan Miller (shown below with President Rich) Kevin also mentioned the fourteen club members that are members of the Paul Harris Society, committing a gift each month: Rich Aeling, Jack Anderson, Linda Bailey, Barry Baker, John Boyce, Bob Burson, Mike Dunlap, Floyd Farley, Dave Herbert, Mark Hoekstra, Alan Miller, Mike Muehl, Mike O’Malley and Jim Ponder. As always, Kevin was ‘encouraging’ more members to actively support the Foundation through PH Society membership; Kelly Mayberry and Tony Criss both volunteered to join the effort, making 16 members supporting the Foundation in this way. Congratulations to all for your continued generosity; and thanks to Kevin for his great work as our Club’s Foundation chair. Drawing: $360 in the big drawing; Mark Hoekstra… no luck $19 for lunch; Gloria Leffler was the lucky winner	Sunrise Rotary March 3, 2016; Programs Galore	Jack Anderson	2016-03-03 08:00:00Z
Sunrise Rotary February 25, 2016: Four Way Test Speech Contest Escondido Sunrise Rotary; February 25, 2016 President Rich opened the meeting; Photos of the Week: John Boyce at Yellowstone Park Our latest gift to handicap patrons at Dixon Lake; a pontoon boat equipped for special needs fisherman will launch on Saturday March 12 at 0900 A wish list for Fisher House needs was distributed; gift items can be delivered to All Star Signs or brought to a club meeting; we will deliver items on March 17 Birthdays: Constance Larsen on February 27 Anniversaries: Rotary 111 Years, Past President Jack Anderson refreshed our memories on the Object of Rotary President Elect Tony Criss commented on his time last weekend at ‘PETS’ (President Elect Training Seminar) Dates to Remember: February 28 Escondido Rotary Coeur de Cuisine, CCAE March 11 Team Malbec Dinner with Linda Bailey 12 Pontoon Boat Launch at Dixon Lake; 0900 17 Deliver items to Fisher House at SD Naval Medical Center 19 District 5340 Officer Training at USD 20 RYLA Facilitator Training 20 Rotarians at Work; Mountain View Park 8 AM- Noon 31-April 3 Mexicali Project April 3 Hwy 78 Club hosting Mariachi Festival at the CCAE; Tacos, Tequila and Concert for $75 15 Gulls Hockey Night 15-17 RYLA; Facilitators all assigned 30 Rotarians at Work Deux 30 Bonsall Rotary Wine, Brews and Blues; CCAE i R June 16 President Rich’s Demotion High Fives and Announcements: Elena Karoly announced a Teen Night at the Go-2-Grow Center; she also extended thanks to Fernando Monforte and Cocina del Charro for food support for events at the Center Andrew Aguirre announced the Boys and Girls’ Club fundraising program John Boyce offered some Presidential Tribute from his trip to Yellowstone Park Dave Casey has agreed to serve as President after Tony’s year, replacing Elisa Cohen Program: Jack Anderson introduced the program; the Four Way Test Speech Contest. He reminded the club of the Four Way Test of the things we think, say and do… Is it the truth? Is it fair to all concerned? Will it build good will and better friendships? Is it beneficial to all concerned? Four speakers presented their topics integrating the Four Way Test into their speeches. All were well-presented, giving the judges a difficult time in reaching their conclusion. All speakers were from The Classical Academy High School; the winner and second place finisher will speak at sub regional contests in the next few weeks. The winning presentation was made by Evan Santos, speaking about the bias challenges of statistics; Christian Worthen finished second, speaking about privacy and the government role in spying on residents. Jack concluded the program by awarding cash prizes to all contestants; he also acknowledged the hard work of the judges; Chris Miller, Jim Ponder, Alan Miller and Bob Burson Photos of Past Meetings: President Rich honored 17 members of Escondido Sunrise Rotary as they celebrated Rotary Anniversaries. The 17 members represent 349 years of service and membership as part of Escondido Sunrise… Special thanks to Donna Aeling; ‘Mrs. President Rich’ for the great anniversary awards… Honored members include: Jeff Johnson (24 years), Mike Dunlap (31 years), Kevin Svetich (22 years), Randy Furtado (10 years), George Beitner (17 years), Jack Anderson (36 years), Nick Barnett (21 years), Jim Lund (36 years), Chris Miller (26 years), Mike Muehl (25 years), Susan Maney (32 years) and our first Lady President, John Masson (21 years), Ralph Tavares (6 years), Richard Agnew (4 years), Fernando Monforte (12 years), Jim Ponder (17 years), Mark Hoekstra (8 years), Burhan Kivrak (10 years), and John Boyce (32 years). President Rich presented Jim Ponder with a check for $2500 for the Flying Kites Orphanage in Kenya. Pictured are George and Jim with the President of the Nairobi East Rotary The Club also presented a donation to the ‘Go-2-Grow’ Teen Program and its Director, Elana Karoly. Recent speakers included Lisa Norombaba of the Palomar Family YMCA Scott McClintock and Dave Herbert of the Forest Fire Lookout Association And Sue McLeod of the “Got Your Back San Diego” program; pictured here with Alan Miller and Brian Murphy Drawing: Kirk Henson won the chance to draw a card other than the Joker; and he was successful!! Mark Maus won the lunch money...	Sunrise Rotary February 25, 2016: Four Way Test Speech Contest		2016-02-25 08:00:00Z
Sunrise Rotary January and February 2016 Rotary Meetings in January and February; This being the first meeting of 2016; President Rich shared photos that celebrated some of the club events around the Christmas Holiday; including: Target Shopping; Led by Mike Muehl, our club hosted 10 children from the Boys and Girls Club and the YMCA. As in the past, the greatest joy in helping these youngsters prepare for Christmas was to help them purchase gifts for their family members. Dates to Remember: February 19-21 PETS Training 22 Board Meeting March 11 Team Malbec Dinner with Linda Bailey 19 District 5340 Officer Training 20 RYLA Facilitator Training 20 Rotarians at Work; Mountain View Park 8 AM- Noon 31-April 3 Mexicali Project April 3 Hwy 78 Club hosting Mariachi Festival at the CCAE; Tacos, Tequila and Concert for $75 15 Gulls Hockey Night 15-17 RYLA; Facilitators Needed 30 Rotarians at Work Deux Bonsall Rotary Wine, Brews and Blues; CCAE i R June 16 President Rich’s Demotion High Fives and Announcements: (from February 18) Jim Ponder and George Beitner a banner from the Nairobi East Rotary Club and some Kilimanjaro Beer Gloria Leffler; Offering thanks for moving support and reporting that Former Member and Past President Art McCullough is on Hospice Care Brian Murphy announced the Wood Show at the Escondido Arts Partnership Gallery. President Rich announced the Club’s support for the Wood Show, presenting Brian with a $500 check to the Arts Partnership… President Rich honored 17 members of Escondido Sunrise Rotary as they celebrated Rotary Anniversaries. The 17 members represent 349 years