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The Rotary Club of Poway-Scripps meets Wednesdays at 11:45 at Kaminski's BBQ, 12735 Poway Rd, Poway, CA 92064. The last Wednesday of the month is dark for an evening social. Guests are welcome; lunch cost is $30.

SPEAKERS:

1/28 Dark

2/4 Club Assembly

2/11

2/18 Jessica Kidd with Solutions for Change

2/25 Dark

Upcoming Projects:

Here's a quick look at projects on the horizon for the club. Members/volunteers, please let Karen know how she can count on you.

New Year, New Flag

Welcome to a brand new year. Now, head outside and take a look at your American flag. It might look tired and in need of replacing which is lucky for you because the Rotary Club of Poway-Scripps is selling American flags. The flags are made in the U.S.A. and priced at $35. You may purchase by contacting Dan at (858) 240-6853. You can pay with Venmo, credit card, cash or write a check to “Rotary Club of Poway”. Once ordered, your flag can be delivered to you by a Rotarian or you may pick up at our distribution center. Proceeds are used to support community service projects and endeavors taken on by the club.

Look how beautiful a new flag is and the next time you dine at Kaminski's you can see just how glorious one looks. At Kaminski's, Mike was given a new flag from Rotarian Karen as recognition for the great service they provide by letting us hold meetings there. And, because their flag was a tad faded and tired.

Lending a Hand

Members Don, Jeri, Karen and Pauline paid a visit to the Escondido Humane Society to help fold laundry. This is an important project as you can imagine how many soiled towels and blankets the animals go through daily. When they took a break from that hard work it was to cuddle with adorable eight-month-old Woodstock. We are waiting to hear if we had a cuddle fail and a Rotarian is now the fur parent of a puppy.

Phil is MIGHTY COOL!

Phil is really bringing it to the game, he has now two stones on his Paull Harris Fellowship!

The rest of us need to up our game! :)

Beer Celebration

Blood Drive

We know you will be busy preparing for Thanksgiving (Nov. 27) but we hope you will have time for one more community service endeavor before the holiday. Come see us on Nov. 26 at our San Diego Blood Bank drive.

Back-To-School

Thank you, Karen and Jeri, for helping with the Poway Unified School District school backpack drive. Just seeing the tempting tasty treats makes us wish we were returning to school!

Parade Signs Arrived

Check out Rotarian Don showing off the cool new parade signs about to go out!

Poway Library Food Distribution Help

Our super Rotarians helping distribute food at the food drive!!! Always Busy Helping! Service Above Self!!!

Flag Disposal

Karen and Jeri helped at the Flag Disposal. Great Job!

Where's Phil?

Raise your bandaged arm if you gave blood yesterday at our Blood Drive! You could have visited with some of our members including Karen, Kristin, Dan, Pauline and the guy pictured wearing a 'one size fits all' hat. That's our member, Phil, who either was incognito or has an incredibly small head.

Safety Fair

Four of us worked in the heat at the Safety Fair in Old Poway Park. It was a blast and we saw lots of dogs!

Scholarships

Our Scholarship winners presented their essays and got their checks!

Don doing service

Our Rotarian Don at Chaparral Elementary School fixing two irrigation lines.

Rotarians at work day 2025

We had a great time pulling weeds to help on Rotarians at Work Day! I never thought I'd see Ben and Dan pulling weeds! Someone call the Vatican, it's a Pope Francis miracle!

Tijuana Project

What an incredible experience building a home for a family outside Tujuana in Mexico over the weekend! Dave, Karen (Dave's wife) and I did amazing work for someone who truly appreciated our help.

Cordiano_Social

We had a great time at Cordiano's for our mixer! If you missed it you missed some excellent fellowship and fun :)

Happy 60th to ???

We can't stop thinking or working on the 2025 Poway Rotary Parade. It will be a milestone; the 60th anniversary of this popular, family friendly event. Mark your calendar for Sept. 13 for this year's event. The theme will be....(drumroll) 'Celebrating Heritage & Unity'. Follow the parade website at www.powayrotaryparade.org for details.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Food Stuffing For LA wildfire victims

Karen went and helped stuff food bags for the wildfire victims.

Safety First: A Tool for Preparedness

If you think about the safety equipment you keep in your home, is a fire blanket front and center? If not, now you can buy one (or two) from the Rotary Club of Poway-Scripps.

Why a fire blanket, you ask?

Extinguish small fires quickly and easily with no mess (unlike common fire extinguishers). Keep the Fire Blanket in the kitchen, backyard, vehicle or take it camping. It has a hole slot so it can also be easily hung on walls.
Effective on many types of fires including liquid or grease fires. They can also be used as a thermal or heat shield. A must-have in your kitchen, backyard and vehicle survival kit for protection.
Made from 100% quality flame retardant material. Conforms to CE safety standards (EN 1896:1997). Composed of two layers of woven fiberglass fabric and an inner layer of fire-retardant film. Isolates high temperatures up to 1076°F (580℃).
Unlike traditional extinguishers, the fire blanket never expires. That means unlike traditional fire extinguishers, it doesn’t need to be replaced.

