Escondido Sunrise Rotary; Meeting to Serve our Community in Person
and “Dave Jones on the Topic of Suicide”
February 22, 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 past President George Beitner and an invocation was offered by past President Jack Anderson….
Guests & Visitors:
Dave Jones – After 5 Club
Special Occasions:
No Birthdays
No Wedding Anniversaries
No Rotary Anniversaries
High 5 and Announcements:
Past President Rich Aeling updated us on a few things:
The After 5 Club’s event was very successful as they honored George & Cindy Weir
On 3/3 there will be a truss build for Mexicali at Rich Aeling’s shop
The Fisher House shopping was completed and it is ready for delivery today (2/22)
As a club we made a donation to Escondido Education Foundation
Past President George Beitner updated everyone on the very good news about Erin. She will be undergoing chemo but the doctors feel like she will make a full recovery without having any surgery. We celebrate with the Beitner family!!
President Mark went down memory lane with a few photos of the past:
Upcoming Calendar Events:
Program:
John Schwab introduced our speaker for today, Dave Jones from the After 5 Club spoke on the very heartbreaking subject of suicide.
Guest Speaker Dave Jones
San Diego Coalition for Mental Health
And Suicide Prevention
Dave Jones was invited to speak by John Schwab so that an education in asking the right questions about mental health could be discussed. The hope was to dissolve the stigma surrounding this difficult and confusing topic.
Dave shared a very personal story of the history of depression and mental health issues in his family. His grandfather suffered from severe depression and ended his life at a young age. Tragically, Dave’s father suffered from debilitating depression. An event that changed Dave’s life and that of his siblings was during a time when his mother had been diagnosed with cancer and his father was in the valley of a bi-polar episode and severely depressed with suicidal ideations. His father took the life of his mother and then ended his own.
Dave was in college when this occurred. Rather than being upset with his father, Dave had compassion and set out to use this tragic situation for good. He set out to help others who struggle with mental
health issues and also made it a mission to educate the public on how to identify in their loved ones if help is needed/
Dave regularly speaks to audiences of different age groups and background. He wants to remove the shame that many feel when in the struggle. He is on the San Diego Coalition for Mental Health and
Suicide Prevention Council. He can be reached at dave@djsales.com and (760)845-9316.
Opportunity Drawing:
We have $158 in the pot and George unfortunately didn’t pick the joker but our speaker Dave went to lunch with $12
Next Week’s Meeting:
Closing: President Mark Maus announced that we will be meeting again next week on Thursday the 29th at 7:30am and we will be hearing from Chrisanne Moats with The Escondido Arts Partnership. See you at The Escondido Chamber of Commerce 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; February 29th, at 7:30 AM
Check President Mark’s email for the reminder…