of service and membership as part of Escondido Sunrise… Special thanks to Donna Aeling; ‘Mrs. President Rich’ for the great anniversary awards… Honored members include: Jeff Johnson (24 years), Mike Dunlap (31 years), Kevin Svetich (22 years), Randy Furtado (10 years), George Beitner (17 years), Jack Anderson (36 years), Nick Barnett (21 years), Jim Lund (36 years), Chris Miller (26 years), Mike Muehl (25 years), Susan Maney (32 years) and our first Lady President, John Masson (21 years), Ralph Tavares (6 years), Richard Agnew (4 years), Fernando Monforte (12 years), Jim Ponder (17 years), Mark Hoekstra (8 years), Burhan Kivrak (10 years), and John Boyce (32 years). President Rich presented Jim Ponder with a check for $2500 for the Flying Kites Orphanage in Kenya. Pictured are George and Jim with the President of the Nairobi East Rotary and Jim at the Flying Kites Orphanage The Club also presented a donation to the ‘Go-2-Grow’ Teen Program and its Director, Elana Karoly a recent Blue-Badge member of Sunrise Rotary Speakers: Recent speakers included: Lisa Norombaba of the Palomar Family YMCA Scott McClintock and Dave Herbert of the Forest Fire Lookout Associatio And Sue McLeod of the “Got Your Back San Diego” program; pictured here with Alan Miller and Brian Murphy	Sunrise Rotary January and February 2016	Jack Anderson	2016-02-20 08:00:00Z
Sunrise Rotary January and February 2016 Rotary Meetings in January and February; Photos: This being the first meeting of 2016; President Rich shared photos that celebrated some of the club events around the Christmas Holiday; including: Target Shopping; Led by Mike Muehl, our club hosted 10 children from the Boys and Girls Club and the YMCA. As in the past, the greatest joy in helping these youngsters prepare for Christmas was to help them purchase gifts for their family members. Dates to Remember: February 19-21 PETS Training 22 Board Meeting March 11 Team Malbec Dinner with Linda Bailey 19 District 5340 Officer Training 20 RYLA Facilitator Training 20 Rotarians at Work; Mountain View Park 8 AM- Noon 31-April 3 Mexicali Project April 3 Hwy 78 Club hosting Mariachi Festival at the CCAE; Tacos, Tequila and Concert for $75 15 Gulls Hockey Night 15-17 RYLA; Facilitators Needed 30 Rotarians at Work Deux Bonsall Rotary Wine, Brews and Blues; CCAE i R June 16 President Rich’s Demotion High Fives and Announcements: (from February 18) Jim Ponder and George Beitner a banner from the Nairobi East Rotary Club and some Kilimanjaro Beer Gloria Leffler; Offering thanks for moving support and reporting that Former Member and Past President Art McCullough is on Hospice Care Brian Murphy announced the Wood Show at the Escondido Arts Partnership Gallery. President Rich announced the Club’s support for the Wood Show, presenting Brian with a $500 check to the Arts Partnership… President Rich honored 17 members of Escondido Sunrise Rotary as they celebrated Rotary Anniversaries. The 17 members represent 349 years of service and membership as part of Escondido Sunrise… Special thanks to Donna Aeling; ‘Mrs. President Rich’ for the great anniversary awards… Honored members include: Jeff Johnson (24 years), Mike Dunlap (31 years), Kevin Svetich (22 years), Randy Furtado (10 years), George Beitner (17 years), Jack Anderson (36 years), Nick Barnett (21 years), Jim Lund (36 years), Chris Miller (26 years), Mike Muehl (25 years), Susan Maney (32 years) and our first Lady President, John Masson (21 years), Ralph Tavares (6 years), Richard Agnew (4 years), Fernando Monforte (12 years), Jim Ponder (17 years), Mark Hoekstra (8 years), Burhan Kivrak (10 years), and John Boyce (32 years). President Rich presented Jim Ponder with a check for $2500 for the Flying Kites Orphanage in Kenya. Pictured are George and Jim with the President of the Nairobi East Rotary and Jim at the Flying Kites Orphanage The Club also presented a donation to the ‘Go-2-Grow’ Teen Program and its Director, Elana Karoly and recent Blue-Badge member of Sunrise Rotary Speakers: Recent speakers included: Lisa Norombaba of the Palomar Family YMCA Scott McClintock and Dave Herbert of the Forest Fire Lookout Association And Sue McLeod of the “Got Your Back San Diego” program; pictured here with Alan Miller and Brian Murphy	Sunrise Rotary January and February 2016		2016-02-20 08:00:00Z
Toran Gaal, Marine Corps Hero Travels Across the US President Rich called the meeting to order; Tony Criss lead the Pledge of Allegiance and Jack Anderson offered an invocation. Visitors and Guests: Greg was visiting from La Jolla Sunrise Guests included: Joe Holtz (a former member) guest of Jack Anderson Kathy O’Malley guest of Past President Mike Kevin Grangetto and Steve Nelson guests of Linda Bailey And Jacob visiting from the SPHS Interact Club President Rich commented on the Rotary Foundation Seminar held November 14 at the Arts Center; he thanked Mike Dunlap, Jim Ponder and Jack Anderson for assisting with the program and he also thanked the members who assisted with registration and check-in. Rich also showed the video he used in his presentation on our Escondido Sunrise Bikes for Kids project which takes place with local funds and grant resources from the Rotary Foundation. President Rich also commented on the awards Escondido Sunrise received at the meeting as we are Number 2 in the District for Foundation giving. Speaking of Bikes for Kids; the bikes have been received. Assembly event is Saturday December 12 at the Aelott Building (812 W. Washington) at 7:30 AM… Breakfast will be served… Be There!! Photos of the Week: Our team at the Mexicali Project scout trip; a project has been identified with work effort at a school including painting and fix-up; this year, the medical assessment program will take place at the same school site. Mike Muehl with a dead deer John Boyce and George Beitner with some dead ducks Grandpa Jack with his new grandson, Nathaniel Jack Perez Birthdays and Anniversaries December 1: Julie Muehl 3: Barry Baker 6: Mark Hoekstra 8: Sarah Nickelson Anniversaries: 6: John and Donna Boyce 7: Bob and Rosemary Burson Rotary Anniversaries: 4: Dave Casey; One Year as President Rich was reminded… High Fives and Announcements: Linda Bailey traveled to New York City and brought back some treats Kevin Svetich and Brian Murphy and their respective brides visited Paso Robles and drank most of this year’s wine crop Dave Herbert reminded us of the ‘Dollars for Polio’ effort … He also mentioned the Salvation Army Bell-ringing schedule Jacob announced the Interact Club Pancake Breakfast at Applebees on Saturday the 12^th from 8:00 to 10:00 AM; proceeds go to the Polio fund Kevin and John Sawtelle reminded us of the PJ Drive; bring them next week… Dates to Remember: December: 12: Bike assembly event at Aelott; 7:30 AM 14: Bike reveal, location to be announced 15: Deputy Chief Bob Benton retires after 30 years of service with