Jewelry Give Away Today

If you are a fan of sapphires, it could have been your lucky day at Rotary. Two Paul Harris Fellows members were presented with their Paul Harris pins. Member Karen received her pin with one sapphire. Sumedh, shown here slapping President Dan, couldn't get his three-sapphire pin quick enough. Congratulations to these members. Receiving this pin signifies special recognition for making additional gifts of $1,000 to the Rotary Foundation.

Blood Drive

These are some of our loveliest lady Rotarians yet they were out for blood last week. It was for a good cause as our first big project of 2025 was to partner with the San Diego Blood Bank for a blood drive. We have loads more work to do as well as make time to plan the 2025 Poway Rotary Parade. Whew, yes we could use your help. Let us know if you'd like to join us for a lunch meeting or are interested in being a Rotarian.

Helping Hands for a Family in Need

We delivered the supplies to the family today. Wow, what a heart tugging experience today. The mom was so very appreciative of our help. It was a blessing to participate in this project of love. Next step, help them get into housing!! Can we do it? Of course we can, we are small but MIGHTY!

What an Honor

We are thrilled to welcome honorary member Katie to our club. President Dan is probably making her promise to buy him a mai tai or listen to his many Star Trek/Star Wars jokes. Katie works with the Poway Unified School District as a Partners in Education Manager/ Career Education Specialist

Blood Drive Coming Up

Just a reminder that we are partnering with the San Diego Blood Bank for a blood drive on Jan. 10. We will be in the parking lot at the new Von's. Start the new year with a good deed, spend some time with us, and get a free cup! We can take walk-ups but it helps all if you can make an appointment.

Thank You PUSD

We sent two of our hardiest partyers to a social event to collect an award from the Poway Unified School District. Thanks to Jeri and Karen for representing us and how lucky was Karen to be awarded with such a handsome man?? Actually we were given an award and couldn't keep the gentleman. It was a pleasure to attend the Starstruck! Awards Show last week and celebrate all the honorees.

We Want Your Blood

We do want your blood, but for a good cause. If you would like to participate in our upcoming blood drive, see the flyer and make a reservation. Thanks for helping us help others.

kahoots award

Our winners of the Pet Parade came by to pick up their winnings - a basket from Kahoots!!

Aloe grant

We donated $2000 to The Aloe Family through a grant from the district. This grant will provide English classes and tutoring services for children in Mexico who do not have the opportunity to attend school.

Look at us! Helping educate children who need it the most!

Halloween Mash

We few had a great time at the Halloween Party! Here are some pictures...

RBBand Getting Parade Award

Jerri and Karen delivered the Parade Best Band Award to the Rancho Bernardo High School Band

We were able to reap the benefits of what we sowed when we attended the June 9 sponsorship picnic for the Scripps Ranch Symphony in the Park concert series. We were proud to continue our sponsorship to this fun and family friendly community event. We were treated to a delicious Mexican dinner & great music, and best of all, swallowship.

That's just our way of having an adult beverage and enjoying each other's company.

Club social at the Balboa Park Air n Space museum. Great time!

The club collected toys for Christmas for Beck's Gifts. Here they are!

The Poway Scripps Rotary club did cleanup at Kumeyaay on Saturday (5/19). Service above hedge clippers.

Poway-Scripps Rotary was on it for Scripps Ranch cleanup day Saturday (4/14), helping residents get the junk out of their home, yard, car and into big dumpsters. Mission accomplished!

The club welcomes another new member. She is Denise Pocholski. She was inducted by Assistant Area Governor Don Glover and Co-President Karen Herreros.

It's one of our favorite regular service projects....serving dinner to parents of children receiving care a Rady, across the street. Here's the crew on January 9.

Our club participated in the Veterans Stand Down held at the Escondido City Hall on Saturday (01/06), supplying many needed items. Service above self!

Type your Rotary rabbit in the Rose Bowl parade 2018. We won the princess trophy. Way cool!!

Nancy Gray's Poway Community Choir gave us carols at our December 20, Wednesday meeting. What a great time!

Poway Rotary Xmas party 2017. Good time!

The club welcomes newest member Jacob Hale. He is Sulpizio Family Branch Manager of the Poway Boys and Girls Club. Here he is with Co-President Alan Noblitt.

One of our favorite meetups is "Spouse Swap Bowling" at Poway Bowl. No, it means you can't bowl with your own spouse. Mingling!

