Escondido Sunrise Rotary; Meeting to Serve our Community via Zoom; and “County Supervisor Jim Desmond with an Update on COVID-19 in San Diego County…” July 9, 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 July 9… Sunrise Rotary members talking about service and connecting through fellowship in new ways…
President Chris’ initial meeting with his gavel and bell… What an amazing beginning to a new year of Rotary leadership.
Gloria Lefler led the pledge to our nation’s Flag… Along with a vocal rendition of the pledge…
Past President Jack Anderson offered an invocation with heartfelt thankfulness that we survived COVID-19 and President Brian’s reign…
Guests and Visitors:
None today
Now, some Sunrise Rotary member milestones…
Birthdays:
July 3: Maria Luevanos
4: Past President John Boyce
5: Andy Ommen
10: Tina Pope
15: Past President Kevin Svetich
Cathy Johnson
Happy Birthday Blessings to all!!
Anniversaries:
July 4: Past President Mike and Nancy Dunlap; 29 years
8: Past President Kevin and Debbie Svetich; 14 years
Rotary Anniversaries:
July 1: Bonnie Maloney; 3 years
Sunrise Rotarians Having Fun…
Past President Mike O’Malley’s fishing exploits have hit the news… As shown in Western Outdoor News, Mike landed this big one in the Sierras… Thanks to the excellent netting skills of Past President John Boyce… and, John’s boat…
Great catch Mike!!
Keep your ‘fun’ photos coming to President Brian…
Sunrise Rotarians Serving, and Announcements...
Past President Brian’s Demotion Dinner…
Due to COVID restrictions, the planned demotion dinner for July 18 has been postponed until a future date. Watch for announcements as to the rescheduled date…
This slide describes all of the upcoming goals and plans…
Included in the plans are the effort to prepare for District and International grants; Presidential citation plans, and Information on the District 5340 Governor’s Citation…
President Chris shared information from the Governor’s Celebration…
Two Sunrise Rotarians, Past President John Masson and Bill Dopp were remembered during the memoriam segment of the program…
Sunrise Rotarians were also recognized among donors to the Rotary Foundation… Past Presidents Barry Baker, Bob Burson and Jack Anderson were all acknowledged as Major Donors, Level 1…
Past President Dave Herbert was recognized as a member of the Rotary Foundation Bequest Society, Level II…
Congratulations to all of your for your continued, sustained support for the Rotary Foundation…
Sunrise Rotary was also recognized for our sustained Foundation support; “Every Rotarian, Every Year”… Shown in the slide are photos of Richard Agnew with District Governor Marta Knight, and Gloria Lefler at a food packing event…
The Governor’s Celebration was a great online happening, with lots of accolades for Escondido Sunrise Rotary… Unfortunately, President Chris was not in attendance on line… The Past Presidents group saw fit to bring him back into line… A $200 fine was unanimously approved by all Past Presidents in the meeting…
“We love you President Chris!!”
Presidential Transition…
A small gathering of Sunrise Rotary leaders gathered at Past President Brian’s home to facilitate the leadership transition to President Chris Miller.
Pictured are Past President Brian with President Chris… Also with Past President Brian is a very happy Nancy Murphy…
The transition included Past President Dave Herbert… And, certainly the transfer of ‘property’… A bell and a gavel…
High Fives...
Past President Rich Aeling presented the Sunrise Members with a plaque from SGT Chris Leso of the Escondido Police Department Cadet Program. Sunrise Rotary has consistently supported the annual training program for the members of the Cadet Program…
Program...
Past President George Beitner introduced San Diego County Supervisor Jim Desmond, representing District 5…
Supervisor Desmond represents the North County Coastal area, and works actively with Supervisor Kristen Gaspar as she serves the inland communities…
Jim spoke extensively about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the varied aspects of managing the aspects of county life; disease control, business and economic challenges and the impact on public services…
Supervisor Desmond speaking to Sunrise Rotarians on our Zoom meeting…
Supervisor Desmond shared statistics on the viral impact on county residents by age categories and spoke about the percentages of positive test results.
One of his primary concerns is to see that virus outbreaks are managed and that our economic resources can begin the road to recovery as soon as possible. He did speak about the impact of County resources being managed in light of control measures instituted by the State of California.
During the Q & A session, comments were focused on the impacts of land use planning by citizen initiative; namely the Newland Sierra project. He spoke about the continuing need for median-priced housing in San Diego County such that traffic issues stemming from Riverside County can be reduced.
Supervisor Desmond also spoke about the need for implementing traffic capital improvements through the sales tax measure approved by the voters which promised expansion to Highways 78 and 67… His concern included frustration with the change in weighted votes on SANDAG facilitated by legislation from Assembly member Lorena Gonzales that placed more weight on votes from Chula Vista and San Diego; thus leaving the North and East County areas sorely needing traffic improvements but not getting support from the SANDAG Board…
Next Week’s Meeting:
Ralph Tavares leading a discussion on the impacts of the COVID-19 Virus on local business…
The next meeting will be via Zoom on Thursday July 23…
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 July 16; 7:30 AM… Check Richard Agnew’s email for the Zoom Link…
