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!
Stories
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Tijuana ProjectWhat 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_SocialWe had a great time at Cordiano's for our mixer! If you missed it you missed some excellent fellowship and fun :)      |
Happy St. Patrick's Day!Happy St. Patrick's Day!  |
Food Stuffing For LA wildfire victimsKaren went and helped stuff food bags for the wildfire victims.    |
Helping Hands for a Family in NeedWe 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!    |
kahoots awardOur winners of the Pet Parade came by to pick up their winnings - a basket from Kahoots!!  |
Aloe grantWe 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 MashWe few had a great time at the Halloween Party! Here are some pictures...           |
RBBand Getting Parade AwardJerri and Karen delivered the Parade Best Band Award to the Rancho Bernardo High School Band  |
Midland TrophyThree of our Best Rotarians went to Midland Elementary's School Assembly to deliver the Parade Trophy for Best Theme Presentation!  |
Parade TrophiesThe Vietnam Veterans (Rotary Service Award) and Poway Titan Theater (Mayor's Award) came to our meeting to get their Trophies from the judges at the Parade!   |
Parade was great!Thanks to everyone for another successful Parade!! It was a glorious day filled with hard work, smiles and fun! Here are some pictures of a few of the winners from the judges. We even witnessed a small example of Sumedh's amazing dance skills.        |
Rotary District MixerA few of us went to the District's Mixer. They ran out of food and not many people were there to network so a little bit of a letdown, especially for Dan who went out to find he had a flat tire!   |
Golf tournamentWe had a great time at the Chamber's Golf Tournament. Seems we a reputation with the golfers for the best booth! Even the President of the Chamber Mike, stopped by to sample our offerings!    |
Spirits around the worldHe had a blast at our social last night! Deacon Dom from St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church gave a great lecture on drinks from around the world. The information and history was fascinating and the drinks were AWESOME! THANKS AARON for hosting!          |
Atlas is our HorseA few of us went to meet our new horse ATLAS at Riders Above Disability! It was fun and two of the horses there are in love with each other, they kept hugging while we were there  Also meet Sven, the Norwegian with the cool haircut!    |
Blue Badger Phil!Phil earned his Blue Badge after attesting to the fact that Dan has the best mustache in Rotary!!  |
Re-Motion DinnerHad a great time at the Demotion/Remotion/Shang Hai Dinner for Dan at Yanni's!! Dan tried to vote in that the club has to pay for dinner, but alas, there wasn't a quorum   |
Erin is BlueErin finished her Blue Badge requirements!!! She even went above and beyond by buying Ben and Dan a Mai Tai at the meeting  With her daughter as witness and after raising her right hand and swearing that Our Rotary Club Has The Best Vulcan President, she was given her badge with all the benefits that go with it. Primarily she can now be PRESIDENT!!!      |
Parade StuffingTHANKS TO EVERYONE WHO CAME OUT TO STUFF ENVELOPES FOR OUR UPCOMING PARADE FUNDRAISING!!!       |
Balboa Scavenger SocialWhat an absolute BLAST we had doing a scavenger hunt at Balboa Park, we learned stuff and had a great time solving puzzles and finding items in Balboa. Team Phil (Scripps Poway Rotary 2) ranked 7th of all players in the last 30 days! We ate at the Prado after, it was a great social!         |
Dave's 5 StarsLast week our very own Dave was awarded his 5 sapphire Paul Harris Fellow Pin. It is Beautiful and THANKS to Dave for helping Rotary International execute SERVICE ABOVE SELF in the world! Awarded him only after he stated that Star Trek is the best show on the planet :)   |
red shoe dayWorking the Streets on Red Shoe Day to help Ronald McDonald's House         |
SR_CleanupThe men of Rotary showed excellent form and grace in taking trash from the residents of Scripps Ranch!  |
RAW DayOur Rotarians at Work Day Project helping to raise funds for Rady's Children's Hospital Oncology Department!            |
BowlingWhat a great night we had bowling! We even Celebrated Dave Rayder's Birthday at the Bowling Alley!!         |
RMH ProjectWe had a great time last night serving 143 people at the Ronald McDonald House!! Thanks to all who participated in this rewarding community service project!              |
RB Sunrise SpeakerGreat Speaker at RB Sunrise Tonight. Our club visited to hear about Abby Pilger Boretto’s father who died in a helicopter crash in 1972 in northern Norway. Abby was just 22 months old. 20 years later, in 1993 Norwegian doctor Hans Krogstad was hunting grouse on Grytoya when he discovered a gold ring with a blue star sapphire. That is the start of an unbelievable tale that is told in a documentary called The Ring And the Mountain.  |
STEPWe once again showed our support for the military in our area by providing baby supplies to the STEP (Support The Enlisted Project). We ROCK!!  |
New MembersRed Badger Erin was our Irish Greeter  Both Erin and Phil receiving their Rotary Shirts!!  Here is Phil receiving his Red Badge  |
Incredible Club Mixer Last WeekThe club met at Bernardo Winery for a Social Last Friday! A great time. Thanks @Dave Parker for setting it up and faciltating!       |
