Escondido Sunrise Rotary; Meeting to Serve our Community in Person and via Zoom; & “Diane Slaughter Aaron from New Haven Youth & Family
Services” February 23, 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…
As a Club, we honored our nation with a salute to our Flag by Past President George Beitner and an invocation was offered Past President Jack Anderson....….
Guests and Visiting Rotarians:
Diane Slaughter Aaron from New Haven, speaker for this week
Special Celebrations to remember
Rotarian Birthdays
Gloria Leffler – March 1st
Rotarian Anniversaries
Past President Kevin Svetich – 29 years, way to go Kevin!!
No wedding anniversaries
High 5’s & Announcements:
Rich Aeling had a video presentation from his daughter’s neighbor who is a daisy in the girl scouts and she is selling girl scout cookies
Chief Negotiator Installation Ceremony was celebrated today!! Past Presidents George Beitner and Rich Aeling presented our very own Past President Tony Criss with this very prestigious award. With our rates being increased in the new year where we meet right now, we started looking for other places to have our fun weekly meetings with no luck so…..we brought in Tony the negotiator to speak with the chamber and he was very successful!!! We won’t need to move and we thank you so very much Tony!!
Dates to Remember:
March 10: Whisky Tasting fellowship event
March 11: PAL Fundraising event
March 23-26: Mexicali Build Project
April 14-16: RYLA
Rotarians Having Fun and Serving…
All kinds of fun and service and fun…
Pictures are worth a thousand words…
Past President Rich Aeling was very deservedly honored on Saturday March 25th for his ongoing contribution to the city of Escondido with his time, energy and donations to better our city. Congratulations Rich, we are so proud and grateful for all you have done!! Another great achievement was the $50k that was raised at the event!!
John Schwab found an old picture from June 2012 when he went to New Mexico, he was standing in front of the Oscar Meyer hot dog truck, so awesome John!!
Program:
Gerry Fay introduced Diane Slaughter Aaron from the New Haven Youth & Family Services here is Escondido. Diane grew up in Vista, California, is from a military family and spent time in the Philippines. She started at New Haven in August of 2019 and she raises money for 2 non-profits. Today she was focusing on New Haven but said she would be happy to come back and talk to us about N.C. Trade Tech High School. She talked about how just after a couple of months of starting at New Haven, lovey Covid hit the country which made it very challenging for everyone but especially the non-profits who were hid very hard. She says that she feels very blessed to be in this organization and she wakes up every morning knowing that lives are being changed and the community is being positively affected and hope is being given to the young men that are there. New Haven serves 12-19 year-olds, they are surrounded by people who care about them and want to see them succeed.
New Haven has been around for 56 years, it was founded in 1967. New Haven is a community-based service organization that provides residential treatment, education and vocational services as well as clinical intervention for at risk youth and their families. They are licensed by the department of family and social services and there are 6 homes with 6 boys in each home along with 2 staff members. At New Haven they teach life skills, i.e., how to budget, look for a place to live, apply for a job and many other things to help these young men be successful in life. They are committed to working with children who have been significantly affected by physical, sexual or emotional abuse. They provide a safe environment for these young men to restore their dignity and hope for a better life.
Diane talked about how most of these young men haven’t had the normal upbringing that a healthy home life can provide. At New Haven they are given that opportunity to a better life because they are taught that they matter and don’t have to accept the things that happened to them as their way of life. She showed a video that interviewed some of the boys and how New Haven has helped changed their lives. Diane also offered tours to anyone who would like to see this amazing organization first hand. Thank you Diane for your presentation and how New Haven is a beacon of hope for troubled young men in our community.
Opportunity Drawing:
There is $856 in the pot with only a few cards left. Past President Brian Murphy held the first ticket but no such luck and Past President Jim Ponder got a $30 lunch today
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; March 2nd, 7:30 AM at the Chamber of Commerce
Check President Tina’s email for the reminder…
