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Escondido Sunrise Rotary; Meeting to Serve our Community in Person and via Zoom; and “Thanksgiving Fellowship”                       November 17, 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…
 
 
As a Club, we honored our nation with a salute to our Flag led by Scott Putnicki and, an invocation was offered by Jim Ponder……
 
 
 
Fellowship Time with Pics: Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!! So much to be grateful for!!
 
 
 
 
Guests & Visitors:
Renata Sahigian – President of the North County Society of MS organization
Marie Schwab (better half of John)
Connie Criss (aka better half of Tony)
 
 
 
Congratulations were handed out to Dane White, our new Escondido mayor. Way to go Dane!!!
 
 
 
Now, some Sunrise Rotary member milestones…
 
Birthdays:
Doug Schultz – 11/17
John Schwab – 11/18
Chris Miller – 11/28
Geni Holtz (spouse of Joe) – 11/19
        
 
Anniversaries:
 
Wedding Anniversary:
Scott & Pam Putnicki, 48 years on 11/29
 
 
Rotarian Anniversaries:
Dave Hebert has been serving this club for 26 years
 
 
Rotarians Having Fun and Serving…
All kinds of fun and service and fun…
Pictures are worth a thousand words….
 
 
 
 
Cigar weekend in Vegas was a huge success, Gerry Fay, Rich Aeling, Brad Alband and several others thoroughly enjoyed themselves, you can see in the pics how much fun they had
 
 
 
High Five’s & Announcements:
 
Rich Aeling and several other members went on a scouting weekend to organize the Mexicali build. This year we will be constructing 2 medical buildings and we will need many volunteers for this. It will be the weekend of March 23rd, details to follow. The budget is $8k-$10k
 
Also, the pajama drive is in full swing, it’s not too late to bring in those much-needed p.j.’s for the “Friends of Scott Foundation” that benefits kids with cancer. Give all pajamas to Kevin Svetich.
The bike build is on 12/10 which will be at Aelott on Mission. We need lots of hands for that
 
 
Our very thoughtful and generous president Tina gave out thank you gifts for going the extra mile. Thank you, Tina, for always recognizing a job well done!! There was a special presentation to Rich Aeling, someone who constantly and selflessly gives so much of his time. Good job everyone, we are the best club out there and it’s because of our members!!
 
 
We welcomed up Renata Sahigian and presented her with a check in the amount of $25,000 from the proceeds raised at the annual 5k that was in October. Jim Ponder made the presentation and showed a video. Renata spoke and thanked everyone for all that has been done to help the MS organization.
 
 
Mark Your Calendar:
 
 
 
 
Opportunity Drawing:
 
$660 in the pot and John Boyce was eager to win it but sadly no joker and Gerry Fay was the lucky winner with a $24 lunch
 
 
 
Next Week’s Meeting:
Closing: President Tina Pope rang the bell and closed out the meeting.
Will be in person and online at the Chamber of Commerce at 7:30 AM on December 1st..…
 
 
 
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 Past 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; December 1st, 7:30 AM at the Chamber of Commerce…
Check President Tina’s email for the reminder…