Congratulations to our own Carl Kruse, who has just been appointed to fill an 18-month opening on the Poway (CA) City Council.
Carl is a past president of RB Sunrise Rotary. The entire story can be found at
http://www.mylocalnews.com/nws/index.php?/main/content/carl_kruse_appointed_to_poway_city_council/
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Getting back into the swing of things
Okay, it's been a while since I've done a post. Sorry 'bout that. Like everyone, I've been focusing on business and trying to keep the boat from capsizing. Things are still hairy out there, but it's time for me to start reporting again.
This morning we had Jim Ponder of Turnkey Strategic Relations (Escondido, CA) come speak to our club. Good stuff. He's a wise man who has been on the entrepreneurial side of things and now coaches business owners in how to make the most of their opportunities. He brought his delightful daughter Kelli with him, who works side-by-side with her dad and is learning the industry from the inside-out. I applaud them both.
Kendra Jeffcoat's year is quickly winding down and Nasrin Barbee is gearing up to take over. Don't look now, but I think they're planning something to celebrate the transition. Meanwhile, we've got the demotion party (or Demolition party, as past president (and potential city council member) Carl Kruse likes to call it) on June 12.
Our little club continues to grow, and a public thank you was provided this morning both to Jim Dunny (webmaster/club secretary) and to Jana Markley (membership chair) for all their hard work and success in growing our club. Add to this a story that appeared in the Pomerado Newspapers about our guest Cindy Barbee (okay, I had something to do with that - I admit it) and it was a busy day.
This morning we had Jim Ponder of Turnkey Strategic Relations (Escondido, CA) come speak to our club. Good stuff. He's a wise man who has been on the entrepreneurial side of things and now coaches business owners in how to make the most of their opportunities. He brought his delightful daughter Kelli with him, who works side-by-side with her dad and is learning the industry from the inside-out. I applaud them both.
Kendra Jeffcoat's year is quickly winding down and Nasrin Barbee is gearing up to take over. Don't look now, but I think they're planning something to celebrate the transition. Meanwhile, we've got the demotion party (or Demolition party, as past president (and potential city council member) Carl Kruse likes to call it) on June 12.
Our little club continues to grow, and a public thank you was provided this morning both to Jim Dunny (webmaster/club secretary) and to Jana Markley (membership chair) for all their hard work and success in growing our club. Add to this a story that appeared in the Pomerado Newspapers about our guest Cindy Barbee (okay, I had something to do with that - I admit it) and it was a busy day.
Monday, June 30, 2008
speaker schedule
One thing I've learned as a way of keeping the club's name "out there" is the value of sending out a regular schedule. This was just sent out to the press, and can be expected to appear in about a half-dozen community schedules.
June 30, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RB Sunrise Rotary Speaker Schedule
The Rancho Bernardo Sunrise Rotary Club has announced their speaker schedule for Summer.
· Tue, Jul 8 Dr. Kendra Jeffcoat, new club president – “The future of the RB Sunrise Rotary Club”
· Tue, Jul 15 Gordy Erickson, president, Carolina Wood Products – The wholesale building supply business in today’s economy
· Tue, Jul 22 District Governor Pam Russell-Official Club Visit
· Tue, Jul 29 “Pilates” Exercise System with Anne-Marie McNabb
· Tue, Aug 5 RB Sunriser Bill Sullivan discusses Cases of the FBI
· Tue, Aug 12 “Geriatric Care” with Susan Soeft
· Tue, Aug 19 Arlene Cawthorne, Executive Director of the Joslyn Center of RB – relating to seniors when you’re not one
· Tue, Aug 26 Audiologist Debbie Abel–Prevention/Treatment of Hearing Loss
The meetings start promptly at 7:15 am at the Country Club of Rancho Bernardo, 12280 Greens East Road, San Diego, CA 92128. Speakers begin their presentations at 8:00 am. Members of the public are invited to attend these meetings. A $14.50 fee will be charged to those staying for breakfast.