the Escondido Police Department; Stone Brewery is the location 17: Christmas Breakfast at Rotary and white elephant gift larceny 17: Target Shopping with kids from the Boys Club and the YMCA 24: No Meeting 31: No Meeting Coming Soon: Date to be announced; the delivery and launching of our handicap accessible pontoon boat at Dixon Lake… March, 2016 31-April 3: Mexicali Project Program: Toran Gaal, Marine Corps Hero visited us to discuss his bicycle trip across the nation. Bob Benton introduced Toran by showing a video ‘Warriors Among Us”; watch it on Vimeo. Toran’s trip was 63 days long as he traveled 4,067 miles in 57 cities; his longest day was 213 miles, his shortest was 32 miles. His efforts raised $50,000 for the Semper Fi Fund; a great support for wounded heroes. Toran reminded us that “Kansas is not as flat as you think it is.” He talked about the hardest miles were over the Rocky Mountains as he reached 14,000 feet in rain and cold. His best day was as he entered Marshfield, Missouri around July 4^th and a special parade was staged in his honor. Police and Firefighters from all over the county and the state escorted him into town and welcomed him… His second best day was in Boston, where he had a police escort throughout the entire city; he in August in Annapolis, Maryland. He appreciated all of the law enforcement and veteran support that he encountered throughout his trip. His wife Lisa, who coordinated all of the arrangements, commented that one of the greatest feelings he experienced was connecting with the veterans in small towns across the country. Most of these heroes don’t have the veteran’s services readily available as we do in San Diego. These men and women long for contact with others that have shared the experiences of war; Lisa commented that this was an unexpected blessing of the trip… Shown below are Toran and Lisa Gaal and Deputy Chief Bob Benton As the meeting closed, President Rich announced that John Boyce became a grandfather again the morning of December 3… Congratulations John and Donna!! Drawing: $19.00 for lunch; George Beitner was the lucky winner $209 in the big pot; John Sawtelle, not so lucky…	Toran Gaal, Marine Corps Hero Travels Across the US	Jack Anderson	2015-12-08 08:00:00Z
Next Rotary Meeting is December 3, 2015 After a brief hiatus; the next Regular Meeting of the Escondido Sunrise Rotary Club will be Thursday December 3… The last regular meeting was November 12; President Rich opened the meeting, Dave Herbert lead the Pledge of Allegiance and Jack Anderson offered an invocation. Visitors and Guests: Darol Caster from the Escondido East Club was visiting and seeking volunteers to assist them in delivering Thanksgiving dinners to shut ins… Memorable Photos: Mark Hoekstra was pictured with his new motorhome… purchased from President Rich; Mark & Glynna were also pictured at the Garth Brooks concert along with President Rich and Donna Gloria Leffler shared a photo taken at the wedding of Charlie’s granddaughter President Rich also shared information about the District Foundation Seminar, to be held in Escondido on November 14. Birthdays and Anniversaries: Bobbie Sawtelle, Alan Miller, Mark Crosby and Christ Miller all had celebrations between November 10th and 28^th. High Fives and Announcements: Constance Larson is moving… A new home after all those years. Dave Herbert reminded us of the donations for polio and the upcoming Salvation Army Bell-ringing on Saturdays, December 5, 12 and 19; an email reminder will be sent Jim Lund was in Cabo with his family and brought President Rich some ‘real’ vanilla along with a ‘baby bell’ Elana Karoly mentioned the opening event for her ‘Go-2-Grow’ teen center on December 10 Dates to Remember: December: 2: Bikes for Kids; pick up the bikes 12: Bike assembly event at Aelott; 7:30 AM 17: Christmas Breakfast at Rotary and white elephant gift larceny 24: No Meeting 31: No Meeting Coming Soon: Date to be announced; the delivery and launching of our handicap accessible pontoon boat at Dixon Lake… March, 2016 31-April 3: Mexicali Project Program: Ben McCue of the Outdoor Outreach program presented information about his organization and their efforts to reach underprivileged children in San Diego County with outdoor adventure activities foreign to most of the young people they serve. He described the variety of activities, all held locally, such as surfing, rock climbing, hiking and the like. They provided programs for underprivileged children and for children of military families. An important effort is also the development of leadership skills among the youth; many of whom become ‘counselors’ and support staff for the events and activities. More information may be obtained at outdooroutreach.org Rotary District 5340 Foundation Seminar: On Saturday November 14; hundreds of Rotarians from District 5340 attended the successful Foundation Seminar at the CCAE. Ably planned by our own Mike Dunlap, District Governor Nominee, our club did a great job of registering attendees and supporting this important event. Jim Ponder served as Master of Ceremonies, and numerous outstanding Foundation projects were highlighted by presidents from clubs throughout the District. President Rich presented our successful ‘Bikes for Kids’ project with visuals and commentary. Thanks to all our members who attended and to all the Clubs that showed the real impact of Rotary Service in our world.	Next Rotary Meeting is December 3, 2015	Jack Anderson	2015-12-02 08:00:00Z
Next Rotary Meeting is December 3, 2015 After a brief hiatus; the next Regular Meeting of the Escondido Sunrise Rotary Club will be Thursday December 3… The last regular meeting was November 12; President Rich opened the meeting, Dave Herbert lead the Pledge of Allegiance and Jack Anderson offered an invocation. Visitors and Guests: Darol Caster from the Escondido East Club was visiting and seeking volunteers to assist them in delivering Thanksgiving dinners to shut ins… Memorable Photos: Mark Hoekstra was pictured with his new motorhome… purchased from President Rich; Mark & Glynna were also pictured at the Garth Brooks concert along with President Rich and Donna Gloria Leffler shared a photo taken at the wedding of Charlie’s granddaughter President Rich also shared information about the District Foundation Seminar, to be held in Escondido on November 14. Birthdays and Anniversaries: Bobbie Sawtelle, Alan Miller, Mark Crosby and Christ Miller all had celebrations between November 10th and 28^th. High Fives and Announcements: Constance Larson is moving… A new home after all those years. Dave Herbert reminded us of the donations for polio and the upcoming Salvation Army Bell-ringing on Saturdays, December 5, 12 and 19; an email reminder will be sent Jim Lund was in Cabo with his family and brought President Rich some ‘real’ vanilla along with a ‘baby bell’ Elana Karoly mentioned the