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Monthly Beer Tasting Social

We celebrated our inaugural virtual beer tasking in November. About 35 tickets were sold, a great first session. We enjoyed the beer and stories from Thew Brewing in Kingston Village area of Cedar Rapids.

December 10 is our next beer tasting. Watch for details soon.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Celebrate safe.
Salvation Army Bell Ringing- Dec 5, 10am- 8pm Sign up here
Jan Ryherd - KCRG Meteorologist joins us Dec 3. Jan arrived in Derecho week.
Sunrise Club Meetings - All are on Zoom going forward.
November is Rotary Foundation Month - Consider your gift now. Monthly giving is easy.
Update your ClubRunner mobile App to version 3.0.0 before Dec 14.

Rotary Beer Brewing Fundraiser

Cedar Rapids Sunrise Rotary supports the Cedar Rapids community through college scholarships, nonprofit grants and volunteering. Foundation 2, Matthew 25 and Miracles in Motion are recent recipients of equipment grants to continue and expand their services. Oakshade Cemetery benefited from Sunrise volunteers cleaning headstones. Matthew 25 opened voluteering to repair homes These acts of service are vital to our mission and it cannot continue without your support!

Hang out with us 7:00 -8:30 PM November 19th for a virtual beer tasing fundraiser supporting your community with Thew Brewing Company!

Participants will be able to pick up their beer gift pack from Thew Brewing Company on Tuesday Nov 17 or Wednesday Nov 18 before the event. Each gift pack will include 4 beers, a commemorative beer glass, snacks and tasting notes. The night of Nov 19th, Thew's brew master will tell us all about the history of Thew Brewing Company, walk us through what it takes to make the beer and give us tasting notes for maximum enjoyment. You will also learn what your support of Cedar Rapids Sunrise Rotary is doing to help our community.

Please join us and support Sunrise Rotary.

Tickets are available for purchase from the link below:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-beer-tasting-and-fundraiser-with-thew-brewing-company-tickets-128113451783?utm-medium=discovery&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-source=strongmail&utm-term=listing

Signup for Salvation Army Bell Ringing

We need all members to respond! 11 days from today.

Sign up for December 5 Salvation Army Bell Ringing here https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0545ABAC2FA5F49-salvation1

1 hour time slots - 2 slots per hour available. Ring with your spouse, kids or a friend!

HyVee Edgewood Ave & Blairs Ferry.

November: Rotary Foundation Month

November is Foundation Month!

This year, Foundation Month hits differently for District 5970. The August 2020 derecho hit Eastern Iowa hard, leaving Rotarians and community members with damaged roofs, vehicles, workplaces, and trees. In some cases, whole homes were destroyed.

Through the generosity of Rotarians far and wide, District 5970 received a $25,000 disaster grant for derecho recovery in the community.

We also received a Global Grant for $118,500 and $79,000 in district grants to support our work in our communities locally and around the world.

All this is possible because of your donations to the Rotary Foundation.

This month, consider making an annual or monthly gift. Log in to Rotary International to see your donation level or make a new gift. Every dollar helps Rotary make the world a healthier, happier place. And this is a tough year, with everyone feeling the pinch.

Know that you are appreciated, and even $5/month amount through the year adds up when multiplied by the hundreds of Rotarians in our district and the thousands beyond.

CR Sunrise Rotary Meetings are On-Line!

If you want to visit our On Line meetings Thursday mornings 7-8 AM, send us an email. Tell us about yourself and send a request for Zoom meeting link to CRSunriseRotary@gmail.com

After public meetings are allowed and the facility is ready, we will meet again at Matthew 25 in the Groundswell area.

Lynette Markofski is Rotarian of the Year!

We congratulated Lynette Markofski with her Sunrise Rotarian of the Year Award! Lynette leads our club social and "fun" programs. She invents new activities and forums to enable our member-to-member connecting. We appreciate her fun loving outlook on life and brings that to our club activities!

Nate Kass - Club Secretary presents the award to Lynette in October.

Foundation 2 Sunrise Rotary Grant is Completed!

We are happy to announce the Foundation 2 Sunrise Rotary Grant is complete!

3 new laptop computers were delivered to the Foundation 2 youth shelter in September. These are used for school work and to communicate with families.

The staff was pleased to expand their capabilities with more students learning remotely. Rotary President Mary Schell, Foundation Chair Bob Schell and Grant coordinator Bruce Lindholm are shown below.

We presented the payment to Matt Hayworth of Iowa Solutions, and the computers to the Foundation 2 Project Manager. Katie Curtis was present, for coordinating the grant at Foundation 2 and taking the picture.

September 10 Program: Clubfoot Solutions

Clubfoot Solutions - A Rotary Service Story

Clubfoot treatments have had a home in Coralville and Iowa City for many years. We learned about the 70 year history of this treatment, and the global reach it has today. This is a program helping thousands in many countries.

From the Clubfoot Solutions Managing Director, Todd Becker: "Rotary has done so many wonderful things for our clubfoot mission at Ponseti International and Clubfoot Solutions. We are truly blessed to have Rotary as a partner helping these clubfoot children around the globe. " https://www.clubfootsolutions.org/ http://www.ponseti.info/

The Rotary Action Group for Clubfoot and shows more information: https://rag4clubfoot.org/ Donations are also welcome here.

Why we are in Sunrise Rotary

When asked this morning, "why are you a member of the Sunrise Rotary?" here are some member responses:

-"I like the impact we have locally AND internationally"
-"Carrying out service above self."
-"I like the local service projects and the community relationship that comes from serving."
-"It's an opportunity to grow in leadership and make a difference in the lives I care about."
- "Interpersonal development, networking, and making a difference."
-"Learning about local organizations and the services they provide this community."

We invite you to be part of the exciting service projects, amazing network, and morning breakfast meetings. If you are interested in learning more, please message us! Visit our Sunrise Rotary Facebook Page to learn more! Contact us at CRSunriseRotary@gmail.com.

Rotary Voices: Read stories of service from around the world

Enjoy Rotary "Stories of Service" from around the World!

Welcome to Rotary Voices, the official blog for members of Rotary International.

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Sunrise Rotary Supports Rotary Foundation

Posted by Todd Maternach