Escondido Sunrise Rotary; Meeting to Serve our Community in Person and via Zoom; and “California Women in Leadership”… April 7, 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 Joe Holtz…
And, an invocation was offered by Past President, Jack Anderson …
Guests and Visitors:
Dane White was Tina Pope’s guest…
Cheryl Engdahl was Judy Fitzgerald’s guest…
Welcome to Escondido Sunrise Rotary…
Now, some Sunrise Rotary member milestones…
Birthdays:
April 7: Debbie Svetich
Happy Birthday Blessings…
Anniversaries:
April 8: President Elect, Tina and Alan Pope; 35 Years
Congratulations and many happy returns…
Rotary Anniversaries:
President Elect, Tina Pope, 5 years
Past President, Tony Criss, 10 years
Future President, Andy Ommen, 14 years
Congratulations to all of you for your continued Sunrise Rotary service…
Sunrise Rotarians Serving, and Announcements:
Mark you Calendars…
Note some service opportunities coming up…
San Pasqual Union School Entry Sign is Complete and Sporting a New Look…
This project is complete and the sign is in place…
The following photos show the work and the before and after photos of the project…
Past President, Rich Aeling commented on the work effort and thanked several individuals for their work on the project, including: Brad Allaband, Only Roofing, Dixieline Lumber, and Past President, George Beitner and All Star signs…
Past President, Jim Ponder shared thank you comments from Past President, Kelly Mayberry, a Board Member of the San Pasqual Union School Foundation…
Special Club Meeting on Wednesday May 4 at the California Center for the Arts…
On Wednesday May 4 at 7:00 AM, our meeting will be part of the Palomar College event at the Arts Center. As part of the morning’s event, John Masson, Past President if Sunrise Rotary and a City Council member, will be posthumously honored with the 2022 Comet Award from the Palomar College Foundation…
Plan to attend…
Neighborhood Health to Become a Regular Part of “Feeding San Diego’s” Efforts to Support Community Hunger… Volunteers needed…
President Elect, Tina Pope shared that food distribution from Feeding San Diego, through the efforts of Neighborhood Health will take place on the 1st and 3rd Saturday’s, beginning April 2 …
Volunteers are needed to help with food distribution.. The events will run from 12 Noon to 3 PM on those Saturdays… Look for an email from Tina with details…
Escondido Sunrise will engage with this support effort as our “Rotarians at Work Day” on Saturday May 7…
District Rotary Golf Returns…
A District 5340 golf event will take place on Tuesday April 26 at the Rancho Bernardo Inn… Past President, Scott Putnicki is taking signups for the event…
Special Multi-Club Meeting to be Held on May 24 at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park…
More information will follow, but mark your calendars for this meeting with all of the Escondido Rotary Clubs…
Rotarians Having Fun and Serving…
All kinds of fun and service and fun…
Pictures are worth a thousand words…
Donna Aeling Celebrates Her Birthday in Fine Fashion…
Another month-long birthday celebration for Donna was concluded with a cajun crab dinner… “Break those claws”…
The Long-Horn Sheep Overtake the Golf Course…
Surprises never cease for Past President, Rich Aeling… His golf outing was joined by some long-horn sheep in Borrego Springs…
March Madness Fun…
Past President Rich Aeling hosted a “March Madness” night to enjoy the NCAA Basketball Championship game… As fate would have it, Rich’s ‘luck-of-the-draw’ Kansas team pulled out a second half win over North Carolina… Rich pleaded the ‘fifth’ as to the team draws…
Hi-Fives…
Cinco De Mayo at Fix Auto…
Judy Fitzgerald invited all Sunrise Rotarians to join her “Margarita Madness” fun at Fix Auto on May 5… Activities begin at 5PM… Contact Judy for details…
Escondido Chamber Golf Challenge is May 6…
John Schwab reported that the Chamber Golf Challenge will take place at the Vineyard Golf Course on May 6…
Polio Plus Contributions are Always Welcome…
SGT at Arms, Gloria Lefler reminded Sunrise Rotarians that the Polio Plus Jar is always open to donations at every meeting…
Program
June Cutter, President of the California Women in Leadership Association was our speaker, introduced by Doug Shultz… June is an attorney, and previously ran as a California State Assembly candidate against Brian Mainschein in a North San Diego District…
June began her presentation focusing on the need for women to become candidates in local, regional and statewide races… The California Women in Leadership organization is non-partisan, however is center-right based… In addition to the not-for-profit organization, they also have a PAC to support women candidates…
June Cutter speaking to Sunrise Rotarians…
June’s presentation continued to show data regarding women in our communities and their strength in numbers, strength as decision makers and as economic strength in our communities…
The California Women in Leadership organization has expanded its efforts to support and encourage women in political roles throughout the country…
Data backs up the fact that more women are registered voters and they vote more often than men…
June shared many slides with information supporting the data about the power available among women leaders…
She shared the comment that change in local, regional and state politics involves both the right message, and the right messenger…
She shared a quote from Margaret Thatcher, former British Prime Minister as she concluded her presentation…
June Cutter pictured with President Richard…
The Opportunity Drawing…
Big Opportunity this week was $117… Mark Quick had the ‘lucky’ ticket, but drew the unlucky card…
Past President, Jack Anderson held the consolation ticket and the second prize of $11… A nice, modest lunch awaits…
See you in Person or on line on April 14…
Next Week’s Meeting:
Will be in person and on line… We will meet at 7:30 AM at the Greater Escondido Chamber of Commerce, 720 N. Broadway…
Our program will be Dennis Smith with an Educational Program…
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 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; Thursday, April 14; 7:30 AM… Check President Richard’s email for the Zoom Link…