The public is invited to review two blogs being kept by RB Sunrise Rotarians tracing the ongoing adventures of this exciting community organization. Those seeking a woman’s perspective should check out www.redbadgerotarian.blogspot.com. The man’s perspective will be found at http://rbsunrise.blogspot.com/.
The Rancho Bernardo Sunrise Rotary club itself can be found online at www.rbsunrise.org.
June 30, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RB Sunrise Rotary Speaker Schedule
The Rancho Bernardo Sunrise Rotary Club has announced their speaker schedule for Summer.
· Tue, Jul 8 Dr. Kendra Jeffcoat, new club president – “The future of the RB Sunrise Rotary Club”
· Tue, Jul 15 Gordy Erickson, president, Carolina Wood Products – The wholesale building supply business in today’s economy
· Tue, Jul 22 District Governor Pam Russell-Official Club Visit
· Tue, Jul 29 “Pilates” Exercise System with Anne-Marie McNabb
· Tue, Aug 5 RB Sunriser Bill Sullivan discusses Cases of the FBI
· Tue, Aug 12 “Geriatric Care” with Susan Soeft
· Tue, Aug 19 Arlene Cawthorne, Executive Director of the Joslyn Center of RB – relating to seniors when you’re not one
· Tue, Aug 26 Audiologist Debbie Abel–Prevention/Treatment of Hearing Loss
The meetings start promptly at 7:15 am at the Country Club of Rancho Bernardo, 12280 Greens East Road, San Diego, CA 92128. Speakers begin their presentations at 8:00 am. Members of the public are invited to attend these meetings. A $14.50 fee will be charged to those staying for breakfast.
The public is invited to review two blogs being kept by RB Sunrise Rotarians tracing the ongoing adventures of this exciting community organization. Those seeking a woman’s perspective should check out www.redbadgerotarian.blogspot.com. The man’s perspective will be found at http://rbsunrise.blogspot.com/.
The Rancho Bernardo Sunrise Rotary club itself can be found online at www.rbsunrise.org.
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Rotary International Convention sets Guinness record for world’s largest book drive
This story just went out to our local press
Rotary International Convention sets Guinness record for world’s largest book drive
How many donated books does it take to set a world’s record? Rotary club members from around the world found out during the Rotary International convention at the L.A. Convention Center that ran from June 15-18.
At the invitation of the Southern California and Southern Nevada Rotary clubs hosting the convention, many of the nearly 20,000 registrants from more than 140 countries brought children’s books representing their home cultures and languages for the Wide World of Books project. This international book drive, co-sponsored by the Los Angeles Times’ Reading by 9 program, aims to gather 250,000 books to be donated to public school students in grades K-3 throughout the region, where studies show too many children read below grade level.
The Rancho Bernardo Rotary Club and RB Sunrise Rotary Club were both active participants, and donated well over 1,100 books from just their two clubs. Other area Rotary clubs were equally energetic in their participation. Members of the public were also encouraged to drop off books at the Convention Centers during the convention itself.
While final confirmation is still pending, organizers of the event are confident that the quarter of a million books gathered in the week’s time will qualify for a Guinness World Record. An adjudicator from Guinness was on hand to certify the results. Rotary members unable to make the trip to Los Angeles have also been invited to contribute through a “virtual book drive”.
During the convention, a symbolic “mountain of books” welcomed convention registrants and members of the public in the atrium of the Los Angeles Convention Center, where Rotary members were available to read to local schoolchildren.
“It is symbolic that the mountain of books was built atop the world map in the atrium’s floor design,” says local Rotary leader Ingo Werk, who chaired the project. He noted that nearly 100 languages are spoken throughout the diverse Los Angeles Unified School District.
The book drive is just one example of the hundreds of literacy-related projects supported by Rotary clubs worldwide. “Literacy is crucial in determining a person’s overall academic, professional, and personal success,” says Werk.
The annual Rotary convention is the humanitarian service organization’s most important meeting of the year, giving members from around the world an opportunity to plan service projects, share success stories and renew acquaintances. It is often described as a “mini-United Nations” due to its international and cultural diversity.