opening event for her ‘Go-2-Grow’ teen center on December 10 Dates to Remember: December: 2: Bikes for Kids; pick up the bikes 12: Bike assembly event at Aelott; 7:30 AM 17: Christmas Breakfast at Rotary and white elephant gift larceny 24: No Meeting 31: No Meeting Coming Soon: Date to be announced; the delivery and launching of our handicap accessible pontoon boat at Dixon Lake… March, 2016 31-April 3: Mexicali Project Program: Ben McCue of the Outdoor Outreach program presented information about his organization and their efforts to reach underprivileged children in San Diego County with outdoor adventure activities foreign to most of the young people they serve. He described the variety of activities, all held locally, such as surfing, rock climbing, hiking and the like. They provided programs for underprivileged children and for children of military families. An important effort is also the development of leadership skills among the youth; many of whom become ‘counselors’ and support staff for the events and activities. More information may be obtained at outdooroutreach.org Rotary District 5340 Foundation Seminar: On Saturday November 14; hundreds of Rotarians from District 5340 attended the successful Foundation Seminar at the CCAE. Ably planned by our own Mike Dunlap, District Governor Nominee, our club did a great job of registering attendees and supporting this important event. Jim Ponder served as Master of Ceremonies, and numerous outstanding Foundation projects were highlighted by presidents from clubs throughout the District. President Rich presented our successful ‘Bikes for Kids’ project with visuals and commentary. Thanks to all our members who attended and to all the Clubs that showed the real impact of Rotary Service in our world.	Next Rotary Meeting is December 3, 2015	Jack Anderson	2015-12-02 08:00:00Z
September 24, 2015	September 24, 2015	bob burson	2015-09-24 07:00:00Z
Combatting the Drought with Recycled Irrigation President Rich Aeling opened the meeting; George Beitner led the pledge to our flag and Jack Anderson offered an invocation. Visitors and Guests: Elana Karoly introduced her guest Jonathan Cianci Tony Criss introduced his wife, Connie as his guest Rich McDaniel was introduced again as Kimmie Roberts’ guest Photos of the Week: Pine Valley Park was featured in a photo in preparation for the picnic & softball game with the Calafia Rotary Club of Mexicali on August 23 Photo from the District 5340 event at Cordiano Winery featured our great welcoming team and Escondido Sunrise’s pop-up sun shade Mike Muehl shared a photo as a 53 # White Sea Bass was landed on a recent trip Birthdays and Anniversaries: Connie Criss on August 13; way to go Tony, take her out for breakfast on her birthday at the Rotary meeting… Mark Crosby and his wife Mary Lou celebrate their anniversary on August 18 High Fives and Announcements: Elana Karoly announced her Go-2-Grow organization is scheduled to have a Masquerade Ball in October George Beitner recently visited Denver and brought President Rich 1 bottle of beer and a Cabela’s label… Very thoughtful, George! President Rich talked about a collection effort by District Governor Janice Kurth to raise $1500 from each Club in the District for Polio Plus. Empty milk cartons with the Polio Plus logo will be available at each meeting for your contributions Dates to Remember: August 17: 5K Meeting at Aelott A/C 20: District Governor Janice Kurth will visit our Club 22: Multi-Club Concert at Kit Carson Park with ‘Escondido Shines.’ Cocktails at 5PM at On the Border 23: Pine Valley gathering with Calafia Rotary September 12: Grape Day 5K 12: YMCA ‘Kids Need Heroes’ Dinner Event 19: Del Mar Beach Pentathlon at Camp Pendleton November 14: District Foundation seminar at the California Center for the Arts in Escondido March, 2016 31-April 3: Mexicali Project GRAPE DAY 5K 30 Days Till the Event! We have raised $56,000 and have 150 participants We need more walkers, runners, etc!!! Program: Tony Criss introduced our speaker, Phillip Jordan. Phillip is the Business Development Manager of WRESY Water Recycling… Happens to be Tony’s company, but President Rich was not about to fine Tony for the long commercial Phillip was ready to present to the Club… Phillip talked about the drought facing California and the different ways homeowners and businesses can capture water from both rain and irrigation to reuse on their property. Phillip shared a number of statistics relating to water usage, and water wasting. He also commented on the 25% water use reduction demanded by the State of California because of the drought. And, it always seems that when ratepayers reduce their usage, the agencies raise rates to maintain systems and infrastructure. The WRESY system captures water on a property and pumps it back into the irrigation system for re-use. Drainage on a property is reconfigured to capture runoff and tanks are buried at catchment points to be pumped back into the irrigation system. Sensors gauge when watering is needed, and also monitor tank capacity to begin re-using water when the tanks reach capacity. The system is designed to catch irrigation runoff and rain water; it cannot be used for gray water as that is a violation of State health codes. New housing projects (KB Homes in particular) are using a similar Australian system in their construction planning so that recycling can be integrated into the property maintenance system. Typical cost of a system is about $4,000. Drawing: Fernando Monforte took a chance on the $140 pot, no luck Bob Benton took home $17 for lunch	Combatting the Drought with Recycled Irrigation	Jack Anderson	2015-08-25 07:00:00Z
Who Am I's? Elana Karoly, Doug Schultz and Andrew Aguirre President Rich Aeling convened the meeting with a great number of members and guest in attendance; the Pledge to the Flag was led by Tony Criss and Jim Ponder offered an invocation. Visitors and Guests: Kelly Mayberry introduced her guest, Mary Lara Photos of the Week: Some fish pics from Alaska, courtesy of Jeff Johnson A photo of the District ‘New Year’ event at Cordiano Winery. All Escondido Clubs were on line to participate in the ‘hosting’ of the guests; clearly, Escondido Sunrise rocked, and did a great job for the District and Governor Janice Kurth. A photo of Pine Valley; the location of the upcoming picnic and softball game with the Calafia Rotary Club from Mexicali on August 23. From Gloria Leffler; a photo of Charlie’s headstone at Miramar Memorial Cemetery as she remembered their 34^th wedding anniversary and the 72^nd birthday Charlie would have celebrated on August 6. Birthdays & Anniversaries: Tricia Masson, August 6; Tony Criss, August 10 Elana & Matt Karoly, August 9; Rich and Donna Aeling, August 11 Rotary Anniversary; Kelly Mayberry, 8 years. She was president in 2011-12 and attended the RI Convention in New Orleans High Fives and Announcements: Elana Karoly announced her Go-2-Grow organization is having a Masquerade Ball John Boyce was on a trip to Pennsylvania, searching for groundhogs and he brought President Rich some jerky… (groundhog?? Or??) Sam Oden returned from a trip to Swaziland where he and 40 others labored for a non-governmental organization supporting school projects among others. He return with some hot sauce and a mask for the Prez, but no ‘bad beer’ Dates to Remember: August 10: 5K Meeting at Aelott A/C 20: District Governor Janice Kurth will visit our Club 22: Multi-Club Concert at Kit Carson Park with ‘Escondido Shines.’ Cocktails at 5PM at On the Border 23: Pine Valley gathering with Calafia Rotary September 12: Grape Day 5K 12: YMCA ‘Kids Need Heroes’ Dinner Event 19: Del Mar Beach Pentathlon at Camp Pendleton March, 2016 31-April 3: Mexicali Project GRAPE DAY 5K 37 DAYS!; $58,000 Raised to date Jim Ponder announced that public service announcements would take place on Channel 7/39 and KUSI as well as the Jeff and Jerr Showgram Ernie Martinez has agreed to M/C the event PROGRAM: Who Am I Presentations: Elana Karoly started off the presentations with a great powerpoint. She introduced us to her husband Matt, talked about her work as a Home Loan Specialist with Integrity First Mortgage and talked about her ‘pet project’ “Go-2-Grow” a not-for-profit organization that provides peer counseling and carreer exploration with middle school and high school students. She also talked about her young days playing softball, modeling and working with Americorps in Tampa, Florida. Doug Schultz shared his ‘Who Am I’ presentation without his powerpoint… When technology fails, you do the next best thing and present from memory… Doug came to Escondido as a 3-year-old and grew up among his Escondido roots (his grandmother is Marilyn Cloyd, a member of the Escondido Rotary Club). Doug shared about his career as a financial advisor now in an independent practice, using a holistic, client-focused approach to helping his clients. Doug is married 8 years and he and his wife have a 2-year-old daughter Tasha. Andrew Aguirre was next to share his ‘Who Am I’ however a slight delay was encountered as he was inducted into membership by President Rich and Membership Chair, Linda Bailey. Andrew also used a powerpoint for his presentation. Andrew or ‘Batman’, was born in El Paso Texas to Marine family; by the age of 16, he had lived in Lake Elsinore, Houston, Okinawa, Seoul, Lubbock TX and Oceanside. He graduated from El Camino HS and Cal State San Marcos with a degree in digital film history. He is a Branch Manager for the Boys and Girls Club of Greater San Diego and, in addition to his youth services career, has worked in the film industry, writing, directing and editing. He will be married in October, and promises to make a video for the Club. Drawing: Jim Ponder took home the &27 lunch money and Ralph had no luck for the $176 big prize…	Who Am I's? Elana Karoly, Doug Schultz and Andrew Aguirre	Jack Anderson	2015-08-25 07:00:00Z
Sunrise Rotary July 23, 2015 July 23, 2015 Escondido Sunrise Rotary Becomes a “Musical Club” Under the Leadership of President Rich Aeling President Rich opened the meeting; Jeff Johnson led the Pledge to the Flag and Jack Anderson offered an invocation. Visitors and Guests of Rotarians: Glen from Glennies Office Supply and the Escondido East Club joined us as a visitor Photos of the Week: President Rich shared a photo of one of our handicap-accessible cabins at Portrero Campground, along with a note from a family that had used the cabin, sending along their appreciation for our project. John Sawtelle commented that we currently have $79,000 on hand from our endowment and are looking for our next site on which to build another cabin. There was a photo of George Beitner sailing in Maine with friends, he returned with a special treat for President Rich, ‘Lobster Breath Mints’. President Rich shared a photo of the Classic Vintner’s Dinner at USD, and commented that he and ‘Mrs. President Rich’, Donna shared a table with Ryanna Mondavi… Brian Murphy proudly shared a photo of one of his recent projects, book shelves/cases and a mantle in Pt. Loma Birthdays and Anniversaries: The Bailey family is celebrating; Randy’s birthday on July 23 and Linda’s on July 26 High Fives and Announcements: Mike Muehl was traveling in Europe and brought some chocolates (‘rabbit shit’ chocolates) and a itty bitty stein… Alan Miller was all over… Cabo, Paris and London and caught his breath in New York and he brought trinkets from each locale Linda Bailey shared how blessed she was with all her family celebrations… Barry Baker is celebrating his 45^th wedding anniversary by taking a pack trip with Scouts in Zion National Park; Lee will be at home celebrating birthdays of four of their grandchildren… Floyd Farley visited beautiful downtown Pittsburgh and brought another airport trinket to our esteemed leader Jim Lund announced the Escondido Shines concert this Saturday night at Kit Carson Park President Rich announced the District 5340 Foundation year-end results; Escondido Sunrise was second in the District in per capita giving, with an average of $456 per member ($3 behind number 1) woohoo!! We also lead the District in Paul Harris Society Members; well-done Club Members and Kevin Svetich as our Foundation Chair! Treasurer Andy Ommen announced once again that he is streamlining our dues amount and payment options… Dates to Remember: July 27 Grape Day 5K meeting at Aellot AC August 4 District 5340 New Year party at Cordiano Winery 20 District Governor Janice Kurth will visit our Club 22 Multi-Club dinner at the Vineyard and Concert at Kit Carson Park 23 Pine Valley gathering with Calafia Rotary September 12 Grape Day 5K 12 YMCA ‘Kids Need Heroes’ Dinner Event 19 Del Mar Beach Pentathlon at Camp Pendleton March 31-April 3, 2016: Mexicali Project Program: Test for Music Compositions; Jamie Townsend Esq. Jim Lund introduced our speaker, Jamie Townsend; Jamie is an SPHS graduate and a graduate of University of Chicago Las, specializing in intellectual property. Jamie focused her presentation on copyright infringement relating to musical composition and performance. She commented on the recent litigation between Marvin Gaye’s heirs and Robin Thicke with a settlement north of $6 million. She played a number of pieces comparing an original composition and a recently recorded ‘sound-alike’ or similar. An example was the Allen Parsons Project and a recent Lady Antebellum piece. She commented about key characteristics such as rhythm, melody, harmony and lyrics. Jamie did her best to educate our musically-deprived Club on the finer points of the recording industry and songs and pieces that sound alike.. She shared pieces by Michael Jackson, Aretha Franklin, Kelly Clarkson and others. She also commented on the approach to trials in such cases wherein expert witnesses are not used/allowed, and juries are given the opportunity to listen and then decide the outcome. In this photo, Jamie is ‘educating’ Alan Miller while President Rich attemps to learn about music… The Grape Day 5K is 51 Days Away; Currently raised is $30,623… Make those Contacts!! Drawing: George Beitner won $13 lunch money; Glen from Escondido East had no luck with the card for $128	Sunrise Rotary July 23, 2015	Jack Anderson	2015-07-28 07:00:00Z
