Escondido Sunrise Rotary; Meeting to Serve our Community
in Person and via Zoom; and “Carl Reed from Veterans Village”
June 15, 2023
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…
The meeting was led by Past President, Rich Aeling in President Tina’s absence…
Unfortunately there was not a President’s Bell in the meeting room… So only a bit of a “tinkle”…
Father’s Day gifts were prevalent in the meeting… Thanks to Kim Henson for putting that nice touch in place…
As a Club, we honored our nation with a salute to our Flag and an invocation was offered
Now, some Sunrise Rotary member milestones…
Birthdays:
Past President, Jim Lund; June 13
Silas Harrington; June 10
Anniversaries:
Mike Muehl and his wife Julie is celebrating 22 years of marital bliss!!
Dates to Remember:
June 26… Governor’s Dinner; Celebrate the end of the year and President Tina’s leadership… And, welcome President Mark for the 2023-24 year…
June 27… President Tina’s Demotion event at the Center for the Arts… Registration deadline is June 20…
It’s firm that Tina will attend her demotion, unlike her induction last year when she chose to undertake a dangerous shopping trip… And ended up in the hospital…
Hope to see you there Tina!!
Dark Meetings: June 28th; no meeting Demotion Week…
July 6th; Independence Day Week
Next Meeting after June 22… July 15; This meeting will focus on the Grape Day 5K Event…
Rotarians Having Fun and Serving…
All kinds of fun and service and fun…
Pictures are worth a thousand words…
Past President Rich enjoyed an outing at the San Diego County Fair with family and grandchildren…
Other than lamenting the $200 ticket purchase and the 24” Corndog that is still with him days later… He had a great time!!
Coronado Band Concerts in the Park… Past President Rich reminded us all of these opportunities coming up this summer… The last weekend in July is the time to enjoy beautiful Coronado and some great Rotary Fellowship…
Past President Rich (Seems like he’s the only Sunrise Rotarian having any fun these days)…
Also enjoyed an encounter with a swarm of bees in his “back forty”…
Seems Rich was planning to desert/leave Donna for a fishing trip, but he heard an unfamiliar “buzzing” sound from his garden shed…
Unbeknownst to him, a swarm of bees had picked his yard for their new domicile… In just 5 days, the ‘buzzers” had moved in and settled their queen and were gong about some serious honey-production…
Rich procured the services of a bee keeper/eradicator and he had the photos to prove it… Happy to have that problem solved/moved elsewhere!!
Gloria Lefler will be with us as Sergeant at Arms for the last time on June 22… She’s off to meet up with her beau and marriage, settling in Yuba City…
Gloria reminded us that she “brought hugs” to Escondido Sunrise…
We’ll miss you young lady…
Hi-Fives & Announcements…
Past President Rich thanked Kim Henson for the Father’s Day gifts available throughout
the meeting room… Thanks, Kim!!
Escondido Sunrise Charitable Support:
Past President Rich shared that additional charitable support was provided to the following Community organizations:
- Alabaster Jars
- Boys and Girls Club; Dave Luevanos shared the summer needs being greater for some families and thanked ESR for the additional support…
- Neighborhood Health
- Multiple Sclerosis Society
Veteran’s Village of San Diego
Grape Day 5K Update:
Past President George Beitner shared event posters and “rack cards”… Encouraging
all of us to help spread the word…
Past President Richard Agnew updated members on the current status of fund-raising and registration…
$8,529 collected of our $150,000 goal; and, 145 registrations on board…
Program:
Sunrise Rotarian (still a red-badger) Carl Reed presented the program regarding
Veteran’s Village of San Diego…
Carl is a social worker with Vet Village, and he described the mission and services of
the organization…
VVSD is a one stop shop for Veteran Services… Support for homeless vets; vets with addiction issues, vets with housing needs and serving as a bridge to other Veteran’s Administration services…
Vet Village of San Diego was founded with a focus on the medical care and
psychological care needs for vets in San Diego with an early focus on PTSD…
Over time, services have included direct contact with medical and employment support services as well as job training…
“Vet Villas” are part of the service with facilities in San Diego, Chula Vista and
Escondido (South Escondido Blvd.)…
Housing support includes a “Housing First” approach with a focus too on housing
stability…
VVSD initiated the Veteran’s Standdown for homeless veterans, providing an intense
level of support over a three-day period… Care services, service referrals, veteran court support and the like are part of the Standdown’s continuum of services… The North County Veteran’s Standdown is under a different service provider, but similar services…
The VVSD Standdown will be July 20-22 at the SD Sports Arena…
Information on VVSD can be found on their website; vvsd.net
Next Week’s Program:
The Escondido Education Compact will present next week’s program… Our last regular
meeting of the year…
Opportunity Drawing: Total today is $158
Mark Quick with the lucky ticket, but not so lucky with the cards…
$8 Lunch Money… If you can find lunch for $8… Jeff Johnson can buy a cup of coffee.
Next Week’s Program:
The Escondido Education Compact will present next week’s program… Our last regular
meeting of the year…
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; June 22nd, 7:30 AM at the Chamber of Commerce…
Check President Tina’s email for the reminder…
