Pres. Velyn Anderson called our offsite meeting to order at the Dove Library, Ken Clark led singing of the Smile song, guests were introduced and we sang the welcome song, led by Clark accompanied by Ed Rouquette on spoons. Nate Cobb shared Words about counting our blessings, and Tommy Hersant had a limerick he had authored.
Nate Cobb
Tommy Hersant
• Oct. 5 OKTOBERFEST
• Oct. 7 DARK (after Oktoberfest)
• Oct. 9 Brother Benno’s Food Service
• Oct. 14 ARK (Columbus Day)
• Oct. 16 Ice Cream Happy Hour
• Oct. 24 CANCELLED: North Cty Food Bank
• Oct. 25 CHNR Rotary Cup Football
• Oct. 28 OFFSITE at Army Navy Academy
• Nov. 11 DARK (Veterans Day)
• Dec. 7 Save the Date: Holiday Party
• Dec. 14 Holiday Bike Build Day
OKTOBERFEST 2024
Oktoberfest, one of our primary fundraisers takes place this Sat., Oct. 5: at the Carlsbad Strawberry Fields. Setup begins in the morning; the event is from noon to 8pm. Volunteer shifts still to be filled. Contact Helen Wells, 760-434-8876 or hwells4000@aol.com. Please use and/or distribute your meal tickets for the catered German meal. If you don't have your tickets (already paid for in dues) or need more, contact Samantha Richter, at the Agua Hedionda Discovery Center or: 760-804-1969 or samantha@aguahedionda.org.
GOLDEN ENVELOPE FUNDRAISER
Tom Applegate has an update on the club’s Golden Envelope fundraiser for the Carlsbad Hi-Noon Rotary Foundation. To date, 16 members have contributed funds ranging from $350 to $3,000, for a total of $12,000. Of that total, $6,250 was designated for the Foundation's Manuel Castorena Fund. Donations still being accepted.
Contributions to the club foundation can be designated for the Castorena Fund and are deposited to our investment fund or can be designated to club projects/programs the donor wishes to specifically support. Annually, 4% of our investment fund is added to the club fundraising proceeds and fund club projects. The balance in the CHNR Foundation at this time is $409,097. Club members received golden envelopes to use for donations by mail last month or contact Applegate: tjappleg8@gmail.com. That 4% for club projects grows with each donation. The other 96% is invested, earning additional income.
MEETING SITE CHANGE!
Our Oct. 28 meeting will be an OFFSITE one: at the Carlsbad Army Navy Academy, in the picnic area, and our speaker will be Academy President Maj. Gen, Peggy Combs (Ret). RSVP will be required, with sign-up info to be emailed by Pres. Velyn Anderson.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
• Escondido Rotary Club, which has sponsored numerous North County Rotary clubs, is celebrating its 100th year and invites CHNR members to attend the Centennial Celebration, featuring RI International President Stephanie Urchick. The event will be at the California Center for the Arts in Escondido on Sun., Oct. 20: 4:30 reception, 5:30 dinner and 7pm: RI Pres Urchick will speak. For information: 760-580-7576 or info@escondidorotary.org.
• The Escondido Rotaract Club is hosting a Walk to End Polio at Grape Day Park in Escondido on Oct. 26. The walk, which is only 50 yards (longer, if you wish), begins at 8am, with check-in at 7:30am. To form or join a walk team: https://rotary5340.org/event/district-5340-walk-to-end-polio/
• The Carlsbad Army Navy Academy will host a Veterans Day celebration and salute at the academy on Mon., Nov. 11, and have invited Rotarians to participate. More info to come. CHNR will be dark that day.
ICE CREAM HAPPY HOUR
Tommy Hersant has planned a most unique Happy Hour for Wed, Oct. 16, at Mary Fritz-Wilson’s home. Attendees will be blind tasting ice cream from five Carlsbad vendors, plus from Haagan-Daz and Vons. Is premium ice cream really the best. Paired with the ice cream, for those who wish, will be a whiskey tasting. Fritz-Wilson will provide some snacks, and if the RSVPs get large, will ask attendees to bring something as well.
RSVP required: contact Hersant: thersant@me.com.
SUNSHINE REPORT
Gloria Foote’s husband, who has been quite ill, passed away Monday, and there will only be a small family service, but cards are welcome: 25967 Kornblum, Escondido, 92026.
VINCE PONCE SCHOLARSHIP
Anyone wishing to make a donation to the club’s new perpetual scholarship in CHNR member Vince Ponce’s name can contact Tom Applegate at tjappleg8@gmail.com or bring a check made out to the CHNR Foundation, with memo "Ponce Scholarship" to a meeting. The scholarship will be presented annually to a local student pursuing a career in education. Ponce, who is fighting a very aggressive cancer, retired after a career as an educator, including a superintendent.
