Escondido Sunrise Rotary; Meeting to Serve our Community in Person and via Zoom; and “Celebrating Ireland Forever on St. Patrick’s Day”… March 17, 2022
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, “Irish” 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 and Visitors:
Plenty of guests with us to enjoy the “Celebrating the Irish” event…
Welcome to:
Donna Aeling, Lee Baker, Nancy Murphy, Lorraine Paige and Debbie Svetich…
Now, some Sunrise Rotary member milestones…
Birthdays:
March 21: Carol Ponder… Enjoy!
Anniversaries:
None this week…
Rotary Anniversaries:
None this week…
Sunrise Rotarians Serving, and Announcements:
Mark you Calendars…
Note some service opportunities coming up…
San Pasqual Union School Golf Tourney, April 2…Early Registration On-line Now…
Lots of fun at this event benefitting the school… And a great auction will be held on line and in person…
Support for Fisher House at Camp Pendleton...
Thursday March 17, after our Rotary meeting, will be the delivery project for items supporting Fisher House at Camp Pendleton… Check the list of needed items sent recently by President Richard…
Past President, George Beitner offers his shop to hold donated items until delivery day…Drop them off at All Star Signs, 1924 W. Mission Road, Escondido… After our meeting on March 17, we’ll meet at All Star and load vehicles for the delivery…
District Assembly… Learn About the District and Enable us to Gain Matching Grants…
March 19 will be a District Assembly, in person at Liberty Station… All are welcome. Our participation enables Sunrise Rotary to compete for District Matching Grants from the Rotary Foundation…
Hi Fives…
All kinds of fun and service and fun…
Pictures are worth a thousand words…
Baker Family “Deputizes” President Richard…
A gift for President Richard from Past President, Barry Baker’s visit to San Antonio… President Richard is now a ‘deputized’ Texas Ranger…
A Little Trip to Cabo Lands Some Liquid ‘Joy’ for the President…
Kim Henson was recently in Cabo San Lucas and brought some ‘unopened’ libation for President Richard…
Program
Past Presidents, Brian and Nancy Murphy and Barry and Lee Baker set the stage for a fun St. Patrick’s Day celebration… The meeting room was festively decorated and lots of green was worn by all…
Our meeting started with a great breakfast arranged with a caterer by Past President, Rich Aeling…
Naturally, the St. Paddy’s Day meal needed to be sustained by a wee bit o’ Jameson’s Irish Coffee… This group began the imbibing early…
All of the Rotarians and Guests were divided into three groups from some fun St. Paddy’s Day contests… Led by Past President, Barry Baker...
Naturally, each table had a potato and a ‘shamrock beach ball’… The potato needed to be named and a contest timed the passing around the table of both the ball and the potato…
O course no St. Paddy’s Day event would be complete without some Irish Limericks being shared…
Past President George shared his story…
Past President Constance Larsen added a perspective as a ‘Bonnie Lass’…
And Past President, Kevin Svetich was also full of rhyme (and a little Jamesons)…
And, to finish the ‘greening’ of the stories and limericks, Past President Alan Miller shared his Irish tale…
Having fun with an Irish St. Paddy’s Day theme would not be complete without the opportunity to tour the Emerald Isle and to share stories about the travel… Each table had to create travel memorabilia and costumes from some provided items… And, to don the attire quickly…
After showing off our travel memorabilia, each table had to tell a story of their group travel to Ireland… With each member using just ten words to keep the story going…
Lots of fun as we all proved we could count to ten and talk at the same time…
And Future President, Dave Luevanos ended his story searching Dublin for a beloved ‘burrito’…
The St. Paddy’s Day planners… Well Done!!!
The Opportunity Drawing…
The fun continues…
No drawing today because of the St. Patrick’s Day festivities…
See you in Person on March 24…
Next Week’s Meeting:
Will be in person, and on line… We will meet at 7:30 AM at the Greater Escondido Chamber of Commerce, 720 N. Broadway…
Our program will be celebrated outdoorsman and writer, Ernie Cowan…
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 our 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 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…… In Person or ONLINE… Next meeting; Thursday, March 24; 7:30 AM… Check President Richard’s email for the Zoom Link…
