Escondido Sunrise Rotary; Meeting to Serve our Community in Person and via Zoom; and “Neighborhood Health Care… Serving the Region’s Healthcare Needs…” October 21, 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
And, an invocation was offered as our meeting began…
Guests and Visitors:
None this week…
Now, some Sunrise Rotary member milestones…
Birthdays:
October 24: Marie Schwab
26: Natalie Shultz
Anniversaries:
None this week…
Rotary Anniversaries:
None this week…
Rotarians Having Fun and Serving…
All kinds of fun and service and fun…
Pictures are worth a thousand words…
A Special 90th Birthday Celebration…
Our ‘Presidential Bride’, Marcia and her family celebrated her father Raul’s 90th birthday… Pictured are President Richard and Marcia with her father… And then the whole family enjoying the special celebration…
Sunrise Rotarians Serving, and Announcements:
Mark you Calendars…
Note some service opportunities coming up…
Salvation Army Bell-Ringing is Back…
President Richard shared that we are set for Major Market for 3 Saturdays… November 27, December 4 and 11… ‘Red Badger’ Kim Henson is coordinating 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’…
Youth Protection Certification…
A reminder, if you are planning to serve on the Holiday Projects with youth present, you need to go online with District 5340 and complete your Youth Protection Certification…
Hi Fives:
Grape Day 5K Recognition by San Diego County Supervisor, Terra Lawson-Remer…
Past President, Jim Ponder shared a certificate presented to Escondido Sunrise on the occasion of our Grape Day 5K… The certificate, presented by District 3 Supervisor, Terra Lawson-Remer was shared with Club Members… Of note is that Supervisor Lawson-Remer, also provided a $15,000 community grant to Escondido Sunrise as part of our community-focused fundraising efforts related to the 5K event…
Program…
Jeff Glenn, Chief Operating Officer for Neighborhood Health Care presents information about the important health care services provided by Neighborhood Healthcare…
Jeff Glenn speaking to Sunrise Rotarians…
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Jeff spoke about the service impact of Neighborhood Health… Last year, a total of 76,360 individual patients were served at Neighborhood for a grand total of 371,916 outpatient visits…
Jeff shared some history of Neighborhood Healthcare from its first clinic opening in 1969 through varied expansions of care and growth throughout the San Diego and Riverside County region…
He also spoke about Neighborhood’s mission and the locations that are currently served for healthcare needs…
Commenting further, Jeff spoke about the varied services offered by Neighborhood Health, and their efforts to establish partners throughout the regions they serve…
In respect the the current pandemic and the healthcare needs of the communities served, Jeff shared that over 80,000 doses of Covid vaccine were administered…
Jeff also spoke about how charitable gifts to Neighborhood Health are used to benefit the clients they serve…
The Opportunity Drawing is Back…
Tickets are available at each Sunrise Rotary meeting…
Your editor was absent; sorry no details on the lucky/unlucky ticket-holders… The pot is getting bigger; come this week and buy your tickets…
See you in person on October 28…
Next Week’s Meeting:
Escondido City Manager, Sean McGlynn will be our speaker…
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 28; 7:30 AM… Check President Richard’s email for the Zoom Link…