Club Assembly; A Great Rotary Year Lies Ahead!! President Rich Aeling Outlines Plans for the Year The meeting was called to order; Mark Maus led the Pledge of Allegiance and Jack Anderson offered an invocation Guests and Visitors: Mike Maloney (a former member of the After 5 Club) was Mike O’Malley’s guest It was good to see Kelly Ponder; her guest was Mary (formerly Down; sorry Kelly and Tony, the editor needs to hear a last name). Brian Murphy’s guest was Carol Rogers of Stone/Glass Art Studio Birthdays and Anniversaries: Andy Ommen, birthday on July 5; went to the movie by himself?? Cathy Johnson, July 15; Jeff pleaded for a reminder in advance Kevin Svetich, July 15 Linda and Randy Bailey celebrated an anniversary on July 10 Andy Thweatt charmed us with a rare appearance, celebrating his Rotary anniversary on July 16; he joined our Club 17 years ago, and was President in 2001. Good to see you Andy! Club Member News: President Rich announced that Kati Cowan submitted her resignation from the Club Photos of the week: George Beitner and Erin in Kennebunkport Maine Jim Ponder and Jeff Johnson shared a photo of their friend Chris Drinkward, a longtime Escondido fixture who just lost his battle with cancer. Jack Anderson, shared a photo of his grandson Jacob Perez, all decked out in his Spiderman costume Linda Bailey shared photos of her coconut and banana cream pies; set for the winners of the Grape Day 5K Fundraising Challenge President Rich also shared a video of a ‘Singing Club” vowing that Escondido Sunrise will not become such a club. President Rich and Ralph Tavares got a bit carried away at the RI Convention garnering some “tattoo look-alikes”… You never know what you will find in the Airport. High Fives and Announcements: Tony Criss spent a bit of time in Kentucky and Tennessee and brought President Rich a coffee mug… Only problem, it was for “President Rick.” Nice Tony; the President Elect is already changing things.. Jack Anderson brought a beverage coozie from Seattle for the “12^th Man” Elana Karoly thanked those that attended Integrity First Mortgage’s July 4^th party and announced a Masquerade Ball for the ‘Go-to-Grow’ organization on October 24. Brian Murphy announced that he was selling American Furniture to a Canadian company, congratulations Brian! Dates to Remember: July 18: Vintners Dinner at USD (See Mark Hoekstra for details) August 4: “New Year’s Dinner with DG Janice Kurth at Cordiano Winery; Escondido Clubs are providing host functions. August 20: District Governor Janice Kurth will visit our Club. August 22: Multi-Club event at Kit Carson Park and the Vineyard; dinner at 5PM at the Vineyard, and concert as part of Escondido Shines at Kit Carson Park Amphitheater featuring Tom Knight’s band, “Too Much Fun.” August 23: Softball game at Pine Valley with our sister club from Calafia, Mexico. September 12: Grape Day 5K; Goal $100,000 and 1,000 participants. September 12: YMCA ‘Kids Need Heroes’ event at Stone Farm. September 19: ‘Pentathlon Day’ at Del Mar Beach on Camp Pendleton New Member; Jack Anderson inducted new member Doug Schultz into our great club; Doug is a Financial professional and a native Escondidan… Club Assembly: President ‘Rick’ outlined his and the Board’s plan for this Rotary year: Introducing the breadth of Club Leadership participation, Rich identified the following leaders for this year: Tony Criss, President Elect; Elisa Cohen, Secretary; Andy Ommen, Treasurer; Dave Casey, Sgt. at Arms; Rotary Foundation, Kevin Svetich; Membership, Linda Bailey; Programs, Brian Murphy; Community Service/Rotarians at Work, Bob Burson; Commissioner of Fun, Mike Muehl; International Service, Ralph Tavares; Youth Protection, Silas Harrington; Bulletin Editor, Jack Anderson; RYLA & Grape Day 5K, Jim Ponder; Rotaract, Chris Miller; Mexicali & TJ Projects, Mark Hoekstra; Scouts, Barry Baker; Interfaith/Meals on Wheels/Salvation Army support, Dave Herbert; Pentathalon/Wine Brews & Blues, John Sawtelle; Internet Support, Richard Agnew; and Grape Day 5K Deux, Jeff Johnson. President Rich emphasized the need for us to share Rotary and asked that each of us bring at least one guest during the year; He cautioned us… No relatives, pets or mannequins… President Rich discussed the budget and all of the projects that he and the Board want to continue into the new year. The budget totals $53,500 and it’s up to us as Club Members to fundraise and support our outstanding service goals including: Outdoor Outreach; Mexicali & Tijuana projects; YMCA support; Boys & Girls Club support; Target Shopping at Christmas; Escondido Arts Partnership; Education COMPACT; Rotarians at Work Day; Interfaith support; Bikes for Kids; LEAD; RYLA; Foundation Seminar; Interact; Disaster Funds; Special Requests; Presidential Discretionary needs and Leadership events including RI Convention, PETS and the Demotion Dinner. Jim Ponder presented information about a new international support project “Flying Kites” a program for orphan children in Kenya. More information is available at flyingkites.org President Rich encouraged us to “Make the Ask” relative to the Grape Day 5K; 58 days left and we have raised about $30,000 towards our goal of $100,000. The Club Assembly was concluded with a cut from the movie, “Jerry McGuire” and reminded us of a great part of our goal as a club… “Show me the Money!!!” Drawing: Andy Thweatt on his Rotary anniversary chose a card… Not the winner! Jim Ponder took home lunch money.	Club Assembly; A Great Rotary Year Lies Ahead!!	Jack Anderson	2015-07-21 07:00:00Z
