Escondido Sunrise Rotary; Meeting to Serve our Community in Person and via Zoom; and “Merry Christmas Celebration and Happy New Year”… December 16, 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…
As a Club, we honored our nation with a salute to our Flag led by past President, Tony Criss…
And, an invocation was offered by Past President, Chris Miller…
President Rich is ‘Resplendent’ in his PJs… A challenge that was confirmed by our PJ donations exceeding 200 pair for Ronald McDonald House…
Guests and Visitors:
Past President, Rich Aeling’s cousin, Andy joined us for the Christmas festivities…
Now, some Sunrise Rotary member milestones…
Birthdays:
December 20: Nancy Murphy
25: Membership Chair, Joe Holtz
26: Past President, Rich Aeling
31: Lee Baker
January 3: Donna Boyce
3: President Elect-Elect, Mark Maus
Happy Birthday Blessings to all of you…
Anniversaries:
December 20: Ralph and Silvana Tavares; 41 years
21: Past President, Jim and Becky Lund, 47 years
21: Past President, Alan Miller and Lorraine Paige, 39 years
22: Doug and Natalie Shultz, 14 years
January 2: Past President, Constance Larsen and Bob Witte, 35 years
3: Chris and Kristin Leso, 21 years
197 years combined of marriage commitment… Anniversary blessings to all the couples…
Rotary Anniversaries:
December 31: Silas Harrington, 12 years
January 1: Past President, Jeff Johnson, 30 years
2: Past President, Mike Dunlap, 37 years
5: Past President, Jack Anderson, 42 years
5: Past President, George Beitner, 23 years
144 combined years of Rotary Service to our community and the Rotary world… Congratulations to all for your commitment to “Service Above Self”…
Sunrise Rotarians Serving, and Announcements:
Mark you Calendars…
Note some service opportunities coming up…
Salvation Army Bell-Ringing Update…
Kim Henson thanked all the bell-ringers… And, she conducted a drawing among all those that volunteered for this important community service…
Gerry Fay was the lucky volunteer; he will enjoy some extra Christmas Cheer…
And a special thanks to Kim for coordinating this important project…
Well done Kim!!
Past President, Rich Aeling shared information on the very successful “Bikes for Kids” project…
The “Bike Build” took place on Saturday, December 11 at Aelott’s facility…
110 bikes were built; 90 shared with Marine Corps families at Camp Pendleton in cooperation with the YMCA…And, 20 shared with youth at the Boys and Girls Club in Escondido…
The photos below depict the assembly effort, the proper disposal of the cardboard cartons (thanks Kendra Koed), and the delivery to Camp Pendleton…
Rotary Foundation Recognition…
President Richard presented the Major Donor Recognition Award to Floyd Farley… Thanks, Floyd for your sustained generosity…
PJ Drive a Huge Success…
Past President, Kevin Svetich shared specific information regarding the PJ Drive for kids and family members at Ronald McDonald House.
Judy Fitzgerald shared information about her outreach for PJs, including gathering them at the Farm Stand… More success for an outstanding project…
Sunrise Rotary, First Lady, Marcia Agnew garnered a front page photo in the “North County Times” as she delivered PJs and other items to the “Community in Unity” event…
A bit too much publicity for our humble President… Garnered a $75 fine for President Richard; unanimously approved by the Council of Past Presidents…
Rotarians Having Fun and Serving…
All kinds of fun and service and fun…
Pictures are worth a thousand words…
Lots of fun at the Christmas Breakfast and Gift Exchange…
A fun time for all with some exotic Christmas gifts opened, stolen, and then stolen again…
Thanks to Past President Rich Aeling for arranging the great catered Christmas Breakfast…
President Elect, Tina Pope will have some fun next time she’s on the “loo” as she does a little ‘fishing’…
Past President, Mike Muehl garnered the ever-favorite “Fish”… Look for it again next year…
Past President, Brian Murphy has the ever-reliable ‘Irish Sense’ as he 'divined' a bottle of Jameson’s from among all the gifts….
Kendra Koed’s gift was perfectly suited for her…. The game, “Grounded for Life”… May be some truth in that prize… The story is she is not grounded from Rotary participation, nor from her regular dram of Bourbon…
And, Past President, Jeff Epp will sleep snugly with his new PJs…
Enjoy, although they may be commandeered by Sue…
The Opportunity Drawing is Back…
Tickets are available at each Sunrise Rotary meeting…
The top prize this week was $948… Past President, John Boyce had the winning ticket, but couldn’t find the Joker in the ‘mess’ of 11 cards… Sorry John!
The lunch money was $47… The winning ticket also held by Past President, Kevin Svetich…
See you on line on January 6…
Note from the President…
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Due to the increases in Covid cases and the Omicron variant we have decided to go back to virtual meetings for this month. We will plan to meet virtually by Zoom for all our meetings in January and will hope to return to meeting in person at the Chamber again in February.
I will send out a reminder of the meeting information later today or tomorrow.
Hope to see you all virtually on Thursday morning.
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Next Week’s Meeting:
Will be on line as the Omicron variant is kicking up it’s ugly heels…
Watch for the Zoom link information from President Richard…
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…
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…… ONLINE… Next meeting; Thursday, January 6; 7:30 AM… Check President Richard’s email for the Zoom Link…
