Escondido Sunrise Rotary; Meeting to Serve our Community via Zoom; and “RYLA, the Why’s and the Wherefor’s… Serving our Youth Leaders…” June 11, 2020
Editor’s Note…
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 await the time we can gather together again…
So, we met via Zoom… On June 11… 15 Sunrise Rotary members talking about service and connecting through fellowship in new ways…
President Brian didn’t need a gavel or a bell… He brought the meeting to order with a his now, too familiar… ‘Tinkle’…
Past President Mike Dunlap led the pledge to our nation’s Flag
Past President Jack Anderson offered an invocation…
President Brian proudly shared that his beloved bell had been stolen 5 times… Not an achievement to be taken lightly; he does want it back before he leaves his post as our esteemed President…
A photo also appeared of the bell, near death, under the wheel of a large vehicle… Jokingly referred to as the ‘Road Crush’ photo…
The President also commented that this was our eleventh meeting via Zoom…
Guests and Visitors:
None today
Now, some Sunrise Rotary member milestones…
Birthdays:
June 13: Past President Jim Lund
Anniversaries:
None this week
Rotary Anniversaries:
June 17; Floyd Farley
Sunrise Rotarians Serving, and Announcements:
Announcements were made about the food support project for healthcare workers and first responders… The fundraising has ebbed; remaining funds were used for food from Rock and Jenny’s, Cocina del Charro and Cute Cakes to serve Escondido Fire Department personnel last Saturday…
Pictured are Past Presidents Rich Aeling and Jeff Johnson at Fire Station One, with some grateful firefighters…
Letter of Thanks from Police Chief, Ed Varso… Chief Varso sent along this letter thanking Sunrise Rotarians for the meals provided last week to the women and men of the Escondido Police Department…
Program:
Our program this week was presented by Past President, Kelly Mayberry, the current Chair of RYLA for District 5340. Past President Kelly was ably introduced by Past President Jim Ponder… Jim’s a fellow Sunrise Rotarian that knows Kelly and her Mom Carol, better than any Sunrise Rotary member… Great Job Jim!! Introducing Kelly…
RYLA is the acronym for the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards; Kelly was a Rylarian, and has served on the RYLA Committee for many years.
Kelly Mayberry speaking to Sunrise Rotarians…
Past President Kelly introduced her presentation with a video that is pattered after the movie ‘Top Gun’ and its theme of excitement and excellence. Sunrise Rotary has been directly involved with RYLA since 1994; and several members of Sunrise Rotary have served in leadership roles including Past Presidents Jim Ponder and George Beitner and a number of Sunrise members have served as facilitators for the weekend leadership program…
The following photos depict the RYLA purpose and the challenge to the high school juniors who join the program at Idyllwild Pines… “To get out of their comfort zones…”
Kelly shared some details about how the RYLA attendees, all student leaders in their own schools and communities are chosen for the award. She also shared about the quality of the program and the outstanding leadership speakers that join our program; many of whom command large honoraria as speakers, but come to RYLA pro bono…
The 2020 RYLA program was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but Kelly wanted us to know about the way each year’s program is developed, relying heavily on high school seniors “RYLA Alumni” who participated in RYLA the prior year…
Pictured are the Alumni Leaders at the last RYLA Camp…
This photo depicts the Rotarians that lead the RYLA program and the Rotarian Facilitators that serve during the weekend camp…
Kelly closed her remarks with this slide; defining the purpose of RYLA, and the motivation that drives the leaders and is shared with the student participants; this quote from Forest Witcraft regarding the great value there is in inspiring young people…
Rotarians Having Fun…
No one had fun this week…
Keep your ‘fun’ photos coming to President Brian…
Next Week’s Meeting:
Join us on Zoom to hear our next program…
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…
Online Meetings:
Technical Support for Online Meetings:
Our on-line meetings continue to be technically managed by 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 online meeting. The system works fine, dependent upon your technical support available through your PC or laptop…
SEE YOU SOON… ON LINE OR IN PERSON….. Next meeting; Thursday June 18; 7:30 AM… Check Richard Agnew’s email for the Zoom Link…