ROTARY CUP FOOTBALL GAME
Our annual Rotary Cup game between Carlsbad and La Costa Canyon high schools will be held at La Costa Canyon Friday evening, Oct. 25. To attend the game, contact Christian Chapman: chapman1095@gmail.com
COMMUNITY SERVICE
• CANCELLED: North County Food Bank: Thur, Oct. 24
• Holiday Bike Building Project, Dec. 14, at the Carlsbad Boys & Girls Club downtown. With professional assistance, we will build 40 bikes to be given to kids in need, along with helmets and locks. Thank you to Mary Fritz-Wilson, who has the 40 bike boxes stored in her garage.
• Jefferson School Christmas Shopping: Julie Walker will be seeking 12-15 members willing to shop for a family. Each shopper will be given a budget from the club and a family list, with each child's wishes noted. Shoppers will do their own shopping and wrapping—and then deliver their family's tagged and wrapped items to a designated location by a specific date. Contact Walker at jm.walker05@gmail.com.
YOUTH SERVICE
Bob Kreisberg is still seeking club participants for our What Grown-ups Do For Work program in the middle schools, seeking members and others willing to share information about their own careers with the students. Contact Kreisberg at Bob@OpusProductivity.com.
PROGRAM
At the DOVE LIBRARY, La Costa
Library & Cultural Arts Overview
Laura Mendez,
Principal Librarian
Sandra Riggins,
Community Outreach
Alyson Benford,
William Cannon Art Gallery
Laura Mendez, the principal librarian, said Carlsbad’s Library & Cultural Arts Program has 78,000 registered borrowers. She shared some annual statistics: 500,000 library visits, 25,000 attend the TGIF concerts; 15,000 attend art exhibits, 11,000 participate in arts ed programs, 45,000 attend library programs and 1.3 million items are checked out.
Dove Libary is one of three libraries in Carlsbad. The other two are the Georgina Cole Libary, downtown, and the Libary Learning Center, which focuses on bilingual and literary services. Also under the umbrella of Library and Cultural Arts are the Carlsbad Arts Commission, Carlsbad Friends of the Arts and the North San Diego Genealogical Society
Today’s library today is far advanced from the libraries of yesteryear. Mendez said one of the major changes in Carlsbad is there are no library fines when books are returned late, which follows a nationwide trend. However, if the book is never returned, the cost of the book will be billed so it can be replaced. More than just hardcover books and newspapers, another change in today’s libraries are free printing, copying and scanning, as well as online schooling, e-book and streaming services.
Mendez said the Exploration Hub offers a number of services:
* digitize old movies and film reels (8mm, Super 8, Hi-8, VHS and VHS-C)
* Scan photos, slides and negatives
* Learn coding and robotics
* Electronic crafting ( custom vinyl decals, paper crafting, fabric applique)
* Demos and orientations each month to help you get acquainted with technology
Also offered: genealogy and Carlsbad history:
* Ask a Genealogist provides free one-hour specialized consultation to assist with research
* Research your history with monthly classes
* Access vintage postcards and oral histories of Carlsbad luminaries in the virtual Carlsbad History Room
Sandra Riggins, the community outreach supervisor, talked about the library’s Career Online High School program, for those who did not graduate from high school. Students can earn career certificates and/or a high school diploma.
This program, she said, is available to those 19 and older whose learning was interrupted. It involves a coach and taking one class at a time, with flexible, supportive online learning. There is no set schedule or set timeline: students can take as little or as long as needed to finish. Riggins noted that the library is always looking for volunteer tutors.
Other library programs include read-listen-view services free to those with a library card and with no fees, featuring the library catalog, 25,663 e-books and 15,423 e-audiobooks, 5,627 magazines—and Hoopla and Kanopy streaming services for movies and more.
Rotarians and guests also toured the William Cannon Art Gallery at the library, with Alyson Benford, the gallery curator, hosting. Currently, the gallery is featuring the “Fibre in 3D” exhibit, which is quite unique and most fascinating. Included is a hands-on weaving exhibit that welcomes each visitor to add a bit to it.
DARK: Oct 7 (Oktoberfest break)
DARK: Oct. 14 Columbus Day
NEXT MEETING
Oct. 21, 2024 at the Westin
Speakers: Debbie King and John Van Cleef
Community Resource Center
Service Above Self
Carlsbad, CA 92008
United States of America