Rotary International’s Mountain of Books
Rotary International Convention sets Guinness record for world’s largest book drive
How many donated books does it take to set a world’s record? Rotary club members from around the world found out during the Rotary International convention at the L.A. Convention Center that ran from June 15-18.
At the invitation of the Southern California and Southern Nevada Rotary clubs hosting the convention, many of the nearly 20,000 registrants from more than 140 countries brought children’s books representing their home cultures and languages for the Wide World of Books project. This international book drive, co-sponsored by the Los Angeles Times’ Reading by 9 program, aims to gather 250,000 books to be donated to public school students in grades K-3 throughout the region, where studies show too many children read below grade level.
The Rancho Bernardo Rotary Club and RB Sunrise Rotary Club were both active participants, and donated well over 1,100 books from just their two clubs. Other area Rotary clubs were equally energetic in their participation. Members of the public were also encouraged to drop off books at the Convention Centers during the convention itself.
While final confirmation is still pending, organizers of the event are confident that the quarter of a million books gathered in the week’s time will qualify for a Guinness World Record. An adjudicator from Guinness was on hand to certify the results. Rotary members unable to make the trip to Los Angeles have also been invited to contribute through a “virtual book drive”.
During the convention, a symbolic “mountain of books” welcomed convention registrants and members of the public in the atrium of the Los Angeles Convention Center, where Rotary members were available to read to local schoolchildren.
“It is symbolic that the mountain of books was built atop the world map in the atrium’s floor design,” says local Rotary leader Ingo Werk, who chaired the project. He noted that nearly 100 languages are spoken throughout the diverse Los Angeles Unified School District.
The book drive is just one example of the hundreds of literacy-related projects supported by Rotary clubs worldwide. “Literacy is crucial in determining a person’s overall academic, professional, and personal success,” says Werk.
The annual Rotary convention is the humanitarian service organization’s most important meeting of the year, giving members from around the world an opportunity to plan service projects, share success stories and renew acquaintances. It is often described as a “mini-United Nations” due to its international and cultural diversity.
Rotary International’s Mountain of Books
thank you steve ad
All kinds of stuff happening at this time of year, including:
1) A thank you ad placed in the RB Sun, thanking Steve for all his hard work and welcoming Kendra as the incoming president
2) Gordy Erickson was named our Rotarian of the year (boy, does HE work hard as a fundraiser, organizer and public face of our club!)
3) The '07 disc of the year in pictures came out, and our club is represented with about 20 shots (WHEW!)
4) The annual convention took place in Los Angeles (press release about our contributions to the mile high pile of books going out separately)
5) New members joining our club
6) Our club has been nominated for best publicity of RI on a worldwide basis (WOOHOO!)
7) We're going to start getting involved with more electronic media, including an enewsletter, Facebook, and other blogs besides this one.
8) I've been invited to come speak at my fourth PETS (I wonder what the record is for most consecutive PETS being attended. Hmmmm...)
Went to the District dinner on Tuesday and had a chance to see a lot of old friends, and I'll celebrate my 4th anniversary with Rotary on Tuesday. KEWL!
1) A thank you ad placed in the RB Sun, thanking Steve for all his hard work and welcoming Kendra as the incoming president
2) Gordy Erickson was named our Rotarian of the year (boy, does HE work hard as a fundraiser, organizer and public face of our club!)
3) The '07 disc of the year in pictures came out, and our club is represented with about 20 shots (WHEW!)
4) The annual convention took place in Los Angeles (press release about our contributions to the mile high pile of books going out separately)
5) New members joining our club
6) Our club has been nominated for best publicity of RI on a worldwide basis (WOOHOO!)
7) We're going to start getting involved with more electronic media, including an enewsletter, Facebook, and other blogs besides this one.
8) I've been invited to come speak at my fourth PETS (I wonder what the record is for most consecutive PETS being attended. Hmmmm...)
Went to the District dinner on Tuesday and had a chance to see a lot of old friends, and I'll celebrate my 4th anniversary with Rotary on Tuesday. KEWL!
