Escondido Sunrise Rotary; Meeting to Serve our Community in Person and via Zoom; and “Escondido Education Compact; Serving Escondido Youth and Families for Over 30 Years”…June 9, 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 Past President, Scott Putnicki…
And, an invocation was offered by Judy Fitzgerald…
Guests and Visitors:
None this week…
Now, some Sunrise Rotary member milestones…
Birthdays:
June 10: Shaina Harrington
13: Past President, Jim Lund
Anniversaries:
None this week…
Rotary Anniversaries:
None this week…
Sunrise Rotarians Serving, and Announcements:
Mark you Calendars…
Note some service opportunities coming up…
Super-Special Demotion Event… Three Presidents to be Skewered and Roasted…
On Sunday, June 26 at the Ritz in downtown Escondido; a triple demotion will take place… Past Presidents, Brian Murphy and Chris Miller, along with our current President, Richard will be appropriately recognized for their leadership of Escondido Sunrise Rotary…
A great tradition, these fun events are to be enjoyed to the fullest… Don’t miss it…
Cocktails and appetizers at 5:30 PM, followed by dinner and the demotion fun… RSVP through email to Past President, Rich Aeling…
Feeding San Diego Continues with Neighborhood Health…
Distribution of food items takes place on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays at Neighborhood Health headquarters, 425 North Date St. … From Noon to 3 PM on those days; volunteers are always welcomed… Contact Tina Pope to volunteer…
Grape Day 5K is Coming… October 8…
All Sunrise Rotarians have the information to set up their individual fundraising page…
The teams are set…
And, some funds have been raised through two weeks… $4,100 reported towards our goal of $125,000…
Clubrunner and Classy Familiarization Evening…
Soon-to-be-President, Tina Pope announced that there will be a Clubrunner and ‘Classy’ familiarization (read training) night on June 28 at Past President, Rich Aeling’s home…
A chance for all involved with Club Leadership to re-familiarize themselves with all the Clubrunner attributes… And to become more familiar with how ‘Classy’ works as Escondido Sunrise works to raised funds with the Grape Day 5K…
Final Board Meeting of the Year at President Richard’s Home…
This Rotary Year is fast coming to a close… There will be a wrap-up Board Meeting at President Richard’s home on June 15… Be there!!
Rotarians Having Fun and Serving…
All kinds of fun and service and fun…
Pictures are worth a thousand words…
A “Blast from the Past”… Past President, Jack Anderson “Modeling” a hand-made ensemble…
Many years ago, Jack was part of a Sunrise Rotary event held at Past President, Jim Ponder’s home… “Dressing” him in newsprint was similar to an exercise at the RYLA leadership camp… Only Past President, Kevin Svetich knows the “when, and where”…And, the cup size...
You wear the Daily News well, Jack…
Mammoth Lakes are Calling… And the Fish are Biting…
Past Presidents, Jim Ponder; George Beitner and John Boyce… scared the fish on the easter Sierras… 30 fish in one day among the enterprising Rotarians…
Ready with all the gear…
And wrapping the successful day with some local brew product…
And, some special treats from Mammoth for the President… Past President, John Boyce shares the booty…
Catching some Big Fish in La Paz, Mexico… and, Enjoying some Palm Canyon Attractions…
Past President, Mike Muehl enjoyed some Rooster Fish angling in La Paz… Then enjoyed some family time in the water falls of Tahquitz Canyon in Palm Springs…
Hi-Fives…
President, Elect Tina Pope Just Returned from the Rotary International Convention in Houston…
Tina share about the fellowship and the opportunity to meet Rotarians from around the world… Most moving was the delegation from Ukraine and the process they needed to use to leave their war-torn county to meet with Rotarians from around the world…
Tina brought some goodies for President Richard, including a Rotary mug…
Program
Past President, Jack Anderson introduced the program for the day… The Education Compact has been serving Escondido youth and families for 32 years…
Past President Jack has been a Compact Board Member since Compact was founded and he has served as Board Chair during his service tenure… Patty Huerta has served as Executive Director for 22 years, and has guided the staff towards their mission fulfillment as a “Unique and innovative organization designed to create and implement high quality programs and services for individuals to reach their fullest potential.”…
Compact exists to support youth and their families in such areas as prevention, intervention, and leadership development… All of Compact’s efforts focus on a healthy and safe community, enabling young people to complete their education while staying off of addictions…
Patty Huerta of the Education Compact, speaking to Sunrise Rotarians…
Patty shared that many trends that our region faces include the fact that incarceration doesn’t work fo youth… But, prevention and intervention does…
Compact works through tiers of success through community assessment, division and engagement with the youth and their families…
A recent successful program has been the Achievement Center functions working closely with the Probation Department and providing ‘re-entry’ opportunities for youth that have been incarcerated…
Patty asked the Rotarians present to pair up and think for a moment about the challenges our community’s youth have faced during the pandemic… Members shared concerns about isolation, anxiety, falling behind in school and similar outcomes of students being isolated from their normal avenues to achievement and success…
Past President, Jim Ponder shared the concerns identified by his group…
Compact works closely with both Escondido School Districts to better serve the youth; especially relative to opportunity and the economic disruption that families have experienced during the pandemic,,, Connecting with students and families by partnering with school staff have enabled continued building of success relationships, and providing predictability and consistency for the youth…
Compact was recently awarded a 5-year grant of $600,000 per year to join in a Community Assessment process to identify resources and provide individual support for youth and families in crisis…
Judy Fitzgerald shared her background, and information on dealing with challenged youth; specifically the need for diversion as incarceration leads to reduced self-value and recidivism…
One of Compact’s important challenges is the availability of space for programs and trainings to carry out the mission… Compact is in city-owned buildings, and is working with City staff for additional space next door to their current office on South Broadway…
Compact is always seeking volunteers to work as mentors with youth and to serve on ‘job-shadow’ projects and to speak about careers to high school youth… More information from Compact can be found at educationcompact.org
Patty Huerta, pictured with Sunrise Rotary President, Richard Agnew; Richard is presenting a donation check to Compact…
The Opportunity Drawing…
Big Opportunity this week was $280… Past President, Brian Murphy picked the lucky card… OOPS Brian, not so quick… The card was not so lucky…
The consolation prize was $17… Past President, Brian also had this lucky number and gets to enjoy a lunch on Rotary…
Next Week’s Meeting:
Will be in person and online at the Chamber of Commerce at 7:30 AM on June 16…
Our program will be the San Diego County District Attorney, Summer Stephan…
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; June 16, 7:30 AM at the Chamber of Commerce…
Check President Richard’s email for the reminder…
