Escondido Sunrise Rotary; Meeting to Serve our Community in Person and via Zoom; and “Healthy Eating Through ‘Fresh Creations’…” August 19, 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 hybrid format… Many of us in person, a few of us online…
And, he has his Presidential Bell… His virtual bell was present…
President Richard explaining some of our new images on Zoom... For those meeting with us on-line...
As a Club, we honored our nation with a salute to our Flag, led by new member, Mark Quick…
And, an invocation was offered by Past President, Jack Anderson, praying for an end to the turmoil in Afghanistan and for protection for all of those that have benefitted from Rotary projects in Afghanistan…
Guests and Visitors:
Tina Inscoe was a guest this week; And soon to be our newest member… Welcome Tina!!
Now, some Sunrise Rotary member milestones…
Birthdays:
August 26: Brad Allaband; Happy Birthday Brad!!
Anniversaries:
None this week…
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 Ponders Celebrate a ‘Mountain Top’ Experience…
Past President, Jim Ponder and Carol with grandson JD… in Yosemite with a ‘Top O’ The Dome’ experience for JD…
Also some video footage was shared of a harrowing quad ride through water, over trails and all kinds of ‘safe fun’…
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…
District Live and On-Line Auction Supported by Wine Gift…
Escondido Sunrise compiled a fine ‘wine cellar’ addition for the District’s auction activity…
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… More details below...
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…
New meeting location...
Global Grants Within the Rotary Foundation Continue…
Past President, Mike Dunlap shared an update on the Global Grant process within the District. He also shared that we will continue supporting the Guatemala Literacy Program, and that we have a new student that we will be sponsoring…
Past President, Mike Dunlap sharing information on Global Grants…
Update on Rotary Programs in Afghanistan Under Siege with the US Pullout of Military Support for the Afghan Government…
Past President Jim Ponder shared more details on the status of Rotary Programs that have been supported over the last 20 years in Afghanistan…
Club Members received updates from Past District Governor, Steve Brown on the status of school and vocational programs that had benefitted many Afghanis over the last several years through Rotary Foundation efforts. Jim highlighted some of those details after conversations with Steve and a fellow member of the LaJolla Golden Triangle Club that have spearheaded much of our District’s involvement over the years in Afghanistan…
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… $9.169 has been collected to date… And, another gift disclosed at the meeting, put us over the $1,000 mark…
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
‘Fresh Creations’ was our topic, introduced by Past President, Jim Ponder…
Nicole Estrada, a neighbor and friend to Past President Kelly Mayberry, was our speaker. A catering and personal chef, Nicole ‘earned her stripes’ in the corporate world, however was drawn to healthy cooking and eating because of health issues experienced by her parents that could have been overcome with proper eating habits. Nicole is a Rotarian and a member of the Escondido Rotary Club…
Nicole Estrada speaking to Sunrise Rotarians…
Nicole described the benefits of eating the right foods as helping our bodies with memory functions… She also shared that the brain is over 40% fat, and the food we eat needs to contribute to the well-functioning of our brains and our entire bodies…
The biggest motivation for her in changing her life career direction by attending culinary school, was the impact on poor eating habits negatively affecting the health of her loved ones…
Nicole described the use of sugar substitutes, such as ‘Monk Fruit’ sweetener, and the value of wild foods such as wild blueberries… She also shared that many of the healthy foods she was describing are available at local stores like Trader Joes and Costco…
Nicole prepared some treats for us indulging some “Chia Pudding”…
Nicole also described the value of non-dairy products such as oat milk, almond mild land low-fat coconut milk…
Nicole’s company provides catering and personal chef services… She described circumstances where her efforts are focused on helping people with eating disorders to gain proper nutrition…
Nicole was also concerned about the health of President Richard’s precious bell… She is shown her adding some healthy support to the bell… Hopefully enabling the bell to avoid being stolen and abused with bad food…
Nicole’s company and the resources she provides were included in a handout shared with all Club Members and can be found on her website at freshcreationssd.com…
Nicole Estrada pictured with President Richard…
The Opportunity Drawing is Back…
Tickets are available at each Sunrise Rotary meeting…
$551 in the big pot… New Member, Jerry Fay had the lucky ticket, but no luck finding the lucky card…
$17… And the small pot goes to Past President, Rich Aeling…
See you in person or on-line on August 26…
Next Week’s Meeting:
Clint Bell of the San Pasqual Foundation…
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 August 26; 7:30 AM… Check President Richard’s email for the Zoom Link…
