Escondido Sunrise Rotary; Meeting to Serve our Community in Person
and “Upcoming Mexicali Project presented by Mark Hoekstra”
January 18, 2024
As we all try to conduct our professional pursuits in new ways, it’s appropriate to remind ourselves of who we are as a Serving Organization… Our accomplishments, our fellowship and the reminder of our many successes is valuable as we seek new opportunities to serve…
We met again in person at the Chamber of Commerce… Great to enjoy the fellowship again and see all your smiling faces…
As a Club, we honored our nation with a salute to our Flag led by Evan Wahl and an invocation was offered by past President Jack Anderson….
Guests & Visitors:
No Guests this morning
Special Occasions:
Happy Birthday to:
Bob Burson – 1/18
Tracy Foote – 1/22 (girlfriend of President Mark) is that even allowed????
Marcia Agnew – 1/23 (beautiful wife of past President Richard)
Past President Jack Anderson 1/12
Past President Jeff Johnson 1/14
Happy Wedding Anniversary to:
No Wedding Anniversaries
Happy Rotary Anniversary to:
No Rotary Anniversaries
High 5 and Announcements:
Kevin Svetich presented Travis Catania with a certificate showing his dedication to The Paul Harris Foundation
Past President Richard Agnew brought back gifts from his annual trip to Las Vegas for a convention
Past President Jim Ponder announced that sadly Past District Governor Chuck Pretto passed away from his battle with leukemia. Our condolences to his family
A few ESR representatives went to the dedication of the handicap playground at Dixon Lake on 1/12. This playground will serve many happy children
Our past President Tina Pope got to spend an amazing time in Tennessee spoiling her new grandson Oliver
Upcoming Calendar Events:
Program:
Past President Mark Hoekstra presented some very valuable information on our upcoming annual project in Mexicali that is happening the weekend of March 14th to the 17th. He shared many memories over the past 15 years of the projects that Escondido Sunrise Rotary has done. Anyone that has gone has come back looking forward to the next year. If you are interested, please see Rich Aeling or Mark to find out more. Here are some pictures of those projects over the years:
This shows just how hard we work!!
Info on the weekend:
Opportunity Drawing….
We have a whopping $87 in the pot today with $16 for lunch…Congratulations Jim, he chose lunch and President Mark wasn’t so lucky today
Next Week’s Meeting:
Closing: President Mark Maus announced that we will be meeting again next week on Thursday the 25th at 7:30am and we will hear from Glynna Hoekstra & Billy Wagner from the Valley Center Rodeo. See you at The Escondido Chamber of Commerce in the new year on Thursday!!
Thanks for Attending Today’s Meeting….
Support for our Escondido Community …
Our great community and the success of its businesses is all of our responsibilities… Support the businesses that are doing all they can to survive this trying economy…….
The ‘Giving Arch’ on Grand Avenue and Centre City Parkway reminds us that Escondido is a caring, giving community…
To all; be safe and be well…. God Bless those men and women that carry the load at our medical facilities, and God Bless our first responders… May our governmental leaders be wise, thoughtful and smart as they navigate these times that have been difficult…..
The meetings will be technically managed by Past President Richard Agnew… Thanks for that Richard… And, Richard is prepared to support all of our attempts at joining the on-line meetings if needed….
SEE YOU SOON…… In Person … Next meeting; January 25th, at 7:30 AM
Check President Mark’s email for the reminder…
