Escondido Sunrise Rotary; Meeting to Serve our Community via Zoom; and “Club Assembly; the New Year with President Chris Miller…” July 30, 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 July 30… Sunrise Rotary members talking about service and connecting through fellowship in new ways…
President Chris opened the meeting… Even with a gavel and a bell… Will wonders never cease?? 24 Sunrise Rotarians joined the Zoom meeting…
President Chris Miller led the pledge to our nation’s Flag…
Sergeant at Arms, Gloria Lefler offered an invocation…
Guests and Visitors:
None this week
Now, some Sunrise Rotary member milestones…
Birthdays:
July 31: Past President Mike Dunlap
Anniversaries:
None this week
Rotary Anniversaries:
None this week
Sunrise Rotarians Having Fun…
Past President Jack and Judi Anderson with kids and grandkids on Balboa Bay and Balboa Island…
Sergeant at Arms Gloria Lefler at the San Diego Zoo with her long- time ‘friend’ Corey…
Gloria’s photo will be in the next edition of the Bulletin…
Past President Jim and Carol Ponder getting some ‘trail work’ in at Mammoth… Along with the friendly deer and the Mammoth ‘Nasty Bear’…
President Chris with First Daughter, Sami at… Wouldn’t you know it, the DMV… Chris and Susie relented, and Sami is a licensed driver in the State of California…
Keep your ‘fun’ photos coming to President Chris…
Sunrise Rotarians Serving, and Announcements:
District 5340 Governor to Host Zoom meeting with Past RI Chair, John Germ…
President Chris sent an announcement regarding District 5340 Governor Steve Weitzen hosting a meeting via Zoom with Past Rotary International President and Chair of the Rotary Foundation, John Germ… The virtual meeting will be on Wednesday August 12 at 4:00 PM… Check Chris’ email for the Zoom link…
High Fives:
President Chris delivered Rotary Foundation recognition awards to a number of Sunrise Rotarians… In the following photos, President Chris demonstrates a new type of ‘Social Intercourse’… Naturally with the proper distancing….
Past President Mike Dunlap receiving his award… And, presenting President Chris with a commemorative bottle of ‘2020-21 Presidential Merlot’… Nice touch Mike…
Past Presidents Kelly Mayberry and Tony Criss (fully clothed) receiving their Rotary Foundation Paul Harris awards…
Past Presidents Bob Burson and Susan Maney receiving their Rotary Foundation Paul Harris recognition awards…
Program:
President Chris Miller shared his thoughts on the goals for Sunrise Rotary this year. Chris acknowledged all of the Club Officers and Committee Leaders (by the way, the leadership is all listed on our website)…
President Chris leading the discussion on Club Goals at our Zoom meeting…
President Chris spoke about Sunrise Club Goals, including; membership, service projects, service participation Foundation participation and Budget and Finance…
Membership Chair, Dr. Joe Holtz discussed our goal of two additional new members this year… There are some candidates ready to join, the question relates to induction during our virtual meetings, or waiting until we can meet in person again… Joe shared the importance of the sponsor’s role with a new member to enable active assimilation into the Club’s activities…If you have a candidate, Joe will send you membership information via email…
Community Service Chair, Past President Rich Aeling, discussed our past successful community service efforts and the goals for this year. One of our concerns is the impact of the COVID pandemic, both on fundraising and on our ability to serve and celebrate our success when gathering is a challenge.
Rich gave a summary of past year’s projects and commented on the likelihood of us fulfilling some of those same commitments in the pandemic year…
Past President Jim Ponder, speaking on behalf of the Grape Day 5K event; it will be ‘virtual’ this year… commented about the unique way many virtual events are drawing participants. Many events are creating commemorative medals and shirts that will be unique to this year only… HOPEFULLY!! These plans seem to be quite successful with virtual events around the country… As always, fundraising will be a key, and the effort to reach out to our donors is ever more important this year… Get your lists ready!!
Foundation Chair, and Past President, Kevin Svetich spoke about our club goals to continue strongly with Paul Harris Sustaining gifts, including Paul Harris Society Membership and Every Rotarian Every Year…
Past President Kevin Svetich speaking to the Club regarding Foundation giving… Notice the ad for his insurance services business on his back-screen??
Past President and Club Treasurer, Bob Burson, spoke about the status of our budget and the amount of financial support we provided last year to the projects mentioned previously… As this last year ended, and with the new year, we have reduced spending… Our focus will be projects and activities that have direct benefit in the North County…
Next Week’s Meeting:
Ralph Tavares brings us a truly international meeting… Furio Barzo from Venice will be in our meeting via Zoom… Furio will be discussing Venice and the challenges it faces today, especially with the COVID-19 pandemic challenges…
The next meeting will be via Zoom on Thursday August 6…
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 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 August 6; 7:30 AM… Check Richard Agnew’s email for the Zoom Link…
