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