Kendra takes over as president
This press release just went out
RB SUNRISE ROTARY ELECTS NEW PRESIDENT
The Rancho Bernardo Sunrise Rotary Club has elected Kendra Jeffcoat as club president for the Rotary year beginning July 1, 2008. A professor at SDSU, Kendra has been a member of Rotary International for over 12 years.
The Rancho Bernardo Sunrise Rotary Club has elected Kendra Jeffcoat as club president for the Rotary year beginning July 1, 2008. A professor at SDSU, Kendra has been a member of Rotary International for over 12 years.
“It’s not often that one gets a chance to lead an award-winning organization that’s the caliber of the RB Sunrise Rotary” she says proudly, adding “I’ve been looking forward to this opportunity for years!”
A long-time resident of Rancho Bernardo, Kendra is a survivor of the Witch Creek fires, which destroyed her home. Despite this setback, she was out and about in the community within days of the evacuation, looking for ways to help those less fortunate than she and her family. “Nobody was hurt” she says gratefully ”and things can be replaced. This experience reminded me of the importance of appreciating the ability to wake up every morning.”
It also taught her about the value of simple things, like clean water and a warm blanket. “Rotary today has a positive impact on hundreds of millions of lives around the world” she says, observing how the efforts of her group in RB can change the lives of people all over the world. “It is both an honor and a privilege to be asked to lead this fine group of community volunteers and professionals” she said of her election. “I firmly believe that no matter how long a person has been in Rotary, they can always learn more, do more and gain more from active involvement in their club’s activities and programs.”
During the upcoming year, Kendra will continue to emphasize the concepts of giving back to the community for which she has become so well known. “Our outreach programs will continue, both locally and anywhere around the globe where they’re needed. As in the past, the world community should know the RB Sunrise Rotary will be there to help provide shelter, medical assistance, youth exchange opportunities, and whatever else it takes to make even a single life more rewarding.”
Kendra and her husband Jay recently returned from Rotary International’s 99th annual convention in Los Angeles, and look forward to attending next year’s convention in Birmingham, England. The Rotary International theme for the upcoming year is “Make Dreams Real”, with a special focus on youth. Given Kendra’s background as an educator, she is undoubtedly the perfect match for helping to teach north county youth how they can use the Rotary vehicle for making their own dreams come true.
Kendra Jeffcoat and her dog Trevor stand at the site of their home just after the Witch Creek Fire swept through RB.
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Kids Attending Rotary
My daughter attended my Rotary meeting this morning. She's 12, and loves the attention of being the only child in the room.
She'd come once each month if I allowed it, but I think three times each year is sufficient. She gets to enjoy the meeting, has made some friends in the room, and gets good experience at working a room full of professional people.
She also participates when we build houses in Mexico. And she helped clean up the fire site in Escondido last month. She'll even be on the cover of the community newspaper next month in front of all the Rotarians who were working at the Sikes Adobe site.
Today she ws the mystery guest. She acts embarassed - hey, she's 12, let's not forget - but I believe she gets a kick out of it.
This kid will be a Rotarian when she's older. She's already talking about Interact and Rotoract, and I'm told she should explore RYLA when she's a junior in High School. I'll have to put it on my list of things to do.
Meanwhile she's amassing experience and building her resume. Good stuff.
She'd come once each month if I allowed it, but I think three times each year is sufficient. She gets to enjoy the meeting, has made some friends in the room, and gets good experience at working a room full of professional people.
She also participates when we build houses in Mexico. And she helped clean up the fire site in Escondido last month. She'll even be on the cover of the community newspaper next month in front of all the Rotarians who were working at the Sikes Adobe site.
Today she ws the mystery guest. She acts embarassed - hey, she's 12, let's not forget - but I believe she gets a kick out of it.
This kid will be a Rotarian when she's older. She's already talking about Interact and Rotoract, and I'm told she should explore RYLA when she's a junior in High School. I'll have to put it on my list of things to do.
Meanwhile she's amassing experience and building her resume. Good stuff.
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