Escondido Sunrise Rotary; Meeting to Serve our Community in Person and via Zoom; and “Welcoming New Members, Kendra Koed and Jeff Epp… And Final Preparation for the Grape Day 5K Event… Eleven Years of Serving our Community!!.… September 30, 2021
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…
President Richard opened the meeting in our new location, and in a hybrid format… Most of us in person, a few online…
Our new meeting location at the Escondido Chamber of Commerce…
As a Club, we honored our nation with a salute to our Flag led by ‘Red Badge’ New Member, Mark Quick…
And, an invocation was offered by ‘Red Badge’ New Member, Kim Henson…
Guests and Visitors:
Lucia Gomez, a guest of Past President, Tony Criss…
Diana Chuh of the San Diego Liberty Station Rotary Club…
Now, some Sunrise Rotary member milestones…
Birthdays:
None this week…
Anniversaries:
None this week
Rotary Anniversaries:
October 1: Past President, Barry Baker, 42 Years!! Wow! It’s been great serving our community together for all those years…
6: President Elect-Elect, Mark Maus; 7 Years
Congratulations to both of you on many years of Rotary service!!
Rotarians Having Fun and Serving…
All kinds of fun and service and fun…
Pictures are worth a thousand words…
The Bakers ‘Invade’ Branson MO…
Past President Barry and Lee Baker and family… Including Barry’s centenarian mother, enjoyed time in Branson Missouri… Not missing many shows, they had a great family time…
Barry brought a special shirt for President Richard… He can read his GPS location while looking down…
George Beitner Travels to Virginia to Enjoy Family and “International Soccer”…
Past President George Beitner recently visited family at Quantico, Virginia and enjoyed his grands, Paige and Everett as they played soccer representing various World Cup teams…
Sunrise Rotarians Serving, and Announcements:
Mark you Calendars…
Note some service opportunities coming up…
Grape Day 5K October 9…
Make your fund-raising contacts… And encourage participants to sign up…
Police Athletic League Fundraiser on October 15…
As presented to us last week; Cost is $50 per ticket, table sponsor cost is $500… Contact Al Owens for details aowens@escondido.org
Imperial Valley Rotary Club Celebrates 100th Anniversary…
November 9 & 10… RI President, Shekhar Mehta will be the featured speaker…
District Project Mercy House Build in Tecate…
The date is December 4… Possibly 6 homes to be built…
District 5340 Golf Returns in October…
The first District Golf event of this Rotary year will be at the Vineyard in Escondido on October 18…
Hi Fives:
Salvation Army Bell-Ringing is Back…
President Richard brought up the topic of our participation in the Salvation Army Christmas Kettle Drive. We are set for Major Market for 3 Saturdays… November 27, December 4 and 11… ‘Red Badger’ Kim Henson stepped up to coordinate the bell ringers… Lots of members have committed to fill the 2-hour time slots… Thanks to all for volunteering for this great community service opportunity!
Thanks too to Kim for leading this effort!!
Susan Maney Suffers a Fall and is in Rehab…
Past President, Susan Maney was visited by Past President Dave Herbert… She is in rehab from hip surgery… Her animals are cared for while she’s away, and our own ‘Cat Lady’, Past President, Constance Larsen is filling the gap…
Susan’s contact info is on Clubrunner…
Rotary Foundation, Paul Harris Award Presentation…
President Richard presented the 8th Paul Harris Award to Past President, Mike O’Malley… Congratulations Mike!! Thanks for your continued generosity…
Program…
Sunrise Rotary Membership Inductions of Kendra Koed and Jeff Epp and Updates and Assignments for the Grape Day 5K Community Event…
Kendra Koed, Sunrise Rotary’s Newest Member…
Kendra was sponsored by Past President, Rich Aeling… She is the Real Estate business, and is a former partner with our previous member, Bonnie Maloney…
Kendra pictured with President Richard and Membership Chair, Joe Holtz
Kendra, after being welcomed into Escondido Sunrise Rotary, presented her ‘Who Am I’ information. Kendra is a runner, and married to husband, Ryan, and between them have two children; a 20-year old daughter and a 4-year old son…
And, Kendra has an affinity for bourbon, and enjoyed her “honey moonshine” on the bourbon trail in Kentucky and Tennessee…
Kendra speaking to her new ‘Fellow Rotarians’…
The fact that Kendra spread her offspring by so many years has nothing to do with her “Fear of Commitment”…
Kendra was encouraged by Bonnie to commit to Rotary Service so our club can become her ‘therapy’ as she engages in community service…
Welcome Kendra!!
