Escondido Sunrise Rotary; Meeting to Serve our Community via Zoom; and “The New Rotary Year Begins; President Richard Agnew’s Vision for Sunrise Rotary in 2021-22… You are an Important Link in Our Success!!”… June 24, 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, some of us online…
But!! He had no bell… What??? Whatever has taken place with this chicanery as the new Rotary Year begins…
President Richard missing his bell… What me worry???
President Richard in his high tech wizardry, has a “virtual bell” Huh??
Special thanks to Past President, Rich Aeling for today’s meeting room rental support…
And, Sunrise Rotarians enjoying the fellowship of an in-person meeting…
As a Club, we honored our nation with a salute to our Flag, led by Sergeant at Arms, Gloria Lefler..
Past President, Jack Anderson, offered an invocation…
Guests and Visitors:
Kim Henson, a Prospective Member…
Now, some Sunrise Rotary member milestones…
Birthdays:
June 24: Judi Anderson; and Jack & Judi’s son, Todd sharing the special day with his Mom… And, a “milestone” birthday for Todd…Many Sunrise Rotarians will recall that Todd created the Escondido Sunrise Rotary banner design under the leadership of Past President, John Masson…
30: Dana Ommen… Another “milestone” birthday
July 3: Maria Luevanos
4: Past President, John Boyce
5: Andy Ommen
Anniversaries:
July 4: Past President, Mike and Nancy Dunlap
Rotary Anniversaries:
Doug Shultz, 6 years
Rotarians Having Fun and Serving…
All kinds of fun and service and fun…
Pictures are worth a thousand words…
San Pasqual Academy Luggage Donation…
Past President, Rich Aeling along with members of the Escondido Club gathered luggage for the graduating seniors at the Academy… Thankfully, Escondido Sunrise contributed not only luggage, but also the truck to transport it to the Academy… Thanks Rich!!
The Baja 250 on Video…
Club Secretary, John Schwab shared a very brief video clip of some cars blowing by in the desert… Stand back!!
Sunrise Rotarians Serving, and Announcements:
Mark you Calendars…
Note some service opportunities coming up…
NOTICE!!
Sunrise Rotary will be dark on July 1; the beginning of the long Independence Day weekend…
District 5340 Conference…
The District Conference will be held in Coronado September 10-12… Be there or be square…
Rotary Foundation Giving…
Past President and Foundation Chair, Kevin Svetich reported on Escondido Sunrise’s standing within District 5340… Recent reports via e-mail have us neck and neck with Encinitas Coastal Rotary for per capita giving…
High Fives:
Grandchildren Visiting from Albuquerque…
Past President, Brian Murphy was excited, his son and grandkids just arrived for a visit from Albuquerque…
Thank You Letter from the Escondido Arts Partnership…
Presidents Richard shared a letter thanking us for our Club’s financial support…
A Reminder: Sunrise Rotary Meetings Will Continue Each Week in Person…
President Richard will continue with our hybrid format; in person at “The Grand” and Zoom for those that cannot attend in person.
Program
President Richard Agnew led our program presentation, describing his experiences at the virtual Rotary International Convention in Taipei… Richard also set forth goals for this Rotary Year…
One of the Rotary International Goals expressed at the convention is increasing Rotary membership…
District Governor, Dan Gensler of the Coronado Club, will be at Escondido Sunrise during September…
Richard spoke about our meeting room situation, and the likelihood of us moving back to a restaurant setting. Cocina del Charro is not yet offering a breakfast meal, and their technical capabilities won’t allow us to do a hybrid presentation.
The meeting room at “The Grand” has a rental cost of $45 per meeting, Past President Jack Anderson will cover one meeting, and Past President Jim Ponder will cover two meetings in July…
President Richard shared the seven areas of service that were the focus of presentations at the International Conference.
Another aspect of importance is growing our connection with Rotaract, the college level Rotary organizations. With the RI interest and goal in increasing membership, the effort will be to engage the Rotaract members so that they transition to full Rotary membership after college.
Another RI goal is to enhance our efforts as we “Serve to Change Lives” such that we increase diversity, equity and inclusion within our Rotary Club efforts.
Speaking of the RI theme of “Serve to Change Lives”, President Richard enumerated many of our programs that do change lives; including our efforts with scholarships, house-building in Tijuana, support for homeless veterans, support for youth through RYLA, providing “ and our efforts with the Guatemala Literacy project and our support for Multiple Sclerosis…
President Richard outlined goals and plans for the new Rotary Year including:
Meeting in Person
Re-establishing our door prize ticket drawings
Participating in ‘hands-on’ community service projects
Increasing membership
Strengthening our Social Media presence
Enjoying more social events
And conducting the best ‘Grape Day 5K Plus 1” event…
Escondido Sunrise Rotary Leadership for 2021-22
See you in person on July 8th…
Next Week’s Meeting:
Varinda Missett from the Interfaith Community Services Organization will be our speaker…
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 GRAND’ IN PERSON… OR ONLINE… Next meeting; Thursday July 8; 7:30 AM… Check President Richard’s email for the Zoom Link…
