Escondido Sunrise Rotary; Meeting to Serve our Community in Person and via Zoom; and “The Valley Center Rodeo, A Great Event on Memorial Day…” May 12, 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 Past President, Mark Hoekstra…
And, an invocation was offered by Past President, Jack Anderson…
Guests and Visitors:
Past District Governor Steve Weitzen of the DelMar Solana Beach Rotary Club was visiting us today…
Welcome Steve…
Now, some Sunrise Rotary member milestones…
Birthdays:
May 16: Past President, Kelly Mayberry
16: Bob Witte
Anniversaries:
None this week…
Rotary Anniversaries:
Past President, Alan Miller, 25 years…
Past President, Scott Putnicki, 25 years…
Thanks to Alan and Scott for both leading and serving with us all for 25 years…
Sunrise Rotarians Serving, and Announcements:
Mark you Calendars…
Note some service opportunities coming up…
Super-Special Demotion Event… Three Presidents to be Skewered and Roasted…
On Sunday, June 26 at Past President, Mark Hoekstra’s Rancho Descanso, a triple demotion will take place… Past Presidents, Brian Murphy and Chris Miller, along with our current President, Richard will be appropriately recognized for their leadership of Escondido Sunrise Rotary…
A great tradition, these fun events are to enjoyed to the fullest… Don’t miss it…
Feeding San Diego Continues with Neighborhood Health…
Distribution of food items takes place on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays at Neighborhood Health headquarters, 425 North Date St. … From Noon to 3 PM on those days; volunteers are always welcomed…
Special Multi-Club Meeting to be Held on May 24 at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park…
Check your email for information on reserving your spot for this meeting…
Rotarians Having Fun and Serving…
All kinds of fun and service and fun…
Pictures are worth a thousand words…
A Thank You Note from the Boys and Girls Clubs of San Diego…
President Richard shared that a thank you note was received from the Boys and Girls Clubs, acknowledging our donations of bikes last Christmas; Chris Leso commented also on the work of the Police Department to provide helmets and bike licenses…
Rotary at Work Event a Success…
Several Escondido Sunrise Rotarians worked along with volunteers from Neighborhood Healthcare to provide food packs from Feeding San Diego…
Hard-working Sunrise Rotarians distributing bags of fresh fruit and vegetables as well as non-perishable goods…
And, Kendra Koed served graciously as the “Onion Lady” in spite of her recent foot surgery…
Honoring Past President, John Masson along with the Palomar College Foundation…
Thanks to all the Sunrise Rotary members, past and present, along with their spouses that attended the Palomar College Foundation event on May 4 at the California Center for the Arts… A moving visual presentation showing John’s engagement with the community and helping others through Rotary… And a heartfelt “thank you” from John’s wife Tricia and his children, Nick and Taryn…
Past Presidents, Rich Aeling and Mark Hoekstra suggested that Sunrise Rotary contribute to the Endowed Scholarship established in John’s memory by the College…
Cinco de Mayo at Fix Auto Along with the Chamber of Commerce…
Judy Fitzgerald shared information about the Cinco de Mayo event at Fix Auto honoring Kirk Henson and the company’s long standing role in the community…
Past President, Rich Aeling attended the event and was directly served by Kirk’s team as he experienced a flat tire upon arrival, and Kirk got him “on the road” after the event…
Awards from District 5340…
Past District Governor, Steve Weitzen was with us to present awards to, as he described Escondido Sunrise Rotary, an extraordinary Rotary Club… Steve presented banners to President Richard for all the hard work accomplished by Past President, Chris Miller last year… Unfortunately, Past President Chris was not at the meeting to receive the accolades…
President Richard received club banners for Sunrise Rotary’s support for Polio Plus; Every Rotarian Every Year for the Rotary Foundation; and a “Number Three” ranking in the District for Per Capita giving to the Foundation… Our total was $584 per capita…
Governor Steve also presented an “Achievement Award” to Past President, Kelly Mayberry for her leadership in the RYLA Program…
Hi-Fives…
Bonnie Maloney siting…
Kendra Koed announced that former member, Bonnie Maloney was going to be back in North County the week of May 16th…
Rising Star End of Year Scholarships Presented…
Past President, Rich Aeling announced the end of year Rising Star Program Scholarship Awards…
Program
Glynna Hoekstra introduced our program for the Day… Representing the Valley Center Stampede Rodeo, were Bill Wagner and his daughter, Madison…
The Valley Center Stampede Rodeo will take place over Memorial Day weekend, and, this year the rodeo is sanctioned by the Professional Cowboy Rodeo Association… This is the first year the Rodeo will have the stiffer competition with PRCA Cowboys, and appropriate prize money…
The Valley Center Stampede will have a parade later in the season, but this event, being on Memorial Day, will also honor military members from the area….
Bill Wagner speaking to Sunrise Rotarians…
Accompanying Bill was his daughter, Madison, a statewide winner in the Rodeo Queen competition… Madison is graduating from CSUSM and will be pursuing a graduate degree at UCSD.
Madison spoke about the value of the Rodeo activities for the local Rodeo Queen candidates, and the opportunities to compete state-wide among other local Rodeo queens for scholarships…
Madison Wagner speaking to Sunrise Rotarians about the Rodeo’s benefit to the local community, and the kids’ events that create a lifelong interest in Rodeo…
Bill shared a couple of videos showing the Rodeo action, and the family fun that takes place…
Glynna and Bill both encouraged Rotarians to volunteer to support the Rodeo event, including work as ticket takers, concession support and general assistance…
The Rodeo site in Valley Center is at the Community Center, and each year significant effort is required to set
up the arena and the bleachers… The Valley Center Stampede Rodeo Association is a not-for-profit organization and hopes to have their own arena some day…
Information about the organization and the Rodeo Festival can be found on their website; vcstampede.com
Bill Wagner, Madison Wagner and Glynna Hoekstra pictured with Sunrise Rotary President, Richard Agnew…
The Opportunity Drawing…
Big Opportunity this week was $212… Glynna Hoekstra had the lucky ticket, but drew the unlucky card…
Past President, Mike Dunlap held the consolation ticket, claiming the second prize of $21… A nice, modest lunch awaits…
Next Week’s Meeting:
Will be in person and online at the Chamber of Commerce at 7:30 AM on May 19…
Our program will be the Grape Day 5K “Kick Off”…
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 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; May 19, 7:30 AM at the Chamber of Commerce…
Check President Richard’s email for the reminder…