Congratulations to this year's parade winners! Best band is the Rancho Bernardo Marching Band. Winning for their community service The Poway Elks. And best theme presentation Midland Elementary. Thanks to everyone who came out and participated.

It's a new Rotary Year! Meet our 2017-18 co-Presidents Karen Herreros and Alan Noblitt. Ready to serve above self.

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Poway Scripps Rotary at the Scripps Ranch meet and greet on Saturday (5/20). Karen and Kristin spread the word.Type your content here...

In the words of karate master Mr. Miyagi..."pain de fence". Our club elected to put stain on the fence around the train garage in Old Poway Park for Rotarians at Work Day. I'm sure the stain will come off our hands soon.

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Club members helped a military wife, whose husband is deployed, by clearing weeds from her back yard. The kids are members of the Poway Boys & Girls club as is Poway-Scripps Rotary member and B&G Director Jamilah Barnes.

Poway-Scripps Rotary members made pigs in blankets and snacks for the kids at the Poway Boys and Girls Club "Little Jumps Big Changes" annual event.

On Saturday afternoon (2/25) Poway Scripps Rotary held a Hawaiian-themed event at the Mainstream in Poway to honor the return of local veterans Stu Hedley, Adam Romero and Ray Chavez, who travelled in early December to attend the 75th commemoration of the Pearl Harbor attack in Hawaii. Two other vets were unable to make it. The event included Hawaiian music, refreshments, a photo booth, raffle items and entertainment. Over 50 attended and nearly $1900 was raised for future community projects. See more photos on our Facebook page.

Not just business. We have fun too! Here we are at Cordiano Winery in the hills of North County's highlands on Saturday (01/28)

. Join us. You can have fun too.

Congratulations to the Rotary Rose Float Committee in winning this year's Rose Parade Princess' Trophy for the float themed "Doing Good in the World"!! Happy 100 years of Rotary!

Thanks to everyone who donated doggie beds and supplies this year during our Shelter to Soldier drive.

If you like being "goofy" at Christmas, you may be a budding Rotarian. Here's President Pauline Getz, Olga Singer and their pet turkey!

Another fun outing as the club served dinner to parents staying at Ronald McDonald House (11/14) with a boy or girl being cared for across the street at Rady Childrens' Hospital. As several of us have enjoyed RMcD's hospitality over the years, we enjoy giving back.

Members of Poway-Scripps Rotary pulled weeds and did cleanup at the Kumeyaay Interpretive Center on Saturday (10/29). We even had members of the Poway Boys and Girls Club helping out.

The Poway Elks received their Service Award trophy for their float in the 52nd Poway Days Parade this week from Poway-Scripps Rotary President Pauline Getz. Pictured left of Pauline is Exalted Leader Norm Kaufman and right is Leading Knight Larry Fink. Tradition is the Leading Knight provides the float for the Exalted Leader to ride in during the parade. Presented morning of the parade, the float was a complete surprise to Norm. Way to go Larry! Scroll down to see the float.

Poway Days Parade Best Band...Maranatha Christian Academy...gets their trophy from Poway Scripps Rotary President Pauline Getz. Accepting is band and music teacher Mike Holquin, with the MCS Worship Team on hand.

Congratulations to our 2016 Poway Parade winners! Best band was Maranatha Christian Schools. Best representation of the theme "literacy...read, lead, succeed" was Midland Elementary. Best Rotary service award went to the Poway Elks. More photos of the day on our Poway Parade Facebook page.

The 52nd Poway Days Parade is history! It was a great morning, street was lined with spectators, close to 90 floats of marching bands, cheer leaders, City officials, rodeo queens, local businesses and more. Thanks to all the volunteers. See more pictures on our parade Facebook page.

The 52nd Poway Days Parade is Saturday, September 10. Our honorary Grand Marshall is 104-years-young Ray Chavez, the oldest living survivor of the Pearl Harbor attack. Here he is with our President Pauline Getz at the RB Spirit of the 4th Fair. Pauline has established a GoFundMe page to raise money for the Poway Rotary Foundation so we can send Ray and other Pearl Harbor survivors to Hawaii in December, marking the 75th anniversary of the attack. Go to www.gofundme.com/2cn7nddm.

We were glad to help collect money for Ronald McDonald House at our corner in Scripps Ranch during Red Shoe Day, June 23. Pictured is club member Jose Zendejas.

Past President Bill Stoudenmire and new club member Jamilah Barnes man the Rotary booth at the Scripps Ranch Community Fair on Sunday, May 15. A good time was had by all.

Plans are well underway for the 52nd Poway Days Parade, Saturday, September 10, on the usual route east on Poway Rd. to the library. This years theme is Literacy, READ, LEAD, SUCCEED. Check out the Poway Parade Facebook page and sign up to participate at powaydaysparade.org.

Rotarians at Work Day 2016 at Kumeyaay in Poway. We had a blast! More photos on our Facebook.

