Escondido Sunrise Rotary; Meeting to Serve our Community in Person and via Zoom; and “Who Are You Anyway with Rich Aeling” November 3, 2022
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 John Boyce and, an invocation was offered by Jack Anderson……
Now, some Sunrise Rotary member milestones…
Birthdays:
Tina Inscoe 11/3
Rosemary Burson 11/4
Ryan Koed 11/8
Bobbi Sawtelle 11/10
Anniversaries:
No wedding anniversaries this week
Rotarian Anniversaries – Mike O’Malley has been with us for 11 years
Rotarians Having Fun and Serving…
All kinds of fun and service and fun…
Pictures are worth a thousand words…
Past President Richard Agnew enjoyed some time with his beautiful wife in Puerto Vallarta at a family wedding. He brought a bell back for President Tina
Brian and Nancy Murphy attended a meeting with her Indian tribe (she’s nicknamed the “Indian Princess”. Brian is having heart surgery on 11/4, we will all be praying for you Brian!!
Mike O’Malley, John Boyce and Brad Albrand (sp?) enjoyed a golf tournament at Eagle Crest. There was something about a green jacket……..
President Tina officially retired her seat o the school board after 18 years. She was honored on a very emotional night, Tina was and is so very loved!! Congratulations on a job well done!!!
High 5 and Announcements:
Mike Dunlap went to Cabo and brought back a gift for Tina
Barry Baker asked anyone who has family members that served in the military to send in pictures so we can celebrate them when we meet on 11/10 to celebrate our veterans. Thank you Barry for organizing this
Mark Quick and Kendra Koed were awarded their blue badge, good job and wishing you both much success as future presidents (did I just put that in writing?)
Mark Your Calendar
Program: Who Are You Anyway? By our very own Rich Aeling aka The “Godfather” of Rotary. Enjoy the following slides of Rich’s family and life:
Various Pics of Rich's Family:
Rich's mom and dad met in Los Angeles at a party
They were married 3 months later in Las Vegas
50th Wedding Anniversary at the same chapel they got married in
And then he met the love of his life when Donna babysat for his younger sibs
And they finally found there way back to each other at got married on 8/11/2001
Their family grew and how blessed they are
Rich's dad became a rotarian in 1971 when the main club was at the Old Elks Club, he was a rotarian for 34 years. Chuck, Rich's brother joined the Tuesday club in 1981. Jeff Johnson and Chris Miller invited Rich to join along with John Masson to the morning club at Cocina Del Charro. Rich dove in right away and has done so much for the Escondido Sunrise Rotary. Here are some pics of the projects that he has been a part of:
Thank you Rich Aeling for all you have done to support our club!! Your heart to serve has made an incredible differenece in the Escondido Community and beyond
Opportunity Drawing:
$619 in the pot and Brian Murphy pulled a Ace of spades Mark Quick was the lucky winner with a $11 lunch
Next Week’s Meeting:
Closing: President Tina Pope rang the bell and closed out the meeting.
Will be in person and online at the Chamber of Commerce at 7:30 AM on November 10th..…
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 during this challenging time… Take out some chow… Be ready to support them when the economy begins working again…
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 this pandemic is overtaken by our hard work and collective support…
Online Meetings:
Technical Support for Online Meetings:
Our meetings will begin as a hybrid setting with in-person and on-line opportunities…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… Look for his email with details and links to log on to the upcoming Zoom meetings…
Watch for emails defining the next meeting. The system works fine, dependent upon your technical support available through your PC or laptop…
SEE YOU SOON…… In Person or ONLINE… Next meeting; November 10th, 7:30 AM at the Chamber of Commerce…
Check President Tina’s email for the reminder…
