Escondido Sunrise Rotary; Meeting to Serve our Community in Person and via Zoom; and “Technology and Its Impact on us for the Future”… April 14, 2022
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…
The President’s Gavel is Missing…
The meeting was intended to begin with the gavel resonating off the esteemed Presidential Bell… The gavel was no where to be found and a makeshift device was used …
Past President, Mike O’Malley happened to have a substitute gavel which was ceremoniously presented to President Richard…
Hope remains that the ‘real gavel’ will be located and returned to President Richard…
As a Club, we honored our nation with a salute to our Flag led by Judy Fitzgerald…
And, an invocation was offered by Kim Henson…
Guests and Visitors:
None this week…
Now, some Sunrise Rotary member milestones…
Birthdays:
April 17: Becky Lund
Happy Birthday Blessings…
Anniversaries:
None this week…
Rotary Anniversaries:
None this week…
Sunrise Rotarians Serving, and Announcements:
Mark you Calendars…
Note some service opportunities coming up…
Special Club Meeting on Wednesday May 4 at the California Center for the Arts…
On Wednesday May 4 at 7:00 AM, our meeting will be part of the Palomar College event at the Arts Center. As part of the morning’s event, John Masson, Past President if Sunrise Rotary and a City Council member, will be posthumously honored with the 2022 Comet Award from the Palomar College Foundation…
Plan to attend…
There will not be a regular Sunrise Rotary meeting on Thursday morning, May 5…
Neighborhood Health to Become a Regular Part of “Feeding San Diego’s” Efforts to Support Community Hunger… Volunteers needed…
President Elect, Tina Pope shared that food distribution from Feeding San Diego, through the efforts of Neighborhood Health will take place on the 1st and 3rd Saturday’s… The events take place at Neighborhood Health offices at 425 North Date St. …
Volunteers are needed to help with food distribution.. The events run from 12 Noon to 3 PM on those Saturdays… Look for an email from Tina with details…
Escondido Sunrise will engage with this support effort as our “Rotarians at Work Day” on Saturday May 7…
“Be There”…
Special Multi-Club Meeting to be Held on May 24 at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park…
More information will follow, but mark your calendars for this meeting with all of the Escondido Rotary Clubs…
District Rotary Golf Returns…
A District 5340 golf event will take place on Tuesday April 26 at the Rancho Bernardo Inn… Past President, Scott Putnicki is taking signups for the event…
Rotarians Having Fun and Serving…
All kinds of fun and service and fun…
Pictures are worth a thousand words…
The Joy in Touching All the Bases…
JD Mayberry hit a home run (inside the park of course) and experienced great joy as did his Mom, Past President, Kelly and his grandparents, Past President, Jim and Carol Ponder…
A memory for all time…
A Beautiful Evening on San Diego Bay to Celebrate an Anniversary…
President Elect, Tina Pope and Allen enjoyed a perfect evening on San Diego Bay celebrating their 33rd anniversary…
Hi-Fives…
The End of the Rotary Year is Approaching; an Opportunity to Support the Rotary Foundation…
Rotary Foundation Chair, and Past President, Kevin Svetich reminded Sunrise Rotarians of the end of the Rotary Year for donating to the Foundation is June 30… Consider your options and “write that check”…
Cinco De Mayo at Fix Auto…
Judy Fitzgerald invited all Sunrise Rotarians to join her “Margarita Madness” fun at Fix Auto on May 5… Activities begin at 5PM… Contact Judy for details…
An Upcoming Wedding for the Pope Family…
President Elect, Tina Pope announced that her daughter, Liz, is being married this weekend…
Congratulations!!
A Reminder; Club Program Guidelines…
President Richard reminded members that when you consider a program and speaker for a meeting, the speaker should know what Rotary is, and what we do as an organization… And topics should be appropriately broad and encompassing to enlighten all members…
Program
An invited speaker was not able to join our meeting due to a conflict… President Richard shared his perspectives on “Technology and the Future”…
Richard began his presentation with some background on his personal connection to technology… From the first computer in the family to some experience in programing… Then, realizing that his real interest was in technology applications and elements of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning, he embarked on his current career in technology, that being operational applications…
President Richard speaking to Sunrise Rotarians…
That first home computer...
Variations of Technology Applications...
We all remember “The Jetsons” with technology in the home…
Home delivery of items and the appropriate security measures for such deliveries…
To transportations such as 3D printed motorcycles and cars to autonomous drivers…
Along comes aviation-related advancements…
And mobile grocery stores…
And of course, work support...
Agricultural uses that enable technology used in spraying fertilizers and pesticides…
And, of course human companion robots… You can imagine the optional uses that can be created for these characters…
And also, entertainment, including autonomous race cars…
And finally, technology applied to health care, enable paralytics to walk through the use of exo-skeletons…
The Opportunity Drawing…
Big Opportunity this week was $160… Past President, John Boyce had the ‘lucky’ ticket, but drew the unlucky card…
Past President, George Beitner held the consolation ticket and the second prize of $22… A nice, modest lunch awaits…
See you in Person or on line on April 21…
Next Week’s Meeting:
Will be in person and on line… We will meet at 7:30 AM at the Greater Escondido Chamber of Commerce, 720 N. Broadway…
Our program will be San Diego County Supervisor, Jim Desmond…
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 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; Thursday, April 21; 7:30 AM… Check President Richard’s email for the Zoom Link…