Our Community Service Chair, Ben Polis, accepts an award from the Poway Unified School District for all the support we provide Valley Elementary School. Our projects include back packs, school supplies for students and teachers, donations to their running club and more. Service Above Self!

Members of the Club and family served chicken, rice and string beans to parents in residence at Ronald McDonald House on Tuesday (8/4) while their children are being cared for at Rady Children's Hospital across the street. Several of us have been in their place and appreciate the stress they're under.

Thanks to Cellar 3 and Green Flash Brewery in the Poway Business Park for their hospitality during our club social on Thursday (4/21). We get together often for fun and "swallowship". San Diego has become a craft beer leader.

Check out Cellar 3's informative tour and tasting.

Welcome another new club member. She's Jamilah Barnes, Branch Director of the Sulpizio Boys and Girls Club in Poway.

Check out our newest member! It's Don Barrett with his wife Judy. President Pauline Getz installs the red badge.

Great food and great fun as our team served dinner at the San Diego Ronald McDonald House on Tuesday evening March 1 to parents with children being cared for a Rady Childrens hospital across the street.

Fundraising and fitness month at the Poway Boys and Girls Club concluded with their annual "Little Jumps Big Changes" event. Fitting that it fell on Leap Day! Our club was on board to provide healthy snacks for the kids and a donation to the Boys and Girls Club. Accepting our check is the clubs brand new Director, Jamilah Barnes, with our President Pauline Getz (left) and our Alan Noblitt with snacks on the right.

Rotary District 5340's Governor Janice Kurth gave a compelling and inspirational talk on why you should become a Rotarian at the annual Governor's visit to our club. The Pacific Coast Harmony Singers spread the Valentines Love. We have fun every Wednesday at noon at the Mainstream in Poway. Guests are welcome. Buffet lunch is $20.

It's GULLS night out! Melanie and Pauline pose for a selfie at the Rotary evening event.

One of our favorite socials...spouse swap bowling. You can arrive with your spouse but you can't bowl together!

The 51st Poway Days Parade is history. Over 80 parade entries and Poway Road lined with parade watchers. We couldn't have asked for a better day! Thanks to all sponsors, volunteers and participants. Thanks to the City of Poway for all of its support. Thanks to Rotary District Governor Dr. Janice Kurth for coming out to be a judge. For more photographs of the parade log on to our "Poway Parade" Facebook page.

The Rotary Club of Poway-Scripps made its annual contribution to Valley Elementary School's running club, the Tiger Trackers, which promotes health and fitness among the students in all grades. Presenting the check in Tiger Tracker form is our club's Community Service chair Ben Polis handing off to new Valley Principal Ricardo Cecena as PTA President Denise Anger looks on.

Poway-Scripps Rotarians cleaned trails and trimmed brush at the Kumeyaay Ipai Interpretive Center in Poway on Saturday morning (6/6). It was a makeup because we were rained out for Rotarians at Work Day April 25. The service project doubled as a club social because we all have such a good time together. See more photos from Kumeyaay on our Facebook page.

President Bill accepts a hand carved box from club member Win Cox that was given to our club by the Rotary Club of Real de Minas in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. The box was a gift of appreciation from the Honduran club for partnering with them on a global grant to fund business micro loans for impoverished women in Honduras.

Club members manned a booth all day Sunday (5/17) at the Scripps Ranch Community Fair in Community Park, looking for new members. Check us out Wednesdays at noon at the Mainstream.

Cheese tasting at Venissimo in Del Mar on Sunday (4/12). We sampled 12 cheeses and enjoyed their wine. We learned more about the making of cheese than anyone should ever have to know. It was a good time.

Members of Poway-Scripps Rotary served smoothies to the Poway Boys & Girls club kids on Friday (2/27) during the club's "Little Jumps and Big Changes" month wind-up event. We presented a check for $500 to Branch Manager Katie Khasim in support of her club. Katie is also a Rotary Club member. More photos are on our Facebook page.

Our club is delighted to be an Animal Admirer with the San Diego Humane Society which means we get to help promote adoptable dogs and cats that are having a difficult time finding their

Furever home. Help us find a family for Simba, a male, 7-year old Boxer mix. He's friendly, likes other dogs, knows basic commands, walks well on a leash, and likes his tummy scratched. His foster family says he is a gentle giant with a sweet demeanor and mellow nature. Simba needs a family who will provide maintenance medication for his hyperthyroidism condition. His adoption fee is $25 and you can learn more by calling the Escondido campus at 760-888-2275.

Members got together for a club social at Cordiano Winery in Escondido on Sunday (01/25) to enjoy the views, sundown, friendship and swallowship. See more photos on our Facebook page.

The 54th Poway Days Parade is a wrap. Street was lined. A good morning of fun again this year.