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Escondido Sunrise Rotary; Meeting to Serve our Community in Person and via Zoom; and “ESR Monthly Fellowship” October 6, 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 faces…
 
 
 
 
As a Club, we honored our nation with a salute to our Flag led by Past President Barry Baker and, an invocation was offered by Past President, Jack Anderson…
 
 
 
Now time for some fellowhip!!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Guests and Visitors:
 
Carl Reed from the Veterans Village of San Diego, we are looking forward to Carl becoming an ESR regular
                                                         
Now, some Sunrise Rotary member milestones…
 
Birthdays:
Sadly no birthdays this week
                  
 
Anniversaries:
Kirk & Kim Henson - 25 years on 10/11
Mark & Fay Quick - 9 years on 10/11
October 11th is obviously a popular day to get married!! Congratulations to you all!!
                                               
Rotary Anniversaries:
No Rotarian anniversaries this week
 
 
 
Rotarians Having Fun and Serving…
All kinds of fun and service and fun…
Pictures are worth a thousand words…
 
 
Guns & Hoses event with Rich Agnew and Mark Maus
 
 
 
High 5 and Announcements:
 
 
Update on Linda Bailey’s home in Florida, here are some pics to show the impact of the storm and the damage. We are praying for you Linda!!
 
 
 
 
Mike O’Malley traveled to Seattle and saw the very famous space needle and to North Carolina where he visited the Biltmore Estate and of course he brought back gifts for our prez!!
 
 
 
 
Rich Aeling went to Mammoth for the annual fishing trip and brought back a sticky bun for Tina but did it make it back????
 
 
 
Jim Ponder thanked everyone for all of their hard work in making the annual 5k a success. Rich also talked about how the Escondido evening rotary generously donated $1500 to our event, thank you very much!!
 
Tina talked about a resignation letter she received from Jim Lund which she promptly denied. He will be granted an honorary member
 
 
The youth certificate application is being worked on, we will be able to get it completed soon
 
 
Alan Miller was looking for 5 more volunteers for the 5k event on Saturday and of course he got them
 
 
 
Mark Your Calendar
 
 
 
5K Update:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Grape Day 5K is 2 days away!!! We have collected $108k so far and 787 people are registered, we are confident that more money and participants will be coming in through Saturday. Jim Ponder revealed the medal and also announced the top team award which went to Gerry Fay and the Clash team that raised $28,153. Motley Crue team raised $19,652, ACDC team $11,874 and Metallica raised $8,654. Good job everyone!!! The packet pickup is at 4:30pm today and set up for the event will be at 6:30am on Saturday. Jim Desmond is opening the ceremonies and our very own mayor Mack will be handing out the awards.
Tony Criss surprised us all with a video montage “In A Year” when he was president. It was fun to see all of the people from the past!!
 
 
 
 
 
A Moment In History by Jack Anderson
 
 
 
 
 
Jack showed a slide of the years of rotary and the women that paved the way and made a difference. He talked about Rotary Anne and how she became the first woman in rotary in the 1900’s. Please see the pics that show the whole progression. Jack also presented a recipe cookbook that Dave Herbert found to Tina. Thank  you Jack for this awesome presentation!!
 
 
 
Upcoming Programs:
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Opportunity Drawing…
 
 
Big Opportunity this week was $549… Tony Criss picked the lucky card… but he’s not so lucky, no joker…
The consolation prize was $19… Gloria had the lucky ticket and gets to enjoy a lunch on Rotary…
 
 
 
 
 
 
And here is your packet pickup crew very excited about the 5K event on saturday!!
 
 
 
 
 
Next Week’s Meeting:
Will be in person and online at the Chamber of Commerce at 7:30 AM on October 13th…
 
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 Past 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; October 13th, 7:30 AM at the Chamber of Commerce…
Check President Tina’s email for the reminder…