Escondido Sunrise Rotary; Meeting to Serve our Community in Person and via Zoom; and “San Pasqual Union School and Foundation; a Community Effort…” August 26, 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 hybrid format… Many of us in person, a few of us online…
And, he has his Presidential Bell… His virtual bell was present…
As a Club, we honored our nation with a salute to our Flag, led by new member, Jerry Fay…
And, an invocation was offered by Past President, Barry Baker…
Guests and Visitors:
Tina Inscoe, our newest member… was acknowledged this week
Burhan Kivrak and Past President, Alan Miller graced our meeting… It’s been a long time since we have enjoyed their fellowship in person… Welcome Back!!
Now, some Sunrise Rotary member milestones…
Birthdays:
August 23: Brad Allaband
26: Past President, Dave Casey
30: LeaAnn Fay
Anniversaries:
August 28: Past President, George and Erin Beitner; 39 years
28: Membership Chair, Joe and Geni Holtz; 40 years
30: Jerry and Lea Ann Fay
Congratulations to all!!
Rotary Anniversaries:
None this week…
Rotarians Having Fun and Serving…
All kinds of fun and service and fun…
Pictures are worth a thousand words…
The Agnews Enjoy “The Pageant of the Masters”
President, Richard and Marcia Agnew enjoying some beautiful artwork under the stars in Laguna Beach…
Sunrise Rotarians Serving, and Announcements:
Mark you Calendars…
Note some service opportunities coming up…
District 5340 Conference…
The District Conference will be held in Coronado September 10-12… Be there or be square… Includes a golf event on Friday the 10th…
Dixon Lake Cleanup on September 18…
A multi-Escondido Club event… Plenty of service opportunities at Dixon Lake, followed by a picnic…
District Governor, Dan Gensler will Visit Escondido Sunrise on September 16…
Plan on attending that meeting for sure, to show our Sunrise Rotary Strength and Service…
Grape Day 5K October 9…
Make your fund-raising contacts… And encourage participants to sign up…
Hi Fives:
New Sunrise Rotary Meeting Location…
Beginning September 2, Sunrise Rotary will meet at the Greater Escondido Chamber of Commerce Building, 720 North Broadway…
Thanks to President Richard and the Board for searching out meeting venues that will accommodate more members in person and have the technical capacity to support our hybrid meetings…
See you at 7:30 AM on September 2…
Fun With Grandkids... And no Meltdowns!!
Woo Hoo; Sergeant at Arms Gloria Lefler had her grands for a whole day... And, with no meltdowns...
Global Grants Within the Rotary Foundation Continue…
Past President, Mike Dunlap shared more information on a new school that has been adopted by our support for the Guatemala Literacy Project…
The new school has 144 students and previously without text books; our $2,500 per year support will provide books for years to come…
Past President, Mike Dunlap sharing information on our Guatemala Literacy support…
Grape Day 5K Fliers Available for your Business Locations as we Market our Amazing Community Event…
Past President, George Beitner shared the availability of fliers advertising the October 9 Grape Day 5K Community Celebration… George also reminded Club Members that September 1 is the deadline for Major Sponsors to be secured so that their logos can be displayed on the Event Shirts…
Grape Day 5K Event Status…
President Richard, Past Presidents, Jim Ponder and George Beitner shared information on the fundraising progress to date… $22,385.00 has been collected to date… 34 participants have registered to date…
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…
Program
The San Pasqual Union School and the School’s Foundation…
Past President, Kelly Mayberry shared with Sunrise Rotarians the ‘neighborhood gem’ that is school for her son JD and her neighbors… The single-campus district provides K-8 education for students in the Eagle Crest area and the San Pasqual Valley…
Past President, Kelly Mayberry speaking to her fellow Sunrise Rotarians…
As Kelly shared the quality of the institution and the value it is to her family (she lives in the Eagle Crest area), she shared that this year the school will celebrate it’s 100th anniversary. Kelly shared facts on the School/District and that it’s enrollment is over 500 students; most from the immediate area, and some transfers in from other districts in Escondido…
Kelly spoke about the partnerships that enable the small district to be successful; due to their size/enrollment, their State of California funding is proportionately smaller than other districts in the Escondido area. So, partnering with parents and a Foundation, support is provided to enhance the educational opportunities available to the students and the benefit to their families…
The Foundation raises approximately $100,000 each year for its programs of support. A board of 9 members directs the activities of the Foundation…
Kelly shared the Vision and Values of the Foundation and spoke about efforts to upgrade technology needs at the campus as a major undertaking in the past two years… TVs in classrooms and Chrome books for each student were a major part of the Foundation’s efforts..
She also spoke about the support of the Foundation as the small district dealt with Covid restrictions…
The Foundation raises funds through two major events; the ‘Saints Soiree’ which will be held at the Guejito Vineyard on October 2, and the Scramble Golf Event in April…
Kelly suggested an opportunity for a partnership with Escondido Sunrise Rotary through support of a middle school student to the LEAD program through District 5340 and also some hands on projects that the Club might undertake…
Kelly closed her remarks with a quote from Forest Witcraft describing the importance of our work on this earth in support of young people… A legacy that all Rotarians can understand and strive for…
Past President, Kelly Mayberry pictured with President Richard…
The Opportunity Drawing is Back…
Tickets are available at each Sunrise Rotary meeting…
Oops… No cards this week…
Perhaps the ‘card holder’ that forgot to bring them should help the pot continue to grow in spite of no opportunity last week??
See you in person on September 2…
Next Week’s Meeting:
Scott Peck, speaking about Holocaust Survivors…
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 September 2; 7:30 AM… Check President Richard’s email for the Zoom Link…
