Escondido Sunrise Rotary; Meeting to Serve our Community in Person and via Zoom; and “San Felipe Rotary Club Providing Much-Needed Community Support in an Isolated Area…” October 7, 2021
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…
President Richard opened the meeting in our new location, and in a hybrid format… Most of us in person, a few online…
As a Club, we honored our nation with a salute to our Flag led by ‘Red Badge’ New Member, Kendra Koed…
And, an invocation was offered by Past President, Jack Anderson…
Guests and Visitors:
None this week…
Now, some Sunrise Rotary member milestones…
Birthdays:
None this week…
Anniversaries:
October 1: Past President, Mike and Cathy O’Malley, 33 years…
5: Kendra and Ryan Koed, 8 years…
11: Kim and Kirk Henson, 24 years…
11: Mark and Fay Quick, 8 years…
Congratulations to all of the couples…
Rotary Anniversaries:
None this week
Rotarians Having Fun and Serving…
All kinds of fun and service and fun…
Pictures are worth a thousand words…
Some Fine Fishing in the Sea of Cortez…
Past President John Boyce fishing luck was real on a recent trip, bringing in a Blue Fin Tuna and a Dorado… Nice, John…
A Championship Baseball Team for the “Old Guys”…
President Elect-Elect, Mark Maus shared a photo of his championship baseball team… No ‘tired arms and old legs’ in this group…
A Virtual Run of the Grape Day 5K, Ohio Style…
President Richard’s father and sister completed the Grape Day 5K virtually in Ohio!!!
Sunrise Rotarians Serving, and Announcements:
Mark you Calendars…
Note some service opportunities coming up…
Police Athletic League Fundraiser on October 15…
As presented to us last week; Cost is $50 per ticket, table sponsor cost is $500… Contact Al Owens for details aowens@escondido.org
District 5340 Golf Returns…
New date in November… To be determined.
Salvation Army Bell-Ringing is Back…
We are set for Major Market for 3 Saturdays… November 27, December 4 and 11… ‘Red Badger’ Kim Henson stepped up to coordinate the bell ringers… A few time slots remain… Contact Kim to grab your spot…
Holiday Projects on the Horizon…
Some projects that will help some children in the community… ‘Bikes for Kids’ is coming up as is the ‘Target Shopping Adventure’…
Hi Fives:
Andy Ommen Back Among Us…
Long-time member and future President (someday), Andy Ommen was with us… He announced a new professional affiliation with Bank of America… Oh No!!! After 24 years with Wells, The Wells Fargo Stage Coach is looking for another driver…
Good to see you again Andy, don’t be a stranger…
Kudos for the Media Coverage for the Grape Day 5K…
Past President, Tony Criss thanked Jim Ponder for his excellent media work with KUSI as they covered the Grape Day 5K Event…
Rotary Foundation, Paul Harris Award Presentations…
President Richard presented awards for Rotary Foundation donations…
President Richard presented Major Donor Awards to Past Presidents, Constance Larsen and Jim Ponder…
Congratulations Constance and Jim; Thanks for your continued generosity…
Grape Day 5K “Ten + 1” Event…Update…
Past President Jeff Johnson updated Sunrise Rotarians on the status of the event and the important work that is assigned for Saturday Morning…
Past President Jeff distributed the safety vests for those working the 5K route, and also had some ‘official’ Grape Day 5K Tee Shirts for newer members…
The status of fundraising and participant ‘gathering was shared… $91,703 has been collected to date; more is pledged, this is accounting for actual cash received…
To go along with the fundraising, 558 participants are registered for the race and another 104 paid as virtual participants… Quick math shows that 662 paid participants have registered… Not quite at our goal of 1,000, but last minute signups will happen…
Jeff spoke about the importance of insuring that sponsoring donors that have contributed $250 are included on our donor thank you banner…
The banner is being prepared by All Star signs and the deadline for insuring the inclusion of donors was Friday, October 1.
Jeff spoke about on course assignments to direct the participants as they traverse the course. He thanked all that had volunteered for this responsibility…
Jeff also requested that all Sunrise Rotary members be available to help with the day-of-event activities and to be at Grape Day Park by 7:00 AM on Saturday the 9th…
Past President, Dave Herbert; The “Fundraising Teams Cheerleader” commented that the Viper Team, under the Captaincy of Past President, Rich Aeling raised the most funds, a total of $21,405 and that Past President, John Boyce’s Sundown Team was a close second at $18,655 and among all the teams, the Sundown Team was the only team with 100% participation by team members in the fundraising effort…
Jeff also mentioned that participant packets could be picked up at the Chamber of Commerce on October 7th between 4:30 and 7:00 PM… The opportunity will reduce the congestion of packet pick up on Saturday morning…
A photo of the packet distribution taking place on October 7 at the Chamber of Commerce…
There are 2 days from our last meeting ’til our Grape Day 5K Event… Saturday October 9 is the Date!!
The Grape Day 5K “Ten + 1” event was a success…
A couple of photos of the participants starting the race, entering the downtown area from Grape Day Park…
Program…
Past President, Mike Dunlap introduced members of the San Felipe Rotary Club… Mike has worked with the Club through the Rotary Foundation to helped fund a hospice care center in San Felipe…
Mike and Tina Sweeney were on Zoom with us from San Felipe… The San Felipe Rotary Club has about 38 members and meets from October through May… Most of the members are American ex-pats who winter-over in San Felipe…
The club works hard during those nine months to raise funds for their community projects… Fundraising efforts include a ‘Breakfast in the Park’ a ‘Tamale Festival’ and ‘A Taste of San Felipe’ effort coordinated with local restaurants.
The focus for their fundraising is to support education, public safety and healthy life style programs for the lower income local residents of San Felipe…
Scolarship programs involving many young peope, including a growing number of young ladies (123 girls in the academic efforts) are critical to developing the educational strength of the community youth…
Included are a youth orchestra and a program to provide Christmas Gift Bags for the very poor children in town.
Much of their efforts are also active in supporting public safety enhancements… Paramedic Training is important as is search-and-rescue training for the firefighters and first responders. A new effort in haz-mat training has taken on a greater importance as a new highway on the east side of the Baja Peninsula will draw more truck traffic, often hauling hazardous material….
The Opportunity Drawing is Back…
Tickets are available at each Sunrise Rotary meeting…
Big Pot this week… $676; ‘Red Badger’, Judy Fitzgerald had the lucky ticket… Sorry, Judy, the ticket was not so lucky…
The Lunch Money was $20… And, Past President, Tony Criss had the lucky ticket…
See you in person on October 14…
Next Week’s Meeting:
County Supervisor, Jim Desmond will be with us…
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 the first responders… May our governmental leaders be wise, thoughtful and smart as this pandemic is overtaken by our hard work and collective support…
In Person and 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… AT The Escondido Chamber of Commerce, 720 N. Broadway; IN PERSON… OR ONLINE… Next meeting; Thursday October 14; 7:30 AM… Check President Richard’s email for the Zoom Link…
