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Sunrise Rotary April 19, 2018; “Little Did You Know This About our Members…”

 

  

President Dave presided over our meeting in fine fashion; Bonnie Maloney  led us in the pledge. Past President Jack Anderson offered an invocation.

 

Guests and Visitors:

    

None this week

 

Birthdays:        

 

April:        22:    Past President Jim Ponder… How about a trip to Idyllwild for                     your birthday?? Enjoy RYLA!!

 

Anniversaries:

 

April:        24:     Future President Andy Ommen and Dana; 14 years,                         Congratulations!!

                                    

Rotary Anniversaries:

 

April:        None this week

 

    

Photos of the Week:

 

Past President Jim Ponder and the Ponder Clan at Legoland with Edwin Kotech

 

Past President Mike O’Malley and friends in the wonderful Paso Robles wine country…

 

A photo of the Mexicali work team and the Tuff Shed that we installed on our work project last weekend…

 

Past President Rich Aeling reminded all club members to make reservations for the evening meeting and presentation on Thursday May 17… No regular meeting that day…

We need to commit a number of guests to the restaurant, please rsvp asap to Past President Bob Burson…

 

 

 

Dates to Remember:

 

 

April:        20-22:        RYLA

 

        21:         Rotarians at Work Day… The Club is teaming up with                         Escondido Shines (I Love a Clean San Diego Creek to                         Bay Cleanup). Our work location is Grape Day Park form                 9:00 AM to Noon. All hands are welcome to join in the                         project… 

                        

May:        17:        Evening meeting; The evening program will be                             presented by Jeff Miller, a survivor of the United Airlines                 Flight 232 that crashed in an Iowa cornfield in 1984…

                Please send an email to Past President Bob Burson                         confirming your attendance and the number of                             attendees…

 

 

June         16:        Wine, Brews and Buckaroos Event sponsored by                         the Bonsall Rotary Club

 

        21:        Demotion Dinner… Adios President Dave! More                         details to come; right Tony???

 

 

Hi Fives:

 

Past President Jeff Johnson announced the History Center Heritage Car show on Saturday May 26; volunteers needed to serve wine and beer from either 9:30-12 Noon or from Noon to 2:30… Please sign up with Jeff…

 

Presentation of Rotary Foundation Recognition Awards:

 

Past President Kevin Svetich reminded all of us about this time of year and considering our gifts our to the Rotary Foundation. He presented a 6th Paul Harris Award to Past President Constance Larsen, and a 2nd Award to Silas Harrington… (In absentia).

Thanks to both of you for your ongoing generosity

 

Past President Kevin Svetich presenting her sixth Paul Harris Award to Past President Constance Larsen…

 

 

   

 

Program:

 

Program Chair, and Past President Mark Hoekstra introduced our newest member, Brad Allaband; and he told us all about himself and his family in his “Who Am I” presentation.

Brad is a Pennsylvania native, spent early years in Colorado and came to Escondido with his family at a young age. Brad graduated from Escondido High School and he married his wife Christine at the ripe old age of 19. Their daughter Morgan is a softball player at Weber State University in Utah, studying nursing, and their younger daughter will graduate from high school this spring.

Brad is a construction project manager and his wife works for Palomar Health. In his past, he was a volunteer firefighter with the San Pasqual Fire District and he has coached his daughters’ softball teams. 

Welcome to Escondido Sunrise Brad!!

Brad Allaband sharing his history with Club members…

 

 

 

Past President Mark added a new twist to our program ‘potpourri’ with the ‘Can you guest the correct answer’ quiz with some of our esteemed members…

 

Of note; Mark Maus historical twist is that his great-great-?- grandfather worked with Ben Franklin to provide sox for revolutionary war soldiers…

Mark Maus and Past President Mark (not to be confused), sharing a sox story…

 

 

 

 

Bonnie Maloney shared her background in the true story of her working as a hairdresser with a Seinfeld Show producer, and that the story line of one of her real-life experiences found its way into a Seinfeld episode…

 

Bonnie Maloney (not of deep Irish heritage) with Past President Mark…

 

 

 

Past President Tony Criss… amazed us with the truth that he met his second wife (or was it the third wife?) at Woodstock… Tony’s stories not to be confused with his experiences in the Marine Corps and as a constable in Ohio…

 

Past President Tony, telling the ‘truth’ to Past President Mark…

 

 

 

Future-President, someday, Rorie Johnston, sharing the truth about her experiences in Cross-Fit competition; and that she aided a friend experiencing a heart attack, keeping her alive with CPR for 6 minutes… All the truth!

 

Rorie with Past President Mark…

 

 

And finally, President Dave told us of his experiences as a juggler, while working as a Nuclear Engineer for Uncle Sam… All truth as we say in “The Rotary Four-Way Test….” President Dave also survived a roller coaster accident… He was too tall to fit into the carriage…

 

President Dave with Past President Mark Hoekstra…

 

 

 Next Week’s Program:

 

Sgt. Chris Leso of the Escondido PD will share stories of the Police Cadet Academy and how Escondido Sunrise supports these young men and women in their training…

 

Opportunity Drawing: 

 

Lunch Money:    $26.00     Brad Allaband

 

Big Pot:        $720.00    … Past President Mike Muehl… Sorry; better luck                             next time