Rotary Santa and his Elves Deliver Christmas!What a great project! Rotary Santa and Elves delivered Christmas gifts to our adopted family last night. What an adorable family and they were VERY appreciative! Usually on these projects the mom cries but this time after seeing the family, our community service chair Karen almost cried! :)      |
Our Christmas Party was AMAZING! |
Toys for STEP ProgramCheck out our booty to donate to the STEP (Support the Enlisted Project) families! THANKS TO ALL WHO HELPED PURCHASED TOYS FOR THE MILITARY FAMILES! I'm proud of us all! :)  |
Halloween Social was so fun!We had a blast getting to know each other more and and enjoying ghood food and fellowship!      |
Celebration of Champions ProjectOur club participated in the Celebration of Champions relay race for kids going through cancer treatments. We were asked to run with three kids over the course of the 3 hour event. Arah and Dan's family ran with a 5 year old going through brain cancer treatments. His name is Yair and was a delightful kid. Then we ran with Max a high school senior with luekemia, Third child Lupita, is struggling with cancer, all three ran fast and made Dan look weak and slow. Rady's Children's Hospital is great and we love supporting them.       |
Thanksgiving AssistanceIt's hard to believe that not everyone has the means to enjoy a Thanksgiving holiday. This year, we worked with Solutions for Change (whose mission it is to solve family homelessness, one family, one community at a time) by providing all the fixings for a dinner. We made gift boxes filled with potatoes, dressing, vegetables, gravy and gift cards for a turkey. Thanksgiving is extra special when you can be thankful for the gift of sharing. Just sayin!   |
Parade is ON!Big news that makes us super excited and happy. But, where to start? First off, we are holding the 56th Poway parade on Sept. 11, beginning at 9 a.m. Even bigger than that is we are thrilled to tell you we have the title sponsor to the Palomar Health Presents the Poway Rotary Parade. Thank you so much Palomar Health, your kind and generous donation makes it possible to begin planning this big and expensive event. For more parade information, visit the website: www.powayrotaryparade.org  |
What Happens at Dark O'ClockThis morning we were up and at 'em at dark o'clock to participate in a virtual walk for World Polio Day. Rotarians in our district are encouraged to walk together this week in support of ending polio. Who is brave enough to walk at 6:30 a.m. when it is 57 degrees outside? Well just a handful of us and one early rising dog. President Dave walked at Big Bear Lake and literally phoned in his walk to Past President Karen, Kristin, Don (joined with his granddog, Red), and Melanie who met at Miramar Lake.  |
Thanks for your Blood!In September we were already thinking of Halloween when we channeled vampires and asked our members and the public to give us their blood. Well, not really. We did ask for volunteers to join us at our first ever blood drive held in conjunction with the San Diego Blood Bank. Wow, did our generous friends, members and the public respond. We filled all the available spots.     |
Clean-up DayWe were up to our necks in junk April 14 when we participated in the 2018 Clean up Scripps Ranch Day hosted by the Scripps Ranch Civic Association and Windemere Realty. There was a lot of heavy lifting, stacking, and tossing of items as some of our members helped residents move junks from cars and into dumpsters. The community did a tremendous job removing debris and no longer useable items from their homes and yards and we were able to fill three large dumpsters.      |
Quote of the Week - Who Said It?
We could never learn to be brave and patient, if there were only joy in the world.
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Thought for the Week - Who Said It?
An optimist is the human personification of spring.
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Upcoming Programs
Our meetings are held Wednesdays at noon, at the Poway Brigantine, 13445 Poway Road. Meetings cost $20 and include lunch. 11/26 The Rotary Club is dark for Thanksgiving. 12/03 Sandra Millers Younger owns Strategic Story Solutions, helping sales professionals develop their unique, personal story to bring trust in business. 12/10 Gary Shepard was the first news correspondent to report the start of the 1991 Persian Gulf War directly from Baghdad and won an Emmy for his efforts. He has reported for both CBS and ABC News, has written a book about his sailing adventures and has lots of input on painful situations currently going on around the globe. 12/17 The Poway Sr. High choir, under the direction of Choral Director Nancy Gray, will make it's annual Christmas visit to the club. 12/24 The Rotary Club is dark for Christmas. 12/31 The Rotary Club is dark for New Years.
The Rotary Club of Poway-Scripps is the premiere organization for the Poway and Scripps Ranch communities, uniting leaders from a variety of occupations to take action in the community and have fun doing it!
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We Are the Rotary Club of Poway-ScrippsWelcome to the Rotary Club of Poway-Scripps! "The premiere organization for the Poway and Scripps Ranch communities with dynamic, action-oriented programs and members, whose contributions improve lives locally, nationally, and globally"
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