April 9, 2015 Opening: President Mike called the meeting to order with a full house of members and guests. Tony lead the Pledge to our flag and Fr. Bill Dopp lead us in an invocation, remembering our friend Gloria in the loss of her husband Charlie. President Mike and Tony introduced the many visitors and guests: Sam Oden introduced his fiance Amy; ready to join the working group in Mexicali; Way to Go Amy!! Ralph introduced his wife Silvana; also heading to Mexicali for the work project; Outstanding Silvana! John Sawtelle introduced his wife Bobbi, and President Mike introduced Matt from Silvergate Bank, a visitor and possible member. George Beitner introduced his guest Sarah Nichelson with First Citizens Bank; Sarah, a former member of Escondido Sunrise is back!! She was voted in as our newest member... Welcome again, Sarah! Also visiting were Ted and Paula Mihok from Oak Harbor Washington, in town to participate in the Mexicali work effort. Birthdays and Anniversaries: There were none... Photos of the Week: Photos included a photo of Charlie Leffler with his family; Alan Miller on the loose enjoying a big beer with his former assistant; a few Rotary magnet signs plastered all over the van ready to go to Mexicali; and Pres-Elect Rich attempting to direct George in erecting our 'Easy Up' shade tent preparing for our Grape Day 5k promotions at various MS Society events... Who said it was an 'Easy Up'??? High Fives and Announcements: Linda Bailey shared her 'High Five' joy over several successful projects; Mike Dunlap announced that the Bonsall Rotary Club contributed $500 to our Mexicali efforts and all were encouraged to participate in the 'Wine, Brews and Blues' event coming up in May sponsored by Bonsall Rotary; Jack announced the outcome of the Four Way Test Speech Contest Regional Final and thanked Alan for accompanying our speaker Evan Santos to the Downtown SD Breakfast Club; Dave Crabtree announced the arrival of a new grandbaby; John Sawtelle reminded us of the Bonsallevent on May 16 and the value in return revenue for our purchase of tickets... Jack announced his grandson's 5th birthday and Bill Dopp announced his son's 50th birthday; Rich announced the Rotary Padre game on April 14; and Rich announced the basketball pool winners; Dave Crabtree and Duke, $250 and Jack Anderson and Wisconsin $70. Dates to Remember: 155 days to the Grape Day 5K April 25 Rotary at Work Day April 28 Speech Contest Finals at the CCAE May 16 Bonsall Rotary 'Wine Brews and Blues' June 18 Demotion Dinner June 23 Governor's Dinner Program: Bill Dopp introduced Beth Jones from Hose of Prayer Lutheran Church and her program 'Musical Endeavors' Beth is a volunteer and started a Youthful Endeavors program a few years ago and previously shared it with us. An addition to the program serving youth from the congregation and the neighborhood is the musical program lead by two additional volunteers from the church. The program enables music to enrich the first-eighth graders' creativity. Beth and her team applied for a grant to purchase Orff musical instruments; basically xylophones with varying tonal differences. They are so easy to learn, that Beth obtained a volunteer from our meeting and taught him to play!! Past President Mark learned a few bars of 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star' and actually was part of getting our members to sing a few notes of the ditty... Great job Beth; way to go Mark!! Quite a duet!! Beth actually removed some of the keys that Mark didn't need to play; he did just fine!! A great program and lots of fun for us to watch Mark the able volunteer. Drawing: Sam picked up the 423 lunch money; ' Golden Acorn Casino' watch out!! Kevin missed the draw for the $428... Better luck next week!	April 9, 2015		2015-04-11 00:00:00Z
4-Way Speech Contest Once again these youth and their speeches never cease to amaze. We were treated today with two youth from the Classical academy. More about them later. They were joined by their Speech and Debate Teacher, Jonathon Sonada. Each student had a parent present to support them, Lori Hall and Nat White were our guests. Speaker #1—anonymous, except that with two students, one male and one female—we figured it out pretty quick! *Carole Hall—a Freshman at Classical academy in her first year of speech and debate shared her speech that dealt with the topic of Facebook, loneliness, mentoring and suicide. Carole is a bit unsure but is interested in Computer science or bio science right now. She is taking a psychology class which is what led her to her topic. MENTORING* On 14 February 2014, just a few short weeks ago, on a day for lovers, a 15 year old jumped from the 27^th floor of a building to her death. This girl felt that posting on Facebook had cost her reputation, and she could not face anyone anymore! What might have changed this sad event? Mentoring perhaps. Mentoring is defined as educating someone with less experience, who needs advice or acts as a parent sibling in their absence. Mentors make people feel worthwhile of educating and sharing their time. Youth try harder and succeed more if they know someone cares about them. These youth are 52% less likely to skip class or cut school. They are 46% less likely to get into drugs or drinking. The 4 way test does fit a mentoring style—it is truth, it is beneficial for all, it does create good will and better friendships and it is beneficial for all involved—especially the 15 year old girl who took her life. Speaker #2— *Brian White—is a junior at Classical Academy and this is his second year in Speech & Debate. He plays baseball and hopes to possibly get into law or seminary. There was a comment that these may not mix. Brian did a mission trip to Albania, which gave him his passion for the speech and seeing the difference that missionaries make in the lives of the people they preach to. CHRISTIANITY* There was a Preacher who had been kidnapped by the underground. They wanted to break him to find out very crucial information. First they beat him, he would not talk, then they threw him in a cellar full of very hungry rats—he could not sleep for two days, yet he still would not give them any information. Finally they took him to a room where his son had been captured and he was willing to talk. But his son intervened and said no to his father. His son stated he was better off in the next world then in this one if they turned. What force is it that convinced this son to be so brave? What was stronger than his own survival? Christianity! The gospels tell us that Christianity guarantees eternal life to everyone who believes. It preaches Christianity is the way. The truth and the life. Yet the gospel also cause controversy, such as the story of the vineyard, many people worked, some starting later in the day, yet at the end of the day they all got paid the same. This is likened to Christianity. Some follow their entire life, is it fair that the person who redeems in his last days get the same benefits? Recently there is a lot of talk of Christianity and the negative hateful aspects people call Christianity. One must look at what the Lord gave as the second most important command, to love all men, your neighbor as yourself. To love, not hate, not judge, not condemn! There was a Preacher at LAX hearing someone speaking of the Christianity of fire and brimstone, and he stopped the person. He compared to a shoe salesman---if a salesman was yelling at you to buy shoes—would you buy them. No –you have to display your Christianity like shoes and let people browse and select for themselves. Christianity is the truth as substantiated by archeological digs, artifacts etc. It is beneficial to all, as it keep s people from drugs, and turns their lives around. It does create good will to men!	4-Way Speech Contest	Peggy Reiber	2014-02-27 00:00:00Z
