Escondido Sunrise Rotary; Meeting to Serve our Community via Zoom; and “The Escondido Arts Partnership; ‘Brightening Up’ Downtown Escondido”…and “A Potpourri of Sunrise Rotary Fun and Service”… March 4 and 11, 2021
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 March 4 and 11 … Sunrise Rotary members talking about service and connecting through fellowship in new ways…
President Chris opened the meeting… Even with a gavel and the familiar chime of a gavel striking a bell… A number of Sunrise Rotarians joined the Zoom meeting… Nice job all of you for joining us…
Each meeting began with a salute to our Nation’s Flag…
Invocations at the two meetings were offered by Gloria Lefler and Past President, Barry Baker…
Guests and Visitors:
None for this period…
Now, some Sunrise Rotary member milestones…
Birthdays:
March 4: Past President, Mike O’Malley
21: Carol Ponder
Anniversaries:
None for this period…
Rotary Anniversaries:
Past President Constance Larsen celebrated her Rotary Anniversary… She’s been serving with us since 2000; Thanks Constance for “Serving Above Self”…
Rotarians Having Fun and Serving…
All kinds of fun and service this week… Pictures are worth a thousand words…
Rotarian of the Month Recognition…
Past President Rich Aeling was honored with his ‘Rotarian of the Month’ award… President Chris bestowed the honor ‘from a distance’…
Rotarians ‘Thinking of and Caring for Others’…
A flower tribute was shared with Marcia Agnew on the passing of her mother…
Some Snow Fun…
Past President Jim and Carol Ponder enjoying some ‘Frozen Fun’…
Sunrise Rotarians Serving with Study Desks…
Along with Rotarians from the Escondido Club, we helped assemble wooden study desks for students’ home study…
And some more Fun from March 11…
Past President Barry Baker enjoying a meal with his ‘Centenarian’ mother…
Fun with Grandchildren…
Past President John and Donna Boyce getting their grandchild ‘fix’ X 4… Fun, fun…
So much fun helping Past President Brian Murphy cross the ‘octagenerian threshold’…
A little drive by, and a little Irish Cheer for our trend-setting Past President…
A truckload of Sunrise Rotarians…
Certificates verifying his age… ‘just count his teeth’…
And, more fun greetings…
Sunrise Rotarians Serving, and Announcements:
Mark you Calendars…
North County Veteran’s Stand Down Clothing Drive…
Past President Rich Aeling reported that the clothing drive will be held on Saturday March 20 from 8:00 - 11:00 AM at City Hall…
Support for Fisher House at Camp Pendleton
Past President George Beitner provided an update… Set for delivery on Wednesday, March 17…
Past Presidents, George Beitner, Dave Herbert and Jack Anderson accompanied by ‘Someday President’, Joe Holtz and Vicky Powell-Johnson of Fisher House, Camp Pendleton…
Golf Events
Commissioner of ‘Fore’, Past President Scott Putnicki shared information about upcoming golf events…
Rotary 5340 Golf; Monday April 5, 10:00 AM at St Mark Golf Club in San Marcos. Contact Scott Putnicki no later than March 26…
Chamber of Commerce Golf Challenge on April 23rd at the Vineyard. Shotgun start at 8:00 AM… Cost is $150 per person or $500 for a foursome…
Boys and Girls Club Fundraiser
Past President Rich Aeling mentioned to Club Members that the “Little Jumps, Big Changes” event was successfully concluded…In the photo is a happy ‘Boys and Girls Club’ member…
Escondido Education Foundation with a ‘Pop-Up’ at Glenview School…
Following our recent program featuring the Escondido Education Foundation; we have a photo of some Foundation Board members and District staff with one of their pop-up virtual education support devices…
Update from the Touch Kibera Foundation…
Our friend, Edwin Oketch in Kenya sent along a photo showing their continuing success with changing lives in the poverty-stricken Kibera district…
High Fives:
None this week…
Program:
The Program on March 4; The Escondido Arts Partnership, was Introduced by Past President Brian Murphy… Chrisanne Moats, Executive Director of the Partnership shared information about their programs and their goals of bringing beauty and activity to Grand Avenue…
The Arts Partnership celebrates the Escondido community with art as shown on this mural on the Juniper wall of their building…
The Arts Partnership features the work of over 500 local artists each year… And over 20,000 patrons visit the gallery and the exhibits each year…
An important show and exhibit each year is the ‘Wood, a Furniture Show’… Supported by our own Brian Murphy… Some amazing, functional art is always displayed…
The Partnership is also very active in helping young artists develop…Their ‘Emerging Artists’ exhibit each year features local student artists…
Some of the programs are held outdoors in the ‘Heritage Park’ at Grand and Juniper… A location that has been supported over the years by Sunrise Rotary…
And, the Partnership hosts the weekly ‘Escondido Certified Farmers Market’… Every Tuesday afternoon, locally grown produce is available to the community. The market is a part of the Partnerships diverse funding base…
And, finally, the Partnership hosts its annual fundraising event, ‘Panache’… Sunrise Rotary has been an active sponsor of the event for years, and is appropriately recognized for our support…
Next Week’s Meeting:
Lori Pfeiler, former Mayor and current Executive Director of San Diego Habitat for Humanity…
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…
Online Meetings:
Technical Support for Online Meetings:
Our on-line meetings continue to be technically managed by President Elect 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 March 25; 7:30 AM… Check President Chris’ or President Elect, Richard Agnew’s email for the Zoom Link…
