Escondido Sunrise Rotary; Meeting to Serve our Community in Person
and “Club Updates and Who Am I’s”
January 11, 2024
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 faces…
As a Club, we honored our nation with a salute to our Flag led by Gerry Fay and an invocation was offered by past President Jack Anderson….
Guests & Visitors:
No Guests this morning
Special Occasions:
Happy Birthday to:
President Mark Maus – 1/3
Donna Boyce – 1/3 (beautiful wife of John)
Gerry Fay – 1/6
Past President Jack Anderson 1/12
Past President Jeff Johnson 1/14
Happy Wedding Anniversary to:
Chris & Kristin Leso – 23 years on 1/3
Congratulations Leso’s!!!
Happy Rotary Anniversary to:
Past President Jeff Johnson, 32 years on 1/1
Past President Jack Anderson, 44 years on 1/5
Past President George Beitner, 25 years on 1/5
Past President Jim Lund, 39 years on 1/6
Past President Susan Maney, 26 years on 1/7
Past President Chris Miller, 34 years on 1/7
Past President Mike Muehl, 33 years on 1/7
Past President Brian Murphy, 19 years on 1/10
Past President Jim Ponder, 25 years on 1/10
Past President John Boyce, 40 years on 1/11
Past President Mark Hoekstra, 16 years on 1/11
Burhan Kirvak, 18 years on 1/11
High 5 and Announcements:
Past President Mike O’Malley presented Scott Putnicki with a “win” in Fantasy Football. Scott had named his league “In the Woods” which I will leave it at that…..
Brian Murphy announced that he was on CBS news talking about the upcoming woodworking show that is being held on Saturday 1/13 from 4pm-8pm. Brian is showcasing 79 pieces of furniture, way to go Brian!!
ESR received a thank you from the kids that we sponsored in San Felipe
We also received another thank you from all of the kids at Juniper School that received a bike for Christmas!! There were a couple read aloud, super cute!!
The After 5 Escondido Rotary club is having their annual fundraiser on 2/17 and would like to fill as many tables as possible. The theme this year is Blue Hawaii and it will be held at The Center for The Arts. ESR is one of the sponsors as they have been so generous sand helpful with all of our projects.
John Schwab announced that he would like to retire from his role as the finder of our guest speakers so we have a vacancy to fill……..
Past President Jim Ponder presented a big thank you to everyone who stepped up to help some family's in need for Christmas. ESR sponsored 5 needy families in less than 3 days before Christmas, way to go!!
Past President Joe Holtz presented to blue badges to our newest members, Beverly Marchetti and Marco Perez. A huge welcome to Beverly & Marco and a big thank you to Kendra and Mike for inviting them in!!
Rotarians Having Fun….
Past President Jim Ponder enjoyed some fun time with his family in Mammoth for opening day of the Alpine Slide. His granddaughter was in the Nutcracker performance, he must be so proud!!
A few of our Escondido Sunrise Rotary members enjoyed the championship football game together
Here are a few pics from the gun safety course that several attended, notice what NOT to do when shooting a firearm
Here are a few pics from our annual Target Christmas shopping with local kids from our community, love this tradition!!
Upcoming Calendar Events:
Program:
Beverly Marchetti
Beverly was born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and described her childhood middle class with a two-parent home and siblings. Her father was a truck driver and mother a waitress. Her mother immigrated to the US from Paris, which Beverly took for granted as there were regular family vacations to Paris to visit her mother’s extended family. Beverly was the only one of her siblings to leave Pittsburgh.
Beverly became a licensed nurse in 1974 and held a 45 year career in the field. Her specialty was Critical Care, the ER, Trauma Unit, and began the Rapid Response Program. She worked at Palomar Hospital for 15 years as the Trauma Unit supervisor, then transferred to Orange County. Currently, Becky is writing a book of self-reflection highlighting how far the nursing profession has come since 1974. A story through the lens of her experience.
In 2020, Becky contracted Covid and made the decision to step away from her profession. Because she enjoys caring for and serving people, she continues serving others through real estate. This is where she met Kendra, her Escondido Sunrise Rotary Sponsor. She is looking forward to serving as a volunteer locally. She has experienced the joy of helping others through volunteering in nursing services. She has served in Haiti after the earthquake and helped Afghan families in Texas decimate in their new country (approximately 10,000 people). She still serves as health care provider, enjoys community focused organizations and joined rotary to continue giving back to community. She currently is a member of the non-profit P.S. Someone Cares, a nursing group that raises money for single parents going to nursing school.
Marco Perez
Born in Bay area to immigrant parents, a father from Mexico and mother from Puerto Rico. Marco lived in Santa Rosa where he participated in the sport of soccer. His father was a role model for Marco. There were several instances where his father would pay for the underprivileged youth’s sports fees, food when travelling, and provide transportation. Marcos’ father told Marcos that it was important to share time, talent, and treasure with those who were struggling as his father felt blessed to be able to share.
Marco stated that one of the lowest points in his young life also served as a blessing that led him to where he is in his career now. He had been awarded a sports scholarship to a college but failed to follow through with contacting the school. He was asked to give the scholarship to another qualified athlete. This led him into a season of depression but decided to use his talents and become a youth soccer coach. This set him on a course to serve youth that led him to gain employment at the Boys and Girls Club of San Diego after relocating to Escondido. This is where he met his wife while they both attended Palomar Junior College. When Covid hit in 2020, he was one of several employees that were laid off. He took this time to focus solely on school, graduated with degree in sports journalism and gained employment covering SDSU sports. He subsequently returned to the Boys and Girls Club post-Covid as a site supervisor at mission middle school. He is grateful that Rotarian Dave Luizano invited him to join the club and is excited about being an ESRC member after experiencing firsthand the impact the organization has to families through Christmas shopping and the bike giveaway.
He finished his presentation stating, “I wake up every day and get to go to work. I value the relationship with the youth who see me as one they want to share their life with - an extended family.”
Opportunity Drawing….It happened once again…we have another winner, Gerry Fay!!! He walked away with $211 and Jack gets $22 for lunch…Congratulations Gerry!!!!!
Upcoming Speakers:
Next Week’s Meeting:
Closing: President Mark Maus announced that we will be meeting again next week on Thursday 1/18th at 7:30am. See you at The Escondido Chamber of Commerce in the new year on Thursday!!
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 this trying economy…….
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 they navigate these times that have been difficult…..
The meetings will be technically managed by Past President Richard Agnew… Thanks for that Richard… And, Richard is prepared to support all of our attempts at joining the on-line meetings if needed….
SEE YOU SOON…… In Person … Next meeting; January 18th, at 7:30 AM
Check President Mark’s email for the reminder…