Corporate Membership -- Great Tool Posted by Peggy Reiber on Feb 20, 2014 What a great honor. At Thursday’s meeting, the membership had the honor to vote for four new members, all part of the Teri organization, our first corporate membership. A huge thank you to Mike Dunlap who has had a relationship with Teri for a few years through our cabin donation, but that he brought this to fruition with 4 new members is amazing. A huge welcome to Teri and the following members: Michelle Spacciapolli Phillip Sammuli Kimmy Roberts Greg Snaer Just to refresh your memories—the below is the guidelines for Corporate Membership: ESR Proposed Corporate Membership: Allows for multiple members from the same company. Full cost for Primary Member. Only the Primary Member can be eligible for a club officer positions (President, President-Elect, Treasurer, Secretary, Sergeant-at-Arms). Reduced Costs for additional members (up to 3 max): RI Dues – $6 District Dues – $3 Club Dues – Optional Paul Harris – $11 Weekly Meal – Billed only if present Monthly recognition (fines) – Optional Total proposed amount to be billed - $20/month. President’s note: I have added the $11 per month Paul Harris amount. This will continue to allow us to state that we are an EREY club and that all of our members are on either on tract to become Paul Harris Fellows or have already reached that status. This differentiates us from most other clubs in our district and throughout Rotary International. Read more	Corporate Membership -- Great Tool	Peggy Reiber	2014-02-21 00:00:00Z
A Great Move Things do not always turn out as we plan, but better then we imagined! That is the case with Gloria Lefler’s high five today. When Charlie and Gloria built their house, and then remodeled it, they had the idea they would live there forever. And they did live there for many years and have many happy memories. But health gets the best of each of us sometimes, and Charlie’s has been deteriorating. This caused them to be unable to keep up with the magnificent orchard in the back yard. Gloria thanked the Rotarians who came for a few weeks to get the yard manageable to allow them to put the house on the market. The house has sold, and it is a blessing. Gloria and Charlie have found a house that is wheel chair accessible for future concerns, as well as has a walk in master shower and laundry in the house. They will be moving in 1 March 2014, with their daughter to move in in April to help out! Gloria is very happy for the decreased work load in upkeep, as well as the convenience it will offer for Charlie and his disabilities. Thank you to all who helped make this happy ending happen!	A Great Move		2014-02-13 00:00:00Z
Escondido Chamber of Commerce Rorie Johnson President/CEO of Escondido Chamber of commerce was hired by our own Brian Murphy, and Les Abshire mentored her to assume her current responsibilities on 1 January 2014. Married 22 years, she and her husband have spent only 2 valentines together. She has a dog, Abigail and not having children of her own, she joked about adopting an 18 year old to take care of them in their older years. This sort of happened when Kristine, now 20 came to live with them at 18. Kristen is Rory’s niece Escondido celebrated 125 years as a city. Chamber is 127 old as it started as an association before it reached city status. Chamber of Commerce’ mission is to promote and attract commerce to the city. The first Chamber of Commerce was established in 1601 in Paris; the first in the United States was in 1768 in New York City, where every business in the city must be in the Chamber. Rorie liked this idea for Escondido, but!!! Escondido Chamber association started in the Sun Kist Business office, then went to its own building on Grand & Maple, then to Escondido and Fifth. In 1960 it moved to its current location on Broadway—but the building looked much different. There are many levels of Chamber of Commerce, Local level regional, global level, international chamber of commerce. There is also the Jaycees, or junior chamber of commerce. Rorie is a member of the Escondido Tuesday rotary club. (of course someone was quick to say they thought she was too young to join that club. The Education committee focuses on K through life to Engage the city’s future work force. CSUSM senior group is working on expanding involvement in the May 18 th spring festival, and they need volunteers. Looking for ways to marry nonprofit and businesses to benefit each other. A Weekly newsletter is available to anyone wishing to be placed on the email list. Contact the Chamber to request this. The Quarterly magazine is distributed throughout the city and paid for by ads in the magazine. They have various outreaches, one is a Good morning Escondido monthly breakfast 28 February, as well as various Ribbon cutting events, workshops, and presentations.	Escondido Chamber of Commerce		2014-02-13 00:00:00Z
Birthdays & Anniversaries Birthdays! 7 March 2014--Kathy Barton--Honorary member Anniversaries: Burhan & Sue are celbrating 15 years with a trip to LA--so President fined him for the mileage of the trip--since he was getting off cheap!	Birthdays & Anniversaries	Peggy Reiber	2014-02-06 00:00:00Z
Club Runner Learning Session Posted by Peggy Reiber on Jan 29, 2014 For those who showed up to the meeting thinking Club Runner was about the Gaslamp, sorry! For those who brought your laptop and got so confused, you asked Rich to add you, also sorry! For those who are still willing to fight the idiosyncrisies of Club Runner--you deserve a medal. Hopefully most of us have a picture up and show our club has a human face, and are welcoming to new members and technology. That said, I have been struggling myself with this new bulletin program. Bear with me, as I suspect we will be learning and evolving together.	Club Runner Learning Session	Peggy Reiber	2014-01-30 00:00:00Z
Thought for the Week - Who Said It? Posted by Richard Agnew on Aug 05, 2013 An optimist is the human personification of spring. Read more	Thought for the Week - Who Said It?	Richard Agnew	2013-08-06 00:00:00Z
Mark Your Calendars! Posted by Richard Agnew on Aug 05, 2013 Here you can post little tidbits of information, reminders, or anything else! Read more	Mark Your Calendars!	Richard Agnew	2013-08-06 00:00:00Z
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Integrated eBulletin for Easier Communication Posted by Richard Agnew ClubRunner makes it easy to publish your weekly Club eBulletin, and send to all members and friends of the club, by incorporating home page stories and events with the push of a button. Read more	Integrated eBulletin for Easier Communication	Richard Agnew
Welcome to our new website! Posted by Richard Agnew Welcome to our Rotary Club! Read more	Welcome to our new website!	Richard Agnew