Escondido Sunrise Rotary; “Continuing to Meet and Serve our Community via Electronic Connection”……… May 7, 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 May 7… 22 Sunrise Rotary members talking about service and connecting through fellowship in new ways…
President Brian didn’t need a gavel, and, he called the meeting to order with a ‘Tinkle’… Perhaps he was signaling his butler that his Irish Whiskey glass needed re-filling??
His ‘cute’ little ‘tinkle bell’ was noted… Brian, oh Brian… What has become of our bell with this little ‘tinkler’ trying to substitute…
Past President Mike O’Malley led the pledge to our nation’s Flag…
Past President Jack Anderson offered an invocation…
Guests and Visitors:
None this week
Now, some Sunrise Rotary member milestones…
Birthdays:
May 10: Bonnie Maloney… She will celebrate in moderation… “Eating and Drinking with the family”… Enjoy!!
Anniversaries:
None this week
Rotary Anniversaries:
Bob Portillo on May 12
Sunrise Rotarians Serving, and Announcements:
Food Drive supporting Friends and Family Community Connection and providing food for children that are provided meals for the weekend period…
Canned goods and other non-perishable food will be collected on May 14… Drop off at Bonnie Maloney’s Office, or at All Star Signs, 1924 Mission Road in Escondido…
Meal Support for Front-line First Responders and Health Care Workers…
Information was shared that this project is getting off the ground. A ‘Classy’ funding site has been set up… You can donate directly to support this program at https://www.classy.org/mealsfromesr
Thanks to Richard Agnew for setting up the donation site…Your support will benefit our community and those men and women that are on the front lines battling the Coronavirus…
Donations as of the meeting date total, $1608…
The opportunity to donate is on the Chamber of Commerce information site and elsewhere in the community.
Past President George Beitner and All Star Signs has prepared some sign placards that can be placed at restaurants that are preparing the food…So far Cocina del Charro and Rock ’n Jenny’s are in line to prepare meals… Others are in the works…
Rotarians Having Fun…
Past President Jim Ponder was “fully engaged” with his grandson, JD… Building a custom designed roadster… Nice design JD! And creative construction gramps!!
Jim’s daughter-in-law was also taking a break from the monotony of quarantine with… What else? BEER!!
Tech Guru, Richard Agnew and his bride, Marcia enjoyed their traditional Cinco de Mayo party within the constraints of the Coronavirus precautions… Open the garage and maintain your distance with Margarita in hand…
Richard also shared a photo of he and Marcia’s venture to view the bioluminescence of our recent red tides…
Next Week’s Meeting:
We have a speaker; Wendi Vierra, Director of Operations for Neighborhood Health in Escondido…
Support for the 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…
And also a beautiful sunset from Valley Center on May 9, shared by Past President Mike Dunlap… Notice the flourishing vineyard in the foreground…
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 May 14; 7:30 AM… Check Richard Agnew’s email for the Zoom Link…
