Escondido Sunrise Rotary; Meeting to Serve our Community via Zoom; and “The Legacy Endowment Foundation; Serving Philanthropically in the North County”… September 24, 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 September 24… Sunrise Rotary members talking about service and connecting through fellowship in new ways…
President Chris opened the meeting… Even with a gavel and the familiar chime of a gavel striking a bell… 25 Sunrise Rotarians joined the Zoom meeting… Nice job all of you for joining us…
Past President Rich Aeling led the pledge to our nation’s Flag…
Past President Kelly Ponder offered an invocation…
Guests and Visitors:
None this week
Now, some Sunrise Rotary member milestones…
Birthdays:
September 25: Past President, Scott Putnicki
Anniversaries:
September 29: Bonnie and Michael Maloney… 25 years… Congratulations!!
Rotary Anniversaries:
September 28: Dave Luevanos three years…
Sunrise Rotary Club Milestones
Our newest member, SGT Chris Leso, received his new member packet of critical information from Membership Chair, Joe Holtz…Chris and Joe are pictured at the Escondido Police Department… And thankfully, Joe is not in the ‘holding cell’…
Welcome again to Chris…
Sunrise Rotarians Having Fun…
Past President Brian Murphy proudly shared a photo of his granddaughter, Jenna… Jenna is shown celebrating her ‘Sweet 16’ Birthday… in Albuquerque New Mexico…
Happy Birthday Jenna!!
President Chris shared a photo with a ‘Blast from the Past’ at the Grape Day 5K Event in 2012… Chris and Sami were enjoying the community connections at our 3rd annual event…
Past President, Mike Dunlap was busy harvesting grapes… With an overabundance of fine wine on hand, Mike and Nancy donated the grapes to the Food Bank… Nice Work, Mike and Nancy!!
Keep your ‘fun’ photos coming to President Chris…
Sunrise Rotarians Serving, and Announcements:
Youth Protection Certification
President Chris reminded all that Youth Protection Certification is required if you work with youth in any of our programs.
Past President Mike O’Malley oversees the certification and recently sent emails with the forms, procedure and all the details…
Project Mercy Tijuana House Build Project
Past President Rich Aeling reported on this next year’s Tijuana House Build Project; he reported that due to the Covid pandemic, our project will entail constructing the frame elements of the house in San Ysidro from which they will be transported across the border to the project site. Likely to take place on a Friday in March, 2021… Watch for more details.
Escondido East Rotary Thanksgiving Dinner Delivery
President Chris announced that East Rotary is seeking drivers to deliver meals on Thanksgiving Day… Contact is with Darrol Castor of the East Club, contact President Chris to volunteer and connect with Darrol.
Escondido Education Foundation; Need for Jump Ropes
Past President Barry Baker is on the Board of the Escondido Education Foundation, and they are seeking donations to provide jump ropes to schools so that students (involved in distance learning) can have some PE support while at home…
Past President Barry, ready to jump rope…
See you in person at an upcoming Sunrise Rotary meeting..
President Chris announced that plans are underway for one meeting a month to be held in person at Cocina Del Charro… Watch for details coming soon…
Guatemala Literacy Project
Escondido Sunrise will be joining this project along with 600 other clubs from 80 districts around the Rotary world. We were unable to secure global grant funds for this year, and this project became available to us as a participating club. Rotary International President, Ian Riseley calls this project, “The Gold Standard” of Rotary projects as it meets a real need in Guatemala, and it involves participation from through the globe… Since the project was initiated in 1997, over 225,000 students in Guatemala have been served by this effort…
Special Announcement:
Grape Day 5K Update:
President Elect Richard Agnew reported on the status of the event.
Total funds raised to date, not including the major sponsor support, is $16,042…Team standings and the funding total are shown in the following photo…
Make your contacts, and solicit your donors for support…
This is an ‘ALL HANDS’ effort… Your Club and your community need your active support…
High Fives:
President Elect-Elect Tina Pope raised a High Five to Past President Mike Dunlap for the donation of a case of wine to the Neighborhood Healthcare Gala virtual event… Great community support, Mike!
And, Tina proudly announced that her daughter Liz is enagaged… Congratulations to Liz and her intended…
Past President Dave Herbert announced a special gift of $50.00 to Team Dragon for being the first team to reach a $5,000 gift total… Thanks Dave!!
Dave also shared that he recently recorded his 100th shift at the Fire Lookout on Palomar Mountain… Nice work Dave!!
Program:
Past President Mike Dunlap introduced our speaker, Jean Larson, the Executive Director of the Legacy Endowment Foundation. Mike serves on the Board of the Foundation… And Jean is a member of the Rancho Bernardo Sunrise Rotary Club.
Jean spoke about the value of charitable organizations such as the Legacy Endowment Foundation; specifically, that charitable organizations provide support for needed community benefit programs so that government doesn’t have to provide for community needs. With that value, there are significant tax breaks for donors to foundations.
Jean Larson speaking to Sunrise Rotary Members…
Jean shared some facts about charitable organizations in America, and their value to their communities…
Jean also shared specific information about the role of the Boards of Directors of endowment foundations; such that they are responsible to ensure that donor wishes are fulfilled… She shared an example of a foundation established by Ben Franklin that was to provide scholarships for a period of 200 years… A Board’s responsibility is to ensure that funds are properly invested and then used for the purpose intended by the donor for the specified period of time.
Jean provided some specific information about the Legacy Endowment Foundation. Past President Mike shared that the Foundation is the vehicle supporting the ‘Cabins by the Lake’ project… The endowment for the Cabins by the Lake provides $30,000 per year for the various projects undertaken by the charity…
Next Week’s Meeting:
Our program will be Matt Foster speaking about the North County Veterans Stand Down…
The next meeting will be via Zoom on Thursday, October 1…
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 October 1; 7:30 AM… Check President Chris’ or Richard Agnew’s email for the Zoom Link…
