Escondido Sunrise Rotary; “Alternatives Medical Clinic; Helping Make Difficult Decisions”… August 8, 2019
President Brian led the meeting…
Past President Jeff Johnson led the pledge to our nation’s flag…
Father Bill Dopp offered an invocation…
Visitors and Guests:
Former member, Elana Rhinehard joined us for the meeting… Welcome Back!!
Birthdays:
August 10: Past President Tony Criss
13: Connie Criss…
Smilin’ Tony has a birthday… Have a happy day, Tony!!
Anniversaries:
August 11: Past President Rich and Donna Aeling; 18 years… Congratulations!
Rotary Anniversaries:
Past President Kelly Mayberry, 12 years… Thanks for serving with us Kelly!!
Dates to Remember:
August 23: Bunco Night at the Putnicki’s… 6:00 PM… email Scott to grab a spot; scottp51@yahoo.com… Cost is $5 per person and bring you own ‘B’ and snacks to share…
25: Pine Valley; Softball Game with the Calafia Rotary Club from Mexicali… Players needed!!
Rotarians Having Fun, and Doing Great Things for Groups in Need:
Past Presidents Scott Putnicki and Jack Anderson along with Mark Maus joined in for some fun golf at a golf event supporting the ‘Movember Foundation’… Supporting men’s prostate health… Jack struck the lucky putt in the putting contest and holed out for a big prize of 4 dozen golf balls… Naturally, he shared the booty with Scott and Mark and his son Todd who also participated…
Scott, Jack and Mark enjoying some golf fun…
Past President Jeff Johnson enjoyed a fishing trip to Alaska and brought some fresh-caught halibut for the President…
Past President Mike Dunlap and his Bride, Nancy enjoyed some time in Arizona, celebrating their anniversary… Mike brought some fun things for President Brian from Jerome… The garden spot of Arizona mining history…
High Fives and Announcements:
President Brian announced that Past President Mike O’Malley has snared a $4,000 grant from the Bikes for Kids Foundation for our project to provide bikes for children at one of our local schools… Club members will need to add a few $$ to the grant to make our 100-plus bike give-away a success again this year.. Thanks Mike for your hard work on this grant…
President Brian announced that a request had been distributed via email for donations to the Edwin Touch Kibera Foundation in Kenya… Edwin has been with us numerous times and presents annually at RYLA… Past President Jim “Pounder” (please note the Freudian slip for use at Brian’s demotion) fresh from a fine meal at “Pounders” is encouraging donations so that Edwin can join a group with Jim in climbing Mount Kilimanjaro…
President Brian announced there will be a special exhibit at the Art Center Gallery celebrating the art of Edgar Degas… Date is September 16 and will raise funds to support the Art Museum and Gallery programs…
Past President Rich Aeling announced that there will be a Veteran’s Day parade in Escondido (possibly the weekend prior to November 11) and all the Rotary Clubs are supporting the event, asking and encouraging Veterans that are Rotary members to participate in the parade…
Grape Day 5K Event:
Past President Jeff Johnson distributes fliers for the upcoming Grape Day 5K event… Please place them prominently in your businesses and other locations to raise awareness of our great community event…
Teams are actively beginning their fundraising efforts. All members are encouraged to set up their individual fundraising page which will enable all donations to be properly recorded for team credit.
As presented previously, the City is a major partner in this year’s event, allowing the start and end of the race to be held at Grape Day Park, with Broadway closed. Major sponsors are Palomar Health and the Berg Electric Foundation. The day’s activities will include ‘Tots ’N Trucks’ in the park… an event that will draw up to 3,000 children and adults… Lots of partners involved to help make this a high-impact community event….
Make your contacts, both for donations and for participants… Team standings as to funds raised… Team totals to date are shown in this slide…
Program:
Past President John Masson introduced our program; Tammy De Armas, Executive Director of the Alternatives Medical Clinic…
Past President John Masson introducing our speaker… Great to see you back in action, John…
Tammy De Armas provided some background on her personal story and her subsequent commitment to helping young people make difficult decisions regarding their health care.
Tammy De Armas presenting to Sunrise Rotary Members…
Alternatives Medical Clinic has been serving women’s health issues relating to pregnancy and reproductive health for thirty years. They are the only clinic in the San Diego County, among 150 that are licensed for both medical care and infectious disease care… Having gained these licensing achievements, they are recognized as the only such clinic in the country to hold both a medical accreditation and infections disease accreditation…
In addition to pregnancy testing and advising expectant mothers, the center also deals with young men relative to their roles in pregnancy. Support groups are also conducted for those traumatized by abortion procedures… Their role is to provide advice and guidance as well as testing. Testing includes on site opportunities at their facility at Juniper and Second Avenue, but also in the mobile clinic that they place at Palomar College and CSUSM…
Their programs also included support equipment for new families, including slightly used items like car seats, blankets, cribs and clothing all for babies…
Donations to support their programs can be made at amc-ca.com
President Brian with Tammy De Armas…
Next Week’s Program:
Escondido Chamber of Commerce’s new President and CEO, James (JR) Rowten…
OpportunityDrawing:
Grand Prize: $874.00; Mark Maus had the lucky ticket… He drew a card… but, alas the pot is intact… Thanks Mark!! Only 10 cards next week…
Lunch Money: $34.00… And, the winner is… Mark Maus… A very lucky boy…
