Escondido Sunrise Rotary; Meeting to Serve our Community in Person and via Zoom; and “The Escondido Arts Partnership; Bringing Activity and Creativity to Downtown Escondido”… March 10, 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, Chris Miller…
Guests and Visitors:
None this week…
Now, some Sunrise Rotary member milestones…
Birthdays:
None this week…
Anniversaries:
None this week…
Rotary Anniversaries:
None this week…
Sunrise Rotarians Serving, and Announcements:
Mark you Calendars…
Note some service opportunities coming up…
St. Paddy’s Day Breakfast Meeting… March 17
RSVP to Past President Rich Aeling so the meal count can be firm…Come and enjoy some St. Paddy’s fun…
Erin go Bragh… “Ireland Forever”…
Past President Barry Baker getting us ready for a fun time on St. Paddy’s Day…
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…
Local Rotary Events…
Area Rotary Clubs are celebrating…
The Bonsall Rotary is celebrating its 25th Annual “Wine Brews and Blues” event on May 14th
The Route 78 Rotary Club is hosting its 8th Annual Mariachi Festival with Tacos, Tequila and Concert on April 10…
Rotarians Having Fun and Serving…
All kinds of fun and service and fun…
Pictures are worth a thousand words…
Baker Family Fun…
A visit to San Antonio to visit son, Colonel Jay Baker, and Past President, Barry and Lee’s enjoying all the family together for their granddaughter’s visit…
Gloria Lefler Celebrating a Birthday with Long Time Friends in La Quinta…
Sergeant at Arms, Gloria Lefler and her buddies, friends since Kindergarten, enjoying the desert sun and ‘fun’…
Past President, George Beitner Supporting Antigua Rotarians While Traveling…
George and Erin were in Antigua with friends, and George had a chance to contribute to local Rotary efforts…
And naturally, Past President George brought some bootie for President Richard from his trip… And, it’s unopened!!
Hi-Fives…
The Aeling’s Travel to Texas…
Past President, Rich Aeling was in Houston recently, supporting his father-in-law with a project… He brought a deck of cards to President Richard to keep our ‘Opportunity Drawing’ honest with a new deck…
Rising Stars Program Continues Honoring our High School Achievers…
John Schwab reported on the Rising Stars Scholarship Program to which Escondido Sunrise Rotary is a regular contributor…
Program
Past President, Brian Murphy Introduced Chrisanne Moats, Executive Director of the Escondido Arts Partnership… Brian continues as a Board Member of the Partnership, and values Chrisanne’s work bringing varied art experiences to Downtown Escondido…
The Escondido Municipal Gallery opened in 1995 and the goals of the Arts Partnership, through the gallery and its programs is to provide all an opportunity to access art in our City… Visitors from all over southern California and parts of the world enjoy the offerings of the Municipal Gallery…
Chrisanne Moats speaking to Sunrise Rotarians…
Chrisanne shared the varied aspects of the Partnership’s programs and activities…
From Second Saturday Art Walks, to various gallery exhibits, and the weekly Farmers Market, the Partnership is making an impact on Downtown Escondido…
Exhibitions are scheduled throughout the year, with new exhibits with different themes happening monthly…
Varied programs take place at the Municipal Gallery including…
Photo Art…
Poetry…
“Art Stream” helping artists to create videos, podcasts and blogs…
Teen art programs help to enable young artists to experiment with various media, and to learn to exhibit their work… The Emerging Artists Exhibit highlights the youthful artists…
“Wood A Furniture Show” is an annual event sponsored by our own Past President, Brian and Nancy Murphy… A true passion of Brian’s is shared with the community through this exhibit… Sunrise Rotary is also a regular sponsor of the Wood show…
The Farmer’s Market is a program of the Partnership, bringing organic foods to the Escondido community. Taking place every Tuesday from 2:30 - 6:00 PM… People come from all over the North County region to find the market items they enjoy and to browse the gallery…
Panache is the Partnership’s primary fundraising event, with many art pieces sold at auction both virtually and in person… The Panache auction begins virtually on March 12 and the Panache event will take place on Saturday March 26 at 4PM…
Christanne Moats is pictured with President Richard…
The Opportunity Drawing…
The fun continues…
Today’s Pot;
$963 in the big pot… Gloria Lefler had the winning ticket… And, low and behold, IT WAS THE JOKER!! Ya Hoo!!!
Gloria and her newly acquired loot… Congratulations!!
The small pot of $43 went to Past President, Mike Dunlap…
See you in Person on March 17…
Next Week’s Meeting:
Will be in person… We will meet at 7:30 AM at the Greater Escondido Chamber of Commerce, 720 N. Broadway…
Our program will be celebrating Saint Patrick’s Day with breakfast and fun “Irish Activities”…
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 17; 7:30 AM… Check President Richard’s email for the Zoom Link…
