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Escondido Sunrise Rotary; Meeting to Serve our Community in Person and via Zoom; and “Cal State San Marcos’ Student Support for Foster Youth and the ACE Program”…December 2, 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…

 

 

As a Club, we honored our nation with a salute to our Flag…

 

 

And, an invocation was offered…

 

Guests and Visitors:

None this week…

                        

Now, some Sunrise Rotary member milestones…

Birthdays:

 

December        4:    Allen Pope

            6:    Past President, Mark Hoekstra

            Happy Birthday Blessings to both of you…

 

Anniversaries:

December        6:     Past President, John and Donna Boyce…                              46 Years! Congratulations!!

            7:    Past President, Bob and Rosemary Burson, 47                         years… Congratulations!

Rotary Anniversaries:

December            4:    Past President, Dave Casey… 7 Years

Thanks for serving with us, Dave!

 

Sunrise Rotarians Serving, and Announcements: 

Mark you Calendars…

Note some service opportunities coming up…

 

Salvation Army Bell-Ringing Update…

Kim Henson reviewed bell-ringing assignments… Thanks to all who have volunteered… And, thanks to Kim for her leadership…

And, here’s a photo of Marie Schwab encouraging donations at the ‘kettle’…

 

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’…

 

 

Past President, Rich Aeling shared information on the “Bikes for Kids” project…

With the cost of materials, and shipping… The cost will be $100 per bike… With our grant from the District, we are asking Sunrise Rotary Members to contribute $100 per bike for a total of 100 bikes for our project to benefit Marine Corps families at Camp Pendleton…

The “Bike Build” will be Saturday, December 11 at Aelott’s facility, 812 West Washington… 

 

Target Shopping with Kids from the Boys and Girls Club

Past President, Mike Muehl shared information on the Target Shopping project the afternoon of December 16… Volunteers are needed and the kids will have an opportunity to spend up to $200 for gifts for their family members…

 

Community in Unity Returns on December 9…

Past President, Kevin Svetich shared specific information regarding the PJ Drive for kids and family members at Ronald McDonald House. Kevin reminded us that some of these youth are teenagers receiving medical care… So, sizes matter… Bring the PJs to a club meeting or to the Community in Unity event…

 

Sunrise Rotary Christmas Breakfast December 16th…

Past President Rich Aeling also shared info on the Christmas Breakfast… Reservations are required as the breakfast will be catered… Look for more details on the gift exchange…

 

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… 

 

Rotarians Having Fun and Serving…

All kinds of fun and service and fun…

Pictures are worth a thousand words…

 

Thanksgiving Meal Distribution…

Some Sunrise Rotarians serving Thanksgiving meals to shut-ins… Past Presidents, Rich Aeling and Jack Anderson along with Kendra Koed and Gerry Fay serving in support of the Escondido East Rotary Club…

 

Hi Fives:

 

A Sunrise Rotary ‘Traveler Treat’ for the President… 

Past President, John Boyce brought some booty to the President from Hawaii…

 

A Long-Lost Book is Recovered

Past Presidents, Kevin Svetich and Mike Dunlap with a ‘valuable’ Rotary book that was ‘re-discovered’ in Mike’s garage…

 

 

Program…

President Richard introduced our speaker, Julieana Corona from Cal State San Marcos via Zoom

 

Julieana spoke to us about the general student support programs at CSUSM and how they relate to the University’s culture… Included was a brief profile of the student population at the University…

 

The ACE Scholars program was the highlight of Julieana’s presentation… She identified the student population served by the ACE Scholars… And the mission of the program.

 

 

Her information also included the manner in which the ACE Scholars are supported by the program. And, she shared some specific details about the success of the students that have matriculated through the program…

 

 

 

Julieana Corona pictured with President Richard…

 

 

The Opportunity Drawing is Back…

 

 

Tickets are available at each Sunrise Rotary meeting…

No report on last week’s ’action’…Sorry…

 

See you in person on December 9…

 

Next Week’s Meeting:

The presentation topic is, The San Dieguito River Valley Conservancy… Trish Boaz is 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 our 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, December 9; 7:30 AM… Check President Richard’s email for the Zoom Link…