Escondido Sunrise Rotary; Meeting to Serve our Community via Zoom; and “San Diego Urban Corps; Serving our Communities and Developing our Young Workers”… August 20, 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 August 13… Sunrise Rotary members talking about service and connecting through fellowship in new ways…
President Chris opened the meeting… Even with a gavel and a bell… 22 Sunrise Rotarians joined the Zoom meeting…
Past President John Boyce led the pledge to our nation’s Flag…
Some-day, Future President, Andy Ommen offered an invocation…
COVID-19 DOO…
President Chris proudly displayed his Covid haircut… Nice job Susie!! And, the Prez had a new mask… freshly made by a former underwear manufacturer… naturally, there were questions as to the skivvy style and cleanliness of the fabric…
Guests and Visitors:
None this week
Now, some Sunrise Rotary member milestones…
Birthdays:
August 23: Brad Allaband
23: Michael Maloney
26: Past President Dave Casey
Anniversaries:
None this week
Rotary Anniversaries:
None this week
Sunrise Rotarians Having Fun…
Past President Kelly Mayberry, her son, JD and his Grandpa having some fun… JD with a 5 Lb. Rainbow trout, and some off-roading in a quad…
Some memory photos from a Mt Whitney trek which included Past Presidents George Beitner, Tony Criss, Mark Hoekstra and Jim Ponder…among others; Along with a mystery woman from Orange County who ‘skipped’ down the trail shutting down the Sunrise Rotary men…
And, on the same Whitney trek, Past President Mark Hoekstra chowing down on the best burger in the Sierra Nevada range…
Keep your ‘fun’ photos coming to President Chris…
Sunrise Rotarians Serving, and Announcements:
Fundraising Event for Police Officer Brett Byler…
Past President Rich Aeling announced that there is a fundraising event set for Escondido Police Officer, Brett Byler… Brett is fighting brain cancer… The event is at the Sierra Madre Cantina (Felicita & Centre City Pkwy in the Von’s Center) on Saturday August 29 from noon to 4 PM… Dine in or Take Out; a portion of the proceeds go to the family as do all of the tips… Rich stated that Sunrise Rotary would donate some of the funds we collected for the ‘food for first responders’ effort…
District Governor Steve Weitzen will Join us on September 17
District Governor, Steve Weitzen will attend our Sunrise Rotary meeting on September 17… Plan on attending via Zoom!!
Highway 78 Club to Join with Other Clubs for a North County Service Project…
Planning is underway for a September 20 joint clubs service project… Watch for more information to come…
Feeding San Diego Support
President Chris announced that Sunrise Rotary will use some of our funds raised for feeding first responders to support Feeding San Diego. There may be some Sunrise Members that wish to volunteer for delivery services; if so, contact the Prez… Other members may wish to donate along with the Club’s funds, you can be billed… Contact Treasurer and Past President Bob Burson to commit your $$$…
Special Announcement:
Grape Day 5K Fundraising Teams are Set!!
President-Elect Richard Agnew and Past President Jim Ponder shared details of the website for donations… Richard will be conducting some workshops to help members set up their fundraising pages…
Past President Jim also showed pics of the event tee-shirt… The special design will commemorate the year 2020… Our special virtual race event and the 10th anniversary of the Grape Day 5K…
10th Anniversary Grape Day 5K Commemorative Tee Shirt
Participants signing up for the event, which will take place October 24 (but a participant can complete their 5K whenever they choose) will receive their shirt, medal and other goodies by mail. A single option sign-up will include their registration and all goodies for a single charge of $25…
This is an ‘ALL HANDS’ effort… Your Club and your community need your active support…
High Fives:
Past President Scott Putnicki shared about an upcoming Sunrise Rotary Golf event… Set for Friday September 11 at the Vineyard Golf Course… Tee time is 12 Noon…
Past President Kelly Ponder had a virtual gift for President Chris from her recent trip to Mammoth… Some delicious Nut Brown Ale from the Mammoth Brewery… Kelly promised to get it to Chris soon… before the bottle is mysteriously emptied…
Program:
Past President George Beitner introduced our program speaker, Lauren Welch of the San Diego Urban Corps. Lauren was speaking to us from Monterrey as her husband is in the military… Lauren oversees marketing and grants for the San Diego Corps, and in the past year has been responsible for obtaining over $3 million in grants and contracts for the San Diego Corps.
The Urban Corps is part of the California Conservation Corps, with centers in major population areas throughout the state. The San Diego Corps Center is in Old Town San Diego, with a new North County Corps Center just opening in Escondido.
The Urban Corps serves young people from the ages of 18-26 and provides programs that include work skills development, english acquisition and encompasses a charter school for the educational programs.
Corps members attend school 1-2 days per week depending on their educational needs and goals, and work 2-4 days per week. Case management services are also offered to the youth depending on their needs.
Many of the work projects are undertaken with local government agencies and include environmental projects such as clean ups and tree planting along with recycling programs. Some work also involves construction as they work with Habitat for Humanity and will work on ‘weatherizing’ homes in economically challenged neighborhoods.
Corps projects for local agencies include payment by the contracting City or the County, and contract revenues support Corps operations and provide a wage for the Corps members…
The North County Corps Center is involved with many community projects...
Next Week’s Meeting:
Our program will be on the Escondido Police Department, presented by SGT Chris Leso…
The next meeting will be via Zoom on Thursday August 27…
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 August 27; 7:30 AM… Check Richard Agnew’s email for the Zoom Link…