New Escondido Sunrise Rotarian, Jeff Epp…
Jeff Epp is our ‘second-newest’ Sunrise Rotarian… A “Ghost from the Past” for sure, Jeff was previously a member of Escondido West Rotary, having served as President in 1990-91…
Jeff was sponsored by Past President, Jack Anderson… Coincidentally, Jack sponsored Jeff for his initial membership in the club in 1986…
Jeff is pictured with President Richard and Membership Chair, Joe Holtz…
Jeff presented his “Who Am I” talk, and fitting with his classification of “Saloon Keeper” or “Saloon Management”, Jeff brought a bottle of ‘Wyoming Whisky’ which was raffled off along with the opportunity drawing…
Jeff speaking to his fellow Sunrise Rotarians…
Jeff’s professional life in Escondido involved his work with the City Attorney’s Office, ultimately serving as the City Attorney for many years. In 2016, Jeff was asked by the City Council to serve as Interim City Manager, which later became a permanent position, directing all of Escondido’s employees to fulfill the City Council plans… Jeff commented that his goal as City Manager was simple in that all efforts would be focused on a “Safe, Clean and Efficient” City, operated to benefit all residents of the community…
Jeff retired from the City after 36 years, and is now transitioning to a new season of life and his role as a partner in the “Outlaw Saloon” in DuBois Wyoming…
Jeff shared some photos of the saloon and told some stories about Kendra’s affinity for bourbon, specifically referring to the pricing of Wild Turkey, 101…
And the “real” western side of Jeff’s saloon is the photo of the mounted rider that stopped in one day for a cold one…
Jeff also commented about the real love of his life, his three children… Sawyer, married and a teacher in Buenos Aires; Larson, married and an analyst for USAA in Scottsdale AZ; and Prescott, still at home and fulfilling maintenance duties for the City of Escondido, mostly in the Downtown area…
Welcome back to the fellowship and service of Sunrise Rotary, Jeff!!
Grape Day 5K “Ten + 1” Event…
Past President Jeff Johnson updated Sunrise Rotarians on the status of the event and the important work that needs to be done to carry off the event…
Past President Jeff Johnson speaking to his fellow Rotarians…
The status of fundraising and participant ‘gathering was shared… $75,201 has been raised to date; more is pledged, this is accounting for actual cash received…
To go along with the fundraising, 406 participants are registered as of this meeting… President Richard and Jeff reminded all that our goal is 1,000 participants, with most on the course the day of the event.
Jeff spoke about the importance of insuring that sponsoring donors that have contributed $250 are included on our donor thank you banner…
The banner is being prepared by All Star signs and the deadline for insuring the inclusion of donors is Friday, October 1.
Jeff spoke about on course assignments to direct the participants as they traverse the course. He thanked all that had volunteered for this responsibility… Look for detailed directions to come to you via email…
Jeff also requested that all Sunrise Rotary members be available to help with the day-of-event activities and to be at Grape Day Park by 7:00 AM on Saturday the 9th…
Jeff also mentioned that participant packets could be picked up at the Chamber of Commerce on October 7th between 4:30 and 7:00 PM… The opportunity will reduce the congestion of packet pick up on Saturday morning…
President Richard reminded Club Members that our goal is 1,000 participants, so continue to remind people to sign up to participate as well as to contribute funds…
There are 10 days from our last meeting ’til our Grape Day 5K Event… Saturday October 9 is the Date!!
The Opportunity Drawing is Back…
Tickets are available at each Sunrise Rotary meeting…
Big Pot this week… $656; Past President, Mike O’Malley… Oops, Mike left his Irish luck at home… Sorry Mike…
The Lunch Money was $22… And, Tina Inscoe had the lucky ticket…
The lucky Wyoming Whisky winner was Past President, Jeff Johnson…
See you in person on October 7…
Next Week’s Meeting:
Tina Sweeney, Speaking about Rotary partnerships with the Rotary Club of San Felipe…
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 the first responders… May our governmental leaders be wise, thoughtful and smart as this pandemic is overtaken by our hard work and collective support…
In Person and 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… AT The Escondido Chamber of Commerce, 720 N. Broadway; IN PERSON… OR ONLINE… Next meeting; Thursday October 7; 7:30 AM… Check President Richard’s email for the Zoom Link…
